Tasca Do Faisca - Menu

Wow! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.Food and service were fantastic. I had the octopus but the shrimp on the plate were the star IMHO . But the best part of the evening was t... read more Wow! HIGHLY RECOMMEND.Food and service were fantastic. I had the octopus but the shrimp on the plate were the star IMHO . But the best part of the evening was the Fado artists! Magical.Three different artists singing, and the owner ? Helder Moutinho came and sang aswell holy pipes! This man can sing!If you're fortunate enough to be there when he's singing consider yourself a lucky, he's often touring.

Let 's be quick about the food, excellent. One in our group is lactose intolerant and vegan and they made a dish specially for her (asked if that was a problem... read more Let 's be quick about the food, excellent. One in our group is lactose intolerant and vegan and they made a dish specially for her (asked if that was a problem and they said no, good that you mention it The singing went from good to excellent. The first fadista was traditional, not bad but been there, seen it heard it. The second fadista was Marco Oliveira, He has a voice as sweet as a lullaby. Soothingly he sings the most tragic fados. The piece the resistance was Helder Moutinho who sang for 20 minutes. Bold and soft, forcefull and quiet. He covers the whole range of old and new fados. He was acommpagnied by one of the guests who sang along and was invited to take the stage after he was finished. Not perfect but a fragile voice with 'life 'woven in. A good life is spend listening to good music, eating good food and drinking good wine. Tasca Do Faisca gave us all that eveing