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The service at Porter Bistro is rated 9.6/10 by TheFork users.

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The quality of the food at Porter Bistro is rated 9.2/10 by TheFork users.

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The atmosphere at Porter Bistro is rated 9.3/10 by TheFork users.

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Reviews - Porter Bistro

Name: Porter Bistro
Address: Rua do Arsenal 146, Lisboa, 1200-182, Portugal
Price range: €45 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.3

Reviews

9.3
of 10

Excellent

1095 reviews

Ambience

9.3

Food

9.1

Service

9.7

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Milena S. • 1 review
October 13, 2025
10/10
Excellent meal. Wonderful service. Great value. Don’t hesitate to book!
david b. • 1 review
October 10, 2025
8.5/10
We were looked after by Christopher who was charming and attentive but not too fussy. Made us feel special and went out of his way to ensure we enjoyed our lunch - top notch service at a very good bistro. Bread, butter and homemade pate to start was simple but excellent. Our mains of steak and cod were both superb. Desserts recommended by Christopher were good - menu just missing the option of a classic Portugese tart! Overall very good and would certainly recommend!
Eileen W. • 1 review
October 12, 2025
10/10
Excellent service, lovely ambience, food was delicious. As a coeliac lots of choice. Felt safe eating here.
helene s. • 1 review
October 7, 2025
10/10
The atmosphere was elegant and the attention given by the staff was superb. The food was wonderful The tiramisu was an experience one you would very much enjoy watching as it is assembled. It was delicious.
Liat B. • 3 reviews
October 5, 2025
10/10
great restaurant with wonderful food
Christine K. • 1 review
October 5, 2025
10/10
The tenderloin steak, chips and spinach were superb. The accompanying Madeira sauce was also great. Service was really friendly too. A classy restaurant.
Cheryl G. • 1 review
October 1, 2025
10/10
The service and attention was excellent. Delicious bread and olives, onion soup, cod, and steak with fries and vegetables.
Luis R. • 4 reviews
September 17, 2025
10/10
The food is amazing along with a top kind service. I will definitely visit it again.
miriam r. • 2 reviews
September 15, 2025
9/10
Service is very good. Food was almost very good- Salmon was overcooked. Price is reasonable. ambience very good.
Joerg D. • 1 review
September 10, 2025
10/10
The exquisite service and superior quality of the food will always be memorable!
Tracey D. • 1 review
September 10, 2025
10/10
The bread ,shrimp starters & pork dishes are excellent.
Fredrik P. • 1 review
September 5, 2025
9/10
Good service and drinks! Beautiful place!
Robert S. • 5 reviews
September 2, 2025
10/10
The quality of our dinner was outstanding! You will not be disappointed with your dining experience at the Porter Bistro.
Francesco Q. • 130 reviews
August 30, 2025
7/10
Cozy restaurant of the Porter Hotel. Nice room and lovely staff. Good food but too much expensive
FOTIS S. • 3 reviews
August 19, 2025
2/10
The food and the service was terrible ! The worst experience in my life !
Georgia M. • 3 reviews
August 21, 2025
8.5/10
Great food, first class service from brilliant staff, conveniently located and pleasant restaurant.
luis o. • 1 review
August 18, 2025
9.5/10
We went to dinner and all was perfect ,waiter perfect adapting our request for example for gluten free options
Steven G. • 2 reviews
August 16, 2025
10/10
The food and service were spectacular
Nikolai T. • 1 review
August 2, 2025
5/10
You can find better food around the corner.
Lily V. • 1 review
August 7, 2025
6/10
Overrated and Disappointing We came to the Porter Bistro restaurant based on its 4.8 rating — no idea how it earned it. Out of four dishes, not one was worth ordering again. The “Onion soup” was a pale, soggy bread-and-onion mash, nothing like the traditional version. The meat “Sirloin steak with sautéed vegetables, pumpkin purée and meat sauce” was tough, flavorless, and served with bland sides and watery gravy. Even the most expensive fish “Sautéed grouper with foie gras and vegetable broth” was let down by the same boring accompaniments. The tiramisù, allegedly their most popular dessert, was assembled at our table and served immediately — skipping the crucial step of chilling. The result? Crunchy ladyfingers swimming in cream. An insult to Italian cuisine. Bland food, poor execution, and absolutely not worth the hype and price.
