Reviews - Canto do Poeta - Casa de Fados
Canto do Poeta - Casa de Fados
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Christine’s H. • 1 review
April 18, 2024
9.5/10We had a wonderful evening last night on our first evening in Portugal The food and wine were excellent and the fado performance was outstanding and service was warm and efficient Highly recommend this restaurant
Paul N. • 1 review
April 17, 2024
9/10The food was great, the service was alright. We were unable to pay by credit card which was a disappointment considering the higher than usual price point and customers being less likely to have that much cash on them at any given time. The air conditioning was either weak or malfunctioning. It was quite hot at times, especially when the doors to outside were closed for performances. The performances were PHENOMENAL and the acoustics were great. I would still recommend this place despite the negative points.
Siddharth N. • 1 review
March 31, 2024
10/10Lovely ambience and food . Musicians were Amazing as well . Only thing I would ask to improve is to accept credit cards or let guests know to get cash instead of withdrawing from atm last min and getting charged high fees specially for out of country tourists
leticia a. • 1 review
February 3, 2024
10/10Wonderful place and amazing experience. The food was really good and the Fado incredible, magnificent singers in a beautiful intimate place in the center of Alfama. I really recommend it!!
Lianet C. • 2 reviews
January 18, 2024
10/10I took my cousins that where visiting to see live Fado music and was extremely happy with the experience. The food was delicious and the performance was excellent!
Ben W. • 6 reviews
October 21, 2023
9/10It’s a terrific experience, very nice staff, average food if I’m honest but perfectly fine - but the FADO was fantastic and beautifully sung and played - the fado starts at 9.30pm so perhaps don’t get there too early but the place is very small and it has a lovely ambiance
Sheryl K. • 1 review
October 5, 2023
10/10This fabulous little restaurant was the best experience in a restaurant I have had in Lisbon! I was staying very close and heard the Fabo music every night....I had to go. Great service, great ambience, great food and fabulous music. If you want to experience true Portugal this is the place!
Patricia P. • 9 reviews
September 14, 2023
10/10This was our favorite dinner and one of our best experiences while visiting Lisbon!
patrick k. • 1 review
September 13, 2023
5.5/10Enthusiastic staff. Great music; but organisation of service needs to improve so guests are not waiting to eat until music stops. Average food quality which is a pity for a set menu.
Clive L. • 4 reviews
September 3, 2023
10/10The food was tasty. Portions were of a medium size. Presentation was rustic and the starter selection intriguing. The overall service, ambience of the restaurant and the multiple singer Fado band was excellent.
Andris J. • 1 review
May 6, 2023
10/10An evening we will never forget! Fabulous experience. Intimate restaurant and fantastic ambiance. Our server Gabriel and the rest of the staff were wonderful. The singer and musicians were excellent. Encore! Highly recommended!!
Alyssa B. • 11 reviews
April 20, 2023
10/10Diogo is an excellent host and very talented guitar player! As local residents, we look forward to returning soon with guests or on our own. Highly recommended!
Sherrin L. • 5 reviews
April 13, 2023
10/10Wonderful fado restaurant run by people who love their art, their food and their wine!
Mauro T. • 1 review
April 8, 2023
10/10Amazing experience
Jerome P. • 20 reviews
March 19, 2023
10/10Really great place to discover the Fado. Surface of the restaurant is ideal for this (intimate). Very nice performance of the 3 singers and 2 musicians playing between each meal. The menu was very good, but a bit light about the quantity. Very good welcome by the team all along the evening. It was a real pleasure to attend this event.. We warmly recommend it !!
Maëlig J. • 1 review
March 26, 2023
10/10Excellent ratio price / quality with a very nice concert of Fado. The service was top, and I loved that athmosphere : short concerts between 2 dishes and very kind waiter and waitresses and boss!
Ilissa S. • 9 reviews
March 29, 2023
10/10What a fabulous evening. We couldn’t have asked for a better experience. The food and service were both excellent. The Fado performances were also excellent and wonderful to be so close to the performers. Both the servers and the performers were very friendly and engaging. The fixed price dinner including the Fado is genius. Highly recommend. Please note: cash only
Tomasz N. • 1 review
March 18, 2023
8.5/10We had a really good time!!!
Wilbert M. • 4 reviews
February 18, 2023
10/10Very nice and romantic restaurant with live fado. You pay 50 euro per person for the menu including drinks. We had a great evening.
Sarah G. • 1 review
January 21, 2023
10/10The staff are lovely and caring. The food is very good and the Fado is of very good quality, I highly recommend this restaurant! Go there with your eyes closed.
