Reviews - Café de São Bento
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Evgenia A. • 1 review
January 26, 2026
10/10The service
Adriano Manuel W. • 76 reviews
January 17, 2026
10/10Best steak in Lisbon! We love ❤️
Paul s. • 1 review
December 31, 2025
10/10The best steak you will ever have . So tender it cuts like butter. Portuguese style and their traditional cream sauce is absolutely delicious. We went there on New Year’s Eve we had excellent service throughout. Would definitely come here again
Jed S. • 1 review
December 22, 2025
10/10
Food and service was excellent. Perfect dinner to end our lisbon trip
Ray S. • 2 reviews
December 16, 2025
10/10I had a wonderful dining experience on the later side of the evening of Dec. 16. Loved the sumptuous warm-glowed, intimate ambience and the decor, right down to the waiters' plaid waistcoats matching the pillows. Service was impeccable. The soundtrack was jazz standards (Blossom Dearie, Dave Brubeck, for example) played at a light, unobtrusive level. The food was glorious. The famed steak lives up to the hype and then some. What a wonderful, very memorable evening.
Sabrina B. • 2 reviews
November 23, 2025
6.5/10The guidebook said "Best Steak in Lisbon Hands Down". Not at all. The venue is charming, but the steak was not good. The steak was not at all seared, it was flabby and loose. It looked like it had been simmered. We were a party of 5, 2 had the house special steak and deemed it ok, they ate it (but they are men lol), the other 3 of us just had regular steak. Not good.
Leon D. • 1 review
November 30, 2025
10/10Perfect!
Gonçalo M. • 14 reviews
November 19, 2025
10/10Great traditional steak, awesome. Service and great ambience for a date
Pierre M. • 104 reviews
November 6, 2025
10/10
Great special place ! Back in to the good times.. perfect food and service.
Anastasia G. • 18 reviews
November 7, 2025
8/10Excellent traditional menu, professional service but very bad atmosphere. The old and dirty carpet, the strange smell of mold and the uncomfortable seats ruined the night .
cristina b. • 2 reviews
October 28, 2025
8.5/10Excellent food and service.
Nuno L. • 9 reviews
October 28, 2025
10/10
I absolutely loved my experience at Café de São Bento! The place has such a charming vintage wooden décor that makes you feel instantly cozy and comfortable. The atmosphere is calm and warm, and the acoustic design is amazing! it blocks almost all the outside noise, which makes it the perfect spot to relax or have a nice conversation. The staff were incredibly attentive and friendly, always making sure everything was perfect. And the star of the show? The famous steak with the house sauce !!Absolutely delicious! Tender, flavorful, and cooked to perfection. If you’re looking for a place that combines great food, top-notch service, and a welcoming vibe, Café de São Bento is definitely worth a visit.
Robert D. • 1 review
October 26, 2025
10/10As always, a fabulous menu with the most gracious staff. It’s a MUST VISIT for me whenever passing through Lisbon.
Jack Y. • 3 reviews
October 25, 2025
10/10The atmosphere, the food, and the service were all outstanding. Everything was just flawless from start to finish.
Andrew H. • 2 reviews
October 21, 2025
10/10Come for the steak, stay for the service.
Christopher H. • 1 review
October 19, 2025
10/10Nice and quiet place with excellent service with a smile. The meat was delicious, and wine recommendation was top, too.
edoardo g. • 1 review
October 15, 2025
10/10Food is simply amazing for meat lovers, atmosphere, old stile service....what else?
Terence C. • 4 reviews
September 29, 2025
10/10A beautiful hidden restaurant where one has to be invited inside by a charming host. Once inside, the atmosphere of the cozy dining rooms exude warmth, charm, and class, while complementing the wonderful food and excellent service. An experience not to be missed.
Nataliya G. • 17 reviews
October 9, 2025
10/10The food is outstanding. The service and ambience are great.
Richard W. • 3 reviews
October 7, 2025
9/10Amazing place. Fantastic service. Steaks and fries were excellent. Only small downside is that the sides are a bit limited.
Larry R. • 46 reviews
October 6, 2025
10/10
If I could give ten stars, I would. Flawless, memorable, and delicious evening. I finally found my go to restaurant in Lisboa. Definitely end your evening with the chocolate cake.
Alexandros P. • 1 review
September 24, 2025
10/10Great food and service
Hayden D. • 10 reviews
September 21, 2025
10/10Quirky restaurant. Loved that you had to ring a bell to be let it…. Perfect service and fantastic food
Matilde S. • 15 reviews
August 15, 2025
5.5/10A disappointment…
Jo T. • 1 review
September 18, 2025
10/10Everything was so perfectly well executed. Steak tartare was so good. The steaks were done right, and don't skip the dessert.
Mille S. • 2 reviews
September 12, 2025
10/10Amazing
Andreas M. • 14 reviews
September 15, 2025
10/10The lunch menu is really a great deal. The tasty traditional São Bento Steak with fries together with steak tartar as a starter in this quality is worth every penny.
Manel G. • 22 reviews
September 4, 2025
10/10GREAT AS ALWAYS. NEVER FAILS!
Gabriella H. • 2 reviews
September 4, 2025
9.5/10Food and service were both fantastic. The restaurant's tables are a bit too close together but nothing that ruins the experience.
Andrew F. • 2 reviews
September 2, 2025
9/10Very cool ambiance, speakeasy style bar and restaurant. Great service. Food was delicious. Focus is on the steak. Would love to see a more robust side dish list but overall great.
Ana Paula D. • 18 reviews
August 30, 2025
10/10Last time that i was there was around 17 years ago and continues with an excelent bife do Café de Sao Bento. I am só happy going back. Unique service and ambience.
BingBing C. • 9 reviews
August 6, 2025
8.5/10The restaurant has very good service, good ambiance. The steak are really good.
Bruna M. • 26 reviews
August 10, 2025
10/10
Amazing vibe and perfect service! The best place to go for a late night meal - stays open until 1am and kitchen closes late
Aditya P. • 2 reviews
August 5, 2025
9/10High Quality. Luxurious experience late at night. I very much appreciated that.
Todd M. • 1 review
August 8, 2025
10/10Service, food, all of it! Very cool restaurant!!
marina y. • 1 review
July 31, 2025
10/10This is a wonderful restaurant that serves the absolute most delicious steaks in Lisbon! Among other items on the menu, the bacalhau, is divine! The waiter was kind enough to help me concoct a "Hot Toddy" for my husband who was under the weather, and in no time, was feeling no pain! We had such a lovely evening...thank you so much for your delicious food and hospitality!
Astrid O. • 1 review
July 23, 2025
10/10Just an excellent dinner, service, steak, all of it. Cannot recommend more highly. I was told to come here by a local too!
Celia B. • 4 reviews
August 3, 2025
10/10The staff was amazing, very kind, accommodating and attentive. They remembered our family from the prior year. Fantastic restaurant with a delicious meal, we look forward to it every visit to Lisboa.
Jen W. • 12 reviews
July 31, 2025
10/10
Incredible lunch experience—beautiful setting, warm, friendly and gracious service, and truly the best steak we’ve had in Lisbon. This is the kind of place you dream about returning to—classic, consistent, and absolutely unforgettable. A must-visit when in Lisbon.
Susan A. • 5 reviews
July 30, 2025
10/10Excellent Service! Great cocktails, delicious steaks with a suggest by our waiter to have the steak grilled with sauce on the side. Wine suggestion was spot on and the chocolate dessert was an excellent end to a great dinner out.
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