77 - 78 Upper Street,
Islington,
London,
N1 0NU
0871 971 3480
The ViewLondon Review
Men who’ve had it with cooking barbecues might like the new restaurant on Islington’s Upper Street. Specialising in churrascaria, a cooking tradition from the pampas where the gauchos roasted their skewered suppers over glowing embers, Rodizio Rico is basically one big Brazilian barbie without the cleaning up afterwards.
The eat-as-much-as-you-like menu conforms with the BBQ tradition of stuffing yourself silly - meat (£18), meat and seafood (£23.90), vegetarian (£11.90).
Order taken, and our food roasting nicely on the open-plan rotisserie (rodizio) in the middle of the room, we mill around the buffet island trying to exercise restraint in filling our plates with tasty salads and dressings and warm dishes like nibbly kybe, a type of spicy meat croquette.
Back at our table, waiter after delightful waiter appears with a skewered selection of succulent, aromatic meats - gammon, lamb shank, sausages, chicken hearts, beef, pork - carved before us with a large glistening knife. They just keep on coming.
The deceptively plain-looking desserts made daily by the in-house Mila deserve a review to themselves, but mention has to be made of the chocolate pudding. The only minor point is that Rodizio Rico needs to be full to be atmospheric. But a place to take friends, for sure.
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