Restaurante Nilo - Lisboa

I went the other day to the restaurant and expected a tourist trap. I was very tired and didn't want to search longer so decided to try. What attracted me is th... read more I went the other day to the restaurant and expected a tourist trap. I was very tired and didn't want to search longer so decided to try. What attracted me is that they were not aggressively trying to get us in like the other ones in the same street. Once we sat down everything went perfectly. They had a waiter who had his first day serving and he was incredible, really trying to do his best (maybe that was the difference compared to others? . Sangria was fine, for food we had grilled cod and cod with cream and both were very tasty. They didn't rip us off and portions were reasonable for what you are paying. After two days I decided to come back. The same waiter was not there but his colleague was not any less good and once again we had a good time. I really don't know how that is possible if I look at all the other reviews now, but the fact is that we were an exception

Liar tout-like personnel with horrible and over-priced cheap looking/tasting frozen food. this place should not exist. avoid at any cost. read more Liar tout-like personnel with horrible and over-priced cheap looking/tasting frozen food. this place should not exist. avoid at any cost.

Really bad experience... We ended up there because it was late and we couldn't find anything better. Very touristy place, with nice but not so professional wait... read more Really bad experience... We ended up there because it was late and we couldn't find anything better. Very touristy place, with nice but not so professional waiters. I had a COMPLETELY burned and tasteless octopus which was claimed to be like that because of the grilling... No apologizes or discounts for that. Poor wine as well.

After being practically harassed by every restaurant on this strip, we finally decided to give this place a try as I couldn't take another person coming up to u... read more After being practically harassed by every restaurant on this strip, we finally decided to give this place a try as I couldn't take another person coming up to us. Staff was nice but food was extremely poor quality. Both ordered steaks, which was mostly just two thin slabs of fat. Seemed understaffed and only thing I truly enjoyed was the bottled water. :

We had a busy day sightseeing and were very hungry. The man outside encouraged us to go in while we were looking at the menu. My friend had turkey and I had ste... read more We had a busy day sightseeing and were very hungry. The man outside encouraged us to go in while we were looking at the menu. My friend had turkey and I had steak though neither meat was recognisable as such. Both meats were like shoe leather, and the chips were cold. We ate a few mouthfuls and both gave up as the meat was not chewable. We then asked for the bill and left. We know we should have complained at the time but we just wanted to get out.