Satyricon

Comi um polvo, que estava excelente, mas me questiono se o preço justifica. O restaurante é muito caro! A carta de vinhos, por exemplo, têm preços muito acima do comum, para vinhos comuns. O atendimento e o couvert poderiam melhorar. Não fiquei com uma boa impressão do lugar depois que vi uma barata subindo pelas paredes! Depois da barata, me deu um pouco de desgosto do local…

This is a very expensive restaurant given the prices in Rio but the food did justify it, at least mostly. They start you off with a large number of small appetizers even if you don’t ask for it. Be aware this is part of the cover charge which is unusual here and is a very steep $ 8 US per person. That would cover an entire meal at many other places.
We got the grilled lobster which at $ 50 US was expensive but definitely worth it. It’s a very meaty entire Caribbean spiny lobster. The tortellini were ok.
Some of our friends got fish dishes which were very good as well. Decent sized portions.

Wonderful experience for our first dinner in Rio. Excellent service and their willingness to modify some of their dishes.
Lobster with sauce and sea bass were excellent. Surprised, since we heard this city not known for its seafood

Mais de 30 anos de idade mostram que o restaurante Satyricon merece uma visita. Já fui algumas vezes e nunca me decepcionei. O atendimento é perfeito desde a hora que se chega. Não tinha reserva, mas fui almoçar em um domingo bem tarde, quase às 16 horas, e, portanto, havia lugar. Há uma pequena recepção, um bar e aquários no corredor de acesso ao salão comedor. A decoração é sóbria, com iluminação mais baixa no salão principal e grandes quadros nas paredes. Um ambiente com folhagens nas paredes está ao fundo do restaurante. Os garçons são atenciosos, sempre prontos para ajudar nas dúvidas dos clientes. E perguntam se podem trazer o couvert da casa, ao invés de já colocar na mesa. Dispensamos o couvert. Como é especializado em peixes e frutos do mar, a sua carta de vinhos privilegia os brancos, mas há uma boa variedade de tintos. Preferi beber um drinque, pedindo um dos clássicos, o Aperol Spritz. Estava sensacional.
Minha escolha para o almoço recaiu em uma das opções de peixes. Queria algo leve e o garçom me indicou o cherne. Pedi o filé de cherne assado no vapor ao molho de shitake, frutos do mar e vinho branco. O acompanhamento é da escolha do cliente. Escolhi batatas rústicas assadas com alecrim. Prato leve, perfumado e bem servido. Sabor delicado, muito bom. Também experimentei um pouquinho do outro prato servido na nossa mesa, um polvo à moda napolitana. Outro prato muito bem servido, com molho de tomate fresco e o polvo em textura correta. Para terminar, compartilhamos um tiramisù. Já trouxeram a sobremesa dividida em dois, servida em pratos separados. Uma atitude simples e que agrada aos comensais. Estava perfeito, fria, sem estar congelada, macia, com mascarpone na quantidade exata. Foram duas horas no restaurante quando apreciamos uma excelente gastronomia.

For how much this place is heralded as a legend of upscale restaurants in Rio, I found it to be mediocre at best. First, the décor seems to date back to when the restaurant was first opened back in the 80s, and while it feels like a place where people may have once closed important deals, now it just looks like a restaurant past its prime trying to hold on to a nostalgic memory instead of properly updating its vibe. I ordered a sampler appetizer, which looked interesting but was very bland. The grilled fish I ordered for my entrée was the same way, and while I’m rarely one to salt my food in an effort to preserve the chef’s intentions, I certainly went above and beyond in adding whatever I could to the meals I ordered. Overall I would skip this one, especially since there are a plethora of stellar restaurants within a stone’s throw.

Poucas vezes me vejo surpreendido por uma proposta culinária a ponto de sentir-​me motivado a avaliar. Desta vez foi uma exceção, pena que negativa. Sempre tive excelentes referências do Satyricon Ipanema, mas apenas há poucos dias pude visitar o estabelecimento. Quanto ao ambiente não acho defeitos, mas o pretensioso ar Cult, banhado com Miles Davis ao fundo não oculta graves erros da equipe.
Ao chegar fui sentado em uma mesa de canto e o garçom me apresentou a carta de vinhos e ofereceu água, trazendo logo em seguida o Couvert — um mix de pães «italianos», lascas de berinjela, pimentões coloridos e uma «salada» de feijão branco, cebola crua e, pasmem, atum enlatado. Fico me perguntado o que leva um restaurante a servir comida enlatada, principalmente um que acaba de ganhar uma excelente avaliação do guia Michelin. Não há desculpas.
Muito tempo depois, forçando-​me a solicitar, recebi o menu. Notem que o couvert descrito no menu nada tem a ver com o que eles servem no inicio.
Os preços praticados são surreais. A proposta vai além do intuito de selecionar clientes ou de manter-​se atualizado ao cenário econômico. Um prato com 6 camarões VG (apenas) custa R$ 180,00. Já fui a excelentes restaurantes de frutos do mar no Brasil e no exterior, posso garantir que esse foi o mais abusivo. Esperava, no entando, uma prato com gosto de outro mundo.
O prato que me foi apresentado foi um círculo com 6 camarões VG (e o arroz de açafrão que paguei à parte) ao estilo restaurante pra turistas de beira de praia. O sabor não desagrada, mas com certeza não faz valer a fama que o restaurante conquistou.
Por fim me vi tão desapontado que pulei a sobremesa e retornei para casa com a meta de não retornar tão cedo ao Satyricon — lar de enlatados e preços aberrantes.

