I had the worst meal I have ever eaten tonight. The steak (picanha) was tough as leather. Mine was…read moreoverdone, but my husband's was cooked exactly to the fineness he prefers, and still he had to spit out several mouthfuls due to it being too tough to swallow. The potato boats pictures in the menu bear no resemblance to what we were served. I have photos if you want proof. What we received were boiled potatoes, cut in half the short way, then topped with spray cheese and bacon bits. Nasty!! The Caesar salad was rusty and the croutons were burnt. To top off the night, the waiter never refreshed our drinks, so the overly salty and tough steak couldn't even get washed down. I have had a pain in my gut for the past 3 hours, since getting gone from dinner. I highly recommend against trying AleHouse American Bar and Restaurant.

This place has good food, but it is not amazing. What is amazing is the atmosphere. The music is…read morereally great and it is the kind of place you can have dinner with your friends and have a conversation with them. There are two dart machines. The art on the walls is interesting, although the confederate flag threw me off. If you go, the standouts were the mac n' cheese, and the fried oreos. The quesadillas looked a bit like a cheese crepe so avoid. The service was OK for Brasilia standards. They gave one member of our party the wrong side (he had asked for mac n cheese with his chicken but the chicken came with a loaded baked potato) and sometimes we couldn't find our waiter. Overall, I would return to this place for the great music and OK food because they take SODEXO.

This place has average American food. Better than a Burger King burger, but not mouth-watering…read more They open up the salad bar for burger toppings. The guacamole almost ruined my burger, though. It was gross. I was lucky I put it on my lettuce so I could scrape it off. The onion loaf is a little too thinly-sliced and heavy on the almost sand-like batter (I wonder if it was made out of farofa?), but the sauce was really good, like what I remember from Chili's onion blossom. If you arrive at an American dinner time, it will be completely empty, and service will be fast and waiters will be attentive.

Like any Brazilian steakhouse the Potencia Grill is right up there with the best. The salad bar was…read moreextensive with even sashimi and sushi appetizers. Though you don't come to a steakhouse to eat salad! You get the typical red/green marker turn over. Meat comes even when the red side is up so you get to say "no" quite a bit. The variety of lamb, beef, pork, sausage and even chicken hearts is endless. At one point I had to say "no" because I had meat on my plate and I didn't need more before I finished. The spices they use as rubs are unbelievable and the garlic meats are a garlic lovers dream. Maybe not your companions friends but who cares! They had some delicious looking dessert which I did not try because I was full. I also didn't try any of the side dishes that came around to the table by the non-meat waiters. I stole a french fry from my coworker and it was crispy but not to my North American taste but you can see why people would like it. Everything said and done it came out to 115R per person in our 5 person group just soda and no alcohol for lunch. Another nice thing is the drive takes you out of town and along the lake so the drive is nice and scenic. Worth going to just to get out of the hustle and bustle of Brasilia city even if only for an hour it was nice to get out.

This is a true Brazilian experience at a low price. They have great cuts of meat and cooked to…read moreperfection. The service of meats is constant and many times I had to say no because I had a plate full of meat. The lamb was out of this world and I should have got more because I did not see it again while we were there. The salad bar and sides station are also great with many choices of sushi, salads, cheese, and cold cuts. The staff was there at every corner to get you a plate for return trips to the salad bar or clean your dirty plates from the table. The atmosphere was very calm and you could definitely have a great conversation without interference. We didn't get desserts but I saw the others in the restaurant and it made me want to try it next time. The presentation of the desserts were amazing. We finally ended the meal with a digestive limoncello type of alcohol that was a block of ice with a spout. We had alcohol, salad bar and meat. We managed to pay about R$140 or US dollars $38per person