Made in Brasil Boteco

4 Reviews on “Made in Brasil Boteco”

• Michael Simmons

  Terrible terrible experience. Rude management. Money grabbing.Booked for a table of 8 people 3 weeks in advance. A week prior to the booking a member of the team called me to say Brazil would likely be playing that evening in the World Cup so do we mind coming in earlier. I obliged of course and was assured we could still have our table and the full menu would be available to our group. If anything we were more excited to be in the restaurant for a Brazil game.Upon arrival at the restaurant we were told each of us would need to pay 10.00 entry. We informed them that we’d actually booked a table for dinner 3 weeks prior and were told to still pay 10.00 entry – none of which would come off the bill but would just be an entrance fee. We requested to see a manager.Well, the manager that came to see us has to be the most obnoxious rude manager of any restaurant our group has been to. Did not care at all that we’d booked a table – his eyes saw that Brazilian football fans would flock there and pay 10.00 entry, so our dinner plans didn’t matter. We asked why nobody called to inform us of this door charge – they didn’t make plans to call anyway. We asked if Brazil weren’t playing, would be paying to get in for our dinner reservation – the answer was no.A group of 8 were then without any dinner reservation in Camden Town on a Friday night with World Cup Football on everywhere.The attitude of the manager was atrocious and there is no point in even calling the restaurant to complain as they obviously do not care. There were money signs in their eyes when Brazil were scheduled to play that evening without a care for anybody else. Thank the lord for Belgo – The Belgian Restaurant just down the road who welcomed our group in with open arms, had a fantastic menu and accommodated us to celebrate throughout the football and long into the evening.Made In For Brazil Boteco – Made To Let You Down! Horrendous.

  October 9, 2020, 6:32 pm

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• Sara

  Stumbled across this gem on a Thursday night with my best friend. The waiters and waitresses are in Hawaiian shirts and the decor is all reminiscent of a beach shack as you first enter, with a DJ stand near the bar, and tiki knick-knacks transporting you from the Camden scene to that of tropical BrazilThe dining area is adorned with mirrors and art work and colourful lamps with the sounds of Latin music in the background, there was a warm and welcoming vibe, and we agreed this place would make for a great date as its quite unique.We ordered four petiscos (Brazilian tapas), and two sides to share which gave us more than enough food between us that we struggled to finish – but it was all so good!’Misto frito do mar’ – this was battered/fried squid, prawns and octopus with a chilli-tropical dip. It comes with six calamari rings, two battered baby octopuses (which I was initially scared of, but tasted good), and three large prawns which were delicious! and the fruity dip went really well with the seafood. Loved this! We ate it all.’Pastel de palmito’ – these were four parcels of crispy savoury pastries filled with cream of palm hearts, olives and tomatoes… I don’t like olives or tomatoes but this dish was an exception as the filling was somewhat like that of a spring roll, and the flavours and textures of this dish was really nice and well balanced. Good for sharing!’Salada com queijo coalho’ – a mixed leaf salad with grilled halloumi and pineapple cubes and brazil nuts. This salad was delicious, the sweetness from the pineapples and saltiness of the halloumi cheese in the salad gave it an added ‘umph’ and I’m all about halloumi cheese so I was pleased. The salad went especially well with the seafood from the ‘misto frito do mar’.’Abobrinha recheada’ – this was a courgette stuffed with artichoke, mushrooms, brazil nut and parmesan sprinkle. This dish was very satisfying and I liked it even more when paired with some of the brown beans we ordered on the side.’Feijo’ – a ‘no frills’ bowl of spiced brown beans that was an indispensable part of our meal, I would especially recommend these with the crispy seafood platter.’Banana de terra frita’ – a plentiful bowl of fried plantain that gave the meal an added sweetness, and exotic taste.To drink I ordered a passion fruit juice; despite there being an extensive cocktail list, my juice was a little sour, and improvement could be made by having a well executed ‘mocktail’ list which would’ve pushed me into giving this place a 5/5…The waiting staff were very warm, engaged and attentive, and after our meal having no space for dessert (until next time…) we went up to the roof terrace for a little while, enjoying the music and overlooking the London busy streets, a little reminder that we weren’t really in a tropical corner of the world but still very much between Camden and Chalk Farm. After a little dance courtesy of having the terrace to ourselves we were off.Our bill came to a total of 42.64 – and we struggled to finish eating it all! We left very satisfied, and it didn’t break the bank.I would definitely recommend checking out this place, as it is quite unique and cosy, perfect setting for a date, the food was great, as were the staff, the atmosphere and the music… I’ll be back.

  August 1, 2015, 9:14 pm

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• Annie Hall

  Wednesday evening. Hump day. It’s time to head on down to Camden Town and chill in the Brazilian vibe of Made in Brasil Boteco. One of Camden’s latest openings, a sister to the Made in Brasil beach shack style Brazilian restaurant on Inverness St, this favela-style cachacaria is perfect for an authentic taste of Rio.The cocktail list is awesome. Brazil’s national spirit Cachaca, is mixed with sugar and muddled with fresh lime over ice to make a classic Caipirinha. There are many version of this classic on offer, including lychee, passionfruit, and a chilli raspberry caipirinha. The cocktail list doesn’t just restrict itself to caipirinhas, but many other delicious and refreshing beverages including a Floripa Martini, and the Mazzaropi, both Brazilian, as well as all your usual cocktails from around the world.The petiscos were amazing. Already a Spanish tapas fan, now I find that the Portuguese or Brazilian version is every bit as good. If not better. (I didn’t say that – Tapas, I still love you.) From the traditional street food dishes such as bolinhos (dumplings) and coxinha (chicken pastries) to creamed pumpkin prawns (served in the pumpkin skin) and the genius pasta-less aubergine lasagna, a few seemingly small dishes were more than enough for two of us. The problem being, we need to go back to try the rest! Desserts. A must. Even for non-dessert fans. The passionfruit cheesecake is really, really, REALLY superb. A Brazilian crme caramel also made the cut, all food beautifully washed down with a bottle of Vinho Verde. The wine list isn’t long, I have to say, but with a Carnival (geddit?) of more than palatable cocktails, you won’t even notice.Brazilian music, eclectic decor and most helpful friendly staff, next time you’re in Camden, go and taste the Caipirinhas.Dinner for two with wine (AND cocktails!) ~75 anniethingforfood.co.uk

  July 29, 2015, 10:00 pm

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• Carlin

  Food was great except waiting time for food was quite slow. However the food made up for it. The muscles were excellent, nice and flavoursome. Their Brazilian brownie dessert served with ice cream, definitely hit the spot. Other than the waiting time, service was good and everything was great.

  March 22, 2015, 7:42 am

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