Viva Brazil Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "the food is well cooked and of good quality."
• "The buffet was filled with really tasty side dishes from risotto to mashed potatoes to cured meats."
• "The different meats were excellent and very much enjoyed trying all the different ones on offer."
• "Absolutely stunning service and food. I ordered the halloumi steak and it was mouthwatering."
• "One mouthful of flavour followed by another. It just keeps coming."
• "The absolute goat! The meat is fantastic, and the service is always top notch."
• "The selection of cuts of beef, pork, lamb and chicken was fascinating, each cut brought straight to the table still sizzling from the grill."
• "Food was delicious, I'd recommend Viva Brazil to friends and family."

Cons:

• "Every piece of meat was very salty. It was so salty that I needed to put the meat in the water."
• "Cheap cuts of meat dressed up as something they are not. All the beef was tough and the chicken over cooked and dry."
• "The meat wasn't well seasoned at all. The feijoada and potato salad didn't taste good."
• "The meat choices would alternate between undercooked and overcooked and seasoning pure salt."
• "The meat was awful, either totally overcooked or raw."
• "The meat was really cheap and dry. We tried all the meat and I can't say any of them served up to us was any good."
• "Terrible experience. If you are Brazilian, don't go to this Restaurant. The meat was burned, didn't have taste."
• "The meat on a stick thing was a bit of a long drawn out affair. Some delicious and some not so."

Service Experience

Pros:

• "Service was attentive and helpful."
• "The servers were all friendly and polite. Special mention to Thomaz, he was really knowledgeable."
• "Staff were every kind and friendly."
• "The staff were wonderful, attentive, kind and made the experience even better."
• "Outstanding friendly service from Patricia, Katy and the rest of the crew."
• "The service was so lovely, they were extremely patient with us."
• "Great customer service from the moment you walk through the door."
• "Staff are very welcoming and friendly."

Cons:

• "Meal was lovely, food was very tasty, and service was decent but it almost felt a little rushed at times."
• "It was the service that was poor. Had to ask for drinks. Asked repeatedly for the bill and ended up just giving up."
• " The meat wasnt well seasoned at all. I was quite disappointed to be honest."
• "No atmosphere no music nothing. Food disappointing some of meat tough hard to chew."
• "We had a really lovely experience at Viva Brazil - excellent, personable service and a great variety of free-flowing food."
• "Avoid food poisoning, avoid this badly staffed badly managed restaurant. Untrained waiters and waitresses."
• "The absolute goat! Me and my girlfriend come here every Christmas time for a night out and it gets better and better each time."
• "Staff were nice and pleasant but there could have been more. We waited for 10 minutes to get our check."

Atmosphere and Ambiance

Pros:

• "Starting from walking through the door you are greeted with the smell of bbq and the warm host from the staff."
• "Went to Viva for a birthday dinner and was blown away by the stunning, clean restaurant."
• "The restaurant was smart and nicely decorated."
• "They had a great selection of meat and there was cinnamon pineapple which everyone loved."
• "The atmosphere is good, clean, modern, the smell of the restaurant is mouth watering."
• "This place is so so good.. if you love your meat..its a must.. plus kids eat free..staff are brilliant too.. keep going and going."
• "I recommend this superb eatery."
• "The interior design of Viva Brazil leaves much to be desired. So much could be done to up the Brazilian vibe."

Cons:

• "No atmosphere no music nothing. Food disappointing some of meat tough hard to chew."
• "Decor looked very tired. Large choice of meats but never asked how we'd like it cooked."
• "We were ignored as we walked in,took 25minutes for drinks.My niece s birthday was spoild."
• "Meat was really cheap and dry. We tried all the meat and I can't say any of them served up to us was any good."
• "Do not recommend this place. The food was bad quality and they did not offer all the meats."
• "I had been looking forward to going here for weeks, and was let down big time, I was part of a group of 7."
• "The sides were all served at different times, when my colleague politely asked if his feta salad was coming the male server was extremely rude and aggressive."
• "Terrible experience. If you are Brazilian, don't go to this Restaurant. The meat was burned, didn't have taste."