Porcao

07/31/09

What a disapointment :-(

by lelypaola

WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS RESTAURANT?!?!?

First of, changed names (not Porcao anymore). It used to be excellent in every way: wonderful, colorful and plentiful salad bar, outstanding caipirinha that they would make at your table, excellent service, superb meats, lascious tropical desserts, etc, etc...

Now, is a sad place (it had 5 tables with people on a Friday night) we were freezing they had the air so low our teeth were clacking, the salad bar, it was...ridiculous! wilted greens and old asparragus, they had some "boiled" white blah calamari, not one tomato in sight. the suchi was... not recommendable. caipirinha was like drinking syrup, you were lucky if you got any cachaça in your glass. Wine?!?! HAHAHA, they brought the wine list, we ask for a bottle...they did not have it, so we picked another one... did not have that one either, so they had to bring a new wine list where they scratched with a pen the wines they did not have with "OUT" over it (which was pretty much every other wine) so, we picked a third one... ok, good we got it...

The meats... sad again, very poor, hardly any meats and very salty (so you could keep ordering wine, HA! if they just had some)... we wanted to order a second bottle of wine of the same wine... hello, they did not have anymore!!!! and you know what was the excuse the waiter gave us this time? there was a big wedding during the day and they drank all the wine they had!!!!

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!

i think i just end with my comment here... there was more, but i guess you'll get the point by now. DON'T GO TO PORCAO, i guess i should say RIO's something...

but the kept the pricing of course!

Sad, very sad and dissapointing.

anyway, we will not be there ever again a shame 'cause the view is gorgeous!!!!

• Pros: none anymore (generous with the 1 star!)
• Cons: beautiful view

03/02/08

Do Not Go Here For Valentines Day

by CKRuiz

My wife and I love the quality and taste of the food at Porcao, which is why she wanted to go their for Valentines day. We made reservations for 9:00PM, however, due to over booking we were sat at 10:30PM.

When we finally were sat, we were not attended for over 20 minutes, we never met our waiter throughout the entire night.

We were served cuts of meat for a long time until I finally felt the need to walk over to a manager request water and beverages. When I wanted the check I needed to waive over the manager again. Considering how poor our experience was I would have expected at least an apology or a round of drinks, instead I was insulted to see a 20% gratuity included in my $150 check total. This was supposed to be a special night for my wife and I and instead it was the worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant.

02/25/08

Bad service and poor meat choices!

by marle

I went with my husband on Saturday night and we were expecting so much more for the money expended in this small, not cozy or beautiful restaurant.

The service was bad, rude front desk, the waiters kept ignoring our table until we looked uncomfortable, and when we asked for somebody that new about wine there was nobody that new more than us.

The salad bar is very limited, the meat is OK but not great, not a lot of variety of meat, short wine list, the deserts (specially the flan) bad and expensive. For the money expended in this restaurant is way better to go to Texas de Brazil.

On top of the very high bill we had to pay for valet parking. I won't go back to this place.