O Gaiteiro

Rua de S. Paulo 214, 1200-058 Lisboa, Portugal

★ 4.4 (714 Google reviews) · Restaurant · Compare this place

Cuisine: Portuguese

🧳 Tourists' spot
🏠 Local score 4.54 small sample · 13 reviewers 😊 92% good (4–5★) · 😐 0% okay (3★) · 😖 8% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.
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🧳 Tourist score 4.61 how tourists rate it · 145 reviewers 😊 92% good (4–5★) · 😐 0% okay (3★) · 😖 8% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.

Who eats here?

🏠 8% locals 92% tourists 🧳

13 of its 158 recent reviewers are from Portugal - 145 are not.

Only 13 locals have reviewed here recently - too few for a confident local score, though the ones who did rate it well. So few local reviews is itself a hint this isn't a regular local spot.

🍽️ Moderately busy - about 5.9 new Google reviews a month

Before you go

Practical details reported by 187 reviewers in the data we already collected.

Reviewer-reported
Food 4.72 180 reports
🏠 4.69★ (16) 🧳 4.71★ (133)
Service 4.68 182 reports
🏠 4.75★ (16) 🧳 4.63★ (134)
Atmosphere 4.52 181 reports
🏠 4.69★ (16) 🧳 4.5★ (133)
Price per person€15–20 121 reports
Reported waitNo wait 83% of 58 reports
Noise levelQuiet, easy to talk 42% of 45 reports
ReservationsNot sure 44% of 9 reports
Group size3–4 people 32% of 37 reports
Meal typeLunch 98% of 46 reports
SeatingIndoor dining 80% of 10 reports
Order typeDine in 100% of 45 reports
Recommended dishesGrilled Sardines 33% of 15 reports

How locals and tourists have rated it over time

Everyone: 4.67★Everyone: 4.29★Everyone: 4.4★Everyone: 4.5★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.38★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.93★Everyone: 4.17★Everyone: 4.86★Everyone: 4.5★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.86★Everyone: 4.33★Everyone: 4.89★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.17★Everyone: 4.38★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.88★Everyone: 3.6★Everyone: 5★ Tourists: 4.5★Tourists: 4.67★Tourists: 4★Tourists: 4.2★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.4★Tourists: 4.33★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.38★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.92★Tourists: 4.44★Tourists: 4.86★Tourists: 4.5★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.83★Tourists: 4.33★Tourists: 4.88★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.17★Tourists: 4.38★Tourists: 5★Tourists: 4.83★Tourists: 3.6★Tourists: 5★ Locals: 4.5★Locals: 3.33★Locals: 5★
Everyone Tourists Locals Google all-time 4.4★ Apr 24 – Jul 26
🏠 Local share is steady - 10% of recent reviewers are locals, vs 8% before
🧭 69% of reviewers are Google Local Guides

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Based on 158 recent written Google reviews · confidence: high · checked 2026-07-13 · newest review 2 months ago