This is a cool place to eat! The buffet portion of the food was ok and average. However, the meat servers were fast, friendly and the meat was delicious! I would recommend this place to try for something new.
We dropped into Rodeo on Friday night for their Winterlicious event. After tax and tip (included) we spent $50ea - no drinks. The salad/appy bar was pretty big and offered up mussels, smoked salmon, and other tasty starters. Bring on the meat! We were bombarded with a never ending service of meats on spits. Chicken, pork, and beef were served up in different ways. From parm pork to chimichuri beef, there was no shortage of flavour. As we were doing Winterlicious, we weren't served three of the meats offered in the regular menu. That said, we didn't even notice. Our bellies were full and our tastebuds were rocking out. An excellent meal with welcoming service!
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At Rodeo, we started off with some self-serve appetizers where all kinds of salads were prepared. I had some slices of smoked salmon and prosciutto as well as Caesar salad. The smoked salmon was buttery and fresh and the prosciutto was delightful.
But what hubby and I really enjoyed were the garlic shrimps and steamed mussels. These were juicy and sweet, and the garlic sauce was just plain yummy! However, we needed to save space for the meats to come, so we settled for a few pieces and refrained from having second and third helpings.
For the main course, we were first served side dishes consisting of a rice dish called farofa (with beans and topped with cassava), fried plantains, mushrooms and mashed potatoes. The server also gave us the red/green cards. Green indicated that we wanted to be served. And for as long as you had your green card out, the meats would continue to come. Once you have had enough, you flip the card to red.
With our glass of Tempranillo, the meat started to arrive. We had sausages, boneless chicken, sirloin, filet mignon, rump roast steaks, roasted pork and many more. We skipped on chicken legs, chicken hearts and bacon-wrapped turkey. I really enjoyed the picanha (rump roast) with its slivers of fat making the meat tender and juicy. Hubby liked the porchetta (roasted pork butt). The garlic beef and parmesan-crusted pork loin were tasty as well. I did find the top sirloin on the salty side and hubby said the chicken was bland. I smothered it with chimichurri sauce, so I didn’t notice. I would say, though, that the chimichurri sauce we had at Parilla Patagonia in Bogota was spicier and tastier! Could this have been mellowed down for North American tastes?
Anyway, after 9 servings of meat, hubby and I flipped the card to the red. We were stuffed. Time for some palate cleansers! Our plates were changed and readied for our dessert—roasted pineapple with brown sugar and cinnamon. Whole pieces of pineapple were skewered, roasted and covered with brown sugar and cinnamon. These were sliced at our table, too. This was so deliciously refreshing, I had two slices! I wonder how I can make this at home…I am seriously craving it!
I dined at Rodeo last night with 6 friends and it was glorious. The lighting wasn't great for pictures, but I did my best. I was pleasantly surprised at the variety of appetizers at the buffet table. So many delicious items. As for the grilled meats, we had our fill and then some. I would go back again!
Came here for Summerlicious with a friend and we were treated like we were paying full price. The service is fantastic and the food is delicious (and fun!). My top picks are the parmesan pork and the bacon-wrapped tenderloin - and, of course, the incredible grilled pineapple.
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Great food, great entertainment and fantastic staff. This has been one of the most pleasant and most memorable dinning experiences I've had in Toronto (and that's saying something considering I eat out quite frequently). I ended up celebrating my birthday at Rodeo with 15 of my friends. The staff was absolutely amazing from the moment I called to make the reservation. We were there on the weekend and I can't recommend a weekend visit enough. I wanted something a bit more interesting than just getting dinner and Rodeo's way of serving the food plus their entertainment gave me exactly what I was looking for.
First we got to enjoy the delicious buffet and after that we got to try many different types of meat that the servers kept bringing to our table. Music was great, as was the show itself and I found myself thinking that I feel like I'm somewhere on a tropical vocation (oh if only there was a beach included). Staff was so warm and sweet and helpful, I can't compliment them enough. It almost felt like we were guests in someone's home, that is how comfortable and engaging it was.
I would recommend this venue for any type of group event but also just for the dining experience alone. The food was truly delicious (the way they prepare the pineapple has me still salivating just thinking about it) and I know I will definitely going back even without a particular "occasion."
Amazing night. We had such an amazing experience in the Rodeo stakehouse for my friends birthday. When we came to the restaurant, even though it was a full house we were seated promptly to our table. We order couple of caipirinhas, and then started with salad bar, it was delicious, big variety of fresh appetizers. And then meat started to arrive, we thought salads were good, but every meat cut was excellent. We were full, and at first didn't want to try pineapple, but our server assured us that it will help us, and it did.
