La Maison

Exhausted and hungry after our plane ride over, we decided to grab some food close to our hotel, and stumbled upon a very crowded La Maison. Now the restaurant is right in front of Copacabana, so the view is beautiful. Alas, as it was too hot for us outside, we elected to sit inside under the AC to eat. Now the interior was much less spectacular, with some tacky lights hanging about, but nothing too terrible.
When ordering, we came into some language barrier problems. While most of the menu had English translations, the first 10 or so items, including the chef recommendations did not. Additionally, since our waiter did not speak English (which is completely understandable since the national language is Portuguese), we could only order from what we could read. I and two others ordered the Southern Brazilian Churascos for 45 reales each and my brother ordered the fillet mignon, which was 65 reales.
For my personal plate, the beef and sausage were well cooked through, and the deep fried flour added a lot of salty flavor to them (perhaps too much). However, I found the beef very tough to eat. Additionally, the other two people who ordered the same dish had their steaks very rare in comparison, which I thought was strange since we ordered the same thing and didn’t have the language capabilities to requests rare steaks (nor did they want some). Finally, my brother ended up receiving chicken fried steak instead of his fillet minion and began eating since it took a long time to get food out and we probably couldn’t point out the problem, when suddenly halfway through our meal, the waiter seemed to notice and appeared to ask him if he wanted to change. At that point, there was no point, so we said no, yet we were still charged for the fillet mignon.
Needless to say, our first meal in Brazil was disappointing, mostly due to language barrier issues, but also due to service problems with the restaurant itself. I will admit the food had extremely large portions for what we paid for, but the quality wasn’t very high. I probably won’t be coming back, despite the beautiful view of Copacabana.
Food ²⁄₅
Ambiance 3.5÷5
Service ²⁄₅

The service is a 5 stars. They speak good English and they are really ready to help. Bravo.
The food is 3 to 4 stars. I love the chicken cesar salad, croutons were crisp, the chicken tender, and the salad was fresh. The sea food plater was ok, the ingredients were of but it was almost like it was fried, which I didn’t like too much.
The price is expensive for Brazil but expected as it is 10 meters from the JW Marriott, so no harm for that. The location is a plus if you plan on waking up and down copacabana beach!

Tried the Peixe a Dore with shrimp sauce and fries… it was excellent! Specially when you pay only 35 reais for it :) totally worth trying

The service was great, however the food was ok. This was my last meal leaving Brazil. I expected a bit more since the food shacks across the streets were amazing. The place has a great view of the famous Copacabana Beach and a great view to people watch.
I had the Portages pizza, draft beer and beef Croquets. The Croquets were good and the portion (12) size, was a good value. The beers were small and I didn’t find the value worth it. It looked like to be around 8oz. The pizza was average and lacked flavor. They put a bunch of stuff that didn’t go well together. I should’ve chosen the shrimp and some other type of seafood. I will go back for the view and service. I’m looking forward to a better meal. I wish I could give them 5 stars.

O restaurante tem uma área fechada, com ar condicionado e outra pra quem gosta de sentir o vento vindo da praia e de quebra, aproveitar o visual.
A comida é muito boa, no cardápio tem de tudo. Aperitivos, peixes, carnes, saladas e massas. Servem bem, mas não dá pra dividir. O atendimento também é ótimo e os garçons te servem com o maior alto astral.
Bom em qualquer momento, com a família, com os amigos ou sozinho mesmo. Tem um movimento legal, mas é bem calmo e tranquilo. Vale a visita!