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The quality of the food at O Frade is rated 9.4/10 by TheFork users.

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The atmosphere at O Frade is rated 9/10 by TheFork users.

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The service at O Frade is rated 9.2/10 by TheFork users.

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The noise level at O Frade is rated 7/10 by TheFork users.

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Reviews - O Frade

Name: O Frade
Address: Calçada da Ajuda 14, Lisboa, 1300-598, Portugal
Price range: €35 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.3

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9.3
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Excellent

3609 reviews

Ambience

9.0

Food

9.4

Service

9.3

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Laura S. • 1 review
October 14, 2025
9/10
Wonderful meal after a long day walking through Belem! Andre and staff navigate the open kitchen and serving area with grace — it is entertaining to watch the process as food is plated & served. 👏👏 The interior is cozy and welcoming like a local restaurant where you are welcomed on the regular yet it was our first full day in Lisbon. The highlight for us was the oxtail dish with the duck rice coming in a close second. We are only here for 10 full days & although this is our first dinner in Lisbon we are very tempted to make reservations for a second meal.
Roberto N. • 19 reviews
October 12, 2025
6.5/10
The first thing that didn’t go well is that or table wasn’t ready, so we had to wait for almost 20 minutes despite having a reservation. The second thing that didn’t go well, was that they were out of half the dishes in the menu! Even the cheeseboard which is ridiculous. And above that, the wines listed in the menu were from different years as the ones they actually had… Having said that, the food was nice and the staff was friendly, but there is much to improve!
Laurence D. • 2 reviews
October 8, 2025
8/10
A restaurant where you eat well, with a fairly short but interesting menu. The only slight downside would be the desserts — a little less sugar, especially in the chocolate mousse, would be perfect. The service is discreet and friendly, and the wine selection is quite interesting. We had been here before, and we’ll definitely come back again.
Aili L. • 2 reviews
October 7, 2025
7/10
Food is overrated period
Karl Jude L. • 1 review
October 2, 2025
10/10
Dining at O Frade was an unforgettable experience from start to finish. The restaurant combines a cozy, welcoming atmosphere with dishes that truly capture the essence of Portuguese cuisine. We started with the clams, which were incredibly fresh and cooked in a flavorful garlic and wine sauce — absolutely delicious. The octopus was tender, perfectly grilled, and had a wonderful smoky taste that showed real attention to detail. The Frade’s Duck Rice was the star of the evening — rich, comforting, and bursting with flavor. You could tell it was made with care and tradition. The cod with potatoes was another highlight, perfectly balanced and beautifully cooked. Every dish was thoughtfully prepared and full of authentic flavors. The service was friendly and attentive, making the entire experience even more enjoyable. If you’re looking for genuine Portuguese food made with passion and served in a warm, inviting setting, O Frade is a must-visit. We can’t wait to return!
Herve P. • 7 reviews
October 7, 2025
10/10
The food was very good, and the staff very friendly.
Harry H. • 1 review
October 5, 2025
8.5/10
The food was overall great, though the clams were a bit fishy to my taste. The service was excellent, but the dining space was a bit cramped. All in all, it was a wonderful dining experience. 8.5/10
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Joana P. • 30 reviews
September 28, 2025
6.5/10
It’s 2025, when an experience is ruined by a restaurant that doesn’t mention ingredients in their menu not much else needs to be said.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, we are sorry to hear that our service did not meet your expectations. Our goal is to provide exceptional service, and we will strengthen our team's training to ensure that situations like this are avoided in the future. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to have the opportunity to improve your impression on a future visit.
Javier F. • 1 review
September 27, 2025
10/10
Everything is delicious! Stepping up to get a michelin star!
Andrew B. • 1 review
September 27, 2025
8/10
Dishes varied in quality from good to excellent. The octopus stew was excellent. Busy with mostly tourists (likely due to inflated trip advisor ratings). Price was high for the area with dishes approximately 20E and a dinner for two 120E.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear that your experience did not meet expectations. Customer opinions are very important to us, and we are always striving to improve. Our aim is to deliver the highest quality in our dishes by using fresh, locally sourced ingredients, which may sometimes be reflected in the pricing. At the same time, we are committed to offering excellent value for money, as recognized by our Bib Gourmand award in the Michelin Guide. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back and provide a more enjoyable experience in the future.
Terry H. • 1 review
September 25, 2025
9/10
