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Contrabando

Restaurant Bar Mexican restaurant Tex mex restaurant Burrito restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Mexican restaurants in Lisbon


Address

Av. 24 de Julho 90, 1200-870 Lisboa, Portugal

Website

www.restaurantecontrabando.pt

Contact

+351 21 073 2754

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.80 (2K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 12 to 3 PM, 6 PM to 12 AM
  • Thursday: 12 to 3 PM, 6 PM to 12 AM
  • Friday: 12 to 3 PM, 6 PM to 2 AM
  • Saturday: 12 PM to 2 AM
  • Sunday: 12 PM to 12 AM
  • Monday: 12 to 3 PM, 6 PM to 12 AM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 3 PM, 6 PM to 12 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (12) asked (9) recommend (8) experience (7) ordered (7) meat (6) terrible (6) waiter (6) table (6) drinks (6)
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  • 1/5 Alexander J. 2 years ago on Google
    Truly gross. Fajita chicken is like a soup with soggy French fries. No joke. Look at the photos and compare. The other is apparently Cajun chicken pasta. Do not order unless you’re are desperate and also have a microwave to recook it.
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Alexey R. 1 year ago on Google • 12 reviews
    We really didn't like this place! I'll tell you more: corona beer - brought without lime with ice. ice beer? strange. Cheese sticks - exactly from the store. The bbq ribs are very dry meat with a terrible sauce that makes your stomach hurt all evening. Service - made a mistake on the bill. The location of the cafe is very bad. We do not recommend anyone to visit.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Nuno R. 9 months ago on Google • 162 reviews
    Most food was done in the microwave. Nachos were from package with microwaved sauces. Burguers came cold. Quesadilha was super oily like it was just re-heated in thr microwave. Service was just terrible. Only one waiter was professional, the rest of the staff was smoking and drinking in the outside area and seemed high as a kite.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Kevin S. 4 months ago on Google • 224 reviews
    Similar to many reviews I got food 50% off and still wish I had done something else. Worst burrito I've ever had. Nachos tasted alright, guac was good. Lisbon DOES NOT have good Mexican food. Someone needs to step up and make a proper taqueria, the city is dying for one.

  • 3/5 Luis N. 2 years ago on Google • 145 reviews
    It's nice but it doesn't worth the full price (we had a 50% discount on food through The Fork). Edit: very poor experience this time. Almost 1h of wait with the restaurant at 25% of occupation. They brought a garlic mayo that was out dated...
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 mariachiara a. 2 years ago on Google
    We reserved a table at 18.00 through the fork app, once we arrived at the place and asked to sit inside they told us it wasn't possible because they were still preparing the tables for the dinner time so they asked us to stay outside. After 10 min sitting outside in the cold we saw that the space inside was ready and so we asked to move there (the entire local was empty), they responded it wasn't possible without reservation, we insisted that actually we had it and they just said they will make the outside space comfortable for us (no sense). Since we didn't want to eat outside we just left. The behavior of the staff was not polite and we'll never go back there. Furthermore, when we tried to left a review on the fork app we discovered they flagged us as "not showed", probably in order to avoid our bad review.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Miguel A. 1 year ago on Google
    Way too expensive. 3 90 for purified water not even mineral water. Service is pretty bad and the food/meat is pretty chewy. Had a friend who ordered a burguer which came with 2 cockroaches, when he pointed it out they merely swapped his plate and served him the same food. Not even asking if he would like a different plate or serving. They also made a mistake on the bill for pretty substancial amount. Terrible experience do not recommend.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 David C. 1 year ago on Google • 35 reviews
    Always a pleasure coming here The menu is so good and it’s so nice having 50% from the fork I recommend a lot the wagyu, picanha and Vazia It’s such a cool place and if you like meat you should come here
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Ricardo C. 1 year ago on Google
    I did not belive 3,90€ for a water bottle ? see the invoice. My bad did not check the price but this seems like a robbery! Dry meat and cool potatoes also served...
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sam 2 years ago on Google
    Big burger was big but flavor was a bit off, wings were great.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Fátima S. 2 years ago on Google
    Good food, I chose as main dish “maminha” and drink “sangria vinho tinto” was very good. What was a little annoying was the time that we had to wait to get in, we had a table scheduled for 22:30 and we only sat down at 23:15
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Анастасия �. 1 year ago on Google
    I have ordered Fajita Beef (Glovo). Terrible. A bit of meet and a lot of onion. The souse is amazingly terrible: lime and soy souse, I guess. You feel everything salty as a hell. They did not put cheese. Guacamole is impossible to eat. It tastes a cheap oil. Never again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 João P. 1 year ago on Google
    Tasty. Friendly staff. Good drinks. Mostly Mexican style. A bit noisy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 I am 1. 1 year ago on Google
    Steak tasted like my shoe sole, 2 star. My shoe sole dipped in caramel isn't that bad, for a shoe. Kinda like a caramel apple, but a shoe. Will not return unless I am craving shoe soles.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Daniel D. 1 year ago on Google
    A bit pricey for a burger but very delicious. The cocktails are also nothing to sleep on!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Catherine S. 1 year ago on Google
    Disappointed in this place, quesadilla was kind of good but shrimp wasn’t clean well…prices really high
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 João S. 1 year ago on Google
    If i could, I would give it 0 stars. Everything was terrible, except the entries (cheese sticks) which came right out of the freezer, which is fine - they were good. From the moment we ordered to the end of our meal, all of the waiters constantly screamed from one side of the restaurante to the other, somethimes even swearing in Portuguese. The lack of organization was also noticeable. For dinner we asked for Picanha and an Entrecôte. I had the Entrecôte which wasn't rotten yet, but it wasn't fresh either. Once I tasted the Picanha, immediatly sent it back, since it was definetly tainted. Once we sent it back, the waiter stated " the different taste may be because it's European meat, but okay I'll bring you maminha" - which we prontly refused. After this, we ate nothing else and when the waiter went to pick our dishes just said "oh you ate nothing, maybe you're not hungry because it's a little to early." We asked for the bill and we were charged for the rotten Picanha. It was definitely the worse experience I've ever had in any restaurant, as I had very high expectations for it. At a city where it's so easy to eat fantastically well and cheap, I would never recommend this restaurante.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 M M. 7 months ago on Google • 27 reviews
    Had fantastic dinner and Shish strong enough . Ordered Caesar and BBQ pizza. Though salad had extra vinegar which didn’t allow to taste all flavours , for recommendation don’t please add a lot of that. BBQ pizza was fantastic and delicious and no comment. Good luck guys 👍👏

