Reviews - Mesa de Frades - Casa de Fados
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Julia R. • 1 review
November 4, 2024
10/10The ambience is wonderful. The restaurant is in a converted chapel with beautiful tile walls. There is only seating for about 42 people so the experience is intimate. The servers are attentive and the food is excellent. Of course, the fado music makes the evening. With the performers only inches away from the tables it is a unique experience.
assie j. • 1 review
October 25, 2024
10/10Fado experience was amazing.
Felipe A. • 4 reviews
October 24, 2024
10/10They were nice enough to open an exception and accommodate a special request of mine.
deborah S. • 2 reviews
October 22, 2024
9/10The Fado musicians were stunningly good!!
Alexandre M. • 2 reviews
October 18, 2024
4.5/10Very little portions of food in the plate . Fado with very long pauses every two songs . Not worth it !!
Brenda O. • 1 review
October 11, 2024
8/10Very intimate setting. Appys were great, desserts excellent. Main course fish / ribs were okay. Loved the Fado. Would highly recommend
Leslie G. • 1 review
September 24, 2024
10/10Despite some not-so-good reviews, we found this a completely enjoyable experience. The waiters were attentive, the food was very good (we chose cod and bream), and the music was authentic. We were at the 9:30 pm seating and dinner was served prior to the music which started at 11:00 pm. Highly recommend!!
Carlo A. • 51 reviews
September 18, 2024
5/10Food quality is too low considering the price. No starter, they’ve served snacks. Beef without taste, that doesn’t exceed 150 grams. one dish for 65…
Christo I. • 1 review
September 11, 2024
3/10Never again !!!!!! Food was terrible Musik,,,,etno. avarage.....Service....boys taken from the street.....Prices as a Michellin star restaurant We paid 65 Eur , the Michelin star menu is 90 Eur
Carol R. • 2 reviews
August 26, 2024
10/10Everything was fabulous!
Abigail O. • 1 review
August 9, 2024
8.5/10The fado show is a set price of 65€. Ours started at 9:30 and the waiter said we could stay as long as we wanted (till 2am). It’s a set 3 course menu with some options and unlimited drinks, worth the price.
Deirdre C. • 3 reviews
July 31, 2024
6/10My main course was great. My husband's was disappointing. Their card machine was not working - so we had to pay cash - one reason was that the Internet was not working - yet I could get it - trying for a cash business?? My husband commented that the guitarist was playing out of tune initially!!
Giuseppe c. • 6 reviews
August 6, 2024
5.5/10Very nice location, nice staff and outstanding fado show. But super slow service (40 minutes to get a desert) and small food portions. Quality of food is good but there are just a couple of appetizers and a small main course
R M. • 1 review
July 18, 2024
7/10Wonderful atmosphere. Great service. Beautiful music.( starts at 1030pm) . Food is just okay.
Darren A. • 2 reviews
June 6, 2024
5.5/10Beautiful venue. Amazing music. Disappointing food quality and quantity.
ioannis a. • 1 review
April 4, 2024
7/10The place is atmospheric but the food was just acceptable. The music very good- the musicians excellent , very skilled. The signers very good , especially a young lady with a deep feeling , exactly as must be for Fado. However the intervals were long breaking the concentration of the audience. Maybe , a piece of paper with the lyrics should help the non Portuguese to understand the meaning of the poems.
Hayley L. • 1 review
January 29, 2024
10/10What an amazing experience of Portuguese culture! The staff were super friendly and the food was great. The Fado show has left me in awe and you can really see and feel the guitarists and singers passion for Fado. 110% recommend!
Sumedh H. • 1 review
January 8, 2024
8/10This is a small and intimate venue. Dinner reservations start at 8.30 pm. The fado music performance starts at 10.45 pm and goes on until 2 am. There it a vegan option for the main course but the bread rolls aren't served with a vegan butter alternative and the desserts don't have a vegan option other than a cut fruit. For €65 a vegan diner really gets overcharged. However, the music was outstanding and well worth the money which is why I gave it 4 stars overall. Of note: the credit card machine was not working the day I went and many diners had to go out and get cash, which was certainly not convenient because the ATM right outside the restaurant is terrible and grossly overcharges.
Michael C. • 4 reviews
December 29, 2023
8/10Really wonderful space, with live music around 2230. Service was a bit rushed. Paid €65 per person for all inclusive food and wine. Unfortunately credit card machines were not working.
Arlyn N. • 1 review
December 19, 2023
10/10The setting was incredible. A hole in the wall opening up into an arena of history, culinary excellence and service which is not only friendly, personable but also amazingly attentive. Three generations of our family completely enjoyed the experience.
Andy R. • 7 reviews
November 4, 2023
6/10I hate to say this, but this was the worst meal that I have ever in Portugal and also the priciest. The appetizers were subpar. One was just tuna mixed with mayo. The fried veg were cold and tasted like they’d been left out to sit for hours and the mains although hot, lack of personality. The service was good, the atmosphere was nice, but the only sang 6 songs in total and completely distracting, since people kept going in and out of the front door, where they performed in between songs. The main reason we went was because Madonna used to go to this restaurant and other celebrities as well and now it seems it has just gone through their head. I don’t know what more I can say to warn you. If you choose to go anyways… you are throwing your money away. I am sure there are other better Fado venues than this one.
