So delicious. I happened to stop in here one day for dinner and was not disappointed. We got an…read moreassortment of mains and sides. Cassava fries were made differently from how I'm used to but were very good. My friends liked what they ordered too. Staff was very friendly and attentive. Will definitely be back!

Good food and great staff. Welcoming and hospitable. Warmth when you come through the door!read more

Very good. Enjoyed it. If you like your meat, this is the…read moreplace for you. Lots of selection. Lamb chops, picanha, sirloin, wings, ribs, chicken hearts, veggies, breads, etc. It's very busy but the food comes round very quickly. It's advised to book a table. It's worth doing it though Google otherwise you get charged a fee for no shows. Gratuity is added to your bill. Definitely worth a visit.

Excellent service. The food kept coming! Meats were well seasoned and cooked perfectly.read more

A great time had by all. Stopped here for dinner tonight with friends. The buffet has a nice…read moreselection of salads, side dishes, and vegetables. The meats dont stop. Chicken, Lamb, Steak, and Sausages. It is endless and oh so tasty. They also have brahma beer and a excellent selection of cocktails. Just Go!!!

As it happens it is not easy to find a place to meet the needs of those carnivorous people out…read morethere, this Brazilian place manages quite well. For £21.50 it is all you can eat, really as much as you can handle so be sure to take sweat pants when you come here. The salads are lovely and fresh and the meat is bursting with flavour and prepared in front of you (almost). Very long skewers hold beef, chicken, lamb or pork and they are being cooked in a massive fireplace that has a very funny pork sculpture with an apple on its side. Vegetarians fear not, besides the saldad bar they also offer grilled vegetables skewers at a price of £12 for all you can eat. Very friendly staff, but for some reason I was not allowed to take a picture of their food, I guess you are just going to have to go and see for yourselves.

Really enjoyed the dinner here and it was 2-1 drinks all day, so even better. The Spiced guava…read morepunch was a good cocktail and the service was prompt. More guava was found in the bbq sauce that topped the bbq chicken breasts dinner. The spicy rice was made more spicy by the sauce on the table as well. Good dinner.

Friday night we found this place in Angel. I though: yeah, why not? The place looked cool and…read morealmost packed so we decided to give it a try. We got a nice table (next to the bathrooms, not so cool). The waiter was helpful enough. We ordered some drinks (not alcoholic versions of mojitos) and I have to say those drinks were the best so far. The food? Blah. Totally blah. We ordered some kind of cheese empanadas; too oily and the cheese was no tasty enough (and we were supposed to get four kind of cheese). The mains were ok. Not a big deal too. Chicken with herbs and garlic and chicken sandwich with rosemary fries (I couldn't taste any rosemary on them) The worst part was when we wanted to pay. They gave us the bill and we waited for 30 minutes. No one came to our table. All the staff was chilling in the bar. So, we went there to pay (pretty angry of course) and they didn't apologise or anything. I almost had to make the payment myself. I still can't believe it! I was so upset! As I said, drinks were good, food pretty standard and the service HORRIBLE. Not even 3 shinny starts!

I think this is the closest thing to a food "hole in the wall" Islington has. Just five weeks ago…read moreCafé Brasileiro popped up as a clean, tasty and friendly establishment. It's also adorable with a lovely man serving and making all the food out the back. I walked past this place this morning and thought, "I must pop in for lunch, this place looks too cute." I'm so glad I did! Browsing the menu there is a host of Brazilian home baked delights on offer, from chicken croquettes to cheesey dough dumplings. I went for one of their home made sandwiches filled with egg mayo and tonnes of salad. That with an apple cost no more than £3. What a great value lunch. They do have a little sitting area for 2 people that you can eat at. It's really nice because you can sit and watch the world go by while munching your lunch. I am so going back here to try the rest of their menu as well as their coffee. Well done Café Brasileiro, I can't wait to see you grow ever popular with the locals.

