Bela Lisboa Restaurant

Good is outstanding.. The staff is great. The owner remembered us coming in 5 months ago and remembered our drink preferences. Be sure to ask about the craft ice cubes and drinks. We come here whenever we're in Chattanooga. Recommend the sales cod dish and the paella.

I decided to pick this place for our anniversary dinner because of the reviews and I had seen they had octopus on the menu. I’m glad I did because the food was amazing. For appetizer we had the mussels. The flavor was amazing. Make sure you ask for more bread so you can dip it in the juice. For entree I ordered the Polvo Lagareiro / Octopus. It was the best I’ve had and cooked just right. I will keep going back just for it. Hubby ordered the Spicy Chickpea that was very good as a vegan entree. We went when it just opened when it wasn’t busy yet. Our server was great. We had the best dinner there.

The squid ink pasta was amazing!

The food is unique and lovely! An amazing selection of a variety of dishes. You can taste the effort that goes into the preparation of this outstanding menu. However, pack your patience in regards to the service. We came in about 5 mins early for our reservation and were told we could be seated, but would need to wait for our reservation time to be served. We weren’t even offered water or a drink and sat there 15 mins past our reservation time. We were also seated at an unacceptably wobbly table. It was impossible to keep water and wine in your glass. I had brought a rather expensive bottle of Portuguese wine to celebrate a special occasion and was concerned about spilling the bottle or my glass so my husband politely asked if it was possible to fix the table and was told by our server that it was impossible to fix. We then requested to be reseated as there were few tables available. Our request was met with a bit of a snarky attitude and we were told there was no other seating available. After putting in our order the server/manager (dude with a man bun) reluctantly offered us a seat in the bar by the server station. It was not the best solution as it’s a busy area with chatter and constant movement of the staff, but it was miles better than the wobbly table. Mind you, there was several tables that became available throughout our meal. In particular, a two top that remained empty for the entire two hours we were there. There were multiple opportunities that the server could’ve chosen to move us, but he simply did not care and was a bit short even after offering some of our bottle of wine to him and the chef. We drove 3 hours round trip to specifically eat here because our first experience was incredible. (Different server) My suggestion is to request a specific table or request any table other than table 8. Cheers!

Overpriced. Terrible service. Never got one refill of our waters. My entree was essentially a bowl of mashed potatoes submerged in oil.

The food is simply awesome - the chef is very talented and Gabe sets the example for all managers to aspire to.

Horrible food and no service whatsoever. The guy went to every table but ours. We had no water or ice. We ordered two different cod dishes that were far too oily and too salty to eat! He shuffled around and went to every table but ours. I watched him. I finally as he passed us asked him to bring a check and to go boxes. That was another 8 minutes! He then came ( son had left table by then) asked what was wrong with our food. I said we got no service whatsoever. The food was oily and too salty. I wrote poor service on check. He stomped away and threw a plate in the kitchen! I will never go back. This was Sunday afternoon with very few customers so no Excuse. Worst experience ever!

Love this restaurant. Food is just wonderful and the sauces are the highlight. Salted cod was just great . Pear in port reduction (server suggestion) was perfect ending. Service was excellent and we will be back soon.

We had a great experience! Food was unreal and drinks were too! Great service!