O Escorpião

R. de Alcântara 35, 1300-023 Lisboa, Portugal

★ 4.7 (237 Google reviews) · Restaurant · Compare this place

Cuisine: Portuguese

💖 Loved by locals & tourists

Locals and tourists agree - it's excellent

🏠 Local score 4.85 how locals rate it · 40 reviewers 😊 100% good (4–5★) · 😐 0% okay (3★) · 😖 0% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.
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🧳 Tourist score 4.97 how tourists rate it · 86 reviewers 😊 100% good (4–5★) · 😐 0% okay (3★) · 😖 0% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.

Who eats here?

🏠 32% locals 68% tourists 🧳

40 of its 126 recent reviewers are from Portugal - 86 are not.

🌿 Quietly reviewed - about 1.6 new Google reviews a month

Before you go

Practical details reported by 147 reviewers in the data we already collected.

Reviewer-reported
Food 4.92 137 reports
🏠 4.91★ (34) 🧳 4.96★ (72)
Service 4.94 137 reports
🏠 4.88★ (34) 🧳 5★ (72)
Atmosphere 4.77 136 reports
🏠 4.71★ (34) 🧳 4.82★ (71)
Price per person€10–15 91 reports
Reported waitNo wait 77% of 39 reports
Noise levelQuiet, easy to talk 59% of 29 reports
ReservationsReservations not required 43% of 7 reports
Group sizeAll group sizes 50% of 12 reports
Meal typeLunch 94% of 48 reports
SeatingIndoor dining 79% of 19 reports
Order typeDine in 100% of 44 reports
Recommended dishesSardinhas Assadas No Carvão 78% of 9 reports

How locals and tourists have rated it over time

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Everyone Tourists Locals Google all-time 4.7★ Jan 23 – May 26
🏠 Locals are drifting away - 18% of recent reviewers are locals, vs 33% before
🧭 63% of reviewers are Google Local Guides

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Based on 127 recent written Google reviews · confidence: high · checked 2026-07-13 · newest review 2 months ago