The food is very delicious. Lots of different meats to choose from. They also have a play room for kids just make sure to get a reservation this place does have a long wait but worth it read more

Excellent place and service! Meats was cooked to perfection and flavor was perfect. I've. Been to Rae do gado. In SD twice and Mr. Pampas was way better and you Can't. Beat the price. Salad bar was enough on it's own. Plenty of food. You've. Got to try it! read more

It's worth it to cross the border just for this restaurant. It cost like four bucks including tip for an uber from the eastern border crossing. That's the new one at the end of the trolley line. Anyway on a weekend evening this place is packed crowded. Waited 50 minutes for a table for 2. The area of TJ where the restaurant is located is pretty safe. Parking is valet and if you don't have a reservation someone from your party should jump out and go in to leave your details with the hostesses - start that wait while you're waiting to park. Contrast that with the dining experience in the more tourist frequented areas of TJ where someone's out on the sidewalk to draw you in, there are lots of empty tables, high prices and average to meh food. This restaurant was full, had zero curbside promoters, good price and bomb food. If you don't speak Spanish you aren't going to know quite what the servers are offering, 100% of the time. A couple of therm said the English name for what they were offering, but don't expect it. Payment with card was easy, they bring a machine to the table. No issue adding a tip. Ate less than I might have because I had movie tickets afterwards. $7 for a full price movie admission but that's another review read more

I've been waiting outside for 2 1/2 hrs for a table that was promised within 1hr/1hr and a half. Every time we go ask if the table is almost ready, they give us a lie about them waiting for 1 more table to open up to seat our party. Horrible customer service and Horrible managing in general. read more

IF you love meat....then this is DEFINITELY a place you'd Enjoy. You fix your plate at the buffet bar and the waiters continuously walk around with various types of meat. Upon seating you're given this box with buttons on it. Green means to Keep the meats coming. Red means, No thank you. You've basically had enough. They are really generous with their meat portions also. The price was reasonable, considering the types of meat you're given (sirloin, filet mignon, roasts, you name it!!!) I believe we paid $17.95 per person USD. Desserts and drinks were priced separate. This will be my Go to place for dining whenever I come back to Tijuana! TWO THUMBS UP!!! read more

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Great food and service, defensive going back. Went on a Saturday place was crowded but the wait was only like 20min.

Excellent place. Definitely coming back. On Friday night we visited here at 8pm. No staff spoke English, so it was Google Translator App and my 2 year of forgotten high school English. There's different pricing for men, women and children. There is some special pricing after 8pm, but I don't think that applied to Friday night, but it was still about $18USD per man so this was a cheap eat compared to LA. They measured my younger one and he was short enough that he ate free. We were seated after about 10 minutes of wait. We've been to AYCE Brazilian BBQ before so my son noticed a rotating card of green and red and knew what to do. First time in Tijunana in a long time and first time we stayed out of the tourist area. They charge for bottles of water, so I noticed that most of the tables were ordering a pitcher of orange juice/aide thing to share with table. I'm trying to be good, so I ordered bottled water (20 peso if I remember correctly) and juices for kids. There's a great choice of food at salad bar, including 5-6 different leafy salad, salsas, chips, potato/macaroni mayo types of salad, cheese bread, etc. Only disappointment for my son was no white rice. There was wild rice type thing which he didn't want to try. Things at the salad station were tasty and went very well with the meat. Each time a server came to the table, they would say the name of the meat, which I only understood only some but you can tell what they are by looking at it. I think I may have tried beef tongue unknowingly. Everything was delicious and good quality meat. There were many different cuts of steaks, beef ribs like Korean BBQ looking ones, lamb (I think), different types of sausages, chicken, shrimp, octopus, chunks of beef, and more. Waiters were very good about going around to each table. I can't believe I ate this good of a food for $18USD and less for my wife and kids. Parking can get bit tight, although we stayed next door at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, so we walked over. Restaurant was a party environment with everyone jovially talking, loud, festive. It can seem bit hectic, compared to restaurants in US. But everyone was having fun. A lot of people on other tables were speaking English so I wonder if they're all visiting as well. There is a kids room with toys for young ones on first floor with video games for bigger kids on 2nd floor. There were 1-2 attendants that were overseeing the room and they did not allow adults in. Kids ate and left to play while me and my wife enjoyed. Eventually toward end of our meal, our waiter came and asked if we needed anything else.. I think he brought another waiter who sort of spoke English. We were stuffed so we paid our bill with credit card. They'll bring a machine that you can add tip right away instead of US style where you give the credit card, it disappears, comes back, you have to add the tip and it gets added later. Tip is customary and with the experience we tipped the kids room attendants (there's a small box outside the door) and our servers. I had a great time and great food for fraction of what I would've spend in LA. In comparison AYCE Brazilian BBQ dinner will cost 50-60USD. I enjoyed Mr. Pampas well above Fogo De Chao in terms of taste and well pairing of the salad bar to meat. It comes close 2nd to M-Grill but considering the price...well M Grill lunch is like $30, Mr. Pampas is $18 but 3 hours away...so jury's still out. Definitely try this smaller chorizo. It's like size of your pinky but about twice as long. read more

