'Brazil Churrasco' Churrascaria in Dhaka
Let us admit it, we all love buffet. Does not matter how many items we can consume, the more food items laid across the table, the more satisfied we come back home. But while most of us follow the basic rule of starting the meal from the appetizers and take a long walk to the main dishes, there are the few clever ones who know exactly where to start.
They will skip the entrée and jump right to the protein section. They will start piling up their plates with all possible options of meats and go on until there is any space left. But well, such actions never go unseen. If you are one of those, you will off course get awkward glances and hear annoyed murmurs. Good enough to ruin your mood. But what if we give you an option where you can simply enjoy your meaty affair with no interference.
You will sit and chill while the Passadors will come and serve food right on your plate. The Passadors are waiters who move around the restaurant with skewers, slicing meat onto the client’s plate. It is a very new concept in Dhaka and the restaurant team takes pride to have trained the first batch of such specialized meat servers. So you do not have any unwanted attention, no chaos; only you and your meal of unlimited meat servings. Brazil Churrasco promises to offer all these and much more.
Brazil Churrasco is an award-winning restaurant serving and specializing in Brazilian cuisine a la Churrasco. It started at Singapore in 1994 and after spreading across many countries, it has very recently opened a franchise in Dhaka. The restaurant is located just few yards from the Gulshan 2 circle, so you won’t have a difficult time getting there. It is a spacious place with comfortable sitting arrangement and pleasant lighting. There is a mocktail bar and an open air smoking zone. So far, so good, but now it is time to judge the food.
Dining at Brazil Churrasco is pretty easy and simple. You do not have to bury your nose in the menu card and wonder what to pick from dozens of items. There are two meal options only. One is the full meal which includes the Grill and Salad bar and the other is a light meal consisting of the salad items only.
We started with the salads. The salad bar consists of 20 different types out of which 8 are hot and 12 are cold items. Salpicao, Mixed Fruit, Sea Food, Sambal Egg Noodle, Chicken pasta salad and Fiejoda, Ovo Frito Arroz, Rosemary potato are few of the names worth mentioning. Each of these serve as great sides to the protein dominated meal. After filling up our plates with salads, it is time for the main part, the grill! Currently 11 grill items are available which includes 6 cuts of Beef, 2 cuts of chicken, Lamb, Prawn and the Brazil Churrasco special- Abacaxi Grelhado.
Each meat cut have specialized names like Carne Costela, Cordeiro Perna and Presunto Carne . But because this is not a tongue twister exercise, we will be using the regularly used names of the meat cuts. First the Passadors came and served us with a piece of chicken thigh. It was succulent and tender, a good start. Next came the beef hump followed by garlic beef. We found the later to be one of the best items here. It was full of flavour and had garlic shavings on top but to a proportion as such that the garlic does not over power the original flavor of meat. Then came the chicken breast, beautifully marinated with flavours reaching to the deep. Next was the beef ham. It had a slightly crispy crust but tender inside. Then we were served with beef tenderloin, small moist chunks of meat. After a series of beef items, there came prawns and lamb followed by beef ribs. You could tell how well cooked it was by watching the meats cleanly slide of the bones.
At the end we were served with their special dish Abacaxi Grelhado. It was a whole grilled pineapple with caramelized crust. As a thin portion was sliced down in our plate, we felt the sweetness of the crust followed by the tangy taste of pineapple. A great distraction from the meats.
Now as the first round was over, the entire process will start again. The Passadors will come again in regular intervals and serve as much meat as you want. Beside, the option of refilling your plate from the salad bar is there too.
To accompany your meal, there is wide range of mocktails to choose from. We tried Virgin Caipirinha, Copacabana Chiller and the Rio Carnival. The first one was very refreshing and it became our personal favourite. The others were great as well.
But well, that is not where it all ends. There are desserts too! We tried the Choco Laranja. It was a crepe with milk chocolate filling and orange zests. We could taste the sweetness of the chocolate and the acidity of the fruit, a perfect balance of flavours. There are also options of cheesecakes and chocolate tarts.
So after a long meal, it is time to discuss the bills. The Full meal is priced Tk 2,200++ and Light meal Tk 1,450++. There is also an option of Tk 1200++ , for children below the age of 12 but for infants below 4, it is free. It might sound very pricey, but we have spoken to many meat lovers and they have said that the money was totally worth it. But well, if you are a lettuce lover, then maybe you should go for the light meal option on your first visit. But then again, why not do a little experiment? So we have shared our side of the story, now it is your turn to go and create yours.
Address: House- 2, Road -90, Gulshan 2, Dhaka.
Opening hours: 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
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