We came to eat lunch here after not having been here for a long time and I was a bit disappointed…read more Dona Branca used to be a great restaurant with a very large cachaça menu, various infused cachaças, live music on the weekends & a cool vibe, but now it's become just another buffet restaurant. The very large cachaça menu is gone and the décor has a cafeteria feel to it now. Instead of being a unique place, they've changed to a mediocre place to eat. Maybe they'll make more money, but for me, it's lost its charm and is no longer a destination I'd go out of my way to eat at.

Nice big lively place to be on a Saturday evening. They have music, sports on big screen TV's and…read morehappy hour until 7:30 everyday. Can't remember what time it starts, I think 3:30. Food is pretty good. We had appetizers and drinks first, then finished off with a large pizza. One of the better pizzas I've tasted while here in Brazil. Brush upon your Portuguese because no one spoke English here. Lucky for us, we speak Spanish, so we can get by a little, plus we learned a little bit of Portuguese. Makes it easier if you learn and understand the basics to get around, plus I think it shows respect when you at least try. All in all, this is a good place to be while in João Passoa. Lots of beautiful women here, so if single, you're in heaven. Again, Portuguese will help. Only negative if you even want to think of it as a negative, this place is a little pricey. Especially when they automatically charge a fee for the entertainment and factor in the tip. To us it was okay, we paid extra for a great time. O Brasil é muito bonito, eu quero voltar um dia. Obrigado aos nossos amigos da América do Sul em João Passoa Brasil, tivemos um grande momento.

This place has all the charm of a high school cafeteria. Plastic tables & chairs in a long, narrow…read morespace, the restaurant is noisy with little to recommend it. The food is typical and unremarkable, with no dishes standing out. With so many choices of restaurants on the beach, I couldn't recommend this place, nor would I repeat the experience.

This place has really gone downhill. As much as I used to like this beach restaurant, I have to…read moresay that I can no longer recommend eating here. Everything that was good about this beach bar/restaurant has changed for the worse, except the view. First off, the restaurant was razed by the city, so that's not the bar's fault. The space on the beach is now just a bunch of tents with tables and has lost all its charm. They do their cooking in their building across the street, which also is part of the restaurant, but sits far from the beach. Because of the distance, your food always arrives not-so-hot, if not cold. The cooking has also suffered--nothing is as good, and some food is just awful. I had lobster tails and my wife ordered lobster stew, and all of the lobster was really overcooked. I was like eating rubber. No only that, but the food was absolutely flavorless. Service is hit-and-miss. What a shame!