Midwest Grill - Cambridge

Midwest Grill - Cambridge reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York City1 review

   1.0

   Reviewed on December 3, 2017

   1. Overall 1

   Unbelievable! I just came from the restaurant where I presented a Groupon. The waitress was nice, but a cook (or manager?) started making excuses not to accept it lying (saying that it was a discount of only 5$ when it was 15$) and later even threatening me. He refused to let me talk with the manager/owner called Gilmar and lied again saying that because the limit of the groupon was for no more than two people, he would only accept it if I came with someone else. The folk barely spoke English, so I explained to him in Portuguese what "limit" means and he went BALLISTIC! He started Cussing , saying that I was like other stupid Americans trying to bring stupid papers to eat for free, that he had bills to pay and that I was being a scammer (all in Portuguese, a language I speak for I am Brazilian-American). In one moment I really feared he was getting the knife to threat me! I tried to calm the folk down (the waitress also helped). I later apologized to the waitress for I didn't expected that her day would get so crazy because of the confrontation. Before leaving the maniac started explaining other workers that I was "trying to eat for free" and I then asked what was his name and If I could record his behavior. He went silent and I left. I never saw such behavior in a supposed professional setting. BEWARE!
   

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   Princess

   Greater Boston4 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 6, 2015

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   There is absolutely NO PLACE to park in this area so the restaurant makes a mint with a $15 valet - however she was really nice. Since it is a buffet place, the waitress' only job is to bring your drinks. It was early so there were maybe 25 people in the entire place and 14 were with me. Only 5 of us ordered drinks yet it felt like they went all the way to Brazil to get the rum for my caipirinha... With all of that said, the food here is fantastic. I think we'll limit our visits to good weather days when parking is better or the T is an option but we will definitely go back.
   

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   Appalled VIP

   New York City40 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 1, 2015

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   An absolutely excellent food and great value. The service was wonderful...very friendly people.
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Greater Boston1 review

   2.0

   Dined on January 31, 2015

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   The food was good, but the service was terrible. It was my first time at a Brazilian BBQ grill and I must say I expected much more as far as the service. The waitress didn't greet us when we came in, she just pointed to a dark corner and told us that was our table (Didn't walk us there), so we decided to go find seats on our own, in a lit area. Then she didn't bring our plates or drinks over until we were sitting for at least 15 minutes. But I can say the servers who brought the meat on the skewers were very friendly and polite. They are the ONLY reason why I gave the service a 2 star rating.
   

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   PhillyGirl

   Greater Boston42 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on December 31, 2014

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Delicious and perfectly seasoned grilled meats sliced from the skewer at the table (beef, chicken, pork, lamb, sausages and more) and a buffet loaded with salads and side dishes. Relaxing atmosphere and very friendly staff. -104k
   

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   AaronV

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on November 13, 2014

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Meat was great, but the buffet was awful! Get the fresh stuff, don't expect to get anything good except the meat that they walk around with.
   

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   DJVisit

   Richmond6 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on November 7, 2014

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Took my family to dinner. Three of us had all meat service and the rest went for the buffet. We were disappointed with the meat selection and the taste.
   

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   chriscrash

   Greater Boston12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on October 28, 2014

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The meat selection was great although there were not as many choices as some other rodizios. There werent many people there and they still made a great selection but patience was needed. The caipriinhas are great, the meat was cooked perfectly, and the buffet had more than enough to fill me up and I didnt get to try everything so I look forward to going back.
   

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   Disappointed VIP

   Greater Boston3 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on October 26, 2014

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   It was a bad experience all together. The service was incredibly slow. We had finish our first round of food from the buffet and our drinks had not arrived. I chose to have the "rodizio" , but before my first serve of meat, I was already satisfied with everything else that I had from the buffet as it took forever for someone to come to our table. My companion did not have any meat and when we asked for the bill, once again it took forever, so we decided to walk towards the cashier only to have our designated waitress insisted that we had two "rodizios", when my companion clearly stated he was not going to eat any meat. Horrible food, horrific service. Not going back!
   

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    il2e

    Miami126 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on October 24, 2014

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    It was late and I made a reservation for 11pm. When we arrived they said they were closing and that it was a mistake... not sure whose mistake, but they gave us a bar menu and we were able to eat. When the food did not come for a while I asked the waitresses who in turn asked the cook who was leaving and he snapped at her that it has been sitting there ready for a while. It was lukewarm, but we were hungry and ate it. Some items were very god, like the black beans and some was good but not great. It might have been the hour, but I have had really good Brazilian food, so I was disappointed.
    

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