Authentic Portuguese food. Excellent service. Very simple place but the food is great. Someone local pointed us here since we were looking for authentic Portuguese food and we were not disappointed. Fish is very fresh.
Debbie A.
Tu valoración: 4 San Diego, CA
Small place that was really busy. Authentic Portuguese food. Tuna steak was very fresh and perfectly grilled. Fried rabbit came with some clams and fresh cut fries and was very tasty. Cubes of chicken with fries was grilled. Little light on the flavour, but good.
Michael G.
Tu valoración: 4 Donnybrook, Republic of Ireland
This was a nice little find on the backstreets close to tour Air BnB. We called ahead just to make sure they had availability and told us to come on in. The staff and in particular are waiter was extremely friendly. Although the menu was in Portuguese, our waiter was able to explain everything in perfect English. The restaurant itself has a small old family feel– nothing fancy. Good wholesome food without being spectacular. The menu has lots of fresh fish. I was recommended the local white fish with Portuguese potatoes which was excellent. The whole meal including bottle of wine came to only € 30. #dealcentral
Jennifer K.
Tu valoración: 3 Markham, Canada
3 star for the food + 0.5 star for the ultra friendly service I walked and walked up more hills to get to Antigo 1 de Maio. I am not even sure what they serves but my Unilocal app told me that it is decent and serves Portuguese cuisine at a reasonable price. And my Google map gave me directions to get there but did not warn me about the uphill«battle» for me to get here. Antigo 1 de Maio is warm and welcoming. We were given a Portuguese menu that I have no idea what I was looking at aside from vinho and cerveja. So we ended up asking our waiter what’s good to eat and ordered what fresh. Grilled Fish of the Day and Sausage of the Day were both good. Simple and homey. Not a culinary experience but a taste of what locals eats here day to day. The friendly waiter even gave us suggestion for another local restaurants for some more meat dishes for dinner.
Irene P.
Tu valoración: 5 Manhattan, NY
Best friend and I had gotten to the point in our travels where we were relying less on meticulous Google and travel book searching, and more on our noses and gut instinct. That’s when we walked past Maio. Feeling the thrill of a gamble, we walked in and found the venue completely full, with a small queue of diners waiting to be seated. We took this as a good sign. And rightly so. Our servers were beyond accommodating and friendly. And the food! The whole fish I ordered was perfectly crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and sans once-frozen disintegration, of course. And even the boiled cabbage was tasty — especially after I learned from our spunky waiter how to use olive oil to really spruce up the flavor of those greens(sorry, Asian, and I’m an olive oil n00b). Everything was absolutely delightful, beginning to end. I will be going back, the next time I’m in Lisbon.
F. P.
Tu valoración: 3 San Francisco, CA
Knowing how late things typically get going in Lisbon, we were so relieved to find this taverna that served dinner early at 7pm. We had been walking all day and were exhausted. But we couldn’t, for the life of us, find a place that was open for dinner. After walking around for what seemed like an hour, we just happened to walk past this restaurant and were immediately seated(perhaps snaggin the last table in an already jam-packed restaurant). We were seated next to fellow English speakers(a British family) and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. The bacalao(salt cod) dish was probably the best dish although for cod, I thought it was slightly tough. The John Dory was ok but we didn’t expect it to be fried(but at least the meat wasn’t dry). It was served with mashed bread(which was an acquired taste). The sea bass entrée was not a hit. Not at all what we were expecting. Turned out to be really thin with lots of bones. But the wine was good and the prices were fairly reasonable. They must get lots of tourists because the waiters all spoke pretty good English. Cash only.
Grand Y.
Tu valoración: 4 Arlington, VA
A Portuguese colleague took me to this place, which he described as a typical taverna. It definitely felt very local to me. It was reasonably priced, and I would go again. The wait staff were great, too. I recommend the salted cod — it was one of my favorite meals in Lisbon. The apps we got –tempura veggie and overly-oily clams, were unimpressive.
Maria S.
Tu valoración: 5 Lisbon, Portugal
Não sei dizer quantas vezes vim a este restaurante. Já não me lembro do teor das conversas intermináveis que tinha com o sr. Santos, antigo dono do espaço e irmão de outro Santos — o Jaime da Trave — mas eram conversas boas. Disso tenho a certeza. A comida então, era fantástica. Tipicamente portuguesa, tudo muito fresco, tudo temperado no ponto e servido em doses generosas. Mas deixemo-nos de nostalgias e passemos ao presente. Vendido que foi o restaurante, os novos donos só podiam continuar com a fórmula do sucesso. E foi isso que aconteceu. A ementa pouco mudou, com alguns acrescentos pessoais, já se espera. O porco passou a ser preto, por exemplo. Nada de mais! A simpatia do dono e dos empregados está igual o que já é muito bom nestes tempos de «come lá e vê se sais depressa». A sala — rústica e bem decorada — é muito pequena e dada a poucas conversas mais intimas. Mas também não se fala com a boca cheia e é para comer que lá vamos. E é tudo tão bom que me custa falar de um só prato. Pronto, está bem, se tem mesmo que ser então escolho o ex-libris da casa: filetes de peixe-galo com açorda ou arroz de tomate. E as ovas, a feijoada, o atum grelhado, os pastéis de bacalhau… bom, eu disse que só falava dos filetes. Portanto, apanhe um transporte, vá a pé, vá como quiser mas vá. E beba um copinho por mim.
