Muqueca Restaurant Reviews & Testimonials

4.5 (929)

Reviews: 929


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89% of customers would recommend Muqueca Restaurant

Judy W.

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Winthrop, MA

"Completely great experience on a rainy early Tuesday evening - 6:30 is a good time to go: meters are done, so free parking right outside and a prime window seat.  Airy blue ocean colors, complementary artwork, and soothing Brazilian music at just the right level.  Service was quick and attentive.  Caipirinha was ok, but not freshly made.  Crispy coconut shri..." Read more

12 years ago

Bryan B.

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Revere, MA

"I had a longer review of this place all lined up, but then I got bored of it becaus my writing style is pretty poor. So here is the expedited version of it. I went to Muqueca with 7 other people, and pretty much everyone enjoyed their food.  $20 a dish enjoyment? Not quite, not really that close actually, more like $12 a dish enjoyment. That..." Read more

12 years ago

Sue H.

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Boston, MA

"My experience at Muqueca is perfectly described as A-OK. I've actually been wanting to check out Muqueca for quite awhile now, especially after reading great reviews on Yelp and elsewhere. I'm also a huge fan of Brazilian BBQ, so I figured why not try other traditional dishes? I really wanted to love Muqueca... Perhaps my expectations were ju..." Read more

12 years ago

Paul M.

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Cambridge, MA

"Muqueca is a restaurant that I always knew I should have tried sooner but didn't and then once I had kicked myself for not doing so earlier. My  parents had been raving about the place for years, but I finally went a few months ago....and have been back several times since.The fish Muqueca is quite simple amazing. It comes out sizzling hot in a clay..." Read more

12 years ago

Jon S.

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Columbus, OH

"My favorite restaurant in Inman square.  Often times I take my out of visitors here as it is tough to recreate this coastal Brazillian flavor profile elsewhere.  I order the moqueca or the deep-fried red snapper and ignore the rest of the menu.  I'm impressed by the consistency of the moqueca.  It tastes the same every time (major kudos from me).  The fruit..." Read more

12 years ago

Jen M.

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Boston, MA

"I like Brazilian food but was very disappointed with Muqueca.       First, I inquired about a vegetarian dish, and when the waitress listed tofu, I stopped her.  I told I didn't like tofu, so she suggested another dish.  When it arrived, surprise!  Tofu!  I was starving & just didn't eat the tofu.  But there wasn't much to this dish anyway.  Boring,..." Read more

12 years ago

Helen M.

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Boston, MA

"I had a Travelzoo voucher for this restaurant and was so excited to try Muqueca with the boy after reading these reviews.Apps: fried yucca and sausage, and the fried frog legs. The yucca was amazing! Nice and crispy and dense. I picked at it all night! The sausage was good but a little salty to eat by itself (the boy had no problem finishing the saus..." Read more

12 years ago

Lala I.

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Los Angeles, CA

"went there with two friends last sunday. had to wait in line. entrees were ok. ordered moqueca completa and seafood rice casserole and some appetitzers. relatively small portions. i love flan and i was so excited to get it, but it wasnt good there. i was extremely disappointed. come on how can u mess up on that. i dun think i would go back."

12 years ago

Adrian Goulart

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"I didnt expect to love this place so much especially since its located in the belly of Cambridge. I love the food and service was great its just the location throws me off."

12 years ago

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Kate S.

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Cambridge, MA

"I was really excited to try Muqueca, because I LOVE Bom Cafe, and they're under the same ownership.I had Feijoada Completa, the Brazillion National dish. The collard greens and plantains were good. I found the black bean stew to be just okay. It had a very strong black bean taste...so much that I couldn't really enjoy the other flavors in the stew (t..." Read more

12 years ago

Linda C.

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Tucson, AZ

"I was so excited to try this place after buying their deal on Travelzoo: $39 for two appetizers, two entrees, and two desserts. However, I was pretty sad when I left the restaurant. Here's why.Not only were we treated poorly for using their "deal", they wanted to hurry us out without even having dessert! The portions were way smaller than the..." Read more

12 years ago

Edmon K.

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North Chelmsford, MA

"Great food. Different kind of Brazilian restaurant. Mariscada and Shrimp Muqueca is my favorite. Service can be slow so be patient. Food is worth it! Try Caipirinha with your meal."

