Just about tolerable but otherwise quite sub-standard for a Soho restaurant, Rodizio Preto may look inviting enough from the outside but in reality is a bit fake.  First tip is don't sit downstairs as the upstairs salad bar looks much fresher and has more variety than the one hidden downstairs. The vegetables, rice and beans that were available at the downstairs salad bar looked unappetising, cold and somewhat soggy with neglect. As for the meat, yes they do serve different cuts of beef, chicken, lamb and Brazilian sausage often but they all share a common saltiness which my group of diners all concluded must be a ploy to make you yearn for and order more drink and dessert. In addition to this, the well-done sirloin steak is too tough - the kind of texture that is difficult to chew and the bacon wrap was literally so salty that even though it was tiny, it was difficult to consume.  Meanwhile, the barman not only did not know what drinks to recommend other than mojito, he also wasn't familiar with what was contained in 'The Preto' - supposedly the restaurant's signature drink. The other staff were not much better; yes I understand that this is a self-service buffet but a lack of welcome or any hint of a smile did not go unnoticed. I suspect that a dining experience on the ground floor would be better than my experience in their downstairs dining area but I can only judge on what I had and frankly the ethos all around did feel like a money-making mission rather than an attempt on delivering quality food and service. read more

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I friend decided to take us to this churrascaria, great choice because we were super hungry! The food overall was ok, definitely not great! You might ask why the 4 stars then? Well, sometimes you have to value service, it might not always be like that but the service I received was great, absolutely everyone were great! Considering the price, I think is a great option hands down, I've been to other churrascarias where I've paid a lot more and the experience was bad! I will definitely eat at Preto when I return to London! read more

Preto - More meat please! - Brazilian Near Me - London, XGL

We went here for dinner this evening. We are from the US and there are many similar style establishments in the states so we thought we would enjoy this one. First of all, the "salad bar" was a very small assortment of non salad items. Usually you see greens, eggs, chicken, cheese etc but there was a selection of chickpea salad items and a very sparse selection of other non salad items in the "salad " section. Then on the hot food section, we tried the cheese rolls (which were under the burners but cold?) and a few other items. The only edible thing on here was the fried banana. As for the meat, most of the time the chicken does not have the bone in it. Basically we had dark meat chicken with a bone in it and the meat looked as though it was not the highest quality. Not great tasting either. We tried the beef and it was just ok but very fatty. Overall we tried three meats, and had some cheesy rolls to the tune of 60 pounds for two people! Oh, the best part. We are checking out and I notice that there is a "cover charge" on the bill. What is that about? At no point in time did I see a sign for this and nor did I consent to this charge. It was before 8 PM and last time I checked this wasn't a bar. I asked the man checking us out who just dismissed it and said "its okay." Um no, its not. I should not be paying a 6 pound cover charge to eat non-salad in a half full restaurant. Then, he asked me for my passport and to write down the passport # on the receipt?! When I questioned this as any normal person would do in this age of fraud, he said it was normal procedure. I would not comply and left my phone # although, again, never been asked for this at any other restaurant in my years of global travel That doesn't smell fishy at all. The one good thing about this place was our server. I feel bad that we wont see her again since we will never be returning here and would recommend you not waste your time or hard earned money here either read more

Preto - What is this "cover charge" ? We never agreed to pay a cover charge nor was there a sign posted stating anyone was subject to this ? Shady!! - Brazilian Near Me - London, XGL

I've been to many Brazilian BBQ joints all over the wolrd and this one is just as good as most of the ones I've been to, especially for the price. Granted, I've been to other locations that offer a larger selection of meats but for what you pay, this place is really good. I don't think there was one bad thing on my plate. All the meats were cooked perfectly and to my liking. Everything was seasoned well. Even the chicken heart which I don't particullarly fancy was really. They did a great job not over cooking it. If you've never had chicken heart, I would suggest you try it here. Even my adventurous little girl enjoyed a double serving. The salad bar was adequate. They offered all the normal goodies of Brazilian restaurants including feijoada (stewed black beans) with a sprinkling of farofa (crispy little side dish ... similar to panko crumbs ...spiked with bacon joints) , the perfect accompaniment to the meats. They also had an endless supply of pao de queijo (CHEESY BREAD!!!) -I love this stuff. Tapioca flour and cheese .. made into these perfect little balls. It's sort of like cheesy moch, so so yummy. This isn't a steakhouse. If you're looking for exceptional cuts of meat go find a steak house, but if are looking for really good authentic Brazilian BBQ, then definitely hit this place up. On a Saturday you may have to wait, but it's just accross the street from Chinatown, so you can pick up some dim sum and moon cakes for later. There are also a bunch of souvenir shops in the close proximity if you needed to kill a few minutes of wait time. 3.5 stars for sure. Docked 1.5 starts because Gauchos skipped us a couple of times which chapped my hide, and the salad/buffet bar could have used some regular attention. All in all a fun experience. read more

