I was really excited to go here for the first time, but don't think I will be going back. My girlfriend and I had dinner here on Monday and were not impressed with the Salad bar or the waitress. We were seated at 915 after being assured having a reservation this late meant we would be entitled to all of the food that would normally be provided throughout dinner hour. This however was not the case, the salad bar was left bare and there was no sushi to be had anywhere. We were very sad because the salad bar was one of the reasons we had decided to eat here. Our waitress was not mean but only came over to our table a few times and one of those was to grab the check and she didn't even ask if I needed change. She just grabbed the check without saying anything and never came back. We didn't leave the restaurant hungry but we didn't leave satisfied. For the price we paid we didn't receive half that it was supposed to entail. read more

We went there spontaneously after a day of shopping. While we have been fine with waiting the announced 45 minutes, four other couples without reservation arriving after us have been seated before us. When I asked after 30 minutes how long it would still take they told me 30 more minutes. Horrible experience, my wife refuses to go there again without even tasting the food. read more

Poorly managed restaurant! Called yesterday October 14 and asked if just walk in the next day since it was my wife's birthday and we would be driving down from toronto because she really wanted to eat there, the hostess said it was ok and that i wouldn't need a reservation, i asked if she was sure and she said it was ok, what is my surprise? I drive for about 2 hours and when i get to the restaurant and the hostess super rudely says "we are not taking any walk ins, if you want you can come back after 9pm" she didn't even let me explain myself! The food is good, but the staff is incompetent and unprofessional! The manager should really make sure they have a polite person greeting the guests no an attack dog scaring people of specially after having wasted my time and gas on my wife's birthday! Wish i could give them less than one star but luckily for them yelp wont allow it! If anyone from the management team reads this contact me if you have any further concerns! read more

This place is consistently awesome! I have been there many times and the food is great quality the meat is cooked to perfection and the service is satisfactory the only thing I would change is having the variety of meats guys come around more often instead of having to ask for what you want read more

We just returned from our first (and most likely last) visit. I was looking forward to trying the restaurant but our party of 4 was disappointed with it. To begin with, the place was so noisy that we couldn't hear most of the waiter's explanation of how things worked. We did hear her mention about the red/green circular indicator and to flip from red to green when ready for the entrée service. We had just returned from the salad bar with our plates when the servers began coming around with the various selections of meat before we had flipped our red/green card to "go". Plus we had requested our meat to be cooked medium and they were serving us medium rare. So despite the fact that we weren't ready for the meat and the fact that it wasn't done to our preference, we took it. And was it ever salty!! It was very good, just too salty. The salad bar had a wonderful variety of interesting and great looking items however the hot selections were barely warm. I did enjoy the flavor of all salad bar items that I tried. The lobster bisque had a nice, although salty flavor. But there were no bits of lobster in it at all, just a smooth thickened broth. So summing up, I would say this restaurant is just "OK". The food wasn't bad, but it was salty and some items weren't hot enough. It was way too noisy to have a pleasant conversation with my party. There are plenty of excellent restaurants in Buffalo and now I know that I'd rather spend my money at one of those. read more

Had a very enjoyable night- loved everything- food was so yummy and everyone in my party gave great reviews! Will be back!

We discovered TDB in Texas years back and have always been fans, however the Buffalo location just doesn't seem to be all that great. For atmosphere, it's at a mall... so you have the awkward mix of mall shoppers in jeans and having a casual dinner, to people dressed up for a special occasion. It's very busy, very noisy, and for some reason, really, really cold. Even on a 60F rainy day, the AC was blasting and the restaurant was shivering. Not a whole lot of room to wait near the front either, so I imagine in winter it's probably not super fun. The food isn't as great as we remember from other locations. Some of the meats were very fatty, and all of them were way too salty (and I even like a good amount of salt on my meat). The salad bar is always good, but you don't want to pay $50/each just to go to a salad bar! We had trouble getting meat done the way we asked. My husband is fine for medium, I like mine a little medium-well. Everything came out rare, even after the server asked if we were getting the right cuts, as did the manager. We were super polite and I didn't mind sampling other meats while waiting, but it was a long 30+ min to get something that didn't still "moo" if you poked it. They finally came around with something that resembled charcoal. It actually left ash on my hands when I picked it up. After the manager saw it and shook her head, I finally did get some medium to medium-well meat, but I was already full from other food, that it was a lot less enjoyable. I can't imagine I was the only one in the restaurant who wanted medium-well. I felt like a bother, but they always ask how you like your meat done, so I did have some expectation of that being met (at least once!). Overall, we likely won't return. As someone else has mentioned, Brasa in Niagara Falls is superior (we've been to Copacabana, Fogo de Chao in DC and MD, and TDB in TX, VA, IL and NY to compare). read more

