Feijoada
The feijoada is described as rich, comforting and authentically homemade, giving Brazilian diners a familiar traditional option.
Brazilian Nations Restaurant LLC
Trade Centre
Brazilian Nations Restaurant LLC is a traditional Brazilian restaurant in Trade Centre, serving homemade-style dishes such as feijoada and coxinha. Reviews also point to a Saturday buffet, a salad bar and a warm dining room, though experiences vary considerably between dine-in visits and delivery orders.
Reputation Score
4.3
★★★★☆
209 ratings
Source: Google Maps
The Good Stuff
Saturday Buffet
Several reviews specifically recommend the Saturday buffet, with one calling it an especially strong experience.
Fresh Salad Bar
The salad bar offers a wide selection of fresh items that reviewers say pair well with heavier meat dishes.
Coxinha
The coxinha received a positive mention, including during a birthday order that was handled successfully.
Traditional Variety
One Brazilian reviewer appreciated the range of typical recipes from different parts of Brazil, including feijoada and mandioca com carne seca.
What to Eat at Brazilian Nations Restaurant LLC How we choose these items We use AI to find praise and criticism of specific foods and drinks in a selection of Google reviews. For Brazilian Nations Restaurant LLC, this list is based on 50 reviews, not every review of the restaurant. The score is positive reviews minus negative reviews. For example, two positive reviews and one negative review give +1. Each review counts once per item; neutral comments do not change the score. A zero score is not a positive recommendation. “Only neutral feedback” means there are no positive or negative votes. “Mixed feedback” means equal numbers of positive and negative votes. The quotes are examples of what people said, not every comment we counted. We use different reviews where we can. We normally show up to 10 foods and 5 drinks with non-negative scores. Items with the same score stay together. If a tied group would go past the limit, that group and the lower non-negative scores go into Honorable mentions. If an overflowing positive top tie would leave the list empty, we show up to 10 items from that tie and keep the rest in Honorable mentions. Foods and drinks with a negative score are under What to Avoid. Use this as a guide to what reviewers liked, not a guarantee that you will like it too.
These items at Brazilian Nations Restaurant LLC got the most positive mentions in user reviews. Check them out!
Food 2
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Coxinha Net +3
“The service was amazing! And the coxinha was really nice.”
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Review excerpts
“The service was amazing! And the coxinha was really nice.”March 2024
“I wanted some coxinha and potato salad, but it took them so long to prepare it.”March 2023
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Pudim Net +2
“The food is so tasty! And the pudim.. omg! Heaven!”
Positive 2Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The food is so tasty! And the pudim.. omg! Heaven!”October 2022
“At the end the carrot cake and pudim is something you need to try!”March 2023
Honorable mentions (9)
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Feijoada Net +1
“I love the Feijoada and mandioca com carne seca made me feel in home.”
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Review excerpts
“I love the Feijoada and mandioca com carne seca made me feel in home.”January 2024
“I was blown away by the quality and consistency of the food at this Brazilian restaurant. The meats were all seasoned to perfection, especially the garlic steak and bacon-wrapped chicken. The feijoada was rich, comforting, and felt authentically homemade. The salad bar had a wide selection of fresh items that paired perfectly with the heavier dishes. The service was impeccable — attentive without being overbearing — and the atmosphere was warm and inviting.”September 2025
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Bacon-wrapped chicken Net +1
“I was blown away by the quality and consistency of the food at this Brazilian restaurant. The meats were all seasoned to perfection, especially the garlic steak and bacon-wrapped chicken. The feijoada was rich, comforting, and felt authentically homemade. The salad bar had a wide selection of fresh items that paired perfectly with the heavier dishes. The service was impeccable — attentive without being overbearing — and the atmosphere was warm and inviting.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I was blown away by the quality and consistency of the food at this Brazilian restaurant. The meats were all seasoned to perfection, especially the garlic steak and bacon-wrapped chicken. The feijoada was rich, comforting, and felt authentically homemade. The salad bar had a wide selection of fresh items that paired perfectly with the heavier dishes. The service was impeccable — attentive without being overbearing — and the atmosphere was warm and inviting.”September 2025
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Carne seca Net +1
“The food is amazing! The place is nice. If you like or want to try Brazilian food this is the right place...pastel, coxinha, carne seca...!”
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Review excerpts
“The food is amazing! The place is nice. If you like or want to try Brazilian food this is the right place...pastel, coxinha, carne seca...!”March 2023
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Carrot cake Net +1
“At the end the carrot cake and pudim is something you need to try!”
