Sabor Brazil 7 course menu

daveydizzle · 17-12-2013 10:22am #1

Great deal, amazing food. Highly reccomend it!

https://www.livingsocial.com/deals/972051-seven-course-brazilian-tasting-menu-for-two

wanderer 22 · 17-12-2013 11:05am

It's a lot of money even at half-price, but this is easily the nicest place I've ever eaten at...the food and service are both amazing. Well worth it for a special night out.

Cyrus · 17-12-2013 11:07am

i was there before the deals and paid full price, even at that it was great value

highly recommended as an experience

unkel · 17-12-2013 12:04pm

I wouldn't even have considered paying anything like that for a Brazilian restaurant (presumably ethnic food to some extent), but then I saw some good reviews like above. It is also the #1 best restaurant in Dublin according to trip advisor :eek:

I'll be buying myself one of these tasting menus methinks...

ballooba · 17-12-2013 12:20pm

It's very difficult to get a booking. Caveat emptor.

Cyrus · 17-12-2013 1:04pm

ballooba wrote: »

It's very difficult to get a booking. Caveat emptor.

although it has expanded a little since, when i was there it could take 10 max per night.

i still think this is a fantastic deal notwithstanding difficulties in getting a reservation

Serbian · 17-12-2013 1:21pm

If you haven't been before, it's definitely a unique dining experience in Dublin. Be prepared for a very long meal however. I booked a table for 8pm and didn't get out of the place until almost 1am. Also, they'll push you to buy a bottle of wine, but most courses come with a drink of some kind, so if you're not looking to ply yourself with booze, I'd recommend holding off and not ordering any extra drink.

It's definitely a go once and try it kind of place.

Ste05 · 17-12-2013 2:15pm

ballooba wrote: »

It's very difficult to get a booking. Caveat emptor.

You'll need to book it in advance alright. But for what is almost definitely the best meal you will eat in Ireland, it's worth the planning.

Serbian wrote: »

Also, they'll push you to buy a bottle of wine, but most courses come with a drink of some kind, so if you're not looking to ply yourself with booze, I'd recommend holding off and not ordering any extra drink.

It's definitely a go once and try it kind of place.

When I went, I actually found it to be the literal opposite of this.

I asked about getting the matching wine and was told absolutely no problem, it was gonna be €65 or something, but he then actually explained the house wines and said he'd give me a half bottle of Red and a half bottle of white for the price of a single bottle, (they refilled the glass whenever it was low so I'd say we got A LOT more than 1 bottle of wine!) and after the meal they were offering brandies, port and cocktails, and surprisingly, none of these were charged for. It does sound expensive, even at half price, but it is 100% worth every penny!!

Melendez · 17-12-2013 3:03pm

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Cyrus · 17-12-2013 3:06pm

Melendez wrote: »

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well i have been twice and paid full price, obviously things arent going quite as well for them now hence all of these deals which is disappointing for them, but whatever they need to do to stay in business.

Incidentally the reason i haven't been back is that the menu is largely the same.

would also echo the comments re the wine, when we went my wife had a glass of red, which turned out to be a whole bottle by the time we left. we were charged for a glass.

best dining experience i have had in ireland.

i dont think they will be quite as generous on the half price deals, but still.

andersat2 · 17-12-2013 3:17pm

IMHO

1. the area and the building itself is very weird for a "best restaurant" in dublin....
2. 5 hours to spend waiting for a food??
3. 99eur deal runs nonstop everywhere
4. 7 course meal in one go is too much
5. something wrong with all those mega positive reviews tbh...

Cyrus · 17-12-2013 3:22pm

andersat2 wrote: »

IMHO

1. the area and the building itself is very weird for a "best restaurant" in dublin....
2. 5 hours to spend waiting for a food??
3. 99eur deal runs nonstop everywhere
4. 7 course meal in one go is too much
5. something wrong with all those mega positive reviews tbh...

Have you ever been?

I hope you aren't questioning my integrity? I have no connection apart from eating there twice.

to address your points:

1. agree, although once you are inside you forget
2. you arent waiting for food for 5 hours, rather its a relaxed pace, and the waiter spends a lot of time with each table explaining the menu and dishes
3. It does seem to yes
4. Not over 3.5-5 hours and the courses arent massive
5. you haven't been, if you had you would understand why people rave about it

wanderer 22 · 17-12-2013 3:28pm

andersat2 wrote: »

IMHO

1. the area and the building itself is very weird for a "best restaurant" in dublin....
2. 5 hours to spend waiting for a food??
3. 99eur deal runs nonstop everywhere
4. 7 course meal in one go is too much
5. something wrong with all those mega positive reviews tbh...

