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Mesa de Frades - Casa de Fados is rated 8.4/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories: Quality of food: 7.7/10 Service: 8.7/10 Atmosphere: 9.2/10

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Mesa de Frades - Casa de Fados is identified as offering portuguese cuisine.

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Mesa de Frades - Casa de Fados

Name: Mesa de Frades - Casa de Fados
Address: Rua dos Remédios - 139A, Lisboa, 1100-445, Portugal
Price range: €65 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 8.4

Restaurant menu

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Type of cuisinePortuguese

Average price€65

Sopa da época; folhado de queijo de cabra com mel, pasteis de bacalhau (bolinhos de bacalhau); peixinhos da horta com maionese cítrica

Reviews

8.4
of 10

Very good

557 reviews

Ambience

9.1

Food

7.8

Service

8.7

Real experiences from real diners
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Mark T. • 1 review
July 18, 2025
10/10
The music was amazing. The food and service was outstanding. I would recommend this to anyone who wishes to have an amazing once in a lifetime evening. Loved it.

Rina N. • 1 review
June 29, 2025
8/10
The music was excellent. Heartbreaking and beautiful set in a building with more history than it is possible to imagine. It was the perfect place to experience this art. The food was ok. The wine was great. It was our first fado and we left happy and satisfied though my husband didn't love his meal.

Wanda G. • 1 review
June 4, 2025
6/10
I was at Mesa de Frades ten years ago. There was a better menu and a friendlier atmosphere and contact with fadistas, which was not there this time. The Fado itself was amazing. I would like to know the name of the gentleman who sang at the beginning.

Sheila L. • 1 review
June 6, 2025
9.5/10
Good food, fado and atmosphere. Unfortunately dinner wasn't actually served until 10.30, 11.00.

İlhan Doğan D. • 1 review
June 2, 2025
10/10
Amazing moments...

Anna M. • 1 review
May 29, 2025
3.5/10
The food is really not good.

Michelle A. • 1 review
May 17, 2025
10/10
Wonderful ambience, food, service and music! A must do in Lisbon.

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. 😊

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Henry R. • 2 reviews
April 15, 2025
4.5/10
exceptional entertainment food was very disappointing

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

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!

Wendy S. • 1 review
April 4, 2025
9/10
Great service and excellent singers and guitarists.

Garon B. • 1 review
April 4, 2025
9/10
Absolutely beautiful setting and amazing music. Highly recommend!

Carla B. • 9 reviews
April 2, 2025
6.5/10
Nice evening, good music

Marit R. • 1 review
April 1, 2025
9/10
A fantastic fado singer Ana Margarida Prado!

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Location

Rua dos Remédios - 139A, 1100-445 Lisboa

Metro: Santa Apolónia (Azul) | Subway: Santa Apolónia (Blue line) Autocarros: Estação Sta. Apolónia - 734, Sapadores - 13B, Campo Cebolas - 10B | Bus: Estação Sta. Apolónia - 734, Sapadores - 13B, Campo Cebolas - 10B Táxi (a porta) Taxi (at the door)

Terminal de Cruzeiros |Crusie Terminal (Junto a Santa Apolónia | Near to Santa Apolónia) privado | private

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About this restaurant

A Mesa de Frades, mais do que um restaurante é um espaço icónico do ‘roteiro fadista’. Nesta antiga capela, repleta de azulejos do séc. XVIII, o Fado acontece todas as noites com fadistas da nova geração e vozes consagradas do Fado. Num ambiente informal, o menu do jantar percorre vários sabores da...

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Mesa de Frades - Casa de Fados is rated 8.4/10.TheFork users have rated accordingly in the following categories:
- Quality of food: 7.7/10
- Service: 8.7/10
- Atmosphere: 9.2/10