Churrasco Coogee - Brazilian Style BBQ — Restaurant in Sydney

Churrasco Brazilian BBQ has been a staple in Coogee for a number of years, which is a feat in itself and a testament to this restaurant delivering quality food. Brazil is renowned around the world for their barbecuing ability and this is no different at Churrasco. Churrasco uses a few different techniques including a rotisserie over hot coals and a smoker.

The restaurant itself is a large space perfect for a group or an intimate dining experience. Differing from many restaurants you instantly pass the cooking area as you walk in. Look to the left and you will see the rotisserie in action, and to the right the impressively large smoker. As you head into the dining area, the walls are covered in a collage of Brazilian pictures to set the mood. Then there are the staff members who have a Brazillian back ground, including the chefs and waitresses, helping to make for an authentic Brazilian barbeque experience.

Like most Brazilian BBQ places Churrasco, have a go/stop system, using a token on the table,where one side is green, and the other red. With the quality of the food hitting the table you will keep the green side up until you are bursting at the sides. All of the meat arriving at the table was mouthwatering good. Much of the meat was cooked on the rotisserie served straight off the skewers which keeps it tender and juicy including chicken and beef. Although the meat was tasty enough on its own, the dipping sauces enhance the flavour and the green chilli beef was a favourite.

The pork belly is succulent and the crackling nice and crisp. The beef ribs were prepared in the large smoker and were full of flavour and fell to pieces at the sight of a fork. There are some non meat dishes including the tasty fried banana fritters, the cheese bread (cheese puffs) chips and a number of salads. You will also need you reserve stomach for their desserts including the chocolate fondant and churros. We also hear of a legendary banoffee pie that may make a return and exciting tweaks to the churros.

Churasco's is truly a carnivores dream, you will be in meat heaven. Well worth the $43 price for all you can eat. The experience is very enjoyable with staff members making you feel welcome and consistently at the table with different food to sample. Perfect for groups or those with a love of meat. Keep an eye out for their lunch menu too, there will be a range of burgers on offer for those in a hurry. Get into Churrasco for...

I went to the Coogee Beach shop on the 2nd of Jan (yesterday). We didn't have a booking so we were offered a table in the corner of the shop. I had gone with a massive appetite and was really looking forward to the food. Straight off the bat, some meat options came over and they were delicious, the sides were great and the ingredients were tasty. Then the shop got busy and for the next hour or so we rarely got any attention from people coming by to offer us food, regardless if our ticket was green up. Also when one waitress ignored us and I called her back, she bluntly just said I have Lamb, no indication of what it was or what seasoning. When I asked her to clarify she barked back in not a very nice manner and even the people sat next to us thought she was very rude. I don't know if all the meat finished before it got to the corner due to how busy the place was or whether the staff just couldn't be bothered to see if we wanted anything but we were there for two hours and in that time I didn't manage to try chicken or pork or any of the fantastic things I saw on the spit. At one point I am sure nobody came by for 30 mins to offer us anything. Its a shame because by simply following a route ensuring that everyone has seen the food would have prevented that. I think it's a great restaurant but that experience really tainted my view of the place. I understand that when it gets busy things take longer but that's not an excuse and being rude to a paying customer is definitely not acceptable. Also, 3 toilets had poo all over the seat, something I don't blame the venue for but the customers that night which were very drunk and mainly backpackers. At the end I waited for the person attending our bill to ask how my experience was and I didn't get that question. So I told her anyway but by then I had already paid and there was nothing she could do to amend it. She promised that the next time I was there I'd get a discount but I don't know how they are supposed to monitor that. Poor effort from the team, Really...

I've been coming to Churrasco Coogee since it first opened and I've always enjoyed the food and service but tonight's visit was one of the worst service I've ever experienced at any restaurant. I was there for 2 hrs, I only got about 7 or 8 small pieces of meat, the salad only came around twice and no other sides came around. I'm not a big person nor do I eat until I'm full, but I left there tonight starving! So hungry that I actually had to go elsewhere and eat again just to satisfy my hunger Other than a group of 20-30 young men at one table the rest of the restaurant wasn't really busy but it was clear from what we were seeing that the waitresses were giving the rest of us small portions to conserve the meat for that big group because there was still a hell of a lot of meat left on the serving plate when it went around to them That's unacceptable!! There's no amount of excuses that can justify the treatment we received. And hearing other conversations around us we weren't the only ones getting frustrated. When I complained at the end all I got was a blunt sorry with no care factor at all. Every customer should be treated equally. We're all paying customers. If you're expecting a big group then put on more meat to accommodate them and the usual crowd you get for a Wednesday night. I also go to Braza in Darling Harbour and at least everytime I'm there I'm garaunteed to be fed and the waitresses there always look after us and ensure that we're fully fed, even on busy nights. I'm so disappointed with Churrasco and the terrible service that I really don't know if I'll come back after all these years of going there and that's what disappoints me the most!

The only reason why you're not getting a 1 star is because of the past experiences I've had there which...