Absolutely brilliant dinner. Our favourite dishes were the deep fried green beans, the black pudding with cornbread (it's Portuguese morcela, much tastier than black pudding) and the Pudim Abade de Priscos.
(oh, ask for bread. essential for mopping up sauces and eating with the cured meats and cheeses)
The service was top notch, warm like in Portugal, we felt taken care of.
Will go again to try the suckling pig and the Pão de Ló!
David Saltares Márquez
+4
Cosy place, pretty much everything on the menu is to share. We really liked the food although some people may not as that use quite a bit of olive oil. Definitely worth a try.
Went with a Portuguese friend, she said it was really good and the food tastes like it should taste. It was my first time with Portuguese food and I loved it. Menu is not very big and all dishes are to share, so 2-3 per person and a lot of bread should be enough.
Despite the portuguese name, this restaurant does not serve typical portuguese food. The food is tasty and a nice variation of some typical dishes. But be prepared to order several dishes per person, because they come in small amounts. It's nice to share several with friends...
89 pts. / 100 from me.
ALENTEJO
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S A R A H A H M E D ,
Taberna do Mercado,
London, 6 July 2015.
Everything was very professonal. Food tasty and well much with wine selection. Maybe expensive place but probebly nr. 1 in London which is serving original and modern Portuguese quesine.
You can't go wrong here, food is absolutely perfect here. And don't forget to get pão de ló for dessert ;)
I was lucky enough to go to their soft opening and it's great that a Portuguese restaurant has opened because there's not many choices with this cuisine here in London. The place itself is really nice but with an intimate feel, so felt really comfortable there the minute I walked in.
We ordered all types dishes, our favourites were definitely the cured meat and fish choices, and their desserts were phenomenal. I wasn't a fan of their kimchi cabbage one though. Overall we loved the food but the prices are pretty steep, more than 30 a person with already half-price off the food.
So definitely not a place to have a full stomach, which is unfortunate because when I was in Portugal the food is not only super cheap but filling.
It's all about the finest products. Very interesting selection of Wines!
From the time we arrived the staff were friendly , welcoming and extremely accommodating.
Our waitress did a great job with guiding us through the menu and recommending dishes and wine that we were sure to enjoy.
Love the food. Fresh , delicious and flavoursome.
I'll definitely be back and highly recommend it.
i had dinner here last night. made a booking online a few days prior and arrived at the restaurant expecting to see a full house – but it was empty! turns out that everyone was seated at the 'outside' heater terrace which did look warm and inviting, but we chose to seat 'inside' for a quiet meal.
food was great (cod tongue, pao de lo, beef sandwich, green bean fritters were amazing!) but service was lacking.
the manager was friendly, but *especially* friendly to the table beside us, who seemed to be his friends. it got slightly annoying when he stood over our table to watch/talk to them. we ordered two cups of tea to go with dessert that never came. shame because i really needed something to wash down that beautifully moist pao de lo cake!
i can see why some people think the portions are small for the price. but i would definitely come back again, for lunch.
Tapas Portuguese style. A delightful little restaurant of Nuno Mendes fame. Cool place to eat with friends small groups or large. Food is creative and delicious. Lively atmosphere but service is a bit slow. I was told by my Portuguese friend that the food is authentic with a London twist. You must try the Pasteis de nada!
We went there to eat again last night. We loved all the dishes we ordered. The Bean starter was divine and the steak sandwich was very delicious. We ordered the pork chop which was very expensive £45 (£11 per kg) and whilst it was delicious there were hardly any meat and I mean literally hardly any meat lots of fat which gives the flavour but you could not even get three bites out of it then £45 is a lot. It was good quality but certainly very poor value for money for that dish. It is still a lovely neighbourhood restaurant with a good decent atmosphere just be careful what you ordered.
Amazing Natas in the heart of London. They literally melt in your mouth!
This is a unique place. One can sense love and proud in every aspect of this stablisment. Not only the food is top of the range quality prepared with care also the service is (what word would describe...?) brilliant!
Having visited Taberna a few times one can only feel very fortunate to be a customer, just a privilege in every level
Really enjoyed our Sunday evening dinner. The menu required a lot of googling / checking with the waiter, but well worth the effort. Not the cheapest tapas around, but far better than the standard fried cheese and whitebait!
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