We recently came back here for lunch, and the experience made me eat my words from my previous…read morereview. The service was great and the food tasted and was presented very nicely. All our dishes were delicious. The crab appetizer was presented properly, the portions were decent and the taste was just right. For a main course, I had a delicious seafood risotto with squid & crab. My wife had a filet mignon with puree and both were also great. I'm glad I came back, because now I see why they've been open since 1964.

disclaimer: I'm not a Brazilian. I'm a Taiwanese guy living in San Francisco traveling to Brazil…read morefor the first time and I'm known as a picky eater. My Brazilian friends took me to this place because I wanted some meat. We ordered Casquinho de Caranguejo, which is crab head shells filled with creamy stuff and crab meat, that was good. And we had one order of Filé Trifasisaco, a steak, for four people. This dish comes with two side-dishes that has some rice and fried bananas. The steak was tender and flavorful. For desert we had Top Hat, which is warm bananas topped with cinnamon and covered with sugar. We also had the caja juice, I have no idea what kind of fruit caja is but the juice is really tasty. The service was good and so was the ambience. Overall, I think this is an excellent restaurant and if you are fresh off the boat in Brazil, you might just like this place.

My husband I I vacationed in Recife and this place was in walking distance where we stayed. The…read morefirst night we went we sat inside and Hugo and Gabriel were our servers. They were very kind and patient with us as we made our food choices (not in English ) Our food (chicken Parmesan for 3) was delicious and our drinks looked and tasted great as well! The music that played was fun and remarkably mostly American songs! There were families, couples and singles so a perfect spot for anyone. We were so impressed we returned the following night and decided to enjoy the outdoor seating. Our server was Nivea. We were so impressed that she spoke very good English and really helped us with menu choices!! She was fun to talk to and provided excellent service! We ordered filet with vegetables and Farofa. Cooked exactly as we ordered... it did come out on a scalding iron skillet so it did continue to cook. (Heads up for anyone who orders that your meat will be coming out sizzling and cooking. Remove it quickly). Again the server who actually brought us our food prepared it, and divided our plates for us. It was very impressive. Moscow mules were so delicious and had a creamy, lemony whipped topping that made them extra special. (We ordered 2 more) When and if we return to Recife Brazil, we will certainly go back and visit our friends at Laça Burger and Steak!