12 years ago

Zachary F.

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San Francisco, CA

"You know those restaurants that you've come to time and time again that have never disappointed you? Muqueca, to me, is one of those restaurants. As a result I know that when I peruse the menu, everything is potentially delicious.

Highlights: Capirinhas! The Fried Snapper! Any of the Muqueca!

Book a table on weekend nights."

12 years ago

Vivian C.

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Boston, MA

"It's been a while since I've dined at Muqueca.  In fact, at my last visit, they were still located on the older smaller corner spot just a bit aways.I loved the food as always though.  I couldn't resist getting my usual - the Mariscada $24.95 - which was still chock full of mussels and shrimp when we were starting to scrape the bottom, and was great..." Read more

12 years ago

Jay L.

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Baltimore, MD

"Never really had Brazilian seafood stews before, but they are quite tasty. Had the Mariscada and another of the Moqueca dishes.

The food is reasonably priced, and the service was great."

12 years ago

Miss H.

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Oakland, CA

"Funny that we haven't been here before, because my husband is Brazilian and I love their food. The food e muito bom! Fried Yucca - one of the best I've had here or Brazil! Golden and crisp on the outside, moist and soft on the inside (not dry at all). Delicious dipping sauce too. Frango passarinho was really good - crisp and dark golden and moist and lots of..." Read more

12 years ago

G H.

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Somerville, MA

"Love this place.  Pretty much everything that you order is very tasty.  It is a bit on the pricier end, but it's worth it on a cold evening.  Small downside is that the service is very slow since there seems to be only 2 people serving.  How can a place that serves banana lasagna be anything other then fun times?  :)"

12 years ago

Archana V.

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Cambridge, MA

"First time in a Brazilian restaurant and I liked everything I ate! Had the crabcake for appetizer, which was different from the regular crab cake patties. According to our waiter they are the best crabcakes ever! I beg to disagree. I reserve that spot for the crabcakes at the Bluenose Inn in Bar Harbor, Maine.Anyway coming back to Muqueca, the appeti..." Read more

13 years ago

Sarah T.

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London, United Kingdom

"After they moved to their new location, they had a bumpy time adjusting, and I held off going there for a while. I'm talking, waiting 45 minutes for a table and ordering appetizers so it would be ready by the time we had a table, then waiting 45 minutes after we got a table for our main dishes, when the appetizers never came. And we were starving. To be fair..." Read more

13 years ago

Maria C.

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San Antonio, TX

"I had the feijoada and it was absolutely delicious and the portion was very very generous.  It came with some farofa, rice and some fried plantains.My fiancee had the chicken stroganoff and it was absolutely delicious, I stole a lot of his food off the plate! :)For dessert I had the passion fruit mousse which was even better than most of the..." Read more

13 years ago

KoreanSoup S.

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San Diego, CA

"pretty good brazilian seafood in clay pots"

13 years ago

A C.

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Somerville, MA

"The food is alright (not great), but the service was horrible.When I went the place was not busy, but there were some people. They sat us down and we ordered. Then we waited....and waited...and waited. Total wait time for food from order time? 1.5 hours. Yeah, this is no lie. We went into eat at 1 PM, we did not leave until almost 4PM. What pissed me..." Read more

13 years ago

Fernando P.

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Middletown, NY

"As a brazilian living abroad is always nice to find a brazilian restaurant when missing home.One of the problems I usually find is to reproduce the quality, richness and variety of a brazilian restaurant abroad, due to the difficulty to fine products.This place may not be as good as a brazilian restaurant set in Brazil, but for a place trying..." Read more

13 years ago

moosh k.

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Cambridge, MA

"I come here primarily for the muqueca - seafood stewed with generous portions of tomatoes and onions. I have had all the different combinations of mussel, shrimp, fish and I was never disappointed. This is an absolute must-have comfort food for the long cold winter days of Boston. The stew is served piping hot in a clay(?) pot, and is very yummy eaten with t..." Read more

13 years ago

Janet C.

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North Reading, MA

"We went to the restaurant with a couple who wanted to try it and the food was great, great service, friendly atmosphere.
I'm very happy to say that the quality and service we grew to love is back again!"

13 years ago