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*****Cool, funky, chic, trendy, and for the copious amounts of food you get for your money, a very reasonable deal. Lots of wood and marvelous leather and metal chairs. The sights and smells from the grill and buffet tables mingle to create absolute heaven for your senses. We feasted on the lunch buffet which because it was *Saturday,* focused on the Brazilian national dish called feijoada. A fragrant black bean mixture you serve with all manner of pork chunks and rice. Even if you claim not to be a *bean person*, as I do, go ahead and try it. Just to make your dining companion happy. ;-) Be careful of what parts of the piggy you toss onto your plate though; I saw cauldrons of ears, tails, feet, and tongue. They all looked pretty much the same by that stage but still...;-P*****
*****As with Baby Beef's sister meatpalace in town, Figueira Rubaiyat of the tree-in-the-middle-of-the-dining-room fame, the piece de resistance here is simple: the dessert buffet. Included in the price of our meal, it is a fantastic cap to an incredible culinary orgy. There's even a waiter who will personally toss sugar on top of your dish of splendid creme catalan, then sear the top with a flaming branding-iron contraption. You have not lived until you smell that burning sugar for yourself. Makes you glad to be alive and in Sao Paulo with a dear friend. Then, you take it back to your table and crack into that sugar crust with your spoon, and taste it. You know right then, you can now die a happy person!***** Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$21-30 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: Alameda Santos, 86Phone: 3141 1188Website: www.rubaiyat.com.br
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The landscaping, the TREE, here is only the beginning. Drippy candles on wrought iron stands, bubbling manmade rivers and rocks, and these awesome woodburning fireplace-heater-boxes are just several of the standout design details. Hey! Figueira also has some pretty damn fine food. The best beef and lamb you could possibly pray to the red meat gods for, as well as a spectacular traditional bacalhau you just know you cannot finish but you try to anyway. Save some space, whatever you do, for the DESSERT BUFFET!!
There still seemed to be a yummy lamb dish on the menu, but this time around I opted for the Brazilian-Portuguese saltcod standard (R$80) called bacalhau. Ha! Standard, my eye. There's nothing average or standard about anything in this restaurant. And did I mention the Dessert Buffet??? Creme Catalan with an incredible burnt sugar crust topping, walnut pie with waaaay more nuts than syrup, and the densest chocolate pie on record called Chocolate Nemesis...and more...for only R$14 per person!! Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$31-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Haddock Lobo 1738Phone: 3068.3888Other Contact: rubaiyat@uol.com.br
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