After having returned from my few week sojourn to Rio i was massively in the doldrums and suffering…read morewithdrawal from my pao de queijos (cheese balls) , coxinhas (chicken in manoic flour - deep fried) and cupuacu (super healthy amazonion juice). So every day I'd hot foot it down and stuff my face with salgadinhos (snacks) and brush up on my portuguese with the owner. So I really didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he said that he moving on and to be replaced by a Vietnamese cafe (my second favourite food in the world). Where oh where do I get my snack-fix now?!

A welcome opportunity to try Japanese-Brazilian cuisine came our way when we were near The Bridge…read moreTheatre. The poke bowls and sushi seemed familiar but each had a fusion twist. The fruit juice drinks were most welcome on a hot day! Be sure to try the shrimp appetizer with sweet banana dipping sauce. Excellent ceviche options.

It's not a critically-acclaimed restaurant for nothing. This is Latin-American cuisine at its…read morefinest. The flavors are the closest to the authentic Latin creations I grew up eating, yet also manage to add their own unique and delicious twists to make them pop even more. The ingredients are carefully selected, paired well, and cooked to perfection to make every dish unforgettable. For my first run, I tried the Seared Braised Beef with julienned crispy potatoes, which reminds me of the Lomo Saltado we do in California. The beef is tender and succulent, salty & flavorful, and topped with sliced roasted veggies. The crispy potatoes are amazing, too, but I wish there had been more. This is also the first restaurant I've been to in London that serves fried yuca (cassava) since I moved here... and that was more than 4 years ago. If you're hungry, get this as your side. Brownie points to them for using truffle oil to give them that little extra flair. The drinks don't disappoint, either. Their cocktails are utilizing "better" versions of Latin spirits (think Fair Quinoa Vodka), which means they're slightly pricier but also offer a more varied experience. The wine list is also plentiful, so pick your poison. Given the lively nature of its environment, it's definitely a restaurant for the social experience. However, reservations in advance are strongly recommended, whether you're coming alone or in a group. The ONLY downside I could find about this place was their complete lack of alternative milks. So, if you want something other than dairy to go with your tea or coffee, you're out of luck. In my case, I ended up opting for their Espressini cocktail with Fair Trade Coffee Liqueur instead. I know. What a sacrifice.

Amazing experience. The service was awesome, and the food was some of the best we have ever had…read more Our favorite was the Cochinita pibil and the grilled chimichurri prawns. Our favorite dessert was the pumpkin flan. We may pass on the califlower and the churros next time. My drink was fabulous. Overall, had a great time, the staff were chatty and even kept the kitchen open for us to have dessert. The inside is modern, trendy, and clean. Highly, highly recommend if you're in town or live in London.