I'm a vegetarian and I absolutely adore this place. Their salad bar covers everything from sushi, to soup to salmon and beyond. No one leaves here hungry ever. However the best part is their servers and bartenders, they're incredibly friendly and personable. It's quite an experience, I would recommend this to anyone! read more

Great food and service. Except management repremanded us. Was uncomfortable and looked at our coupon 2x bc didn't remember verifying it the first time. Annoying!! read more

Our waiter just brought us add-ons. It was our first time and we didn't know until the bill came. He explained about the meats then said he would bring us potatoes and fried bananas. We had no idea. We barely touched them as the salad bar and meats were enough. Sleazy. Food was delicious though.... read more

We have never had a bad experience here! The salad bar is filling enough, but the meat is absolutely delicious. We had a seat right next to the waiters entrance/exit to the kitchen and it was the best seat for great quick service. read more

Went for my parents 25th anniversary, the waiter, Brent, was wonderful. We got two complementary cake slices. He made the night very enjoyable, perfect balance of staying in contact with us and giving us space. We stayed for about 2 and a half hours. The food never stopped coming. Had almost every meat selection possible. All tasted wonderful. read more

I took my girlfriend here for our anniversary. It started off well with a $60 bottle of wine that was out of this world. I wish I could remember the name. We began with the "salad bar" which had much more than just salad. There was a great variety and most dishes were up to par. However, our experience changed drastically when a waiter knocked over my girlfriends glass of wine and spilled on her dress. I know accidents happen but the response of the man who came to the table was appalling. He was basically blaming my girlfriend for where she had placed her glass on the table! I don't know if he was the manager but for the sake of this location, I hope he is not. I've been to two other Texas de Brazil locations and have never had sub par service. It's a shame that the attitude of one man could keep us away from this chain now. I would have been happy with a free refill on her glass of wine. Or an offer to pay the dry cleaning bill. But unfortunately, my girlfriend was blamed for having her glass too close to the edge of the table and we left angry. read more

The side bar was very good. The meat was very good, except it was much saltier than what I've had at other Brazilian Steakhouses. I suggest cuts from the middle, at least for the sliced meats. When you first enter the restaurant, you are impressed by what appears to be a very well designed and classy fine dining experience. Don't let that fool you. While the food is very good, and the service is excellent, and the visual imagery is impressive, what would otherwise be a four star experience gets knocked all the way down to one due to one very serious flaw, which wipes out everything positive. The restaurant designer neglected a very important aspect of a fine dining experience. Noise. You need to be able to converse with your dinner companions, as well as, the staff. This was near impossible due to the noise. The noise in the restaurant boarders on an OSHA violation. You had to shout to talk to the person sitting next to you. Rather than focusing on the quality of the food, we rushed through the meal so we could get out of this noise chamber disguised as a restaurant. My 82 year old mother became physically ill, almost passing out due to the extreme discomfort. Whoever designed this place should have paid as much attention to noise management as they did to the visual aspects. When my family sang Happy Birthday, it sounded like everyone in the restaurant was singing, even though there were only 5 of us singing. Low ceilings, tile floors, no wall coverings,create an echo chamber. I was here last year, but we were seated in the upper area behind the bar, so it was bearable. Ironically, due to remembering how loud it was then, I requested the main dining room, thinking it would not be as loud. Big mistake.It didn't dawn on me that the noise I remembered from last year was coming from the main dining room. If you find yourself there, request the upper dining area behind the bar, unless you think the main dining room will be empty. Fix the noise problems, and my rating goes up to 4. Until then, I will not be going back, or if I do, it will not be due to my choice. read more