1. To be fair, the area and the exterior make no difference once you're eating-also it's in no way a 'bad area' , though it is a hidden away. The interor is beautiful.

2. 5 hours is long but myself and my girlfriend didn't want to leave, and there was no huge gaps between courses

3. True, I'm surprised they need to continue offering this deal, but we all know the restaurant business is a tough one

4. When it's spread over 5 hours it really isn't (IMO) - portion sizes were nicely judged

5. I was skeptical of the near-universal praise too , but it was honestly a flawless night out, from the welcome to the post-dessert drink!

Anyway, I have no connection to the place (apart from being a customer), but I'd like them to do well as I hope to return when I've a few quid saved (so long live the €99 deal

)

wanderer 22 · 17-12-2013 3:30pm

Cyrus- I promise I didn't read your post first!

Cork Exile · 17-12-2013 3:37pm

Another fan here. Highly recommend the experience. We were offered fast or slow service so we opted for the slow service out of curiosity, and spent well over 3 hours dining. Also with the wine we ordered 1 bottle and kept getting topped up after we had finished it.
Highly recommended

danthefan · 17-12-2013 4:04pm

Daft question but if I get this voucher will one of us be able to get the regular menu and the other get the vegetarian menu, does anyone know?

daveydizzle · 17-12-2013 4:59pm

Yep, there is a veggie alternative in all 7 courses available as long as you mention it to them when booking.

homemadecider · 17-12-2013 5:00pm

I can't see any wine list on their website - can anyone give me an idea of what the wine costs per bottle? Don't want to get stung if the cheapest bottle is €50 or something like that!

TakeTheVeil · 17-12-2013 5:08pm

Highly recommend it too. We were there for about 4 hours and enjoyed it thoroughly. It certainly doesn't seem like a long time.

I think the bottle of wine I got was 35euro or something...but there was more expensive options for sure.
And again, like others said, my glass was topped up when I finished the bottle anyways.

Food was great, wine was lovely, service was impeccable. Great night.

Booking is tough enough though.

John_Mc · 17-12-2013 5:16pm

Was there last month with some friends. Really impressive and worthy of the praise. You learn about Brazil and the origins of the food you're eating, and don't leave feeling so stuffed that you're sick.

The service was absolutely top notch as well. Looking forward to going back some time in the not too distant future.

jameshayes · 17-12-2013 6:39pm

This is one of the best meals I have ever had, I was there shortly after it first opened and it was amazing. Service, food and atmosphere are all world class

mad m · 17-12-2013 8:21pm

Just be weary to anyone buying now, the voucher is actually up today.

matrim · 17-12-2013 10:02pm

mad m wrote: »

Just be weary to anyone buying now, the voucher is actually up today.

The voucher is good for until December 2014

Nonoperational · 17-12-2013 10:12pm

Some of the posters recommending this are long time Boards posters. Certainly nothing suspect about it, and I'm tempted to go for a meal there now after reading this thread!

Cork Exile · 17-12-2013 11:21pm

It might have changed but they used to have all the wine out on side table and you would just select your bottle from it. All were priced the same at 30 euro. This was 2 years ago so it might have changed

17-12-2013 11:25pm

question - what food do you get?

nxbyveromdwjpg · 18-12-2013 12:36am

I got this deal last time, we had to book months in advance but it was amazing, best meal I've had in the country.

davidlynchis · 19-12-2013 11:44am

Not going to repeat a lot of what was said here. I have not experience a better dining experience in Dublin. It is much better than Shanahans and Guilbads. On top of the €100 voucher I paid €32 on the night. Forgetting about the food for a second we had;
2 Prosecco's
2 caipirinha's
2 Bottles of wine
2 Glasses of Port
3 Brandies
2 Creme de menthe's

You wouldnt get those drinks in the pub for that €132! Im not an alco, tbh i had to tell them to stop giving us drink

IMO The reason they are doing the vouchers is because they are fully booked for Friday/Saturday's from now until the middle of next year but very few mid week bookings. Hence why they do the vouchers.

schemingbohemia · 19-12-2013 11:50am

glasso wrote: »

question - what food do you get?

Here's an idea, google the name of the restaurant and then look at the menu.
It would have been quicker than asking.

Nunu · 19-12-2013 12:39pm

An extra 10% off if you book through Grabone - TODAY ONLY.

Absoluvely · 19-12-2013 1:27pm

Nunu wrote: »

An extra 10% off if you book through Grabone - TODAY ONLY.

Link: http://www.grabone.ie/south-east/sabor-brazil-7

€90

Available all day today and tomorrow until midnight.

