I've eaten here about a dozen times, the last 3 have really started to disappoint on several levels, I'm a foodie, I will try any restaurant that opens up and give them the opportunity to earn business, it is rare I would give a scolding or negative review, I usually stay constructive, that being said; I get the buffet here with my wife not because I eat a lot, but because I like unfiltered variety. What I don't like is inflated prices, poor service and unclean conditions. Fruit flies hovering unclean bathrooms from the beginning of our meal through to the end.. 45 (after being told by two patrons) $24/pp for a one plate buffet was the most I've paid here in 3 years... And my original review has now been edited to reflect how their own self standards have been adjusted to the current state of the business.. I'm not sure how they can earn me back, after 3 progressively bad visits I can't afford to indulge in bad taste anymore.. (This Review was an attempt at being as polite as possible) read more

If you are sensitive to salt, this is not your place. If you want upscale Brazilian BBQ (a la Fogo de Chao) dining experience, this place is not for you. If you want to go and stuff your face with god knows how many different kinds of meat, plus crush unlimited salad/prepared food bar, and be able to buy Mystic juices from the cooler in the front, step right up. We went here for my friend's (Matt B.) birthday because we wanted to eat slabs of meat until we hurt. And because we had a Groupon. I was a little anxious about the place when we got there because it was a more of a neighborhood/family restaurant than I was expecting. They had Portuguese TV playing, had candy and gum for purchase by the register, and the staff were all wearing comfortable street clothes. For a bit, I was worried that my friend wouldn't think we were affording him enough pomp and celebration. The staff explained the process: get a plate and let the meat man come to us. We can pass on anything we don't want and get as much of the stuff we do want. If we pass, it's not like we're tapping out; we could still get seconds of other meats or try the next skewer of animal. We also had free rein on the salad bar, which, as far as the salad went, looked pretty depressing. But the rice and beans, fried fish, oxtail, plaintains, roasted chicken, mashed taters, and god knows what else. And all of this for $25 bucks (beers not included, but at $3.50 a pop, were certainly still doable). Meat skewers included: chicken breast wrapped in bacon pork sausage/beef sausage/kielbasa flank steak chicken hearts beef short rib sirloin roast beef pork ribs pineapple dusted with cinnamon and a bunch of others. Sadly, all of the meat started to blend together. Each cut was awfully salty, which was nice for some of the fattier cuts, but numbed my tastebuds after awhile. I remember enjoying the sirloin, short ribs, and pineapple more than the others, though. By the end of the night, after we'd all stuffed ourselves to the point of belt loosening and button unbuttoning, my friend seemed to have enjoyed the experience and spectacle. The food here isn't great. It's solidly good, but the staff is really, really friendly, and for something fun and different, this place gets the marks. read more

Oliveiras is the type of place you go when you want to stuff your face with a bunch of food that's pretty okay tasting. As much as a prototypical Brazilian Steakhouse/Buffet as one could hope for, Oliveiras dishes up bacon wrapped chicken, which though perfectly smoked, is not immune to the species' hydrophobic tendencies. After a while, the flavors of lamb, beef and pork blend together, and you're left with a tongue inundated with fennel and cumin (?). The buffet is large enough to please the vegetarian palate, if expertly fried, tender yucca root is enough for a meal, but the cheese bread is crunchy and dry. read more

Oliveira's Restaurant is in an area of East Boston which i typically thought of as residential. I'm on the fence about whether to give this place 3 or 4 stars... i wish we were allowed halvsies. Here's why: When we first entered there are two sides to the restaurant and we weren't really sure where to sit. There is no hostess and most of the people who work there are more concerned with circulating the plates and prepping for the dinner crowd. (Completely understandable as from what i hear this place gets really busy at night.) We walked in and wandered around for a second or two trying to figure out the situation then finally find someone to give us the skinny. Apparently it's a seat yourself kind of establishment. You can pick to weigh your food, go for the all you can eat, or go to the meat only. We went for the all you can eat. So, we sit down order drinks, and then get started. No one asked which option we were doing, and any time we got up from the table it would be cleared completely. We're talking no plates, fork, spoon, knife, or cups left behind. After the second time this happened we let a waitress know what our intentions were. Unlike most other Brazilian steakhouses you go to the meat as opposed to the meat coming to you... Which is fine, as long as you don't keep coming back to a naked table after each visit. The food was pretty good, didn't really knock my socks off, but I'd definitely be back. read more

