Reviews - Tapisco
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9.1/10
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10
A wonderful experience from start to finish. The team was warm, attentive and professional. Every dish was excellent, and the risotto was simply divine — perfectly balanced and beautifully cooked. Compliments to the chef.
9.0
A really cosy and friendly Tapas dish restaurant. Excellent service and lovely food.
7.5
The food was excellent! I loved the tomato bread with jamón ibérico — it was definitely my favorite :) However, the service wasn’t very pleasant. The server didn’t even make eye contact while talking, not even when we left the restaurant.
10
+2Outstanding - great wine selection, the food is absolutely outstanding every single time and the service and staff are respectful, kind, friendly and professional. 10/10. great place to take Lisbon new comers to. sit at the bar if there are 2 of you.
9.5
Great food
10
Amazing staff who are so attentive and kind and fabulous food . A prefect place for solo dining as well as with friends. You are made to feel very welcome. A delicious evening !
10
Amazing food & service in a very chilled setting. Highly recommend
10
Delicious food, packed with flavour. We visited twice while on holiday in Lisbon. Great service too
8.5
Excellent food and service, very nice experience.
9.5
I loved the scent and softness of the Gambas. Also, the squid ink paella was moderately cooked and the texture was good, and the Daegu dish was visual
10
Looking at the chef cook was fun and a great experience!!! Also, service was on point.
10
Very good
8.5
I am a fan of Henrique Sá Pessoa and have been to his other restaurants. This was not my first visit to Tapisco and the quality seems to have remained pretty consistent. However, I feel that the prices are a bit too high for plates that are on the smaller side and have no sides included, like the “Iberian pork presa”. The highlight was definitely the “sweet rice” dessert, which is new on the menu. Beautiful and very original!
10
Excellence!
10
Eccellent food and service. Every dish was delicious. Highly recommended
10
The food was great, the staff was super nice
TapiscoDear Monica, Thank you for sharing with us your positive review. It is wonderful to learn that you found our food great and that the warm service provided by our Staff was deserving of your compliments. We look forward to see you again. Best regards, Tapisco.
7.5
Starters were great. You variation of paella is completely strange. It’s like starters are well prepared, but then nobody had time to think about main courses. Traditional cod was also not anything tasty… I wound not visit that restaurant again.
TapiscoDear Piotr, Thank you for taking the time in sharing your review with us. We regret to learn that our food did not meet your expectations and that your experience was not a success. We will convey your comments to the Team for further improvement. We hope you may give us another chance to serving you again. Best regards, Tapisco.
8.0
Not very warm welcoming staff like I’m used in Portugual. Octopus salad great but fried fish couldn’t finish it as it was way too salty.
TapiscoDear Ghonwa, Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad you enjoyed the octopus salad, but we’re sorry to hear the fried fish didn’t meet your expectations. We strive to offer a welcoming environment and delicious food, and it’s unfortunate that this wasn’t reflected in your experience. We’ll take your comments into consideration to improve both our service and the balance of flavors. We hope to have the opportunity to offer you a better experience next time. Best regards, Tapisco.
10
Very good as usual
TapiscoHello MAHMOUD Cherif , we greatly appreciate your visit and your feedback. We are very grateful for your appreciation of our restaurant and our gastronomic proposal. We work to provide all our visitors with a complete and enticing gastronomic experience, so it is very gratifying to see this dedication recognized. We hope you visit us again for an equally or even more satisfying experience. Best regards,
9.5
Delicious meal. We sat at the bar which was a lovely spot to watch the chef and his crew. Highly recommended.
TapiscoDear Brigitte Fortin, we greatly appreciate your visit and your feedback. We are very grateful for your appreciation of our restaurant and our gastronomic proposal. We work to provide all our visitors with a complete and enticing gastronomic experience, so it is very gratifying to see this dedication recognized. We hope you visit us again for an equally or even more satisfying experience. Best regards,
10
Great food & service - a gem!
TapiscoDear Geoff Lamb, We sincerely appreciate your comment. It's wonderful to know that you enjoyed both our food and our service. Your satisfaction is our greatest reward. Considering us a "gem" is a compliment we value immensely. We will continue to strive to maintain this standard of excellence. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again soon. Best Regards,
10
This was our fave restaurant experience of Portugal vacation. I messed up the date and time for our reservation and Inis was able to fit us in later at 10:15 pm. She was also our server and delivered amazing and attentive service. The food was phenomenal and loved it all. Faves were the Tuna tar tar , the seafood rice , and garlic shrimp. Wow.
TapiscoDear Brock Tyson, Thank you for sharing your experience! We're thrilled to hear that your visit to our restaurant was the favorite dining experience of your Portugal vacation. We understand that mistakes happen, and we're glad that Inis was able to accommodate you later in the evening and provide amazing and attentive service throughout your meal. It's wonderful to know that you enjoyed the phenomenal food, especially the Tuna tar tar, seafood rice, and garlic shrimp. These dishes are some of our favorites too, and we're delighted that they left such a lasting impression on you. We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back again in the future for another exceptional dining experience. Warm regards,
9.0
consistently good
9.5
Consistently great food and service
TapiscoHello Andreas Berens , we greatly appreciate your visit and your feedback. We are very grateful for your appreciation of our restaurant and our gastronomic proposal. We work to provide all our visitors with a complete and enticing gastronomic experience, so it is very gratifying to see this dedication recognized. We hope you visit us again for an equally or even more satisfying experience. Best regards,
9.5
The food is excellent, tem ambient is cool and very good service.
