If you're looking for good Portuguese food, I would totally recommend coming here! The food is absolutely fantastic. I've tried multiple things off the menu and I've never been disappointed. The staff are friendly and make you feel right at home. It's clean and in the summer they have a nice little patio outside for you to enjoy. read more

Having driven by this place thousands of times since the 90's I finally ate at Bairrada. A friend with an exceptionally discerning palate suggested we have lunch today there. And I am glad she did. The Portuguese culture runs deep here which adds to the experience. My friend had the grilled Calamari and vegetables as a healthy start to the summer day. With sparkling water. I had the grilled Sea Bass with potatoes and steamed vegetables. With Piri Piri sauce and bread on the side to share. Fish was outstanding as you will see in my photo. Overall it was a delicious and fairly priced lunch with fine conversation. Monday in The 6. read more

Bairrada Churrasqueira Grill - Sea Bass entre. $19.99 - Portuguese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

One of my favourite Portuguese bbq places in town. Portions are great and I love love love their piri piri sauce. This is one of the better Bairrada locations that I'd recommend! I've also been to their other locations downtown and in Mississauga. I like their daily deals although I still firmly believe their star is their bbq chicken. Bbq pork is alright but skin is soft and not crispy. Steak is alright. Calamari is great. Love their thinly sliced potatoes. I love coming here w my parents when they are in town and we always have good service and good food. Be cautious if you go too late at night though, as they tend to sell out of certain dishes or specials ! read more

Food was okay, nothing special. Honestly enjoyed the charcuterie board more than the steak. read more

Bairrada Churrasqueira Grill - a plate of food - Portuguese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Was here a while ago with some friends and we enjoyed our visit and decided to return. This is one if several locations for this restaurant. I have been to their Mississauga and College St. locations and I have enjoyed my visits to all of them. They have a good selection of Portuguese comfort food. The premises are clean and bright and the service has been friendly and attentive. The food offerings are always fresh and delicious. The dishes are plentiful and great value. The only (minor) negative is that this location is a little off the beaten track and parking or transit is a bit challenging. Other than that, it was a hit with my friends and we will be coming more often. read more

Best meal for your money Huge portions well seasoned meals great service, When having a meal here it's a very relaxing no turnover start with a glass of wine and a appatizer, then your main course They are one of the best Portuguese chicken places in the GTA , But you must try the other dishes. From fish to steak. The bar prices are also great . This is a chain they have a few stories in Toronto and one in Mississauga, Best value for you money. read more

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A friend of mine went to this resturant but at a different location. The pictures that I had viewed looked appetizing so I thought it worth the travel from where I lived (about a 20 minute drive) to head up here. We entered the resturant and seated ourselves.The waiter, who spoke Portuguese, greeted us and offered complementary bread and butter. I ordered sparking water and grilled calamari to start and shortly afterwards ordered our mains. Our mains were BBQ chicken and Chicken Kabob with salad, rice and potatoes. The mains took a bit of time to arrive but when it did, I was pleased with the portion size and quality of the food. I found the rice and potatoes to be a tad bit on the salty side but I am generally have a sensitive taste to salt. Overall good place and if you're feeling portugese food, check it out. read more

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Bom comida, or translated to English good food. But it could have been better and here is how; the steak which I ordered medium rare comes soaked in a delicious gravy no issues there, topped with a fried egg,house cut potatoes, and black olives,the meal it's self is called bife a casa. But I digress, the issue I had was with my steak was that it was a bit charred(on the sides, I'm not counting the obvious grill marks). I also felt the steak and gravy could have been served separate of each other, so to allow the customer to regulate how much gravy they want to use and which items they will use the gravy on(I didn't not end up using all my gravy,complete waste)If these issues didn't exist, I would rate the meal a 5 but for these reasons they lose 2 stars. The drink I ordered was blue lagoon, and in addition to not tasting how I remember when I use to sneak into bars as younger,and it wasn't BLUE!!! It photographs as blue but in person it is greener than El Chapo's garden. The customer service was one of the upsides I can't find any criticism about this because they where just that nice. Next time I will try and get the modifications I want. read more

We have ordered our catering for meetings from here a few times and the food was always decent! Last week I called at 1050am, 20 minutes after they were open to place a take out order. The guy on the phone was rude when I didn't take his "advice" to upgrade the size of potatoes and then started snapping at me. He said it would be 15 to 20 minutes. We arrived at 11:10, and the food wasn't ready until 11:30. The guy and other people at the shop were much nicer in person but still 40 minutes wait at a take out place is too long. The food is good but there are tastier ones nearby with less attitude. Also they don't do family combos so it was a bit pricier than other ones. read more

