English Bar 42

R. Bernardino Costa 42, 1200-052 Lisboa, Portugal

★ 4.4 (933 Google reviews) · Portuguese Restaurant · Compare this place

Cuisine: Portuguese

⚠️ Tourist-trap warning

Tourists rate it higher than locals do

🏠 Local score 3.8 how locals rate it · 35 reviewers 😊 66% good (4–5★) · 😐 14% okay (3★) · 😖 20% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.
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🧳 Tourist score 4.28 how tourists rate it · 99 reviewers 😊 84% good (4–5★) · 😐 2% okay (3★) · 😖 14% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.

Who eats here?

🏠 26% locals 74% tourists 🧳

35 of its 134 recent reviewers are from Portugal - 99 are not.

🍽️ Moderately busy - about 4.9 new Google reviews a month

Before you go

Practical details reported by 174 reviewers in the data we already collected.

Reviewer-reported
Food 4.3 155 reports
🏠 3.97★ (37) 🧳 4.45★ (83)
Service 4.41 164 reports
🏠 4.08★ (37) 🧳 4.54★ (90)
Atmosphere 4.26 161 reports
🏠 3.89★ (37) 🧳 4.42★ (88)
Price per person€15–20 100 reports
Reported waitNo wait 81% of 26 reports
Noise levelModerate noise 54% of 24 reports
Group sizeTwo people 29% of 17 reports
Meal typeDinner 61% of 83 reports
SeatingIndoor dining 67% of 6 reports
Order typeDine in 99% of 73 reports
Recommended dishesFrancesinha Especial Com Batata Frita 70% of 23 reports

How locals and tourists have rated it over time

📉 Slipping - down to 3.91★ from 4.4★ earlier

Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.6★Everyone: 4.4★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 4.4★Everyone: 4.3★Everyone: 3.83★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.57★Everyone: 4.33★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 3.43★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 3★Everyone: 4.2★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 2.56★ Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.83★Tourists: 4.43★Tourists: 4.67★Tourists: 4.75★Tourists: 4.83★Tourists: 3.75★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.6★Tourists: 4.33★Tourists: 3.43★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.75★Tourists: 4.75★Tourists: 3.67★Tourists: 4.2★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4★Tourists: 2.25★ Locals: 5★Locals: 4.25★Locals: 4.33★Locals: 3★Locals: 3.5★Locals: 4★Locals: 4★Locals: 3.5★Locals: 5★
Everyone Tourists Locals Google all-time 4.4★ Mar 24 – Apr 26
🏠 Locals are drifting away - 10% of recent reviewers are locals, vs 27% before
🧭 63% of reviewers are Google Local Guides

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Based on 134 recent written Google reviews · confidence: high · checked 2026-07-13 · newest review 2 months ago