Best place i have ever been with buffet. soups and salads are the greatest they have a special server make desert for you at your table the crepes were really awesome. all meat is super delicious the grilled pineapple with prime cut steak was awesome and the Brazilian chorizo was awesome i highly recommend it to anyone who is in Tijuana passing by!! ooooo btw if you have kids they have a day care so you can enjoy your meal after you finish feeding your kids. it is the bomb.com place to go to!!! read more

Wow, awesome as always. Totally packed for a Thursday evening. We took advantage of the lower then normal price after 7:00pm dinner. We had 12 in our group, so it was a smart financial decision. This is my 3rd time here & even without the 7:00pm lower price tag this place is a fractional cost compared to eating at a similar place in the US. As for the food, service & selection. This place rocks!!! Awesome array of meats, the salad bar fit for a king, the drinks, the desserts, people watching all perfect. read more

The food was great, I have tried other Brazilian restaurants by far this is the best one the salad bar is great and the meats are really fresh.. wil definitely be back soon read more

High quality meats that are brought to your table on big skewers from chicken to steaks that taste extremely fresh and juicy. Also they have a buffet for the sides and mostly anything you may want with your meats. This was my first time here after hearing about it for a while!! Loved it and I can't wait to go back read more

A great place for meat lovers! Valet parking is your best bet. This place gets busy, so plan to stay a bit to make sure the wait staff brings by all the skewer options. My favorite was the bacon wrapped turkey. They also have many salad options. read more

my second time coming here and Food was great, great service and friendly valet. The wait time was like an hour and it was a sat afternoon.

This place has AMAZING food, you get what you pay for. If your in town it's a MUST try.

The meat selection is great and tastes fresher and cleaner than any steakhouse on the other side of the border. The taste of the meat is just better on this side. I cross the border almost once a month just to taste Mexican meat..... Not man meat you sickos.... lol. The steak cuts at this place have a flavor you can't get in the states. All you can eat for 20$. If you can beat this, let me know. The service is also stupendous. Eat here, remember to tip well, be respectful & courteous. read more

This restaurant is one of the best restaurants I have ever eaten at! It is so good, the salad bar/buffet is enough worth the 15 bucks! The tons of meat is just an extra! Everything was fresh and cooked very well! The service was great and they even came to our table and cooked our Desert in flames right in front of us! This restaurant is a must go if you are in Tijuana! I'm from the US and I drive across just to come here! 5 stars all the way!!! read more

Worse restaurant ever. The meat is dry and salty. The only thing good here is the bananas and pineapple coated in sugar and cinnamon . I can't believe I gave this restaurant a second try. This is an embarrassment to Brazilian culture. read more

We love going to Tijuana and tonight we asked our cab driver to take us to a steakhouse and he took us here. I'm embarrassed to say that our Spanish is muy mal but he scored. We we're lucky enough to have a fellow patron come to our table to explain how it worked. The food was beyond amazing: sirloin that melts in your mouth, beverages that were delicious. Overall feeling: Gooooooaaall! read more

Great meat flavors and a large salad buffet. It's great at anytime and the staff is very welcoming !

