Amazing Italian restaurant! Classy decor but true Italian cuisine!…read moreService is great and very friendly too! Prices are great but be aware they only accept cash and cheques. No credit card!

Location is a little hidden, as its got a lot of tree coverage out in front. But its a lovely house…read moreon Lagoa, between Garcia D'Avila and Maria Quiteria. They offer valet parking and have two levels for seating. Italian cuisine - they have pasta, meats and fish. They pasta is freshly house made and great! Main note: Restaurant accepts only cash or cheque. So make sure you come prepared. No Debit or Credit cards. Price of each dish was R$40-75ish, depending on the dish. They have a large diveristy of types of pastas. Portion sizing is good too. I had a filet (beef) with pasta. Meat was good and pasta was al dente. Desserts were also good. I tried the Caramelo Mil Folhas and it was so light and crunchy and perfect! They are open daily for dinner, and lunch is only available on Sunday. Even though payment methods are limited, it is totally worth a try.

Every pasta dish is amazing! They make everything fresh and cook it to perfection. Fresh…read moreingredients and not overly seasoned. It's simply great! The salmon carpaccio is also recommended and at some point I will update this review to include the meat dishes and pizzas which look great but I never got to them since the pastas are all so good. One thing to note is this is a cash only restaurant and the tip is not included (but please take care of our waiter!)

Got to this Italian restaurant for dinner, we have got a great service and the food was amazing!…read moreHighly recommended

I recently watched Francis Ford Coppola's classic movie "The Godfather" over again. If the story…read morefrom that movie had taken place in Rio, Coppola might have chosen Cantina Donanna in Copacabana as the place to assassinate the corrupt police captain Mark McCluskey. Thoughts of The Godfather instantly came into my head when I first saw this small family run restaurant. The look of it is just right, the way you'd expect an old-time authentic Italian restaurant to look. Handmade pasta is the bottom line for this place. If you choose the proper sauce to pair with it, you will be fine. I had spaghetti with ruccola and shrimps. They cooked the salad in the shrimp sauce; I had never seen it done that way before. My friend had a sauce made from catupiri, mushrooms nuts, and shrimps. It was totally awful; there was a lake of it, and it both completely drowned and overpowered the pasta.. If you dine here, stick to the Italian-style sauces and you'll be a happy camper. The quality of the pasta was good; it was al dente and well made, however it doesn't taste or look different from industrial pasta at all. The food not withstanding, what unquestionably brought my rating of this restaurant down to three stars was the service. The waiters were negligent. When asked for fresh ground pepper they simply put the pepper mill on the table. Menus were not brought until we had been sitting for 15 minutes, and it took three requests before we could get our check at the end of the meal.

Delicious homemade pasta and fresh, made from scratch sauces. Authentic Italian and highly…read morerecommend.

We wanted to try out the Leblon Art festival special but the waiter claimed they were out. They…read moredidn't have anything up as far as advertising like we've seen at other restaurants. Nevertheless we tried out a few of the items on their regular menu. The brie stuffed filet was quite tasty, a little red in the middle but tender. It was smothered in a mushroom sauce and coupled with garlic noodles. The risotto was delicious, made from whole brown grain and was cheesy and flavorful. It included two stems of asparagus wrapped in pancetta which was also quite delicious and topped with a sunny-side up egg. It went well with a glass of pear champagne. This place, along with most of the restaurants in Leblon is pricy but you do get good quality food. Service was fine and on a cool night, it's nice to sit outside and dine al fresco.

We came here to try out the restaurant's advertised dish for the Leblon Art Festival but were…read moredisappointed to find out it wasn't being served. On the bright side, that was pretty much the only negative part of my experience here. I opted for a glass of wine and filet stuffed with Brie cheese. Their selection of wines by the glass wasn't huge, the the red wine I selected from Spain was flavorful and a nice accompaniment for the steak. As for the meat, the dish was delicious. I've never had steak stuffed with anything really, so the idea of filling it with Brie caught my attention. It was just the right amount and gave the steak, which would have been great on its own, even more appeal. The restaurant does end up a little on the pricy side, but for this part of Leblon and marketed as a fancy Italian place, that shouldn't come as a surprise. Worth the trip, even if they don't always have everything they advertise.