I love this place, it is authentic Brazilian barbecue, the steak is perfect, their price is super fair, you can spend 10 dollars for really good meal, and it is buffet style, you can get a little bit of everything. The barbecue station make the meat fresh. Don't forgot to try the dessert! read more

Such a bang for the buck! My boyfriend and I stopped in here after finding out that our beloved Jalisco's restaurant was on vacation! We HAD to try this place because we've heard so many good things from locals, and it is comparable to Oasis in Medford, which is another Brazilan buffet that we've been to and love! Although service was a bit slow and the waitress didn't understand what I was saying at times, selection was just right, food was tasty. There were some food items where Oasis won, and some where Oliveiras won. If only they could combineeee! read more

Have been ordering from here several times now and never disappointed - great food (sirloin, pork butt, brisket, sausage, wings - all great) with generous portions as family meal, special plate or single, with prompt on-time delivery and attention to Covid precautions by drivers. Thanks! read more

OMG this place is very good, fresh cut of meat and a lot of variety of meat. the buffet is amazing ! Good service and authentic Brazilian food! The desserts are very good i will be back for sure! read more

Food is way to expensive!! Same food and tastier all over East Boston!! $30.00 on a small plate to go and to top it all off they weigh the food and add another heavier plate underneath. I don't know why??? read more

Breaded steak was good. Rest of the food was bland. Had the bacon appetizer, shriveled unseasoned fat Btw, that I actually almost added salt to. Took forever to get it to me via Uber eats and it was cold. Waste of money. read more

We came here during DineOutBoston, and it was amazing for the price! It's $28 for all-you-can-eat steak, full food bar, salad bar, and sushi; plus it comes with a choice of dessert during DineOut. The atmosphere is lively and fun. The top sirloin was my favorite. The flan was more custard-y than I would've liked, but maybe I was just too full from the meat at that point. But definitely save room for the Tres Leches, it's worth it. read more

Stopped in for some take out the other night. The meat was top notch. I had a few chicken wings, some beef sirloin and lamb. The lamb was very strong but delicious. My favorite is always going to be sirloin and it had a perfect salty crust. The salads and sides bar was just ok. Nothing really jumped out at me but I always go for rice and beans and those were great. The sweet plantains were a bit dry and not really sweet. I'll definitely be going back. read more

I'm coming back here for my birthday, hopefully. Definitely a hole in the wall AYCE Brazilian BBQ joint. You can also pay by the pound too! First of all if you're gonna complain that the meat is salty, then either you don't know what your getting yourself into or this is your first time. Salad bar and fruits were not bad. I do feel like some of the stuff was canned but oh well. Pasta wasn't too shabby too if you want some comforting stuff. Although I do wish the servers came out more frequently, it was okay that they didn't cause I would've been full really fast. read more

MEAT! LOTS OF MEAT! What more do you want? $17 All you can eat includes meat drink, salad bar, sides, one humongous slice of dessert . You can also order food by the pound. This place is amazing, the staff is nice and explain everything to first timers and they are very generous on the meat portions, the cooks even make recommendations on what kinds of meat you would like based on your taste. Its nice that you can go up to the counter to get your meat or have them come over. Sometimes at other Brazillian bbq places you get full waiting for them to come around with the meats. I would definitely go again for dinner and get the flan. read more

