Ipanema Brazilian Steak House - (Near Ocala, FL)

Emma Schwartz The food was delicious. Meatballs, the fresh rolls, calamari and the mushroom pasta not pictured. Also our waiter Socrates was so lovely, made the dinner even better! Will definitely go back.

Kj Rep This place is AWESOME! We visited on a GNO. From the entrance to the atmosphere with beautiful chandeliers to the music, the impressive bar, and lounge and table seating options…it’s all swanky. Our server was Logan. He is super impressive. There were 7 of us. None of us even looked at the menu. Logan basically profiled each our flavor preferences and then brought us a cocktail of his choosing that he thought would be a match. He did not even write one single thing down. It’s kind of mind blowing. And every single drink was a hit!!! We sat on the velvet couches and it was just the perfect stop on our bar crawl. I highly recommend giving this place a try and requesting Logan to take care of you. The only very minor issue we had was with Austin. I thought he was the manager but after our encounter with him…perhaps he’s a host. It was just a little petty and unprofessional encounter at our arrival that started out our visit with a bit of negativity. I had called weeks in advance to make a reservation and request one of the couch areas. I thought I was going to have 6 or 7 people but I knew I had 5. If your party is 6+ they make you put down a credit card…so I just did a party of 5 knowing there was space for the extras at the couch area I had reserved. Austin and I specifically talked about this when I booked. There may have been a miscommunication and it could even have been completely on my side….i don’t think it matters. He was kinda snippy about it when our group was checking in…calling me out saying he would never have done our reservation like that and then acted put out and said they’d have to redo our table to accommodate our change, etc. We were seated at one of the couch areas, just like I had already reserved anyway…and we noticed that all of the couch tables were not only empty but each also could easily have sat more than the 7 of us as we did not even use 1 chair and we had plenty more room on the couch, too. So, I don’t really understand what happened, why it annoyed him so much, why he felt the need to reprimand me in front of my group, or why he acted like it was such a pain to accommodate when there were only even a handful of patrons inside. I would understand a little frustration on his part if I’d put him in a bad spot that was not easily remedied, but all things considered in this scenario, the professional thing to have done would have been just to be friendly and welcoming and seat us without incident at any one of the open couches. I still highly recommend CWs. I would’ve docked a star on service for Austin but Logan was phenomenal (as was every other employee we encountered) so I just couldn’t let that unpleasant minute with Austin skew the rating.

Mary Ellen The food was so delicious. Excellent flavors cooked right in front of you from an open kitchen. Excellent customer service that is very friendly and helpful to each person there. They answered all our questions and were very accommodating. The atmosphere felt cozy, intimate, private and I liked that. A must try, and glad Crestview has this establishment to eat at. I will return.

The Singlettas We always love it when we visit! The food and the service never disappoints. We stopped in last weekend for lunch and just as other times, it was great. They have such fresh Italian flavors. It’s rustic, but still elevated. With it being summer, getting a table and finding parking was much easier than season. Otherwise, you always need to make a reservation if you want to be sure to have a table.

Keis Smile Factory! Amazing incredible experience. My husband and I visited here for dinner. Im Japanese. I have lived in the south of France for 4 years, and I moved to Miami 2012. Ive never had this satisfied experience in my life. Its perfect and best of Mediterranean and Japan, and here Miami. We left all choices of meal and drink to our server Yohann (Apologies if I misspelled). Everything he brought our table was just perfect and best, including his service with his love. Food, oh my god, just cant express in the words. It was a magical and amazing. We couldnt stay longer because my husband is still recovering from his 2 back surgeries, but definitely, we will come back here to celebrate his recovery. Thank you so much Marion. See you soon!

J. ALVAR Great experience. Id never been to this restaurant before, and I didnt even know it existed. I was looking for something different for my wifes birthday and voila, a miracle happened. The atmosphere was very pleasant and welcoming, the food delicious, and the service five-star. Yassin went above and beyond in his attentiveness, making for an unforgettable evening. I strongly recommend this restaurant for an intimate and different occasion.