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Name: Café de São Bento
Address: Rua de São Bento 212, Lisbon, 1200-821, Portugal
Price range: €45 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.7

Rua de São Bento 212, 1200-821, Lisbon

PortugueseAverage price €45

9.7

(5,384 reviews)

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9.7
of 10

Excellent

5384 reviews

Ambience

9.7

Food

9.7

Service

9.8

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Francisco M. • 1 review
November 17, 2024
10/10
The experience was exactly what I expected—classic, elegant, and delightful in every detail. Highly recommended!"
Daniel K. • 1 review
November 17, 2024
10/10
We really enjoyed our dinner here. The atmosphere is great, the staff is professional and friendly and the food of course is also really delicious!
Flavio F. • 22 reviews
November 14, 2024
10/10
A great experience where you can travel back in time and probably the best steak I had in Lisbon. Wonderful ambience, professional service and high quality of the meat. The tartare is delicious as it is the carpaccio. No surprise this is one of the top restaurants in Lisbon!
Miguel F. • 2 reviews
November 12, 2024
9/10
Sure, here's a revised version of your text: --- What an amazing place! Upon arrival, the staff were incredibly welcoming and attentive. We started with the carpaccio and the steak tartare. Both appetizers were well-seasoned, but we particularly enjoyed the carpaccio — it was incredibly fresh and simply perfect. For the main course, we opted for the signature steak. It was good, but we had slightly higher expectations. We found the dish to be a bit simpler than anticipated. Despite this, we thoroughly enjoyed the experience in this historic space in Lisbon. We’re definitely looking forward to returning to try more dishes in the future.
Pierre M. • 91 reviews
November 15, 2024
10/10
Perfect service and very good lunch
Ralph S. • 36 reviews
November 12, 2024
10/10
WE alway enjoy our dinners at Cafe São Bento, the food, and service are alway perfect, and Nuno is an amazing guy!!!!
Café de São Bento • Owner
Thank you Mr. Ralph!! See you soon !
Andrew M. • 1 review
November 8, 2024
10/10
Fantastic and delicious steak, perfectly cooked and the sauce is amazing!
Café de São Bento • Owner
Thank you Andrew!
Callum M. • 1 review
November 3, 2024
9.5/10
Beautiful old style steak house with wonderful food and perfect but discreet service. The house special was the best steak I have had in a long time.
Café de São Bento • Owner
Thank you Mr. McDonald! Hope to welcome you back soon.
Guilherme G. • 5 reviews
November 5, 2024
10/10
Very good
Café de São Bento • Owner
Obrigado Sr. Guilherme, até breve!
Julia G. • 1 review
November 2, 2024
10/10
everything was at a high level. the steaks were delicious. Our waiter was the best we could have met.
Café de São Bento • Owner
Thank you Julia! Hope to see you soon!
Pamela S. • 1 review
October 31, 2024
10/10
The setting was wonderful. The service was excellent, very attentive and knowledgeable. The food, drinks, dessert, all were super.
Rishad P. • 7 reviews
October 21, 2024
7/10
This is a beautiful restaurant. You feel like you’re a character on the set of a play. Theatre is afoot. You’re lead to your tiny table by a dapper, elderly man, and by the time you sit down, you’ve left contemporary Lisbon behind, and you’re now in the 1930s. The service is impeccable. The wine list is impressive. The steak, I’m very sad to say (because this is a steak restaurant) is terrible. They use that silly restaurant technique of perforating the steak in the belief that it cooks it through, when all this does is cause the juices to run out sooner while it rests. My steak was a good cut of meat, but dull and woolly and chewy, even as a medium rare. Ah well. It may have been worth the experience, perhaps — once.
Mary H. • 1 review
October 17, 2024
10/10
The food and cocktails were really delicious. Our waiter was absolutely wonderful and made our night a truly great experience. Have already highly recommended Cafe de Sao Bento to friends.
Bernadette S. • 2 reviews
October 14, 2024
10/10
Great food ,aervuce and ambiance
Julie C. • 1 review
