I came across this casual restaurant one evening recently after finishing dinner in the Joo Chiat area. Braseiro, which was launched in mid-March 2015, serves Brazilian-style grilled meats with--and here is the clincher--UNLIMITED homemade french fries and mixed salad! As explained by the young and earnest French owner Alex who was seated outside, whatever my choice of their flame-licked protein, be it a steak, beef on skewers, roasted half chicken or this week's special of salmon, I'm entitled to have as much of their homemade fries and salad as I like. All for just $19.90+! This was too enticing an offer to miss, so back I went the very next night.
For my meat, I opted for the steak, a ribeye of about 200gms to be specific. Although it was a bit more cooked than the medium-rare asked for, it was still tender, juicy and flavourfully seasoned. If you love potatoes, you'll enjoy their homemade fries because firstly, there's plenty! Secondly, this was the real deal being made fresh with the skin left on (which gives the fries extra crispiness and more flavour). The salad was a very lightly dressed pile of butter lettuce and a few tomato slices - it did the job of refreshing my palate. On the table were three bottles of sauces imported all the way from Columbia: Hot & Sweet Mango, Habanero Mustard and BBQ. The first two were really yummy and I couldn't stop dipping my steak and fries in them.
To be absolutely frank, you should not come to Braseiro expecting humongous meats of the best quality (even the piece of roast chicken I stole from someone else's plate was quite dry) but let's be realistic. For the price and quantity, this qualifies as a pretty good value meal. Especially for those with a big appetite who can polish off mountains of fries.