Valentina S. • 2 reviews
July 23, 2025
9/10
What an excellent staff, this really felt like having a cuisinary companion throughout the evening! We selected our dinner and drinks choices based on the recommendations of the two waiters and were fully pleased with their preferences. There were also enough vegan options to choose from and aside from little exceptions the dishes were excellent. Wine and cocktails were of memorable measurements and we spent a wonderful evening together. Out of so many different restaurants to choose from, we are glad we went for Porter Bistro!
Deborah S. • 1 review
July 16, 2025
10/10
The food was excellent, maybe a little more expensive than the average but the quality was great. Definitely has the air of a very expensive restaurant but the prices are ok. The service was friendly and efficient.
George P. • 1 review
July 8, 2025
8.5/10
Food and service were great. Kinda sleepy and views of a parking lot less than ideal.
EIJI A. • 2 reviews
June 22, 2025
10/10
Nice atmosphere and excellent service! Tiramisu with a secret performance was emazing.
Sue G. • 2 reviews
June 12, 2025
10/10
Beautiful food, excellent service and relaxing atmosphere. Would definitely recommend.
SOFIA B. • 2 reviews
June 7, 2025
9/10
I like that everything inside the restaurant was super clean
Wes H. • 1 review
May 24, 2025
10/10
The ambience, quality of the food and excellent service made this a wonderful experience. We'll be back!
Rita b. • 1 review
May 20, 2025
8.5/10
Food delicious.
Douglas H. • 1 review
May 25, 2025
10/10
Great food and service from being welcomed into the restaurant to the wine suggestions and quality of the food, top notch all the way
Sharmon P. • 1 review
May 9, 2025
10/10
Had the loveliest evening dining at Porter Bistro. The French onion soup is not to be missed. Our server Elena was a joy.
Hüseyin K. • 1 review
May 1, 2025
8.5/10
Thanks
kathy p. • 1 review
April 24, 2025
10/10
Porter Bistro was recommended to us and was a great choice for our first dinner in Lisbon. The food, wine, dessert, and service were outstanding!
Sue A. • 5 reviews
April 5, 2025
4/10
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Edwin M. • 54 reviews
March 29, 2025
9/10
The food was delicious and the service very good. To start I had the Asparagus with Poached Egg, Parmesan Cheese and Toasted Almonds. This was a great combination. For my main course I had the Grouper with Foie Gras, Sautéed Vegetables and Vegetable Broth. The Grouper was cooked to perfection with a wonderful char grilled skin and the balance of the foie gras and fish was superb. The service was excellent ~ attentive but not intrusive.
Thomas W. • 1 review
March 23, 2025
10/10
Service was fantastic! Mushroom risotto was superb.
Brendan F. • 4 reviews
March 14, 2025
10/10
Excellent food and service.
Andy N. • 1 review
March 17, 2025
10/10
The restuarant staff made us feel properly welcome and at ease straight away. We hate it when everything is over formal. The front of house guys were professional, knowledgable and most of all, "human". Humour and measuring the customer is critical and these guys were on the money. Well done. Food. We went here because of the good reviews. My, my, my, everything we drank and ate was on the money. An excellent experience. This is not a "wheel em, wheel em out" tourist trap kind of place. Your satisfaction with everything seems to be a requirement, not just a "nice to have". I'm fairly sure if there was something wrong it would be put right in double quick time..... However, as there was absolutely nothing wrong with any of our meal, this wasn't an issue for us. 10/10. Not the cheapest, but you get what you pay for. A lovely treat. Enjoy. P.S. .......going back on Wednesdsay.
Ana R. • 1 review
March 4, 2025
10/10
Everything was really high standard. From the food to the service we had an amazing experience.
Liza M. • 2 reviews
February 25, 2025
10/10
Beautiful place, tasty food and stuff is wonderful
Kal N. • 1 review
February 14, 2025
9/10
Great service, ambience and good quality/good value food. I loved that there were three soup starters for me to choose from as a vegetarian. From two veggie main courses, I chose the gratin (rather than a risotto, which I'm sure would have been nice). The concept and portion size were good but I found it rather bland. Wine, cocktails and desserts were very good quality and my carnivorous friends were content with their experience. Most exceptional was the service – it was clear that our hosts wanted us to have a wonderful evening.