Atalho de Alvalade

Av. Rio de Janeiro 52, 1700-125 Lisboa, Portugal

★ 4.3 (1,082 Google reviews) · Restaurant · Compare this place

Cuisine: Barbecue

⚠️ Tourist-trap warning

Tourists rate it higher than locals do

🏠 Local score 3.88 how locals rate it · 85 reviewers 😊 68% good (4–5★) · 😐 13% okay (3★) · 😖 19% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.
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🧳 Tourist score 4.31 how tourists rate it · 45 reviewers 😊 82% good (4–5★) · 😐 7% okay (3★) · 😖 11% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.

Who eats here?

🏠 65% locals 35% tourists 🧳

85 of its 130 recent reviewers are from Portugal - 45 are not.

🍽️ Moderately busy - about 10 new Google reviews a month - busier than 65% of Lisboa places

Before you go

Practical details reported by 186 reviewers in the data we already collected.

Reviewer-reported
Food 4.41 176 reports
🏠 4.34★ (87) 🧳 4.39★ (41)
Service 4.24 177 reports
🏠 4.11★ (88) 🧳 4.2★ (41)
Atmosphere 4.35 176 reports
🏠 4.3★ (87) 🧳 4.39★ (41)
Price per person€25–30 124 reports
Reported waitNo wait 73% of 81 reports
Noise levelQuiet, easy to talk 48% of 42 reports
ReservationsReservations recommended 42% of 50 reports
Group size5–8 people 29% of 48 reports
Meal typeDinner 63% of 98 reports
SeatingIndoor dining 92% of 13 reports
ParkingPaid car park 67% of 12 reports
Recommended dishesBolo do Caco 50% of 2 reports

How locals and tourists have rated it over time

Everyone: 5★Everyone: 3.79★Everyone: 4.57★Everyone: 4.27★Everyone: 4.25★Everyone: 2.5★Everyone: 4.21★Everyone: 3.67★Everyone: 3.6★Everyone: 3.22★Everyone: 4.75★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 4.86★ Tourists: 5★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.2★Tourists: 4.1★Tourists: 3.67★Tourists: 4.43★Tourists: 4.5★Tourists: 3.6★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 5★ Locals: 5★Locals: 3.3★Locals: 4.4★Locals: 4.3★Locals: 5★Locals: 1.8★Locals: 4.14★Locals: 3.67★Locals: 3★Locals: 2.75★Locals: 4.6★Locals: 4★Locals: 4.8★
Everyone Tourists Locals Google all-time 4.3★ May 25 – May 26
🏠 Local share is steady - 67% of recent reviewers are locals, vs 65% before
💬 The owner replies to 5% of reviews, usually within 37 days
🧭 55% of reviewers are Google Local Guides

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Based on 130 recent written Google reviews · confidence: high · checked 2026-07-13 · newest review 2 months ago