Manuelino - Menu

Firstly, our New Year 's Eve confirmed online reservation was nowhere to be found, and apparently there were other guests in that same predicament. And although... read more Firstly, our New Year 's Eve confirmed online reservation was nowhere to be found, and apparently there were other guests in that same predicament. And although the restaurant was not completely full, we had to wait in a waiting area quite a while for the staff to set up tables. It may be fair to say that the restaurant was understaffed for a busy evening. Nevertheless, all personnel were more than pleasant, so they get good marks for that. The garlic prawn (8€ were commendably large and plentiful, with pretty good flavour. Alas, they arrived cold, which definitely detracted from their appeal. Again, probably due to insufficient staff on this evening. We asked for a seafood stew for two (25€ , but got instead the monkfish stew. We could not be bothered to ask them to correct the order. We got two smallish pieces of fish, with lots of pasta, in a sauce that was pretty bland overall. Not for the first time in Portugal we were disappointed with such a dish, as every Seafood Rice we 've ever had is nothing but a bland concoction. We are repeatedly at a loss to understand how a dish that should be full of flavour can come out so tasteless. Dessert was a so-called cheesecake , which was a large dessert glass with a mixture of stuff , some of which was probably fresh cheese. CheeseCAKE it was not, but tasty it was. The meal was accompanied by a litre of pretty good sangria; commendably not over-sweetened. All in all, in spite of the disappointing main course, we likely will try this place again. Hopefully a less busy evening will produce better results.

After a very arrival in Lisbon we had dinner here as it was adjacent to our hotel. We asked for the waiter for suggestions on food and wine. Everything was exce... read more After a very arrival in Lisbon we had dinner here as it was adjacent to our hotel. We asked for the waiter for suggestions on food and wine. Everything was excellent. The food, service and wine knowledge.