TapiscoHello Monica Naccache , we greatly appreciate your visit and your feedback. We are very grateful for your appreciation of our restaurant and our gastronomic proposal. We work to provide all our visitors with a complete and enticing gastronomic experience, so it is very gratifying to see this dedication recognized. We hope you visit us again for an equally or even more satisfying experience. Best regards,
7.5
The bread with tomato comes with cold tomato puree on top, so the bread is not crispy anymore… ( not like bruschetta), the egg in the tomato soup wasn’t cooked enough, the octopus salad had a bit to much vinegar …
TapiscoHello olaf vollmer we are sorry to hear that your experience did not live up to your expectations. We pass the information on to our entire team with the aim of promoting improvements in order to maintain the quality of the products and the service that our customers are used to. We hope that your next experience will be completely satisfying! Best regards,
9.0
Great new mushroom dish
7.5
We tried three different starters, and all were disappointing. The food is okay, but for the price and considering that it is in Lisbon (high standards everywhere), I can't rate this restaurant more than 7.5 .
TapiscoDear Ricardo, Thank you for sharing your feedback about your experience at the restaurant. We're sorry to hear that the starters didn't meet your expectations and that you found them disappointing. Your honesty is valuable in helping us identify areas for improvement. We understand that dining standards in Lisbon are high, and we aim to meet or exceed those standards with every dish we serve. We appreciate your acknowledgment that the food was okay, but we regret that it didn't fully impress you, especially considering the price point. Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback, and we hope to have the opportunity to exceed your expectations in the future. Best Regards,
10
Amazing food! We went for lunch and enjoyed the vegetarian options and wine. We sat at the bar and watched food being prepared.
TapiscoHello Jennifer Jett, we really appreciate your visit and your feedback. We are very grateful for your appreciation of our restaurant and our gastronomic proposal. We work to provide everyone who visits us with a complete and attractive gastronomic experience, so it is very gratifying to see this dedication recognized. We hope that you will visit us again for an equal or more satisfying experience. Best regards,
7.0
It’s a bit strange to come early on a Saturday night with a reservation, and be forced to wait when there is open seating at the bar. For context another solo dinner with a reservation at the same time as me came in about 8 minutes after me and was promptly seated at one of those same open spots and served promptly. The food is well done and accurately described on the menu. The service could be a lot better and everyone should be treated the same.
10
All round excellence.
9.5
Really good food, highly recommend for anyone passing by Lisbon. The restaurant is small though (and a bit cramped) so make sure to make reservations.
10
One word... AMAZING
10
Lisbon offers many many food choices. It seems as you can’t go wrong with some of the top restaurants in and around the Barrio Alto area. (Which there are many) I believe Tapisco rises above, offering amazing food, incredible service all at an extremely approachable price. Tapisco offers a lunch service, so if you can get a dinner reservation (which can be very challenging) the lunch options is a great option to not miss this amazing restaurant. Tapisco is in a small space and does not have a “fancy” Michelin star attitude. Instead, it lets the amazing food, attention to detail and attentive service do its talking. 5 out of 5 and be sure to order the Bomba de Lisboa. You’ll never think of a ham croquette the same way ever again.
9.5
Excellent service by all restaurant staff! Food superb especially octopus salad and prawn stew!! Wine selection great!..Evening was a most wonderful experience.. will remember this dinner forever! Oh but do please turn the music volume down..thank you
10
The service was efficient and dishes explained well. The food was delicious the bonbon is a dish not to be missed it was like eating a fluffy cloud, the pork melted in our mouths so tender and tasty
8.0
The food was outstanding. Our server was excellent. The host had a tad too much attitude. That was not appreciated.
10
Amazing food and service-worth every penny. Generous sized portions-very suitable to share-will definitely recommend!
2.0
Unfortunately, my recent visit to Tapisco was quite disappointing. Despite the positive reviews I had read online, the overall experience fell short of my expectations. To start, the atmosphere was lackluster and uninviting. The lighting was too bright, making it feel more like a cafeteria than a restaurant. Additionally, the decor was outdated and in need of an upgrade. The service was also subpar. Our server seemed disinterested and unengaged throughout the meal, and we had to wait an unusually long time for our orders to be taken and for our food to arrive. When our food did finally arrive, it was lukewarm and lacked the flavor and seasoning I had hoped for. Unfortunately, the disappointment continued with the food itself. The dishes were very average and lacked creativity. Overall, I wouldn't recommend Tapisco to others. While the restaurant may have received positive reviews in the past, my experience was underwhelming and left me feeling disappointed.
6.0
No idea how Tapisco maintains a Michelin Star. The service was slow, and unresponsive. Then being told we had 5 minutes to finish when desert was served! Coffee never arrived. Several of the food items were quite good, but the ending left a bad taste!
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