We went late on a Friday. Around 8pm so everything felt more rushed on the service. The food was great and the service was great. Just felt rushed on the service and didn't get to order drinks the way we wanted. Enjoy this restaurant, probably go once every other month. Just not quite the same feeling I get anymore when it's $300 for two people. But I'll come back, just doesn't have the same value anymore.
JessUN
We had a reservation at 630pm on a Friday. The salad bar was very good as expected, and the servers were very nice and attentive. The meat they served us was inconsistent in preparation, and the cuts were low quality considering the price we paid. Each of us would get the same meat but some of us had pieces that were overcooked or not seasoned well. We weren't asked what temperature we wanted our meat (for beef). We also noticed as we were leaving that they were bringing out higher quality cuts of meat to serve other patrons that they did not offer us. I don't think I will, but if I go again, I guess it will have to be closer to 830pm.
We were excited to enjoy a nice night out with my best friend whom I hadn't seen in a couple years. We have been to a lot of different Brazilian steakhouses. The salad bar here was nothing to write home about. The gauchos stopped coming around to our table which was weird because our cards were all to green. Then They took our plates and utensils so I guess that our sign to order dessert, so we did and again... no utensils were brought. It was just a bizarre experience. We didn't feel very welcome.
JelaniH
When you enter the restaurant you know you are in for a treat. You can smell the steaks, chicken, and other meats as you enter. I felt I was treated like royalty. FYI you will be spending some money but it worth the value. Chicken wrapped in bacon, excellent!
Carpinteyro's Family
Food good! But if you're going to have dinner, don't arrive after 9pm, they put a lot of pressure on me to have dinner. I had so much meat on my plate that I didn't enjoy it, as I would have liked.
Venki Kumar
Unfortunately a rather poor experience compared to other Brazilian steakhouses. I’ve had great experiences with Rio De Gado in the past, and here expecting the same, but was disappointed.At $70 pp, I usually expect quality that feels like a steakhouse, vs an ordinary buffet.Weaknesses vs other churrascerias were: few offerings of high quality beef relative to offerings of bacon wrapped chicken/pork/beef. I generally expect >60% of the offerings to be steak.Both the quantity bacon wrapped offerings and the large plate of mediocre fried appetizers we were given when we arrived made this place feel much less high quality / fine dining than I expected.
This was my first Brazilian steakhouse experience and I couldn't have asked for a better one. Everything was perfect from the food, to the service and hospitality, to the ambiance. The owner Eli was a great and considerate man as well. He stayed with us almost an entire 2 HOURS after the restaurant closed and not once did I feel like he was rushing us out and getting annoyed with our presence. In fact he continued to offer us dessert and wine service, and even engaged in a few of our conversations in a polite and non intrusive manner. At the end of the night he shared some extremely kind words and a great story with me and my significant other and made this a truly unforgettable experience for a very special occasion. 100/10 this would be the first place I recommend to anybody and we had an absolute blast here. Thank you to Eli and his staff!!!
Oakland
It was kind of a slow night so I don't think that they had all their meats available. My favorite is the grilled pineapple and they had none. The food is good, just there wasn't the variety that I was expecting. Service was good. I'd go again.
Chrishel Belfon
The hospitality here is unmatched! My husband and I came for our 5 year wedding anniversary and Gael made us feel very special.Make sure to ask for Gael when you come
Roger
I've dinned at this wonderful restaurant for almost 10 years from the day the first open. Previously, I gave them 5 star for price valued and quality of meat selections, addition to the cold cut station. Unfortunately, Covid-19 was hard for them to recover in full speed. Recently, for the last few times I visited, which was disappointed with less meat variety and cold cut station was less choices. Before Covid-19, they used to have beautiful Italian prosciutto, prawn cocktails, wheel of Parmigiano cheese. Meat used to have leg of lamb, tomahawk, rack of lamb (now on request only), prime rib and much more. The service was pulled tip and lately, they have a bunch of rookies were working, which lack of service details and professionalism. The wine list was not updated. A few red wines on the list were not available. It was just sad! Thanks the owner for his quality service , i felt welcome when he's in town away form his other restaurants in Arizona.
My husband and I went for our anniversary and had a great dinner. Our waiter Rodrigo was very kind and attentive, and provided us excellent service! We are excited to come back, and will be recommending to our friends!
BrianH
It was our first time eating at Galeto, and we were both very impressed. Amazing food, perfect service, friendly ownership, and a Brazilian take on flan that was so good I almost cried.
Abrina Heredia
It was a great experience eating at Galeto! Gael was our server and was very friendly with exceptional customer service! We were very satisfied with the selection of meats and also the buffet style food they have available. The tilapia and Brazilian rice was my favorite on the side to accompany the meats. Also the cocktails were very refreshing ? will definitely be coming back. Also I should mention that we went on a Sunday around 4pm and it wasn't busy.
Salman Sayon
Updating food review from 5 to 3 stars, meat was good but the lamb and other meats were covered in a garlic tasting white sauce, it didn't look good,. Almost as a cover up of old meat, I was grossed out and flipped my card to
Jeremy Hidalgo Hidalgo
Great rodizio restaurant, good quality and variety of meats and salads.
