05/19/09

Such a shame...

by GramercyGal

We have been having our end of the year luncheon for our staff here for 4 years now. When it was Porcao, we always had a lovely experience.

This year, our experience was extremely disappointing. When we arrived, the private room that we reserved was not prepared at all when we arrived, so all 30 of us had to wait until it was ready. The service was extremely slow, we only had one waiter for 30 people. The food was less than noteworthy and quite bland. The coffee we all ordered with our deserts was cold. And half of us were served and ate our deserts before the rest of the party was served. At the end, we had to hunt them down for the bill.

On the positive side, the steak was good and the staff, when present, was very friendly. However, at the end of the day, it made us decide that next year, we're going to have our luncheon somewhere else.

• Pros: Decent steak and it's a gorgeous restaurant
• Cons: Just about everything else...

10/31/08

Disappointing

by nerak1

My sisters and I have been the biggest fan of Porcao since we first tried it in Rio.. When we found out that they opened one in NY, we were so excited and couldn't wait to check it out. However, tt was pretty disappointing. Good drinks, nice ambiance, but the selection of meat was limited (7 or so) and they kept bringing out the same ones. For how much they charge per person, you would think that they would have a much better selection. The salad bar and dessert was just OK too. The worse part of it all, they overcharged us for certain items (drinks) and didn't even apologize when we pointed it out to them. My sister read a review somewhere about this place regarding overcharging so that's why she reviewed bill a little carefully and what do you know! CHECK YOUR BILL if you decide to eat here. As a matter of fact, don't eat here; it's not worth your money.

• Pros: nice ambiance and good drinks
• Cons: not worth your money

02/15/08

Plenty of food, friendly bartender

by lizzyred8

A group of 4 of us went here for a Valentine's dinner. Seeing as we hadn't made reservations, we were fully prepared for somewhat of a wait. Upon arrival the maitre'd assured us that we would be seated once our entire party had arrived. We grabbed a drink at the bar (bartender was extremely friendly but a bit slow), and true to her word, once our fourth showed we were promptly seated. The unlimited salad bar was quite extensive including a vast array of seafood. The initial waiter was also very friendly and immediately took out drink orders. Of course the food never stopped...plenty of meat to be had. I did find many of the cuts fatty which ruined the taste a bit, but other than that I don't really have any complaints on that front. The dessert was mediocre - we all ordered something different and sampled. The chocolate cake and truffles were a bit lacking in taste. We did have a bit of a difficult time acquiring our check as we weren't sure who to ask, but we grabbed a guy in a tux and earpiece and he found it for us quickly. The music was a little too loud for a romantic dinner, but without reservations on vday - who can be picky?

• Pros: Friendly wait-staff, wine, salad bar
• Cons: loud music, cuts of meat