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Novilhos Brazilian SteakHouse - Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Novilhos Brazilian SteakHouse - Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Novilhos Brazilian SteakHouse - Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Novilhos Brazilian SteakHouse - Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Novilhos Brazilian SteakHouse - Bellevue, Bellevue, WA

Novilhos Brazilian SteakHouse - Bellevue

4.3
4.3
1101 Reviews
$50 and over
Brazilian Steakhouse
Welcome to Novilhos!

The Brazilian "Churrasco" has been a tradition for generations in Southern Brazil, where Gauchos (Brazilian Cowboys) pierced large pieces of meat and slowly grilled them over open flamed pits.

With a fixed price and this unique style of barbecue, Novilhos features continuous service of sixteen selections of beef, chicken, pork, lamb and sausage, all slowly spin-roasted, preserving their natural flavors and textures.

When perfectly grilled, these delectable cuts are brought to you directly from the grill and expertly served by our carvers, dressed in Gaucho attire.

Novilhos' unique concept also offers an elaborated and sumptuous salad buffet with a variety of fresh cut vegetables, gourmet salads and side dishes, along with imported cheeses, cold cuts and other tasty seasonal items.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 9 times today

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Brazilian Steakhouse, Brazilian
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Tuesday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:00pm; Saturday - Sunday: 12:00pm-2:30pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm-9:00pm; Friday: 5:00pm-10:00pm; Saturday: 4:30pm-10:00pm; Sunday: 4:30pm-9:00pm
  • Phone number
    (425) 603-1111
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Neighborhood
    Bellevue
  • Cross street
    124th ST.
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,101 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3
4.3 based on recent ratings
  • 4.3Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Eastside

    Good for groups

1,101 Reviews
  1. MarieG

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    First time dining with my family, and it was an impressive experience. Great selections of sumptuous salad bar, continuous flow of grilled meats being served. The ambience of the restaurant was perfect for groups or families. A generous assortment of desserts. The service was outstanding! Thank you!

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  2. BillfromSeattleFlowers

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Novilhos Is our favorite restaurant, especially for special occasions with the family. The service, quality and selection are consistently outstanding.

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  3. barbie

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall3food4service1ambience2
    It was the Thanksgiving day. Food wasn’t nice as usual. However, we didn’t order alcohol even waiter ask us some drink then he show up in bad temper in our table. He spilled up water then didn’t say sorry. He made us really uncomfortable while we having a meal. I feel bad. If we don’t drink alcohol, do I have to get in bad temper service? It was regrettable to go there, specially holiday. Whew..

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  4. SteveL

    Seattle

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    We dined her for Thanksgiving lunch so should have all the meat. The meat was plentiful but they didn't bring all of the selections like pork ribs, lamb chops, beef ribs and pork sausage. We were seated in the rear area next to the window so maybe all the good meats were served in the front then ran out? We got good service and next time we'll have to ask for those meat that we weren't served.

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  5. Michelle

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We've had the opportunity to try other Brazilian steakhouses over the past year or so, and Novilhos is still the Gold Standard by far. Nothing compares. You won't be disappointed!

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  6. Tolive29

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    At multiple times we thought the restaurant was very loud and difficult to hear the individual across the table.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Hawaii

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Our server was so attentive and personable. Everyone who came to our table was the same and we appreciated it. The food was wonderful. The beef was all delicious and tender. The bacon wrapped jalapeño was very spicy and normally I love that, but it was very hard to eat! I do think we were overcharged for my 12 year old nephew, but we didn’t catch it until we left. He did say, ‘I think that was the best dinner I’ve ever had!’ Overall, it was a wonderful place to gather for my husband’s birthday.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great display of starter foods as usual at the self serve area. Ate too much as usual

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We had a delightful chat with the restaurant owner and the main server to our table. Their service and food quality is on the top of the ranks across all restaurants in Seattle.

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  10. Foodie

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience5
    Excellent food, good value for money, especially with restaurant week

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  11. JewlieH

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 1, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Second visit and I will say I wasn’t as impressed with the meats as I was the first time. I never got to try many things I wanted. But, I did have plenty of food. I was mostly impressed with the salad bar. So many delicious options. The meat was tougher or raw and I didn’t have any opportunities to ask for a change. We came on Halloween so maybe it was just that night. We will try again soon. The whole experience is worth it!

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  12. Dawn

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Would absolutely recommend! Food was terrific, super flavorful meats. They had lots of options at the salad bar and they were quite tasty. We've gone to Fogo de Chao in the past and really like them as well, but liked Novilhos a little better - the salad bar has more options and the meat was a little better. Also parking is much easier as it's a dedicated lot!

