I went to Espaço Ox Quiosque in Leme on a Groupon offer I'd purchased, to surprise my husband with crepes on the beach at sunset for our anniversary. When we arrived for our 4 pm reservation on Friday 8/23, we were told that the restaurant doesn't begin serving crepes til 7. Rather than waiting another three hours to eat, we arranged to return at 7 the following day and dined elsewhere.
We returned on Saturday to find the kiosk full of around 30-40 customers anticipating a "rodizio" of crepes (all-you-can-eat service) with a staff that included only two servers and a lone chef with just one crepe pan to attend to the group.
The host seated us in the far corner table, served our drinks and disappeared. After 30 minutes one of the servers noticed we were there and asked us if we were there for the crepes. When we affirmed, he moved us closer, but this did not improve the situation.
We stayed collectively for 4 drinks and 3 hours of leisurely beachfront conversation and managed to eat about ONE crepe between the two of us (at a pace of 1/4 crepe every 30 minutes or so) before heading to another restaurant because there's no bathroom facilities at the kiosk and the closest public restroom is a pretty far walk.
There was no manager on duty to request a refund for the prepaid Groupon, so we paid about $75USD for that single crepe we shared. read more