Parraxaxá is a very informal restaurant serving traditional north-eastern Brazilian food. The decor…read moreis rusticand the waiters dress like Lampião, the 1930s bandit, whose warcry inspired the restaurant's name. Help yourself to whatever you want from the extensive buffet: you pay for it by weight. Specialities include sarapatel (liver, heart, and blood stew), linguiça de bode (goat sausage), and surabim (a river fish). The great thing is that you can help yourself, so you can experiment and try whatever looks good. There are lots of different cakes for dessert. Try the torta de limão (lime meringue pie) with a dollop of doce de leite (caramel sauce). I've had lunch here three times and dinner once in the week that I've been here. And I'll be going again.

This was a great place to experience a lot of the northern foods all in one location. The…read moreatmosphere was great and service was also nice. The food is paid by weight and was decently priced. They have an English menu as well if needed. I would definitely go again.

We came back here after too long away because of this COVID nonsense. Things are not nearly as bad…read morehere in Brazil as the media depicts it. In spite of that, Brazilians take it seriously and this bar has taken many steps to minimize the spread of this virus: they have greater spacing between the tables; all the waitstaff uses masks; there is hand sanitizer available everywhere in the restaurant. The food continues to be great and the portions continue to be huge. The view is still fantastic. They don't have any competition. I recommend this place highly!

This is my favorite place to eat, or drink or just hang out in Lucena, without a doubt…read more Restaurante Manolo is located inside the Costa Brava Praia Resort Hotel, and Manolo is the owner of both. He's also the executive chef of the restaurant. Forget the beautiful view of the oceanfront of Fagundes Beach; forget that this is the ONLY hotel in Lucena (there are other B&B's, but they don't have restaurants and don't have the view that this place has). You can sit poolside below a palm-covered outdoor seating area and enjoy some Spanish dishes (like suckling pig, paella, fideuá and others), raclette, lobster and other seafood dishes as well as Brazilian dishes. Manolo is quite the character, and will visit each and every table during your stay (he speaks Spanish and Portuguese only), joking and entertaining guests. He's one of the main reasons it's worth coming here! The food is the second reason. You will not find another place in Lucena that serves the same dishes or has the same quality. Their wine list is extensive and their prices are incredibly reasonable. If you're in the neighborhood, I highly recommend snacks, or lunch or just a bottle of bubbly poolside while in this tropical paradise.

This place still can't be beat for incredibly fresh and incredibly cheap eats! For 25 cents…read moreeach--you can gorge yourself on an array of deep-fried treats (savory and sweet) with fillings from ham, ham & cheese, cheese, beef, hot dog, chicken and cream cheese, guava, chocolate. For about $5 US, you can have a smorgasbord of doughy, fried pastries and a drink (and still have money left over). Everyone is using masks, but because of the size of the space, I chose to take my snacks to-go. They have hand sanitizer available for all the clients and the staff all use face coverings too.

I know...I said I wouldn't come back here, but the place is so beautiful and I was in the area,…read moreso...it was much better than last time. First, let me say thank you to our 2 waiters, Ezekiel and Marlon. They both provided excellent service and were very integral in my positive review and experience. The atmosphere here continues to be romantic and idyllic: with a view of the beautiful Ponta Negra Beach in Natal and the famous Morro do Careca ("Bald Hill") in the distance. The food is very nicely plated, and while the seasoning was okay this time, it was still a little unbalanced. I really enjoyed the Sorrentinos (Argentinian version of ravioli) the last time, and while the presentation was very attractive, the sauce had too much lime. I ordered the commemorative dish (Prato da Boa Lembrança) because I collect these plates. It consisted of shredded dried beef with fried curd cheese (queijo coalho) served on a bed of refried black-eyed peas (which had a very bitter taste). Visually, it was striking, but the taste missed the mark. I was happy to have celebrated my birthday having lunch here, but, while the food is not as good as they think it is, it is still worth a visit.

I have Been going to Manary since 2011. Every Trip to Brasil this is my dreamy food experience…read more From the moment I pull up to the red door to the moment you leave the magic. The customer service and ambiance are the warmest greeting, Every bite is an explosion of flavor. Thank you ! Well done to the whole team!

It's not fancy but it's good! Really fun decor and ambiance. Service was good. It can be a bit…read moreconfusing for foreigners as they use a system of "tickets/cards" and turnstiles which is typical of the city. They offer a pay by weight buffet with tons of variety of traditional, regional dishes and an a la carte menu. We did both. I had been dreaming of the creamy shrimp rice dish since I saw it online and it did not disappoint. My husband did the buffet and couldn't stop talking about lamb. Portions for the a la carte option were super generous, it said for 2 but could easily have been for 3 or 4. Lots of sweet treats too. We loved it for what it is!

Very overrated! They serve buffet-style, and many of the hot…read moreplates were picked over and empty, but nobody was there to observe the poor presentation. They do not have beer or alcohol, so...if you want to, you can't drink. I saw people taking food from the buffet with their hands, which, under current circumstances is horrible to imagine is happening. I really don't know why this restaurant is so famous. I would never take anyone here to eat, because it's a disappointment.