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This was one of the best dinning experiences that I've had
This was one of the best dinning experiences that I've had and the ambiance and atmosphere is unmatched. While it is encouraged that everyone at the table shared the same tasting menu, my partner and I ordered two different tasting menus and it was a pleasure to try so many different dishes.This is probably discouraged but I really wanted to try as many dishes as I could and I was really happy with this decision. We were seated on the second floor and it was overlooking the kitchen area where the staff prepared the cold items. It was really cool to see how the kitchen is run and see the food being plated. The staff was quite accommodating and then they were really nice. My only qualm was that in the amuse bouche course at the beginning, the broccoli tart that I was eating did not structurally hold up and it fell as I was trying to eat it. My partner had the same experience and the florets stained the table. The waiters put a cloth over it since removing it might cause more staining but this ruined my photos for the night. Minor gripe but it was still an enjoyable evening. As for the food, there were some dishes that I wasn't super fond of but I love the experimentation and the risk taking; even with dishes I didn't love, I still enjoyed the overall experience.
A Memorable Evening!
What an extraordinary evening, Belcanto certainly lived up to its reputation! We enjoyed the “landscape tasting with the premium wine pairing” - each course was unbelievable - absolutely delicious and stunningly presented in unique ways. Very hard to pick our favorite course! The wine pairings were spot on, perfectly paired and varied vintages. We especially enjoyed the colorful cards that explained each course and included tidbits of Chef Jose’s childhood memories (will definitely frame them to remind ourselves of the fabulous experience)! The staff was beyond attentive, we felt special the entire evening. Thank you for a dining experience that we will never forget!
A fantastic experience
Excellent service, spectacular food. The Caesar salad is incredible and the desserts are unforgettable, especially the tangerine. A 10. Bravo to everyone in this unforgettable Restaurant
Belcanto, Rua Serpa Pinto 10A, Lisboa 1200-410 Portugal.
Immersing yourself in the elegant and welcoming ambiance of Belcanto restaurant is like embarking on a culinary journey that awakens all the senses. From the moment you walk through the door, you feel the meticulous attention to detail that defines this two-Michelin-starred establishment. We began our culinary experience at Belcanto with the intriguing and delicious starter entitled "The Garden of Golden Eggs", an exquisite combination of egg, crusty bread and mushrooms that captivated us from the first bite. We continued our feast with the Aged Beef Sirloin, a masterpiece that, although accompanied by an onion pie and spinach salad, left something to be desired with its almond and truffle sauce, which did not live up to our expectations. Our second courses, the Hake and Cilantro Samosa and the Hake and Cilantro Codfish Sounds, were an explosion of flavors that left us completely satisfied. Both dishes stood out for their exquisite preparation and presentation, recommended without reservation. To culminate this gastronomic experience, we indulged in the delight of the desserts: the Apple and Rhubarb Tart and the Corn and Rhubarb Cake. Of both, the apple tart stood out for its creamy texture and its combination with natural yogurt, a true delight that left us with an indelible sweet memory. Chef José Avillez, master of reinvented Portuguese cuisine, has created a menu that celebrates the richness and diversity of local ingredients with an innovative and contemporary approach. But Belcanto is not just about the food; it's also about the experience itself. Service is impeccable, with knowledgeable staff guiding diners through the menu with grace and professionalism.
A real treat
Amazing food and service. Great attention to detail. Delicious from start to finish. Felt incredibly spoilt. We had the landscape tasting menu. Particularly liked the chefs snacks , the scarlet shrimp and the squab. Little cards with details of what you are eating on every course is a nice touch. Expensive but worth it.
Wonderful interior space with warm, friendly staff and
Wonderful interior space with warm, friendly staff and fantastic food. I really enjoyed our evening here. Some of the dishes were extraordinary and a few I didn't find impressive. I say if you have some money to burn hit this place up, as it is quite exquisite.