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Review excerpts
“At the end the carrot cake and pudim is something you need to try!”March 2023
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Garlic steak Net +1
“I was blown away by the quality and consistency of the food at this Brazilian restaurant. The meats were all seasoned to perfection, especially the garlic steak and bacon-wrapped chicken. The feijoada was rich, comforting, and felt authentically homemade. The salad bar had a wide selection of fresh items that paired perfectly with the heavier dishes. The service was impeccable — attentive without being overbearing — and the atmosphere was warm and inviting.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I was blown away by the quality and consistency of the food at this Brazilian restaurant. The meats were all seasoned to perfection, especially the garlic steak and bacon-wrapped chicken. The feijoada was rich, comforting, and felt authentically homemade. The salad bar had a wide selection of fresh items that paired perfectly with the heavier dishes. The service was impeccable — attentive without being overbearing — and the atmosphere was warm and inviting.”September 2025
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Mandioca com carne seca Net +1
“I love the Feijoada and mandioca com carne seca made me feel in home.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“I love the Feijoada and mandioca com carne seca made me feel in home.”January 2024
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Pamegiana Net +1
“Really enjoyable dish best Brazilian restaurant ever. The way I enjoyed the pamegiana..no one can tell”
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Review excerpts
“Really enjoyable dish best Brazilian restaurant ever. The way I enjoyed the pamegiana..no one can tell”March 2023
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Potato salad Net +1
“The potato salad was okay. Pretty boring appearance-wise, but the taste was ok, and the portion was big.”
Positive 1Negative 0
Review excerpts
“The potato salad was okay. Pretty boring appearance-wise, but the taste was ok, and the portion was big.”March 2023
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Rabada Net +1
“Very nice food, especially the Rabada 😋. Excellent service from Bruno, Mustafa and Cyril 🥰 We will definitely come back again! ❤️”
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Review excerpts
“Very nice food, especially the Rabada 😋. Excellent service from Bruno, Mustafa and Cyril 🥰 We will definitely come back again! ❤️”March 2023
What to Avoid (9)
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Pastels Net −1
“- pastels were soaked in oil and hardly anything inside of the pastry”
Positive 1Negative 2
Critical review excerpts
“- pastels were soaked in oil and hardly anything inside of the pastry”February 2024
“The Pasteis was not fried, the Feijoada has no TASTE at all and not meat.”December 2023
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Beef parmigiana Net −1
“I couldn't even finished what I ordered(beef parmigiana with beans aside).”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I couldn't even finished what I ordered(beef parmigiana with beans aside).”February 2023
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Cheese bread Net −1
“I am VERY frustrated and disappointed with my order. I have been in Brazilian nations for the buffet and it was very nice and then it’s already 2 times that I order delivery and it’s terrible. This time I ordered empanada and cheese bread. The cheese bread was like a stone and the empanada dough was RAW and cold! The chicken covered of so much spices and honestly I wonder if it was not to hide old smell of the chicken! What is very common in restaurants! It’s very difficult to find Brazilian food in UAE and we (Brazilians) are so attached to our food that you guys must be more careful with that to don’t disappoint your main costumers! Never again I will order!!! Answer to the reply: I tried to contact the company by email and telephone about my issue and no answer. Also, I did this complain around 1 month ago and ONLY NOW, I have a return. About the fact that I’ve visited the restaurant, yes, I left a compliment on the Instagram, I shared videos on my Instagram of the buffet a good review on tripadvisor. Before being rude with answers try to fix the issues with your costumers. Never again I will subject myself to such service.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I am VERY frustrated and disappointed with my order. I have been in Brazilian nations for the buffet and it was very nice and then it’s already 2 times that I order delivery and it’s terrible. This time I ordered empanada and cheese bread. The cheese bread was like a stone and the empanada dough was RAW and cold! The chicken covered of so much spices and honestly I wonder if it was not to hide old smell of the chicken! What is very common in restaurants! It’s very difficult to find Brazilian food in UAE and we (Brazilians) are so attached to our food that you guys must be more careful with that to don’t disappoint your main costumers! Never again I will order!!! Answer to the reply: I tried to contact the company by email and telephone about my issue and no answer. Also, I did this complain around 1 month ago and ONLY NOW, I have a return. About the fact that I’ve visited the restaurant, yes, I left a compliment on the Instagram, I shared videos on my Instagram of the buffet a good review on tripadvisor. Before being rude with answers try to fix the issues with your costumers. Never again I will subject myself to such service.”July 2023
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Complete picanha Net −1
“We ordered skewers, the complete picanha and cheese balls. As for the cheese balls, they were never even delivered to us and for the rest: nothing had taste, the picanha was obviously NOT picanha. The skewers came with garlic bread, in which the garlic was just chopped and put on the bread with some cheese on top. All the meat was tough and chewy.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“We ordered skewers, the complete picanha and cheese balls. As for the cheese balls, they were never even delivered to us and for the rest: nothing had taste, the picanha was obviously NOT picanha. The skewers came with garlic bread, in which the garlic was just chopped and put on the bread with some cheese on top. All the meat was tough and chewy.”September 2023
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Coxinhas Net −1
