Eat Drink Live Enjoy: Bastardo

Bastardo restaurant is located at Rossio Square, Lisbon.

This restaurant belongs to the International Design Hotel.

I liked a lot and it didn't disappoint. Since it is a new space the opinions are a little bit divergent... so I will give mine.

Starting with the location! This restaurant has, definitely, one of the best location of Lisbon (with a great view over one of the most famous and recognized Squares of Portugal), but with the location came a lot of competition.

For me this space has the disadvantage of belonging to a hotel, which means that a person needs to enter in the hotel to go there... which can be a lit bit intimidating... But not for me =D since the day one that I wanted to go there.

The space is very cool and smartly decorated... different chair in every table, pop-art pictures and a trendy bar the back of the room.

About the food...

We start with an amuse-bouche complementary of the chef... gazpacho with octopus! GREAT GREAT GREAT... a lot of flavor.

The starter:

Pica Peixe ("peixinhos de horta", "pasteis de bacalhau" -codfish cake- and quail egg - this is one of this dishes that i strongly advice you to try. Every component was beautifully made.

Main dishes:

"Scrooge McDuck " (Chicken pastries , foie gras, shiitake mushrooms and watercress) -the pastel was very tasty but not extraordinary; the highlight of the dish goes to the foie gras, which was formidable and very well cooked without excesses regarding the seasoning. I also loved the cherry sauce which gives the dish something different.

"The House Steak" (steak, fried egg and a lot of sauce with fried potatoes) - A very simple dish with a simple steak... Not the best that I tried. The perfect dish for those who don't like to take to many risks.

"Mr. Piggy" (Slow cooked pork belly, parsnip, vindaloo and tamarillo) - The best of all. The meat was tender and melted with every bite and the sauce and all the other ingredients made this dish something to remember.

Dessert:

Baltazar and Belimunda (chocolate cream, chocolate ice-cream, caramel, hazelnuts, raspberries and sponge cake). This dessert was a little bit inconsistent... some of the components were really good, but the othres were a little bit flat. The highlights: cake, chocolate ice-cream and the caramel (but it doesnt look homemade). The less good Components: the raspberries (frozen), chocolate crumble, chocolate cream (little chocolate flavor and a texture close tho the caramel and I expected something closer to a mousse).