Belcanto (Chef Jose Avillez) Review

Beautiful and creative presentation of amuse bouche, butter, ox and suckling pig!

Uninspiring food, uninspiring wine pairing. No better than average restaurants in my opinion but price is 250 per head. It s really not worth it.

A Michelin starred restaurant. The presentation of every dishes are as good as their taste. The waiter or waitress are not only there to serve you but they will provide details introduction of every single dishes. You can spend an enjoyable evening with frieids with wonderful dining experience.

Great culurinary experience! Special mention for the shrimp and the golden egg

Oh my. Possibly the best restaurant I have been to IN THE WORLD. The restaurant is so creative and fun - they really channel the sensibility from El Bulli and the playfulness that food can have. The service is really top notch.

We went with the "surprise me" menu. Everything that came out had some element of fun and happiness embedded in it. That's what I love to get at these ridiculously expensive restaurants - give me something fun and happy and I'm down with whatever you give me!

My favorites were the seafood dishes (well it's Portugal), the bread - absolutely unbelievable and probably the best I've ever had, and the citrus dessert at the end.

BTW, remember when I mentioned the service being top notch? It turns out that when someone in the restaurant happens to have terrible stomach issues and can't handle some of the food because of extraneous circumstances, the staff has a protocol to bring out tea and sparkling water to calm everything down. Really, so nice.

Honestly, can't wait for the next time when I'll have the chance to come to Lisbon so I can come here again.

Different experiences, diverse choices, good-looking and delicious food, great!

Allow me to preface that this was my first 2+ Michelin star experience, perhaps I expected something different than I should have. That said I have trained in a french kitchen and been to quite a few restaurants considered to be top tier.

The food was... Ok. I was consistently presented with experiences I had never had, but I was not consistently presented with good tasting food. Every single dish was without question cooked to perfection, however during the full 14 courses, I felt like everything was a little under seasoned.

I *loved* the new textures and experiences brought by the molecular gastronomy, however I don't think it was enough overall.

Also, my wife suffers from some admittedly annoying food allergies, but I have had many lesser restaurants handle it better. She had dishes that were honestly just bad. I know that a 2 star restaurant like this excels at perfection, but I believe they've lost their way some. In the name of a type of "perfection" I believe we got some really mediocre dishes and in the case of something made to work around food allergies, some bad food.

All around I was disappointed. I just expected more than an experience. Out of 14 courses most fell on a personal scale of 6-7 out of 10. I am disappoint.

Memorable experience, albeit whimsical yet precise in execution. Don t miss Chef Jose flagship restaurant when visiting Lisbon.

Chose Chef s table menu, table was very wired positioned, can t see the preparing work, full tasting menu were 300 per person, nothing was incredible, even the plating was very boring. I been here two times within two years, it s getting worse. So, if anyone wants to try, don t have any expectations.

Marvelous foods. We went there for lunch and learned that same menu is offered for dinner which was nice since dinner was all booked. The teaser starters were amazing. Pleasantly surprise with eatable rocks (pretty cool experience.) Well balanced flavors and excellent presentation. Most amazing fish dish I've had, it was perfect and definitely a highlight of the experience.

Really a special place to experience. The tasting menu is fantastic!

Great upscale restaurant with surprise tasting menu. Was no problem to order a vegetarian option for all the courses. But very pricy! The surprise menu is 145 euro per person.

Wonderful in all the food, service, ambience and attention of the staff went some X and tonight I go again. Topping it off was great as always

My last night in Portugal ended at Belcanto. Though not easy on the wallet, it was worth it. It was the best food I have ever had. I don't know how Chef Avillez does it.

Undoubtedly a restaurant to try when your wallet is fuller. I thought it was expensive at the beginning (165 per person), but after seeing the work behind each dish, or moment as we are told at the beginning, we can see where the money is going. On a personal level the only criticism I can make is that I think they could have the option of a smaller and consequently more accessible evolution menu. Because after ten moments it starts to get full and there are still five more to finish the meal.

Very nice food, great service and very accommodating.

Best ever in Lisbon! Tasting menu is amazing and love the way they introduce the dishes. Will definitely go back!

Reservations are Michelin two star restaurants can not take. Meat and fish and exquisite balanced flavor of vegetable balance. Fun eyes, is the fragrance arouses the food, enjoy the texture tongue cuisine. Kitchen assistance after dessert will also want to eat, has been firmly etched in mind.
08/10/16

We did the al a carte menu, and it did not disappoint. Great ambiance, fantastic wait staff, amazing food. Just perfect.