Entertainment was very good, band, dancers and marshal art performance was exciting.
We had a very good time there. Looking forward coming back again.
Absolutely loved this place! Wait staff was lovely and very helpful on explaining each meat that came out. Food was delicious and restaurant had a very nice atmosphere.
Phenomenal Dining Experience.. I was at Rodeo last night, and I absolutely loved it. The food was just phenomenal, from the appetizer table to the Brazilian BBQ, it was just great. The meat was perfectly cooked, and immediately, I could tell that the meat was of good quality, and that they did not cover the poor quality of the meat with seasonings, something many restaurants tend to do. With Rodeo it's all natural, good quality meat, coarse sea salt, and light marinades, that actually allow you to taste the meat itself. As for the service, it was outstanding. Our server was super friendly, attentive, well-spoken, and knew her job. Amazing restaurant.
LOVE Rodeo. Me and my fiance had dinner at Rodeo last night, and it was absolutely perfect. This was not our first time here, we had been a couple of times before, and each and every time it is amazing. The food is delicious, so go on an empty stomach. The buffet is plentiful and has a variety of dishes (do try the guacamole salad, it's to die for). The meat is always fresh tasting, and they really don't skimp out. The martinis are also reasonably priced and are delicious tasting.
They also have performers on weekends, such as capoeira dancers and carnival dancers. Very authentic and enjoyable. Even better is that they get the guests involved too.
We found the staff to be professional, knowledgeable and courteous, from the servers carrying the meat, to the bartender and owner, who even came by to say hello and to ensure we were having a great time. Koodos! One of our favourite places to go to. And we always count the days till we go back again.
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We tried this place last night to celebrate an upcoming birthday. The place was clean and had a great ambiance. Staff was friendly and attentive. We started with the salad buffet which had a nice selection of salads, cold meat cheese and also fresh baguette. As we began our salads the meat started coming out. The meat was cooked to perfection and wonderfully flavored. From lamb chops, prime rib, pork tenderloin, filled minion, parmesan chicken, bacon wrapped steak, pork ribs are just some of what I could remember. The meat was varied and just kept coming. The only downfall was when we booked our reservations we were under the impression that a band would be playing at 730 and samba dancers were at 830. Unfortunately there was no entertainment, however the food was so tasty that the lack of entertainment didn't really matter. Price wise it was on the more expensive side however the service and quality of food truly made it worth it to us. If the entertainment was happening the price would have totally been on par. I would totally recommend this place.
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There's not many all you can eat Brazilian steakhouses in Ontario. If you've never been to one Rodeo is an excellent choice. Located right at the Danforth.
I'm sure most people who have been too Copacabana will compare that restaurant to this one. I do feel like this place has better variety in terms of meats they serve (chicken thighs, hearts, lamb, sausage, pork, etc) and the staff was really kind. Had really good conversation with our waitress and people serving the meats. All so nice!
Everything was delicious, some things were definitely a bit more dry than they needed to be. Very unique flavors, the pineapple was better than Copa as well if you could believe it. The salad bar wasn't as diverse either, but everything there tasted really good. No refills like Copa either but no deal breakers or anything.
Overall I do think the seasoning is better at Copa and they have higher quality cuts, but that in no way means this place isn't worth checking out! Especially since the only good Copa location has been closed for 2 years.
The only thing is they close at 11:00 p.m. and they changed from classic piano and started blasting loud high BPM music before 9:50 p.m. and closed down the salad bar really early, we had only arrived after 9:00 p.m. the manager was definitely hinting at us to hurry up and leave for us and the final 6 tables. They need to chill with that, don't be open till 11 If you don't want to be. That was the only negative part of the experience.
The service did start slowing down towards the end as well, I recommend going at a very busy time like 6:00 p.m.
I would still recommend checking this place out no doubt. The foods all that matters.
Visited for dinner. The place is quite spectacular. Ample space to spread out while dining. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable. I would recommend going light on the buffet bar in the middle as the meat that comes around is amazing. Save room for that. Would visit again for dinner in the future.
Ambiance was excellent, staff were world class and very courteous and friendly and most of all food was AWESOME, perfectly flavored with excellent variety all cooked to perfection and unlimited servings and portion... MUST Visit if in Toronto!!!
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