A special Moment in Lisbon
A very special way to share a moment with cherished friends! The service was impeccable and the food was amazing. The ties to the family feel of the head chef was evident in the servings. The wine was SPECTACULAR! Recommend that you do the Tasting menu (two choices) with the premier wine pairing!!!! We have been to Michelin rated restaurants in other parts of the world and in my opinion this was the best!
Amazing
The service was fantastic. Everybody was very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. Loved the food. The starters were the some the best four bites I’ve ever had.
I still don't believe how perfect was the food, the service
I still don't believe how perfect was the food, the service was perfect it's the least you can say, and the ambience was amazing and elegant
This was the nicest meal we had during our trip but it
This was the nicest meal we had during our trip but it wasn't the best meal we had. Service was spectacular from start to finish. I can't rave about that enough. The restaurant was really nicely decorated and they gave us a tour of the restaurant. We each ended up doing the 3 course menu, so we could try different items. The food was good and innovative, but I will say entrees were the best. The apps and desserts were ok. It was a good experience and I'm glad we got to try a Michelin star/top 50 in the world restaurant, but the food wasn't the stand out to us.
A fun evening of fine dining
Excellent cuisine. Great service. Looked after from the moment we walked into the restaurant. Knowledgeable staff esp sommelier. Some fun dishes and a few surprises. Ate a la carte. Wine pairing pretty generous and interesting. A great evening although you will spend €500 for a meal for two and one wine flight.
Not worth the stars
Dessert was the best part. Food was okay, wine pairings were good, really docking the score due to service which was unacceptable for a 2-star restaurant. On multiple occasions our water glass was left empty, multiple empty wine glasses were left piling up on the table and crumbs were not cleared. Nice evening but I can’t imagine deserving even 1, much less 2, Michelin stars.
Exceptional Food, Uneven Service, Ungenerous
No doubt that the food is top notch. I chose the a la carte prix fixe. The flavpors were exceptional and inventive and dishes were brilliantly executed and served. Service was very uneven. After being seated in a cold and too large table for six where only three were occupying, it was a full 7 or 8 minutes before water, even longer for menus. We made the mistake of ordering the basic wine pairing. Mistake because you get no wine until the starter arrives, which means your amuse bouches and breads have no wine accompaniment. Once wine does arrive the pours are absurdly parsimonious. Honestly they charge 75Euros for the pairand you get three wines with pours of about an inch each. In short, you have paid 75€ for a glass of wine by the time you depart. We could have ordered a very good bottle each for each course and been much happier. While the wines offered for the pairings were very good snd very well matched, the pours were atypical for Portugal and extremely disappointing. My main was the truly delectable beed. But i could only eat one of two medallions. I was genuinely upset that i was told the remainder could not be wrapped or taken home. I sas told the restaurant was not licensed to take away. When you are paying 200€ for a meal it is entirely improper to be unable to wrap remains. The restaurant owes its clients that service. Pay for that license. For some of us this is a rare experience and if we don't wish to leave uncomfortably stuffed it is only just to offer the take home option. I have never experienced this at any Michelin starred restaurant worldwide. It is plainly wrong. I want to repeat that the food itself was outstanding. The sommelier was knowledgeable, kind and charming. But the service was slow and uneven, and value is lacking on wine pairings. Inability to take away evidences disinterest in genuine service.
Chefs table service was unacceptable
Sat at the chefs table. Food was very good but the chefs table service was young and had an arrogant attitude and actually told me not to taste my food while she was long winded and to say please for more wine! Very dissatisfied with tut chefs table service.
