Figueira Rubaiyat in Sao Paulo

Bespoke place for who likes real meat! The Banyan Tree (Figueiramakes the place unique and unforgettable. Food is great, price is also big!

I love this place! Great customer service, great food. That tree is awesome. Definitely I will come back. Premium place and I dont feel that was super expensive.

It is one of my favourite restaurants in the world, I vist sao Paulo Every year and we also have fantastic lunch, thanks to my girlfriend RosangleaKeep it up and well doneAlexander BartoloMalta

Exceptional food with an up beat atmosphere in an amazing setting (the whole restaurant is under an ancient tree)

Super fancy restaurant and all the food they have is above excellent and the seating in the restaurant under the giant tree is even more amazing. I wish them always progress and excellence

This is probably top 25 restaurants in the world for me. Just by what the tree does for the scene is simply amazing. The foot is spectacular as well, love the attention to the service and quality of food. Everything is really well thought out and I have been coming to this restaurant every time I visit São Paulo since 2018.

Very good food and service. The tables were a bit large. We were far from eachother.

Beautiful and elegant. Busy place. Had to wait 20 minutes for a table. But while waiting, u can order appetizers and drinks. Great place.

Probably the most expensive restaurant Ive ever been to. Food is good but definitely not worth the price. Ambient is very nice though, as are the waiters.

Well known top level restaurant under a very big and ancient fig tree.Unfortunately the personnel seems to rely on the traditional fame, not keeping up the excellent service of some years ago.Sommelier was new and knew absolutely nothing about the wines of the house. The marvellous Epico red wine is not on the list anymore, what a pity. Hope, things get better soon...

This outdoor/indoor restaurant is a must go if you’re in Sao Paolo. Booking in advance is recommended. The restaurant is quite big and airy.The main point of attraction is the majestic fig tree that works as the masterpiece and the central pillar of the restaurant.The food is really good with some interesting versions of puffed crisps, crepes with Dulce de leche, and revisited European classic dishes with an addition of Brazilian touch. The steak was cooked to perfection. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The my offer you a starters dish as soon as you seat at the table, if you accept it, then you’ll have to pay for it. Recommend for a date, a visit with non-local friends. It’s on the high end of prices.

Incredible food. The feijoada buffet was very good. I believe its available on Saturdays only. They have different meats in different pots so that you can pick and choose what you want, and the regular menu is still available as well.Everything was very good, and the atmosphere was great.

This was a tough rating, the food is good, but there’s better around. Come here for the people watching and the ambiance, to get into it➖⭐️for very inattentive service and➖⭐️for food that was overpriced with presentation that either gave early 2000’s suburban model home throws a fundraising dinner or brutish cafeteria like displays that are best reserved for dimly lit chop houses.That being said, the people watching was fantastic… people are going OUT when they show up here so try and snag a table with a good view to the entrance. We had a great time admiring the style and finesse of the paulistas. The octopus and bass were fantastic as were the desserts. The chicken 🐔 was delicious but the creamed corn was far too sweet and I wasn’t sure where they were going with the presentation but it didn’t land.If we were to come back it would likely be for lunch or some appetizers with a round of drinks and people watching in the evening.

We visited this place for dinner. The food was very good. The ambiance is great. The staff is also very friendly.It is amazing to see how a tree over 150 years is being well preserved and the restaurant is making an effort to conserve and change their structures accordingly.I loved it and will definitely be going back.

ProsWell organized and beutiful place to have a special meeting and event for business and family. There is a big tree in the restaurant, which makes its spcace very trendy..Also serve good sea foods.ConsAs you can imagine, all foods are expensive but its worth a try once a year!!

The restaurant has an amazing environment, with a phenomenal tree inside that makes it incredible. We went for a business lunch and during summer days, the lunch time might be too hot as the restaurant depends on natural ventilation and some other vents that does not solve the high temperature problem. We order the menu of the day, which was composed by a fresh salad as starter - it was excellent. The main course was a chorizo beef with egg, rice and beans - disappointed, I have been in a much cheaper places in Sao Paulo with dish like that much better. I wont ever order it again. As dessert we chose pineapples. Overall, the environment is very attractive and staff very friendly, but the food itself is not worthy the price

The food and service were nothing less than impressive. I would highly suggest ordering the octopus appetizer and the baby beef!! I will be back!!