Couldn't believe how many varieties of meat they had. The octopus and grilled shrimp were my favorite. Service was amazing and couldn't have been any better. Over 12 drinks three guest and our bill totaled to 116. After eating all the food we had, it was crazy how satisfied I was, I did not feel sick after and oddly the second day I lost weight. There is a similar location in San Diego called rei de gado, but the meats here in America did not feel as natural and healthy as the ones here. Can't wait to come back. Also I heard if you come from Monday to Thursday, after 7 pm the price is half off . read more

I've been here about 5 times and I continue to be impressed. I love the salad bar and of course the wide variety of meats that I can't say no to. I have to say, I love American beef, but something about the beef in Mexico is different, in a good way. It almost tastes like grass fed beef which it may be, I'm not sure. My favorite cut that they bring around, which I think may be sirloin of some sort, that is seasoned with only salt and it just allows the flavor of the beef itself to take center stage and I love that. I also love the chicken hearts, sadly they don't have those every time, I would recommend this place to anyone traveling to Tijuana, it's a something you just can't experience in the US without paying some ridiculous amount of money. Check it out! read more

Such a great buffet! Has such a positive experience, very inexpensive and has quality and a good variety of fruit! The service is great and the bathrooms are clean! Can't wait to come back read more

I really like the place overall..although it was a short rollercoaster..it's valet parking and from that start they were attentive all the way to the hostess..she happened to be a twin and since I was there with my husband and my twins she shared that story..nice touch.. We met our waiter and explained how everything worked since it was our first time there..I have picky eaters so the Buffett type of sides didn't really offer much of a selection for my girls but that's their problem, because all the selections were fresh and very flavorful.. We were there a while and I kept seeing get the guys with different type of meat cut skewers pass us by... After about 30 mins, we asked out waiter if we were doing anything wrong because we have not been offered any meat cuts. He quickly apologized and within 5 mins I had all these guys with the skewers there..I felt overwhelmed, but nevertheless it was an excellent experience and I enjoyed that our concerns were taken right away.. Just that 1 incident took the 5th star away but don't let that stop you!! It's a great restaurant!! read more

First time here and My wife and I were pleasently surprised. First, they are cheaper in the evenings after 7p Monday Through Thursday. Second, the food was pretty good and the different cuts of meats (which are 30 of them) just kept coming and all of them are freshly grilled. The salad bar has plenty of choices and the staff is friendly. Drinks are not included but soft drinks are 30 pesos. So, dinner for two with two soft drinks= 505 pesos, divide that by 18(current price of the dollar) equals $28.05usd. We will be coming back :). read more

Great place, best Brazilian food around. I mean like best Brazilian steak how compared to any other ones from Los Angeles, San Diego, and Las Vegas. From Brazil and can recognize a good Brazilian BBQ after so many trials and errors. Price is awesome, especially if paying in dollars. read more

If only they could connect their Open Reservation website to their Yelp page. Even their website is confusing. We ended up making reservations for their Otay location even though I put in Tijuana. Unfortunately their hostess customer service is extremely poor. We asked if they could call their Otay location and ask if they would still honor the reservation and that we'd be there as soon as possible since the current wait time was 40 minutes. She made a big deal about having to call, as if it was beneath her. Once she found out we would be 15 minutes late to our Otay reservation, she seemed happy to announce that they wouldn't accept it beyond being 10 minutes of running late. Maybe they deserve 5 stars for their food, but we'll never know. All I can say is that their customer service tonight was definitely 1 star. I guess we'll just stick to our favorite spots in TJ where they really know how to treat customers. read more

This place disgusted me, a cockroach was cruising in our table while we were eating, we told the waiter and he came over to kill it after it jumped off the table. We couldn't eat anything else after that. The waiter asked the manager to give us a discount for the incident, the manager told him to deduct 10% of the check............10% ??? Really????!!!! If a cockroach is dancing in the table, can you imagine in the kitchen, I will never eat in this place again. read more

Good Selection of meats and tasty flavors. Wish they had a bigger buffet section. All the meats are brought to your table. I love that they have a day care inside of the restaurant and we were able to eat in peace lol. Only reason that i don't give them a five star is that there waiters could be rude at times. Besides that food is delicious. read more

Delicious cuts of meat. The octopuse was one of my favors, along with the pork, mollejas, steak, arachera they have a big list of all the different cuts, and they were all sooo good. This is an excellent steak house and if you are a meat lover this is the place for you. The salad bar has a lot of delicious choices too. Salads with fruit and walnuts and fruit vinaigrette mmmm For the price omg if you going down south I highly recommend it. read more

