navala churrascaria

my husband and i brought our friends to your restaurant on friday night, who were on their honeymoon and were visiting us for a couple of nights and it was the last night they spent in australia. we had a reservation and went there, it was crowded, we ordered two cocktails and a vodka on the rocks, but one of the waitresses, her name was maria, brought us a glass of champagne so i asked my friends if they ordered any champagne in our own language  because they don’t speak english then the waitress said ‘answer yes or no please’. i was confused why she was upset so i asked ‘what?’ and she said something like our behaviour was rude so i said ‘i couldn’t hear you, this place is loud’ then she said ‘i spoke loudly enough, i don’t think you couldn’t hear me’…. she put the cocktails on the table and walked away. from that moment, my husband and i felt very unpleasant and upset and i couldn’t even understand why she tried to argue with me. i called the general manager and talked about everything and he said sorry and i told him that we wanted another staff member to serve us because i didn’t want to ruin our last dinner. i wanted to hear the reason why she said that and tried to teach us, but there was no explanation or even a sorry from her and she kept pointing at us and saying something to her colleague, staring and walking around us. we were furious, and upset, and we don’t want to visit your restaurant again, but we wanted to let you know why. it might be agoodidea that the staff have better customer service training.

atmosphere - excellent

service - great. constantly being served meat.

food - as i used to work in brazilian churrascaria, my expectation was very high. the quality of their meat was not bad, but not impressivelygoodeither. not worth that high price. i liked their variety of menu such as seafood. however, while getting offered chicken so frequently, we needed to really wait for beef and better quality meat. coraçaos (chicken hearts) were quite small and tasteless for an churrascaria.

i thought i was mature enough to go to buffets and not destroy myself...i was wrong. i went here with my partner and her brazilian friends, the food is delicious (apparently the chicken hearts were a highlight, but i was too far gone to try them by this stage), the view is great and the experience is fun. i left here feeling agoodkind of terrible and down a fair chunk of coin...but happy.

omg i love this place! i've been here a few times and it's a fav. they have a huge selection of yummy meats and also agoodselection of sauces and sides to compliment them.. it's great for big eaters.. drinks - well the sangria is so delicious and homemade and the staff are always super friendly and helpful.

meat overload!! do not come on anything less that a completely empty stomach!! the staff just keep coming with yet more types of meats on a big skewer and cut off portions to your plate... and again... and again... and.......
all the staff are brazilian, which adds that authenticity to the place.
we went with 3 real brazilians, and they said it was all authentic, so that's asgooda vote as anything!

navala churrascaria is a super cool place to eat, especially if you're hungry and love meat! you get to pick from a huge variety of sides but the meat tastes sogoodon it's own that you don't even need any condiments!goodatmosphere and friendly staff. highly recommended!

prepare ze stomach for this one if you're going to navala, because with unlimited meats, and a wide range of sides you're going to want to maximise. the favourites are of course rump cap (can't go wrong with a rump cap for a brazilian bbq) - we do however wish there was a bit more flavour to the meat. exquisite views of the brisbane river from this place, and really is agoodchoice if you're wanting something hearty and indulging but still want the picturesque views from eagle st. customer service is fantastic.

reasonable effort. i've eaten many better brazilian bbq's than this. some meats were tasty but most lacked the real churrasco flavour. service wasgoodand location great. actual restaurant decor was a bit drab. overall i wouldn't go back but wouldn't condemn them either.

terrible service, cold unseaoned meat that resembles left overs. anyone who is considering this place over the other options because of the view/location... think twice.

the service is terrible here. regardless of making a reservation we had to wait over 20m then taken to a small table when clearly there were other tables available. when we asked about being moved the server was extremely rude and even started to raise his voice. definitely not trained to act professional.

some of the meat that came to our table was already cold from making its round around the restaurant. worst part was that we ended up with a bloody piece of meat with no seasoning.

the side dishes were terrible. our fries were literally wet. again no seasoning. salad was a boring vinaigrette without any flavour... how you ask... it's possible with this place.

the only thing that was remotelygoodwas the sausage. then again that alone should give you an idea about what sort of brazilian "bbq/steak" place this is.

2/10 service
4/10 food
7/10 cocktails
8/10 location
warning... avoid this place at all cost.

brazilian bbq on the brisbane river banks. if you like meat, this is the place to go. for about $60 you will have the wait staff come past your table with a variety of differently cooked meat which is cut off the skewer right in front of your eyes. they come past every few minutes with culinary delights that will certainly have you salivating within minutes of entering the restaurant- but be warned, you better be hungry!!! if you are expecting a lot of seafood to be flowing out the door, get ready to be disappointed- not that i really minded as i am fairly picky with the creatures from the sea.

the drinks are somewhat pricey, especially the soft drink. why this place has not gone post mix, is the question of the day.

there is also entertainment with drummers and dancing girls which was agoodhighlight to the night.

well worth going as a group & is kid friendly. just be warned that once you have been there for two hours, they will quickly try and throw you out the door for their next session of customers.

absolutely fantastic!!!!!! staff is absolutely lovely and just reallygoodpeople.goodpeople andgoodfood what else could you ask for. best brazilian bbq in brisbane. and this comes from a brazilian

o-some!!. food was awesome, unlike another review... all the food was juicy, tender and delicious. service wasgoodand i will be going back to enjoy their fare again.

was just ok. nearly everything was over cooked and dry sides weregoodthough staff were friendly think the brazillian bbq at bardon is better meats more tender and medium rare rather than well done...

agreed with first review. basically what the first reviewer said sums up navala churrascaria perfectly. the food is quite expensive for what is essentially "fancy pub/tarvern roast". i ordered the lamb leg and others on my table had the same or the lunch special (lamb, beef or pork from the roast) and sides of mash and chips. the portions are not huge and whilst my lamb leg tastedgood(the saving grace was definitely the eggplant and sauce), the quality of the meat was what you would find at agoodpub/tavern. avoid the potato mash as it is $7 for a small bowl which was sub-par (not creamy and quite watering/inconsistent in texture).

overall, the staff seemed disorganised - they waited a long time to give us menus/not familiar with the menu and fiddled around with ipads/our bill.

as with the first reviewer, i would say the "all you can eat" is not worth the $50+ (you could almost go to a buffet for this price). some people on my table chose this option and was regretting it after 30mins as it was clear that the staff were slow to offer the meat for carving and by the time we left, i am very sure they did not get their $50+ worth of food.

the view and ambience is very nice though and if you must give it a try, i would recommend the pulled pork burger which looked quite nice and was bigger in portion.

deliciously brazilian. there's not very many brazilian churrasco options in brisbane - i've been to mundo churrasco & leema's lounge - neither was asgoodas the new navala. the range of food was huuuuge - not just meaty, but also had seafood offerings and the ever so succulent cinnamon & sugar covered pineapples. they also have the biggest range of sides - my favourite being these parmesan mochi-like breads. i could eat a mountain of those. all the dishes were nicely balanced in flavour. i find with the other restaurants i've been to the meats tend to get too salty and that's all you taste: salt.

the place does get quite noisy - but that's only because people were enjoying themselves and fits in with the atmosphere. it's not suppose to be a fancy fine-dining experience. it's a fun, social, all-you-can-eat experience!

i didn't get to try the desserts, but they sound delicious - must return to try them. i got too eager with the sides and meats and was too full to try anything else.