Reviews - Guitarras de Lisboa
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Esther R. • 1 review
October 25, 2024
10/10Real Portuguese restaurant in Lisboa. I really appreciate that it’s not just a place for tourists, it’s a place to experience real Lisbon. Food was good and fresh, music was lovely.
Fabiana C. • 12 reviews
October 12, 2024
9/10The service was so close and familiar, that you feel at home! Hearing fado in such a cozy space was one of my the best experiences I’ve had in Lisbon. The food is good and tastes like home made. Not elevated, but good tasting. On and all is a nice bet if you’re looking for a good balance between a nice fado night and good Portuguese food.
Nelson O. • 1 review
October 10, 2024
7/10This restaurant is beautiful . The food was just ok. They are woefully understaffed in the dining room. We sat for long periods of time with empty glasses and plates in front of us with no one to ask for more drinks or the bill . The music was ok. Not our best fado experience. We chose this place based on the reviews but it didn’t deliver.
João Victor P. • 1 review
September 16, 2024
10/10It felt like a big family dinner, the crew was so nice and the performances were amazing! Def recommend the experience and dinner!
Nunes J. • 67 reviews
August 28, 2024
9/10Cosy restaurant with live fado music. Food is tasty and the owners and staff go the extra mile to make you feel welcome.
Eugenio S. • 1 review
August 14, 2024
8.5/10Good food and amazing fado music
Jamila R. • 2 reviews
August 12, 2024
10/10An incredible restaurant with great food and service, and the live fado show being the highlight. The restaurant feels very cozy and like dinning with an extended family
Shashi R. • 1 review
August 3, 2024
10/10Felt like a family gathering. Great food, atmosphere and Fado music
Judith M. • 1 review
July 22, 2024
8/10Vey accomodating,even though I was late arriving. Food was lovely, and the entertainment was great. Would definitely recommend the restaurant.
Anthony R. • 1 review
July 8, 2024
10/10everything was 👌
Elena B. • 2 reviews
July 5, 2024
10/10It was great experience. Great combination of traditional Portuguese food and fado. Definitely recommend visiting the Guitarras!
Fenelon d. • 1 review
June 27, 2024
10/10Very cozy and lovely fado restaurant. Food was delicious and the singers were amazing. Great atmosphere.
derda erdem ş. • 1 review
June 18, 2024
9.5/10Everything is excellent except the service delivery time. Kind people & perfect ambience.
Renzo M. • 1 review
June 17, 2024
10/10The food was delicious and the service was very good! The music and singing were fabulous! Wonderful experience!
Nuno C. • 3 reviews
June 15, 2024
4.5/10We were a group of 9. Arrived at 21h00 and got the main dishes at 23h00. By then the restaurant was almost empty. It was us and just another couple. Between starters and main course we waited ages. Way to much. Several dishes on the menu were sold out. Worse, when finally the dishes arrived one of the requests was wrong. No adjustment was done on our bill. Starters were much better then main dishes. 25€, for two plates of pasteis de bacalhau!!! The positive was the singing lady. Beautiful voice and emocional singing. It's really a petty food management is so week. Will not be visiting again.
Andrew W. • 4 reviews
March 19, 2024
8.5/10Very nice Fado show
Samuel S. • 1 review
June 1, 2024
3.5/10I arrived at my scheduled reservation, 8pm. I was seated promptly, the decor of the restaurant is pleasant. Fast forward, the Fado performance did not begin until nearly 9:30. After 2 hours of waiting for food, I received 1 of 4 courses I had ordered and that was after canceling the bread service thinking that by the time my main courses had arrived I wouldn’t want the bread anyway. At the two hour mark, after just receiving 2 glasses of wine, a bottle of water, one appetizer, and seeing a brief performance, I conveyed as much to the waiter and promptly asked for the check. His response, the food was coming, my retort, I needed to salvage the evening elsewhere. That’s when I was informed, the gratuity had already been included in the bill…Buyer beware of this restaurant, Alfama, Fado, and quite possibly Lisbon in general.
Guy W. • 1 review
May 30, 2024
10/10Nice owner and staff, super Fado, good quality food.
Matthew D. • 3 reviews
May 24, 2024
10/10Really nice fado show. It was a bit empty, just us and two other couples but the performers were still great. The food was good, and the prices were not too high. I'd come back.
Terry H. • 9 reviews
May 10, 2024
9/10Excellent music and very good food in an atmospheric setting. But it took a very long time to get out because their credit card machine didn’t work well. Probably best to bring cash.
