Tropeiro

I visited on a Friday night with a party of 5, there is a nice buzz about this place and although it was busy we were served quickly at the bar and only had a short wait for our table which was booked for 8pm.
I’ve not eaten at this style of restaurant before and I don’t know if I would again.
Basically the idea is that you pay your fixed price (which for us was £25 each) although I think this varies on what time you visit. Then once you have been given your table, you make your way to the salad bar, fill your plate with what you fancy, return to the table and await the carnal delights.
This is idea could work really well if the portions of meat they gave you were slightly larger, I’ll explain. There are several different types of meat that are being floated around the restaurant at any one time and every so often a friendly waiter will appear with some sort of meat on a skewer.
With an overly large knife he will then cut off one of the smallest strips of meat which when you put on your plate will leave you thinking ‘is this it?’. Yes they do come around fairly frequently, but I found myself sounding greedy when I asked for more than just once slice of a meat which is obviously policy to serve, that although tasted nice, was a little on the thrifty side.
I would be surprised if you actually get as much as 8oz of meat over the course of the evening. The ribs although they looked big did have a lot of fat on them, the spicey sausage tasted ‘ok’ at best, I’m not sure what the pork content was but it tasted low. Some meats were over seasoned and unless you are first to be served when the meats comes off the griddle, then by the time its been walked around the room the temperature is tepid by the time it lands on your plate.
The rest of the meats did have a nice flavour althought in some cases perhaps cooked a little too rare.
I know some people who have put reviews on here mentioned on just how full you are when you leave. This is true, but as it’s the salad side of the meal that you can freely stack up on your plate, this is what fills more of a hole than the meat — they have various potato salads, rice dishes, bread sticks, coleslaw a myriad of carb filling delights, which takes away the room for the more expensive meat.
Don’t get me wrong, if you visited here you will not have a bad evening, its nicely decorated, the service was friendly and there was good atmosphere.
But personally I felt for £25 I would have like to dictated when and how much meat I should get, after all its technically an ‘All You Can Eat’ Latino restaurant.
I was disappointed to find out that desserts were not included and were £4+ extra, I was half expecting a chocolate cake on a skewer!
Ultimately it’s just one large main course which is included in the set price, which I found on the more expensive side when you consider what your actually getting for your money. Many other top restaurants in Manchester, for £25 will give you three courses and you wouldn’t have to carry your plate around the room for the privilege.
This style of restaurant is good for something a little different, what would make it better is if they lower their price or just have the waiter say at your table «Here’s the Rump Steak, how much do you want», not have me tweezer off just a flake of BBQ’d cow.
But to end on a positive note about as a it was not a bad night, the quality of the salad bar is good and there is decent assortments of sides and the meat that I did eat I enjoyed.

A restaurant revolving around masses of sausage on the edge of the Gay Village. Well, they did used to call Essential a meat market. Oh snap!
Forgive me, I’d never be so crude as to double entendre you to death. If you haven’t already busted your belly sideways by visiting Bem or Pau Brasil, you can try this little gem. It’s a Churrascaria, which if you’re not familiar with this kind of restaurant is a traditional Brazilian method of serving food. You will be dished up meat, and you can eat as much as you like for the set price. And you wonder why on earth the majority of supermodels come from Brazil? With all that protein, it’s Atkins central for the likes of Gisele and that-chick-who-replaced-Noemie-Lenoir-on-the-M&S-adverts-who-I-don’t-like-as-much-because-the-undies-don’t-look-as-nice-on-her-and-I-miss-Noemie’s-curly-hair.
You’re pretty much screwed if you’re a veggie. Seafood and salad options aplenty, sure, but they’re merely a buffer for the meat explosion. Still, the carnivores amongst you will relish the tasty offerings as well as the quality service and beautiful décor. And you’re getting value for money too. Unless you’re one of those people who actually manages to do a Mr Creosote all over your table. Ooh, now that’s nasty.

Meat, meat, and even more meat. That’s basically all you will need to know about Tropeiro, as that is pretty much what they serve in a nutshell. The waiters walk round delivering it all directly to you, and you just sit there and keep eating until you can feel your eyeballs filling up.
Inside is a very simple layout, nothing overtly fancy, but it works. And anyway, who exactly would be admiring the architecture when THERE IS SO MUCH MEAT! I may be overreacting here, but I’m entirely on Becca’s side here about being a carnivore. It’s awesome, because you get great places like this. The price is great for what you get, so there’s literally no good reason not to go unless you’re a vegetarian.