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  13. SuzyO

    Seattle

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Gio our server was incredible…. The Brazilian lemonade was amazing. The ceviche was stellar. We loved everything about it, and they helped me surprise my husband with a birthday dessert. We loved our evening there!! Possibly the best crème brûlée I’ve ever had !!

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  14. RickL

    Seattle

    15 reviews

    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on October 29, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience4
    It was a fun experience. The salad bar and buffet were very good and a big plus - that alone might be enough. Some of the meats were a bit tough and inconsistent between servings. Unfortunately, we initially had to wait a little before the meats started to be served. However, once started, the frequency was fine. Fun experience for sure, we’d recommend consider going with a larger group. Understandably, they did require us both to order the same menu level (hopefully they don’t for a large groups)

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  15. mrantoinemil

    Seattle

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 27, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    We went here for Seattle Restaurant Week. Lots of food to choose from and deserts were good too. Only wish we were allowed to go to Happy Hour. For some reason they didn't let us go to the bar for Happy Hour drinks.... Other than that, one of the best places we've been to this year for the Fall Edition of Seattle Restaurant Week.

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  16. WacGen

    Seattle

    32 reviews

    5.0

    32 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    great service and great food. Took advantage of the Seattle Restaurant Week menu, which is a great value for what is a pricey restaurant.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience3
    Feels like something has changed. The food felt worse quality than before. Ambience was off.

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  18. GenaD

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 22, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    Several weeks prior to 10/22, we reserved a table for Seattle Restaurant Week (SRW). Once we were seated, the server notified us that all 10 people at our table were required to order the exact same menu option (SRW has 3 menu options to choose from, $65, $50 and $35). We were all shocked, disturbed and upset by this requirement - especially since at no time prior to 10/22 were we notified of this requirement (not on the SRW promotion web site or on 10/20 when we called to change our reservation from 4 to 8). This is a very misleading practice!! In addition, what if a few people can't process certain meat or are allergic to certain menu items? I would not recommend Novilhos to other for SRW!!!

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  19. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    1 review

    vip
    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Food and atmosphere was good. However the server forgot it was a birthday dinner. Server did not say anything about birthday event and was not offered any dessert.

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  20. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 7, 2023

    overall3food5service4ambience4
    Was good, good food and good spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  21. ramses

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    the best Brazilian steakhouse in the Seattle area

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  22. ChantelleD

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    overall1food1service4ambience3
    Was not worth the price. Was pretty upset to drive all that way and it was very mediocre. Have had better sides at a regular buffet

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent food servers Lots of choices Diego the manager is very professional

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  24. Dissatisfied

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 20, 2023

    overall3food2service3ambience3
    For price, food was mediocre and service was sporadic. We ordered dessert thinking it was included in the meal only to have an additional $20 added to our bill. Will not go there again and will discourage anyone we know from dining there. We used Groupon and even with $60 off it was no bargain.

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  25. Lenna

    Sacramento

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 12, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    Nice servers, yummy food and quiet ambience. The Gauchos served the larger tables first. The meats did not have a consistent cook. Gauchos brought well done (charred and overcooked) meats to our table of two before serving the larger parties. Cold bar had confusing labels. Some items had correct labels, some didn’t have labels at all and most labels were bunched together. It was difficult identifying items. Servers were not on the same page. One server offered us a free birthday dessert. The server that brought us our check charged us for it. I used a Groupon so I didn’t want the server to keep making corrections. We paid and left.

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  26. GeorgeD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Very good food and the meats were very tender and juicy. Service was excellent and the frequency of server with meats was just right. The lamb chops were fantastic, had four pieces made to order!

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  27. RayM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 29, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Unique dining experience. All the food was superb. The meat was so tender and wonderfully seasoned. The staff are very attentive.

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  28. CamilaZ

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Simply the best Brazilian steak house we’ve been to since we’ve moved out of Brazil about 6 years ago. Our waiter, Diogenes, went above and beyond to serve us, and not only the food, but the drinks were also AMAZING! It’s a sure stop if we’re anywhere around the area.

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  29. SteveL

    Seattle

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience5
    At first they said they didn't have ice cubes so we didn't order any drinks. 10 minutes later they said they have ice so we ordered a sparkling wine and a Coke. The meat was a hit and miss. Some meats were over cooked which tasted like jerky, but others were just right with seasoning and searing. My wife got a two pieces of lamb, but after taking a bite, she said the meat was cold. So we asked the hostess for another piece that is well heated. 15 minutes later then they came out with a better cooked lamb. The salad bar is good with many varieties. It would be nice if they would show on their menu the difference between lunch and dinner besides the price. We were seated at the window table and there were a lot of flies flying around. They need to invest in some fly catcher to reduce the amount of flies flying around the food.

