Mesa de Frades - Casa de Fados
Mesa de Frades - Casa de Fados
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- Pão, Azeitonas com tibornada, Manteiga Caseira temperada com ervas, Patê de atum, Peixinhos da horta.
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What diners said about this restaurant:
Carlo A. • 49 reviews
September 18, 2024
5/10Food quality is too low considering the price. No starter, they’ve served snacks. Beef without taste, that doesn’t exceed 150 grams. one dish for 65…
Christo I. • 1 review
September 11, 2024
3/10Never again !!!!!! Food was terrible Musik,,,,etno. avarage.....Service....boys taken from the street.....Prices as a Michellin star restaurant We paid 65 Eur , the Michelin star menu is 90 Eur
Carol R. • 2 reviews
August 26, 2024
10/10Everything was fabulous!
Abigail O. • 1 review
August 9, 2024
8.5/10The fado show is a set price of 65€. Ours started at 9:30 and the waiter said we could stay as long as we wanted (till 2am). It’s a set 3 course menu with some options and unlimited drinks, worth the price.
Deirdre C. • 3 reviews
July 31, 2024
6/10My main course was great. My husband's was disappointing. Their card machine was not working - so we had to pay cash - one reason was that the Internet was not working - yet I could get it - trying for a cash business?? My husband commented that the guitarist was playing out of tune initially!!
Giuseppe c. • 6 reviews
August 6, 2024
5.5/10Very nice location, nice staff and outstanding fado show. But super slow service (40 minutes to get a desert) and small food portions. Quality of food is good but there are just a couple of appetizers and a small main course
R M. • 1 review
July 18, 2024
7/10Wonderful atmosphere. Great service. Beautiful music.( starts at 1030pm) . Food is just okay.
Darren A. • 2 reviews
June 6, 2024
5.5/10Beautiful venue. Amazing music. Disappointing food quality and quantity.
ioannis a. • 1 review
April 4, 2024
7/10The place is atmospheric but the food was just acceptable. The music very good- the musicians excellent , very skilled. The signers very good , especially a young lady with a deep feeling , exactly as must be for Fado. However the intervals were long breaking the concentration of the audience. Maybe , a piece of paper with the lyrics should help the non Portuguese to understand the meaning of the poems.
Hayley L. • 1 review
January 29, 2024
10/10What an amazing experience of Portuguese culture! The staff were super friendly and the food was great. The Fado show has left me in awe and you can really see and feel the guitarists and singers passion for Fado. 110% recommend!
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Sumedh H. • 1 review
January 8, 2024
8/10This is a small and intimate venue. Dinner reservations start at 8.30 pm. The fado music performance starts at 10.45 pm and goes on until 2 am. There it a vegan option for the main course but the bread rolls aren't served with a vegan butter alternative and the desserts don't have a vegan option other than a cut fruit. For €65 a vegan diner really gets overcharged. However, the music was outstanding and well worth the money which is why I gave it 4 stars overall. Of note: the credit card machine was not working the day I went and many diners had to go out and get cash, which was certainly not convenient because the ATM right outside the restaurant is terrible and grossly overcharges.
Michael C. • 4 reviews
December 29, 2023
8/10Really wonderful space, with live music around 2230. Service was a bit rushed. Paid €65 per person for all inclusive food and wine. Unfortunately credit card machines were not working.
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Arlyn N. • 1 review
December 19, 2023
10/10The setting was incredible. A hole in the wall opening up into an arena of history, culinary excellence and service which is not only friendly, personable but also amazingly attentive. Three generations of our family completely enjoyed the experience.
Andy R. • 7 reviews
November 4, 2023
6/10I hate to say this, but this was the worst meal that I have ever in Portugal and also the priciest. The appetizers were subpar. One was just tuna mixed with mayo. The fried veg were cold and tasted like they’d been left out to sit for hours and the mains although hot, lack of personality. The service was good, the atmosphere was nice, but the only sang 6 songs in total and completely distracting, since people kept going in and out of the front door, where they performed in between songs. The main reason we went was because Madonna used to go to this restaurant and other celebrities as well and now it seems it has just gone through their head. I don’t know what more I can say to warn you. If you choose to go anyways… you are throwing your money away. I am sure there are other better Fado venues than this one.
Sergio P. • 2 reviews
November 9, 2023
4.5/10This was the worst food I had in Portugal. But the music is very good. My advice: come after 11 pm just for drinks
Tamara R. • 1 review
November 7, 2023
7/10Music and performers were extraordinary! Seriously good. The ambience and the place too. The music really touched our heart. Food was between average and “bellow average“ quality unfortunately. Desert was really poor. If food could be fixed, this place would be magical!
Assi K. • 1 review
October 28, 2023
2/10My experience was really bad! The food was bad and the performance below average! They didn’t even use POS, so we need to have cash to pay! We were 9 persons, 4 mothers with 5 kids. Due to malfunction of THEFORK the deposit that we had made was forwarded to another fado restaurant. Therefore they asked for a bodyguard to prevent us from exiting the restaurant! WE DEFINITELY SHOULD HAVE CALLED THE POLICE!
Thomas J. • 1 review
October 10, 2023
10/10The food was excellent and the music superb! We loved it and will go back again when we come back to Lisbon!
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João B. • 4 reviews
August 31, 2023
8/10The best fado house in Lisbon. Stay until 2 am and have a chat with the singers.
Kevin O. • 1 review
September 2, 2023
10/10Lovely service from Gabriel.... Enjoyable dinner and fantastic fado
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About this restaurant
A Mesa de Frades, mais do que um restaurante é um espaço icónico do ‘roteiro fadista’. Nesta antiga capela, repleta de azulejos do séc. XVIII, o Fado acontece todas as noites com fadistas da nova geração e vozes consagradas do Fado. Num ambiente informal, o menu do jantar percorre vários sabores da gastronomia portuguesa. Venha visitar-nos entre segunda-feira e sábado, das 20h30 às 02h00. Os Fados começam após o jantar (aproximadamente 22h30 em sets de 3 a 4 fados até às 02h00).
How to get there
Rua dos Remédios - 139A, 1100-445 Lisboa
Metro: Santa Apolónia (Azul) | Subway: Santa Apolónia (Blue line)
Autocarros: Estação Sta. Apolónia - 734, Sapadores - 13B, Campo Cebolas - 10B | Bus: Estação Sta. Apolónia - 734, Sapadores - 13B, Campo Cebolas - 10B
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