Horrendous experience with the catering from Bairrada Churrasqueira we ordered for my mother-in-law's 80th birthday. It was a large order. A leitao (suckling pig), BBQ chicken, bacalhau, rice, potatoes, salad, grilled veg, natas do ceu pudding. Even chafing dishes to keep everything warm. Delivery was guaranteed by 1:30 pm - the plan was to serve lunch at 2. At 1:30 nothing has arrived and not a word from Bairrada. We call. Finally around 2 we connect with someone who has no answers and mixes us up with another delivery. Guests - senior citizens - have begun to leave after the light appetizers run out. We are then shunted from one person to another on the phone for 40 minutes - no one has a clear answer. The meal finally arrives at 2:45! Surely this is the end of the tale. But oh no, it gets worse. The grilled veg isn't grilled at all. It's frozen veg - probably California mix - a lot of it still frozen or uncooked in the centre! The leitao which turned out to be delicious is unfortunately carelessly charred to a crumble in delicate spots like the ears. They've delivered the wrong dessert - Creme Caramel. To be fair, the potatoes, chicken and bacalhau are very good. We call Carlos the manager for refunds on the chafing dishes (useless with a delivery this late - we had to serve right away), and on the wrong dessert and to ask for some kind of compensatory discount on the disastrously late delivery. This request is made with tremendous courtesy. Carlos responds with the ludicrous demand that we return the entire meal immediately! He makes no apologies for anything, actually attempts to transfer (!) blame and becomes completely unreasonable. It is only when my law school nephew firmly reminds him of the breach of contract that a such a ridiculously late delivery constitutes, that he suddenly goes all mushy on us and says we can "pay whatever was in our hearts." By then, his utter disregard for even the merest glimmer of customer service, has efficiently destroyed any goodwill we might have had. Still we remain decent - we just took off the price of the chafing dishes and the wrong dessert and sent the payment back with the delivery man. Only to hear that the family member who had placed the order had received an odd voicemail from Carlos, half passive-aggressive pleading and the other half in effect banning her from every single Bairrada Churrasqueira. We've retained the recording of course. It is a reminder to us how one frontline manager can destroy the reputation of an entire organization if he has the wrong attitude. Whatever you do don't order catering from them. And if you do eat there, don't mention me - you'll probably get banned too. :-) read more

We got take out from this place... The chicken was dry and gross. We were given a tray covered in tin foil containing our chicken, rather than proper take out containers - nearly spilling it all in our car though it really wouldn't have been any loss.. Ordered a side containing clams - and were given one clam. This place sucks. Wouldn't recommend to anyone. Save your money and try one of the other million chicken restaurants around the city. read more

We tried this restaurant for catering for our son's birthday and ordered a platter of seafood rice, Parisienne potatoes and penne a la vodka. We were unfortunately not too impressed with most items; the seafood rice was ok, you really can't go wrong with potatoes and the penne a la vodka did not taste as expected. Several of our party guests were surprised when we said they had eaten penne a la vodka as it was news to them. Service was a bit lacking too. We specified a pick-up time as we had several other stops to make before the birthday party and at first, the lady was arguing that we had agreed to a later time (even though my receipt confirmed otherwise); then when we returned, I still had to wait another 15 minutes. Normally I'm not that petty for a bit for a wait but everything taken into consideration, we would not return here. read more

Worst customer service ever experienced by our group of five. Very rude waitresses Embarrassment to our guests from out of country. Best to drive to Mississauga location for both food and service. Going to a nearby bakery for coffee and dessert since they clearly didn't care to provide any service. read more

Bairrada Churrasqueira Grill is one of the few Portuguese restaurants in Toronto that actual Portuguese people go to for Portuguese food. There are absolutely no pretentious downtown hipster here to spoil an authentic food experience. Well, semi-authentic. An authentic experience would involve the very least a show of live animal slaughter. If you want the authentic experience, it would include your involvement and a change of clothes. But...I don't want to get off track.. The bowl of bread is complimentary. I'm not sure if this is normal practice because I don't look at the items on my receipt, I just look at the final price, and if I'm comfortable with the number that correlates with what's on the table, I'm satisfied and that's the end of that part of my life. The bread varies in three kinds, and it comes with more than enough (frozen) butter for anyone's enjoyment. Apparently, this restaurant is most popular for takeaways. They even have a window dedicated solely for customers ordering takeaways. Romeo, my best pork-chop friend told me that their kitchen is the cleanest kitchen in comparison to...other kitchens? From the looks of it, I can't argue otherwise. Those brushed metal surfaces looks as if they were installed yesterday. The fish is good, the pork is okay, the cheese platter with the chilli oil sauce is beautiful, and the steak just makes me happy to be alive. My only complaint is that the calamari is too soggy, otherwise, the food here is as hardy and wholesome and other civilized euphemisms as it gets. Pair it with a bottle of Super Bock and life is great. The food takes time to arrive, because cooking takes time. I don't understand why Portuguese restaurants serve some foods on metallic platters, which I have yet to learn the reason to. I have yet to experience the entire menu, but the steak & eggs is quickly becoming my usual when coming here. If you were wondering 'Bairrada' meant, just check piece of paper used to coaster your plates. read more

I've gotten take out hear a few times and it was fine. Yesterday I waited and regulars came in after me and they would serve them Right away and ignore me. I didn't even get any eye contact. I will not be going back. read more