A fantastic dining experience in a unique setting. The restaurant is neatly tucked in under a giant old tree, making the ambience truly special. The menu is rich, with excellent fish and steak options. We had the ceviche, sea bass, New York strip, and other dishes. The sea bass was an exceptionally good option - cooked to perfection with crispy skin and delicious seasoning. The ceviche was excellent as well. The wine menu is very comprehensive, and the South American options are ubiquitous. The staff is very friendly and professional, and the food was served very timely. A perfect dining experience.

Pretty nice place with massive fig tree that sprawls towards the entirety of the place. The food is all around first-team level with a pretty interesting range of dishes. Seafood and meats are no-brainers there.

Came for my wifes birthday. Arrived and was immediately asked by the waiter what do we want to drink. I asked, in English, to see a drink menu first and instead was given the food menu in Portuguese.When the waiter returned to our table and asked what would we like, I asked for a drink menu again, and he replied in Portuguese, and pointed to the corner of the restaurant to inform me where the barhroom is.Staff in general appeared bitter and miserable that they were working and I found them to be unprofessional and condescending. They didnt even acknowledge my wifes birthday, even though I told staff we were celebrating.Noisy restaurant, uncomfortable patio furniture to sit on, overpriced wines even for restaurant standards. Paella was the only good thing. I will not reccomned, and will not return, nor will i try any of the other establishments owned by this group. Dismal experience.

Iconic place in Sao Paolo because of the huge figue tree around which the restaurant is built. A bit too big and commercially organized though which you feel reflected in the dishes and service that lack character and personality

Amazing ServiceAmazing EnvironmentAmazing Food10/10.Definitely coming back there to try their Feijoada.

I expected less noise and better service. Orders took so long to arrive at table and there was no interest if the plates were satisfactory - the tuna tartar was simply horrible and after 1 bite, we left it. The second bottle of wine took more than 30 minutes to arrive... disappointing 😞

One of my favorite restaurants in SP.I go for feijoada brunch buffet only served on Saturdays. If you like beans and rice (and lots of other stuff, this is a must do.Superb Caipirinhas (cachaça, vodka, or sake). I do sake-rinha since 1pm is a little early for the strong stuff.Their steaks, seafood, Mediterranean and desserts are all superb. And of course picture in front of the 100yr old fig tree.

The service was excellent. Staff was very nice. I ordered rib- eye steak and vegetables. When you are not too hungry the steak is enough for two people, we shared it. The place was very nice, with the big tree. Loved it. I put 4 star overall

Excellent place, especially for a large group (we had 20). Cool atmosphere with a huge 200 year old fig tree in the middle. Awesome steaks!

Great service with good food. Not impressed with the food, but its a good place to take guests and entertain.

Amazing restaurant. Quite pricey but good food and great service.

Favorite restaurant in São Paulo! I visit the city about five times a year and they are always on point. Amazing atmosphere with atrium style dining room and a massive tree spanning throughout. They also have a chill bar area for drinks if you arrive ahead of your reservation. Come hungry!

Perfect meal: hearts of palm salad, picanha strip cooked medium rare, garlic rice, egg farofa, and corn cream. Nuf said!

Amazing restaurant, excellent service. Book with time so you get a table by the figueira 💯

Delicious food, fantastic service, and the tree in the restaurant is inspired. A magical dinner option.

Just quite expectations both with food and the service. Great selection of wine as well. The place is exceptionally decorated and I am really impressed with how they set the restaurant up with all the windows and ceilings together with the tree as the centre.Food 9/10, ambience 9/10, service 9/10, value for money 9/10. A restaurant not to be missed!

9/21/19 Famous spot, good food and very cool vibe. It was a work dinner and we ordered a lot of small plates, that worked well. Plenty of wine too. Good service. Would love to return... That means another trip to Sao Paulo!

Its okay, but got the price I paid I should be better served. They forgot my soft drinks three times, I was not that well received because of some wine tasting, and my reservation didnt go through even though I used an app, turns out the employee was distracted.Good food, but not worthy the price.

