Mee - Rio de Janeiro

One of the better culinary experiences in Rio, with great ambience for every occasion, and food that meets the most demanding palates. Located in the traditional Copacabana Palace, the setting sets the mood as soon as you enter the lobby. The service is impeccable, friendly and knowledgeable, but also unpretentious.

Service was great, but unfortunately the food was not what I expected from a Michelin rated restaurant in a five-star hotel. Although some dishes were quite creative and the flavors were well balanced, the texture was not considered in relevance to create a harmonious taste of a more demanding palate. @food_vivant #food #food_vivant

Mee restaurant is inside the beautiful Copacabana Palace hotel. The restaurant has impeccable decor, but could go a little further. The tasting menu is very good, with the 3 nigiris and the astonishing garden dessert the highlights. The pho soup was my least favorite one, jt lacked a little flavor. Overall a great experience, I would definitely come back.

We booked the restaurant for a friend’s birthday and wanted something special so we thought we couldn’t go wrong with a Michelin star restaurant: we were wrong. As French women, we hold Michelin star restaurants in high regard and were expecting to be transported by the amazing food. The entrée, appetizers and drinks were great. However; the main course was quite disappointing especially considering the prices we paid. We ordered the Ramen soup and the BiBiBap and both dishes were quite basic as we were expecting more. Indeed, we had all had better either in France or Berlin (where I live) at less than 15€. All in all, if you are a foody like us and have high expectations when it comes to great food, you will be disappointed. I will however give bonus points to the restaurant for not adding as much salt in their restaurants as the other Brazilian restaurants we have been to. Furthermore, the place is incredible with a great decor that does feel like a Michelin star restaurant.

Eaten in many fine dining restaurants around the World, and I also found that although the presentation of the food is very good, it just doesn’t have those mouth watering flavours that you would expect, especially for a Michelin Star restaurant and the price here. The sponge cake on my last desert even tasted off. Ambience and service was excellent, but definitely not Michelin quality food for tastes and I wouldn’t recommend for what you would expect here.