Restaurante Aipo e Aipim — Restaurant in Região Geográfica Imediata do Rio de Janeiro

Is it the end of times, or am I crazy?

It had been a while since I had eaten at a traditional Brazilian self-service restaurant (buffet style). Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of variety and the food is not bad (nothing worthy of specific praise, just what you’d expect for a self-service restaurant).

The price, though? I know Copacabana is not a cheap area and all, but the buffet really doesn’t offer anything special that I can see being worth 90 reais per kg. There is a lot of salad options, and some nice treats, and you can choose from a wide variety of meats, but that’s par for the course for a place like this.

I do think it’s the end of times. Or at least of Brazil. Maybe it’s just me not being used to my country anymore, I don’t know. I just know I don’t like where...

Just got a small dish to go... The staff was very friendly and helpful. Literally had my hands full with my son, so an employee there helped me out by serving everything for me. Very kind gesture. Did was good and a pretty decent variety. After you get everything you want, they weigh your plate and you pay by weight. Small churrasco section where you can pick your meat and they will either heat it up (linguiça / sausage) or cook it for...

This restaurant has a wide buffet… Besides salads and fruits, you have good selection of warm vegetarian dishes and fruits to choose from. Dessert buffet (with free coffee) is yummy. One can also order fresh juice. The manager can speak English and was kind enough to guide us what can we take being vegetarian. You pay by weight of your food in the plate. An overall...