Carnal

Atul V. • 3 reviews

July 19, 2025

8.5/10

Pastor was good and so was the shrimp. Need more dishes and more choices. Margaritas were really good.

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Ada W. • 1 review

July 17, 2025

9/10

A really nice Mexican restaurant in Lisbon. We were well looked after and the food was delicious. We enjoyed our meal there.

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Reinhard P. • 2 reviews

July 7, 2025

4/10

The restaurant's decor is very nice. The food is terrible. No one from the Chiefs has ever been to Mexico, especially not Micheline's food testers. Chiefs try to cook Mexican food, but the result has little to do with Mexico. The pico de gallo was okay, the rest was indefinable. Chipotle and green chili sauces taste total difference, and the rest too. And the marguerita was sweet with a salty rim. No fresh lemon. Brrrrr. A recommendation from Michelin cannot have been made legally.

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Michael B. • 1 review

July 4, 2025

5/10

Very limited Manu almost everything is either pork sauce

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Valério N. • 6 reviews

June 27, 2025

8/10

Nice ambiance, good food. Few menu options were not available.

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Nina F. • 4 reviews

June 15, 2025

10/10

We had a lovely time at Carnal. Our waiter had excellent recommendations, the food was superb and our drinks were refreshing and creative. We’d love to go back!

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Terry C. • 3 reviews

June 17, 2025

5.5/10

The food at the restaurant was not very good, and the drinks were ok. Everything was grossly over priced for what you get. We tried 80% of the menu, and nothing impressed. I don't know how this place got a Michelin recognition, not only is it not special, it was generally bad. The only thing that was good was the service. As a final note we are Mexican/Americans who know what good Mexican food is, and this isn't it.

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Emma H. • 5 reviews

June 15, 2025

7.5/10

Prawns were very fishy and the language barrier made the ordering a bit difficult. We tried to order 3 orders of tacos but the waiter misunderstood and ordered us 6. When it came to the table we explained the misunderstanding and the staff wouldn’t take it off the bill. Tacos were okay for how expensive they were.

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Uzma S. • 1 review

June 6, 2025

10/10

The food was excellent and the staff helped us select from the menu kindly .

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Patricia R. • 13 reviews

June 8, 2025

6/10

This place has changed. Just not a lot of food choices that appealed to me. Service was mediocre.

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Bobby S. • 1 review

May 25, 2025

9/10

Great location and great price. Service, ambiance and cocktails solid. Really wanted to like the food. Some of the flavors in a dish too bold and couldn't appreciate other flavors. Steak/beef dry. Tuna and pork were great. Dishes could be a bit simplified.

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Jennifer L. • 2 reviews

May 19, 2025

10/10

The food was incredible. Such great flavors and amazing quality.

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Andrey K. • 59 reviews

May 23, 2025

5.5/10

Horrible food, except guacamole which is really hard to go wrong with

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Carnal • Owner

Dear Andrey, we are disappointed to read that the menu wasn’t exactly what you expected. Our team is always available to change, at any time, any dish that isn't to the customer's liking. We apologize for what didn't go so well this time and we thank you for your feedback, which we will share internally with the team so that we can continue to improve our service. And we hope you may consider coming back in the future and give us a chance to change your mind about Carnal. Best regards.

David W. • 1 review

May 20, 2025

10/10

Fantastic service, cool restaurant, and outstanding food. We loved every dish but do not miss the shrimp tacos — the best I’ve had!

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Stephan T. • 3 reviews

May 19, 2025

10/10

I went to Carnal with my wife, my oldest daughter (25) and her friends. I have to admit that I picked up Carnal because my daughter loves Mexican cuisine and I am not a fan....but I had been very impressed with the cocktails, foods and wine. Carnal is a game changer in Mexican cuisine. Thank you for this incredible experience.

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Beth G. • 2 reviews

May 8, 2025

5/10

We saw Carnal on the Michelin guide so thought it would be great. We love Mexican food. Our server couldn’t seem to get our order right and while we do understand language was a barrier (he wasn’t Portuguese but from Eastern Europe) he even repeated orders back and had a pen and paper to write orders down. Despite this, he still missed one complete entree and one margarita. Efforts to remedy the order resulted in him bringing 4 new margaritas instead of 1, despite us telling him only one and showing him 1 finger. There is no group appetizer for chips and salsa, so you have to place one order per person which was cumbersome. The carnitas tacos were decent but the carne asada tacos were horrible per two of our guests who said the meat was so full of gristle they couldn’t chew it. Margaritas come WITHOUT ICE, which we didn’t care for, so we had to ask. Our biggest complaint the was the horrible service from the waiter, who never checked back and required us to leave our chair to find him.

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Carnal • Owner

Dear Beth, we are very sorry to read that your experience at Carnal couldn’t entirely meet your expectations. Our business, more than food or drinks, is to make people happy and it's really disappointing when for some reason it doesn't happen. Our team is available to change, at any time, any dish that isn't to the customer's liking and we are sorry if that wasn’t the case. We already shared your feedback internally so that we can continue to improve our service. We sincerely hope we can welcome you back to our restaurant to provide you an experience up to the standards of what Carnal truly is. Best regards.

Joey D. • 1 review

May 7, 2025

10/10

Great service. The tuna ceviche was one of the best things I've ever eaten.

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Ryan S. • 1 review

April 18, 2025

4/10

The service was slow and impersonal. The food was very average. We have had better tacos, carnitas, and tortas from street cars. The cocktails were great but everything was way over priced for what was delivered. For having a Bib Gourmand, this did not live up to the expectation. They would need a serious revamp before I would recommend.

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Carnal • Owner

Dear Ryan, we are very disappointed to read that your experience at our restaurant couldn’t meet your expectations. We apologize for what didn't go so well this time and we will share you feedback internally so we can continue to improve our work. We sincerely hope we can welcome you back soon and have a chance to change your mind. Kind regards.

Charles L. • 30 reviews

April 7, 2025

9.5/10

service was great and food also

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nancy l. • 1 review

April 15, 2025

10/10

The staff was delightful & informative. The food was simply fabulous! We had guacamole, several tacos & desert. Each made with the best ingredients; the meat was very tender all ingredients combined to create a perfectly balanced symphony of tastes!

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