Came here on a Saturday evening because we had a hankering for a variety of meats and had driven by this place many times. As you walk in, you are greeted by a salad bar and table with plates or takeout containers. You grab whatever you want from the salad bar buffet (which has a small selection of meat at the end) and then head over to the grill. There are a different cuts of chicken, beef, pork, and lamb that you can request. Once you're done ordering, they weigh your plate and you pay based upon that. There are different prices for salad bar only, salad bar and grilled meats, and grilled meats only). Then you can either take it to go or sit in the dining area behind the bar. There was a TV playing a concert and some other folks back in the casual dining area. The picanha and other beef was a bit overcooked the night we went, but that doesn't take away from how great the other meats were. The chicken breast wrapped in bacon was super juicy and flavorful as was the pork and spiced chicken sausage. I also tried the chicken heart just to try something new and it was also pretty good. The chicken wings were also a hit. I didn't try anything from the salad bar, but my compatriots said the pork meatballs were also fantastic! Overall the meats are great albeit some of the steak was overcooked, however the value for this meal was excellent. With tip, I paid $21 for nearly 1.4 pounds of various meats. Worth a try if you're in the area and I suspect we'll be coming back when our next carnivore craving hits! read more

Panela de Barro - Chicken heart, picanha, spiced chicken sausage, pork, chicken breast wrapped in bacon, and steak - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

I live close and I've been here multiple times for the past year I gotta say the food quality variance is pretty big. I was amazed for the first few times, but starting recently I got super dry and salty garlic beef three times in a row. Cashier seems couldn't care less and overcharges a few times for a less than half meat plate. Fine then, if this place isn't legit anymore I will quit being a loyal customer. read more

Okay so, I used to live next to here, like DIRECTLY next to. Amazing food, I went here a BUNCH of times. But, I had a rat infestation in my house. Now, I don't know if they had stuff to prevent that, but if I had a rat infestation, then surely they also had rats too. Great place though, food is super savory and delish! read more

amazing food and it was clean nice employees good seating area it was a overall amazing experience

Pay by weight fresh Brazilian meats! There are 3 different prices for vegetables and meat, some vegetable and mostly meat or just meat. The price is is very reasonable. Each day they rotate different sides/vegetables so you can check online for that. I really liked the pork and chicken sausage and the garlic steak. The sirloin was okay, but next time I would try the bacon wrapped chicken! The person in front of me got that and it looked super moist. Of the sides, I liked the kale mixed vegetables that had plantains and beans. I also liked the side that looked like potato salad with crispy potato on top. The cheese bread was okay. I didn't care for the fried yucca; it was kinda dry. Great fast and fresh food. read more

Panela de Barro - 1.5lb of the goods - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

Great food and place !! Everyone was so nice and the Brazilian barbecue it was so delicious. Definitely recommend this place! read more

The food is delicious but very very very expensive. I love the meat specifically the garlic beef, rotisserie wings, spicy chicken sausage and plantains. I also love the cashew juice, but am so hurt be the price. Here, $40 doesn't go a long way. read more

Tasty Brazilian pay-by-weight BBQ spot. Had all the meats I like, but also a good beef sausage that I enjoyed that had good flavor. Sides/vegetables and such fixings pretty standard. I'm comparing it to Gauchao in Somerville, and seems pretty similar in terms of price and value. Definitely better quality for better price than paying over the top for like Fogo De Chao or something. I also tried their passionfruit drink from the continuous cooler things (not sure exactly what they're called), a bit expensive and it was kinda too sweet and generally underwhelming, which is unfortunate, but also not my type of drink to begin with so I think if you're into juice you'd like it. Would come back here again for Brazilian since now I'm in this area. read more

Amazing Always! Amazing Always! Amazing Always! Gotta have Panela De Barro every time I'm back home visiting. read more

Panela de Barro - Amazing Always! Rice, beans, chicken sausage and wing, Plantain, Fresh fruit and vegetables. - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

Came on a Sunday afternoon. They have take out containers and plates depending on if you want take out or eat in. Grab what you want from the buffet. They have pao de queijo, sweet plantains, rice, yucca fries, beans, fries, salad, etc. Then bring your plate/container to the meat station. Tell them what you want, and then bring your plate/container to the counter to weigh and pay. I usually get sweet plantains and "rare" garlic steak. I've also tried their bacon wrapped chicken, sausage, pork, rice, fries, pac de quejio. It's reasonably priced by weight and I can get full off of $7 of food. The meat is constantly over heat so how well done your meat is by chance. Typically when I ask for rare, the meat is cooked medium. If you don't specify, they'll give you overcooked dry meat. read more

