We made 7:00 reservations for the day after Valentine's Day, so I went in to Amor de Brazil expecting a short wait, especially with a party of 5.  This was our first visit, and it was highly anticipated. We had been to Rioz in Myrtle Beach and really enjoyed the experience.\n\nWhen we checked in, there were 2 couples ahead of us.  We were told that our table would be available shortly.  The hostess kept leaving the host stand to check on different tables, wipes down and replace linens and silverware, etc.  While she was gone, the small foyer/waiting area filled up with people. After about 30 minutes, we were told that we could wait in the bar for our table, that people were taking longer than expected to finish their meals.  We went into the bar area - which was empty - sat at the bar, and were ignored by the bartender for about 10 minutes before she even acknowledged we were there.  When I asked for a wine list, she gestured to the restaurant seating area and said they were \""all out there\"" and handed me a cocktail list. Seeing that all of the cocktails and martinis were $8.75 and up, I chose to wait to have a glass of wine with my meal. An hour and 15 minutes after our reservation, another member of our party went to the hostess stand and asked if any of the empty tables were for us. We were told by the hostess that our drinks at the bar would be comped for our wait, and when I mentioned that I never saw a wine list, she said that she would comp all of the first round of drinks at our table.  \n\nWe waited about 20 minutes for a waiter to come by and bring us water, get our drink order, drop off the \""meat indicator\"" for the meat servers to stop at our table. No one ever stopped, and we tried to flag down the hostess 3 times and were promptly ignored.  Finally a waiter walked by and one of our friends got his attention and told him we had not gotten any service. He apologized, said he would take care of us, and brought out water for everyone, and I told him that the hostess had agreed to comp our drinks.  He looked at me like I was crazy, so I told him about the wait we had experiences.  He shrugged and didn't respond.\n\nWe went and got our salad bar items, which were delicious and plentiful. The variety was great - mussels, shrimp and salmon on the bar, as well as a variety of salads, cheeses, and sliced deli meats. The cooked meat was delicious - the tri-tip steak and lamb were both cooked perfectly.  I tried several other portions and enjoyed it all.  \n\nThe waiter never came back by our table to refill our water glasses or ask if we wanted another drink from the bar.  He was very attentive to the table next to ours - spending 4 or 5 minutes chatting with them, making sure everyone had drinks and everything they needed.  Almost 3 hours after our reservation time, we flagged down another server and asked to see the manager.  Turns out that our \""waiter\"" was actually the manager!  When we told him how disappointed we were with the service, he asked if he could bring us a dessert or another drink from the bar, which we declined, and asked for our bills.  He apologized again and brought us our bills.  Our drinks were comped, as the hostess promised.\n\nWe will probably never go back to Amor de Brazil.  The food was good, but the service was awful.