Boteco Ipanema

70 N Main St, Norwalk
(203) 642-4222

Recent Reviews

Christina Miller

Friday nights are fun with the live music. 2/3 bartenders are great. Andrea is very rude. Food is good but expensive.Parking: Be prepared to pay for parking.Kid-friendliness: Very kid friendly but loud.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Feijoada Completa

Agnieszka B.

I went twice. Once it was a date with my bf and second with my girlfriends. Both times the food was delicious and we had outstanding service We are all in love with grilled octopus and croquette. Desserts are great as well. We also had cocktail made by Carlo named "Caipirinha" and I will definitely try it again next time, it was so refreshing and indeed gave us a booze. We also agreed that coffee was very good! This restaurant deserves a visit. Thank You for hosting us!

samir aladdin

Without a doubt!!! One of the best Brazilian restaurants in the region, spectacular service, incredible atmosphere, excellent food and very good live music, but the most incredible thing was the Chef's visit to our table, we felt like we were in Brazil!! Congratulations on the service provided!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Picanha

TUKULITO ZAKAYAMAS

Worth the wait. Food was

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Susana C

We went for dinner with friends but when we arrived we were surprised to find that it was carnaval night; which meant that after dinner the restaraunt turned into a dancing party event. It was a blast to experience. But first, the food was delicious. I've had Brazilian food before but this was really good. We ordered a bunch of different appetizers for the table instead of meals. This way we got to experience a little of everything. Only one of us ordered a whole meal which was the paella and according to him it was delicious and very savory and perfect meal size. We ordered a bunch of different drinks: caipirinha, passionfruit caipirinha, beers, and so on... the passionfruit caipirinha was amazing! My favorite was their picanha sliders and their pork belly. . The bork belly was so nice and crisp- perfection. Give it a try. The kitchen does close at a certain time and they do come around and advise ahead of time so you can place your last orders if you choose. Afterwards, they removed all of our tables and chairs, the music comes on and everyone just starts dancing. It was lovely to watch this culture love their culture the way they do. We had an amazing evening. Everyone speaks English perfectly. Everyone was super pleasant, our waiters/waitress were always around. We couldn't of asked for a better night. Thank you(Thru also have GF, vegetarian options and some of their meals do include cheese but I altered my own meals to be DF)Dietary restrictions: Nice Vegetarian menu option available and GF options available. For those that are DF ask for your meals to be alteredParking: There’s a paid parking lot behind the restaraunt. You will need to walk just a bit but plenty of parking.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Paelha, Pasteis③, Churrasco Misto

Susana C.

We went for dinner with friends but when we arrived we were surprised to find that it was carnaval night; which meant that after dinner the restaraunt turned into a dancing party event. It was a blast to experience. But first, the food was delicious. I've had Brazilian food before but this was really good. We ordered a bunch of different appetizers for the table instead of meals. This way we got to experience a little of everything. Only one of us ordered a whole meal which was the paella and according to him it was delicious and very savory and perfect meal size. We ordered a bunch of different drinks: caipirinha, passionfruit caipirinha, beers, and so on... the passionfruit caipirinha was amazing! My favorite was their picanha sliders and their pork belly. . The bork belly was so nice and crisp- perfection. Give it a try. The kitchen does close at a certain time and they do come around and advise ahead of time so you can place your last orders if you choose. Afterwards, they removed all of our tables and chairs, the music comes on and everyone just starts dancing. It was lovely to watch this culture love their culture the way they do. We had an amazing evening. Everyone speaks English perfectly. Everyone was super pleasant, our waiters/waitress were always around. We couldn't of asked for a better night. Thank you (Thru also have GF, vegetarian options and some of their meals do include cheese but I altered my own meals to be DF)

lucas Videos

Extremely bad customer service! The server asked $40 deposit to open my account before I even order, he doesn’t understand Portuguese, just speak in Spanish and English. He took for ever to take my order, also he got my credit card and just returned when I finished, I never went to a pleade like that. What about if I didn’t have a credit card? Probably I couldn’t eat there. If you are coming here get ready for that, also the deposit of $40 he said just return to your card after 2 business day. I completely understand if I was sit at the bar, but I wasn’t. Anyways it was my first time and really bad experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Picanha

Carlos Eduardo Lopes Tegannhe

Best place I've been to in

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelly Souza

Very good WE LOVED each other, we were very well received by the Staff and the owners Glaber and João. WE WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK AGAIN. Wonderful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Scott

Food was good and they have live music, but overall the worst restaurant experience I've had in years. Started with a messed up reservation. Food took over an hour to arrive. Tables seated after we ordered got their food long before us, complained and was told food went to wrong table. When we got the food the orders were mixed up which took a couple bites to realize that I had the rare steak and the other person got my medium steak, that was better after we switched streaks. We were offered a free round of drinks which ended up being one free drink on the bill despite waiter insisting we order "a complimentary round of drinks". I only put an hour and a half on the parking meter because that's all the time I had and it wasn't enough, I ended up going out to add money and was late for my appointment after. Had to rush through eating because it took so long. Bill took a long time to pay while I'm in a hurry to leave, apparently had to restart machine and put in again. As I was leaving a food runner spilled coffee on me. The other person stayed to try to finish their meal but apparently they started cleaning the table right after I left.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Elisama Manes

We put our order in then It took over an hr to get our food and customer service was a nightmare our late lunch had turned into

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2

jean ricardo damus

Kid-friendliness: Very cool environment and kids friendly.

Recommended dishes: Feijoada Completa, Appetizer Sampler

Juan G.

I adore Brazilian food. I wanted to like this place, and it was initially promising. Great live performer this afternoon, and it's a cool space. But we got a curb your enthusiasm episode instead. We ordered appetizers Pao de queijo and Coxinhas. The Coxinhas were solid (only the Coxinhas), and we were eager to try entrees. However, that is all we'd have the opportunity to order. Seeing we had appetizers, a server returned and inexplicably took our menus. We sat for 30 minutes until someone asked us if we needed anything. Said person checked in on the server so we could order entrees. 15 minutes later, an annoyed server came to ask if we wanted anything else... All I could do was smile and shrug it off. If you'd like someone to be annoyed at you for trying to order an entree, even if that's why someone might enter a restaurant. This is the place!

Nick Bruno

This place was great! The best feijoada I have had outside of Brazil. Service was extremely nice and attentive. See Carlos! I'll definitely be going back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

S. Chen

Uniquely Brazilian cuisine. Had appetizer sampler, picanha entrée, and flan. Sampler was great with a wide variety. Tapioca dice with sweet sauce was unexpectedly satisfying and toothsome. Sizzling presentation of the picanha was a dramatic surprise entrance.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Appetizer Sampler

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