I was in town visiting (for work) and was staying at the Town Hall Hotel around the corner and,…read moreeven though I really enjoy the Bethnal Green area, the eating options are pretty limited. When I discovered a Brazilian steak house in the area I had to give it a shot. I saw that they did the eat as much as you like or churrascaria style of eating, where you have a hot and cold buffet of various side salads and starches and then the meats are brought to the tables on skewers. I don't eat red meat too often, but when I get the urge, a churrascaria is a great way of curing that urge. I tried to go there on the Sunday evening first. It clearly says that they serve the churrascaria until 10:30. But when I had arrived (at 9pm), there was no churrascaria. The owner/manager (?) told me that it wasn't busy so they closed down early. He persisted in trying to sell me to stay and have alla carte but I told him, several times, that wasn't what I wanted and came here for. So, I returned this evening. Again, I arrived at approx 8:55pm. No chrrascaria or buffet. But the manager told me that they still serve it but it's not out. They would bring a selection of side dishes to the table and then bring out the meats. So I decided to stay. I NEEDED meat really badly. There were about 10 people in the restaurant and you'd think there were 100. Although, in all fairness there were only two members of staff. The manager, who took orders and served drinks, and a server who brought out the food. Some side dishes arrived after about 20 mins. The problems start here. Because I'm not picking my food, random stuff is appearing that I don't want. Like a plate of "fries" and other stuff that just gets wasted. I didn't order this stuff and I don't want it. So, for the next 15 minutes I ate plain rice waiting for the meat. First skewers came out... pork sausages. I don't eat pork. Next came out BBQ chicken wings. These were frozen/defrosted chicken wings that tasted like they had been sitting around for a couple of hours and then reheated and slathered in cold BBQ sauce. They were rubbery and cold. I didn't eat them. Then the "meat" came out. Over the course of the next half hour a tried the rump steak, beef ribs and something else. All of them had been over cooked. They tasted like they had been previously cooked and then reheated. They were dry, salty, very fatty, and chewy. I spent a lot of time trying to eat this meat and instead being jealous of Charlie Chaplin eating his shoe in "The Kid." I would kill for a shoe!! I have never left a restaurant hungry before, but I left this one after trying three meats, feeling ill and depressed... and paid GBP17.90 for the pleasure. Also, on top of everything else, they only take cash and have to hand write reciepts. I went back to the hotel and had a protein shake! In conclusion: I could make an excuse for them and say that it wasn't busy so they closed the buffet and then reheated food from earlier instead of cooking up all new fresh food. But that's not good enough. I paid the same as the people getting the fresh stuff at 6pm. I've eaten Brazilian Charrascaria literally all over the world and this was by far the worst. Even the restaurant in Pasadena, CA that left me and my lady suffering from food poisoning was better quality than this place. Again, I'll say that, possibly, if you come at 6pm the quality would/might be better. Maybe if you order all carte instead of the churrascaria you might get better luck. Who knows. I can only judge on my personal experience. 1. Slow service. 2. Bad food. 3. Overpriced. Go here only if: 1. You are not a discerning meat eater and consider a Big Mac to be gourmet. 2. You have plenty of time on your hands. 3. You don't wear dentures. A positive experience to take away from this, is that, when I went there the first night and couldn't get the food advertised, I left and found the Al-Amin curry house around the corner. That place is awesome. Review to come very soon. Blessings.

I was surprised with my experience at Raizes. There was live…read moremusic, great service and the food was surprisingly affordable and delicious. If you want a good steak, give it a whirl. For the price you pay, it's worth it.

Amazing, delicious and plentiful meats of all kinds. Friendly service and reasonable prices.read more

I expected great things, and was not disappointed…read more This unassuming spot in Broadway Market gets by on its well deserved reputation alone. From the outside, and when you squint through the window, you won't see anything flash or pretentious (looking at you Gaucho), but just wooden furniture and staff in jeans and over-worn, over-washed baggy restaurant tshirts. It's when you get inside that the smell hits you. My co-eater noted, with some delight, that it even smelt like South America - the meat, the wine, the spices. Mouths were watering. Down to business - friendly, if not a little indifferent, service and rustic, simple décor. In the middle of the room is the huge grill on which the slabs of meat were being cooked. It was fun watching these guys move the meat around, clearly knowledgeable and skilled. The wine we were recommended, a Malbec of course, was damn good. When my food arrived, there was a wry smile on my face. Perhaps it was a boastful smile. The sizzling paradilla that was squeezed onto our table was a meat delight. 2 sausages, 1 black pudding, a slab of provolone and the stars of the show, a huuuuge sirloin and a juicy fillet. Shared between two, this was more than enough. We went for a side of salad to compliment. The meat was fantastic. Really, very good. And the sign of a good steak - the fat from the sirloin was melt-in-your-mouth juicy and tasty. Such a treat. As we were one of the last customers to finish, we witnessed the staff setting up for an end of shift dinner. Steaks, bread, salads and bottles of wine were assembled on the table and they promptly sat down to eat together to see the night out. Nice touch that.