Casa da Tia Helena

Overall above than average dining experience. Ordered Portuguese style pork and it’s decent. The only drawback is the indoor seatings are mainly cater for group diners (4 and above), high chance you’ll be seated outside if you’re solo or couple.

Randomly went to this restaurant and randomly selected the foods, it brought us surprise. We ordered grilled shrimps, grilled octopus and grilled pork steaks, all came with vegetables and potatos. The shrimps and octopus were very yummy. Moreover, the staff are so nice and friendly.

This little place has few tables outside and inside. The atmosphere and food is typical. The menu is short, however still offers enough choices. We had a mixed salat, French fries, sardines. Everything was delicious. Services is nice and friendly.

Excelent restaurant in the heart of Alfama in Lisbon. The staff was friendly, service outstanding and the food was exceptional!

We were very surprised how good the food was. Just loved it. Going back for sure. Not expensive at all. Staff is sweet and kind.

Lovely atmosphere in this restaurant plus it’s just a few minutes walk from the miradouro de Santa luzia. The waiter serving me was really lovely, and he was patient while taking my order. Quality food, local restaurant, great vibes, perfect price, not much more I can say for this restaurant.

Wonderful local experience in the Alfama area with Delicious food and great service. We visited twice in our trip, we fall in love with The flavours of the dishes in this local restaurant. Everything felt very authentic and on point with a very good budget; our highlights are the fishcakes, the grits octopus, the local goat cheese entrance and the bachallao dishes they are stunning 🧀 and last but no least the service is very very nice friendly and helpful people 🤩

Very nice sardine grill and sea bass. We also had Sangria there, very tasty. Not pricey, nice location, a little bit small therefore noisy. Overall, recommended!

food: PREFACE CAME FOR A SNACK, so unfortunately take this review with a grain of salt as I didn't get to eat a real meal here. That being said, got some tapas & one of the best places in Portugal so far. Really wish I had time to come back & grab a real meal. Sausage was just a little bit too salty Service: staff was super friendly Ambiance: in a little alley so feel like it's more of a local spot which I love

Somewhat off the beaten path this place had me come in the fist time because of the smell as I waked by. It dint disappoint, the pastels de Bachalao here where some of my favorites. The vegetable rice was great . Great prices and ambiance , almost took a cab back to Alfama from cascais to hae diner there on last time.

Just come here- such a great place with the nicest staff. We got a whole bottle of wine for 9 euros and ordered bacalhau a bras and grilled octopus. Both were good but the grilled octopus was amazing! It was the best we had in Portugal. We got a desert too but I'm not sure what it was/ it tasted like a dense tiramisu. It felt like we were eating in a grandma's home, which I assume was the point when they named the restaurant Tia Helena .

It was my very first meal in Portugal and it was memorably yummy! Had the tasty octopus salad (enough for two) and the grilled dorado. Flaky and moist. The house wine was lovely. My hubs and I shared the traditional rice pudding with cinnamon and we had espressos. A perfect ending. Our servers were attentive and professional. Highly recommend!

Very good value for very tasty food. We had the one vegetarian dish on the menu and it was delicious. Also had fresh bread, house wine and cheese platter. All very good and very great service.

Tucked away in the maze like streets of Alfama. Very traditional, family owned Portuguese restaurant. Nothing fancy but delicious and fresh. Portions are large and the prices are cheap. Whole sea bass with sides was €10.50 and a draft beer was only €2. Everything was cooked to perfection and seasoned well. Many touristy restaurants up the hill from here but this is not one of them. Use google maps to find this hidden gem.

After spending the good part of an afternoon in the Castelo de São Jorge, I walked down to the Alfama, the oldest district of Lisbon, hoping to come across a small restaurant tucked away somewhere in the narrow alleys and apart from the crowds. Walking after sundown through the cobblestone streets of the Alfama, the nocturnal sounds of residents in their houses wafting in the summer air, I stumbled upon Casa da Tia Helena, a restaurant serving Portuguese food. I was seated on a bistro-style table outside on the cobblestone street and right away felt that I was in the right place at the right time. My vinho verde came in a dull silver tin cup, an indication that this place was real and down-to-earth. The dishes were served in earthenware, in keeping with the restaurant's rustic Iberian air. Being in Portugal, I could not get enough of sardines, and Tia Helena's grilled sardines were delectable. What stole my heart, however, was the Bacalhau à Brás which is made from shreds of salted cod (bacalhau), onions and thinly chopped (matchstick sized) fried potatoes in a bound of scrambled eggs. I had known how important bacalhau is to Portuguese cuisine, but this particular dish to me was, to be a bit dramatic, a revelation. The size of the chopped potatoes certainly matters; a couple of nights beforehand, I had eaten Bacalhau à Brás in the Bairro Alto quarter of Lisbon where it is said to have originated, but Tia Helena's was of surpassing excellence. The shredded cod was soft and salted perfectly, almost indistinguishable from the matchstick-sized potatoes and the scrambled eggs held the two together just enough while at the same time made the dish fluffy and light. Towards my meal's end, a kindly lady came to refill my tin cup with more vinho verde and I remarked in broken Portuguese how delicious my dinner was; I imagined her to be Tia Helena herself. And right away, I wanted to tell the world about this hidden gem in the heart of the Alfama in what is now one of my favorite cities on earth.

My wife and I went here for lunch on a Monday. They were not busy, so no waiting. The food was good and they had an English menu to make life easy. We had grilled salmon and a pork sandwich, both good. The restaurant was a little hard to find but worth it.