Reviews - Maria Catita
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Lisa C. • 1 review
March 23, 2024
10/10The food was delicious the employees so friendly and helpful eager to make recommendations Cecelia was outstanding! Made our lunch the greatest start to our day!
Richard S. • 5 reviews
March 14, 2024
6.5/10Staff were friendly and welcoming, but the food was disappointing. Everything over salted. Prawn starter slightly sickly (probably due to amount of salt and cream), tuna bites looked grey and unappetising. Filet of salt cod for main; skin limp and soggy and potatoes undercooked. Prices reasonable (including the bottle of sauvignon blanc). But in the end the lovely staff and buzzy atmosphere didn't make up for underwhelming food.
liz c. • 3 reviews
March 13, 2024
9.5/10Food was amazing ..
Zane B. • 3 reviews
March 8, 2024
10/10The food was delicious and plentiful. No matter what you order you will not be disappointed. Staff was amazing and very friendly.
Holly W. • 1 review
March 2, 2024
10/10I've been here twice in my trip to Lisbon and I've been very impressed both times. The quality of the food is excellent and never disappoints. The staff are very friendly and helpful plus their English is great. I'll be back here for sure the next time I'm in Lisbon.
Caroline K. • 1 review
February 27, 2024
10/10Lovely restaurant with very friendly and helpful staff. Excellent Portugese food at a reasonable price. Would definitely dine here again. Very popular so you need to book.
Sandra B. • 1 review
February 2, 2024
10/10I like the portuguese vibe in the restaurent, and the food is so good
Benjamin M. • 6 reviews
January 21, 2024
10/10Very good food and service
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Pierre E. • 2 reviews
January 8, 2024
9.5/10As one of the many restaurants located smack in the middle of one of Lisbon's busiest tourist area, Maria Catita is the exception to the rule: an outstanding gem offering excellent quality Portuguese specialties at reasonable prices. Reservations are truly recommended, as a line forms outside just waiting for them to open for lunch! Delicious seafood options, large portions, friendly service, an obviously well practiced kitchen staff, good wine, heck, what's not to like? You'll want to come here repeatedly, and I would have done so if this had not been my last day in Lisbon. It was the best meal I had there.
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Masao O. • 3 reviews
December 26, 2023
10/10This is a restaurant where we can spend a happy time with delicious food and friendly staff. However, I didn't like the smell of cigarettes coming from outside.
Ivy H. • 9 reviews
December 22, 2023
9/10Good hearty food - the portions are massive
Mia L. • 3 reviews
December 12, 2023
10/10Just go. Memorable in the best way - romantic, tasty, lively...
Lynn H. • 4 reviews
December 16, 2023
9.5/10Everyone’s dishes were excellent. The Octopus, salmon and steak were all good.
Sophia C. • 1 review
December 1, 2023
10/10The food was perfection, and the only thing better than the food was their hospitality! Hands down the best restaurant I've been to in all of Lisbon.
Catherine R. • 1 review
November 29, 2023
10/10This restaurant was recommended by our hotel. We walked into a very restaurant with friendly wait staff. They helped explain the Portugues dishes and helped with our selections. The food was excellent. I had the tuna and my wife had the an authentic dish seafood dish. After we ordered the worst chocolate cake ever. No seriously that is name on the menu. It was a very good cake. This a fantastic place with good atmosphere.
Akiko K. • 1 review
November 17, 2023
10/10It had a rich flavor and a lot of toppings, so it was very delicious.
Alison H. • 4 reviews
November 8, 2023
10/10Dinner for Family of five. Booked a few days ahead as a very popular restaurant. Really authentic Portuguese food, excellent and friendly service and lovely atmosphere. The steak in garlic sauce was cooked perfectly, absolutely delicious!
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Elizabeth L. • 1 review
October 17, 2023
9.5/10This restaurant which is just two doors from our hotel is convenient. It served good food and attentive service. The salmon dish with purple yam was cooked just right. The house salad was fresh and its tasty dressing nicely coated the greens. The grilled octopus was just right, not rubbery. The cheesecake dessert is lighter than a New York style one, which I actually prefer to nicely tie up dinner, satisfied without feeling stuffed.
Kimmy N. • 7 reviews
October 15, 2023
10/10Would recommend to anyone who visits Lisbon - the seafood portions are generous and well priced, if not a deal! The wait staff is friendly and kind. Well worth a reservation and a visit! Loved the Cataplana seafood platter and the tuna steak plate was delicious.
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Ross C. • 2 reviews
September 12, 2023
10/10Fantastic food and the staff were very polite! Loved the monk fish bites as a starter abd the octopus as my main. Would eat there again!
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Miglė D. • 1 review
September 4, 2023
8/10Person, who knows bit more about real portuguese cuisine I must say that generally food was ok but nothing more. First of all, seems chef has bad day with salt. Food had no spices no salt- quite pale... Octopus Lagareiro style: octopus itself was soft, which is super nice, but where is no oil in the dish. It was dry. Not real Lagareiro. Vegetable soup - consistense nice, zero salt. Bacalhau a Bras - really nice but again- no salt, bit lack of taste. All in all it is s good place , food quality is really ok, but definetely lack of charm in the food.
