Fairly large restaurant that does a good churrasco (we had 500g filet mignon that was juicy and…read moretender, although a bit salty) and serve nice caipirinhas too. The place is a bit on the dark side but with some nice fresh air filtering in. In the back there's a play space for kids with "monitors"; it's a bit on the old side and get super busy on weekends. Service was friendly.

Decent pizza buffet. There is regular and sweet pizza. The service is quite poor and the place…read morewasn't even busy. Good value for the price, and nice ambience, but that's about it.

One of the few places that I really like in Belo Horizonte. Every time that I'm in town I do my…read morebest to come here. On the weekends is very packed so make sure to reserve before you come here! The pizza is delicious my favorite one is the chocolate (so make sure to have space for that.) Anyway, the waiters are good but sometimes they can be rude to you. This is a must go kinda of place. You won't regret it.

"If the house is full it's because the food is delicious." That's the slogan of the restaurant…read more Yes, indeed!

UPDATE: eat like a KING for R25-ish! I am writing this update primarily to comment on the por quilo…read morebuffet that we just tried. The selection is somewhat small compared to your average Brazilian lunch buffet, but the quality more than makes up for it. Man it's good. The different meats (ribs, slow cooked beef & torresmo in our case) and tropeiro were excellent. Veggies and salads no dealbreakers. Add a nice cold beer. Was 5 stars, remains 5 stars! Great Buteco in the NE corner of Mercado Central (2nd floor). This place is popular and nearly always busy, so unless you show up before 11:30 you can expect a line. Service is quick and friendly. The food is very, very good. Worth the wait. Mineirinho Valente (winning entry of the Comida di Buteco festival 2005) is a cute little hot pot with canjiquinha (staple), cheese, smoked pork, ribs, sausage & spinach. It sounds great and tastes even better. Simply delicious! Fígado Acebolado com Jiló is a favorite on the menu and was recommended to us by friends and random co-diners. It has excellent strips of beef liver, onion & jiló (scarlet eggplant, originally from Africa but popular in Brazil), which is a bit bitter vegetable that pairs very well with the liver. Delicious also. We have tried a few other dishes in years past and nearly all are good. Feijão Mexicana looks excellent but might be our least favorite. Drinks include the typical beers, a range of specialty beers and various spirits, including a good collection of cachaças.