CombatCow · 19-12-2013 1:29pm

Amazing restaurant, went during the year, just bought another voucher for a treat in 2014

unkel · 19-12-2013 1:38pm

That's me booked, thanks Nunu

homemadecider · 19-12-2013 1:53pm

Bought one of these vouchers for €90, thank you. Hoping to get a booking in May for the OH's birthday

gmisk · 19-12-2013 2:02pm

Cancelled my living social one for 99....got this one for 90...thanks folks! Every euro counts

nudger · 19-12-2013 5:46pm

Thanks Nunu, got the €90 deal, for any who have not been it's a great spot.

We went a few months ago and had a great night, we were there for over 4 hours but the time just slipped by, I was going to get a bottle of wine but we must have had 3 bottles as an accompaniment to the meal.

momec · 19-12-2013 6:05pm

Long time lurker coming on to post but if you book VIA grabone VIA fatcheese you will get 4 or 5% back too

stimpson · 19-12-2013 10:40pm

+1 for Sabor Brazil. Went there in the summer. Got treated like king and queen (wife is veggie/fish eater and she got all the fish dishes and veggie alternatives to the meat)

Lovely staff, amazing food and gorgeous atmosphere. And regarding the wine, we had 2 bottles which we paid for. As we were leaving the maître d pressed a bottle into my wife's hand. Got another voucher recently and have 13th Feb booked. Valentines has been booked out for ages it seems!

RebelButtMunch · 19-12-2013 11:41pm

Been there twice over the years. It was my best dublin Dublin dining experience.

mad m · 20-12-2013 12:18am

My wife got this deal, rang up and earliest she could get was end of May!

Only Joking:)

When your booking they want a 25euro deposit as per website. Gets refunded or off at end of bill.

cunnifferous · 20-12-2013 12:27am

gmisk wrote: »

Cancelled my living social one for 99....got this one for 90...thanks folks! Every euro counts

How did you cancel the living social one?

Muahahaha · 20-12-2013 12:51am

Absoluvely wrote: »

Link: http://www.grabone.ie/south-east/sabor-brazil-7

€90

Available all day today and tomorrow until midnight.

its still available till midnight tonight but the price has gone back up to 100 euro, seems less of a bargain to me now, not sure if Ill get it now

madanall · 20-12-2013 12:53am

Muahahaha wrote: »

its still available till midnight tonight but the price has gone back up to 100 euro, seems less of a bargain to me now, not sure if Ill get it now

Discount is applied when you go to pay.

Absoluvely · 20-12-2013 12:56am

madanall wrote: »

Discount is applied when you go to pay.

Yeah. It's still available at €90 for another 4 minutes.

Absoluvely · 20-12-2013 1:26am

mad m wrote: »

When your booking they want a 25euro deposit as per website. Gets refunded or off at end of bill.

Tom from the restaurant told me earlier this year that if you have a voucher, you don't have to pay a deposit. Or that your voucher is used as your deposit.

mad m · 20-12-2013 1:27am

Muahahaha wrote: »

its still available till midnight tonight but the price has gone back up to 100 euro, seems less of a bargain to me now, not sure if Ill get it now

You have till midnight tomorrow.

mad m · 20-12-2013 1:28am

Absoluvely wrote: »

Tom from the restaurant told me earlier this year that if you have a voucher, you don't have to pay a deposit. Or that your voucher is used as your deposit.

Well not when we rang. Told him we had voucher but still needed to give deposit.

omega666 · 20-12-2013 10:06am

mad m wrote: »

Well not when we rang. Told him we had voucher but still needed to give deposit.

Same here. Also there's no weekends available until middle of May so it's a loooong wait.......

gleesonger · 27-12-2013 5:05pm

I was there this time last year with my GF and it was a great experiance, well worth it.
A good few of my friends have been there also and they all have the same opinon.

Whats really nice is that unlike other deals for other top restaurants they dont try and stick you with a load of eatra costs, in fact the opposite, we went through 3 bottes of nice wine and only paid 40e.

30-01-2014 11:03am

Going here soon. Can I just ask about what additional wine you need to order?
There are lots of reports here that differ....
What drinks do you get with the deal?
A lot of people mention ordering 1 bottle and getting your glass constantly refilled....?

nudger · 30-01-2014 1:08pm

glasso wrote: »

Going here soon. Can I just ask about what additional wine you need to order?
There are lots of reports here that differ....
What drinks do you get with the deal?
A lot of people mention ordering 1 bottle and getting your glass constantly refilled....?

Only been once but booked in in a few weeks again.:)

The night we were there when you arrived it was a glass of prosecco, 2nd course with a strong cocktail, from there on it was white wine followed by red that for us were constantly topped up.

It was a funny night as there was an ashole couple arguing, giving out about the food, maybe that's why we had about 3 bottles on the house.

Sabor Brazil 7 course menu

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