Casa Agricola

A bar and restaurant that is a good choice for a day-to-day basis. The happy hour is unmissable.

Yesterday we arrive without booking the table, but we saw that half the tables were empty. we ask for a table for two to dinner and the waitress after the conversation with the chef!? said that it was not possible to dinate, they were very busy (he made photos to women client to even look at us). To be honest, I have never seen or experienced this.

we visited the bar for a late Sunday evening drink, while everything else was closed and we had luck having some light snacks and chilled beer. friendly people and nice service.

the setting is pleasant and the service was appropriate, although the prices were not particularly cheap. we had the tagliatelle salmao, which was tasty, although the presentation was disappointing – many small pieces of tagliatelle, which suggest fragments on the bottom of a package, instead of real long...stread as expected.

friendly staff, fair prices for a drink, great atmosphere! only for a bottle of wine and a few beer. caregiver staff!

Casa Agricola is worth seeking out if you are in the Casa da Musica area. An old farmhouse surrounded by high rise offices and hotels. The dining room is upstairs, through a busy bar; very pleasant atmosphere in a well proportioned panelled room. Service is...professional and unassertive. Octopus carpaccio and goats cheese tart were first rate starters, followed by mushroom risotto and monkfish in red wine both equally good. An extensive wine list sensibly priced. It seems always busy, understandably, so good to book.

We didn’t want to take a cab anywhere so we decided to walk to this restaurant near our airbnb that had pretty good reviews. The restaurant upstairs is a formal setting. We ordered Serrano ham and manchiego cheese to start but found the cheese less...sharp than others which we would have preferred. I ordered fish with shrimp and rice. It arrived as a stew which wasn’t clear on the menu. Could have been tastier and less bland. The salmon with spinach pasta had both chunks and slices. It was well seasoned but a bit dry; no sauce. The mushroom risotto was excellent. As we left we peaked into another dining space which was closed but full of art and paintings. The waiter kindly opened for us to see. It’s a serene restaurant that I think has been around for awhile. Most of the clientele was from nearby and all Portuguese. That’s always nice.