Lisbon by Night

Lisbon by Night 802Dundas St. 416 603 6522

Elaine and I had just seen a very depressing film. We needed to be uplifted. This was the final night of Summerlicious and we intended to gorge on fine food and have a fun time.

Lisbon By Night is an experience. It is party time and we loved every minute. Part of our delight was due to our outstanding server, Susanne. She was funny, irreverent, generous and highly efficient. She wanted to please and went out of her way to make our evening very special. When Elaine commented that the white wine was not exactly pleasing the glass was immediately taken away and a different wine appeared. At the end of the meal I joked that only thing missing was a piece of dark chocolate. It actually happened. We were both presented with a wrapped piece of dark delicious chocolate.

I commented that I loved tuna and I was rewarded with a lot of my favorite fish.

Be prepared to eat an enormous amount. The food is amazing and it never stops coming.

The first course offered several choices. Elaine opted for the Grilled Sardines. They were so large. She claims they were the best she has ever had. Fish Soup or Green Collard Soup was also listed on the menu. I opted for the Grilled Vegetables. The platter was enormous and each bite was ecstasy. Egg plant, zucchini, Portobello mushroom and peppers were grilled and topped with an oregano extra virgin oil sauce. Each bite was a gourmet delight. I was so filled with just the first course.

For a main entrée you could order the Carne de Parco A Alentejana. Marinated pork is sautéed with clams and served with potatoes wine and cilantro. Vegetarians can enjoy the Penne with olive oil, red and green pepper, zucchini and mushrooms.

We both decided to enjoy the Fish Rodozio. I don’t even have words to describe our delicious fish fest. Platters of fish kept coming around and you helped yourself to as much as you desired. Would you believe that on this occasion platters of tuna, bream, shrimp, calamari, grouper and sardines was offered to us. The platters came more than once. Each table was presented with a bowl of small roasted potatoes and fantastically flavored rice.

A regular menu had so many choices of good Portuguese food. I intend to come back for more Fish Rodizio. For $20.00 you are offered all the grilled fish you can eat. Bread, potatoes and salad are included. The fish is perfectly seasoned and it is wonderful to feast on such a variety at one sitting. The servers offer the food with such pizzazz.

We were bursting at the seams but managed to eat most of our dessert. Elaine’s choice was the Rice Pudding and I shamelessly ordered the Crème Caramel. I really loved the burnt sugar topping.

We both agreed that this was a wonderful dining feast and we had so much fun. Susanne was one of the best servers we have ever encountered and we want to come back just to see her. It is nice to know that such great Portuguese food is offered and presented in a festive manner.