Fatima A.
Tu valoración: 5 Lisbon, Portugal
Acho que no Bairro Alto nunca fui a um restaurante tantas vezes como ao 1º de Maio(que, em toda a Lisboa, rivaliza, nesta minha lista de assiduidade, com a desaparecida Moamba, o Cantinho da Paz e o 31 da Armada). Bem português, com os melhores peixinhos da horta que já comi fora de casa, e dos poucos sítios onde me deixava levar pelo«arrozinho» malandro, que é um cereal que raramente consumo. Agora, adaptou-se, as pessoas mudam, mas a tradição de qualidade na sua maior simplicidade mantem-se
Ana C.
Tu valoración: 5 Lisbon, Portugal
Para quem entra no Bairro Alto pela Rua da Atalaia, o Antigo 1º de Maio quase passa despercebido. E quem repara e não conhece mal sabe que por detrás daquela pequena porta verde se encontra um dos melhores e mais antigos restaurantes lisboetas. Lá dentro o espaço é pequeno e acolhedor, decorado com azulejos, quadros e uma garrafeira. A ementa é recheada de clássicos da cozinha tradicional portuguesa, destacando-se os filetes de peixe galo(que se desfazem na boca) com açorda, a feijoada de porco preto ibérico, os secretos e os peixes grelhados. Enquanto se espera vai-se picando um queijinho regional com pão ou então partilham-se umas Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato ou uns Peixinhos da Horta. As sobremesas são variadas, mas quem gosta não consegue resistir à deliciosa Sericaia com Ameixas de Elvas que, se tudo o resto não fosse bom, era só por si razão suficiente para visitar o 1º de Maio. A experiência gastronómica fica ainda mais valorizada com o atendimento, que se distingue pela sua rapidez, competência e uma atenção e simpatia genuína para com os clientes, características que, de facto, começam a escassear nos nossos dias.
Uupps
Tu valoración: 1 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Reservierung für 20 Personen. Anwesende Gäste von mir sprachen gleich zu Beginn von einer unglaublichen Hektik in dem Laden. Als dann noch einer meiner Gäste etwas später kam, wurde dieser wegen seinem mitgeführten Baby-Buggy zusammen mit Frau und Baby nicht in das Lokal gelassen. Mein Gast durfte sich(kein Witz) in ein anderes Lokal begeben Und wollte auch nicht mehr zurück. Als dann 10 andere Gäste gehen wollten, wurde der Service deutlich besser Fazit: nie mehr! Anmerkung: es war spürbar, dass unsere Plätze für diesen Abend nochmals geplant waren zu belegen daher die(noch nie erlebte) Hektik.
Robert M.
Tu valoración: 4 Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Etwas versteckt aber die Suche hatte sich wirklich gelohnt. Das Restaurant bietet gute portugiesische Küche zu guten Preisen. Die Mitarbeiter waren sehr freundlich und schnell. Die Portionen sind reichlich und vorallem das Fleisch konnte hier überzeugen. Das gegrillte Lamm war einfach köstlich, die Kartoffeln sind hier das Gemüse und der Reis war ebenfalls sehr gut. Wer in Lissabon einen guten Mittagstisch sucht, sollte hier auf jedenfall vorbei schauen.
Besser
Tu valoración: 3 München, Bayern
In der Nachbetrachtung eigentlich ganz gutes, einfaches und preiswertes Essen. Wurde auf den ersten Blick etwas gemindert durch die sehr agilen(stressigen) Kellner, die permanent was an den Mann bringen wollten. Sepia und Fisch vom Grill waren aber sehr lecker. Von daher zu empfehlen. Vielleicht sollte man nicht zu früh(wie wir 20:00) hingehen, um zu entgehen, daß der Tisch noch ein 2. Mal an den Mann gebracht werden soll.
Julia P.
Tu valoración: 5 Berlin
Hier gibt es einfaches portugiesisches Essen. Sowohl Fisch als auch Lamm waren wirklich lecker und die Portionen groß. Als Dessert gab es einige hausgemachte Kuchen, Obst und Tiramisu zur Auswahl. Wir entschieden uns für ein Stück Schokoladen-Walnusskuchen, der richtig gut war. Der Laden ist ziemlich klein und immer voll. Einer der Kellner hat richtig gute Stimmung erzeugt und scheint sämtliche Sprachen zu sprechen. Eine klare Empfehlung!