Really great food, the tree in the middle of the restaurant is incredible, I am a vegetarian and they where very accomodating, I had the pasta and it was fantastic

A must go. The place is fantastic, the service is so welcoming and food and drinks were great! This gorgeous tree is the cherry in the ice-cream. Also they have a person to entertain the kids (BONUS!!!). For the big fans of desserts - it’s open bar, I was so happy with it that I forgot to take a pic. I would recommend the kind of dulce de leche canolli (canudinho de doce de leiteand the coffee, it comes with several treats on it (see pic)

Nice experience! Good service and good food! To avoid spending crazy amounts of money go during lunch time!

Excellent food, atmosphere, and service, this is a favorite when celebrating with family and friends.Rib eye, beef carpaccio, and petit gateau au chocolat with banana ice cream, and pancaques de doce de leite avec sorvete de baunilha were highlights from this visit.

The restaurant is interesting inside, with a large tree, but I don’t eat trees, I went for the food, and was disappointed. The service was very good, bread etc all very nice, good wine list. I had the knife cut steak tartare to start and it was an ample portion and tasted great, with excessive dressing on the salad. I’d prefer it came with crustini toast instead of chips. My main was the “seafood box”, which was an expensive disaster. It was excessively oily. The fish and (single tentacleoctopus were cooked perfectly. The shrimp and scallops were tiny. Both were overcooked. The calamari was almost nonexistent and very overcooked. The risotto was also undercooked. Very disappointing.

Beautiful restaurant bringing nature inside. Food and service were impeccable. Extensive bar and wine list.

Upscale restaurant, noisy, and almost always full; but food is great.

Great place to have some wine and good beef. Incredible environment due a very old tree that is inside the restaurant

Such a disappointing experience! Rubaiyat is an institution in São Paulo and they are unfortunately running on their past reputation rather than current level of service and food. The steaks were not very flavourful (although the point of cooking was perfect), and the sides were extremely average, not at the level of what this restaurant should provide (eg mashed potatoes had lumps). The service was cordial but not great: we had to make eye contact with the waiters to get to order and receive the check as they didn’t come to check on us, and made a mistake on the check (overcharged is). 450 BRL for a 2 pple steak lunch. No alcohol, no appetizers. Not worth it.

4.6? why? on a sunday afternoon around 300 people were eating here. don’t expect any fine dining, folks. we had some fat and totally overpriced fish, tiny portions, with an oberliad of garlic. the atmosphere is loud and busy, like in a train station waiting hall. the menu covers just as the seat covers are stained. tables full of old wax and other stinking leftovers. disgusting.

Exquisite experience! This place is not only unique when it comes to ambience (a huge ficus tree inside the restaurants patio), but food is just simply OUTSTANDING! Just perfectly made beef (of their own farmthat melts in your mouth, excellent sides (try grilled palm hearts!and light yet exquisite desserts. If you ever come to Sao Paulo, its the place to go!

It was ok. Environment is a bit unusual and worth a visit, but not as good as expected. Surprisingly the steak was average, overcooked. Watch out for the 18Rs cover each with the bread.

Great restaurant which seems very popular, also with local people. I had a fantastic steak, apparently a special cut typical for Brazil. Unfortunately I had not noted down what it was called. I also had a great Caipirinha which was ordered with reduced alcohol as I had to give a big presentation the next day and it was very tasty. I can also recommend the mixed starter, very nice.The big attraction obviously is the atmosphere. The restaurant looks very chic with the huge tree in the middle, all the fire pits and the open design. Any time again.

This long time SP establishment lives up to its legendary status with superbly crafted prime cuts, excellent wines, delicate desserts and impeccable service. Fine dining at its best. Try not to gorge yourself on the pão de queijo, i dare you.

The space at Figueira is very nice. I love the tree n the middle of the restaurant. What I didnt get was the "Xbox logo like" thing on the wall... I think the place is better for groups. I wouldnt go again for a date night.The food is too expensive for what it really is. I ordered the skirt stake (fraldinhawith the potatoes and I think those two dont go together. The potatoes are very dry and they dont do anything to Accentuate the flavor of the meat.The wine was good, good price too. Overall an ok experience.