October 16, 2024
10/10
Delicious food, faultless friendly service, old fashioned charm
rachel a. • 1 review
October 9, 2024
10/10
Fantastic service. Very cool atmosphere, a meal to remember! Will recommend!
Margarida G. • 3 reviews
October 15, 2024
9/10
Good steak. Amazing carpaccio and green salad.
Sandra L. • 1 review
October 14, 2024
10/10
Amazing service!! Food was 10/10. We are from Chicago which is a big food/ steak town and we we te very impressed. Definite must when in Lisbon!
Andy B. • 1 review
October 9, 2024
10/10
Great food, with excellent service provided by the friendly staff. Would definitely recommend visiting.
darlene c. • 1 review
October 8, 2024
10/10
From the moment we walked thru the door, service was wonderful! The food was VERY good !
Philippe S. • 8 reviews
September 27, 2024
3.5/10
Food is really mediocre, I had the mediterranean tarte that is of the level of a bad school canteen and costs 20€. Way too expensive for the food quality, not recommended
Kennesy B. • 6 reviews
September 20, 2024
10/10
Exceptional. Great service. I arrived late night, on a foggy day. The building immediately stood out. Small, cozy restaurant with great decor and delicious food.
Michael C. • 1 review
September 20, 2024
8/10
Great little (and I mean little!) steak house that’s a bit of a fixture in Lisbon. They do traditional Portuguese steaks (coated in a sauce and topped with an egg) or the more popular just fried variety - it also has an amazing wine list and a quaint, intimate feel. A real find
Fawaz A. • 1 review
September 16, 2024
10/10
Amazing experience i gave them 10/10
Beverley M. • 9 reviews
September 21, 2024
10/10
Fabulous little restaurant with a cosy traditional feel. The food was delicious, particularly the signature steak dish which was to die for. The service was exactly the right amount of attentive. Definitely recommend but best book!
Efe C. • 1 review
September 18, 2024
10/10
It deserves all the good comments more over the service is outstanding. Thanks for the great night.
Esther U. • 6 reviews
September 12, 2024
10/10
The food and the service amazing
Robert S. • 1 review
September 6, 2024
10/10
Place with a character, affordable prices and great staff, nice wine list and alcohol selection as well... Freshly squeezed orange juice...
Beatriz A. • 1 review
September 2, 2024
10/10
loved it!
Café de São Bento • Owner
Obrigado Beatriz!
Joao Pedro C. • 1 review
August 28, 2024
10/10
Great steak! A must go while in Lisbon!
Café de São Bento • Owner
Olá João, Muito obrigado pela Visita e Feedback !
Amanda E. • 8 reviews
August 5, 2024
10/10
Absolutely amazing! I love Café São Bento—hands down the best steaks in Lisbon and also the finest steak tartare you'll find in the city. The service is fantastic, with waiters who are incredibly friendly and polite. It’s definitely a classic in Lisbon, and a place I’ll keep coming back to.
Maxim V. • 26 reviews
July 29, 2024
10/10
Good location and a very good steak!
Jamil W. • 1 review
August 4, 2024
10/10
One of the best meals I have had in recent times and the service was very personal, yet professional and with a light touch - really fun, Thanks!
arun b. • 1 review
August 1, 2024
10/10
Great service and food. Def recommend
Mauricio F. • 2 reviews
July 23, 2024
10/10
Best meat in Lisbon. Unmissable 👏👏👏
Afonso T. • 22 reviews
July 25, 2024
10/10
Great food, great atmosphere and great people
Wolfgang B. • 22 reviews
July 12, 2024
10/10
This place is special and a classic in many ways. A wonderful experience, ambiance, food, waiters…..special thanks to David!
Marie M. • 2 reviews
June 20, 2024
10/10
This was our first meal in Lisbon and each one after was judged by it. Everything was delicious. I highly recommend the signature steak. We also had the bread basket with charcuterie. Everything was delicious.
Sandra K. • 1 review
June 29, 2024
10/10
Absolutely amazing place! Great service, delicious food and amazing atmosphere.
Claudia B. • 1 review
June 20, 2024
10/10
Cafe de Sao Bento is an experience not to be missed. You must book a table and when you get there ring the bell to get in. As soon as the doors open you start the amazing experience. Food was excellent too.