Address: 7 St Giles High St, London, WC2H 8AB, United Kingdom
Phone: +442076329630
Rating: 3.9
based on 266 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was really good."
"Food was delicious - my chicken burger was so tasty and succulent, really good."
"The food was fantastic, service is lovely and fast and the menu was also child friendly."
"I love the food here! It's amazing; offering good quality Rio Street Food a change from what you may normally find but an amazing place that serves amazing food."
"The food is tasty and bring alive your taste buds - you can find spicy options."
"The food was delicious, super tasty!"
"The food was very delicious I had the vegan curry, which had the most perfect blend of sweet and spicy."
Cons:
"The quality of the food was absolutely rubbish."
"Wish I could review zero stars. Fly issue in restaurant slow service, bland food."
"The food - isn't so great."
"The rack of ribs was .. about average, OKish taste wise, but the meat was fairly hard and chewy."
"Food was ok but felt like there was something missing from the plate as was still hungry afterwards."
"Not real Brazilian food. Dry and tiny pão de queijo."
"The food portions were tiny and well overpriced."
Service
Pros:
"The staff were quick taking our orders, then in getting out drinks and food out."
"Service was fantastic, really friendly."
"We were helped promptly by very friendly hostess and waitresses."
"Thank you to Jose for his help and advice for everything that I asked him!"
"The best was the kind and great service."
"The service was fantastic. The staff were friendly, attentive and made some good recommendations on the cocktail menu."
"The staff were very friendly and attentive."
Cons:
"Overpriced and terrible service."
"The waitress sat us and took 20 minutes to bring water to the table."
"The staff were completely oblivious about allergies and dietary restrictions."
"The service was dreadful, it seemed like we were just a burden to her."
"The staff are not attentive."
"We waited 50 minutes and they had lost our order somehow, in the end we just had to leave else we be late for our theatre reservation."
"Visited a few months ago and service was awful. The waitress was actually more interested in talking to her friends than servicing us."
Ambiance
Pros:
"It is a beautiful place."
"Great for a quick meal before the theatre. Great decor."
"The atmosphere recalls the South American kiosk with plants and soft lights."
"Nice place, colourful, vibrant, with a happy vibe."
"The atmosphere is amazing, you definitely feel in the caribbean!"
"Inside was lovely with a good vibe."
"The atmosphere is just absolutely incredible."
Cons:
"The background traditional music was loud enough to make conversation difficult without adding anything to the atmosphere."
"We were given at a table behind the bar, completely hidden with chairs towards the wall which was already not a nice experience as you couldn’t see anyone but the wall."
"The music was painfully loud."
"The decor had some plants outside that were dying, and it was symbolic of the restaurant."
"Despite the impressive design... the place leaves much to be desired."
"The surroundings made everyone feel very comfortable and a place one would be happy to revisit again."
"The decor was also lively, very funky and stylish at the same time (you have to check out very funky loos!) and we were really glad to find such a lovely, clean and fast serving restaurant with delicious food in the centre of London where the quantity did not affect the quality."
Value
Pros:
"Their prices are good enough you can order a couple items and take leftovers home."
"50% off when booking through the Fork (Easter deal), which was great."
"The drinks were very reasonably priced for central London."
"The prices are really good for the big portions that they serve."
"This is a great place to get high quality food at a very good price and with amazing customer service."
"Happy hour from 5-7pm. We had all the above and 4 cocktails for 60 pounds."
"It was excellent value with a good choice."
Cons:
"Overpriced and terrible service."
"My husband and I spent £30+ for 4 tiny tapas and 2 non-alcoholic cocktails. We both left feeling pretty hungry and it was only supposed to be a snack stop. Total rip off."
"all agreed that it was a bit pricey."
"incredibly over priced food."
"The price that we pay for the portion that we get was just stupid, also when we receive the steak it was cold and super small."
"I feel like the price was quite high for what it was."