Cowie Lisbon Brunch Review: Trendy Café Vibes, Photos & Thoughts

Cowie Lisbon Brunch Spot

​Cowie is a cute and very instagrammable brunch spot in Lisbon with some interesting dishes on the menu. 

Ordering at Cowie 

Ordering at Cowie can be done by ringing that red and black Call button on the table as shown below. The menu is available via scanning the QR code on the napkin holder.

Scanning QR codes for menus is pretty common across Portugal. You will often see the QR code taped or laminated to the tables, chairs, or napkin holders as in this case. 
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Brunch Bevvies at Cowie, Lisbon Portugal

Canadian-made multi-way dress

​Dalgona Coffee + Fresh Orange Juice

​For our brunch bevvies we ordered a fresh squeezed orange juice and a latte. 
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Freshed squeezed orange juice and Dalgona Coffee at Cowie

​But since they also had Dalgona Coffee on the menu, we decided to give the viral whipped coffee drink a try. 

What we Ordered:

Lisbon Brunch Shot - Cowie

Apple Nut Pancake Stack

Apple Nut Pancake Stack Cowie Brunch

​Poached Egg over Duck Broth White Bean Puree - Executive Brunch menu 

Poached Egg over Pureed White Beans with Duck Broth at Cowie Brunch

​Perfectly Poached Egg at Cowie

Perfectly Poached Egg at Cowie Brunch in Lisbon

​Cowie Brunch Review

Cowie is a really cute spot in Lisbon, freshly designed with adorable cow print accents and a bar top for co-working.

The day we were in town happened to be a holiday where people (apparently) like to go for brunch. So the place was packed. They also had the heat turned up so high it was stiffling, which really took away from the experience, unfortunately

 

About the food: The food was lovely and well presented. I was too intruiged to pass up the duck broth white bean puree with the poached egg from the executive brunch menu. The flavors were good, but there was a textural imbalance with too much being smooth, squishy (bean puree + egg). The toast wasn't quite enough to balance it out both in texture and in quantity. Everything felt slightly too monotoned. 

Cowie has potential to be a great brunch spot in Lisbon.

​As much as brunch always sounds like a a winning idea, we are seeing a pattern that it is really challenging to execute well. This isn't the first time we had a less-than-great experience at brunch in Lisbon.

The aesthetic is there, as is room to grow. :) 
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