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S S.
San Francisco, CA
Gina G.
New York, NY
"Muqueca is a must for those who have never tried Brazilian food. Its dishes are representative of some of the most popular foods in Brazil (I'm Brazilian), and it's cheap!I recommend1) The fried yucca (mandioca in Portuguese) but think they should be eaten without the sauce and with extra salt. That way you can actually taste it!2) Rice and..." Read more
14 years ago
Ash D.
Boston, MA
"We were out for dinner to this place on a freaking cold Winter Friday and were welcomed with a warm blow of heat from the space heaters hanging from the wall as soon as we entered the place.It's exactly what we expected. A small, packed, foodie, hole in a wall joint with very friendly waitresses and good looking food. We tried everything recommended by t..." Read more
14 years ago
Ellen C.
Somerville, MA
"I was having a wickedly craptastic day last week. Tearing into the fried whole red snapper at Muqueca *totally* fixed my mood.The place was packed, and a little cramped, with a line that formed seconds after we walked in and snagged the only open table. But the service was excellent - really friendly waitress - and the food was amazing. Lots of gr..." Read more
14 years ago
Ashley G.
Salem, MA
"Not an everyday meal, but the food was delicious and interesting. The waitstaff is super sweet and you know you're in a good place when you're surrounded by a bunch of Portuguese speakers at a Brazilian restaurant. If they're there, it must be authentic. The fried Plantains were amazing as is the "soda" in the green can."
14 years ago
Anastasia C.
Cambridge, MA
"Wow. Delicious.We decided to pick a new restaurant for dinner last night so we headed to Cambridge St., drove by some places, parked the car and walked to Muqueca. We made a fantastic decision. We got shrimp patties as an appetizer and they were great, very flavorful. For dinner we got a side of fried plantains, I ordered shrimp bobo and my fiance go..." Read more
14 years ago
Daniel S.
Arlington, VA
"I would recommend take out as the restaurant itself is not particularly nice, but the food is ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC, and the servers are very efficient and polite. It'd be better if they had more seating, and could serve caipirinhas and beer. Juices were delicious, the mariscada really is delicious."
14 years ago
Nick S.
Moraga, CA
"The food here is absolutely delicious. I had the fish muqueca (kind of a seafood stew that you can choose which main ingredient(s) you want) and my friend had the fried fish fillets. They were both made with haddock, and both were incredibly tasty--in different ways.Even the rice was flavorful. It's steamed with garlic and possibly other things...." Read more
14 years ago
Tim S.
Boston, MA
"Friendly service. Reasonable portions. Average to slightly below average food. Definitely overpriced. Amusing/stupid descriptions on the menu (especially the dessert menu - worth looking at just to laugh.). Wouldn't go back."
14 years ago
Zing G.
Framingham, MA
"This place probably does really deserve 5 stars, but I'm sticking with 4 only because the Fried Yuka was a let down; especially after other reviewers got my expectations so high. The fried yuka was just too hard - like eating an uncooked potato. That said, everything else we had was absolutely fantastic. The signature dishes (the seafood stews) are out of..." Read more
14 years ago
Nancy K.
Santa Monica, CA
"I went to this place with a few friends. We were lucky to get seated right away, since this place is tiny. However, they are soon moving to a larger place down the street. Good thing, since they seem busy. The man that took our order was really friendly and nice. We ordered the frog leg appetizer, just to be adventurous. I wasn't impressed with the fro..." Read more
14 years ago
Michael M.
Somerville, MA
"This will be brief since a lot of reviewers have done the work for me in terms of more specific descriptions. This place is amazing in a way I don't usually hoot and holler about. Like, if you were in front of me right now, I'd grab you on both shoulders firmly and look right into your eye and tell you that you NEED to experience this restaurant. Like, if y..." Read more
14 years ago
Daniel M.
Somerville, MA
"It is an absolute failure on my part that I have lived less than a 10 minute walk from this place for three years and I am just now experiencing it. Stupid Daniel. Stupid, stupid, Daniel.Luckily I have great friends who say things like "what?!? You've never been?!? We're going!" and so I finally popped in and I haven't stopped thinkin..." Read more
14 years ago
Akira O.