WOW. I love this restaurant. Brazilian steakhouses are always a good choice, to me. Their buffet style was perfectly set up, as well. The items that stood out to me were: the mashed corn (yum), the roasted potatoes, the beans, the peppered steak, and best for last - the chorizo sausage. They had great service, and I would recommend this place to anyone! Carson C. Visalia, California read more

Brazilian restaurants chain. Decent food with no limit on the amount consumed. Pay around 15 pounds for the no-meat all-you-can-eat menu (actually buffet :)) or go for the full menu, including unlimited meat for around 20 pounds. As soon as you get seated, you will be given a small card; have it the green side and they will serve you different kind of meat till you decide that you are going to explode from food and turn the red side of your card. Your choice if; you are really hungry, you want a quick solution while being in central London, you don't want to spend too much. read more

Preto - Rodizio Preto - Brazilian Near Me - London, XGL

Horrid service. Mandatory 12.5% service charge. They should just raise the price if mandatory. We couldn't get more water. And to top it off, they wouldn't give me rare meat. Usually at these places, you tell them if you want rare, medium, or well done - there was no choice here, you got the piece the servers felt like giving you. read more

Worst restaurant ever. I don't believe they understand how to even cook meat. The first 3 rounds of meat were completely dried out and well done. Multiple times we requested medium rare. What came next is raw. The salad bar is minimal. The had 3 different types of meat. Sirloin, sausage or pork. read more

Preto - Brazilian Near Me - London, XGL

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The host was horrible. He didn't even look at me. Took me downstairs without asking, and where I didn't want to be. I just got up and took off and he didn't even care. Don't come here read more

Brazilian place to eat on Shaftesbury avenue. All of you can eat for £22 with a 12% service charge. Good selection of salad and veg. You wait at your table and a waiter come round every few minutes with different meat ranging from steak, sausages, chicken and pork. It felt as though you couldn't have a conversation as a waiter literally was asking you every couple of minutes if you want more food. The other thing was the meat was really salty. Not sure if that's more to do with them getting you to buy drinks of that's how you service Brazilian barbecue. Either way I suggest you go easy on the pork. To be honest there are so many nice places to eat in the West End I suggest trying somewhere else if you in the area. read more

A hungry friend and I dropped in here in search of food the other day. There is definitely LOTS of food here! I have been to a Brazilian churrascaria restaurant before so I knew what to expect, namely a buffet of sides and an endless parade of waiters with one meat after another until you either burst, or turn your card to the side that says no. I was expecting this to be like the other one I have been to (sadly, not in London), but the food here was very average at best. I love meat, so I was sad that none of them stood out for me, they were all just okay, not the beef, chicken, lamb, nothing stood out at all. I actually preferred the lasagne from the buffet in the end and went back for seconds of that instead of having more subpar beef and lamb. It wasn't bad, but it was pretty average and not worth the price unless you are very very hungry. read more

This place is average at the price reflects it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, it is just not spectacular. The meat is good, as are the sides, and the atmosphere is nice and it's around the corner from a bunch of good Soho bars and venues. I personally prefer Rodizio Rico in Angel, but this place is super packed all the time so they must be doing something right. read more

Food is good, if you can get a deal from one of those other sites (you know the ones) it makes the experience even better. Very busy on a Thursday evening but I assume there are people on here from the surrounding theatres. Staff were ok although the first waitress we had was a bit off the pace but those who came after her were very good, informative about how the food process worked. Those who cut the meat at your table are very skilled just make sure you hear what they are cutting!!! Will go back again. read more

Fighting above its 3 star rating this place was very good. Great value, they meat kept coming. Pepper steak,chicken, ribs the place had a great selection. Young crowd, lots of fun, loud but not crazy. Good food value and drink selections. Excellent location. read more

