Carnal

Linda L. • 1 review

July 21, 2024

10/10

Great food. Tasted very good and flavorful. They are catching on to the American system. They now ask if you want to leave a tip when they close your tab. I believe they should not askamd most people always do

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Brice D. • 2 reviews

July 15, 2024

9.5/10

Wonderful flavors and great selection. The Aguachile and the octopus were excellent.

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Irene B. • 1 review

July 13, 2024

7.5/10

The dishes were nice, the shrimp tasted simply amazing, the tacos padron were. Bit bland though. The rating is solely due to one staff not being particularly pleasant, very standoffish, which was quite off putting to the whole dining experience

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Krishna P. • 1 review

July 6, 2024

6/10

Food was good, but the ambiance was not up to par. Restaurant was a party vibe, bartenders and patrons were taking shots together. People walking in and out of restaurant with their dog. Service was okay, but not appropriate for the server to ask for a tip. It was obvious that the staff favored tables with their friends over us. We even had to pay for hot sauce which we were not told would cost additional.

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Jes W. • 12 reviews

July 9, 2024

8/10

Food and service is excellent. The restaurant is very dark and the music is very high. Not the best environment to enjoy the fantastic food.

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filipe s. • 12 reviews

July 6, 2024

10/10

The food was amazing and the staff really made an effort to make our experience memorable including bringing us multiple Mexican delicacies free of charge.

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Ellen B. • 1 review

July 7, 2024

9/10

The food was fresh and delicously served. Very good indeed!

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kubra k. • 1 review

June 26, 2024

4/10

i am not sure how this place is in michelin guide. there is nothing special about the food. its mediocre as it’s best. ambiance is boring. service is slow. drinks are very expensive based on the amount of alcohol they serve.

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Philipp H. • 1 review

June 24, 2024

10/10

Great food and great service. Very special Mexican food.

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Christian R. • 1 review

June 26, 2024

6.5/10

It was not bad, but also not so good. Food was ok, but we will not come back. The art is cool.

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Walberto D. • 1 review

June 21, 2024

10/10

The carnitas were great!

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Claire G. • 3 reviews

June 8, 2024

10/10

Incredible food - in particular the shrimp tacos and tuna tartar tacos were delicious. Interior was also very cool and a nice vibe on a Saturday night, and the service was fantastic. Great cocktails as well!

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Colton L. • 1 review

May 26, 2024

7/10

I saw this restaurant on the Bib Gourmand list. The service, ambience, and staff were great. This would be a nice place to have a group gathering, and I might return for the vibes and the drinks. Although I enjoyed the production, I did not find the food to be enjoyable. I had the Totopos y Pico de Gallo , Pulpo Tacos and Taco Norteño. The chips and pico were the star of the meal. I enjoyed the smaller chips and selection of pico and sauces. I was mostly concerned with the tacos. The Pulpo taco had a green sauce that was not listed on the menu, and although it tasted good, it was too plentiful and robbed the Pulpo of any interesting texture. Similarly, the Norteño showed promise with flavor but had too much grasshopper sauce and beans to be enjoyable. I would have loved the beans on the side, but combined with the grasshopper sauce; the taco was robbed of any textural elements aside from softness. The amount of beans and sauce also hid the flank steak, which on its own was amazing. I'd recommend better portioning control on the sauces to showcase the carne more and control the texture in the bite. Because the sauces were great in themselves, it might be better as sides or with a very light smear just to tease the flavor.

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Philip W. • 23 reviews

May 23, 2024

7.5/10

This restaurant has a good vibe to it…modern and thoughtful. The food overall was presented beautifully, but wasn’t

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Scott F. • 1 review

May 5, 2024

10/10

The attention to detail was simply exceptional and the service matched the quality of the food. Last but not least it was not pretentious in any way shape or form. What a wonderful place.

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funda b. • 1 review

April 9, 2024

6.5/10

Moderate food. Not worth to visit

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Carnal • Owner

Dear Funda we are sorry to read that your experience at Carnal wasn’t able to fully meet your expectations. On Carnal’s menu, our head chef, Luis Ortiz, born in Mexico, combines some of Mexico’s most authentic recipes with his own personal approach and a touch of Portugal, to provide a relaxed, fun, interesting experience and, above all, to give a taste of the gastronomic and general culture of Mexico. We're really sorry you couldn't enjoy it. We thank you for your feedback, which we will share internally in order to continue to improve our service and we sincerely hope you may consider coming back in the future and give us a chance to change your mind. Best regards.

Carsten C. • 1 review

April 4, 2024

10/10

The bedst Mexican food i have enjoyed in a long time. Very delicious and an absolute fair price.

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Anacictoria P. • 2 reviews

March 19, 2024

7.5/10

Food was great and with a cheaper price tag. Our only complaint was that the servers seemed anxious and constantly watching our next move. We were simply enjoying our dinner but felt rushed into ordering our main courses. Constantly had eyes on us by what seemed to be the manager since the restaurant was very empty when we sat. Other than that the food was good, be careful to read the ingredients tho since some contain grasshoppers.

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Carnal • Owner

Dear Anacictoria, we are very sorry for not being able to provide you with an experience that is up to our standards. We thank you for the kind feedback on food and we will make sure to look into the problems of service that you mention. No one should ever feel pressured or rushed during their time with us and we are so sorry to read that you felt uncomfortable during your experience at Carnal. Our business, more than food or drinks, is precisely to make people happy and it's really disappointing when for some reason it doesn't happen. We sincerely hope you may consider coming back in the future and give us a chance to change your mind. Best regards.

Dale C. • 1 review

March 7, 2024

10/10

Absolutely amazing food and definitely tempted to return here on our short trip to Lisbon. Our server, Pedro, was also a star who was super friendly, really attentive and gave us some great recommendations!

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Ricardo P. • 19 reviews

March 7, 2024

9.5/10

The food was excellent. The environment a bit noisy for my taste. The service extraordinary. One extra highlight: the everything got to the table fast. Very fast! We joked about this not being a restaurant experience because we didn't have time to have a conversation between each course! Wow! On the less positive side, I was expecting more heat. I love spice! Nevertheless, if you enjoy Mexico, this is the place to go.

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