Fogo de Chão Clapham Common Reviews Summary

Category: Brazilian restaurant London

Address: 7uh, 126 Clapham High St, London SW4 7UH, United Kingdom

Phone: +442077201333

Rating: 4.5
based on 140 reviews.

Restaurant Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Small from the outside, but pretty deep inside."
  • "Overall, It was a quiet cozy dining experience in the chaos of London."

Cons:

  • "The tables a bit more and if you weigh more than 70 kilos you can't fit in your seat."

Staff Service

Pros:

  • "Very attentive servers especially from our server Marcela."
  • "The staff there were very attentive and explained the meat really well."
  • "Cinira was an exceptional host."
  • "Gadiel and Sergio were great, they explained the menu and presented and cut the food well!"
  • "Roberto and Gustavo were very attentive and the food surpassed all my expectations."
  • "Andreza was a star explaining everything to me."
  • "The staff, specifically Roberto were extremely nice."
  • "Really nice restaurant with a very well trained staff."
  • "I often have lunch at the restaurant and I just have to thank the service from the Cinira, Marcela e Roberto."
  • "Roberto is an amazing host and always makes me and my husband feel at home!"
  • "The service was spot on."
  • "Excellent customer service, especially from Robson."

Cons:

  • "The service was very slow, they came to serve food every 15 minutes and they gave you two bites, they don't even restock the sides, no sauces during all the night, no sides cos they were empty since the first hour."
  • "Waited 30min before asking the waitress if we could be served drinks."
  • "The service wasn't up with it though."
  • "The service was very slow. They only had 2 servers working the table and it wasn't that busy."
  • "The staff was friendly but not all. One was just 'working' on the computer just with her phone making so much noise."
  • "There are general rules that have to be complied by law. the restaurant Has no right to refuse to sell the product without being in its original recipient."
  • "Had a reservation yesterday, made by phone. When we get there was completely full and the person who works in a bar just said that is no reservation with my name and we need to wait half an hour for a table."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The cold bar is small but has all that one wants."
  • "The food was flavoursome and there was an abundance of it."
  • "The premium cut from the premier menu is insanely juicy, tender, well seasoned you name it!"
  • "The meat is so tender it is absolutely incredible, I couldn't fault a single thing!"
  • "The food was absolutely delicious and there was plenty of it."
  • "The food was amazing with lots of meat choice."
  • "Impressive buffet and even more impressive meats."
  • "The food amazing and customer service was great, all the staff were soo friendly."
  • "The buffer is wonderful, always diverse, very different."
  • "If you’re looking for great service, high quality bbq and outstanding buffet you found your place!"
  • "The food was out of this world!"
  • "The buffet offers a huge variety of Brazilian food which me and my boyfriend found really tasty."
  • "Delicious food, the meat was fresh and very tasty along with the buffet."
  • "The food is unbelievable. Succulent meats, vibrant vegetable dishes, a plethora of choice all presented beautifully."

Cons:

  • "The steak were good but a little tough. The Parmesan crusted tenderloin was bad."
  • "The buffet selection was very comprehensive."
  • "The food was quiet good and the man that showed us to our table was spectacular. My main issue is how small the buffet was."
  • "The buffet was very disappointing. Even though there was a large selection, it was also shared with a very large amount of flies."
  • "Buffet was good and there was a large selection to choose from."
  • "The buffet wasn’t fresh all dried out and there’s zero information about the buffet what the food’s cooked with such as pork, lamb or beff."
  • "Even their sharpest knives can barely cut the steak since it's like leather."
  • "I’m Brazilian (Gaúcha from the south) I have been in several fogo de chão (Europe and the Americas) and I must say was that I was quite disappointed, it was the worst fogo de chão that I have ever been. Meat was always very well done and dry."
  • "Single handedly the worst restaurant I have her been too. School dinner quality. It’s also a buffet and every single buffet item is cold."
  • "Poor quality meet and food. The meet was tough and dry, poor taste (lot of salt and spices added to hide the poor quality) and certainly overcooked! The picanha wasn’t picanha at all!"
  • "Poor tasting meat, some simply too salty, or covered in pepper so much it was inedible or just smothered in mustard."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "10/10 would recommend to friends and family, value for money is out of this world."
  • "The price was very reasonable too!"
  • "I think the price is reasonable as well."
  • "Currently having 2 for 1 deal on Tuesdays for under £15 after 4pm, I think until October."
  • "The best customer service, very good food including good prices."
  • "The meat delicious and well priced for what you get - I've been to this restuarant chain in Texas and it was equally as good here."
  • "Delicious salad bar and the best meat choice I have ever tasted in London."

Cons:

  • "Buffet was very disappointing."
  • "Asked for fresh orange juice. However, it was watered down & tasteless."
  • "We were a group of 5 people, when we ordered we ordered the most premium menu and they served us the normal one all night long and at the end they wanted to charge us the most expensive one, they were shameless."
  • "Definitely not a place for big groups!"
  • "The drinks without alcohol are more expensive. we do not alert to nobody to go there. no worth it 👎👎👎👎"
  • "They charged £2.95 for a glass of Guaraná, a Brazilian soft drink. It was VERY flat."
  • "Avoid at all cost and check the labels of the drinks you are drinking."
  • "Unfortunately for them and fortunately for me, I won't be going back until they review their prices."
  • "The decor was lovely but the buffet was a little bit of a let down compared to other steakhouses."
  • "Every choice of cuts was oversalted."
  • "Covid 19 measures seem to be a bit hit and miss."

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