Booked a week before and managed get 930pm table on wed. Service 1st class apart from having wait 20 mins for table. Tried classic menu and good selection of best dishes. Ordered a Spanish wine as been drinking good range of local reds. First class dishes and service.....Thanks to sommelier Jaio and manager Luis....also drank glass of 71 single vineyard harvest of Dalvo port....

It's expensive, but very, very good. Possibly the most imaginative meal I've ever eaten.

Anthem of flavors!
Perfection very close!

Excellent service and impeccable service. Faultless food! recommended

Amazing dinner... 14 courses of unique delight. Personable service. Expensive, but reasonable compared to US prices. Great wine list. Would definitely recommend.

The soul of Chef Avillez. A restaurant full of surprises, in the style of the Mini Bar. Superbo.
Be amazed by the menu evolution.

One of the best meals I have ever had. The tasting menu is a joy

Chic, wood-paneled dining room serving modern takes on Portuguese classics from chef Jose Avillez.

Dinner for 30 years of my friend. A memorable meal with beautiful beautifully crafted products. Service with staff at the facility. I will definitely go back to see what's new chief of Avillez deserves the 2 Michelin stars. If you want a successful dinner with a high level of traditional cooking is the right place! PS: Many thanks again for managing to find me a table the same day for the birthday of my cooking enthusiast friend who was delighted with your gesture

Without a doubt the best and most expensive restaurant in Lisbon. I will be going at least once a week if I get a table.

Fantastic restaurant, friendly and professional staff ... dinner was great ... congratulations

Absolutely delicious food. Extremely courteous and attentive staff. The price was very high but it was certainly an experience I recommend. Try the tasting menus!

Does not dissapoint for a 2 michelin star restaurant. Food was fantastic and service was wonderful.

In Restaurants like Belcanto you expect food to be superb (was), but the differentiating factor is the experience.

The experience was fantastic with creative dishes and moments coming from the chef that made for a very entertaining night. Our waiter was super friendly and could speak 3 languages so we were able to communicate very well. All of his suggestions were on point and made the experiences much better.

Amazing food and service. Go for the chats table to see the action.

A real shame is what happens in this restaurant, on December 29. Everything happened correctly until the account arrived, the total of the account amounted to 358 and I gave them 15 tickets of 20 ( 300) and 6 tickets of 10 ( 60), 300 + 60 = 360. Counted twice so that there is no mistake. I left as much money on the table as a tip and I was ready to leave.

To what the waitress comes and tells me that the money is not correct and that it is missing, to which I put a face of astonishment. He shows me the money again (money that has been out of my sight since he left the table to the cashier) and I find that instead of 15 20 bills, there are 14, it could be that I was wrong count but I did it 2 times and in any case, it should have been counted in front of the client, I also insisted that they check it and the waitress insisted that the boss checked the money but did not deign to make a count of the box in case there was a mess.

In the end I ended up giving 20 because I was in a hurry, I had the flight back to Spain. It seems very unprofessional what happened to me with this restaurant, at least they could have deigned to make a count of the box in case there was a mismatch. I left quite disgusted and feeling as if I had been fooled.

And speaking of the food and the service during it, it was all correct but without reaching excellence. I have tried restaurants with similar prices well above this in quality of the dishes. The attentive service throughout the meal, removing the altercation with the bill, I can not say anything more about the service of the waiters.

2 Michelin stars and a constant gastronomic surprise throughout the various menus. Certainly an experience not to be missed.

The reason I gave 3 stars is because of the price, I had experienced a chef's table in Amsterdam with wine pairing and we've paid 500 euros and here just for the tasting menu without a wine pairing we paid 430, without service included, even Alma is a better quality for price. Besides that I enjoyed the food, the service and the venue.

Every dish was excellent and absolutely worth the price. Although it is fancy, the waiters were delightful, friendly and not snobbish at all, so I felt super comfortable. 10/10

Amazing service, Amazing cuisine, chill atmosphere ! Definitely recommended !!

Fabulous food to savour and explore. Lovely wines, excellent service and ambience. Easy, city centre location. Not really a negative, the staff were all young and though well trained their inexperience showed in a slightly nervous manner, though they could share a joke in English. A brilliant experience.

Loved every moment. Each dish was better than the last. Full of flavour. Planning my next trip back.

Absolutely wonderful! One of the best meals we have ever had. We both did the Evolution menu with the wine pairing - definitely a large amount of food but not too much.

