Da Vinci

This is one of those restaurants with a hawker outside, so I’d consider it a bit of a tourist trap. ALTHOUGH prices weren’t crazy, food was decent (albeit not wholly authentic), & waitstaff were fairly friendly and attentive.
We ordered Pizza Venezia and Gnocchi Alla Nonna. I found Gnocchia too salty, sauce didn’t have a tangy tomato taste. Both were fine though, tasty.
Decent place if you’re sick of bacalhau, but I don’t think it’s a place that anyone would go to more than once/​trip! ;)

Best meal I had in Lisbon. We started out with Casa de Santar red wine and it was very smooth. We shared the four cheese pizza, which was creamy, with a thin crispy crust and wine flavored red sauce. I had the lasagna for my entrée which was cheesy, fresh, yummy and so delicious!!! My friend had pasta pesto with clams and he loved it. The pasta was so fresh, cooked al dente in a creamy pesto and the clams cooked to perfection. The food is reasonable priced and very authentic Italian.

Nice restaurant, good food and service i got some seafood pasta very good taste. And some very nice bruchetas.

Very good pizza and sangria! Waiters are very attentive. They have a huge menu and everything looks great! Prices are reasonable too.

Wanted to have some pizza, just for kicks, and heard a bit of good buzz about this place. The pizza was quite good but we were shocked by the service. Everybody here said they had good experiences but we were struggling to figure out if we offended them because we were very much ignored. We smiled and attempted our poor Portuguese but they were not having any of it. We are still, to this day, thinking about what we could have done.

I had quite a few bad meals in Lisbon and even though this is an Italian in Portugal it was fabulous. The pasta and pizza were great, the salad was fresh and tasty, the melon could have been fresher and riper. The wine is excellent also and the service not bad, however one waiter forcefully tried to get us to try a wine of his selection even though I knew exactly what I wanted. He insisted we try it and said it didnt matter if we didnt like it he would open my choice of bottle after. We we didnt like it and he was like a child who had his favourite toy taken away. He sulked and the service went downhill from there. Thakfully he had to leave in the middle of our meal and a great waiter took over.
Its a safe bet if looking for a guaranteed good tasty average meal. Expensive by local standards, even the local wine is 50% more expensive than the local average.

Delicious pizza and pasta and generous pours of wine. We got the four cheese pizza which had tons of flavor and the crust was cooked perfectly. The lasagna was a great sized portion and so tasty as well. Prices are cheap and food is high quality. Highly recommended if you are in this area. Service is friendly and fast and the outdoor seating is quite nice if the weather is good. Very close to the Hotel Avenida Palace where we were staying and highly recommended for lunch or dinner or midday snack.

We decided to try DaVinci after seeing reviews as its a short walk from our hotel. Staff was attentive. We were in the mood for pizzas & we were not disappointed. We ordered a basket of bread and an olive plate as well. The bread and olives was less than 2 euros and delicious. They bring olive oil etc to the table with the bread.
Since it was raining we chose to sit inside, but all their outdoor tables are well covered.
We enjoyed our meal.

Had a fantastic meal in this highly recommended Italian restaurant. Was recommended in the DK Guide to Lisbon Top 10 restaurants as the best restaurant in its category and we were not disappointed. Well played, DK Lisbon Top 10. Well played, Da Vinci

Came here late on a Saturday evening, like close to midnight. One of the few places that would still seat us AND take credit card. We were really grateful considering we had no cash left.
We both had a wood oven pizza and enjoyed it. Thin crust with fresh ingredients. We prefer the one with gorgonzola and ham.

We needed a break from Portuguese food and we found this gem. Very friendly service, beautiful setting, and the food was delicious! I’d recommend this place at any time. It may seem odd to look for Italian food in Lisbon but you won’t be disappointed here.

Da Vinci was an enjoyable enough experience. I ate here on my last night in Lisboa and got the four cheese pizza. A little heavy on the hard parmesan cheese on top (yeah I know, does too much cheese ‘really’ exist? my vote is yes in this case) but it was overall delicious and a very good price for the portion size (if I remember correctly, 6 euros). Also, good prices on Sagres Bohemia (probably my favorite domestic beer I tried in Portugal). Nice ambiance as well. I felt like a dumbass eating Italian in Portugal, but it was quite good.

Esta pizzaria foi mais uma agradável surpresa… Entrei apreensivo, pois além de estar localizada numa zona turística da cidade, a verdade é que estava mesmo cheia de turistas… Como a fome era muita resolvi ficar e experimentar. Os preços bastante acessíveis… (desconfiei logo pela qualidade da comida), mas assim que veio a pizza para a mesa fiquei logo surpreendido, quer pelo tamanho da pizza, quer pela qualidade. A pizza estava fantástica, massa fina e super saborosa. O atendimento é bastante rápido e simpático. Sem dúvida é um lugar a visitar e visitar e visitar …

A very nice dinner. Everything looked so good I struggled to make up my mind. I finally settled for the Lasagna and it proved to be extremely tasty in a rich sauce that seemed to get better with every bite. I ordered the sangria tinta to go along with it and thought I had died and gone to heaven. It was a busy evening for them and they managed to perform quite well on the service. Im definitely returning to try something else:-)

Great pizza and lasagna I am told however I waited for the Salmon and Shrimp and we’ll worth the wait! Italian in LISBON? why Not?