The bar sleek; dining area looks, sounds (VERY noise) and feels like a buffet, which is basically is. Wait staff friendly & went into great detail about the various meats being offered, but was slow to return to remove old plates, and to bring out the sides, which were garlic mashed and friend plantains. The latter is intended to 'cleanse the palate' between meat sampling...we got ours half-way through the meal & the potatoes were cool. The salad bar is pretty fab & you can make a meal out of it (for $25, you should). The usual salad bar items, plus cheese, shrimp, sushi, and some interesting fruit/cheese combinations. All meat is skewered. The "gauchos" bring it by, offering 2-3 oz portions of beef, chicken, lamb and pork, including filet mignon. You can sample as much as you'd like--the gauchos keep returning until you turn your disc over to red. The meat is salted...but I did not find it overly-so. (You can request un-salted meat from each gauchos). The wine list is pretty extensive; the sangria was pretty bland (tasted like grape soda with a bit of cheap red wine, served with a thin slices of lime and orange and a cherry) & the desserts were offered in portions big enough for two. Our meal for two before tip one drink each & a dessert to share, came to close to $130. I've had much better meals in MUCH nicer atmosphere at several other non-chain eateries. We had reservations for before 6 on a Saturday & still waited 20+ minutes to be seated. read more

I had high hopes for this restaurant, having been to Brazil several times and having experienced the whole churrascaria meals there and loved it. Unfortunately, Texas de Brazil overall disappointed me. For starter, the place feels cold: the lack of decor, bare tables, something is missing, which is so "un-Brazilian" in a way. The meal is straightforward: $45 per person for the whole experience, so that by the end of the evening with drinks and deserts, the bill ended up over $200 for our party of 2 1/2 people (good for them to charge 1/2 for the kid, but bad that I had to pay for his coke refill!) at that price, I expected to be wowed (not often I would end up with a bill that high for a meal), sadly it was not the case. The meat was good, but lacked a bit of variety: flank, fillet, and picanha for the meat, plus some chicken and sausage. A bit slow in the beginning for the refills, then better as the evening progressed. Waiting staff was off as well: all congregating with feet of our table and chatting non stop. Finally, the desert missed my Brazilian favorite: the mango cream and instead only had cakes, another disappointment. So, overall an Ok place but with the high price of the bill and the high expectations of the Brazilian steakhouse experience, it was an overall let down unfortunately. Doubt I'll ever come back again. read more

This place was really good. I insisted I was going to try everything that came my way but I got too full. I think I even had a case of the meat sweats. Wow was the meat delicious and tender. Also GLUTEN FREE!! All the meat was gluten free. They even had gluten free Brazilian Cheese bread (which apparently is made out of tapioca flour). The reason why I only gave four stars is because our waiter wasn't really all that great. There were several times that we had asked for things and they took forever to come. I never did get the extra cheese rolls. It is a lot of food so be prepared to eat. Also, do not fill up on the salad bar. Just FYI, it was very dark in the restaurant as well. Also, I would like to add that I do not think that this is a kid friendly restaurant. There were children there when I went and I don't think they should have been there. Now before you yell I have three children of my own. My friend brings her kids there all the time and I don't think she should bring them there. I won't bring my kids here. First of all it is too expensive for children. Second, it is an adult atmosphere. read more

we went there and the meats were salty and rubber taste the servers took long to bring the meats out and everything we wanted they brought out last. Our server felt bad about and he has what in particular on what we wanted again it took long finally we asked to speak to manager she came over very cold and shallow and non caring attitude she said the right things but in a condescending way no apology to follow it. My wife became so disgusted and turned off with the service and the manager's attitude she refuse to eat anything else and ready to go I waited for the server to come to the table and we asked for the check and he offered us a free desert we told him no the mood and the meal had been ruined afterwards I called the Corporate Office and complained and made it very clear to him we had no desire to ever return there again of course he had to get in contact with the Buffalo location and his response was basically they did nothing wrong and that he hope we would return and on our next visit he could offer us 10 percent off our next meal. After reading his e-mail all it id was infuriate me like I told him I can find other useful way of spending 130 dollars of my money. Not for food that taste like crap, and a manager who that had no clue and could care less no thank you! We will never go back again read more