Excellent 4.5 Wife had asparagus soup and clams on spaghetti…read more I had caprese and then flounder- one of the best I've had in long time Highly recommended

We are here visiting from California and this place is two minutes walking distance from our hotel…read more We walked in as soon as we walked in. We smelled the fresh bread we knew we were in the right place. We just tried something simple spaghetti with Bolognese sauce and it's just excellent. My wife had wine Chardonnay and I had a melon drink and we're gonna have Crème brûlée for dessert.

Fantastic meal at Gero restaurant, located inside the Fasano Hotel in Ipanema on the street level,…read moreadjacent to the main check in lobby. I have been coming to Rio for more than 20 years and ate at Gero when it was located in central Ipanema back in 2005. To be honest, I was unimpressed with the restaurant then but on my most recent visit at the current location I was extremely pleased. Nice ambiance with professional staff. I normally am not a fan of having to pay for bread but have to say this on site baked bread, served with a pesto and cream cheese sauce, was sensational and worth it. I did not need an appetizer but ordered the lamb pappardelle which also was terrific. The noodles were cooked to perfection and the lamb was very tasty. I enjoyed a nice glass of Compadre Malbec with my meal which was a very reasonable $8 US/glass. For dessert I selected the tiramisu upon my waiter's suggestion. Gero, like the Fasano Hotel, runs special promotions through American Express; as a cardholder, my dessert was provided at no cost. Total bill with tip came to $67 US--quite reasonable considering the quality of the food. Overall, a great dining experience and I will gladly return.

We really enjoyed our evening at Gero, which is on the lobby level in the beautiful Fasano hotel in…read moreRio. Full bar and wine list. We were very pleased with the wine recommendation. With your cocktails, they bring out several types of homemade breads and bread sticks with various dips, butter, and olive oil to use. All delicious! We shared the beef carpaccio appetizer to start. It was pretty good, but not great and a bit of a small portion for two. Our entrees were both excellent. I had the special Quail, cooked down to a ragu, over gnocchi. Very rich, but superb flavor and texture. I highly recommend if they have it available. My wife had the grilled lobster with linguini pasta with a white sauce on the side. It was so delicious. They make the pasta to order, so it make take a slightly more wait than expected, but not long. For dessert, we tried another special - the warm homemade lemon curd cake, served with vanilla ice cream on the side. The waiter suggested we try the cashew ice cream and we agreed, but we should have stuck to the vanilla. The cashew ice cream was not the taste we wanted. However, great service, delightful atmosphere, and a wonderful evening experience. Highly recommend.

Originally created in 1997 as Felice Cafè Bar & Gelateria at Rua Gomes Carneiro, 30 at the close…read moreneighbourhood of Ipanema, this restaurant became extremely popular due to its amazing home made ice cream. Felice Terrazza is a branch located under the escalators of Rio Design Leblon, a fancy shopping centre in Rio de Janeiro. Do not be fooled by the unlikely place for a fabulous restaurant. Terrazza is not at a lovely house from 1922 in Rio, as the original restaurant, but in my point of view holds the title of one of the best restaurants around the city. Surpassing the original in many ways. The Oscar goes to the spectacular prawn and cheese risotto, absolutely delicious. Fish is also delicious, same applies to their steaks. You can combine a given the protein with side orders and a sauce as well. With regards to drinks, to not miss the watermelon and raspberry lemonade. This juice is delicious and a must have. Banana split is huge and used to be a regular for me, before they have changed the menu resulting on my single criticism that follows. The criticism is related to the ice cream menu, since the options of flavours have been reduced significantly at this venue. Obviously, I high end restaurant such as this is supposed to charge accordingly, but I think it is more than far for what you get. Veridict is simple: do not miss this restaurant because of the location. Give it a go and you will definitely not be disappointed.

Didn't expect to go to such a fancy place, was in my shorts and sandals :) it was not obvious until…read morethe dinner crowd started coming in, all dressed up. Bread basket is charged per person (R$18). I had fettuccini and crawfish. Taste was delicious, but the fettuccini was a wee bit undercooked and the strands were sticking together. My friend who ordered the same, but with spaghetti, didn't seem to have that problem. Ended my meal with a cheese cake with berries. Cheese cakes that I had in brazil so far has always been light where as I have always enjoyed a harder texture cheese cake. This was light and fluffy, delicious base and the berry sauce went perfectly well with the cake. Decided too to have coffee (espresso) which cost R$12 though.... Ah well....

The restaurant changed style and is delicious and quite cheaper! The new name is casa Vieira…read moreSouto. It has the best wine list of Rio and the best dessert!