The service was excellent from the team. Loved the razor clams and the walnut cake icecream. Found the duck rice a tad salty but otherwise ok.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience with our dishes did not meet your expectations. Our team works diligently to ensure that every dish reflects the essence of our cuisine. Your comments will be shared with our kitchen team as part of our commitment to continuous improvement. We would be delighted to welcome you back in the future and provide you with a more enjoyable culinary experience.
Yi L. • 1 review
September 22, 2025
10/10
Very friendly staffs
Antonio D. • 2 reviews
September 22, 2025
10/10
Fabulous restaurant establishment. From the greeting to the service and the so delicious food. All top quality. A total must for anyone visiting Lisbon. Bravo to all.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Lynn B. • 1 review
September 19, 2025
9.5/10
The food and the service at this restaurant were just outstanding. We sat outside, which seems to be where most of the tables are and the seats were a little weird kind of tight with padded wooden folding chairs, but well worth it for the incredibly delicious meal served by a delight staff. It was our last evening visiting Lisbon and we went out on the high note. The menu doesn’t accurately convey how delicious the food they serve is. We definitely recommend this gem of a restaurant.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
ajay s. • 3 reviews
September 15, 2025
6/10
The staff on counter was very attentive , but some young couple was making toomuch noise and talking loudly which they could not stop as they were making rest all people annoying , good portion was good , my tuna was ok ok as they did not remove the white part making it very chewy , wines were also ok Good value for money
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Bill B. • 2 reviews
September 7, 2025
9.5/10
Best meal in Lisbon. Everything was great.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Jason G. • 1 review
September 2, 2025
10/10
My god. I can’t say enough about this little gem. Try the “special pie”, you’ll thank me. The house wine is amazing. The atmosphere and service is amazing. Definitely make some time to check this little place out.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Paul W. • 1 review
August 31, 2025
10/10
Incredible. Fantastic food, service and ambience. The chocolate mousse might have been my favorite dessert of all time.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Telma C. • 4 reviews
August 21, 2025
9.5/10
Excellent food
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Madeline W. • 1 review
June 28, 2025
10/10
Absolutely delicious, incredible service, incredible wine, incredible ambience. Highly recommend
Vaz F. • 3 reviews
August 10, 2025
7.5/10
It was quite warm and perhaps a little cramped. The food was OK but perhaps a little variable in preparation and pricing
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear that your experience did not meet expectations. Customer opinions are very important to us, and we are always striving to improve. Our aim is to deliver the highest quality in our dishes by using fresh, locally sourced ingredients, which may sometimes be reflected in the pricing. At the same time, we are committed to offering excellent value for money, as recognized by our Bib Gourmand award in the Michelin Guide. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back and provide a more enjoyable experience in the future.
Fengzhu Q. • 1 review
August 6, 2025
2/10
Food not taste good. Service bad
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that your experience with our dishes did not meet your expectations. We work hard to ensure that each dish truly represents our cuisine. We will share your comments with our kitchen team so that we can improve. We would love to welcome you back and provide a more enjoyable culinary experience.
Yu G. • 12 reviews
August 10, 2025
9/10
Overall it was very good, the main course was delicious. The bread before the meal was very hard and worth 5.5 euros. It would be better to change it to better bread.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience with our dishes did not meet your expectations. Our team works diligently to ensure that every dish reflects the essence of our cuisine. Your comments will be shared with our kitchen team as part of our commitment to continuous improvement. We would be delighted to welcome you back in the future and provide you with a more enjoyable culinary experience.
Andrea t. • 2 reviews
August 9, 2025
4.5/10
Food describe as typical wasn`t like that. As a regular visitor of Michelin restaurant, this shouldn´t be mentioned.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience with our dishes did not meet your expectations. Our team works diligently to ensure that every dish reflects the essence of our cuisine. Your comments will be shared with our kitchen team as part of our commitment to continuous improvement. We would be delighted to welcome you back in the future and provide you with a more enjoyable culinary experience.
Gayle K. • 1 review
August 1, 2025
10/10
Very good service and food. Tiny location so reserve well ahead. 7:00 means 7:00 if that’s your time. We arrived a bit earlier - only negative was we were told rather abruptly that no we couldn’t wait in the shade outside by their patio since they open at 7. It’s hard to determine an exact arrival time when you’re not sure of the restaurant location as a visitor. But service once seated made up for that encounter.
