VILLAS BRAZIL Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "One of the best Brazilian Rodizio I ever went outside of Brazil."
• "For a steak lover like myself the steak was beautiful, melt in your mouth."
• "The buffet was also tasty as well!"
• "Delicious, delicious, delicious. Tender, tasty and seemingly never ending."
• "Meats were amazing! So tasty and cooked to perfection."
• "The buffet was one of the best I've seen for a rodizio style restaurant."
• "Every single item had tonnes of flavour and the meat was so tender!"
• "The food is full of flavour with tonnes of options."

Cons:

• "Meat quality poor. Buffet was mediocre. Best avoided."
• "Food was good. COVID adherent, friendly staff. But website has issue, and they're charging 20% vat instead of 5%."
• "The meat took too long to come out. We had to ask the waiters for the good meat to come out."
• "Meat was fresh and tasty, salad bar doesn’t exist. Small variety of beer available."
• "They bring round small cuts of meats but non of which I would say were premium."
• "We paid premium but it didn't taste like it."
• "We had to ask for different meats that hadn't been offered to us but were on the menu."
• "The steak was so tuff we couldn't eat it."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "The staff is very friendly they went far beyond their way to make sure we were having an amazing meal."
• "Staff were very friendly and welcoming, and made sure that we all enjoyed our visit."
• "Staff were super friendly, made us feel welcome from the minute we walked in."
• "The staff were very helpful and friendly and it made our visit very enjoyable."
• "Waitress was different and we felt like we were being rushed! Not sure why as the place was pretty empty."
• "Staff were very attentive and welcoming. What a great place for steakhouse experience!"
• "The staff were very friendly. The cooked meat was so tender and tasty."
• "The owner even took time out to engage with his customers & very friendly front/back of house staff."

Cons:

• "The experience was ruined by a male staff member that not just once but twice served my husband and did not offer me the meat."
• "Staff did not explain it to us very well. We ordered 3 steaks and was told to get the premium menu."
• "The service was slow and irregular to the table. Rather disorganised. And my night was spoilt by his actions."
• "When I spoke to the waitress she was about to argue with me then just said okay and shrugged."
• "I was treated very badly by the female manager which I believe is called Leanne."
• "Went for lunch, we were the only people in the restaurant the waiter just stood watching us eat!"
• "Food was a little slow coming out. Sat for a long time with others around us getting service and had to nudge staff."
• "Firstly, they had hardly any hot vegetarian sides, though the salads we're fresh and lovely they're not worth £19 a head."

Ambience and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Amazing service and atmosphere. The meat was incredibly tasty."
• "Loved the atmosphere and the food is great, buffet food is a meal on its own which is very fresh."
• "The atmosphere was not the same, we felt very rushed, Junior and Natalie were not there."
• "We were in Fareham on a holiday, when driving past the Rodízio Grill we decided to stop and try."
• "A totally different food experience, at a very reasonable price. Very attentive staff beautiful food with lots of variety."
• "Good atmosphere makes me feel like I’m back in Brazil. Really recommend Rodízio Grill."
• "Lovely atmosphere and attentive friendly staff. Food was amazing and being a fussy eater it says it all."
• "A gastronomic extravaganza where a friendly atmosphere and the real feel of Brazil greets you with a warm welcome."

Cons:

• "Grim! Saturday evening, low on atmosphere, cold certainly and way overpriced!"
• "I’ve driven past so many times and for some reason feel it looks drab, tired and uninviting."
• "The place had no atmosphere, as it was half empty on a Saturday night."
• "We were the only table in on a Thursday. The meat keeps coming but they put so much garlic on it!"
• "To be honest, I wanted to like it more. Cheerful staff and prompt service but cheap meat tastes like cheap meat."
• "I feel that her attitude was extremely unprofessional. I will NOT be returning and she should not be a restaurant manager."
• "When. We got here we were the only customers...and were worried that it meant they were not going to be a good place."
• "The meat kept coming, and two complimentary shots of alcohol as well."