We were exhausted after a very long day in the heat and this restaurant was right across the street from our hotel. There was a wait for a table, but they have their bar in the waiting area so we grabbed a beverage menu. Some Long Island Teas are outstanding, some are just watered down with no flavor. These were GOOD. The price was reasonable, too. We decided not to go the standard Brazilian route (they come around the dining room with giant skewers of meet and cut it at the table for you) but opted for their buffet. You won't be getting any fancy steak on the buffet, but the rest was quite good. They had a dish that looked more like a Lo Mein from a Chinese restaurant, but it was LOADED with shrimp and delicious. I really have no negative input at all. Just not what I would consider worth a 5 rating.
from the outside, it looks like a regular dine-in restaurant, inside is decent. there were a lot of people but we made a reservation and we got seated right away. it took a minute for our waiter to get to us. but TONY was an amazing waiter. we went for dinner which was $30 I believe per person and it included (1) free drink which was awesome. the servers with the meats kept coming and coming I was so happy, the meats weren't as salty asmost chained steakhouse. the buffet was ok decent, the salad bar was GREAT!!!! overall you pay for a great service and amazing quality of meats!!
Our waiter was good but the food just wasn't. We were there for lunch. I don't know if we got an off day based on other reviews but the food had no seasoning and the meat on the buffet was dried out. It's in the middle of an area with a lot of tourists so I assume they don't get many repeat customers. It wasn't the worst food I ever had but it was not good.
Excellent service and food from manager “Roger” servers and receptionist all friendly and efficient! Meats all were cooked to perfection!
We didn't have a reservation after spending the day at Universal Studios, but were able to get in right away (Thursday night). We had the "experience " with the 12 meats brought to our table.... Amazing food!!! It was pricey at $32 each, but have to say worth the price tag! Amazing food, awesome waiter (Junior), and a neat first experience.
We have been to other “premium” brazilian steakhouses. At the price that we paid, Café Mineiro was a good deal. We got a $60 dinner date special that included wine. Our service was great and the meats were tasty (especially the garlic steak). The after dinner cinnamon pineapple was also really good. We’d go again
Overall my server was great, the food was tasty and the service and price was good! 2 meals and bottle of wine for 59!!!Only disappointment the bartender on Friday the 15th around 7:00 was blowing his nose and cleaning it behind the bar and never washed his hand or used sanitizer! That was a big turn off , he really need to be told about that! Not because of Covid. But just in general, that is not a good luck! He looked like he was the only the Caucasian employee, I am telling you so he can be properly trained! You go to the bathroom to clean your nose and make sure you wash your hand in there also! My favorite was the. Garlic steak, lamb and the pineapple! Never knew pineapple roasted with cinnamon and etc.. was soo good!
Very friendly. The food was amazing. The pineapple was delicious. Great service. I will definitely visit again. Attention to details. Very clean. Management was definitely on top of things.
I don't really know if this is how Brazilian food is supposed to taste like but a couple of steaks were very salty. The rest of the steaks were great. The salad bar is decent size and the buffet items, including soups were delicious. In the desert section I attempted to try the rice pudding...I have never had rice pudding where the sauce is watery and rice is still "whole," not crushed. Also, you must specify the correct temperature of the steak when you are seated or you're going to see either blood on it or totally burnt meat. Ambience is good. Wait staff is pleasant and definitely trained well.
First, I'm not sure why people complain about COVID safety. If you are that scared of catching a virus, don't go out. These kinds of businesses are doing everything they can to stay open and survive. Do you really think removing tables is going to keep you safe? All it does is remove revenue from a business that employees people. Just stay home if you are going to complain. That said, we had a great time here. Party of 8 and we made reservations about 3 hours before we planned to arrive. Table was ready shortly after we arrived and we were early. If you have never been to a Brazilian Steakhouse, you have to go for the all you can eat experience. The selections were great and we all had more than our fill. Our waiter was excellent and checked in on us multiple times. If there was something specific we were looking for, he had it sent over. The price is hard to beat compared to other places. And kids 5 and under eat free which was great for us as we had 3 kids with us. The sides and salad bar met expectations and everything was fresh. Do yourself a favor and if you are in town, check this place out. It isn't as fancy as something like Texas De Brazil, but the food was excellent as was the service and you are going to spend way less money.