Restaurant - Carvoaria Jacto

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Fellow meat lovers, I am happy to announce that there is a place... a place that will change your life, it is called Carvoaria Jacto.

I went there yesterday with some friends and it was excellent...  everything, the quality of the food, the service, price, variety, its big and there is a smokers room! The only thing I could point out as not good is the location, but it is a small price to pay.

I tried the vazia(sirloin), lombo(loin) and posta mirandesa(rump from Miranda), although everything was very good, for me the vazia was the best and it was the cheapest of the three!
You can also eat fish but this place is definitely specialized in grilled meat, very similar to Grill 20(there is also a salad buffet with mayo souces, several meat types and sizes) but better and cheaper.
On the quality/price/quantity it is even better than Tachadas!

The house wine was good(can't remember the name) and they have a great wine collection, you can even get a Barca Velha... if you have 400 euros to spare :P

Sirloin

As you may know I don't usually eat dessert, but I tried some of my friends and I must say they were very good, specially the "Best chocolate cake in Ribatejo".

So, if you come to Lisbon, this place is mandatory, go there and thank me later, bon apetit!

Posta mirandesa

Misc:
Average price: 10 ~ 20 Euros
Smokers: on a smaller room
Multibanco/Visa: Yes
Closed at Sunday

Pros:
- Excellent meat, salad buffet
- Good for large groups
- Central, Subway near
- Excellent quality/price ratio

Cons:
- Not very good neighbourhood
- No near places for a drink afterwards

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Rua Maria Andrade 6 B | Alfama & Graça | +351218147555
Mon – Sat 12:00 – 22:00

Restaurant - Esquina da Fé

Like I said before, there are some nice and cheap tascos in hidden roads. This is one of them, located near Restauradores, with a great variety of dishes to choose from and a traditional decoration.

Mr. Meireles will be your waiter, a friendly guy, don't forget to order some nice Croquetes for starters.
Take my advice and try the Polvo à Lagareiro(octopus with potatoes and pepper) or the Cabrito à Padeiro(Roasted Goat). The house wine is not too bad, but if you want something better but no too expensive you have always have the Quinta de Cabriz wine or the JP(most restaurants have them).

For dessert, unfortunately I can't really help much because I don't usually eat them, but they have some traditional desserts, give them a try and post on the comments!


Misc:
Average price: ~11 Euros
Multibanco/Visa: Yes
Smokers: No
Closes at: Sunday

Pros:
- Good price/quality ratio
- Good for groups
- Lots of variety
- Traditional portuguese dishes

Cons:
- Difficult parking
- Not a very good neighbour


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Restaurant - O Pocinho

In portugal we have a lot of restaurants, most of them are what we call Tasco, they are small, family managed, cheap and have typical Portuguese food.

Pocinho is one of my recurrent options because of its location(in Santos), good quality/price ratio and of course, it is smokers friendly. There are also 2 strategically placed TVs, always good for football nights, and for a snack while watching the game you have Tremoços(lupines?), Clams and Snails!

They have different dishes every day of the week, like roasted pig leg, duck rice, grilled fish, feijoada, cozido à portuguesa, codfish, etc. You can check out the Portuguese cuisine here.

After many years browsing the roads of Lisbon for Tascos, I'll let you in on a few secretes to find the good ones:

#1 - They are almost never located on the main streets, look for the secondary small roads.

#2 - Check the prices on the window/door, good Tascos have dishes around 5 ~ 6 Euros.

#3 - Look for typical Portuguese daily dishes, like stews.

Misc:

Average price: ~9 Euros

Multibanco/Visa: Yes

Smokers: Yes

Closes at: Sunday or Monday, not sure

Pros:

- Good quality/price ratio

- Lots of places nearby for a drink afterwards

- Try the roasted pig leg!

Cons:

- No near Subway

- Difficult parking

- Small, not good for large groups

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Restaurant - Grill 20

There are days I feel like having a steak... a good large yummy steak. Usually I would go to Tachadas, but it has a problem, sometimes the meat is not excellent, just OK. So if you want to pay a bit more and have an excellent steak I advise Grill 20.

You can have the several types of meat and sizes, varying from ~6 to ~14 Euros and a free buffet of vegetables and sauces, with rice, French fries or spinach as a side dish.

I usually go to the Braancamp restaurant, as you can see in the site(link below) they are in 5 locations, also from the same company there is a butcher's shop, maybe the secret for their great meat.

Misc:

Average price: 10 ~ 20 Euros

Smokers: no

Multibanco/Visa: Yes

Braancamp closed at Sunday

Pros:

- Excellent meat, salad buffet

- Good for large groups

- Central, Subway near

- Good service

Cons:

- Can be expensive if you are not careful

- Difficult parking

- No near places for a drink afterwards

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Restaurant - O Tachadas

Being one of my favourite restaurants in Lisbon, "O Tachadas" has one of the best quality/price ratio I have ever found.

A normal dinner(olives for starters, main dish, house wine and coffee) will cost you 10 ~ 14 Euros, but note that some dishes are huge, so you can order 2 for 3 persons.

Usually we go there for the grilled meat(which is great), but many of the other dishes are also very good: Rice duck with orange, Portuguese cozido, codfish, alentejano soup, grilled fish, but unfortunately some are only available at lunch.

Beware of Friday and Saturday nights, it's crowded so go early(8:00 pm) or late(11:00 pm).

Pros:

- Excellent quality/price ratio

- Central place, in Santos, nearby places for a drink afterwards

- Lots of different meat and fish dishes

- Meat!

Cons:

- Difficult parking, no near subway

- Gets crowded on Friday and Saturday

- No smoking

- Service is slow sometimes

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