For our family vacation, we decided to splurge and go all
For our family vacation, we decided to splurge and go all out for our last night and have this 2-Michelin starred meal. We figured a 2-Michelin starred tasting menu would be cheaper in Europe than anything we could ever find in NYC, so we went for it. My sister made reservations about 1-1.5 months in advance for our party of 6. It was for a Friday night and we did the 7 pm seating. You can choose to order a la carte, or from two tasting menus - the Classics Menu, and the Evolution Menu. We opted for the Evolution, which is supposed to take you on a journey from how Belcanto started, to present day. This menu consisted of 10 courses. I won't list them all because I don't want to give away the element of surprise (though I'm sure some of the courses are seasonal anyway - we went in December) but I will tell you my favorites of the night. They were the trio of appetizers (seaweed with caviar, tuna and uni, crispy chicken skin), their housemade butter served with your choice of bread, beetroot salad, scarlet shrimp curry, and sea bass. Everything else was just okay, or was something I would not have ordered nor would I order again. But that is the fun part of a tasting menu. You get to try new things you never thought you would try. And of course, you're not going to like every item on the menu. At the end of the meal when serving dessert, they gave us each shirt sleeves to wear on our arms and use as napkins. It was an homage to Chef José Avillez, who they said as a child, used to just wipe his mouth on his sleeve after eating a meal. I thought that was a cute/quirky touch to the experience. Service was impeccable but I guess it better be for that price and for the stars they've earned. There was always someone nearby if you needed something. They put the dishes down in sync. I dropped my napkin and not even one minute later, someone appeared with a new one, without me even requesting one. I would say that my only criticism is that the meal was just way too long. But I suspect it's because we were a party of 6, so they need to wait until every person is done with a course before they bring out the next one. It lasted about 3.5 hours. I've been to other Michelin-starred tasting menus and I would say the max was probably 2.5 hours. Towards the end of the meal, we were all just tired and ready to leave, especially since we had to catch an early flight back home the next morning. Would I come back here again? Probably not. If I were to do another Michelin restaurant in Lisbon, I would want to try something different. Was the food worth the splurge? I'm still not sure. But it was a fun dining experience and I'm glad I got to enjoy it with my family.
Crispy Suckling Pig, Aged Beef Loin Was a pleasure trying
Crispy Suckling Pig, Aged Beef Loin Was a pleasure trying Belcanto! This 2 Michelin star restaurant has just the most beautiful interior, with lovely arched ceilings and plenty of natural light. We decided to opt for a la carte entrees only, but the restaurant kindly served us multiple surprise "moments," which were all delicious and interesting to try. Highlights of the moments were the fresh Tuna amuse bouche, the carrot dish, and the chocolate espresso dessert items. The crispy suckling pig was great, truly as crispy of a skin as you can get, with an incredibly tender and moist meat. The orange sauce on the plate was a delight--I couldn't get enough of it. Great aged beef loin--so tender, excellent sauces. Even the breads and butters were amazing. Was it worth the hefty price tag? Sort of, for the experience and the great flavors. But definitely not a regular thing for me!
We were excited to visit Belcanto on our 2 days in Lisbon
We were excited to visit Belcanto on our 2 days in Lisbon and prioritized finding time to eat here. We were able to get a lunch reservation for their classics menu and were greeted warmly we we arrived. The service in general was prompt and professional without being stuffy. I do wish they would pace out the dishes better when someone uses the restroom. There were a couple of times where the dish came when someone was away. The server did wait to explain the dish but it was a bit awkward with the food on the table. All the dishes we had were good but I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't a lot of creatively. My favorite dishes were the famous golden egg with truffle and the suckling pig course which had the perfect crispy pig skin. The desserts were also really good and I loved the interesting squid ink desert. All-in-all it was a very nice meal and a great spot to try when in Portugal as it showcases traditional ingredients with a twist in a way that's difficult to find elsewhere. On small note I was happy to see was that the table next to us was a family with 3 young kids. The staff were patient throughout the meal, presenting the amuse bouche to the kids and generally being very nice even when they started being fussy towards the end. There is also a kids menu which from what I heard is the choice of red sauce pasta, fish, or beef.