I don't even know where to begin. This place is an absolute disgrace, the staff is rude and the management is terrible. We came here for my mothers birthday and we were hoping to have a nice dinner but after everything that happened it kind of soured the entire day. It was was 4 of us eating but only two actually ordered some of the means since my aunt doesn't eat red meat but she came for her sisters birthday anyways. The food was mediocre and wasn't that good but that wasn't the bad part. It came when we tried to ask for the bill considering it took forever just to get it and when we finally did they charged us for 4 people eating meats but only two of us had any. When we explained that to the manager he asked one of the random guys who brought us meats to testify that the two people who didn't order meat had ordered some. It was honestly embarrassing that the manager would take the word of his staff considering we had no reason to lie about not eating. We were already frustrated from the bull taking forever to get there and the manager or who ever it was made us feel like we were trying to skip out on the bill or something when clearly we can afford to eat and pay for our meals in this shit hole place. I'll NEVER recommend anyone to eat here not even if they paid me I would come back. Horrible experience read more

So good! The bbq is soooooo great! There are many choices of meat, including beef, pork, sea food, lamb etc. And the blue Hawaii cocktail is the best! Love it! read more

This restaurant is amazing! Be reatdy to spend about $24 per person, but the quality of the food is high up there. There's a buffet set up, which includes salad, rice, beans, salsa and other side dishes & desserts. Servers walk around offering you different sorts of meats. From filet mignon, to chicken, pork, chorizo and a few others. They give you a green/red indicator. Green: offer me some food; Red: Don't talk to me. This is kind of a high end restaurant, so try to dress at least "nice casual". The employees there are also nice, by the way. read more

Mr. Pampas - Brazilian Near Me - Tijuana, BCN

Their phone number doesn't work. We live in San Diego and had plans to dine in here for someone's birthday because we saw on their website that you can eat for free on your birthday! However, when we got there the hostess explained that you need at least four people with you to get the free birthday meal. There were only four of us total so we were short a person. The hostess sounded firm, which is fine, but she didn't seem concerned that their website needs to clarify that and that they need to fix their phone so that we can call before actually heading down. I mean, thank goodness we weren't traveling all the way from L.A. or Texas! After waiting too many minutes, we finally decided to go elsewhere. The food smelled good. Mr. Pampas missed out on four customers that night. read more

Very expensive, which is fine for great food and great service, but this is far from that. If you enjoy wasting money, if you like to get your own water and be left alone while you eat and given the wrong check and overcharges on you bill, than you may like it here. If well-done and over cooked like cardboard is how you eat your meat, then you've come to the right place, for me I'd rather go to Dennys before I'll come.back here. Avoid this place at all costs. read more

I've been here a few times and I can't complain about the food or service. It's always been a positive experience for my tummy and service. If you're a meat lover come here. Lots of meat to chose from just flip your card to green and watch as the servers come by your table to offer a wide selection of meat. Flip your card red if you don't want them to stop by. There's also a buffet so you have other non-meat options. Also, a cocktail cart and desert cart go around the tables. Talk about service at your table. Your eyes will be googling at all the food. read more

Food, food & more food!! Come here very hungry and eat to your heart's desire. There are choices here from around the globe. You'll enjoy not only Brazilian churrasco but whatever else you might be craving from Mexican to Japanese, Chinese, Italian, etc. The first time we came here, I was full by the time I was finished with the salad so I just couldn't enjoy the meat. The second time, I did the same: salad, veggies & soup was all I could handle and by the time the meat came I was done. The meats here are quality but the amount of choices & mixture of ethnicities at the "salad" bar are a little overwhelming for my taste. If you're starving & can eat a lot of everything, this is the place for you. Maybe it's just me but I'm more of a "one country on my plate at one time" kind of person. read more

Food and service are good, but you have to pay extra for the soda, water and ice cream even the waiter said it's covered on the price when we ordered. read more

Food is amazing! My favorite was lengua. This is the 4th time I come here. Brought my parents in today, they loved it. I thought price was worth the food. My dad (tightwad) thought it was expensive. But for great food, it was worth every penny. The waiters & waitresses are very cordial and attentive! read more

Good food but not the best . Good service but not the best. Kinda pushed us out to make room for more guests. They took our plates , utensils and salsas with out asking assuming we were done after ordering coffee. What kinda "SHIT!!" is this . Even the poorest restaurants ask if your done . read more

Me and my boyfriend ate there this weekend for valentines day, they were very busy but still manage to get a table in less than 40 minutes. The wait was absolutely worth it, their salad bar is amazing and their meats are delicious. We paid about $56 for both of us and we had alcoholic beverages. It is a very cheap place especially since they offer so many meats. Will defenetely be coming back again. The only thing is that there floor is kind of slipery, so ladies don't wear heels I slip a couple of times read more