Before we had just a few Japanese restaurants in Lisbon, all very expensive with the typical minimalistic nippon decor, and the Hatori Hanzo looking chef. I've tried a few and I liked, not a huge fan but it was a good experience, the only problem was that they were too expensive(over 20 €) for me to go back more often.
Some years ago sushi restaurants start popping everywhere like mushrooms, but this time in a buffet style(all you can eat) and with prices under 16 €! Hurray... not so fast, it turned out that they were chinese restaurants making japanese food(at least most that I tried were), wait what? That's right, and it makes sense, chinese people love to copy your fancy stuff and make it cheaper. The drawback of course is a decrease in quality, and this was confirmed by my experiences. Hope was lost...
I was surprised! It was very better than all the others, cheaper (~10 €) and It was "à la carte" instead of the usual buffet, for those who are not familiar with the terms, it means you just point at the list and the waiter brings whatever you want instead of having to get up and pick the food from the buffet trays.
They have a wide variety of dishes, sushi, teriyaki, etc. (and sake!) everything you'd expect from a japanese restaurant, plus some other stuff I never tried before, all good, and the famous cantonese dim sum, nham!
I don't think the owners are japanese nor chinese, maybe somewhere in south asia.
The only problem is the service, they try to be very nice, but just mess up your orders, specially if the place is full, they forget stuff, bring you things you did not order, but as I am not picky I just eat them all. Maybe with practice they will get better...
Misc:
Average price: ~13 Euros
Multibanco/Visa: Yes
Smokers: No
Closes at: ???
Pros:
- Excellent price/quality ratio
- Good for groups
- Lots of variety
- "à la carte"
Cons:
- Service messes up your orders
- Not a very good neighbour
Um blogue literalmente delicioso!
ReplyDeleteAproveito para responder (com muito atraso, bem sei...) ao seu comentário num post de arquitectura do meu blogue: "Ao "fr3d".
Meu caro. Agradeço muito a preciosa informação sobre o arquitecto António Campino, seu falecido avô. Estou neste momento a recolher e a tratar informação com vista à divulgação da arquitectura modernista em Angola e dos seus ilustres autores. Muito lhe agradeço a eventual partilha do que, entretanto conseguir apurar. Naturalmente, a fonte e os créditos serão devidamente indicados.
Abraço,
Gonçalo Afonso Dias"