Cabana

A group of us ladies went out for dinner and as we hadn’t seen each other in a while we then agreed to go for drinks and came here. I’ve been here a few times for drinks and each time have had a good time. The bar staff are really good and the drinks are good. I haven’t tried the cocktails but have heard good things that next time I am here I will try it.

The most chewiest Latin American steak I ever had. The shrimp appetizer is really good. The sides I had with my steak was the Spring Greens and the heart of palm salad. Both were good. The Chimmichuri tastes like chutney so don’t get that. The table hot sauce is pretty good.
Service was extremely slow, even for London standards.

Brazilian food with a London twist? Yes please!
Loved my dinner, appetizers, and drinks from Cabana so much that we ate here a second night. The flavors are on point, the prices are in budget, and the atmosphere is perfect.
Sadly, the service was suuuuuper sloooooow. Yes, I’m American and love good service, but our dinner dragged on because it took forever to get our bills and full meal delivered.
But let’s get real: it’s Wembley so pickings are slim. I’m coming back for the great food and slow service. :)

This place has a nice ambience and friendly staff. However I was not very impressed with the food. We came on a relatively quiet evening and were pretty shocked with the food. had cheesy dough balls at the start And they were cold, the cheese was just a cold mush inside the dough balls. And guacamole tasted more like avocado paste than actual Guac. The cocktails were not so bad but when I asked for a diet coke the pint glass was filled from the bottom to the top with ice and was charged £2.50 for maybe 100ml of coke! For mains I had the ribs, and they tasted like they were just reheated and not actually grilled (a bit of a shock for a bbq place!) the meat was so hard to pull off the bone I actually gave up half way! The pulled pork burger was not so bad, but for the quality of food was quite bad for a £60 bill for just two of us!

On our way for a night out I popped into that Brazilian bbq restaurant with a couple of friends.
The ambiance is really nice, the décor is warm and the direct view on the grill from anywhere in the room helps a lot to build up an appetite.
After being hurried up by no less than 3 waiters, the easy «special of the month» was everybody’s choice.
Sweet potatoes fries, melted cheese & beef&pork feijoada, served with a pork and papaya sausage wheel. The meal ended up being really tasty, even after the 35min of wait.
The only down point to that place is the waiting time too long once the orders have been placed.
But I will give them a second chance for sure, the food is nice and the prices are reasonable.

Oh my goodness what a place. If you like BBQ this is the place to go! Everything is so so fresh & the entire kitchen is visible from almost every table in the restaurant. I had guacamole with plantaine crisps, which was the perfect starter, light, fresh & tasty. All 3 of us that were there on the night ordered their signature chicken skewers in malagueta sauce, which we could see being cooked in front of us. We each got a different side to share so we had chips, cassava chips which were light, fluffy and crispy (although doused in salt). I have to say though, the star of the show for me tonight was the steaming bowl of black beans which were just delicious. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a light bite with a summery feel. Having called it light, we all left the restaurant completely full & satisfied!

I ventured over to the new wembley branch of cabana and once again i was not disappointed.
on the first floor on the corner its quite an airy space.
If you love spice this is the place — i just love the malagueta sauce — its addictive.
I started off with the spicy malagueta prawns — which were so plump and juicy i did trade a prawn to sample some of my families dishes eg the pork slider and salmon cerviche — it was a tough call as to which was the nicest. I had a huge slab of ribs for the main meal it comes with coleslaw and you need to order your sides eg chips rice etc
my son would have had the kids menu but unfortunately they have taken off the pork & papaya hotdog so i had to get him this off the main menu.
For dessert i had the most amazing ice cream — GUAVA — it was sooo lovely i really need to know where i can get some for home,
If you like the Malagueta sauce you can buy a bottle (which i unfortunately forgot to do)
They have a new branch opening in islington in Dec and I hope to try that one out too. I have asked them nicely to consider opening in wimbledon or croydon — so fingers crossed