Oakland, CA
"To be fair this place had good service and had a nice environment. But this spot is not worthy of a 4.5 / 5 star rating. The fried Yucca was pretty good and had a good crispy texture and nice sauce to accompany it, and the smoothie was pretty tasty as well as fresh.However, the Muquecass didn't seem to have the burst of flavor which I really..." Read more
14 years ago
Jess L.
Brooklyn, NY
"This little nook in the wall restaurant probably has a maximum capacity of 30 seats and even that may be stretching it. On the freezing cold night that we went to this hole in the wall, we had to be seated next to the door (which was pretty cold) bc we didnt have reservations and our other friend didnt show up yet. They were pretty strict about where we can..." Read more
14 years ago
Dave B.
Winthrop, MA
"I really wanted to love this place. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I was really disappointed in the food. The seafood dish just wasn't very flavorful. I think it might have been a dish I didn't like, or just a bad night, so I'm giving them another try."
14 years ago
Elle C.
Oakland, CA
"this place is delicious! i ordered the seafood moqueca, and, like my fellow yelpers, was not disappointed. flavorful, filling-but-not-too-heavy, perfect. service was prompt and friendly. i don't recommend going in large groups, though, as seating is tight."
15 years ago
E. C.
Tucson, AZ
"this place is delicious! i ordered the seafood moqueca, and, like my fellow yelpers, was not disappointed. flavorful, filling-but-not-too-heavy, perfect. service was prompt and friendly. i don't recommend going in large groups, though, as seating is tight."
15 years ago
Tamar O.
New York, NY
"My husband and I were visiting Boston and found this place through Yelp (it was one of the best reviewed restaurants). This restaurant is in a little Brazilian/Portuguese neighborhood in Cambridge. The food was absolutely amazing. I will not come back to the Boston area without eating there again. I had the Seafood Rice Casserole. It was so flavorful (cilant..." Read more
15 years ago
Bobby P.
Exton, PA
"This place is fantastic! I was lucky enough to dine here the last two times I visited my sister and brother-in-law in Cambridge. I don't know if its even worth the trip now that they've moved to a different neighborhood (just kidding, just kidding!).I can't list specifics from memory, but the seafood stews we ordered were like a slice of Portuguese h..." Read more
15 years ago
Bonita Y.
East Rutherford, NJ
"Introduced to this place by MIT grad student (proves that this place is a GENIUS choice!) Scene: Entered in on a chilly-October night with few flakes of snow Item to order: MARISCADA...for $18.95, you get a bowl of: - Shrimp, crabmeat, mussels & squid - cilantro, tomato, onion & coconut milk. - Served wi th rice, farofa & plantain moqueca Three words:..." Read more
15 years ago
Terry C.
San Francisco, CA
"The food at Muqueca was good. But not THAT great. Appetizer - crab cake (served in a crab shell) fried Yucca - they're both good. For entree, we ordered the House Special Fish, Shrimp and Mussels Moqueca (good) Seafood Rice casserole (the best out of the three) Cod Capixaba (the taste of this dish was not bold enough. All i tasted was the coconut mil..." Read more
15 years ago
Marcos R.
Washington, DC
"Just to give you an idea, I was sitting next to a Brazilian guy who came all the way from Cape Cod and described this place as the "best Brazilian restaurant in the Northern Hemisphere [..] and I've been to Panama and other countries." Every patron in the restaurant seemed to be so happy to be eating this food, be it they were in groups, a date, or..." Read more
15 years ago
Sherie R.
San Carlos, CA
"Finally! Something I bookmarked and actually got to try! Love the neighborhood in Cambridge. This was a wonderful way to celebrate my 3rd month in MA. Cute little joint I think my friend Marie and I met the owner/chef. She was wonderful. She took us on a tour of the menu and it's everything other Yelpers have been barking about but better when you get to eat..." Read more
15 years ago
Ina C.
Centennial, CO
"I was so drunk on this stuff (figuratively) that I really don't remember what we ordered! We got five or six dishes to share for the 8 to 10 of us (I told you I can't remember the details), but I just had to add my four stars to these reviews.First, the cilantro isn't too overpowering. Even those to whom cilantro tastes like soap didn't mind. Was tha..." Read more
15 years ago
"The food was absolutely delicious! I ordered the seafood casserole with rice! I highly recommend this dish.
The place is a bit small, but we ended up waiting for just 10-15 minutes on a Friday night. So, all in all, I enjoyed the atmosphere and had a yummy dinner."
14 years ago