Omg. This is rated as #25 out of top 50 restaurants in the
Omg. This is rated as #25 out of top 50 restaurants in the world. We already ate (3 years ago) at what is now called the #1 in Lima Peru Central which was an experience. But everything Every morsel of food, every presentation of the food was just perfect. It's in a beautiful old stone building in the Chiado area of Lisbon. We started with a selection of beautiful little apps done like chocolates on a candlelabra type ornament. I will Always remember the bite size piece of foie gras wrapped in gold leaf! I had the Evolution tasting menu my hubby the Traditional. Sadly we both had colds so didn't do the wine pairing but did do their non alcoholic pairing! My most memorable dish was this incredible squab (they also called it pigeon as did my hubby - made it a little weird) but Yikes so rich + full of flavor. That + the Foie Gras. They also had a lovely bread service including a delish cornbread. Maybe only kink for me is finding the desserts overly sweet.... They have a box of 4 Bon bons to leave with + a take home menu for memories we surely made. The cost is lots but on a par with the higher end NYC ones. Lastly non pretentious the waitstaff + customers too only saw one Prada handbag! When there it's worth the prices! Sorry can't get more pics in maybe later.
This was my first two-star Michelin experience, and it was
This was my first two-star Michelin experience, and it was very disappointing. The food was okay, nothing special. An exceptional chef should be able to take ordinary ingredients and add to it. Their dishes mostly did not achieve that; the carrot dish literally tasted like slices of carrots. The fish dish was lacking in flavors. Maybe it's just not suited for us, which is fine. The pace was extremely slow. We sat 30 minutes between some courses. The atmosphere was sterile. But the worst part was the service. 1) From the beginning, our waiter had requested that we notify the staff if we need to step away from the table to use the bathroom so the plates would not be brought out when we are away. The way it was presented to us was somewhat condescending. What is this kindergarten? Is it not the waiting staff's job to observe when we step away? It puts undue pressure on the diners. Things only got worse from here. 2) After the first course, we had some crumps on the table. They were not cleaned. Few more courses later we were served bread, we had some more crumps accumulating on the table. We watched 2 more courses come and go after the bread, and the crumps sat there staring at the us and the waiter. Finally, my friend asked for a sweep, and the waiter did the most inexplicable thing. He cleaned my friend's section and left everyone else's untouched. Maybe he thought the rest of us wanted to savor the crumps for later? 3) Throughout the meal, we also had the pleasure of being accompanied by 2 fruit flies that would occasionally drop by to have a taste of wine and the food. At end of the meal, I expressed my concerns to the service manager, who came off a little defensive regarding point 1, apologized for point 2, and told us they have weekly fruit fly cleaning regarding point 3. We were offered a free drink or tour of kitchen which we declined. Nothing short of cutting our bill would have made up for the poor experience. In addition, one of my friends had a substitute dish and a portion of the dish was left out, and only brought out when we had asked for it. The fish dish was changed to a different fish (seabass) last second, which was different from the menu. We thought to ourselves that maybe we had unreasonable expectations, but we dined at Alma the day after, and the experience was night a day. If you are in Lisbon and want to try one of the two-star Michelin restaurants, PLEASE do yourself a favor and book Alma instead. Crazy considering the two restaurants are next door to each other.
Stunning restaurant well worth a visit.
Thanks to a cancellation, we were able to make it in for dinner. The staff was professional and attentive even though we came in after a day of running around Lisbon and definitely didn't fit in with the other stylish guests. Every dish was interesting, delicious and gorgeous. Lots of little touches and treats in between each course meant that we didn't leave hungry even though we didn't opt for the tasting menu but picked out some dishes ourselves. Definitely worth trying to get in.
What a restaurant! Fantastic food, ambiance and service!
What a restaurant! Fantastic food, ambiance and service! Worthy of two Michelin stars recognition that the restaurant enjoys.
Are here last night while we're eating our way across
Are here last night while we're eating our way across Lisbon. I'd recommend the Evolution tasting menu, which is a little more costly, but such a fantastic way to get a real sense of the Portuguese cuisine experience. The restaurants stone walls and arches only add to the experience. The service was also distinguished and I'd recommend this as a "splurge" to experience both traditional and eclectic cuisine. Such a glamorous place.
Wonderful memory!
