04/29/09

Nice place

by nobuko71

I enjoyed eating this place. It was surprised that they are serving perfectly cooked Seafood. The chief know how to use each ingredient and dish together great harmony.

• Pros: cozy good food
• Cons: not in manhattan

02/18/09

Classy food in classy surroundings

by eatingtheworldinnyc

On a hot late-summer Saturday morning, six of us descended on Malagueta from all our different parts of the city. A somewhat fancy Brazilian restaurant in Astoria, Queens, Malagueta remains a down-to-Earth establishment with a very friendly and helpful owner. The prices are similar to establishments in Midtown's "Little Brasil" but this type of care would be unheard of. We arrived 5 minutes before opening, but were welcomed to take a seat nonetheless.

Before everyone arrived (including the Brazilian among us, so typical!), we delightedly ordered the Linguica Grelhada com Mandioca (not pictured), a simple but delicious grilled sausage plate with spicy mayonnaise. It did not come close to satisfying the hunger of multiple people, but did serve to get the taste buds watering on our tongues. Once everyone had arrived, we took a deeper swing into the menu, testing the typical dish of Feijoada (below), and taking advantage of its availability only on Saturdays. The national dish arrived in generous proportion, a stew of salted beef, pork, sausage, and black turtle beans served in a heavy claypot. On the side comes a plate of rice, collard greens, and farofa.

Our other choices were the Lombo de Porco (below, left), sauteed pork tenderloin in a tasty dill sauce, accompanied by the best mashed potatoes this side of Grandma's Thanksgiving, and the popular Moqueca de Camar?o (below, right), a stew of shrimp in coconut milk and too many spices to quantify.

After the meal, despite having absolutely no room left, I was excited to order the fried banana, which actually was not on the menu. The proprietor must have liked us enough to do something special to end our meal. By this time, the place was starting to fill with others, and we could all pick our stomachs up and roll home.

05/14/08

My favorite Brazilian restaurant in NYC

by cosmosnyc

The food is excellent. Service good, the chef is personable, deco and ambience is really good too! And it's affordable! A must try.

08/04/07

Great Meal

by nycbug

First time at Malagueta tonight and couldn't have been happier with it. I had the Feijoada and my life had the Shrimp Stew. Both were excellent. Very reasonably priced wine list and attentive friendly staff. A real find in the neighborhood!

06/28/07

Charming Little Place!

by qtgurljny

This little brazilian place is really cute! After reading the Zagat review I excpected it to be old or stuffy but it was neither. don't be fooled by the oldish white curtains, the inside is very new, painted in earthy tones with relatively new furniture. You can see into the kitchen on your way to the bathroom. Food is excellent. Seriously good brazillian food. Glasses of wine are well priced at about $5 a glass. Entrees though are a different story. Although not expensive, entrees were about $13-$14 each for lunch, which is close to city prices. Definitely not the $6 specials mentioned on this citysearch page. Also, a thing to note is that thye only have lunch during the weekends and lunch starts at 12 or 1pm.

• Pros: Great food and music
• Cons: A little pricey for Astoria

Editorial Review

by Contributor

Brazillian cuisine gets elegant renditions at this welcoming corner spot with live music on the weekends.

03/20/07

Great for sunday evenings!!!

by morisjulia

Warn little place with great food!!!

Music is great, just perfect.

Has one of the best chefs of brazilian/portuguese food. A mix of both cultures and culinary what brings us an extremaly awesome flavor.

Good price

The staff though is far, farrrr away of being good. Very dry for latin culture restaurant, poor service and very slow.

• Pros: Food and music
• Cons: service

07/12/06

Exellent food! A must try

by ferrari452

Recently had dinner at Malagueta after several failed attempts. The food was great and the prices are very good. Simply tastefully decorated with a definite Brazilian vibe. Very good service! We ordered appetizers that were served in a perfectly timed sequence with our entrees. (Not back to back, and with time to enjoy our wine that was served before.) The menu has traditional Brazilian dishes with some continental choices as well. I can't wait to go back!

• Pros: Excellent food, great service

04/25/06

My new favorite restaurant in Astoria.

by staticpocket

Went for a date last week to Malagueta, and although I was initially hesitant to dine there, I'm delighted at what an excellent restaurant it turned out to be. The place was empty, but I can't understand why (other than the location, I suppose). The food was mouth-watering, and the by far the finest I've had in Astoria (and I've done my field work). Since I left, I haven't stopped talking about it. The calamari appetizer was probably the best I've ever had. I ordered the quail, which came with crispy spinach (crazy sensation, but absolutely delicious). My date had the chicken with prosciutto and fontina cheese - he's not so daring with his food choices (it was hard enough to get him to try Brazilian), and even he was over the moon with the meal. Trying something new definitely paid off. I'm in love. We're definitely going back.

• Pros: Flavorful, Reasonably priced, Charming atmosphere
• Cons: Sparse patronage

01/21/06

Very good food for the price

by nygrk

From outside it doesn't look special and it is in an area with not many restaurants, but they have very good food and reasonable prices. The flan is highly recommended.