chama gaúcha brazilian steakhouse

top 5 dining experience ever!. go for lunch if you are on a budget. i've been to fogo to chao in philly and satx andchamagaucha blew me away. the flavorful meats quickly tied around my tongue with such amazing delight. i intended not to even visit the salad bar, but i was wowed with the selection available. the cheeses and cold meats at the salad bar were very impressive and quite tasty when paired appropriately. i was in awe of the meats as they kept coming. the service was the best i've ever experienced. the chocolate mousse was so chocolatey good. the price is a bit high but well worth it.

my wife and i when tochamagaucha to celebrate our 35 yr anniversary. the service was great and the food excellent. we had a great time, i made points by chosing your steakhouse. the price is definitely worth it. thank you

absolutely the best!. i have been tochamaover a handful of times and absolutely love every time!! it is absolutely delicious and the service is the best in san antonio! i have been to almost every steakhouse in sa and this is the best overall by far! you won't be sorry!

my girlfriend and i went here for dinner on a tuesday evening. we had reservations for 5pm which is when they opened. due to traffic, we did not make it there until 530 but were still able to seat us.

the waiter came immediately and we ordered old fasioned drinks. if it is your first time going tochamagaucha i would reccomend sampling everything at the salad bar not skipping it to save room for the steak.

the service was great and the steak was as expected, phenomenal. our drinks were well made as well.

out of the three brazilian steakhouses in san antoniochamagaucha is the best in my opinion. i will be going back for sure.

delicious!. i've only been to 1 other brazilian steakhouse before (not in sa) and it wasn't that great so i wasn't really expecting that much fromchamagaucha. i was wrong, though - this place is awesome! the service is amazing - the best service i've experienced in a long, long time . .maybe ever.

the food is delicious, too. the salad bar is full of interesting items - definitely worth a trip even though most will be here for the meat. once you flip your card over, the meat comes fast and furious. just about every cut i tried was perfectly cooked, perfectly seasoned and absolutely delicious.

the bar is fantastic, the wine list is just ok. the whole evening was insanely expensive but worth it for a special occasion.

i don't always eat at brazilian steakhouses, but when i do, i preferchamagaucha.

amazing!. i have never experienced such impeccable service as i did atchamagaucha, and i have dined at many different locations across the globe. the ambiance was lovely, and the second we walked in, i felt that we were honored guests. we had made reservations, and we walked in, they greeted us, asked our names, and immediately took us to our table where two attendants were already there pulling out our chairs. i couldn't even put down my empty glass of water before they were already refilling it. the food was absolutely mouth watering incredible too. it was extremely fresh and often we had to give it a moment to cool down. i've never seen a salad bar with such fresh produce either. very rarely have i walked away from a meal, completely full, and satisfied, while being in awe of the service and food quality. but i did just that after eating atchamagaucha. it is fairly pricey, but definitely worth it for special occasions. (oh, and when they found out it was our anniversary, they brought out a complimentary beautifully garnished, and delectable cheesecake with happy anniversary written on it in strawberry sauce.) wonderful evening. highly highly reccommend!!!!

our family of five had a wonderful time atchamagaucha. the service was outstanding, waiters were literally running to get us what we requested. i give our own designated waiter 5 stars for his service and positive attitude. i ordered a mojito and it took just a little longer than expected but waiter immediately informed me that it was on the house and apologized for the wait. cuts were extremely tender and flavorful. will definitely be back. price is totally worth every penny!

best steakhouse ever!. i am a big fan of texas roadhouse, longhorn steakhouse and salt grass. after eating atchamagaucha this weekend, all i have to say is that i will never go to my old steakhouses for steak again!!! the salad bar was amazing! the fresh slices of steaks, even better. i cannot believe that i can eat 20 oz of steak and each cut be fresh off the grill!!

best diner. ever.. after hearing numerous friends rave about this brazilian steakhouse, i was still skeptical. how could meat really be that good?chamagaucha's got the answer: endless amounts of delicious meat on sticks served up with fantastic service. i'm not huge on meat, but i went through six plates. six! it's impossible to highlight what's good... because it's all great. a word of advice, don't spend too much time on the salad bar. you come here for meat. lots of it. may i recommend fasting a day in advance? you better have room for some dessert too because the creme brulee and chocolate cake are also great (i prefered the creme brulee, but the chocolate cake was also quickly consumed!) it's safe to say i would now swear bychamagaucha.

steakhouses are favorites of my partner and his family, so when his father was in town, we dined here atchamagaúcha brazilian steakhouse. hey, who cannot resist steak on a stick?

now, this is not an ordinary american steakhouse by any means. they have huge sticks (stainless steel skewers) with meat on them, so be forewarned. this is a cool concept that i loved. it is an experience not to be missed. what i found fun was the card system. the green cards mean keep it coming, while the red cards mean you are finished.

first off, this restaurant has a fantastic salad bar, so if you are not into so much meat, you can graze in comfort. it is a unique and extraordinary salad bar to experience, with cheeses, asparagus, and also potato salad. they have a really good vinaigrette dressing, by the way.

as for the main dishes, it is a little bit of everything brought right to your table. ok, get this: the server (gaucho?) cuts the meat from different parts of the skewer depending if you want it rare, medium, or well-done.

their meats were so tender that no knife was really needed, the servers (gauchos?) wandered from table to table carving off hunks of all different meats right in front of us, which i found to be entertaining.

i am not that much into beef, and there are options for those who prefer other meats such as chicken or lamb. these cuts are extremely flavorful. oh yeah, this is basically all you can eat, apparently. try to save room for dessert.