Panela de Barro - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

Customer service - 0 Food quality - 5 Meat was far from picanha Over priced - $36 for 2 people - we couldn't eat and left the food on the table. NO knife Should've gone to The Cheesecake Factory instead read more

I was hoping this place was going to be great but it was just ok. It was expensive. You pay by the pound. My dish cost $27 w soda and tip. Everything was over cooked and dry. read more

This place is great and I love it. Price is very affordable. 7 of us came for lunch and ate so much meat and dessert and cost ~$125. Love the Brazilian meat options!! Personal favorite is the garlic steak, bacon wrapped chicken and the sausage. Dessert are amazing too! Definitely will come back. read more

Panela de Barro - My plate during lunch with different salad and meat. - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

The food was delicious. It's Brazilian buffet a really simple but tasty buffet. In here you can find Brazilian beverages like cashew juice and their sodas. If you go there at 8:30pm you can take food home in a lower price I think they're trying to avoid wasting food and that's a good thing. The staff is nice to costumers and that's great. This place isn't fancy but delicious. I had white rice, feijão preto (black beans), farofa and plantains. read more

Panela de Barro - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

Ok quality food. Meats are dry and too salty. (Maybe better during lunch?) Pay by weight and reasonable price. No alcohol available. Nice staff. Overall read more

Panela de Barro - a plate of meat and fruit - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

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The food is 9/10, the fried chicken is always overcooked but why would you get chicken when there's so much meat option! The meats were definitely the best part of this place. The first time I came here the meats were overcooked that was because I didn't say what rarity I wanted. The second time I went I told him medium rare and it was dead on the spot. The salad bar is also great you should definitely add some of that on your plate. The lady that works at the cashier is very nice. The ambiance of the whole place is great. Lots of family and friends eating there. The picanha and chicken hearts were delicious. Something that was in the buffet bar was chicken bbg WHICH WAS THE BEST I ATE SO FAR. Now why did I rate this a 4/5? The lasagna, moose de maracujá, and the fried chicken I didn't like. The lasagna wasn't as good as some other Brazilian places I ate. The moose was more like gelatin. Finally the fried chicken as I said was dry. Overall the place is really good would definitely come back! read more

Had such high hopes. But compared to other servi servi in Boston, it disappointed. We arrived just before noon - but the food on the buffet and even the meats were cold. The alcatra beef they cut fur he was chewy. Cheese bread was cold and hard. Only decent thing was rice and beans. Even service left a lot to be desired. read more

I absolutely love this place! It's a great buffet with cold salads like potato salad and chicken salad, rice and beans, fried yucca, and all sorts of Brazilian side dishes. Then there are the bbq churasco carved meats which are all delicious. The staff is so friendly and the prices are reasonable, charged by the pound. It's a frequent destination for me, for sure. Thanks folks! read more

The food is delicious though I would love the Resturant to reduce the salt content in most of their meats. Am not sure if it's a Brazillian cultural thing. read more

Panela de Barro - Beef yucca fritta chicken sausage and veggies - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

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I originally gave this place 4 stars but had to change it to 1 star due to the terrible service!! Not sure if it's because the owner wasn't there the night I went but what I witnessed here clearly shows this business doesn't value their customers. So I walk in with the boyfriend, expecting to get some food and be in and out (we were taking out). The last time I was here I got a huge plate for about $10 and was way more food than I needed. It was $6 a pound and I got less food this time around. So we weigh our food and it comes out to $26 so I was a little confused about that. Add 2 cans of soda and it comes out to $34.. Woah! I paid $20 last night for 2 plates. So I asked why it was so high and the lady says to me its $8/lb. That's funny, it went up $2 overnight.. shady business... So I asked her how much for the cans of soda, she says $1.99. I told her I no longer want them (at this point she already rang them in) and she gets angry. She tells me she can't take it off now so I tell her I'm not paying $2 a can. At this point I can tell she's getting angrier and is telling me to leave the cans but still pay for them - HELL NO! So I ask for the manager - she says he's not there and she is in charge. So I told her I'm not paying for something I'm not going to take with me and asked her to please void the transaction so I can pay for my food. She yells at me and says they aren't allowed to do that .. at this point I had enough.. I was 2 seconds from throwing my plate of food at her but didn't want to waste perfectly good food .. So we leave.. leave the food on the counter.. leave the drinks on the counter.. Interesting because not only did they lose 2 customers that night, they also wasted 2 perfectly good plates and still had to void the transaction after all to ring up the next customer. I understand business practices are different everywhere.. but at what point did they forget that the customer is always right? If I don't want something you should be able to take it off the bill ( I should have a say on what I spend my money on). So now they lost present business.. and future business. This lady is just bad for business and the owner should really think about whether he wants that negativity in his establishment. Sad, because the food is actually pretty good. Either way, I won't be back. Womp Womp read more