Hind H. • 1 review
January 20, 2023
10/10Everything was pefect! The food, the staff and the music. Special note for your fish dishes, it was spectacular! Thank you for this amazing experience
Anaïs V. • 1 review
December 22, 2022
10/10Lovely with talented Fado artists performing. Very good food, very good atmosphere! Good service. I love it, I recommend! Staff was very kind!
Amy P. • 2 reviews
December 17, 2022
10/10Lovely and warm restaurant with talented Fado artists performing. Staff was kind and food and ambience were delightful.
jill j. • 1 review
October 19, 2022
10/10Wonderful experience! Great food, charming atmosphere, great music! It was a highlight of our visit to Lisbon.
Michael K. • 1 review
September 8, 2022
10/10Magical evening. Music I will never forget. There are no words to express the beauty. Best experience we had in Lisbon. Food delicious. Kind people. Great wine.
Alexandre S. • 1 review
October 12, 2022
10/10I'm Portuguese and wanted to show some friends from various countries a bit of our culture, mainly the Fado. Wonderful experience. Very intimate environment, great food, the staff was so nice, and the fado experience was very genuine. My friends were extremely happy and so was I. Highly recommended.
Algirdas K. • 2 reviews
September 28, 2022
10/10It was just lovely
John S. • 1 review
September 27, 2022
10/10A lovely evening, great music and good choice of food although we thought it was a fixed menu. Wine included - v good wine. All in all, excellent value and great musicianship. Mein host - a polyglot and good on classical guitar. All part of the evening which went on until 2am. Fantastic value - you won’t be disappointed. John S Reading UK
Mickaël V. • 2 reviews
September 20, 2022
9/10Canto do poeta is a very nice restaurant inside Alfama. The food and musicians were excellent.. The staff was friendly. I highly recommend the place.
Louise B. • 1 review
September 20, 2022
9/10It was a very nice evening. Great signer and great guitaristes. It’s very intime place. Very good place to listening Fado music.
Blerina F. • 1 review
September 18, 2022
10/10It was everything very nice! And the guys that play Fado Music was very very emotional to listen! Thanx for the great evening! Xxx the Albanian Girls
Bruce M. • 1 review
September 18, 2022
10/10This restaurant was the find of our two-week trip to Spain and Portugal. The food (a fixed price menu) was delicious, and was expertly prepared. The dishes all were regional Portuguese dishes, which is exactly what we were looking for. The ambience was first rate—a small, intimate setting. And to top it off, the lights were lowered, and the owner and two others played (and sang) traditional Portuguese music! (And they were outstanding musicians.) All in all, a meal (and an experience) we’ll remember for the rest of our lives.
Oded T. • 2 reviews
September 18, 2022
8/10Very nice ambiance, the staff is extremely nice, and the food is OK. However in Lisbon, where so many places have great food OK is just OK. But the ambiance and service are worth it.
Tina V. • 1 review
September 17, 2022
9/10What a wonderful evening! Intimate ambience, beautiful fado, good food and the staff was great, young group of people with extraordinary energy.
Justine F. • 18 reviews
September 17, 2022
10/10What an amazing experience! One of the highlights of our stay in Portugal. Everyone at Canto do Poeta was incredibly kind, the singing almost brought us to tears and we loved the food. Would definitely recommend!
Uxio M. • 7 reviews
August 27, 2022
10/10Excellent choice in Alfama: good food, super friendly staff and moving fado singers and musicians.
Anne Wong J. • 5 reviews
September 2, 2022
10/10Wow what a wonderful find! Everything about this place was magical, from the intimate setting to the incredibly warm and personal attention and beautiful, simple local Portuguese fare. The fado was emotional, almost spiritual. It’s only been open four months which is why there aren’t many reviews , but this restaurant is really something special, and gives visitors to Lisbon a taste of genuine warm hospitality and culture.
Michael K. • 1 review
August 20, 2022
10/10Life changing fado experience, food, and wine to match the music. Could mot recommend to enough people. Small 10 table? restaurant with ambiance, traditional food, and great local music.
Nicholaus L. • 3 reviews
August 17, 2022
10/10This place is not to be missed is Lisbon. The food, music, staff, and atmosphere are all top notch. I believe they just opened recently and don’t have much of an internet presence but it won’t be long before this place is booked up weeks in advance.
Suzanne F. • 1 review
August 13, 2022
10/10Outstanding - I almost cancelled worried this would be a tourist trap - and I am so glad I did not. The entire experience was forever memorable - the food outstanding (I wanted like 10 of those chicken croquettes w/ fava bean puree), the service perfect, and the Fado blew my mind - the musicians and vocalists all. The space is super-intimate and, imo, beautiful in its absolute simplicity. This is a new operation - only open for 4 months - do not confuse it with the old one on Google maps at this address (I told them they really need to fix that!).
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