Gaucho Brazilian Barbecue - Calgary

Food was delicious, service was great. The salad bar was very fresh. Nice pace with the food...didn't feel like we were rushed at all.

While the service was great the food left something to be desired. The quality and variety of meats did not compare to what is offered at Bolero. We only counted about 7 different offerings that came to our table over 90 minutes. (8 if you include the chicken hearts) The beef offerings tasted like they were a cheap cut of meat. The sirloin steak was very rare. The bacon wrapped chicken was good however it was much more bacon than chicken. The wine list was quite small as well not much to choose from the glass, and only a handful of selections by the bottle. Dessert was tasty. Overall the next time we go Brazilian, we will go back to Bolero.

A carnivore's delight with an excellent and very tasty! selection of salads and other vegetables, we enjoyed our dinner at Gaucho's. The staff were friendly and attentive, making the rounds with the meat selections on a regular basis. We will definitely go back again!

If you want a variety of delicious meats, this is the place to go. Go light on the appetizer buffet it 's not really worth it but start your meal with a little bit of veg just to say you did and then flip your card to GO and let the meat frenzy begin. It 's not something you want to do every week but a couple of times a year won 't hurt. My son was turning 10 and this is where he wanted to go for his family birthday dinner. It 's great for well behaved kids with a good appetite for meat. Leave your vegetarian friends at home! The atmosphere is not fancy but it 's pleasant enough and inviting. Wine list is limited but there 's a good variety and you can get a bottle for $35 and under which is always nice for a casual meal.

Our waiter brought water and drinks in a timely manner, then did not appear again until repeated beckonings got his attention for the dessert menu. Likewise for the bill. The gauchos appeared to see who could get to the most tables in the shortest time! Did not have time to finish one serving before there were two more there! Any of the meats offered our table were very overdone and not very flavourful. The salad and sides buffet poor and quite sparse. Overall a 2 out of 10....... a very overpriced charge for a less than mediocre meal . An experience not to be repeated. Don 't believe the hype about the best Brazillianbbq in Calgary...it is not!