Boteco Ipanema

4.3

506 Reviews

$30 and under

Brazilian

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2 people

Nov 22, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 4 times today

Romantic
Innovative
Good for special occasions

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We are a first generation Portuguese and Brazilian, family-owned restaurant that prides itself on the experience as well as our fresh and authentic food. Our family is heavily influenced by both countries and we are doing our best to give every guest a taste of both cultures.

When you dine here, we want you to feel like you are a part of our family. In both Portugal and Brazil, sitting down to a meal is more than just time spent eating. It's the little moments in life that we get to spend with our family and friends that make life so special. Food will always have the ability to bring people together and we are pleased to be able to share our recipes passed down to us from both sides of our family.

Started in 1979 by our father Alfredo Pedro (left), Ipanema is the product of 40 years of passion and dedication to providing the best hospitality experience possible.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Brazilian, Portuguese, South American
Hours of operation
Wed–Fri 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–7:00 pm
Phone number
(203) 642-4222
Website
http://www.botecoipanema.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Andre Santos

Location
70 N Main St, Norwalk, CT 06854
Neighborhood
Norwalk
Parking details
None
Additional
Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Wine

What 506 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
4.3Service
4.1Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

506 Reviews

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Cristina
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 20, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, great drinks. Good music and atmosphere. Definitely going back.
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KE
Atlanta Metro
24 reviews
4.0
24 reviews
Dined on September 6, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Norwalk has a growing Latin restaurant community & Boteco Ipanema, representing the Portuguese influence in Brazil, does a great job of turning out beautifully prepared plates of food in generous portions. Shrimp & rice dishes were simple but immensely flavorful with the prefect cook on the shrimp & chicken breast with delicious lemon sauce was tender. Fried Chicken breast filets were also a big hit. Our service from Omar was friendly & helpful. As our group dined during the lunch hour, & we shared the restaurant’s space with just a few other couples, I can’t comment on how noisy/busy this place may get on date night/weekends. Omar informed us that Fridays & Saturdays could be busy with patrons enjoying modern Latin music & that Sunday’s were more laid back with music to commemorate that laid back atmosphere. Translation: the place hops with youthful ‘let’s party ! ‘ exuberance on weekends, with Sundays being more relaxed. This place is on a busy street with limited parking but there is a fee parking lot behind the building. Boteca does have both a front & back entrance, so that’s convenient if you park in the lot.
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val
New York City
13 reviews
vip
3.0
13 reviews
Dined on August 18, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I love this restaurant go very often but the last 2 times there I was very disappointed for the quality of there caipirinha. Last time was the worst drink ever.
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StephenG
New York City
13 reviews
vip
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on July 6, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent food and service. We especially enjoyed the paella The grilled shrimp was very good as an appetizer.
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America2014
New York City
13 reviews
vip
2.0
13 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
I am very disappointed really like this place but the service was very bad I felt sorry for the waiter running out all over place, needs more helpers for sure. Also the drinks was terrible.
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OpenTable Diner
New York City
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on March 29, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Service was terrible. It was so terrible we felt like we were being pranked it was so bad. We had to remind our server several times about appetizers and each time she responded like she had no recollection of us ordering them. After about 40 minutes one of the 3 of our appetizers came and again when we reminded her she said someone else took our other two and they would be right out. Our dinner came and still no appetizers. Our server sat down at the bar and had dinner and was hanging out with her friends and never came back to check on us. So we were not offered another round of drinks or even asked how everything was. We managed to get a busser to stop so that we could ask about the appetizers. He finally brought them out even though we were pretty much done with our meals. The appetizers came out incorrect. Server still sitting at the bar enjoying herself… at the end of our meal when our table was cleared she finally came back and abruptly asked if we wanted boxes. We planned on having dessert but with this kind of service we knew it would be 2 hours before we got it and it would likely be wrong. There were only about 1-5 other tables of people the entire time we were there so its not like it was a crazy night for them. The food was good but the service was atrocious. Worst we have ever experienced.
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oscarm
New York City
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on December 21, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great place, we had a great time, excellent services Eve for a large group
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Erica
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 11, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great place to spend the night dancing! My girlfriends and I go quite often to enjoy the night!
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GabrielaM
New York City
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 13, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything great, I would recommend for my friends
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runner1234
New York City
5 reviews
vip
2.0
5 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Came here during lunch on a Sunday and the music was so loud. You definitely need to scream if you want to have a conversation with someone.
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Boteco Ipanema is rated 4.3 stars by 506 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

Nov 22, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 4 times today

70 N Main St, Norwalk, CT 06854

Additional information

Neighborhood
Norwalk
Hours of operation
Wed–Fri 12:00 pm–3:30 pm Wed, Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 12:00 pm–7:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Brazilian, Portuguese, South American
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Andre Santos
Additional
Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Wine

Website
http://www.botecoipanema.com/
Phone number
(203) 642-4222

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