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Boteco Brasil
Category: Restaurants Brazilian Brazilian [Edit]
2545 Nanaimo StVancouver, BC V5N 5E6
Neighbourhoods: Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood
(604) 566-9028
- Hours:
Tue-Wed 12 pm - 8 pm
Thu 12 pm - 9 pm
Fri-Sun 12 pm - 11 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- Yes
4 reviews for Boteco Brasil
4 reviews in English
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Review from Adrian V.
Richmond, BC
3/11/2012 1 Check-in Here
I've never had Brazilian food before, so I didn't really know what to expect. When we got there, we almost got lost because it didn't look like the typical food establishment from the outside. It looked more residential than anything, almost like a converted residential food establishment.
There were no patrons when we got there, just the servers having dinner and a guy who later sang and played live music. We were seated immediately and dug into our menus right away.
I would consider myself adventurous (most of the time) and will try new things especially foreign cuisine. Keeping this in mind, I ordered the Feijoada which was described as an "Authentic Brazilian style rice and black bean pork stew with smoked chorizo. A staple dish eaten throughout the country". Looked interesting enough. Around the table, we each ordered a serving of
- Coxinha (Deep fried breaded chicken balls)
- Pastel - Queijo/Carne (Traditional salty pastry stuffed with either Ground Beef or Mozzarella Cheese)
- Frango à Passarinho (Deep fried chicken pieces with corn flour fries)
- Feijoadas (x2)
- Carne Loca (Pulled Beef sandwich with Bell Peppers on Portuguese bun with fries
- Bobó de Camarão (Creamy Shrimp stew with coconut milk and bell peppers with white rice, salad, and potato sticks)
- Bife à Cavalo (Brazilian style steak and eggs served with salad, rice, and beans
I would say I enjoyed the appies more than the mains overall, specially the Pastel and the Coxinha. The Coxinha is shredded chicken rolled into mozzarella cheese and then breaded and deep fried. Deelish. The Pastel was just a puff pastry with either cheese or ground beef inside, nothing special but it was tasty.
My main complain about my dish was that I didn't get enough pork. Do you really think 2 chunks of pork is enough in a bowl swimming with black beans? Me neither. And pricing it for $14? If you added 6 more chunks then yea maybe it would be worth that much. In addition, the portions are not that generous. I didn't feel full after eating everything on my plate, and white rice usually fills me up.
The Frango à Passarinho is just chicken wings and fries. The fries are better than regular pub fries but nothing special. Again, still not amazed at this point. The Bobó de Camarão and Bife à Cavalo were decent, but I'm not jumping up and down my seat. Overall it was just okay.
We ordered dessert as well, Pudim de Leito Moça (which is essentially a creme caramel) and a variety of the Beijinho (condensed milk and coconut balls). It was ok, I wasn't blown away. It was tasty but nothing special.
I liked the live music aspect of the dining experience too. He was singing a mix of english and portuguese songs which was entertaining.
My only complaint would be the quality of service that we received. Our server wasn't horrible, but she definitely needed more training in customer service. She didn't check on how we were doing until we asked her for something, then it almost seems like she remembered that she had to then asked how everything was tasting. My brother asked for water, and she only brought enough for one (as opposed to bringing a glass for everyone), new cutlery wasn't offered after the appies were finished (not a big deal to me but she could've offered), but the biggest thing for me was we had to constantly wait for her or look over our shoulder before she'd come to us. She'd just be standing by the bar chatting with the other server. It took forever for us to pay because we were waiting for her to bring us the bill. I mean come on... don't you want our money?
Overall it was a decent experience. I probably won't come back though, although I wouldn't be opposed to going if someone asked me to go with them. -
Review from Hamilton O.
Vancouver, BC
1/9/2012
I've been there about 4 times. However all good things comes to an end, and my was last Saturday. I took my date to appreciate some brazilian food. We got there about 1:30 PM, it was a bit busy, but manageable. We waited about 5 minutes for someone to point us to the table.
When ordering drinks, the waiter completely ignored my date. Ok, bad, but we can live with that.
I ordered an appetizer - sausage with french bread - after like half an hour we got served the appetizer. The bread, which seems to be those frozen ones, was completely white, clearly undercooked. I told them that it didn't look like proper french bread. The waiter picks up the menu, puts it in my face and says "see, it says french bread, which is white", turns her back and leaves.
We were astounded.
I went to the kitchen and told the waiter the way she talked to me was inadmissible. She tells me she was just "explaining" what I've ordered - like I needed a lecture on french bread. I offered to pay for the drinks, which she rejected. I gladly left vowing to not return.
It's stunning how a few employees can ruin a potential great restaurant. I never really liked the ambient there, or the location, but the food was good enough (not awesome) to overlook these 'details'. Will take my business elsewhere from now on... -
Review from Shirley V.
Vancouver, BC
11/10/2011
I was pretty exited to show this new Brazilian restaurant to my boyfriend, as I am a big fan of Brazilian cuisine, but unfortunately got disappointed.
The service was very poor and no help was provided to pick a dish on the menu.
The waitress didn't really care much that 2 customers arrived and wanted a bit of attention ( we were the only customers).
Some construction noise was coming from the back of the restaurant which didn't make us feel welcome, plus a very loud Hockey match was on the TV (nothing against Hockey, but I would rather listen to some good Brazilian music).
After ordering, the food took a good 20 mins to arrive, and then some dishes were coming very randomly.
My Feijorada was pretty good, I have to admit, but the portion was pretty small.
The dish that my BF ordered was 20 CAD for a small piece of cheap steak served with rice and beans (pretty expensive). This was far from being the tasty dish that I knew from Brazil.
We might give it an other chance, as I love Brazilian cuisine and maybe it was just a bad day. -
Review from Solare A.
Vancouver, BC
10/17/2011
If you're looking for a Brazilian restaurant with ladies dressed in feathered bikinis and high heels or with slabs of meat served on a long sword, Boteco Brasil is not it! This off the beaten path, totally unassuming restaurant doesn't boast fancy decor or a long list of fancy drinks, however you can definitely eat the most authentic Brazilian food I've ever tasted in Vancouver. Whether for lunch or dinner, you'll be served with a smile and you'll probably get to watch a soccer game on the large screen tv. If you go on a Sunday night, you'll feel like you're at some corner bar in any neighborhood in Rio. Packed with people, live music, beer, and the best tasting "petiscos e salgadinhos". Thank Marcia, the chef for the tastiness!
