Picanha Brazilian Steakhouse Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Ceny & Erica were our waitresses. They are always extremely polite, knowledgeable and very friendly."
• "The guy who cuts the meat is very friendly, knows what we normally get, and remembers how we like it cooked."
• "All staff are friendly and helpful."
• "Service was wonderful, very nice staff."
• "The service was swift and of waiters and waitresses were extremely pleasant and helpful."
• "The service was excellent, with the servers carefully explaining each and every dessert choice to us before we decided."
• "All of the waiters that attended us were very friendly and went out of their way to be helpful."

Cons:

• "rudest staff i've ever seen."
• "Not once did she come over to our table to check if we needed anything but made a point to make comments regarding us to the chef and the man on the till."
• "They are overly expensive for the services in which they provide to their guests."
• "Service was horrible."
• "The Waiter did not spend a single time asked if wanted something and neither offered the menu."
• "Slow service."
• "No one is friendly there."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Amazing food!!!! Everything is made fresh and nicely displayed."
• "The meat was excellent, skirt steak probably being my favorite."
• "The food is always good, tables are clean and they make sure food is cooked how you want it."
• "Food was delicious."
• "The food is well prepared."
• "The salad and vegetable bar was fresh and tasty which is great but the steak was out of this world."
• "The meat is cooked and seasoned so well coming together with a rush of flavor the instant it hits your tongue."

Cons:

• "Some of the food was tasty but the garlic chicken and chicken salad were flavorless. Beefs were mostly fatty."
• "Some meats were overly salty and we are talking an almost inedible amount of salt."
• "The meat was just OK. Some were decent most were too salty and tough, and they all tasted the same."
• "All the meat was either tough, chewy, or tasteless."
• "The other meats: sirloin, flank steak, super fatty rib-eye, garlic chicken (zero flavor), and sausage."
• "The steak and chicken are always delicious."
• "The food tasted like FISH. We didn't order any fish."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is also very welcoming."
• "Great atmosphere for casual dining or celebrating a special day."
• "Clean space, laid back and friendly atmosphere."
• "It's a very nice place... it's a huge area and noise travels very well inside but I didn't mind at all."
• "Nice atmosphere. Buffet style."
• "This place has a nice Ambience and is spacious."
• "Everyone was just beautiful, polite, quality meat and atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The ambiance was sort of blahhh...some soft music would have been nice."
• "Not to mention that the restaurant seems to be having facilities issues, where you can see holes in the ceiling, leaking water, with buckets to catch it and other building problems that should be addressed."
• "The ceiling is leaking. The decor is not what is shown in your pictures."
• "The vibe in the room was very off. We felt like we were waiting in a doctor’s office."
• "The inside of this place looks like a cheap bakery and did not measure up to Rodizio’s in any way, shape or form."
• "The restaurant is has absolutely no ambience and is not worth the price tag."
• "Ambiance non existent, just a big room full of people seriously chowing down."

Price

Pros:

• "Very affordable especially when you do it by the pound."
• "The price of this restaurant for what you receive is really cheap compared to most chain-store restaurants these days."
• "The price is reasonable for the quality."
• "Pay by the pound for everything (roughly $8-10 for a full plate) or splurge for the $24 all you can eat option."
• "Great price for buffet and all-you-can-eat option."
• "The $25 all you can eat is also extraordinary."
• "One of my favourite restaurants... The food and price more than make up for it."

Cons:

• "Our bill was $225 which looking back is questionable and unfortunately they do not provide an itemized bill."
• "They are overly expensive for the services in which they provide to their guests."
• "This is a pricy restaurant for the food and atmosphere it offers."
• "However, they are charging the same price as upscale downtown restaurants."
• "This place however is definitely overpriced."
• "The food was ok, but a bit expensive for the quality of the meal and location of the restaurant."
• "This was nice but expensive compared to other Brazilian steakhouses in the area."