O italiano Da Vinci foi uma agradável surpresa. Digo isto por causa da noite em que lá jantei pois prometia ser quase uma tarefa impossível, conseguir jantar decentemente na véspera de uma Final da Liga dos Campeões, com milhares de turistas nas redondezas dos Restauradores. Apesar do restaurante estar apinhado, dentro e fora, rapidamente nos arranjaram mesa, e com direito a um sorriso e boa disposição dos empregados de mesa. O serviço demorou um pouco mais do que seria de desejar, mas para esta noite, em particular, foi aceitável. A massa que pedi estava bastante saborosa e no fim, pagou-​se bem menos do que se esperava. A wifi funcionou sempre, mesmo na esplanada, e apesar do fresco que se fazia sentir os aquecedores de esplanada, prolongaram um pouco mais o jantar.

Gosto muito de comida italiana e, felizmente, já tive o prazer de provar excelentes pratos transalpinos em restaurantes lisboetas. Tinha expectativas elevadas quando fui ao Valentino, até porque me tinha sido muito recomendado por um casal amigo, mas não fiquei completamente satisfeito. Talvez, precisamente, por ter elevado a fasquia em demasia.
Acabei pedindo uma das várias pizzas do menu e não achei nada de especial. Talvez tenha sido apenas uma má escolha. A verdade é que não voltei para testar outro prato. Mas penso fazê-​lo, até porque o excelente atendimento, o espaço agradável e a reputação do estabelecimento fazem por merecer uma segunda oportunidade.

Um restaurante italiano de uma dimensão grande, onde os empregados, muito simpáticos, são todos, ou quase todos italianos. O atendimento é muito simpático e o dono do restaurante (que mal fala português) vem sempre à mesa com a sua extrema simpatia, perguntar se está tudo bem. O restaurante serve pizzas e massas (as especialidades) e alguns pratos de carne e peixe. Tanto as pizzas como as massas são muito boas e vêm bem servidas. Os preços não são baratos mas correspondem a um bom preço-​qualidade.

Valentino is a very good italian restaurant. We went there two times. The first one we ate some pasta and saltimbocca, the second time we ordered pizza for take away… both times it tasted great and service was same! Apparently it’s some kind of ‘in’ restaurant ’cause there are many photos of prominents (football players, actors,…) in there.
Thumbs up!

Wer genug von Tapas und Co. hat und ein nettes ITALIENISCHES Restaurant im Stadtteil Baixa sucht, wird bei «Valentino» fündig! Laut Reiseführer wimmelt es in der Baixa (Unterstadt) nur so von «Tourinepp”-Lokalen. Das «Valentino» fiel uns aber dadurch auf, dass es sehr gut besucht war, und somit wagten wir es einfach hier zu abend zu essen!
Das Lokal ist unverkennbar — man achte auf den lebensgroßen (Plastik-)Römer, der einem schon beim Vorbeigehen die Speisekarte präsentiert! Leider gibt es keine englische oder deutsche Speisekarte, aber die Kellner helfen einem gern auf englisch weiter!
Wir haben hier Pizzen wie auch Pasta probiert — alles war lecker und hatte ein gutes Preis-​Leistungsverhältnis. Wir haben zu zweit gegessen, jeweils ein großes Bier dazu getrunken und sind um die 25 EUR losgeworden! Die Pizzen kann man übrigens auch mitnehmen.
Das Restaurant ist groß und nett eingerichtet — Franz Beckenbauer war wohl auch schon mal hier (man achte auf die Fotos im Eingangsbereich)!
Was uns negativ aufgefallen ist: auf ALLEN Tischen waren Oliven und Brot ausgedeckt und die Oliven sahen aus, als würden sie da schon etwas länger stehen! Wir bemerkten beim Kellner, dass wir Oliven wie auch Brot nicht wollten, so wurden sie von unserem Tisch entfernt.
Laut unserem Reiseführer werden einem solche «Appetizer» unaufgefordert serviert und auch berechnet! Also wenn man sowas nicht möchte: einfach ablehnen!
Nach unserem leckeren Mahl brachte man uns unaufgefordert zwei Espresso, welche wir dann aber annahmen. Einfach lecker und für 80 Cent pro Tasse völlig o.k.
Fazit: netter Italiener am Rande der Fussgängerzone mit fairen Preisen!