Rodizio experience at Fazenda, London

Rodizio experience at Fazenda in the City

Honestly, I’ve never even heard of Rodizio concept before Fazenda restaurant in the City invited me to visit them and experience it to myself. Basically, Rodizio is a style of service in Brazilian and Argentinian dining. Rodizio is Portuguese for “rotation” or “turn”. Servers rotate freshly cooked meats and carve them directly onto your plate. Rodizio is a truly unique dining experience and now you can try it in London!

The Rodizio experience starts with a visit to a very large ‘market’ stall where you are invited to enjoy all-you can-eat selection of delicious salads, tapas-style snacks and side dishes. Although you’ll want to try everything I warn you to go lightly on the salad bar because you don’t want to miss on a-la-carte starters too. We had a giant grilled prawn and absolutely mindblowing croquetas, a must try!

After the visit to the salad bar, it’s time for the main event. There were 15 grills on offer and waiters started to come around with large skewers slicing off pieces of delicious succulent meat directly onto our plates (they’ll keep coming until you say stop). The meats were all cooked slowly over open flames, so they are wonderfully tender and juicy. Our favourite were Barriga De Porco (pork belly), Wagyu beef spicy sausage and grilled pineapple as a palette cleanser.

By the time you said to stop bringing you new cuts dessert might not be on your mind but trust me you don’t want to miss out on these! We shared one and it was delicious and perfect finish to our feast.

If you’ve never tried Rodizio before, it’s an experience unlike any other! If you’re dining solo, celebrating a special occasion or looking for a party idea (their private room pictured below), I can’t recommend Fazenda restaurant more!

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