First of, thanks for the tips from all Yelpers who reviewed Oasis and led us here. The food is amazingly good. Parking was horrendous, but for the food, we will definitely trod our way here again. The six of us who went there opted to go by the pound meal since we can't eat as much. Meat was well seasoned, brisket melt in the mouth tender, and those wings. They were mighty good. Didn't really paid too much attention to the salad bar n hot dishes but we were there for the glorious grilled meats n Oasis more than surpassed our expectation. $7.99 by-the-pound or $18.99 for all you can eat weekend (seriously, that is good value) saw plenty of Brazilian families dining there n almost all of them had an order of Muqueqa on their table. Will definitely order that the next trip. Bought 2 double coconut flan and 2 regular flan home for the family. They were delicious. U cannot leave this place without buying their flans. Really really good. The owner is nice n friendly, came to check on every table when he wasn't too busy out front with the takeout crowd. Our waitstaff is helpful and attentive. Overall, an amazing experience n this will definitely be our go to Brazilian grill restaurant from now on. read more

Delicious restaurant. If you like salty meats, this place is for you. I think they do a great job with all of the meats here. The side dishes are also pretty good. But if you're paying for weight, make it worth your while. Meats as you main dish, meats as your side dishes and meats as your desserts. read more

Oliveira's Steak House - Sirloin, lamb, pork shoulder some rice and collard greens. - Brazilian Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

I dined here last week so this is a late review. Food: a good sized array of choices and great meats! My boyfriend, who has dined at Fogo de Chao, personally thought the meat could have been better but I really enjoyed having access to more traditional side dishes like feijoada and more selections for desserts. Service: friendly staff, we had a good server for our table Ambience: very casual with plenty of space and tables all around. This struck us as a local place where nearby residents come and get takeaway. read more

Had a groupon for this...took a couple friends...ordered a bottle of wine...and even three desserts...so cheap we had to take food home to spedn the coupon amount! Free parking also.. Large fresh salad, pasta, and hot bar- Brazilian style,every meat you could think of skewered over an open grill. My only suggestion is the decor and ambiance was a bit cafeteria-like...meaning tables, bright lights, noisy.....which is typical for most of Eastie (I live there). maybe paint the walls gold, dim the lights, and make it more South American looking inside, music ect. read more

The Pichanna was excellent! Not your usual dining experience. More like a local eatery. In that sense this is a diamond in "The Rough" truly. Yes, we would eat here again. Not dine, but eat. 3 1/2 not available. read more

You gotta love the Buffet setup of this Brazilian Steak House! Prices are a bit high but other than that it's SUPER! The food is fresh and the deserts are VERY tasty especially the Flan! read more

Oliveira's Steak House - Good Stuff! - Brazilian Near Me - Boston, Massachusetts

Very good food. Service was ok and price was right. Really worth going for the meats....the best in the area !!!! read more

Wait, what? Only $17 for AYCE, beverage, and dessert AND it tastes great?! I was a little concerned when I walked in and it looked like a truck stop dinner, but after being seated near the buffet and speaking with the friendly staff, I could see why people speak highly of this place. My two pals and I grabbed a little bit from the buffet (to make sure we left room for meat) and were suprised by the quality. I've found that the buffet food can be subpar since it sits there for a while, but this time it was fresh and tasted great. The juice was sweet, but not overpowering and I thought it worked well to balance the saltiness of the food (not complaining about that either). They were quick to bring out the meats and because the place is smaller, they came around frequently with many different styles of meat. The only thing holding me back from giving it five stars was that I paid with a Groupon and they gave me the rigamarole about the system being down. No worries though, as I will no longer buy the deals to this place because it already is a great deal! read more