- meat was way too tough. I thought perhaps it was just one kind, but almost everything they brought was tough and Untenderized except the chicken and sausage. - buffet was cafeteria quality - lasagna, chips and mash were among the main dishes. Desert isn't included. - the maître D had a pompous look about him, responded to out requests curtly, and took forever to get us our bill after we had long stopped eating. Also, he didn't give me change until I asked for it. I will give It to them that most of the other staff were very nice - the meat servers and manager, and the fact that it's all you can eat for that price, is great. read more

What can go wrong with unlimited meat served at your table? Really enjoyed our food here recently, especially with the extra 20% discount for having theatre tickets. So food was about £19 a head and got you access to the sides/salad bars and unlimited meat served to your table. The sides/salads bar had a decent number of options, but I guess it could have been fresher. The meat options included beef, pork, chicken and (a small amount of) lamb, but lots of different cuts of each one. The steaks were really good and most of the meat was well cooked. They also came round almost continuously, so you could have an much meat as you wanted. Would definitely recommend read more

If you just care about quantity, go there !!! If you care about quality of food, stay away from this place !!! Não vá nesse restaurante se vc gosta de qualidade ... esse restaurante e ruim ... péssima qualidade de comida ... e carne !!! Com certeza precisam melhorar muito para fazer merecer alguma estrela nessa review ! read more

Went here on Saturday with a group of 5, without a reservation. We arrived late (around 9.30pm) so we thought chances of being seated were slim. Yes it was busy but they managed to find us a table, which was in the lower ground floor. Would have preferred the ground floor but beggars cant be choosers. We had exceptional service, our waiter was really great. Plenty of choice on the buffet which was lovely and the meats were very good. Some cuts were extremely salty but that's the Brazilian way. We had a good time and everyone enjoyed themselves. read more

Every time I go to a Rodizio, I'm always slightly disappointed. Disappointed by the meat, disappointed by the service and quite frankly disappointed in myself at the lack of food I manage to eat despite paying £30 a head! The food here wasn't too bad although I did find that the meat went cold really quickly. The service was okayish. To be honest, we kind of came here as a last resort as we have been to somewhere like this before and knew what it entailed. read more

Love meat? Must eat! We were early, the first covers of the day to be exact. The reason we came here was to sample the all you can eat meat and it was pretty damn good! You pay £15 if you only want access to the buffet or £20 for buffet plus meats, then the basic idea is they keep bringing different cuts of meat out to you until you can't take it any longer. There are 15 different meat dishes on offer and I guess it is luck of the draw as to where you start. You get a stop/go card which you use to indicate if you want more or if you want a break. The meats were good, cooked nicely and served at the table (if you are by the window expect to grab the attention of passers by!) Some of them were pretty salty but that is the Brazilian way, right? I managed to get through 9 of the meats before I could take no more, for me I thought it was good value but if you are a veggie you might struggle a bit more to get your money's worth read more

Meat fest is what I call a meal at a Brazilian restaurant. You pay a set price and they keep bringing meat on a spit and slice it off for you. They also had a salad bar that all kinds of exotic foods. It took awhile for us to get our bill. read more

I've been here twice so far - once for a friend's birthday, and another for no reason except that I really wanted Brazilian BBQ. For the birthday, in general the service was very attentive, except at the end when I needed them to bring out a birthday cake that I handed to them when I arrived, and it took ages to get the manager's attention.. but other than that, I had no issues with the service on either visit. I thought the meats were pretty good - some cuts were overdone to be sure, but just take a good look at what's on the skewer before letting them cut you a slice. At £20 per person for all you can eat, it's a pretty good deal considering Rodizio's central location. Obviously it's not a good deal if you're a vegetarian haha, the buffet without the meat is £15 but nothing in the buffet stands out. There's one dish with cassava (I think) and beans which looks vegetarian but actually contains meat, so heads up. I think after my two visits here I need a break from Brazilian BBQ for a while, because I always leave feeling so uncomfortably full... read more

