It's closed for good. Looks like it's out of business for a while. Took us a Uber ride and 10…read moreminutes walk around to confirm it.

"Wow". That describes Fat Choi…read more This places serves food from Macau (a mix between Chinese and Portuguese foods). They have a self-service buffet that costs around R$ 45 per kilo (good deal). Not a loooot of options, but the food is tasty. The options from the menu in my opinion are more interesting. A nice touch is that they put together with the menu a tablet displaying pictures from the courses. They have several options, all of them very interesting! I've tried a chicken with a sweet-chilly spice, which was fantastic! There were rice and potatoes on the side (small portions, though). The price was around R$ 35, which I though to be reasonable. I think that they have live music on Thursdays nights, but not sure. On the second floor there are some karaoke rooms also. This place is very discrete, one may pass ahead and don't even notice the small entrance! But I truly indicate this great restaurant, you won't regret! Ps: just though strange that they do not display the wifi password on the walls and the waiters don't have it as well, so when we asked for the password, the waiter took our cells to the owner... weird, at least.

Street parking, and in this neighborhood, I must say good luck to you. This neighborhood has a…read moresubway station not too far from this restaurant so if you are not staying around here I would say to just take the train to come here. the place is pretty large and has a mezzanine sitting area. the A/C blasts in there so you will be a bit cold. Two ways of eating here. All you can eat and by the weight. When you enter the door you will get a piece of paper where it will state what is your eating deal. ALL YOU CAN EAT- as we all know it is a flat fee and you just go for it. BY WEIGHT- the paper you get as you come in gets annotated every time you get food from the buffet and the weight of the meal. once you are done you won't pay any more than you consumed. After you get your meal and go to the table, the waiter will come by and take drink orders. Once the meal is done and you are ready to go, you will take yourself and your friends or family to the register and ll the little papers that was provided to each person at the table must be paid, you will be asked by the door security to return the paper to be allowed to exit the restaurant. These kind of restaurants are common here in Rio, it is very much mixed buffet, so many interesting things, I was impressed with the variety and selections from he salads all the way to hot meals and they even have some interesting appetizer items. Word of advice, the all you can eat is worth it if you plant to visit the buffet more than a couple of times, the weight of certain food items may end up making you meal much more expensive for the by the weight than if you just went with the all you can eat. When in Rio experience this kind of restaurant, this one is good but nothing super special.

On Easter night , me and my friend went there and were not satisfied cuz the food was old and not…read morefresh. Expensive for what you get! I am totally disappointed!

This place was recommended to us by a local for authentic Brazilian cuisine. It might be just that…read morebut for a forigner it was a tough place to eat. The place is buffet style but you get charged by the weight. Picking out what to eat was difficult because we didn't understand the Portuguese descriptions and the food didn't really look like anything familiar. I tried a few items that looked semi decent but I did not enjoy any of them. Maybe just not the spot for a foreigner.

This is your typical buffet you'll see just about Anywhere. The best part is that it's cheap. at 27…read moreReal or about $13 for all you can eat ou can't go wrong. The descriptions are in portugeuse who if you want something and aren't sure you should probbaly ask but everything at the buffet was straight forward.

Great flavours! I got myself chocolate and coconut ice cream. Both have good quality and tasted…read moreamazing! I wanted more coconut ice cream. One of the highlights in Niteroi, definitely.

No wonder why the best ice cream places in Rio and São Paulo are created by Italians. It does not…read morediffer with regards to this hidden pearl in Niterói, a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. If you are visiting Rio and have a bit of extra time to broader your sightseeing experience beyond the typical touristic approach of the city, I recommend a visit to the Niemeyer museum of contemporary art. Just the site is worth a visit and also the breathtaking views from Rio de Janeiro City from there. Nevertheless, do not miss Crema e Cioccolato Café. I have tasted ice cream from Rio, São Paulo and even several other countries and this one does not compare. The creaminess is stable even on a conventional freezer, which usually leads to hardness of the ice cream with other top Italian ice cream brands found elsewhere. Strawberry cheese cake and cremino are fantastic. There are plenty of options to choose from and you can even go for a banana split, typically found in Brazil where you mix bananas with ice cream plus some toppings. I believe price is not even a matter of consideration when you discover a place like that. I would go there regardless of the price, although I find what they charge very reasonable, especially if you consider it matches the top ice cream places in the country. The only con for me is that they have no branches around the country. A hidden gem like that should be mapped worldwide. I believe this place is undeniably a master piece ice cream factory serving some fortunate people downstairs.

A group of seven of us ate here and had a great meal…read more The service was adequate, but the language barrier kept things from being friendly and jovial. Lots of pointing and hand gestures. Our server was very patient and tried his best. The food was good, with all at the table enjoyed their meal. The sides were served family style and the portions were large. The restaurant is located on third floor of a popular shopping mall. We sat in the mall area (opposed to inside the restaurant) so the noise level was a little loud, but conversation could easily happen. Will definitely dine here again.

Very good Argentine steakhouse with nice ambiance in the upscale VillageMall in Barra da Tijuca…read more Located on the top floor with some tables and a section of the restaurant having a nice view of a lagoa. Ordered the Ojo de Bife cut, medium rare, with 2 sides--puff potatoes and rice. Steak was very good, though not the best I've had in Rio. A little pricy for Rio at $63 US (R$ 343) with a soda and tip. They did have a nice jazz duo entertaining us during lunch on a Saturday afternoon which added to the overall pleasant experience.

Oh boy! This place is simply great. You can try any flavors you want before getting it so what…read morecould go wrong ??? I was very happy I found this place!

This place is very chic and cute! Great spot to hang out. They also serve coffee... My boyfriend…read morehad some ice cream to fulfill his sweet tooth and he absolutely love it! I tried and thought it was so good this place deserved a review!!!! Highly recommend! Enjoy!

I recently watched Francis Ford Coppola's classic movie "The Godfather" over again. If the story…read morefrom that movie had taken place in Rio, Coppola might have chosen Cantina Donanna in Copacabana as the place to assassinate the corrupt police captain Mark McCluskey. Thoughts of The Godfather instantly came into my head when I first saw this small family run restaurant. The look of it is just right, the way you'd expect an old-time authentic Italian restaurant to look. Handmade pasta is the bottom line for this place. If you choose the proper sauce to pair with it, you will be fine. I had spaghetti with ruccola and shrimps. They cooked the salad in the shrimp sauce; I had never seen it done that way before. My friend had a sauce made from catupiri, mushrooms nuts, and shrimps. It was totally awful; there was a lake of it, and it both completely drowned and overpowered the pasta.. If you dine here, stick to the Italian-style sauces and you'll be a happy camper. The quality of the pasta was good; it was al dente and well made, however it doesn't taste or look different from industrial pasta at all. The food not withstanding, what unquestionably brought my rating of this restaurant down to three stars was the service. The waiters were negligent. When asked for fresh ground pepper they simply put the pepper mill on the table. Menus were not brought until we had been sitting for 15 minutes, and it took three requests before we could get our check at the end of the meal.

Delicious homemade pasta and fresh, made from scratch sauces. Authentic Italian and highly…read morerecommend.