Laura Davis enjoys Brazilian cuisine at a new Liverpool eaterie

A RESTAURANT with a menu that mainly features meat may seem like a funny choice for a review printed on Good Friday.

But our visit to Meet Brazilian actually took place on a Tuesday, several weeks before the religious festival.

Launched at the back end of last year, Meet is a fairly new addition to the now thriving Ropewalks area, following on from the success of its sister restaurant, Meet Argentinian, on Brunswick Street, which has a three-week waiting list for its busiest nights.

Looking forward to a catch-up out- side the office, I and three friends dec- ided to try out the new “Ladies Night”, aimed at women who want to grab a quick bite and a gossip after work.

As well as a menu filled with authentic Brazilian dishes, particularly tempting is the buy one get one free offer on all courses, as well as a free glass of pink bubbly on Tuesdays, from 5-7pm.

Although a row of Brazilian flags marks the entrance of the converted building, the decor inside is relatively simple.

Coloured lights glow behind the white curtains that hang behind the upstairs dining area, while booths line the sides of the downstairs bar.

We decided to share two starters between all of us and so went for the Pastel de Quejo (£3.50) and the Salsicha Grehada (£4.25).

Unfortunately, there was some confusion along the way and the waiter brought us one of the wrong dishes. Instead of the Pastel de Quejo, deep fried cheese and palm hearts served with red onion chutney, we were given the Pastel de Frango (£3.75), a similar sort of dish but stuffed with chicken and sweetcorn.

This would have been a problem if we were vegetarian, but as we are not, we ate them without complaint, finding the parcels nice and crispy and packed full of filling.