We chose Belcanto to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday while visiting Lisbon. I am so happy we did, as this was a dinner to remember and one of my favorite Michelin star restaurants ever. The tasting menu and wine pairing were simply delicious, whimsical, and perfect in every way. The service was impeccable and we really enjoyed learning all about the dishes and wines. We were made to feel special and the energy and vibe were very warm and welcoming. Definitely would come back the next time we visit Lisbon!
An adventure that engaged all of our senses! Great staff and amazing tastes of various foods and wines! Highly recommend
An excellent adventure! Great staff, amazing food and wine tasting experience! Highly recommend and would return next time.
Third star coming…!
Great culinary experience, deserving a third star soon. Very attentive service and extraordinary cooking, can’t wait to go again!
Michelin star
Gorgueous building, beautiful inside, the food is out of this world The service very good, loved The way it was presentes The dishes.. Top place in lisbon.. And not relly expensive for a 2 Michelin star restaurante
Experience the Chef's Table
If I had 10 thumbs, Belcanto would get 10 thumbs up! All I can say is visit Belcanto and if you can, reserve the chef's table - you will be glad you did! It was one of my best food experiences. Each dish was better than the last. The staff was friendly, warm, and a joy to watch in action - thank you! And a special thank you to Nelson, our Belcanto host for the evening. He accommodated our requests for pictures, and even our requests to repeat his description so we could capture it on video (smile). Thank you for elevating our birthday celebration!
This is a wonderful Michelin star restaurant experience.
We are a group of 4 adults and one 4 year old kid. First of all, this restaurant is extremely friendly to kids. My friend's daughter were gave out her paintings to the servers who served us, then she got a box of drawing pens, and the chef came out of the kitchen to meet her and took a picture. The food we had was amazing, most of the food are seafood, the main dish was duck. They were well presented, and the concept of the cooking ideas well delivered. The only thing I was not sure about was the squid ink ice cream. That was new to me, and maybe that was too new to me to accept. The dining area was spacious in side of several dome shape architecture. The architecture was pretty interesting. Overall, it was worth the price and the experience. Highly recommend this place!
4.50 stars. Belcanto is a much celebrated culinary
4.50 stars. Belcanto is a much celebrated culinary achievement in downtown Lisbon. Chef Jose Avillez has become rather legendary for his unique takes on Portuguese cuisine. My friends and I decided on the Chef's Table (which incidentally is located between two kitchen stations so be forewarned its a bit different than a typical Chef's table) and enjoyed a smorgasbord of culinary delights. At restaurants of this magnitude, you can expect many dishes to change over time. But there is one dish that has stayed on the menu since 2008 (with a hilarious name like the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg). To be honest, it was great but my favorite dish of the evening was a scarlet shrimp curry where the curry was made from scarlet shrimp heads. This was easily one of the most concentrated flavors I have ever experienced and quite possibly the best dish I have eaten anywhere. Other standouts included textured carrots, a sole dish in white curry, and a savory pork dessert served with leche de tigre. Was this journey as tightly focused and as inventive as a recent trip to the also well renowned Ocean Restaurant in Lagoa? Reasonable minds can differ. But this is a brilliant meal that showcases evocative flavors and presentations in a manner that only the best can master.
Just the best.
.. Chef Avilés creations and fantastic fusion of flavors and textures delivering the best food in Lisbon.... Just a dream experience..!!! It's worth the experience..!!!
I really wanted to love Belcanto but it didn't live up to
I really wanted to love Belcanto but it didn't live up to the rating or hype. We tried their Chef's Table menu (which is inaccurately named and described as being an in-the-kitchen experience - something the table next to us was fairly upset about too).The first half was very good and provided a lot of delightful moments. Then the second half felt like a general let down. Unfortunately for Belcanto, the reverse can have guests leave with a still positive impression (like A Ver Tavira will do) but this progression from excellent to disappointing had us leaving on a dull note.That said, the interior is beautiful and our general favorite courses seemed to pull from the Evolution Menu so I recommend coming if you're curious and trying that menu instead.
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