Churrascaria Paladar Reviews Summary

Category: Brazilian restaurant

Address: 2 US-46, Hackettstown, NJ 07840, USA

Phone: +19088131700

Rating: 4.1
based on 152 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Servers were polite and friendly."
  • "Service is excellent and is reasonably priced."
  • "This is a nice restaurant with attentive servers."
  • "Service is great and has been for all the years they have been at this location and their old one."
  • "Top notch staff and atmosphere."
  • "Staff was professional, prompt and attentive."
  • "Service was great, water and sides were replenished throughout the entire dinner."

Cons:

  • "The service was extremely SLOW."
  • "Waited an hour and a half for food never came out. The waiter was horrible."
  • "We waited so long for our mediocre meal, we left so unsatisfied."
  • "The waiter offered no welcome, no explanation on the unique dining experience, couldn't even get 'no-ice' correct."
  • "The waiter was nasty and curt."
  • "Wait was very long with many open tables."
  • "Service - abysmal. Rude, uninterested, and unapologetic."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "None of us ordered the 'meat experience' but all the food was delicious, everyone enjoyed their choice."
  • "High quality, perfectly seasoned food."
  • "The food was abundant and delicious."
  • "Best Rodizio ever! Perfectly cooked every time!"
  • "The signature steak portions were very large and cooked perfectly."
  • "The food is fresh always!!"
  • "Food was excellent. I had the short rib. I've never had a steak so tender."

Cons:

  • "Very few meats, and mostly well done."
  • "Most was dry and well done."
  • "Chicken was served undercooked and had to be returned to the kitchen."
  • "They serve only the cheap undesirable meats then cut you off."
  • "All pieces of meat were severely under seasoned to the point where I had to add salt multiple times."
  • "The baby back rib was so dry it looked like it was on the fire since yesterday."
  • "The beef rib was so tough no one at the table even tried to eat it."

Ambience

Pros:

  • "It really feel like visiting your parents after being at college for a while or something similar."
  • "A little bit loud but its just beautiful everyone seemed to be having a good time."
  • "Indoor dining area is nicely decorated with plenty of space between tables."
  • "The restaurant has a great feel to it and it is BYOB which is nice."
  • "Very cozy restaurant."
  • "Lovely atmosphere and John who is possibly the owner was behind the bar and took care of me wonderfully as I dined alone."
  • "Nice atmosphere...there is outside seating in beautiful surroundings."

Cons:

  • "It was the most chaotic and frantic environment for a restaurant establishment with mediocre food at best."
  • "The dining room was also extremely loud, and we couldn’t hear our servers or each other without yelling."
  • "The noise is unbearable somehow the acoustic inside not well planned everyone talking very loud."
  • "Interior lacked a bit of ambience."
  • "Expectations were high. I was disappointed. Very very noisy, could barely hold a conversation."
  • "Interior lacked a bit of ambience but generally nice and clean."
  • "The only Brazilian steakhouse that does not use much salt at all."

Value

Pros:

  • "Service is excellent and is reasonably priced."
  • "The prices seemed fair for the amount of time we were there and the service."
  • "Pricey but good value."
  • "Staff was excellent and the prices seemed fair for the amount of time we were there and the service."
  • "Best cappuccino and the prices are so reasonable for the price."
  • "Good service, great food, good drinks, and a wonderful wait staff."
  • "Great food, great people, great service. Consistently provides amazing food and the owners and staff care about their patrons."

Cons:

  • "You will spend over $200 for a dinner for 2 adults and 2 kids on just entree and water."
  • "The food and service were both decent but pretty high priced for what we got."
  • "Considering it is over $40 for a single rodizio, we feel more than a little bit ripped off."
  • "This place is so beyond overpriced and the food is horrible!!"
  • "This place is WAY over priced!!!"
  • "Overpriced and terrible service."
  • "We were very disappointed at the high prices, limited options, and low quality of the overly salted meat."

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