Menu - Epur

Solid fine dining restaurant. Not a big fan of the cucumber pre dessert dish and the oxtail dish is slightly over salty but overall a solid place. The main reas... read more Solid fine dining restaurant. Not a big fan of the cucumber pre dessert dish and the oxtail dish is slightly over salty but overall a solid place. The main reason I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the tipping part. I was asked if I was going to tip and I said yes (of course since I’m from America I’m used to tipping). For 160 bill I’d tip 20% (for a non tipping culture like Portugal it’s a lot) but they added 40 euro which is 25% when they hand me the bill instead of letting me do it. I mean it isn’t a big difference between 20 and 25% but the way they added automatically without asking puts me off a little.

Loved our experience at Epur, the only thing that was frustrating is we were verbally asked for a tip (pressured) at the very end when it is not Portugal cultur... read more Loved our experience at Epur, the only thing that was frustrating is we were verbally asked for a tip (pressured) at the very end when it is not Portugal culture to tip at all, I believe because we were American. Hoping the restaurant reads this and can fix. Add a line to the receipt to tip is reasonable, do not ask in person.