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Carnal is rated 8.8/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 8.8/10 Service: 8.9/10 Atmosphere: 8.8/10

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Carnal is identified as offering mexican cuisine.

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Carnal

Name: Carnal
Address: R. da Misericórdia 78, Lisboa, 1200-273, Portugal
Price range: €30 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 8.8

Restaurant menu

Menu photo21 photos

Food photo137 photos

Type of cuisineMexican

Average price€30

Gamba da costa

€16

Com hummus, molho XO, pickle de tomatillo e chintextle

Vieiras

€16

Com abacate, chouriço de porco malhado, papada de porco e chimichurri

Barriga de porco malhado fumado e atum

€14

Com molho tártaro, atum e sriracha de habanero

Reviews

8.8
of 10

Fabulous

1580 reviews

Ambience

8.8

Food

8.8

Service

8.9

Real experiences from real diners
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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.

Jennifer L. • 2 reviews
May 19, 2025
10/10
The food was incredible. Such great flavors and amazing quality.

Andrey K. • 59 reviews
May 23, 2025
5.5/10
Horrible food, except guacamole which is really hard to go wrong with

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!

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.

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.

Joey D. • 1 review
May 7, 2025
10/10
Great service. The tuna ceviche was one of the best things I've ever eaten.

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.
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

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!

Aymeric L. • 1 review
April 7, 2025
8.5/10
tapas , main courses guacamole are good. but i was expecting better from a "bib gourmand " recommandation.

LARRY R K. • 3 reviews
March 21, 2025
7/10
The food was not as great as in the past, it was just acceptable. Service was slow and lacking anything special.
Carnal • Owner
Dear Larry, we are very sorry to read that your last visit to Carnal wasn't able to live up to your expectations. 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. We sincerely hope to be able to welcome you back to our restaurant to give you an experience that lives up to what Carnal is. Best regards.

Séverine P. • 4 reviews
March 15, 2025
10/10
Incredible!

Michael R. • 2 reviews
March 8, 2025
9.5/10
Great Food, super Service

Jared C. • 1 review
February 21, 2025
10/10
Excellent Mexican inspired cuisine and ambiance! I highly recommend.

changsu h. • 1 review
January 25, 2025
2/10
We said we can't eat raw because we have pregnant women. We said there was no raw food, but we had tacos with raw shrimp on them. The hospitality was really bad, and we gave them our change in a lot of coins.
Carnal • Owner
Dear Changsu, we are extremely disappointed to read that your experience at our restaurant couldn’t meet your expectations. Our guests’ safety and health is something we take very seriously. Since day one, our main objective has always been to provide our customers with an outstanding experience, made up of good food, good wines and cocktails, a good atmosphere and a great service. And it's really disappointing when for some reason it doesn't happen. We have already shared your feedback internally to ensure that these situations do not happen again. We sincerely hope to welcome you again soon and have a chance to change your mind. Kind regards.

Kevin O. • 2 reviews
January 18, 2025
9.5/10
Food was great

Hans L. • 1 review
January 11, 2025
10/10
I have been told that the Mexican quinine belongs to the best in the world, however that it requires a real Mexican to cook the food. For the first time. I had the opportunity to experience this at Carnal, and I fully concur with the statement. The food truly is delicious, and on top of that a very friendly and efficient service,

Ricardo D. • 8 reviews
January 10, 2025
10/10
Great food

KATE L. • 1 review
January 3, 2025
10/10
The food was really great. I’ll remember the cauliflower tacos. Really helpful service.

Tripadvisor reviews

Tripadvisor

96 reviews

Location

R. da Misericórdia 78, 1200-273 Lisboa

Awards & Certifications

Bib Gourmand

“Good quality, good value cooking”

This lively, centrally located restaurant quickly gained popularity for being owned by the well-known Chef Ljubomir Stanisic (head of the 100 ...

Open on MICHELIN Guide

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Carnal is rated 8.8/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 8.8/10
- Service: 8.9/10
- Atmosphere: 8.8/10