Eric L. • 1 review
August 4, 2025
10/10
Service is excellent. The staff made us feel comfortable and at home without being overbearing. Loved the food as well.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Evan H. • 3 reviews
August 4, 2025
10/10
My favourite restaurant in Lisbon. Never disappoints. Food, drinks, presentation, service. Always top notch.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Matthew H. • 1 review
July 26, 2025
10/10
Service was excellent and it was fun to sit around the bar and watch the kitchen plate everyone’s dishes. We will definitely go back next time we are in Lisbon.
John T. • 1 review
August 2, 2025
9.5/10
Great spot for finer dining in Belém. Excellent experience.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Patricia G. • 1 review
July 31, 2025
10/10
The very simpathetic and firm waiter. A lovely young man who knew the menu quite well and was very nice and inteligent.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Nikita G. • 13 reviews
July 27, 2025
10/10
Presentation, the welcome we received, food and wine suggestions everything was perfect! it exceeded our expectations.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Elizabeth W. • 1 review
July 27, 2025
6/10
The food was okay. It felt like it could have been better in terms of a finer dining experience. I can see that care went into the food preparation, but as a total experience it felt a little overrated and like it was resting on old reviews. It also felt like a little bit of a tourist trap.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, we are sorry to hear that our service did not meet your expectations. Our goal is to provide exceptional service, and we will strengthen our team's training to ensure that situations like this are avoided in the future. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to have the opportunity to improve your impression on a future visit.
Karen M. • 5 reviews
July 25, 2025
10/10
Friendly staff, lovely atmosphere & tasty food. Will definitely return.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Wan-Jung L. • 1 review
July 19, 2025
6/10
There were still lots of sands inside the razor clams and the clams....The clams should have been properly cleaned out those sands before serving the customers1
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that your experience with our dishes did not meet your expectations. We work hard to ensure that each dish truly represents our cuisine. We will share your comments with our kitchen team so that we can improve. We would love to welcome you back and provide a more enjoyable culinary experience.
Filipe R. • 2 reviews
July 23, 2025
10/10
The food and the wines
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Grant H. • 1 review
July 18, 2025
10/10
Unique set up being able to watch all of the prep. Good and service were outstanding, a really fun evening!!
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!
Edele N. • 1 review
July 6, 2025
8.5/10
My 2nd time at this restaurant and the flavors are incredible. My only reason for not giving 5 stars was the food was a little bit too salty and we ate in June and the corner we were sitting was so hot! Other than that this is really exciting, imaginative and incredibly tasty food and the staff are amazing. I could not fault the service, all the staff were knowledgeable, kind and so friendly. Will be back
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you for sharing your feedback. We are sorry to hear that your experience with our dishes did not meet your expectations. Our team works diligently to ensure that every dish reflects the essence of our cuisine. Your comments will be shared with our kitchen team as part of our commitment to continuous improvement. We would be delighted to welcome you back in the future and provide you with a more enjoyable culinary experience.
Anna C. • 1 review
June 29, 2025
10/10
My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to O Frade. It was our first dinner in Lisbon and was a very nice way to get things started on our trip. This restaurant provided such a personal experience from the seating arrangement and service. You are seated around a bar and can watch the chefs plate and complete your dish before it is served. All of our dishes were delicious! The staff also provided us an excellent wine recommendation to pair with our meal. Overall, it was a memorable evening and would recommend to others visiting the Belem area of Lisbon.
Juliano Z. • 3 reviews
June 25, 2025
5/10
Too much hype and not really well delivered. Staff could be better trained, food was just OK and you get eat better modern Portuguese food at other restaurants in Lisbon for cheaper. White wine was served at room temperature, waiter had not a big knowledge of the menu and the food was very uninspiring, which was a pity as I had hight hopes. Seat was also terrible, by the window with no space for the feet, they should not use that space for costumers.
Michael Y. • 2 reviews
June 29, 2025
10/10
Intimate gastronomic experience.
O Frade • Owner
Hello, thank you so much for visiting us and sharing your kind words! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your experience. Providing exceptional service, delicious food, and warm hospitality is our top priority. We'd love to welcome you back soon! In the meantime, don't miss out on our seafood restaurant, Guelra, where you can enjoy an incredible gastronomic adventure. Learn more at guelraott.com. See you next time!