We went late on a Friday. Around 8pm so everything felt more rushed on the service. The food was great and the service was great. Just felt rushed on the service and didn't get to order drinks the way we wanted. Enjoy this restaurant, probably go once every other month. Just not quite the same feeling I get anymore when it's $300 for two people. But I'll come back, just doesn't have the same value anymore.
We had a reservation at 630pm on a Friday. The salad bar was very good as expected, and the servers were very nice and attentive. The meat they served us was inconsistent in preparation, and the cuts were low quality considering the price we paid. Each of us would get the same meat but some of us had pieces that were overcooked or not seasoned well. We weren't asked what temperature we wanted our meat (for beef). We also noticed as we were leaving that they were bringing out higher quality cuts of meat to serve other patrons that they did not offer us. I don't think I will, but if I go again, I guess it will have to be closer to 830pm.
We were excited to enjoy a nice night out with my best friend whom I hadn't seen in a couple years. We have been to a lot of different Brazilian steakhouses. The salad bar here was nothing to write home about. The gauchos stopped coming around to our table which was weird because our cards were all to green. Then They took our plates and utensils so I guess that our sign to order dessert, so we did and again... no utensils were brought. It was just a bizarre experience. We didn't feel very welcome.
When you enter the restaurant you know you are in for a treat. You can smell the steaks, chicken, and other meats as you enter. I felt I was treated like royalty. FYI you will be spending some money but it worth the value. Chicken wrapped in bacon, excellent!
Food good! But if you're going to have dinner, don't arrive after 9pm, they put a lot of pressure on me to have dinner. I had so much meat on my plate that I didn't enjoy it, as I would have liked.
Unfortunately a rather poor experience compared to other Brazilian steakhouses. I’ve had great experiences with Rio De Gado in the past, and here expecting the same, but was disappointed.At $70 pp, I usually expect quality that feels like a steakhouse, vs an ordinary buffet.Weaknesses vs other churrascerias were: few offerings of high quality beef relative to offerings of bacon wrapped chicken/pork/beef. I generally expect >60% of the offerings to be steak.Both the quantity bacon wrapped offerings and the large plate of mediocre fried appetizers we were given when we arrived made this place feel much less high quality / fine dining than I expected.
This was my first Brazilian steakhouse experience and I couldn't have asked for a better one. Everything was perfect from the food, to the service and hospitality, to the ambiance. The owner Eli was a great and considerate man as well. He stayed with us almost an entire 2 HOURS after the restaurant closed and not once did I feel like he was rushing us out and getting annoyed with our presence. In fact he continued to offer us dessert and wine service, and even engaged in a few of our conversations in a polite and non intrusive manner. At the end of the night he shared some extremely kind words and a great story with me and my significant other and made this a truly unforgettable experience for a very special occasion. 100/10 this would be the first place I recommend to anybody and we had an absolute blast here. Thank you to Eli and his staff!!!
It was kind of a slow night so I don't think that they had all their meats available. My favorite is the grilled pineapple and they had none. The food is good, just there wasn't the variety that I was expecting. Service was good. I'd go again.
The hospitality here is unmatched! My husband and I came for our 5 year wedding anniversary and Gael made us feel very special.Make sure to ask for Gael when you come
I've dinned at this wonderful restaurant for almost 10 years from the day the first open. Previously, I gave them 5 star for price valued and quality of meat selections, addition to the cold cut station. Unfortunately, Covid-19 was hard for them to recover in full speed. Recently, for the last few times I visited, which was disappointed with less meat variety and cold cut station was less choices. Before Covid-19, they used to have beautiful Italian prosciutto, prawn cocktails, wheel of Parmigiano cheese. Meat used to have leg of lamb, tomahawk, rack of lamb (now on request only), prime rib and much more. The service was pulled tip and lately, they have a bunch of rookies were working, which lack of service details and professionalism. The wine list was not updated. A few red wines on the list were not available. It was just sad! Thanks the owner for his quality service , i felt welcome when he's in town away form his other restaurants in Arizona.
Restaurantji Recommends
My husband and I went for our anniversary and had a great dinner. Our waiter Rodrigo was very kind and attentive, and provided us excellent service! We are excited to come back, and will be recommending to our friends!
It was our first time eating at Galeto, and we were both very impressed. Amazing food, perfect service, friendly ownership, and a Brazilian take on flan that was so good I almost cried.
It was a great experience eating at Galeto! Gael was our server and was very friendly with exceptional customer service! We were very satisfied with the selection of meats and also the buffet style food they have available. The tilapia and Brazilian rice was my favorite on the side to accompany the meats. Also the cocktails were very refreshing ? will definitely be coming back. Also I should mention that we went on a Sunday around 4pm and it wasn't busy.
Updating food review from 5 to 3 stars, meat was good but the lamb and other meats were covered in a garlic tasting white sauce, it didn't look good,. Almost as a cover up of old meat, I was grossed out and flipped my card to
Great rodizio restaurant, good quality and variety of meats and salads.