  • 5/5 Jéssica Ribeiro Sousa M. 4 months ago on Google • 14 reviews
    Very good atmosphere and mood. Nice place for group dinner (they have specific menus) or just do on a date. Easy to park. I really recommend to reserve with The Fork as you get -30% off, but be careful because some plates are not included in the discount. I really enjoyed the experience and recommend the churros com doce de leite!!! It's really good.

  • 3/5 Francisco 5 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    It's really a meh experience. Service was taking way too long, often feeling the need to call for a waiter ourselves in different parts of our lunch. I must say everyone was really nice though. The restaurant seems to have permanent 40-50% discounts via TheFork which shows you the menu prices are inflated. Even still, I don't think a lot of the items are worth the price (with or without discount). At the end of the day, most items' prices are way too high for the quality. Some friends ordered meat, which was ok. I got the crispy chicken burger and to be honest you can find crispier and tastier chicken on a lot of other places, including cheap KFC.

  • 4/5 Maria M. 1 year ago on Google
    The food made up for the slow service. We ordered two salads that never came, the waitress was more focused on her phone than on the tables, but, in the end, they didn't charge us for desserts and starters - fair enough! The dishes were very tasty and well presented!

  • 4/5 Helder C. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place The food was good, but not great The pork ribs were amazing, the beef ribs not so good They only have the beer from Estrella damm , which, for me, is a big turn off You can feel a good restaurant, nice service, but for the price, I was expecting a tad more Nevertheless the 4 stars suits them fine, and I would recommend as a place to go

  • 1/5 Joana P. 7 months ago on Google • 1 review
    Probably the worst experience I’ve had. On their media they advertised a promo of 2x1 margaritas with a reserved table. We arrived at midnight and asked if there were any tables available, as soon as we were told there were no tables and at the door another of their staff came to us and rudely asked if we wanted a table and why we were leaving. We looked past this and walked in, asked for our drinks and churros. The waiter that took our drinks told this to a supposed manager who came to us, again, rudely, and asked “so do you only want drinks? We kept the kitchen open for you”, and mind you the kitchen closed at 11pm and we arrived after midnight. Nonetheless this was the excuse used to refuse to provide any service, and at that point we got up and left to the establishment next door which gave us incredible drinks

  • 2/5 Emanuel A. 5 months ago on Google • 2 reviews
    The first time I went to this restaurant, I ordered some chicken tacos. Sometime later the waiter comes and says there aren't any left. Second time I went, I ordered maminha and it was nothing like it, it was wood tasteless, terrible they brought this to the table. It went back and it was again hard. My girlfriends burger was also burnt. I don't know if they take critics seriously but I hope so. Their drinks are good and the space but the main thing the food, I had a terrible experience. I don't recommend it. It's also not authentic Mexican food. The waiters are nice but they are clueless about what they are bringing to the table or even doing there.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
    • ✓️ Free street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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