My experience here was very consistent with all 1 and 2 star reviews for Satyricon you’ll find on TripAdvisor…
The good:
Great area, nice ambiance and décor.
The bad:
Similar to the 1 and 2 star reviews you’ll find on TripAdvisor, this place is severely overpriced and one thing that needs to be made clear is that there is essentially a $ 31 Real cover charge per person for stepping in the restaurant. They will bring out an «appetizer» you did not request and charge it to the final bill per person — our table hardly ate any of it because it was tasteless. I had their oysters and a white fish, both overpriced and tasteless. My wife’s pasta was good, yet expensive. Waiters were indifferent.
The bottom line:
There are just too many good restaurants in walking distance of Satyricon to settle for their prices and tastes.

Adoro esse restaurante. Sempre como muito bem aqui. Eu e minha esposa pedimos dois pratos e dividimos: pargo ao sal grosso e lagosta com cavaquinha grelhadas. Para acompanhar, arroz ao limão. Excelente!

No clue how this place is highly rated by travel books and so highly regarded in Brazil for seafood!
We walked in for lunch with a party of 8 and were able to get a table. The waiter did not give us menus to order despite our repeated requests until after the «free then we barge you» appetizers were served.
My biggest mistake was not following suit with my mother in law and ordering spaghetti.
The salad was atrocious. It seemed like they picked off two leaves from the head and threw it on a plate with some hearts of palm and tomatoes. No dressing or time spent on visual execution.
The seafood platters we ordered were not appealing — much of the specials were the appetizers repeated. The sushi platter was also not terribly impressive — some enjoyed the raw lobster but the sushi was almost served warm.
Service was poor — hard to get anyone to help or even get the bill and get ourselves out of there! One thing I will say to be fair is we did not order any cooked fish which it sounds like this chain has been known for.

Miramar hotel recommended we try this place for dinner. We are American and appreciated the menu items being described in both English and Portuguese. There were 2 of us and we each ordered a cocktail. We were brought a plate of bread, eggplant, peppers and olive oil with our drinks. We did not order the bread plate and assumed it was complimentary. We each ordered an entrée, $ 45-​$ 55 US dollars each. I had the grilled white fish and he ordered the mushroom risotto. Both were tasty. When we were given our bill we were charged $ 14 US dollars per person for the bread… which we didn’t order, it wasn’t a big deal however I mentioned it to the waiter and he shrugged his shoulders. Disappointing for a «classy» restaurant with higher end prices. There was not a view of the water or spectacular food, I wouldn’t recommend it.

After reading several reviews giving Satyricon high marks I made a reservation. Brazilians seem to prefer eating late, that is 8 – 9 PM so getting a 6pm table was easy. It’s a 15 min walk from Ipanema hotels but be careful on the side streets late at night. This bills itself as an Italian seafood spot and reasonably succeeds. The fishbits, peppers eggplant and breads that they initially bring are more than you need rather than an appetizer. (NB: these are NOT complimentary!) Pastas and fresh Brazilian fish dishes were outstanding. They don’t have wine by the glass so be forewarned you may have to spring for the bottle. Service outstanding. Pricey but worth it. Also, bring your own packets of decaf coffee, but you already know that…

This was as wonderful as our first high end dinner experience in Brazil could be. The service was absolutely impeccable. Before we were seated the maitre’d walked us past the very fresh whole fish laid out on ice, the not yet shucked oysters and the tank full of live lobsters and crabs so that we could see for ourselves how fresh everything was. We shared a half dozen oysters which were delicious and fresh and shared a seafood platter of fried calimari and grilled prawns and lobster with clarified brown butter. We were in seafood heaven! We each had a glass of Pinot Noir from Brazil which was wonderful. Highly recommend this for a high end dinner in Ipanema — worth the money.

5 years ago when we first visited Rio, we we asked the concierge where can we find the best seafood restaurant, we were recommended highly to try this place. When we arrived, the server didn’t even hand us a menu, we asked for the best dish of the house, he brought a huge tray of variety of fresh seafood on top of crushed ice. We came back several times last December and today, here we are, savoring their signature seafood dishes, it was awesome!

We have been coming here for years, be it for a romantic dinner, be it for a biz dinner with guests from all over the world. Always perfect. Some dare to say the best sea food you can have. Just be sure you have no limit on your credit Card. If you are on a tight budget have a pizza.

Nummy italian food! Nothing like a big bowl of hot spaghetti! The pizza wasn’t as great, though. The portions are huge, so get ready.

If there we six stars, this would be one of my rare six out of six. Excellent service, amazing seafood, freshest of fresh, and an excellent selection of South American wines.
We arrives at midday for lunch, and left at four pm. Such a great place to spend the afternoon.
Not cheap, spend about R800 for three persons lunch with wine, definitely worth it though.
Recommended for romantic dining, special occassions or that important business lunch.

This place is exceptional! A true gem. I would highly recommend to any Italian food or seafood lovers. The service is impeccable and very clean.