Located on a regular residential street a bit out of the centro, the Burger Bistrô is not your…read moretypical Belo Horizonte restaurant. It is clean, spacious, and comfortable. The design is retro with some booths, Marilyn Monroe photos on the walls, old coke bottles, etcetera. The menu is American inspired with mostly burgers on offer. There are onion rings and fries as well (the burgers do not come with fries standard). For desert there are icecream milkshakes in a range of flavors and an cookie-icecream sandwich. I was not impressed with the French fries. Very bland, no crispiness. Worse than McDonalds. My black burger (R$25) was decent size and well prepared, but it was very sweet. Some greens or a slice of tomato would have been nice. My table partners were happier with their burgers than I was with mine. Sadly, the service was extreeemely slow - at least on the (busy) Saturday evening that we visited. It took forever to place an order and even longer for the food to be served.

Great food with amazing environment. I've been there twice. Once with the owners and I thought…read moremaybe because of them, the service was amazing. But then I went there without an early notice. So my girlfriend and I, we went there Friday late night. We arrived there and someone really kind was "waiting" for us at the entrance. Then another person conducted us and let us comfortable for choose our table. They were super friendly without to invade our space. The time between our order and the food to be serve, was perfect. We could talk and enjoyed the place with no interruptions. Congratulations for such good restaurant in Belo Horizonte. It's one of my favorite places now ;)

"If the house is full it's because the food is delicious." That's the slogan of the restaurant…read more Yes, indeed!

UPDATE: eat like a KING for R25-ish! I am writing this update primarily to comment on the por quilo…read morebuffet that we just tried. The selection is somewhat small compared to your average Brazilian lunch buffet, but the quality more than makes up for it. Man it's good. The different meats (ribs, slow cooked beef & torresmo in our case) and tropeiro were excellent. Veggies and salads no dealbreakers. Add a nice cold beer. Was 5 stars, remains 5 stars! Great Buteco in the NE corner of Mercado Central (2nd floor). This place is popular and nearly always busy, so unless you show up before 11:30 you can expect a line. Service is quick and friendly. The food is very, very good. Worth the wait. Mineirinho Valente (winning entry of the Comida di Buteco festival 2005) is a cute little hot pot with canjiquinha (staple), cheese, smoked pork, ribs, sausage & spinach. It sounds great and tastes even better. Simply delicious! Fígado Acebolado com Jiló is a favorite on the menu and was recommended to us by friends and random co-diners. It has excellent strips of beef liver, onion & jiló (scarlet eggplant, originally from Africa but popular in Brazil), which is a bit bitter vegetable that pairs very well with the liver. Delicious also. We have tried a few other dishes in years past and nearly all are good. Feijão Mexicana looks excellent but might be our least favorite. Drinks include the typical beers, a range of specialty beers and various spirits, including a good collection of cachaças.

Went to eat here with a very large group (about 40 people). Besides the pizzas themselves being…read moreamazing, we had the best service. The kept the pizzas coming and everyone got something they enjoyed. Don't even get me started on the dessert pizza. I can't wait until our annual trip next year so I can come back! SO GOOD!

Delicious food! Tourists should definitely come check this place out if you are looking for…read moreauthentic Minas gerais food! Great staff! Clean atmosphere and perfect location! Don't miss it!