Rio Brazilian Steakhouse Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The meats are cooked amazingly and you will definitely get to eat your fill."
• "Their salad is the best."
• "Meats were succulent and delicious."
• "The salad bar was varied and fresh and regularly topped up and the meats were gorgeous, cooked medium rare."
• "If you want authentic flavour definitely eat here!"
• "The food and staff were amazing."
• "The meat is tasty and well cooked."
• "Meat is perfectly cooked."

Cons:

• "We went very early about 12 with empty belly and I was sick about 2 hours after the food."
• "There didn't seem to be many well done bits of meat coming around."
• "The meat was fatty and still undercooked asked numerous times for ours to be well done still never came round."
• "The second batch of food was undercooked and had no taste."
• "The only downside was the coke was quite expensive at £3."
• "Different types of meat all tasted the same."
• "Meat was fatty and bland."

Service

Pros:

• "Service is top quality. They serve you different kinds of steak till you say no."
• "The waiters were all excellent."
• "Staff were fantastic and nothing was a bother to them."
• "The most friendly team I've come across in Europe."
• "Absolutely outstanding customer service."
• "Meat is brought around constantly and you just flip the little card around when you've had enough."
• "Me and my husband enjoyed the food and the staff is very friendly."
• "The staff are really attentive and nothing is a hassle."

Cons:

• "Went as a group of 11. Total cost of £300. One diner with stomach issues so hardly eats anything but will NOT under any circumstances accommodate anything outside of the meats menu."
• "We waited far too long for any meat to arrive also we were given a small amount of the sides for our table count."
• "Staff are polite and friendly but the food experience really lets it down!"
• "The waiter however was rather jovial and presumptuous."
• "Our waiter was very jovial and presumptuous. He constantly used endearing terms to the female guests as if in a bet to try and use as many as he could in one night. Rather tedious and unprofessional by the end of the evening."
• "The only down side is the meat becomes more rare as they carve away but you can ask for a different skewer."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Nicely laid out dining area, with frequent delivery of meats."
• "It was a great atmosphere, with couples and groups of young people in."
• "The atmosphere and interior was fantastic."
• "The venue which I believe was the old scallinis maybe was beautiful & clean & cosy."
• "Great atmosphere. Different cuts of lamb and beef and all were tender and delicious."
• "Fantastic restaurant experience. Went on opening weekend and enjoyed every bite."
• "Sat upstairs in the most gorgeous area to peruse the menu."
• "Gorgeous decor with an amazing and friendly staff who tried to help you in any way they can."

Cons:

• "Only improvement I would suggest is the buffet/salad bar can be a bit cramped if more than 5 ppl are grazing."
• "Other downside is the parking situation especially on a weekend you will struggle to get close."
• "The parking situation in Jesmond is a NIGHTMARE!"
• "Parking in Jesmond is a nightmare."
• "Parking not too expensive in multi-storey across the road."
• "Parking which is practically non existent but it's Jesmond so to be expected."
• "But my partner witnessed the host at the door walking out of mens toilet without washing his hands, that bit was concerning."