Just across the street from charming Sackville Gardens, in one of the
Sackville area’s imposing redbricks, is Tropeiro, a Brazilian restaurant with a fantastically simple premise: £19.50/head for all the meat you can handle. A seasoned carnivore, I took this as a challenge, and took the other half and his parents for a unique dining experience.
The Trop is lovely inside, bare brick walls and beamed ceilings, furnished comfortably and stylishly. It has two levels, and I would recommend sitting downstairs of possible. There, you have a full view of the kitchen, where the waiters also act as chefs, watching carefully over the gigantic skewers of meat roasting over glowing coals. The salad bar downstairs is also better and constantly kept stocked up with spicy chillis, couscous salad, potato salad, pasta, mashed potato and soups, as well as sauces to dip the meat in.
And what meat! It’s brought to your table by hot waiters in ‘traditional’ Brazilian clothes (actually, they look more like matador pirates on Casual Friday…) wielding huge skewers of meat, which they slice off onto your plate. You have a little pair of tongs, so you can get in on the action, and the whole thing makes for a fun, interactive experience. There are 9 cuts of meat on offer, I believe, ranging from spicy sausage to marinated lamb (cooked for 12 hours, apparently) and an absolutely delicious beef skirt which is served rare, in thin strips. The meat they use is clearly high quality and is prepared and cooked lovingly. And it is absolutely worth the money you pay: by the end of the meal we were all really full and very satisfied, though my boyfriend’s mum had space for the chocolate assiette (a plate of 3 mini choccy desserts, ideal for those who can never decide) which she pronounced delicious.
In terms of booze, the range isn’t astronomical, but they carry a good few draft lagers and the house red is very drinkable, and has obviously been chosen for the red meat menu. My liquid dessert, a mojito, was disappointing and my boyfriend’s banana caipirinha was weird, so I wouldn’t recommend the cocktails.
I would recommend the Trop for groups, there were a few large parties when we went, and they certainly seemed to be having a great time. The all-​you-​can-​guzzle premise and the fixed price means there’d be no dithering about ordering or splitting the bill, everyone can just get stuck in. Of course, if you’re a veggie, or none too keen on red meat, give it a miss. This place is for the heartiest of carnivores only.

I love the fact that this is a restaurant serves Brazilian cuisine and sits on Brazil Street in Manchester, I have been to a few Brazilian restaurants in Manchester now, namely Gaucho and Bem Brazil, while Gaucho is your high end eatery and Ben Brazil caters more for the masses (but still pretty good) Troperio seems to have carved out a different space for itself in among what is fast becoming a popular and category of dining. as expected, on the menu you will find traditional churrascaria… which is barbecued meat, and LOTS of it! there are 13 different types of meat to choose from… seasoned Filet Mignon, Picanha (rump), Linguiça (pork sausage), Alcatra (seasoned top sirloin), Cordeiro (fresh young leg of lamb), juicy and sliced right off the bone at the table, or Frango, a variety of cuts including chicken legs and breasts wrapped in bacon, to name just a few, all slow-​roasted on an open flame and seasoned to perfection, I must add that the cuts of meat at Bem Brazil are not seasoned to this standard and would suggest going here instead if you have not been to a Brazilian restaurant yet! Seriously, although they have a very good and extensive selection of salads and other non-​meat options, It really is ALL about the meat, when you have started to relax at your table with a drink, waiters will arrive with huge skewers holding a freshly cooked meat option, if you want some of what is on offer, they will happily place a generous helping onto your plate! And that is how it goes until you can handle no more!
This restaurant can also turn out a decent cocktail… and has a whole host of spirits available for mixing, some I have never heard of… but the bar tender had a fantastic knowledge of each and every one that i annoyingly have to ask about when I go here!
You can eat as much as you want for a set price, and you should have no problem getting a table on week nights as they have enough space for upto 150 diners over two floors.

Tropeiro is a traditional Brazilian Churrascaria, located on Manchester’s Sackville Street. If you know anything about Brazilian cuisine, you’re not likely to make a visit here if you’re vegetarian, because it’s all about the meat, baby. In a Churrascaria, rotating spits cook beef, lamb, pork and chicken cuts over an authentic open charcoal grill, complimented by rice, pulses and salads.
I love the simple yet rustic design of the interior here; splashes of red compliment the white ceilings original dark wood beams, and the same colour scheme is echoed in the chairs. Large paintings of bucolic Brazilian themes grace the walls and low banquet seating surrounds central islands housing the salad bars and side dishes. The staff are overtly friendly, as you’d expect from a Brazilian, and don authentic gaucho uniforms.
The restaurant works on a rodizio system which roughly translates as a continuous service of everything on the menu for a fixed priced. The waiters will tirelessly be bringing you skewers of beef, pork, lamb and chicken which they’ll carve at the table for you. Cooked in a variety of herbs, these meats are mouthwateringly delicious. In addition, take as many trips to the salad bar as you like to fill up on beans, rice, greens and fresh salads too. Come here at lunch time and you’ll get a rodizio for just £13.50 — but be warned, you’ll have to be airlifted out of the restaurant.