Panela de Barro is a cute, unassuming Brazilian buffet place tucked away on Waltham's Newton Street. It wasn't on Yelp, and I couldn't find any reviews anywhere, so I'd avoided it -- it looks kind of blah from the outside, there's not much convenient parking, it looks like it could maybe be expensive, and it's far from the main dining drag on Moody Street. This was a mistake. Let me tell you: PdB is a worthy destination. Format is a self-serve Brazilian buffet, with everything pinned at a very reasonable $6/lb. Buffet selections rotate daily, with brazilian BBQ (you know, the kind served off of SWORDS) always available. Yeah, that means you're talking $6/lb for a plate full of steak, chicken wrapped in bacon, fried plantains, crispy vegetable ceviche-style salad, spice-rubbed chicken wings, black beans, fish stew, you name it! Quite a selection. I'm not an expert on Brazilian cuisine, so I can't speak to authenticity -- but considering my co-worker and I were the only people in there not speaking Portuguese, I'm going to go ahead and say it's probably pretty spot-on. What I can say with certainty was that it was absolutely delicious and I am currently very full of tasty meat. Pro tip: go ahead and serve yourself from the buffet, then go over to the register to weigh it. You pay when you leave, or you can fill up a Styrofoam container and rock it takeout style. Bonus: After leaving, one of the employees (presumably the owner) came out to our car and asked if we liked it. "Delicious! We'll be back for sure!" I replied. Friendly people, cheap, awesome, meaty food. Get over here! read more

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Great Brazilian BBQ; fresh buffet with hot and cold selections. I usually load up at the buffet with rice, beans, and sides then continue on to the meat counter for the off the spit carved beef, chicken w/ bacon, sausages, pork etc. Take out is certainly reasonable at $6.00/LB and the staff is always friendly when I drop in. Panela De Baro is a great neighborhood restaurant with solid food that won't put a dent in your wallet like some of the other places on Moody Street. Open until 9:00pm every day, Sunday until 6:00pm. Good choice for easy take out or dine in; plenty of tables and it never gets crowded. read more

Panela de Barro - Chicken wrapped in bacon, mixed greens with tomato vinaigrette, veggies, rice & beans... Mmmmm - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

The best Brazilian in Massachusetts! On street parking. Incredible and changing buffet of sides. I highly recommend the collard greens and vinaigrette combination. Meats: beef, chick, chicken wrapped in bacon, sweet or spicy sausage, chicken hearts and livers. Really nice flan and specialty desserts. Guarana that is stored nice and cold. Really wonderful staff. Price per pound. You cannot go wrong!!! read more

I literally paid half of the price for the food I had. (If you check my last post, you'll see.) The garlic beef, spicy chicken, tilapia, it's all great. The visuals don't do the food justice and the atmosphere is the authentic I have found in Boston area. I left with a full belly and a happy palette. Thank you and I will add to my "visit again list." read more

Panela de Barro - Rice with spicy chicken, garlic beef, tilapia, pork, black beans. - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

Amazing buffet-style food. Take as much as you want, weigh, then pay. $7 per lb. I usually get a platefull of food for around $8. The barbeque station has so many choices, ranging from chicken sausage, spicy/non spicy pork sausage, sirloin steak, rib meat, chicken heart, pork, bacon covered chicken, etc. All amazing. Brazilian bbq can do no wrong. Every day has a different menu, although it doesn't change too much. The basic necessities of rice, beans, and vegetables are always available. Delivery is also great. One "plate" is $14 and consists of up to 3 bbq options and any combination of whatever is on menu that day. Great large proportions. The large to-go container comes filled up to the brim. Delivery waiting time is usually around an hour. Overall: amazing food, amazing prices. read more

