点评:Our family of 4 gives Bela Lisboa RAVE reviews! My children (ages 17 and 12) are picky eaters. My husband and I consider ourselves foodies. I chose Bela Lisboa because it consistently receives 5 star reviews and the menu is fabulously different from the usual. This restaurant is perfect for couples, families, business meetings or groups celebrating something special. If you have physical disabilities, this restaurant is very accessible.
The restaurant is in the heart of the historic area, near Coolidge Park. The restaurant itself has a romantic feel, with lots of candles. There is plenty of space between tables, which was a relief to us since our son uses a wheelchair. We didn't have to weave him through tight spaces between other patrons, which is always a concern of ours. There is a handicap parking space in the lot next to the restaurant, so it is easily accessible. The bathroom was also accessible and clean (according to my husband).
Our waiter was Brazilian, so we were confident with his suggestions from the menu items we were considering. He is great with pairing wine with any of the courses as well...extra bonus. If you choose to have a cocktail, there is a menu for those as well. Before we ordered, the waiter served a small basket of sliced bread. It is toasted with a bit of garlic and butter and comes with an olive hummus. It was very good, and just the right amount because you'll be ordering more food. As an appetizer, we ordered the mussels with garlic, bacon and sun-dried tomatoes. We all loved these, and our waiter brought more toasted bread for us to soak up the sauce.
We ordered 2 small servings of the seafood bisque, and a small spinach salad with citrus vinaigrette. The seafood bisque was fabulous and had just enough kick added to it. You could literally see chunks of lobster, crab and shrimp in there. Thank you for that, Chef. It's a pet peeve to order seafood bisque and only get the puree. The salad was very good also.
For dinner, we ordered the paella, a Picanha skewer, which is top sirloin served with potato and grilled summer squash, and the black truffle lobster and shrimp pasta.
The steak was my daughter's favorite. They cook it to your liking, which FYI, should always be medium rare. The portion is generous, don't be fooled into thinking the skewer is American-style. The summer squash was cooked perfectly, simply seasoned with a bit of cheesy goodness on there. There is a garlicky potato, but the star of the skewer is the steak. The paella was wonderful, with a mix of seafood like shrimp, clams and mussels, chicken and chorizo. My only disappointment was that the chorizo was so small and thinly sliced. I almost missed it. It didn't detract from the paella, but I felt myself wanting more chorizo. Lastly, the black truffle lobster and shrimp pasta, was fabulous. There was nothing lacking in this dish, and was my son's clear favorite.
We did not order dessert, but our waiter brought us a sample of white Port, which was soaked with cherries and vanilla, and it was so delicious that we ended up buying a bottle of that to bring home.
If you are visiting from out of town, please come to Bela Lisboa. The locals certainly don't know what they are missing. Why isn't this restaurant full of people?! The food, service, atmosphere and location are outstanding!
翻译:我们一家四口对 Bela Lisboa 的评价非常高!我的孩子(17 岁和 12 岁)很挑剔。我丈夫和我都认为自己是美食家。我之所以选择 Bela Lisboa,是因为它一直获得 5 星评价,而且菜单与平常大不相同。这家餐厅非常适合情侣、家庭、商务会议或庆祝特殊时刻的团体。如果您有身体残疾,这家餐厅非常方便。
餐厅位于历史区的中心地带,靠近库利奇公园。餐厅本身给人一种浪漫的感觉,点了很多蜡烛。桌子之间有足够的空间,这让我们松了一口气,因为我们的儿子使用轮椅。我们不必在其他顾客之间的狭窄空间中穿梭,这一直是我们的一个担忧。餐厅旁边的停车场有一个残疾人停车位,所以很容易到达。浴室也很方便,很干净(据我丈夫说)。
我们的服务员是巴西人,所以我们对他根据我们正在考虑的菜单项目提出的建议很有信心。他很擅长将葡萄酒与任何一道菜搭配在一起……额外的好处。如果您选择喝鸡尾酒,也有鸡尾酒菜单。在我们点餐之前,服务员端上了一小篮切片面包。面包上撒了一点大蒜和黄油,还配有橄榄鹰嘴豆泥。味道很好,份量也刚刚好,因为您还会点更多的食物。作为开胃菜,我们点了配大蒜、培根和晒干番茄的贻贝。我们都很喜欢这些,我们的服务员给我们拿来了更多的烤面包,让我们吸收酱汁。
我们点了 2 小份海鲜浓汤和一份配柑橘醋的小菠菜沙拉。海鲜浓汤味道极佳,而且味道恰到好处。你真的可以看到里面有大块的龙虾、螃蟹和虾。谢谢你,厨师。点海鲜浓汤却只得到浓汤,真是令人讨厌。沙拉也很好。
晚餐我们点了西班牙海鲜饭、Picanha 串(上等牛里脊肉搭配土豆和烤西葫芦)和黑松露龙虾虾意面。
牛排是我女儿的最爱。他们会根据你的喜好烹制,顺便说一下,应该总是五分熟。份量很足,不要误以为串是美式的。西葫芦烹制得恰到好处,上面只是加了一点奶酪调味。有蒜味土豆,但串的明星是牛排。西班牙海鲜饭很棒,里面有虾、蛤蜊和贻贝、鸡肉和西班牙辣香肠等海鲜。我唯一失望的是西班牙辣香肠太小而且切得很薄。我差点错过了。这并没有影响西班牙海鲜饭的美味,但我觉得自己想要更多的西班牙辣香肠。最后,黑松露龙虾虾意面,棒极了。这道菜什么都不缺,是我儿子最喜欢的。
我们没有点甜点,但服务员给我们拿来一杯白波特酒,里面浸满了樱桃和香草,味道好极了,我们最后买了一瓶带回家。
如果你从外地来,请来 Bela Lisboa。当地人肯定不知道他们错过了什么。为什么这家餐厅人不多?!食物、服务、氛围和位置都很棒!