Bene - Leblon — Restaurant in Região Geográfica Imediata do Rio de Janeiro

My husband and I are staying at an incredible AirBnB across from the Sheraton, and decided to try Bene for dinner. Thankfully, we didn’t have to worry about reservations, and were able to walk right in. The food was delicious, and the service excellent. I was feeling a bit chilled, so I ordered a hot chocolate. When I asked for whipped cream, they didn’t have any, so the waiter ordered it from another restaurant in the hotel. He brought it in a beautiful little glass bowl, and it was delicious!! I’m generally quite a picky eater, and often have difficulty at restaurants, because I’m often disappointed. Needless to say, I loved the food here. We shared the burrada salad, I had the polenta gnocchi and my husband had the parmesan filet mignon. We both loved it! The ambiance is a bit hotel, but the view and food...

The food is terrible. It lacks any real flavor and falls on its face compared to this hotel and location.

We ordered appetizers and the waiter took the menus. At first I thought this was a problem until the appetizers arrived at the table.

The bread plate is stale old dry dread with nothing but hard butter and other terrible dipping options. Then we had the burrata. Fair but lacked any seasoning. Literally cheese, tomato and olive oil. Lastly the bruschetta, GARBAGE….. no favor at all.

The only reason I set foot in this restaurant again is because they make the breakfast and it’s included, don’t get me started on the...

My partner and I are staying at the Sheraton for the start of a South America tour and checked in late and decided to try Bene - Leblon.

Very average flavors for the prices charged. We are both vegetarian and after realizing that there were no pasta dishes on the menu that we could eat, we asked for pasta with a tomato Pomodoro sauce. The pasta was fine, the sauce lacked flavor. The sauce had a strange taste, thinking it might have been eggplant which is not usually included in a Pomodoro sauce.

The bread basket was pricey but the flavors were average.

Limited menu for vegetarians or vegans. Not...