Service was above and beyond excellent. It was a long meal given the number of courses, but we never had an empty drink or waited for more than a few moments for the next course. We had a very loud and obnoxious table next to us (really the only negative all night, and certainly not the restaurant s fault) but they handled well. After dessert, they also welcomed us back into the kitchen to see how everything was made and meet the chefs. An awesome experience.

Food itself was also excellent - a good mix of adventurous molecular gastronomy and more traditional dishes that were perfectly-done. Wine pairing was also a highlight - all Portuguese wines and mostly white, but accentuated all of the dishes so well.

Excellent food, beautifully presented. Every dish makes your taste buds dance! My only criticism is that the waiters are a bit robotic.

It's an awesome place, no question about, but. :) If you have a sensitive gut or allergies, that is not your place because you'll suffer. The chef, I call him the butter chef, apparently has no memory about what he cooked or didn't cook with diary. My wife had an allergy episode the same night after going there, although she was told there won't be dairy or glutten in the nicely cooked and put together ingredients.

I was expecting a special experience to celebrate a special night , but the dishes let me feel disappointed. Nothing special and even some dishes a little bit salty. Compare with the price 300 per person I shall say it s not a good choice~

This was our first time dining at a Michelin star restaurant (2 stars to be exact), so we didn t know what to expect. Maybe we expected too much. We sat at the Chefs table with another couple and could tell they were just as excited for this unique dining experience (it just happened that we were both celebrating milestone birthdays). The whole experience lasted way too long, approximately 4 hours, and the wine/drink pairing was over priced (thought each course would have a unique pairing, it wasn t). Our server, whom was a trainee did his best to guide us through our dining experience but it probably wasn t the best idea (maybe have a chef or the head chef bring out to dishes and explain them to us instead). So far we haven t had a bad meal in Portugal so we didn t expect this letdown. The food was just ok and the we weren t impressed by the plating. It wasn t bad but it wasn t great. Service was ok like I said but I ve had much better service at a steakhouse in the US. There wasn t much attention paid to cleaning the table after each plate was served and picked up. Water rings and bread crumbs continued to sit throughout all the courses instead of being wiped and swept away. I would say the best part of the dinner was actually watching and listening to the kitchen gel in unison like a well orchestrated symphony. This bumped it up from 2 stars to 3 stars. We wanted to like it, actually, we wanted to love it but we just couldn t.

You only need to book your table 3 weeks in advance at least to test this outstanding experience

Excellent menu. Contempory decor. Friendly professional staff. Enjoyed our taster meal very much.

A place to taste excellency, top chef cuisine. Everything is carefully prepared to the detail. The staff is very professional and friendly.

A charm, everything magic, from the food to the impeccable service, place with a phenomenal cleaning, differentiated cutlery, lack to carry the people in the lap. Wine list is sensational, high prices that match the level of the restaurant (2 Michelin stars), but well worth the experience.

My husband and I had dinner there last night. One of the worst experiences we have both had. Out of the 15 courses, 9 of them were seafood... nothing special at all. To top it all off the wine combination was not good. A very disappointing experience to say the least. Our first but last experience....never again.

Fun experience or overall a lot of it. The atmosphere inside is good and the staff is kind.

Great food (especially the tasting menu experience), top notch service and good wine list. It is an investment!

The restaurant is a m3rda but i'm bipolar so it's 5 star but i hate the food but i like nuno moura so it's 5 star but i don't like avilez but i dated him kkkkk. But the restaurant is Great but I have never been there. Subscribe to Felipe Neto's Channel

Very nice place and matching dishes. Knowing how to choose the price is reasonable.

Wonderful place with good reinterpreted Portuguese food.

Excellent, largely deserves these two stars, service, products, support, everything is perfect

I usually say that when in Portugal, go for the cheap unassuming places for the best food. Belcanto is here to prove me wrong. Exquisite cuisine.

My wife & I just celebrated 10 years together at the Chef's table at Belcanto, and were once again stunningly impressed by the flavors, creativity, and service! Bravo Belcanto(!!!) once again. This was our 4th experience in what I believe to be one of the world's truly unique gastronomic delights. We travel everywhere in the world and feel privileged to eat anywhere we choose - we choose Belcanto for all the right reasons. It certainly isn't inexpensive, but for what you get... GO FOR IT!!!

By far the Best restaurant in Lisbonne.Make reservation way in advance.Food is delicious and very original.Top service.Very nice atmosphere.