Xavier R. • 4 reviews
May 8, 2024
8.5/10Great fado restaurant. You get local Portuguese food with breaks for fado music. Service is timed with the musical breaks so can feel slow, but it’s worth being patient. Good Portuguese wine is also available.
alessandro t. • 1 review
April 27, 2024
8/10Since the focus is on the fado, they wait untill all guest arrives and then they will start to serve the ordered food, so you need to be patient. Last night we had a very good young girl singing with passion and talent. Guitarrist guys accompannymg where very professional and not one mistake. The manager is also singing , giving a good performance of male singing fado; he also involve the public to simg with him! Food is ok but I had better meals in other places im portugal. However a nice evening, good atmosphere and good ratio quality/ price.
Bob V. • 11 reviews
April 12, 2024
5.5/10This restaurant is cute and is run with love and passion but service is slow and food is basic. The owners are lovely and you are treated like family. I really wish I could rate this higher but I hope they hire a proper server. We enjoyed the Fado, it was small and intimate
Leo G. • 3 reviews
April 3, 2024
7.5/10Good fado music and ok food. Could order off the a la carte menu which was preferable to most Fado club set menus.
Michael L. • 1 review
January 12, 2024
10/10A lovely meal, excellent service, and great music in a beautiful corner of Lisbon. What's not to like?
KONSTANTINOS B. • 1 review
December 22, 2023
10/10Nice authentic place in a not very touristic area . Everyone was very polite , food really fresh and good and fado musicians exceptional too . A highly recommended restaurant with friendly people and prices
Anastasia Z. • 2 reviews
December 16, 2023
6.5/10Meal not tasty at all, very salty. Atmosphere was very good before girl fado singer left the restaurant and she was stepped with the owner - very open and friendly person but not a fado singer..
Fong R. • 1 review
December 18, 2023
10/10we had a wonderful evening, high quality restaurant fabo place!
Joianne S. • 1 review
December 16, 2023
9/10We had a wonderful dinner and experience in this intimate fado restaurant
Sujay N. • 1 review
December 7, 2023
10/10Main reason was to visit the Fado performances, which were amazing! Since it is the off season in Lisbon, the restaurant was relatively empty, only one other table was occupied. But the Fado performances still happened and were entertaining.
Scott H. • 4 reviews
September 2, 2023
10/10Good food, wonderful service and fado music
Teresa C. • 1 review
July 29, 2023
7/10Traditional Portuguese restaurant to eat and listen to fado. There are different singers throughout the night! Food was correct but nothing super special (66€ two people).
Debi M. • 1 review
June 14, 2023
10/10Wonderful staff, very attentive and patient with us as we tried to learn Portuguese! Food was terrific and the Fado music was great. Obrigada!! ????
Meg T. • 3 reviews
May 5, 2023
6/10This was definitely a unique evening! Guitarras de Lisboa is tucked away on a side street in a quieter part of the city -- we had a little trouble getting there with our rideshare, but eventually we made it! The food was alright -- the mushrooms a bit soggy, the fish a bit dry -- and the service was interrupted, because the servers are also the performers for the evening! But where it maybe lacked in polish, the night shone with passion as it was a small team working to put together something clearly very special to them!
Rami A. • 1 review
April 27, 2023
3.5/10Very slow service timed to the fado. Took 2 hours to get mains. I honestly would not recommend going here for fado. Find something else that won't trap you
Adam G. • 1 review
April 12, 2023
9.5/10The ambiance was incredible, groin vaulted brick ceiling, delicately lit. The food was good, albeit similar menu to the rest Alfama (bachalau heavy), nice wine list great menu and wine advice. The focus is heavy on the Fado performance, but it was done in 3ish song intervals.
Jacqueline F. • 1 review
March 27, 2023
6/10Our experience here was really mixed. Was the food good? Yes. Were we able to hear fado music? Yes. But... we felt like we were eating dinner in a library in between the 3 five-minute music sets that we heard over the course of a 2+ hour dinner. It was so strange. It was a Monday night, so we knew it would be quiet. But the entire evening it was just us and one other couple at another table. There was no background music playing, so it was uncomfortably quiet, and it lacked any kind of ambience at all. It was all so odd, to be honest. I felt like we were inconveniencing the restaurant by being there.
Margaux L. • 9 reviews
March 20, 2023
10/10Great food, great Fado. The good balance between sad and joyful music. All the meals were delicious, I would definitely recommend.
Heather B. • 1 review
March 13, 2023
9.5/10This restaurant, hidden away in a side street, was a great find. The home cooked food was superb with the added attraction of traditional Portuguese Fado music even though our visit was on a quiet Monday night with only a few diners. I think the ambience would have been wonderful on a busy night later in the week.
Ana N. • 5 reviews
March 8, 2023
10/10Wonderful evening of fado in an intimate setting with delicious food and fantastic service - if ever in Portugal, it’s a must do!
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