Mestico - Lisboa

Fake african food, bad and expensive wines, too much time waiting. People serving sometimes behave like they are drunk or worst. Check allways the bill!..

If you are on leave from a German university and miss the bad canteen food, this place will vastly exceed your expectations. Whatever the cook of the Five-Star reviews chose to do with his/her life, s/he is clearly not working there anymore. Delivered after a 85 Minute wait, the tuna steak was inedible, the seafood was Deep-freeze supermarket quality in a restaurant a few steps from the ocean, and even the white rice was a mess. The white wine was flat in a country with a wealth of quite complex wines in the 10 to 15 Euro price range, and the service staff topped things off by starting to clean the floor mid-way through the meal, filling the air with rather dominant chlorine fumes. But then, maybe the whole thing is a piece of performance art, re-enacting the ravages of Cabo Verde's failed experiment in socialism, which apparently included bringing their cuisine down to the level of Poland, ca. 1978.

I had found this on TripAdvisor and wanted to give it a try since my boyfriend has family in Cape Verde. His expectations were certainly met and we definitely plan on going back. We went at around 7pm and there was a man playing guitar--it felt rather romantic. Our server was funny, charming, and helpful with our Portuguese. We had the tuna steak and the cachupa--both very good! I'd love to go back and try the other dishes!

A hospitable restaurant serving an interesting range of food from the former Portugese territories in Africa, ran by a friendly Cape Verdean who helped inform about the menu. The cold strawberry soup is certainly different and actually very good! Other food all lovely and helped down with a complimentary Cape Verdean liqueur at the end of the night. One of our better meals in Lisbon and a good alternative to standard Portugese fare.

I would definitely recommend this one. Only came in here by mistake but we were blown away. We went in at lunch and found a friendly Capeverdian waiting for us. She played the roles of hostess, cook and waitress. We watched her rustle up big portions in what seemed like no time. I had chicken in a peanut sauce which was sublime. We shared rice, beans and a polenta mash type thing which you get round Lisbon. We had a vegetarian with us but she was able to make a veg stew. After polishing off the mains we were persuaded in to having a small glass of a very strong spirit from Cape Verde. I was full to the brim by the end because I love the chicken, rice and beans combo! Some of the best food I have ever had!