Sergio P. • 2 reviews
November 9, 2023
4.5/10This was the worst food I had in Portugal. But the music is very good. My advice: come after 11 pm just for drinks
Tamara R. • 1 review
November 7, 2023
7/10Music and performers were extraordinary! Seriously good. The ambience and the place too. The music really touched our heart. Food was between average and “bellow average“ quality unfortunately. Desert was really poor. If food could be fixed, this place would be magical!
Assi K. • 1 review
October 28, 2023
2/10My experience was really bad! The food was bad and the performance below average! They didn’t even use POS, so we need to have cash to pay! We were 9 persons, 4 mothers with 5 kids. Due to malfunction of THEFORK the deposit that we had made was forwarded to another fado restaurant. Therefore they asked for a bodyguard to prevent us from exiting the restaurant! WE DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE CALLED THE POLICE!
Thomas J. • 1 review
October 10, 2023
10/10The food was excellent and the music superb! We loved it and will go back again when we come back to Lisbon!
João B. • 4 reviews
August 31, 2023
8/10The best fado house in Lisbon. Stay until 2 am and have a chat with the singers.
Kevin O. • 1 review
September 2, 2023
10/10Lovely service from Gabriel.... Enjoyable dinner and fantastic fado
Caterina F. • 1 review
August 25, 2023
8/10The food was delicious and the service was excellent. I am disappointed about the fact that I paid €55 for the Fado concert but anyone could enter during the concert and listen the same music without paying that amount of money.
David S. • 1 review
August 12, 2023
8/10Exceeded expectations. Friendly staff, incredible music and ambiance. Food is totally fine, but don't go expecting a gourmet meal, that's not the point. It's dinner and a show. The show starts at 10:30 and goes until 2AM, but you can leave whenever.
Emile L. • 1 review
August 15, 2023
3.5/10The place is nice and the fado music is good, though it only starts at 10:30pm. The food was below average: heavy, salty and dry (I had the cod) starters were basic and the dessert was so sweet I didn’t touch it. The house wine was bad (very acid, no aromas) m, it’s free flow… The server did not know the dishes well and not a professional so little help on that front. Price was 130 euros for two: not worth it.
Joe V. • 1 review
July 11, 2023
8.5/10Ambiance was amazing. The appetizers and entree was good. The wine was good. The service was good. The desserts were sub par for a nice establishment like this. If it is the last thing I put in my mouth I want my dessert to be wonderful. This was not. I had the chocolate salami and my wife had the almond pie. Both left a dry taste in my mouth. It was our wedding anniversary, hoping to get some recognition for celebrating it here, but nothing. The entertainment was awesome. For my first visit to Lisbon, this was a good place to listen and experience Fado. Thanks.
Robert L. • 1 review
July 1, 2023
6.5/10The music was really nice but the food is very average and they don’t accept credit cards (which would be fine if they told you at the beginning instead of at the very end of the meal). I would never return here or recommend anyone else go.
Farah C. • 1 review
June 27, 2023
4/10Very pricey for quality of food. Music started much later than expected so had dinner for 830pm and music only started after 1030pm. This was not clear when I booked.
Frida C. • 2 reviews
June 23, 2023
6.5/10The Fado shows don't start until 10:30 or 11pm and the shows go on till 2am. They should've provided that information on their website. A lot of diners started dinner at 8:30p, and they felt exhausted after the first show and left by 11pm!
Will G. • 1 review
May 8, 2023
8/10Really great restaurant food wise, steaks were great. Service a little slow but overall still really good. Recommend the chimichurri or honey and mustard sauces
Mark D. • 9 reviews
May 9, 2023
10/10A great combination of food and authentic Fado music. The place was packed with happy people. Highly recommend!
Jennifer W. • 1 review
April 14, 2023
4/10Terrible food. Inedible. Overpriced. Seated in a grim upstairs room with no view. Dinner served with an hour left to wait for fado. We didn’t wait.
Deborah F. • 2 reviews
April 10, 2023
7/10The food was okay. Adequate. The venue, however, was amazing. The fado singer and musicians were so talented. If I could review the whole experience, I'd give it 5 stars, because I came for the fado, not the food. I'd come here again. I wish there were more fresh vegetables on the menu.
Stephany R. • 1 review
April 7, 2023
8/10You come here for the show. The food is fine but will not be your best meal in town. They do keep the wine and beer flowing so that's nice. The performer on Friday night is marvelous and so very talented. The show starts after everyone has had dinner so don't expect the music to start until later.
Lori B. • 1 review
March 13, 2023
10/10The Mesa de Grades exceeded our expectations. The food, service, and music was just amazing. There was a chemistry among the artists that made the show magical and the staff made us feel welcome and well taken care of. Highly recommend going to the dinner and fado, to anyone in the area.
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