We had some business in the area, and I had always wondered about this chicken place, so we got takeout for 7 people and shared it for lunch at work. *Chicken-I wanted to love it-I liked it. Found it a bit dry, especially the white meat. *Potatoes-the little round ones-love. Creamy, savory, big winner. *Rice-it's rice. *Veggie-it's broccoli. The piri piri sauce is uber-greasy. Mildish flavour. Overall, the team loved it! They thoroughly enjoyed the foot, and the best thing is there's plenty of leftovers for the next day. Looked like a fun family restaurant, not very fancy, there were picnic benches outside which should lead to a nice outdoor supper come warmer months. Now, I want to go back and try some of their seafood specialties like clams, shrimps and fish. Can't wait! read more

A couple of workmates and I went here for lunch recently as it was recommended by one of them. We started by sharing the Queijo Fresco (cheese app) and the Courico a Bombeiro (flaming Portuguese sausages soaked in "moonshine"). The cheese dish was quite good and the flaming sausages were terrific. We all ordered fish mains, I am all about the Sardines in Portuguese restaurants, and the others ordered the Cod and the Sea Bass. While we didn't share, the Sardines were fantastic and the others quite liked their choices as well. The St Clair location, just west of the Stockyards, is 1 of 4 locally and it is definitely a place that I will return to with the family. read more

I love their grilled chicken! It tastes so good and not so dry unlike the other Portuguese inspired grilled chicken. The piri piri sauce is to die for! read more

Went to take out window so can't comment on dine in. Needed to feed a hungry crowd of teenagers. Ordered 2 and a half whole chickens, a large order of Parisienne potatoes and a large rice. Total was $39.00!! Way cheaper than ordering pizza or Swiss chalet for this crowd. Comfortably fed 6 kids and 2 adults and we didn't finish it all. Yay! Leftovers! Chicken was delicious. Moist and flavorful. The piri piri sauce is very good but oily (which is normal I think). Teens really liked the food, great crowd pleaser for a Friday night when you don't feel like cooking. read more

Seems like this place has stepped up their game, or i have just been really lucky, but i thought it deserved an update, the food has actually been great all my past visits read more

If you can catch the staff on a good day then this place has the potential to keep you coming back. The food is almost always great but there have been a few exceptions to this rule such as dry chicken as others have pointed out. Our first experience here was almost our last though. We sat down and ordered calamari as our app, and a chicken dinner for the main. About 10 minutes later, the waiter returned to inform us that they had turned off the grill and if we wanted the calamari, it would be roughly 30-45 minutes. OK, so no app. Then in one breath he was able to squeeze in that there was also no rice left, and walked away. Once our meals of end of the day leftovers arrived we were disappointed, obviously, as the chicken was pretty dry and the potatoes were hard. A friend of ours, who loves and swears by the place, convinced us to try it again and we had a completely different experience. The chicken was juicy, and the staff were less surly. Hit and miss.... Are you feeling lucky today? read more

Bairrada's a bustling, popular spot for Portuguese, and for good reason. While they're best known for their BBQ chicken and multiple cod recipes, Bairrada has a rotating menu of weekly specials, so there's different stuff every day. I just tried the stewed goat with potatoes and rice, and it was delicious (though not the best choice if you're looking for a light meal). This location is spun off from the first Bairrada on College (there's also another, bigger location in Mississauga). There's a dining room, as well as a separate take-out entrance off on the side which connects to the kitchen. While you're waiting for your order, you can watch them scramble about and lug huge pots of rice. read more

the food was great and the restaurant is very clean and nice. The parking is kind of difficult since there is not much there and also the staff is just ok, dont expect friendly its just there but i would go back over and over again read more

Huge portions, delicious complimentary bread bowl, delicious meat, cheap booze, what else could you ask for? Driven by here several times in my neighborhood, buy just now got around to trying it. It was a pleasant surprise and far exceeded our expectations! The atmosphere is clean and simple with several large flat screen tvs, great for watching sports! Service was quick, friendly and professional. The prime rib was HUGE and for $14 could have fed three people! Chicken breast was perfect and also a generous serving. We will be back very soon! read more

Great patio if you have the patience to wait. I don't. Food is ok, but so many better and similar Portuguese restaurants in the area. They do have one of the best hot sauces for a Portuguese restaurant. So yeah, good hot sauce. Service is prompt but damn everyone in that place seems angry, chill out you are in the service industry. Would go back if I really had too, so probably won't. read more

It's been a while since we've come here for lunch or dinner but it was a common go-to for us. The bacalhau dishes are the way to go and they alternate on a daily basis. It's true they say there is a Portuguese cod dish for every day of the year. I think these guys make them all. read more

The restaurant is amazing! It's not exactly in an area where you would go to eat, but it's well worth the visit. Well known for it's chicken, I actually prefer the steak! The portion size you receive as well is WELL worth the amount you pay. It's actually been a little while since I have been there but I am constantly recommending this place. read more