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1,153 reviews
4.1/5 average rating
Jamie M.
Manchester, CT
Mouhsin S.
Brookline, MA
"Got back from Brazil a few weeks ago ... I was jittery, cold, difficulty staying awake ... yup, definite diagnosis of Brazil withdrawal syndrome. My friend prescribed dinner at Muqueca. We experimented with the fried frog legs ... tasted like chicken to my unsophisticated palate. The seafood muqueca was excellent, full of bubbly goodness, great spices, and l..." Read more
15 years ago
samatha r.
Dorchester, MA
"Well.. We went to the restaurant only to find "Coming soon" board on it's window. Shoking, ain't it ? Especially so when you go during snowy rain that's boston's gods special weather. Thankfully, the staff who are working at the restaurant directed us to a little establishment which is mother of this one which is going to come soon. So, we walked a block f..." Read more
15 years ago
A H.
MA, MA
"I went here about 2 months ago, and have been meaning ever since to warn people about this place. Food was fine, albeit overpriced (-1 star), but the service is what is making them get a bad review (-3 stars). My party of 4 came in around 6 on a weeknight and were seated pretty quick. The place had maybe 3 other parties serviced by 3 waitstaff. It shou..." Read more
15 years ago
James A.
San Francisco, CA
"Really good. I'm not going to try to remember the brazillian names of the dishes - I'll just butcher them - but they were meat and seafood stews. They were great, the fruit frappé was too (not too sweet, lots of passionfruit) and finished with possibly the best flan ever. And the service was informal and friendly, just the way it should be. I want to give i..." Read more
15 years ago
Mr. Met s.
Stony Brook, NY
"Yucca - a must try.Crispy exterior delicious mouth warming interior. We added sausage, but it's not necessary. Lasagana with sweet banana - WOW mouth melting 3 different kinds of cheese, with perfectly made sweet, soft platians. Though the cheese wasn't the best cheese on the earth - still a great dish. Now for the Muqueca - we ordered the fish/shrimp one..." Read more
15 years ago
Jungmin L.
Boston, MA
"I hate overcooked seafood. The seasoning is slightly salty. The flavor is acceptable, though."
15 years ago
Nancy Z.
Winchester, MA
"You know when you find something on sale for a REALLY cheap price but you don't love it as much as you would like to? You're so tempted to get it, but you know you'll never wear/use it. Muqueca was kind of like that for me.This place gets so many five stars! The menu also seems like it's entirely oriented around the authenticity of Brazilian food. I..." Read more
15 years ago
Corey L.
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
"I've been here a lot over the years. Muqueca is great Brazilian seafood. Everything on the menu is flavorful and incredible.My favorite is the mariscada - incredible. I often add in a fish and shrimp moqueca - which I don't find as tasty, but is still really good.I've also had crab cakes, yucca, coconut shrimp, steak tips with onions and fries, and..." Read more
15 years ago
S S.
San Francisco, CA
"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."
15 years ago
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
15 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
15 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
15 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."
15 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
15 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."
15 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
15 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."
15 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
15 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
15 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
15 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
15 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
15 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
15 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."
15 years ago
"What a find,the food is amazing here. Reasonably priced great food, and your going to leave stuffed. Brazilian food is out of this world."
15 years ago