I had a Restaurant.com gift certificate that I wanted to use so I wanted to try something new and local. After reading the reviews on Yelp I decided, hey $17 AYCE all inclusive, why not? However to my deep disappointment, this restaurant was no where near to what others have said about it, except for maybe the generous meat portions. The staff was friendly, but spoke very little English. The quality of food to cost ratio is a total ripoff. The barbecue meats were extremely salty and the buffet selection was next to nothing. And to my surprise when the bill came they had charged us for drinks and dessert! When we went and questioned them about it and referred them to online postings they only apologized. They said that was their rate and they couldn't change it. So dinner for 5 ran us up to $120 before the gift certificate and mandatory gratuity. Avoid at all cost, total ripoff! read more

One of my favorite restaurants in town! This place serves the best Steak (Picanha) I have tried in Boston, together with amazing Brazilian dishes really tasty and COMPLETELY worth the price (which I think is actually cheap for the food they serve). A really great choice, from the juice to the deserts, absolutely sure you won´t regret it. read more

I have lived in East Boston all my life but since I lived pretty far from the restaurant I had never gone . , I have recently moved closer to Paris Street and decided to check it out , Biggest mistake my husband and I as well as my five-year-old went one night , not long after leaving the restaurant they were feeling not so well my daughter that night complained about stomach ache used the bathroom and threw up so did my husband. We had to go to the ER since my child was very sick and my husband decided to also check himself in . They both had gotten food poisoning, I had not since I had not ate the same plate of meat they had . Both of them had been sick for about 3days . Will not be returning they were also full of fruit flys read more

This doesn't have a lot of atmosphere unless you count the full screen tv showing Nuevo Mundo, but the tender flank steak by the pound sliced off a Shish kebab totally is worth it. There are some fun things to try on the buffet table including flavor bomb arroz on pollo. Next time hope to find room for one of many cakes or fresh fruit for dessert. Glass of Malbec and a bottle of pineapple Jalisco was perfect. We paid $7 for one plate, $5 for another. If you get really hungry you can do all you can eat for $25. Our seafood and vegetarian eater just ordered a drink, was not happy with choices, so one star off. There was only one tray of fried fish and fried yucca, fries, and white rice. The online menu we saw that listed seafood pasta was not available. read more

not bad just really expensive i got rice and beans with 1 small piece of chicken it was almost 17 dollars that i could not understand

I have been going to this restaurant for years. I go to thd East Boston one. It was good food , but my last visita have been bad experience. The food is old (soggy potatoes that feel more than a day old, the meat is either raw or too cooked, the yellow plantains also old) . The place is mostly empty, looks like people have been avoiding the place and they still want to make a profit by reheating food. I asked to speak with the manager to give feed back. No manager present. They took my phone number and 3 days later nobody has called me. Better eat leftovers at home rather than going to that place. read more

Best yummmmy!!! Cheap , fresh , nice staff , sent my boss with 16 ppl there and they had so much fun & enjoyed the service & good food

My nephew accidentally ordered food from this restaurant using a credit card he wasn't supposed to use and when we called the restaurant to minutes later to cancel the order and refund the money on the credit card they refuse to. Never received the food yet they still charge $40 for food. Definitely will not recommend this to anybody and as far as customer service this restaurant is terrible. Will never eat here again and will never recommend it to anybody. Terrible service now riding with credit card company to get money back for food we never received. read more

Short review: Do you like eating meat? -No...................... Skip. -Yes......................Definitely go here. Longer review: Oliveira's is a small, buffet-style meat-lover's haven. I hadn't had Brazilian food prior to my experience here, and Oliveira's made a decent first impression. The buffet has two main components: meat, and then everything else. The "everything else" items were essentially your standard buffet fare (salad, fruit, random fried unhealthy stuff) spiced up with a few more authentic Brazilian dishes, like plantains and a few tasty veggie/bean salads. Nothing stood out as particularly memorable from this section. That is because all I can remember about Oliveira's is meat. Twirling, roasting, crispy-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside, flavored just right MEAT. You literally stand in a line, point at the roasted animal of your choice, and a dude chops it up into bitesized morsels for you in record time. And it is delicious. We also ordered three of their most popular desserts -- flan, double chocolate cake, and some fruit-flavored (papaya?) chocolate cake. The flan wasn't the best I've had and the fruit-flavored cake was kind of gross because the fruit-flavor was overdone. The double chocolate cake was awesome though. FYI, one dessert portion is easily enough to satisfy 2-3 people. A negative--the waitstaff would NOT leave us alone. Every 2 minutes, somebody asked if we still wanted our plates (while they were a quarter-full), if we wanted more water, more meat, more x y & z. Not to mention, I've never received such detailed instructions on the art of getting in line for a buffet. The overall ambiance is very casual (TVs blaring overhead, people walking around, crowded seating) so I wouldn't recommend coming here for a fancy meal like a first date (unless you like them crass). read more

