Came to celebrate my dad’s birthday. They had a beautiful sign on the table wishing him a happy birthday, which certainly made him feel special. Our server was very nice, and the food was mouth watering good. Our favourite was the pão de queijo (cheese bread), we kept waiting for more to come out. Everything from the meats, to the salads, and the dessert, were excellent. I truly recommend this place, they have a great atmosphere, food, and service. We will definitely continue to come here. Thank you Minas!!
Delicious food and friendly yet unintrusive service. I found the flavour of the meat was addictive no matter what type of meat I had. The staff spoke English, Portuguese, and Spanish very well. The dancers were good and the costumes very colourful. I will recommend this place to my friends and family.
This place and food is just brilliant...must try. And remember to have an empty belly to get it filled, else you’ll miss a lot of stuff...:)
So we usually go to another Brazillian BBQ restaurant but thought we would give Mina's a try. We went for lunch and I was surprised that the buffet table included juice, eggs, fried cassava, fried plantains, cheese bread balls, mashed potatoes and other things. They also had some desserts on offer which was a really nice addition. Also, lunch service was $30 (same as most other Brazillian BBQ places).
Unfortunately, the meats were good but just not as good as some of the other Brazillian BBQ places in the city, Some of the meats were over peppered and others were just bland. Also, the variety of meats offered was less than some of the other places in the city.
Anyways if you are looking for a Brazillian BBQ place with an extensive salad and side bar this is probably the place for you.
A carnivores utopia. Outstanding food with a great variety to chose especially with all you can eat. Service was awesome, very attentive staff and frequent visits to our table with more meats to try.
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Came here with the family (10 of us) on a Saturday to celebrate Mother's Day. My brother had made reservations ahead of time so we were seated in right away. My brother and his family had been there but my family hadn't nor our parents. Inside decor is very nice and on this evening there was a live band. I was worried that it would be too loud for my 3 year old but he actually enjoyed it. Prior to our visit I saw Yelp had 10% off on your first visit when you check-in via the app. Good thing as it's a bit pricey for dinner.
The family had a great time and meal. Lots of assorted meats came to the table. Highlights were the sausages - kids loved that. Lamb was a little dry. The various beef cuts were great. They also have a little buffet that is included with the price that had salad/veggies, soup, mussels, some cooked items like mash potato, deep fried pork belly, and desserts like cakes and fruit. They also had salmon sashimi which was really good.
Family was stuffed at the end. They do a really great job. This wouldn't be an every week thing - too much food but I think we'd back.
Minas has upped their game from the last time I came here which was a year ago and I’m happy about it. I want to give the place a 5 because the bbq meat was Delicious... I brought it to a 4 cause all the salad and the other side dishes are blah. Friendly service. Nice ambiance. Definitely gives me Brazil vibes. Final thoughts: way better than the other two Brazilian restaurants in town by far.
Great meal at a good price by picking mixed meat plate, salads, casava etc. Reasonably priced pleasant S. American wine. Good service because we were there before it got full. Will return.
Bob
Compared to Bolero & Gauchos, their hot food section in the salad bar area is much better with more options.
Salad bar- 9.5/10
Meat- 7.5/10
Dessert in self serve area- 7/10
Price- $$$$
Service was very good, the restaurant closes at 9pm on weeknights, but we didn't know and we ended up stayed until 930pm. They didn't rush us or even tell us the restaurant was closed. (Oops)
Would come back, but probably on a weeknight again since it is more expensive on the weekend and it's not worth the price difference in my opinion.
Wow was the steak good. Kale salad with pickled pink bits was a crisp light start. Love the ambience and best of all the staff – as they were incredibly accommodating of my food restrictions and super friendly! Kinda want to go back just to buy their in house hot sauce and to try regular service where they rotate skewers of different cuts at your table. Unique electric keyboard entertainment on Sat playing some classic jazz.
The food at Minas has a better selection than Pampa, you get some small desserts included and they have more hot plates. The meat taste the same and taste quite good if I may say so.
My only issue is the service. You pay the same price as Pampa, and for $43 you'd expect good service. I made a reservation for the evening, stating where we'd like to sit. They gave away our table to a group that came in the restaurant just before us and they didn't have a table for us. After 10 minutes, they sat us, but not in my preferred seating. We waited for another table to open up and moved there. The waitress took a while to give us our menus and even longer to take the order. She kept forgetting about our other drink orders too. My only advice to management is, if you're paying that much, please deliver your service. The only reason I'd choose Pampa over Minas is because of their service.
Came here on a friday night. The salad/soup bar was nice. I really enjoyed the grilled vegetables and pineapple. It provided a good break between eating so many different kinds of meat. My fav was the top sirloin because of the fatty parts on it. The other meats were okay. This place is way better than bolero. Bolero's meat selection is like 90% covered in parmasean and always dry. May come back to minas but not often as it is expensive. Service was just meh. Had to call her over several times to pick up plates and fill up water glasses. Also dissapointed as the sign outside said 10% off but was not given to us. I only remembered after we paid and left.
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