Panela de Barro - $7~8 worth of food - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

2.5/5 Pros: -Staff are nice Cons: -Crowded around noon on a Saturday -Fairly small so you may need to wait for a seat at peak hours -I feel like there are more buffet options (and space) at Oasis (Medford) and Oliveira's (Somerville) -Picanha is a bit dry read more

Went here because my daughter had to go have Brazilian food for a school project. Really liked the place Buffet style grab a plate or take out box load it up and stop at the barbecue window at end of buffet to get barbecue meats Yummy food Reasonably priced read more

I used to come here a lot when I was a student in Bentley. Food was really good. 10 years had passed and I haven't set my foot in since. Food is still good but let's talk about the price! It's freaking expensive and misleading! They have three prices - $7.99 for buffet, $15.99 for more than 50% meat, $17.99 for meat only. We, without knowing the price had changed, ordered a plate that is just about half meat. The plate was $25 and it's not even full. With that much money, you can eat at a all you can eat Brazilian restaurant. That's just crazy. I will never eat there again. The quality of the food isn't worth the money at all. We got a bit of an attitude for not leaving a tip. Ah... now I am having a cramp in my stomach. Hope it isn't food poisoning. read more

I love this place. Been going for years on a weekly basis. They all of a sudden jacked up the price. I just paid double the amount for the same amount as always. I can go to a fine brazilian restaurant where they come to my table for the price i just spent. read more

The food here is still good however the pice is way too expensive a plate cost me $32 something that would cost me half that before.

A pay by weight Brazilian restaurant. I've enjoyed all of the visits to Panela de Barro. I've typically had trouble parking in this area but sometimes you can get lucky with street parking. But that's a very minor inconvenience to visit this establishment. There's always great things on the buffet line. The meats you get at the counter has typically been good with the occasional exception. I do think their beef tends to be a little tough but the chicken and sausage has always been awesome. The pricing has always been very reasonable. read more

Hands down one of the best eateries in Waltham (and the town has A LOT to offer!) The buffet always has some great selections - be it fried plantains, fries, beans, or tripe (give it a go, you just may like it) - but the meats are hands down the best part. I love their steak. I love their pork. I love their sausages, chicken hearts, bacon wrapped chicken, garlic beef... I normally walk out with a $9 box of food, but that's nearly 1.5lbs of goodness. read more

Ok..I feel obligated to write a review given the number of times my boyfriend and I ordered take out from here!! The place is 5 mins away walking from my house and it is our go-to place when we are too lazy to cook and want some good quality grilled meat! My personal favorite is the roasted pork, which is crunchy on the outside and tender inside. The steak is good too, although I have found that they tend to be over-cooked if you go there later at night (after 8pm). Everything is priced by pound and you get a very tasty meal for under $10. In addition, they have amazing desserts. I've tried their Flan and Tres Leches cake. The Tres Leches is so good that sometimes I would just go for the piece of cake when I'm craving sweets!! I've always ordered to go, but they also have a good amount of seating if you want to eat there. read more

This is a hidden gem. I did not expect to find Brazilian food in Waltham but here it is! I wasn't sure what to expect but I heard glowing reviews from coworkers and friends. It is casual dining so it is not a churrascaria like Texas de Brazil. The food is served by the pound ($6/pound +tax). Their top sirloin and chicken hearts are delicious. Pao de queijo (Brazilian cheesy bread) is awesome when it's warm and slightly chewy. My go-to is white rice with black beans, potato salad, beef with yucca (cassava), medium top sirloin and chicken hearts with a passion fruit drink or Guarana. You can't go wrong! It's no-frills dining but definitely worth every penny. The best time to go is during meal times (lunch and dinner) because the food is at it's freshest then. Street parking only but finding a spot isn't usually problematic. read more

If there is meat on a stick, you know I'm there. =P This is a cute little place selling Brazillian bbq (and other buffet items like plantains, yucca, salad) by the pound. While the meat selection isn't as good as a similar place in Medford, parking is much easier and the meats are quite good. For a Thursday night they had steak, bacon wrapped chicken, pork, and sausages. I suspect there would be more selection on the weekends. The meat guy and the lady at the register are super sweet, and a gigantic piece of flan is only $2!!!!! Tip: grab a plate, fill it with veggies (if you're into fillers that take away from MEAT SPACE), go up to the window and ask the meat guy what they have, grab a drink, and go weigh your plate (mine was $4.50!). The lady will give you a slip of paper with the price of the plate and whatever else you get, just bring that back for her when you get more food! Bring the slip to the front when you're ready to go. A cheap 3 course meal for $10-15! read more

