Reviews for Bairrada Churrasqueira Grill in Toronto, ON

On vacation and has looked forward to trying Portuguese food. We were very disappointed. Very long wait to be given menus, over... 15 min, although staff were walking past with them in their hands. Said excuse me several times but no one seemed to hear.Ordered pear cider& received apple. Asked bar tender if they had pear and he asked if I was seated, there is no standup bar sonot sure where he thought I was coming from. Told me I needed to wait for my waiter to check. What?, he?s the bartender. Thewaiter saw me but turned his back to fill bread baskets. Final the Bartender looked in the cooler door at his knee to tell methat?s all they had. Food was bland, chicken salty, rice had chunks of hard rice which I?d originally thought were small chickenbones and removed them from my mouth. My friend had mushroom veal and the veal was not tender & over cooked with cannedmushrooms. Waiter did not return to offer a second drink. Left very disappointed. Ate at Zito Zito in Little Italy last nightand it was amazing. Read more

Great customer service! Didn't have food reserved on a busy day and they gave me my order. Good planning on by the staff. Food... was great as well! Perfect location as well as it is beside a bakery. Read more

This place was my No. 1 spot after moving to Toronto in 2018, with huge portions at reasonable prices. The chicken and bitoque... (egg over steak) were excellent. But food quality has dropped noticeably, their same desserts are available for significantlycheaper at area bakeries and now that I no longer live in the area it's difficult to justify eating there versus picking up foodfrom other eateries on Dundas/College W. Hope this place bounces back as it was an elite spot three or four years ago. Read more

Very good overall both food and service. Nice shaded back patio plenty of room and distancing. Suggest you book during busy... hours. Servers were very nice; checked up on us 2-3 times for a 1.5 hr meal. Did have to request staples like water and dessert. Read more

Great taste, good price. The quail has a great flavor. The waitresses are so kindly!

Being the foodie of the group, It was up to me to choose a restaurant for dinner before seeing a show. Bairrada Churrasqueira is... located right across the street from our destination and I've been to their College Street location before so it seemed like agood choice. It was! Most of our group of ten weren't very familiar with Portuguese cuisine, other than the popular grilledchicken. While four of us opted for the chicken, five chose seafood, and I opted for a steak, listed as one of the housespecialties. I had a chance to taste the chicken and it was very good, as good as I remembered. The seasoning and cook was spoton. I also tried the Bacalhau (Codfish) and it was very good. It was a large portion, more than what my friend could eat, soenough for sharing. Although a tad salty (expected), this was very tasty. A few of us tasted this and all agreed, Yummy! TheGaroupa (Grouper Steak) was huge, taking up most of the space on the plate. It looked really good. It must have been because myfriend wouldn't share! The Robalo (Sea Bass) was also beautifully presented as a whole fish and looked delicious! I heard itwas very good. The Lulas Grelhadas (Grilled Calamari) looked really good but my friend said it was just okay. He didn'telaborate but he finished it so it must have been good, maybe not as spectacular as he had expected. I had the Bife a Casa(House Steak), listed as one of the house specialties. While it wasn't bad, it wasn't what I expected it to be. I was lookingforward to a nice juicy medium-rare grilled steak with fries. What I got was a steak in a dish, smothered with gravy, a friedegg, and completely covered with potato chips. Now I know. All the dishes were attractively presented. The seafood portionswere on the larger side, while the chicken was average sized. There's a steam table at the front counter for takeout orders anda nice dining area at the back of the space. Pricing represented a good value and the service was very good. We a Read more

Great food although I agree with another poster about the potatoes always being under cooked and rubbery. By far though the food... is great and good value for the money... Check it out if you can find parking which may be tough most times due to the overzealousness of the swarming meter maids in the area... Their soups are absolutely delicious and one of my favourite things toeat there so give them a try. Great place for take out food or a quick bite and highly recommended. Read more

Solid Portuguese food at a good price, but some service issues. Food was great, large portions and the bread and red sauce app... was really good. Drinks are cheap. The place was empty when we went, with just one server. They were out of a bunch of menuitems, and one of our steaks was accidentally cooked well done instead of rare, but the waitress was sympathetic and sortedeverything out. We even got free espresso once they fixed the machine! Read more