This is a great place to eat, and having been there numerous times, I say this with very minimal reservations. The buffet always looks clean, and somehow always tastes fresh. I have grown accustomed to eating here often and as a result I have tried things in here that I think I would never try anywhere else, like the seafood rice. The people who work here are friendly, and most importantly, helpful to those eating there for the first time. Although there are plenty of liquids to choose from, the best meal that I have had here yet, was accompanied by fresh papaya juice. Also, there is a very generous selection of meats spinning around on skewers in a large grill. Occasionally, I have found the meat to be too dry. Otherwise, I highly recommend trying this place if you haven't already. In terms of pricing, they charge by the pound. As a 145 pound active male, usually a pound of food will be more than enough to fill me up. However, if you are a marathon eater, then I believe you can pay a set price and eat away until you're satisfied, or at the worst, until you've eaten everything. read more

So, you pay by the pound here, which sounds like not such a great deal at first compared to all-you-can-eat, but at $7.50 a pound or so, it's about what you'd pay in the supermarket, and they don't wash your dishes for you. $20 will stuff a fat man's belly and leave enough for a couple of Brahmas as if a pound of salty garlicky juicy beef were not sufficient to make said fat man as happy as Santa Claus. read more

Well first, I love paying for my food by the pound. They have a pretty huge buffet with most of the Brazilian staples-killer rice and beans, plantains, lasagna, and lots of other yummy stuff whose names I don't know. Then they have the bbq in the back and you tell the dude what kind of delicious meat you want. Grab a guarana or a soda or a beer, pay for how much your plate weighs and dig in, listening to the Brazilian telenovelas or futbol playing on TV. It's not really a 'nice' restaurant, but it's cheap and delicious and you shouldn't leave with an inch of room in your stomach. read more

When im in the mood to eat, Oliveiras in eastie is always one of my go to spots! The buffet is always clean and the meat is always tasty! The Chicken wrapped in bacon always hits the spot! read more

excellent sirloin, lamb and pork BBQs - truly a local favorite - and great for takeouts as well - very prompt delivery

Amazing place. It's a little Brazilian outpost in the middle of East Boston, right off the Blue line Airport stop. The meat was great, completely fresh off the fire, well seasoned, and delicious. And the sides were very authentic - there were all sorts of things I had never even heard of (the pumpkin is particularly good with the meat). Highly recommended - you've got to check this place out. read more

I don't have a lot of experience with Brazillian cuisine but this seems to be typical for their buffet style places. Everything looked really fresh, I loved their sweet plantains. Beside from all the buffet style stuff they had a dedicated guy at their meat station where I tried some steak and for the first time chicken hearts, which were surprisingly delicious. The prices are also super cheap. read more

I'm hesitant to rate them because I don't like their food, at all, and I'm pretty sure it has to do with the fact that I'm not Brazilian and their seasoning is completely different from what I'm used to. The have a great selection on the salad bar. Good selection of meats and beans and rices but is all so flavorless. I wouldn't go back here. I rather get harassed in La Hacienda and have a smaller menu to work with. read more

I just had the best breakfast i ever had in my life and i highly recommend this place. If you get a breakfast here it's a good way to start your day. read more