Being from Brazil, one of the things I missed the most is the ability to go to a place and find true authentic brazilian style food. I was very surprise that i was able to find that at Panela de Barro. Went there for lunch a couple of days ago and what you see is what you'll find in most of the places back in Brazil during busy lunch hour: good and simple salad options, rice, black beens, and very typical things like fried bananas, fried yuka, fries and brazilian style churrasco meat. The other great thing is that they make home made brazilian desserts, like Mouse de Maracuja ( passion fruit mouse) and Pudim de Leite ( milk base pudim). Dont forget to try the Pao de Queijo (cheese bread) as an appetizer. Good food, good price, very clean and friendly. Will be back with friends and family. read more

Far from a "hidden gem", this restaurant is an apparent disappointment. I'll keep it short, like my stay at this place: Pros: They serve cooked food here and you can pay with your credit card. Flavors are ok...but Cons: 1. Poor quality meats - the pictures say it all...the pork was about 10% meat and about 90% fat. Don't know how this is a good idea for anyone to consume. The quality is just terrible. Cheapest meats I've ever eaten at a brazilian place. 2. Cold food - the food was about as warm as New England winter. How about the yuca? Rock solid. How about them fries in the pictures? Stale and cold. How about the sweet plantains? Like chewing gum. 3. Price - $7/lb. Trust me, it racks up quickly. Anyway, this one is a pass, if you can avoid it. Do so. read more

Panela de Barro - Want some pork with your pork fat? Good luck... - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

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I work here and Waltham, and my Brazilian husband was around for lunch and had wanted to try this place. We do eat a lot of Brazilian cuisine, as well as cooking it at home. This place is very simple; nothing special. There is the Brazilian news playing on the only TV, sound turned up. So, if you're not interested and/or don't speak Portuguese, it can potentially take away from lunch if you're with friends etc. But, for Brazilian natives, this aspect sweetens the deal to the place! They have a lunch buffet with vinegar salad (finely minced up veggies with vinegar dressing) which is always a craving of mine. They had great pinto and black beans and rice, along with pretty good pork. Their BBQed meats were pretty good; better than some but not the best. You pay by the pound, $6 a lb. So you can easily eat for $8 (a huge plate) if you get water. Panela de Barro certainly hit the spot for a filling,home style Brazilian meal. I will be bringing some friends from work here for sure! read more

I get takeout from here all the time. A pile of cheese bread, with Chicken and bacon, steak and some sausage, add a little sal picao. I end up getting 2 meals out of it. The staff is very friendly, courteous, and they speak english fine. You can fill a tray with everything you want from the buffet, then load up on the meats at the end of the buffet line, and be back in your car in about 4 minutes. I love Brazilian BBQ, and this is one of my favorite Brazilian places (specifically because they always have cheese bread and not all the Brazilian place always do). read more

Panela de Barro - Steak, Pork Sausage, sal picao (like a really good chicken salad), cheese bread (when its fresh out the oven is so so good, feijao tropeiro - Brazilian Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

WOW! We just had dinner last night and there were a grand total of three (just my party) in all of that place. Walking in, I thought I was making a huge mistake (it was EMPTY!) The buffet table had a ton of yummies. I especially liked the pork belly with black beans, the fish fillet, chicken, meatball and fried eggplant (sounds like a lot right, but there was much more than this on the buffet side!) On the grill, I had steak and pork. They both were well seasoned and I liked it very much. I kinda wished we had the option to choose if we like it well done or raw (it was medium-done, slightly more done than i had like), but it was still very very VERY good. It was a huge HUGE amount of food (I hadn't had lunch) and it totaled just $8.80 (at $6/lb) and I inhaled all of it. Seriously, it was that good! :) $8.80 was a HEAPING plate of food. The average person probably wouldn't eat more than $5 or $6 of food. One of my friends (who eats like a normal person) paid about $5 and us gluttons (BF & I) made it almost to $9. Great value. FANTASTIC food. It does look a little intimidating as a food joint from the outside, but the fact that nobody was there made me like it a lot more. LOVE THIS PLACE! read more