Henrique F. • 2 reviews
August 23, 2023
9.5/10This small restaurant was a pleasant find on a family trip we took about 8 years ago. In addition to the excellent food (I always order the Polvo a Lagareiro), great location, excellent service for a fair price. Every time we go to Lisbon I make a point of having lunch there. Highly recommend!
Tony Ng • 5 reviews
August 28, 2023
10/10We were there 5 years ago and were very delighted that they still maintain the excellent service and food quality.
Arturo T. • 11 reviews
August 12, 2023
9.5/10We really loved the restaurant and the food. Flavour is the best thing there, we had gazpacho and cataplana, which was very tasty and we the amount was very generous too. The restaurant is very well known that you need to be lucky to find a table. I will come back definitely.
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Dorothy W. • 1 review
July 25, 2023
10/10Probably the best restaurant in Lisbon Service was outstanding celebrated my 55th birthday The staff was festive and will have great memories Don’t miss out and make a reservation
Peter E. • 2 reviews
July 15, 2023
10/10We had a wonderful evening at Maria Catita. Great food and service. I would highly recommended this restaurant.
Annie C. • 1 review
June 7, 2023
7.5/10The fado and ambience of the place was fairly nice but the food was mediocre and the portion sizes were way too small. We got the bruschetta which was two quarter sized pieces of toast and the duck which was also only a few bites of food. Came hungry and left hungry.
Jinli Y. • 1 review
June 8, 2023
7.5/10not bad but not delightful
Michael W. • 3 reviews
June 4, 2023
6.5/10Lost its charm. Just another tourist place. Staff is inexperienced. Food is just okay. No big deal. Used to be extraordinarily good. Not worth the hassle to get and keep a reservation
Eleanor A. • 1 review
May 25, 2023
10/10This is the place for those looking for an elevated version of the classic Portuguese cafe experience, while maintaining a budget friendly and casual vibe.
Janet T. • 6 reviews
April 28, 2023
7.5/10Nice outdoor seating. Staff was friendly and our server recommended a drink with lemmoncello. It was delicious. Our diners were fine too, we did try to return for our last night but there was no reservations available.
kitty F. • 2 reviews
March 28, 2023
10/10Very friendly staff and good recommendations on dishes and cocktail!
Igor G. • 3 reviews
March 24, 2023
10/10I do not know about other days but booking is essential for a Friday night. At 6:30pm a line of reservation holders formed in front of the restaurant and when it opened all tables were taken in minutes. A longish queue of hopefuls assembled along the street soon afterwards. My wife and I had an excellent meal of Cogumelos Paris A Bulhao Pato and Pica Pau De Atum for starter followed by Cataplana De Marisco E Lagosta for two and complemented by Reserva do Comendador white. A delicious almond tart with egg jam and port was a great final touch. The service was efficient and unobtrusive. I highly recommend Maria Catita but please remember to book in advance!
Ralph S. • 27 reviews
March 5, 2023
10/10Better then expected, great staff, great food!
Nigel R. • 1 review
February 28, 2023
5.5/10Food portions were good and seemed fresh, it just didn't taste nice. The steak cubes starter was way too vinegary. The potato puree didn't match the cod in the cod soup. The onions on top of the tuna steak were not caramelised properly. It seemed as though the chef didn't taste the food.
Haruka Y. • 1 review
January 28, 2023
10/10You can have local, fun and warm experience for sure. Awesome cuisine and nice people are waiting for you. Highly recommended! We'll definitely come here again. (For you with children; they are super nice to kids)
Patricia H. • 94 reviews
January 26, 2023
8/10We loved everything but the food. Really lovely room and outstanding service. But the octopus salad was a little tough with more peppers than octopus. The Cataplana (for two) was generously sized but disappointing. The seafood was over cooked although the sauce was excellent. The lobster was consequently tough as were the shrimp. The mussels as well and not very tasty. The clams (which, yes, are supposed to be tiny) were largely missing from their shells ( somewhere in the sauce,presumably, but too small to find. Two were unopened and the ones in their shells were, also, overcooked and “barely there”. There were two kinds of white fish but one was so strong in taste neither of us ate it after the first piece. We love Cataplana so we have a fair frame of reference. It was busy in the day so the overcooking may have been a kitchen oversight. The choice of fish more questionable. The wine recommended by our server was excellent and good value. There us much to really like about this restaurant, but our meal didn’t work out well for us.
Filip K. • 2 reviews
January 20, 2023
9/10Good prices and Nice service. Food was good, and so sas drinks
Angel V. • 3 reviews
December 17, 2022
10/10The reservations are strictly on time, so if you don't have - be there couple of minutes in advance. The staff is polite, funny and caring. The service is fast, the food - tasty with big portions. The monkfish is a must-try - so crispy and delicious!
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Kate B. • 1 review
November 6, 2022
10/10The restaurant was top notch.. The atmosphere was great and the food was lovely and the service was superb. We sat inside although the weather was good enough to sit outside.
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