The type of restaurant that was missing at
Avenida da Liberdade... Fine dining that respects the
Portuguese cuisine and all its traditional products without
being innovative and creative.
The restaurant itself is very
interesting... Right for all types of customer. We can divide the
restaurant in three different areas. The back, much more reserved (that
everyone can use), in the middle it is the Bar, tall tables and a
great selection of gins and finally the entrance, a
lot of light and for me best one.
Before talking about the
food I have to say that the service was
perfect. Friendly people... Always tried
and worried to know if everything was alright and
if we are likening... And the best part was that the feedback
that you give they make sure to pass the message to the kitchen.
Regarding the food... As
you can notice from previous post Every time I can I choose the tasting Menu,
and this time was no exception. So the menu has 6 dishes (2 starters, fish,
meat, pre-dessert and dessert).
Before the starters is served an
amouse-bouche... This time was mush potato, braised egg-yolka and ox tail
broth... the dish was exceptional).
The starters were:
Mackerel escabeche (for me the best dish of all. Very light, fresh and well made). All the dishes were visually exceptional.
Eggplant puree with braised egg yolk
(this dish despite being perfect didn't had the "WOW" factor due to
the similarities with the Amouse-bouche).
The fish was my least favorite due to
something called "piri-piri" (chili)... The dish was codfish with
shallots, baked potatoes and mushroom sauce (as you can see classic combination
in a lot of Portuguese dishes)... it was everything great until that moment
that I ate the only shallots which had the chili... my mouth went numb!
The meat was the so waited Ox tail,
garnish with caramelized shallots and parsnip puree infused with white
chocolate. The dish was very well balanced... the flavor combination seems odd
but it works perfectly... Specially because the execution was brilliant.
Pre-dessert... cheese foam with caramel
and water mint.
Dessert... very simple. Chocolate cake
(almost like a mousse... yummy) with red-fruits foam and pennyroyal slush.
Conclusion... I want to go back again and
again and try the other dishes.
If you don't know where to go lunch/dinner
go to TABIK...
The food:
Address:
Avenida da Liberdade 41
Lisboa
Eat Drink Live Enjoy...
Lisboa
Eat Drink Live Enjoy...