new year's eve disappointment. we love the "brazilian" steakhouse concept. we regularly eat at texas de brazil and fogo. so we were looking forward to our 10:45 p.m. reservation this new year's eve atchamagaucha. unfortunately we never got to eat there. at 12:10 a.m. we finally gave up and went home. i don't know if they overbooked, took walk ups or what, but after waiting 35 minutes past our reservation just to receive a pager and another 55 minutes waiting for the pager to buzz, we called it a night. we did get to ring in the new year from a very comfortable couch in their entry way.

i do give a tip of the hat to the young lady working as a hostess. despite a constant stream of questions and complaints from an angry mob of waiting patrons, she never was rude or lost her smile. frustratingly, i did not witness the general manager or other management come speak with the waiting customers whose reservations were apparently meaningless.

i cannot speak to the food or service. i tend to believe that both are top notch. however, i cannot recommend this restaurant nor will i ever go back.

excellent !. having experienced most of san antonio's finer dining establishments we decided to givechamagaucha a visit. we found the initial appearance parallel to that of the other brazilian steakhouses in town...until the service began. each serving was hot, fresh, and wonderful. we dare say better than we have experienced elsewhere. there is some element to the atmosphere that seems to be lacking, however we couldn't quite pinpoint what it was exactly. the fresh, flavorful, magnificent food more than compensates for any void in ambiance. overall we bestow uponchamagaucha a well deserved nod of great favor. price for two at dinner $101.00

comparative review. so my wife and i decided to tackle the "big 3" brazilian steakhouses in san antonio. feel free to read my other reviews for fogo de chao and texas de brazil. this is my review ofchamagaucha with letter grades of a - f:

atmosphere: b
this place is nice, perfectly acceptable for a fancy date spot or business meeting, but it doesn't bother to compete with the opulence that is texas de brazil's interior or the intimacy of fogo's. it almost seemed sterile to me. the salad bar presentation was very neat, with employees constantly reshaping the food to make it look as if no one had touched it. i'm not sure if that's a good thing or if it just adds to the sterility. there was no doubt the place was clean, but it simply lacked personality.

service: b-
chama's service system is different than tdb's or fogo's. you do not have one main waiter. instead it seems about everyone in the restaurant stops by your table at one point or another. that would be nice if it were well timed and consistent, but it usually wasn't. we'd see five people in a 15 minute span (overkill), and then no one at all for another 15 (where's my drink?). everyone was very friendly except one grouchy gaucho. normally i tip based on the service i get, but i was confused on how to tip here. some folks were great, some not. how do you tip accordingly? i gave 15%, but had it been one individual, it would have been closer to 12%. i tip 20% for great service.

salad bar: c+
this is wherechamafalls woefully behind it's two main competitors. don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with the salad area, it's just much smaller with less selection and less taste than the other options in san antonio. nothing stuck out to me as excellent, nothing had me going back for more. it was just sort of...there.

meats: a-
so here's why everyone comes, right? the meat. again, realize this is a comparative review and i am stackingchamaagainst fogo and texas de brazil. that being said, the meat is great at all three places and each has their area of expertise. after sampling every meat they offered (i was able to do this since the salad bar did not entice me to eat any large portions of its unimpressive offerings) i would say chama's place to shine is their lamb. i found the beef to be better at tdb's and the pork and chicken better at fogo's. unfortunately for chama's, after sampling all three restaurants, i revisited my ultimate winner (texas de brazil) and found that perhaps the first time i ate there, they may have been having an off night with their lamb. my subsequent visit provided literally the best lamb i've ever had! so i can no longer say thatchamatops any meat category among the three. the meat atchamais good, well seasoned, and i had no complaints...but it still rates third among the three.

drinks and dessert: a-
in this reviewer's opinion, drinks are drinks, and when you're paying the premium you pay for them here they had better be good. it's hard to screw them up and none of the big 3 did. we had caipirinha's at all three, they all tasted the same, delicious! the wine selection was more limited at chama's, but we found a glass to enjoy. the dessert was nothing spectacular, but neither were they at the other two establishments. we had the key lime pie and the creme brûlée. nice, but not spectacular.

overall:b
ifchamawere the only game in town, i would visit frequently and enjoy it. i am a major foodie, though, and am constantly on the hunt for the best dining experience. so whilechamais a great eatery in its own right, when compared to fogo de chao and texas de brazil, it barely competes. should i not have started the three restaurant review process with these three restaurant in mind, i would not have even included chama's in the same category as the other two. one bright spot versus the other two is: plenty of free parking at chama's, but if you don't mind the drive downtown, skip chama's and head to fogo's or better yet, texas de brazil!

still wonderful!. took our daughter for her birthday.
excellent salad bar!
excellent assortment of meat cooked just right!
excellent service!
thank youchamagaucha!

worth every penny!. i don't know any restaurant where you can get a decent steak dinner for less than $40, so i'm a little shocked at some of the "complaints" of the price of dinner here. that being said,chamagaucha gives you the opportunity to try 6 different cuts of beef, leg of lamb as well as chops, parmesan crusted pork tenderloin, bacon-wrapped chicken and filet, sausages, and a salad bar that has such items as endive, white asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes, and fresh mozzerella just to name a few. wonderful service, and all the meats and salad items you care to eat without feeling rushed. i don't know how we found room for dessert, but it was my father's birthday and the cheesecake, mousse cake, and creme brulee were all top notch as well. the only thing i didn't care for was the bacon, but everyone else at the table thought it was delicious. i'm sure this was just a personal preference. i only do crispy and this wasn't and carried the sharp "pork" flavor. cheese bread and fried plantains are wonderful, but will fill you up quickly, so don't overindulge! i would go back tonight if my pants would still fit after another trip.....