Went for a quick dinner before the theatre and got 20% discount with theatre tickets. Also available with cinema tickets. Good value with the discount as it is all you can eat. With the meat I think it was around £20 pp before discount so take your appetite! There was a non-meat option for a couple of quid less but it's definitely not worth going if you plan to get that!! The meat is always fresh and continually circulated and you can choose which you want. The steak/beef selections were our favourites, but the chicken and gammon were tasty too. The salad/sides bar is a help yourself job. The rice was good but a couple of things I got weren't the best, but that may have been my choices. The mangetout seemed a bit overdone, for example. If the salad/sides had been up to scratch I would have given 5* as the meat we had was lovely. I only wish I could have eaten more before I got full! read more

It may be because I'm born and raised in Brazil that I am rather demanding when eating Brazilian food, but I thought the meal was fairly standard - not bad, not great. I went there at lunch time when the restaurant wasn't as packed as it perhaps is in the evening, and a couple of things stood out to me: - Whilst they did have most meats that I'm familiar with available, I had to frequently ask for the waiter to bring my favourites (i.e. the better perhaps more expensive meats) as they were clearly not keen to serve the nicer cuts during the low-peak hour (eg. Picanha ao alho, maminha, cumim, etc). - Another thing I was disappointed with is that the Pão de queijo (cheese bread balls) were a bit cold, and clearly not made the same day - I'm a big big fan of those as they are a brazilian classic, so that was a disappointment. In any case, I can't complain with the quality of the meat, or quantity (given that it is a rodizio steakhouse!), and the waiters were pleasant to chat to as well. I definitely recommend this style of eating for anyone who is really hungry, as you really can get your money's worth, but on a small appetite it's not really worth the money. Perhaps better to go during a more popular time too when they'll have faster and more frequent circulation of the best meats too. read more

I was so disappointed with the food. Customer service was ok tough. I thought I was about to try a real Brazilian barbecue however the meat was tasting awful. Nothing compared to Brazilian Barbecue. No taste, only salt. The meat turned out to be hard like rubber. I paid £25.50 (rodizio + coke). read more

I tried three different preto in London and this one is definitely one of the best as food and environment. Service is not really good, staff seems stressed and not in focus with customers. Gift a smile sometimes is important. Only one of them was welcoming and made me feel a guest, and then I discover that was a new starter. That's way fool of enthusiasm. For the rest of the staff I was just a customer to get rid. Three times a waiter came to try to take away my dish with food! Supervisor never came to ask us if was everything ok, and her look was angry or maybe sad! I don't know. My opinion is that while you work you must keep in focus the guests, be a positive person and forget what happened before to start at work. Anyway, the waiters that spinning around tables for serve the meat are been funny. Just one think, they should be present which kind of meat they serve every time and not waiting the guest that ask them. At the end 1 star for the meat, 1 for the buffet, 1 for the environment. read more

Preto - A different way to enjoy the meat... - Brazilian Near Me - London, XGL

If you are a meat eater then this is the place for you. For 2. Adults and 1 child we spend £60 . It is a busy outlet and you should expect nothing more than a service of a busy restaurant. read more

Preto - Excellent meat skewers - Brazilian Near Me - London, XGL

Read some negative reviews beforehand but really dont see why! Ok...maybe it's not what youd get in Rio but this is London's West End and its catering for a very mixed crowd. The meal was excellent on the night we went as s family group. The salad bar was well-stocked and varied. The meat was almost uniformly excellent and plentiful.. ..and there was no question of 'filling you up with cheaper stuff first" as some have claimed....we had a number of different beef and steak cuts as soon as we started eating....some rarer than others but as I like well-done and my son likes it still mooing, we were both happy! Some of the meat was salty (what do you expect from gammon?) and if one piece was too fatty ir tough then just leave it and youd get a better bit next time. Service was excellent. We also had a mix-up over the bill, and overpaid (as much our fault as theirs) but the manager quickly resolved it- good customer service! Overall. .its not hate cuisine but that's not what you should expect either at those prices in this location. read more

One of the best quality meats I've ever eaten, some of them come into your plate with a little too much blood and some are well done, it's all part of it when you're a true meat lover, right?. I'm not a true meat lover but I can say, comparing to other true brazilian based restaurants, that this one has a lot of quality. It might get around 60£ a dinner for two but the quality is worth it. The subtile traditional seasonings let you understand the brazilian flavours while they literally melt in your mouth (the meat is that soft,yeah!!). The bufet for the sides is always fresh and yummiiii!! read more