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Reviews - Sancho - Lisboa

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9.1/10

Excellent
479 reviews
Ambience
8.9
Food
9.2
Service
9.2
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  • Ricardo d.10 days ago

    9.5

    great food and service

  • Mark M.17 days ago

    9.0

    Lovely traditional restaurant with delicious food. Friendly staff excellent English. One waiter is multilingual.

  • Norm M.1 month ago

    10

    Great food, prompt service, very friendly staff

  • Pedro L.6 months ago

    10

    Food quality and pleasant environment

  • François P.6 months ago

    9.5

    We loved this restaurant with its vintage look. The food was excellent! Prawns in garlic butter, and oyster as starters. Sole à la meunière and grilled grouper as mains. And a lime meringue cake and flan as dessert. The wine was delicious. The service excellent and friendly. We will definitely go back when visiting Lisbon again.

  • Teri D.7 months ago

    10

    Georgio our waiter was friendly and respectfully playful! Our meal was amazing and desert fabulous! We have already referred others - We will be back!

  • Joana G.10 months ago

    6.0

    Tourist trap

  • Ruy S.
    Ruy S.10 months ago

    10

    One of the best Portuguese restaurant in Lisbon Food is exceptional and the service is outstanding I’m always there!!

  • Mary S.11 months ago

    9.5

    The fish was caught the same day, simply prepared and delicious! Excellent service. Ambiance - lighting a little too bright.

  • Nathan H.1 year ago

    4.5

    Literally the worst service we have ever experienced. We were made to feel uncomfortable and unwelcome in the restaurant. The food was sub-par. This is the first bad review I have ever given.

  • Jeanette L.1 year ago

    7.0

    no information given about cover charge, didn't advise alternative to bottled water, both had to be paid for. food was good, service a bit OTT.

  • John F.1 year ago

    10

    What a great experience. Wonderful place - great food, excellent service and nice ambience.

  • Kip N.1 year ago

    10

    The ambiance and service are excellent. The waiters were excellent with service at a level that is hard to find today. The food was very good, had a traditional cod dish and grilled octopus. Oysters were excellent. Will definitely go back in the future.

  • Iker Ramón J.1 year ago

    5.0

    The cod wasn't right and when we explained it the treament wasn't right at all

  • Paul D.1 year ago

    7.5

    We were looking for a typical Portuguese dining experience and were recommended Restaurant Sancho. First impression on arrival was pleasing but the over attentive nature of staff left us feeling that decisions of menu choice and wine were made for us rather than letting us choose freely ….. it wasn’t after all, “table d’hôte” or a restaurant “taster” menu. No complaints about the quality of the food nor the pared wine that was indeed selected for us. Opportunity to decide on dessert was a rushed affair with a rather “fast” trolley, all of which looked delicious but we don’t do dessert as a rule. We considered a “porto” and were offered the waiter’s choice rather than a recommendation from the list. We declined but were given a complimentary vintage, perhaps to ease any misunderstanding? On the bill, there was a significant cover charge plus one for cheese on the table upon arrival despite the menu stating otherwise unless ordered by the customer. A bitter sweet experience overall.

  • Ruy S.
    Ruy S.1 year ago

    10

    Best Portuguese restaurant in Lisbon.

  • Rasa B.1 year ago

    10

    Authentic Portugal restaurant with the best food and kind service

  • Rasa B.1 year ago

    10

    All -meal and service were excellent

  • marjo v.
    marjo v.1 year ago

    10

    Traditional Portugese restaurant, with stylish dressed staff; very well tuned to each other. Lovely food, nicely presented.

  • Linda M.1 year ago

    8.5

    Food was excellent. We had early reservations so noise was moderate. Two servers for room of 12 tables. Server was assertive on what dishes he wanted you to order. Attentive when food was coming out, but very hard to get his attention as tables filled. We waited 30 minutes to get bill after getting his attention.

  • Adolfo A.1 year ago

    8.5

    Good environment, very good service. What is not good is to be charged at the end for olives and water with not advise. Something that should be remediated in benefit of the restaurante qualification.

  • Marcel A.1 year ago

    9.5

    Excellent find. Food was delicious, ambiance wonderful and very attentive, professional staff

  • Siobhan M.2 years ago

    4.0

    Mediocre food, nothing special. From the moment we arrived one of the waiters was just rude. We were made to feel as though we were an inconvenience. Really off putting and disappointing. Not much of an atmosphere either.

  • Marimar W.2 years ago

    10

    Great place! The service was outstanding and the food was fabulous. One of the best meals we had in Portugal

  • John M.2 years ago

    10

    Phenomenal seafood, perfectly cooked, great wine list, classic first class service by clearly experienced staff. No complaints.

  • Helen S.2 years ago

    10

    A fabulous hidden gem of a restaurant. First class service, nothing was too much trouble and the food was delicious! Highly recommend this restaurant if you want to have a good quality Portuguese meal and fantastic service at incredibly reasonable prices

  • Becky J.2 years ago

    10

    Sancho is right off the lovely Av. da Liberdade in the heart of Lisbon. It's a charming space with impeccable service and delicious food. We were delighted with our meal and would definitely recommend it!

  • Tom R.2 years ago

    8.0

    Largely English speaking tourists. Food was fine, good service, playing elevator music. But fine!

  • Patrizio L.more than 2 years

    8.5

    Happy about the food quality and more about the kindness and professionalism of the staff. Maybe a bit pricy.

  • Karen T.more than 2 years

    8.0

    Great find on a weekend break Lovely restaurant with good food and choice ………………………………………………………………….:::..:::::::::::……………….:……::::::.

  • Rui D.more than 2 years

    10

    One of the iconic Portuguese places in the hear of Lisbon

  • hagai d.more than 2 years

    5.5

    Maybe I still don't "get" traditional portugiese cuisine but everything I ate hier was quite dull and mediocre. The food is very plain and it is done without any imagination or inspiration.

  • Frederico C.more than 2 years

    7.0

    They did not recall The Fork reservations. Price well above shown. Staff atitude not professional pushing us out after lunch. Food quality 7/10 Cannot recommend

  • Jussi K.more than 2 years

    10

    Ask for the daily specials and let the professional staff guide you. You wont be dissapointed!

  • Filipe C.more than 2 years

    10

    This restaurant was really thoughtful from the start, always checking on our table and helping understand all the dishes The food was really good (on a higher price range but understandable) Really good wine and food with the addition of a good service made it a very good experience for me and my friends

  • Paul W.more than 2 years

    9.5

    Excellent food and service, and a very good selection of wines. We enjoyed our dining experience very much.

  • Burton W.more than 2 years

    10

    Excellent service and very nice food!

  • Elena P.more than 2 years

    9.5

    Exceptional service and quality of the food! We weren’t very hungry and ordered two starters and decided to divide one main dish, which they gladly accepted (it was a very pleasant surprise, as I don’t think anyone would let us divide the main dish in another restaurant of this rang). What’s more, when it came the time for the desert, they offered us to take one half of one desert and another of half of a different one - again that’s something I haven’t seen any restaurant to propose ever, but it was incredibly kind of Sancho. We will return there 100%.

  • Marjean c.more than 2 years

    10

    Excellent service and food presentation/flavor. Ordered the grilled salmon and grilled grouper. Duoro valley wine recommendation was excellent !!

  • Maria G.more than 2 years

    10

    Excellent service, absolutely delicious food! We tried the cabrito and the bife pimenta, both exquisitie! Staff was super friendly and professional. Definitely recommend!

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