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  30. DouglasV

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 21, 2023

    overall4food4service2ambience4
    We went there to celebrate a birthday and with our 4 yrs old, who eats slow (and needs assitance while grabbing his food and eating as well, meaning mom doesnt really eat until kid is done). That said, we were there for about 1hour and 45 mins,but it almost felt like after the hour, our waiter just wanted us gone. At the end he wouldnt even let me talk with the people in our party, he wanted the check signed (after he had already run my card), and bothered me about about 3 times with a not so friendly tone, and even said to me "are you done, kid?"...I am almost 40 and his tone felt condescending.As for the food, it was Okay, they talk about all these cuts that you get and we counted 6 types served mainly. We were even told paying "full price" vs the $43 promotion would get us 16 more cuts or something like that? Im not even sure where those went and now I do wish I would have only had the promotion because it didnt feel like we got many types of cuts (about 6-7 tops I'd say). Overall it was okay - especially up thru the 3rd time our waiter asked for the check to be totaled...

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  31. AlishaH

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience3
    I know the price is pretty standard for this type of experience, but the selection of food aside from the meat was mediocre and minimal selection. I haven't been here in a while, and although the meats were delicious, I think I'd instead start a similar bill at John Howie. I paid 222 with the tip for two adults and one child. Two sodas. Definitely not a meal worth 200.

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  32. DebbieG

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Good food, salad bar and meats. Definitely pass on first 4 offerings (sausage, tougher cuts of beef) and hold out for ribs, robe eye, filet minim and Parmesan crusted pork. Better options offered after you e filled up on all the other stuff. Still overall a great meal. Perfect for anyone following keto!

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  33. BeckyO

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This was our second time to Novilhos. The salad bar and the meat is excellent!! You must try the risotto!

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on August 7, 2023

    overall5food3service5ambience5
    Great customer service and very clean place. But the food sam of them was overcooked and sam of them under cooked.

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  35. Kitty

    Seattle

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Very nice experience. Perfect for family gathering

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  36. CassT

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    We went there to celebrate grandpa‘s birthday. We had seven in our party, including a two-year-old. The table was in a corner, so it was difficult for the servers to get to them both against the wall. I feel it is over priced for what you get. The stuff that looks so happy though.  it didn’t look like the staff was very happy, the morale did not seem positive. We will probably not go back there again.

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  37. CesarC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    You must be a meat lover to enjoy. Great flavors. One price covers everything except drinks and desert. No waiting for your food means more hurried feel.

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  38. Reve159

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    overall2food1service4ambience5
    Great service and ambience. Food could be better cooked and prepared. Excellent menu options.

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  39. DanaM

    Seattle

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on July 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious meal with excellent service. We had five adults, celebrating my son's birthday. Everyone really enjoyed the rodízio style meal.

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  40. IllumeEltanin

    Seattle

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 19, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    We had reservations for two on a weeknight at 7:00 PM, not realizing the service staff would be reduced and the kitchen closing in an hour. Nor were we informed of that until we tried to order more items at 8:00 PM. Apparently our server left after bringing our beverage, and the server remaining needed to be flagged over whenever we needed something, instead of him checking on us regularly. But the most disappointing was attempting to order a medium rare piece of filet mignon. What was first brought out was a little too cooked. We asked for a rarer piece, and a well done piece was brought. We tried one more time, and a beautiful rare slice, perfectly cold in the middle as rare should be, was brought, but we had requested medium rare. At that point, we gave up as we were told the kitchen was closing. When the other server brought the check, he charged us for two full rodizio meals, even though one had only the Market Bar. Thankfully he adjusted that for us. We will be back, but will pay more attention to closing times.

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Novilhos Brazilian SteakHouse - Bellevue is rated 4.3 stars by 1101 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 9 times today
Google Map for Novilhos Brazilian SteakHouse - Bellevue

12405 SE 38th St, Bellevue, WA 98006-1201

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    124th ST.
  • Neighborhood
    Bellevue
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Tuesday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:00pm; Saturday - Sunday: 12:00pm-2:30pm Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm-9:00pm; Friday: 5:00pm-10:00pm; Saturday: 4:30pm-10:00pm; Sunday: 4:30pm-9:00pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Brazilian Steakhouse, Brazilian
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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