Varina da Madragoa

Miguel Z. • 3 reviews

April 3, 2025

8/10

Very good product and local vibes

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Erika B. • 4 reviews

March 2, 2025

9.5/10

very big portions.😋

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Varina da Madragoa • Owner

Erika, thanks for sharing your experience and valuation. We are known for these big portions! Our chef is here in this restaurant for over 43 years! He’s from the north of Portugal, and on this region, portions are huge.

Ana L. • 2 reviews

December 26, 2024

10/10

This is a place I always bring people who are visiting Lisbon! Go-to order: Bacalhau a Bras and the Petaniscas de polvo

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Sean e. • 1 review

October 13, 2024

9/10

Found this restaurant reported to be a typical lisboan taca serving traditional portguguese food . Situated about 20 min walking from Cais do Sondre area- well removed from the commercial area Went on a Sunday and had reservations for 9 pm. We were the sole diners in the restaurant, quite lovely with tilwd walls and wooden beams. The waiter was quite friendly- without asking he brought to the table bread/sliced hame and cheese plate. Difficult to refuse - we hadnt asked for these plates and wound up costing us about 15 Euro. Beer was great- only draft tap available. Had traditional clams in coriander sauce- quite delicious and bountiful! The main plates of bacalao ( migas) and breaded and fried octupus with rice were quite tasty but in portions that were excessive for single persons. I would recommend this place for traditional fare- maybe order one plate at a time as the portions were quite large. Overall pleasing experience and nice host. Unable to process american credit card- cash!

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Patricia S. • 1 review

September 19, 2024

10/10

The waiter was great. He handled the room well. It was so busy.

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Sharon J. • 1 review

September 14, 2024

9.5/10

Lovely little taverna down a quiet street. Excellent food and very accommodating with certain food issues..would visit again!

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Marina S. • 1 review

June 21, 2024

10/10

The food was excellent, typical portuguese dishes… the staff was very nice and the atmosphere felt like a big family, with a lot of local guests. The chef is there for 43 years so he knows what he is doing :-) 100% recommend!

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Heorgia S. • 1 review

November 28, 2023

2/10

Worst restaurant ever visited! Terrible food, awful place, very bad service. Awfully smelling pork chop, raw chicken, burnt sausages! And on top of that too expensive! We would never recommend it!

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Varina da Madragoa • Owner

Tks for your comment. Probably you evaluated the wrong restaurant, since we don’t have chicken on our menu.

Laura M. • 1 review

November 5, 2023

10/10

This little family restaurant was a great find. Excelent traditional food. We’ll come again!

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Γεωργια Λ. • 1 review

July 22, 2022

3/10

The meat was awful and raw, he charged us with one more beer and the lettuce was dirty. When we asked why the lettuce was dirty he response in Portuguese and we don't understand

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Daniela M. • 3 reviews

May 12, 2022

3/10

Don't believe the good reviews. The food quality is less than average, especially for this price. Service was pretty bad too. And they charged us more on every item than the menu price. Pretty cheeky.

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Wolfram S. • 2 reviews

April 19, 2022

10/10

Great food in a special, authentic Atmosphere in Madragoa, Lisbon. Very friendly service. Food was brought to the table after a few minutes only. Historical photos on the walls illustrate how important Portuguese politicians, writers and singers appreciated this place over the Years. I would return. Price is a maybe 10-20% higher than what I am used to, but still ok.

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Jessica N. • 1 review

December 12, 2021

10/10

Wonderful restaurant with real Portuguese food. And the service was kind, fun, and attentive.

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Joana F. • 21 reviews

November 11, 2021

9/10

Varina da Madragoa is in a lovely Lisbon neighbourhood that couldn't be any more traditional. This is reflected on the food and service inside the restaurant. We ate the 'pataniscas' and they were lovely, and the Blattertarte was also delicious. Would recommend for those who prefer typical Portuguese food over fine dining impersonal experiences.

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Lara M. • 5 reviews

November 2, 2021

10/10

I have already known the restaurant for more than 5 years and I always have to take all my friends there. The service and the food are amazing and I really feel at home there. I fully recommend it.

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Wim D. • 11 reviews

October 23, 2021

10/10

Very authentic. Food and atmosphere just right.

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Giorgio L. • 3 reviews

October 21, 2021

10/10

Typical and cozy restaurant. Loved the food and the atmosphere! Recommended

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Amanda R. • 3 reviews

October 13, 2019

8/10

This family run restaurant is a real gem of a find. Simple traditional cuisine. We tried to book a table for lunch today (Sunday 13/10), but their website said they were full. Fortunately, I had a look on thefork.pt which showed tables were available! Please double check if sites show no tables available, it would be a shame to miss out. Definitely one not to be missed.

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Stephen D. • 17 reviews

August 11, 2019

6.5/10

With such choice in Lisbon it’s hard to rate this any higher than average. Grilled fish was good but the bacalau and the grilled meat dishes were only ok. On a positive note it’s very affordable, the waiter was busy and we had to ask /remind him a number of times for drinks we had ordered.

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- -. • 1 review

June 22, 2019

7/10

Amazing starters, clams and fried prawns were delicious. Scrambled eggs with portuguese sausage was a fun dish. The main courses were just average though, had high expectations for their bacalhau a bras but it didn’t turn out to be surprising, as well as the cod fritters where the breading was too thick to our liking. Service was good, waiter was attentive and the atmosphere really reflects the local portuguese vibes

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