Viva Brazil

Such a lovely atmosphere as you walk in the main entrance and greeted with a beaming smile. Waited at the small bar before being seated by a very friendly waitress. The meat was absolutely incredible and plentiful. A stop at the salad bar is a must, all freshly laid out. Great music playing whilst you eating and being merry is always fitting. Well done Viva Brazil you will be recommended to everyone I meet. No wander the Springbok Rugby team members dine here when they in town.

A great Brazilian restaurant with a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The food is great and well prepared, with traditional Brazilian dishes that really remind you of home. The staff is friendly and attentive, which makes the experience even better. Overall, it’s a very nice place to enjoy Brazilian food, especially if you are missing the flavors of Brazil or want to try something authentic in a relaxed setting.

We had a fantastic meal at Viva Brazil Cardiff. We were a party of eight celebrating an anniversary on a Sunday evening. The dinner menu was just under £40 per person and included around 14 different meats plus the choice of lots of side dishes. The staff were all very friendly and helpful and we did not have to wait very much at all between servings. You help yourself to the side dishes and the staff come around frequently with new choices of meat to try. You have a coaster that you display to let the staff know whether or not your table is ready for a new choice of meat to try. I really enjoyed the Picanha steak and Rump Steak. The crispy fried polenta and mashed potato were also excellent sides. The food was plentiful, so make sure you are hungry before you come to the restaurant. I really enjoyed the evening out and would recommend.

Great night, had some amazing food, all the meat well cooked and very tasty. The 'salad bar' was well stocked with plenty of tasty options. Service was excellent, all the staff so friendly. Even though it wasn't the cheapest night out, it was definitely worth every penny.

So, there were basically two options, the regular platter "Rodizio" or the christmas version that comes with a drink and a dessert. I had the christmas version, -this was something like £45 per person (!), you get a selection of various meats, nearly as much as you want (realistically you're not going to be wanting more) plus unlimited options from the buffet style table which has some roast pork casserole, roast potatoes, mash, stuffing, cold salad options and so on. Generally speaking I found the meats to be greasy, fatty, and not very nice. A lot of the time you're getting the skin and just whatever they cut off to give to you. A lot of the meats were various pork cuts and this was well-seasoned but chewy and fatty. The meat kinda seemed like it was cooked too hot for not long enough, with the beef having a very well done crust, quickly becoming rare and then very raw not even right in the middle of the meat. The only thing I liked was the rump steak, and I left a lot of that as it was fatty and extremely rare. I am having to think pretty hard to think what I actually liked, the mashed potatoes were 50-50, the first portion I had was good but when I went back later the second try was kinda sickly sweet and not nice. The churros were very fine. They have some wines and beers as a selection but no Teran for some insane reason - which in my opinion is the absolute best wine to pair with greasy meats like this. You're paying restaurant prices £5-6 roughly for a drink. The experience took what felt like forever, they wouldn't divide the bill for us so we had to each just pay one at a time for what we had. The staff really were trying but most had thick foreign accents so it was very hard to hear what they were saying as the place was heaving-loud. Just avoid, with the prices here you can go somewhere else and pay half as much for one decent meal in half the time.