Portugese kookcursus in Lissabon

Such a fun and delicious way to get a taste of the culture and history of Portugal. Our chef guided us through recipes from soup to dessert. Then we ate together! Amazing evening!

Our favorite experience of our honeymoon trip! Patricia and Elsa made us feel so comfortable cooking the new dishes, it felt as if cooking with family. They provided great stories and details about Portuguese culture and cuisine and the wine was fantastic as well. A very welcoming and friendly experience, and sitting down to eat the food we made and converse with them was one of our favorite meals of the whole trip. Could not recommend this enough!

This tour was cancelled by the host. Unable to review but I haven’t gotten my refund for this class yet

Such a fun experience! We cooked a 3 course meal, and the work was divided among the four of us (really the only way to accomplish this in a reasonable timeframe). Our chef-guide was very patient with my teenage daughter as she made her first ever custard. If you're interested in learning about & sampling some traditional Portuguese dishes, I highly recommend this tour!

She was incredibly supportive and patient with a group possessing a broad skill base. Some were experienced cooks and some were novices. Her instructions were very clear without being overbearing. She also modified recipes on the fly to accommodate dietary needs.

Wonderful experience, great food prepared and shared with new friends

Nice experience! The staff was friendly

Overall, this cooking class was a major disappointment and definitely not worth the price. The class was very disorganized, and there was very little actual instruction or hands-on participation. The instructor mostly did the cooking himself, and we had to REPEATEDLY ask him to give us tasks because otherwise we were just standing around watching. There were also too many people (11 people total) booked into the class, so each of us only got about a minute or two of actual cooking time. If that. Another downside is that you don’t make your own dish or even cook as a small group—everyone works together on one large communal meal. That, combined with the surprisingly lax approach to food safety, made the whole experience a little uncomfortable. We were never asked to wash our hands or tie our hair back before cooking, the fruit wasn’t washed before being used, and although the instructor washed his hands fairly often, he would regularly run his fingers through his hair and then go right back to handling the food. We also didn’t leave with a recipe card or any written instructions to recreate the dishes at home, which felt like a missed opportunity for a cooking class. And as for the food itself… it was unfortunately the worst meal we had during our entire trip. Everything was incredibly bland and underwhelming, especially considering the price. The menu consisted of boiled potatoes, boiled vegetable soup, boiled clams, and boiled pears—by the end we were joking that apparently the only cooking technique we learned was how to boil things. I rarely say this, but I genuinely feel like I deserve my money back. It really was that bad of an experience. On top of everything, the kitchen became extremely hot and uncomfortable once the cooking started. For the amount of money this experience costs, I expected a much more organized, interactive, and hygienic class. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend it.

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The host was great and the experience was fun for our family of four (2 teens and parents). Plenty of drinks and snacks while we attempted to cook. It was a little crowded and not everyone got to actually prep or cook, but overall very fun! We have done an experience before in Italy where everyone had a cooking station and a job to do and that made it feel more inclusive.

We had a great time with Bruno visiting the market and preparing a meal. He was friendly and engaging. However, I wish the menu was a bit more interesting and tasty - the finished product was good but not great.