Fazenda, Argentinian restaurant in Manchester, England
Fazenda is a Brazilian and Argentinian restaurant in central Manchester, serving grilled meats in the rodizio style where passadores bring different cuts to the table throughout the meal. The dining room is spacious and can seat both large groups and individual guests, with the layout designed around the continuous movement of the carvers.
The gaucho tradition of cooking meat over open fire traces its roots to the grasslands of South America, where cattle herders developed this way of eating over centuries. Fazenda brought this format to Manchester, introducing a style of dining that was largely unknown in the city before it opened.
The rodizio format shapes the whole meal, with passadores walking between tables and offering cuts directly from the skewer. Guests control the flow themselves by turning a small disc at the table to signal whether they want more or are taking a break.
The restaurant is open in the evenings throughout the week and on weekends, so it suits both midweek dinners and weekend gatherings. First-time visitors should know that the meal has no fixed end point and that the pace is entirely theirs to set.
The passadores carry large skewers in one hand and slice directly at the table with the other, a technique that takes considerable training to do smoothly. Watching them work their way through a full dining room gives a clear sense of how much coordination the role requires.
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