Mesa de Frades - Casa de Fados

Anna M. • 1 review

May 29, 2025

3.5/10

The food is really not good.

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Michelle A. • 1 review

May 17, 2025

10/10

Wonderful ambience, food, service and music! A must do in Lisbon.

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Sonny N. • 1 review

May 13, 2025

8/10

The food is good and the entertainment is excellent. The environment is a little bit loud sometimes. We have a superb time at dinner tonight. 😊

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Regula S. • 1 review

May 3, 2025

9/10

The whole setting with the Fado-Presentations and the Dinner in this lovely ambiente was wohderful.

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Stephanie D. • 1 review

April 27, 2025

7/10

The music was wonderful, as were the tapas and wine. The entree choices, however, did not match the descriptions on the menu and the servings we got were not adequate for a typical dinner -- not filling enough for two young men, my grandsons -- puny, skinny steaks. Unlike the menu description, only two desserts were offered -- chocolate mousse and a "Portuguese dessert" not even on the menu. That turned out to be raw egg on a plate with orange peels and cinnamon stirred in. I suspect that they ran out of food and made something up. Maybe some natives consider that a treat, but they should have described it to us.

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Cate P. • 2 reviews

April 26, 2025

5.5/10

An appalling rip-off! I really didn´t want to believe the reviews, but now I understand them. For almost $70 each, six tables of us were stashed at tables on an upstairs balcony where most people couldn´t see any of the performers. We made the best of this, taking turns allowing others to alternate the 2-3 seats where they could actually see something. Mostly, people hung out with each other, since they could not enjoy the show. And, this is really too bad! The setting in the old chapel of a palace is unique. The fado singers and musicians top notch. Food was fine. My husband and I adore fado, returned to Lisbon for this purpose. We´ve probably seen 25 performances in the past three years, but charging people this amount of money and then stashing them in the back of a balcony is just unconscionable. At the very least, they need to offer substantially reduced-priced seats for people you treated this way. As many things as I liked about this venue, we will never come back.

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JoAnna R. • 1 review

April 23, 2025

10/10

A wonderful evening. We had a very attentive server. He kept our wine glasses full, brought us extra olives from the appetizers (yummy). The meal and dessert were very good. My sister had steak and I had pork ribs. The Fado music was exceptional. There were 2 guitar players and 3 singers. All were very talented singers.

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Julie E. • 1 review

April 19, 2025

6.5/10

Music and ambiance were lovely and authentic. Food was good, solid choices for a limited menu and simply prepared. Not gourmet but perfectly nice experience to be introduced to Fado.

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Henry R. • 2 reviews

April 15, 2025

4.5/10

exceptional entertainment food was very disappointing

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Ava A. • 1 review

April 11, 2025

10/10

Excellent experience Warm atmosphere Great Fado singers Excellent food Highly recommend this as a place to experience authentic Portuguese culture

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Cristina H. • 3 reviews

April 9, 2025

9/10

The music was awesome and staff were outstanding. Food was good and I would love to repeat the evening again!

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Wendy S. • 1 review

April 4, 2025

9/10

Great service and excellent singers and guitarists.

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Garon B. • 1 review

April 4, 2025

9/10

Absolutely beautiful setting and amazing music. Highly recommend!

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Carla B. • 8 reviews

April 2, 2025

6.5/10

Nice evening, good music

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Marit R. • 1 review

April 1, 2025

9/10

A fantastic fado singer Ana Margarida Prado!

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Rosie A. • 1 review

March 24, 2025

10/10

Such a wonderful experience. Intimate setting and the show was amazing. Such talented singers very entertaining and you get to meet other wonderful travelers. Do not miss this.

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Kennis W. • 2 reviews

March 24, 2025

10/10

Food is good and Fado performance is fantastic. Really enjoyed the show.

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Amy G. • 2 reviews

March 14, 2025

5.5/10

The place is what I expected as for atmosphere and of course, the fado singers. But, the food was awful… basically, I didn’t eat it. Everything was served cold, There were string beans deep fried … thick breaded and cold. Inedible. My fish was also cold and tasteless. If you go only for the singers it would be fine, but at 65 euro per person, there may be other fado spots where you either don’t have to eat or the food is better. They also let people in who aren’t eating and they stand behind your table. I think they know to just arrive late for the music.

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Nektarios R. • 1 review

March 10, 2025

7/10

Nice atmosphere, friendly service, great performers. Though, a bit too short the actual music performance and the food only mediocre.

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François B. • 4 reviews

March 5, 2025

10/10

Very good evening. The musicians are very good and the ambiance is nice. The food is good too, especially the cod in the main menu. We had one issue for payment because their chip reader does not work. Fortunately there is an ATM just in front of the restaurant so it was easy to get the cash to pay.

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