Boteco Do Brasil - Edinburgh, City of

This is the worst restaurant in Edinburgh. The tapas was among the most expensive and bad value for money I’ve ever encountered. Sitting on a bed of what I can only describe as week old rocket were tiny portions (4 miserable badly seasoned) rings of calamari , four prawns from Iceland and one chicken drumstick and thigh. The salad was allegedly cherry tomatoes, palm hearts and pomegranate what arrived was canned palm hearts filled with the taste of antiseptic brine, no tomatoes or pomegranate. No dressing except for a side order of Cosco budget mayonnaise. Revolting costly food that you wouldn’t eat unless starving. The waitress was as nice as she could be and they offered a miserable 10% off the bill. Avoid at all costs.

What a dump of a place!!! The place was empty But being Brazilian we have decided to give it a go. The beer we wanted we couldn’t get as they had to wait to someone to come after 6pm to exchange the keg. Ladies toilet very cold, no toilet paper Gents toilet had a broken mirror and one sink had the taps missing. The girl that served us was a very kind and polite. We ordered some of their fried cassava tapas to start with and it was lovely. But after all the faults, unfortunately we have decided to stop there. It is a shame to compare this Brazilian “bar/restaurant” with all of the fantastic ones around the world. This place DEFINITELY does not represent the Brazilian culture and way of life!

Excellent moqueca! Would 100 per cent recommend if you are looking for a hearty meal or just snack!

One of the few places where you actually get a decent service. The manager, Amado was courteous, polite and entertaining. The dancers created a lively atmosphere and even taught the audience some steps. The variety of the cocktails was a positive surprise. The downstairs club is amazing and a real must for students even if only for a drink. Highly recommended.

Despite advising waitress I was gluten free and choosing a GF option I was served a beef dish with bread on top. When I asked if if it was GF bread she checked with kitchen staff and they said no and she took it off my plate. Obviously hadn’t relayed a GF guest to the kitchen. Beef was hard like hard leather and I could hardly cut it never mind chew it . Awful and £25 . Used to be decent place for food but won’t be back. Then waitress sitting eating food on her break beside guests with her feet up on a stool. Disappointed with meal.