“Worst Brazilian food I've seen in my life. I couldn't eat, 170 aed was thrown in the trash. The 100 coxinhas I bought, came full of oil inside because they fried it in very hot oil and they opened while they were frying. So much oil. That is not normal.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Worst Brazilian food I've seen in my life. I couldn't eat, 170 aed was thrown in the trash. The 100 coxinhas I bought, came full of oil inside because they fried it in very hot oil and they opened while they were frying. So much oil. That is not normal.”September 2023
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Empanada Net −1
“I am VERY frustrated and disappointed with my order. I have been in Brazilian nations for the buffet and it was very nice and then it’s already 2 times that I order delivery and it’s terrible. This time I ordered empanada and cheese bread. The cheese bread was like a stone and the empanada dough was RAW and cold! The chicken covered of so much spices and honestly I wonder if it was not to hide old smell of the chicken! What is very common in restaurants! It’s very difficult to find Brazilian food in UAE and we (Brazilians) are so attached to our food that you guys must be more careful with that to don’t disappoint your main costumers! Never again I will order!!! Answer to the reply: I tried to contact the company by email and telephone about my issue and no answer. Also, I did this complain around 1 month ago and ONLY NOW, I have a return. About the fact that I’ve visited the restaurant, yes, I left a compliment on the Instagram, I shared videos on my Instagram of the buffet a good review on tripadvisor. Before being rude with answers try to fix the issues with your costumers. Never again I will subject myself to such service.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“I am VERY frustrated and disappointed with my order. I have been in Brazilian nations for the buffet and it was very nice and then it’s already 2 times that I order delivery and it’s terrible. This time I ordered empanada and cheese bread. The cheese bread was like a stone and the empanada dough was RAW and cold! The chicken covered of so much spices and honestly I wonder if it was not to hide old smell of the chicken! What is very common in restaurants! It’s very difficult to find Brazilian food in UAE and we (Brazilians) are so attached to our food that you guys must be more careful with that to don’t disappoint your main costumers! Never again I will order!!! Answer to the reply: I tried to contact the company by email and telephone about my issue and no answer. Also, I did this complain around 1 month ago and ONLY NOW, I have a return. About the fact that I’ve visited the restaurant, yes, I left a compliment on the Instagram, I shared videos on my Instagram of the buffet a good review on tripadvisor. Before being rude with answers try to fix the issues with your costumers. Never again I will subject myself to such service.”July 2023
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Garlic bread Net −1
“The skewers came with garlic bread, in which the garlic was just chopped and put on the bread with some cheese on top.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“The skewers came with garlic bread, in which the garlic was just chopped and put on the bread with some cheese on top.”September 2023
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Sushi Net −1
“Sushi also were bad.”
Positive 0Negative 1
Critical review excerpts
“Sushi also were bad.”January 2023
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Picanha Net −2
“Ordered “picanha” medium rare and got a burned little piece of meat. Not only it was terrible and not eatable cause it came completely burned like a charcoal but definitely not picanha.”
Positive 0Negative 2
Critical review excerpts
“Ordered “picanha” medium rare and got a burned little piece of meat. Not only it was terrible and not eatable cause it came completely burned like a charcoal but definitely not picanha.”March 2023
“- “Picanha” served is 100% not picanha. It was sliced extremely thin, very chewy and no flavor. My husband was able to stomach it at least but my daughter and I both couldn’t bear to eat it.”February 2024
Tips for a Better Visit
Choose Saturday. For the broadest Brazilian meal experience, consider the Saturday buffet, which reviewers specifically describe as awesome.
Check Availability. If ordering delivery, confirm that each item is in stock first; one pizza order was reported unavailable only after a long wait.
Call Ahead. If visiting around the noon opening time, call ahead to check preparation, since one customer found nothing ready at midday.
Check Delivery. Inspect the order on arrival, particularly missing drinks or sides, as one repeat customer reported incomplete deliveries twice.
Plan the visit
Practical details
World, Latifa Tower - Sheikh Zayed Rd
Trade Center First, Dubai
Common Concerns
Picanha Quality
Several reviewers disputed whether the picanha was genuine, describing it as thin, chewy, flavourless or burned.
Opening Delays
A customer arriving at the stated midday opening time found that food was not ready and waited an hour for pão de queijo.
Delivery Problems
Delivery reviews report long waits, unavailable items and substitutions that did not match the original order.
Small Portions
One delivery customer said the portions were so small that the meal lasted only a few bites.
Menu Pricing
A reviewer said the bill was higher than the menu price and was told the menu was incorrect.
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The Bottom Line
Brazilian Nations Restaurant LLC gives diners in Trade Centre a chance to try Brazilian staples including feijoada, coxinha, picanha and pão de queijo. The Saturday buffet is the clearest draw in the reviews, with comments also praising the salad bar, friendly service and a warm, quiet atmosphere. Pudim and carrot cake get a separate mention for dessert.
The food picture is mixed rather than uniformly reliable. Some diners describe the feijoada as rich and homemade, while others found it bland or lacking meat. Picanha is the biggest caution: multiple reviewers said it was not genuine picanha, and described it as thin, chewy or burned.
That makes the buffet worth considering, but expectations around specific meat dishes should be measured. Dine-in and delivery appear to produce different experiences in the reviews. Delivery complaints include waits of more than an hour, unavailable items, cold food, missing drinks and incorrect substitutions.
A customer arriving at midday also found nothing prepared at opening. Calling ahead, checking availability and confirming the order on arrival are sensible precautions. There are no clear customer-reported prices for a named dish or service in the supplied reviews.