Da Silva

Mediocre food and very poor service make for a very plain experience The chicken was just ok, kind of on the dry side. The entrée of squid was extremely salty and consisted of two small pieces. Salad was wilted. The service was extremely inattentive. The location is smack in the middle of the village and on this evening from our terasse seat we observed a mentally ill man punching a metal light post, a 7 foot transvestite fighting with a group of youngsters and other classy entertainment lol

Best Portuguese chicken in town !
The rest of the menu is good but nothing special but the chicken is totally worth it.
It’s not neighborhood, but I make sure to go every now and then to get my hands on this rich, juicy, tasty and not too greasy chicken.

They seem to have some little man running around doing deliveries drinking beer he seems drunk and he’s yelling and screaming at people on the street totally destroyed the peace and quiet of the Terrace.

I actually had an amazing server who was patient and really kind with my poor French and really helpful to me as an out-​of-​towner. The beers were served with a smile!
However, I’m giving it two stars for their horrible and extremely rude manager. Our server had dialed their own telephone line for us to use to contact our carpool driver after he informed us we could not call long distance. We have him the number, a QUEBEC registered area code number, and he politely handed us the phone.
Minutes later, the manager appeared and grabbed the phone out of my hand. She accused me of calling long distance. I said sorry, informed her it was a Quebec number, to which she replied, No, it’s not. She then walked away with the telephone and scolded our waiter, which we could see. We felt horrible for him, who was only trying to help us. Then, to make things worse, she walked around with the cordless phone to tell all other employees about this grand offense, whilst looking and pointing us out to all waiters (and even the cook for some reason?).
I felt like a child that had my hand smacked by my mother. This kind of treatment is just absolutely unacceptable. I have never written a review before but as a server, I know that telling the servers won’t help — I don’t want them to have to tell their manager that she’s a horrible customer service representative and actually just a rude person in general.

Le service est très lent.
Beaucoup d’erreurs sur les commandes le soir où j’y suis allé.
Par contre, pour le goût exquis de leur poulet portugais, j’y retournerai sans doute…

Slow service but good food!
Came here for a late lunch on Wednesday afternoon… Was a bit confused as we were not greeted and took a seat outside.
The server took a while to come to the table.
I ordered the chicken club sandwich which was nice! The portions were huge, bread was soft and fresh, and chips were yummy!
Definitely stop by here if you want a good feed

Had good food but there was so many moths flying around. Had to constantly swipe them away…

Walking down Rue Ste-​Catherine, my travel companion and I stopped in for lunch, because Portuguese restaurants aren’t a common thing in our home of Ottawa. Whispering «chorizo» in my ear is almost like flashing boobs to a man.
So naturally I ordered the chorizo sandwich, with a salad on the side. It was *pretty* good but I wasn’t jazzed about the dry bun it came on. The vinegrette on the salad was alright too. I enjoyed the fries that came with my friend’s meal quite a bit.
The service was very pleasant: they seem to have a lot of tall, good looking young men working there. We were treated warmly, but the service was a touch slow. They said they were recovering from the mad lunch rush. They kept a pitcher of water by the door, so we weren’t sure if we had to serve ourselves or not, but we did. What’s up with self-​serve water in restaurants these days? Serve me hand and foot, peasants!
Oh, and if you sit on the patio at the right time, you get an eyefull of pole dancing lessons two storeys up across the street, so needless to say it drew a crowd.
Anyway, it was «ehn.» Not too bad, but not memorable.

Medicore… Dried out chicken, cold chorizo, boring salad with limpy lettuce. All i can say is dont bother!

Service is slow but food is good! I often go for lunch and take the spicy chicken. I’ve had the grilled chorizo, the sardines and the pasteis de nata: everything tastes great.
In the summer, the terrace is nice
Definitely a good spot to stop for lunch, but if you are in a rush, forget it!

We had an amazing lunch here! The ½ chicken costs $ 12 and comes with both fries and a salad. I have a huge appetite and the portion size was perfect for me. There are also options to make it spicier or to get smaller portions (¼ chicken). The fries were incredible and the chicken was tender, grilled to perfection. The restaurant itself is in a good location near Berri-​Uqam metro, with a casual yet nice atmosphere. There are TVs there for sports as well and you can order wines/​beers too! There is a terrace outside during the summer. The rest of the menu has good selection (primarily chicken but fish too!) with very reasonable prices. The waiter accidentally threw away the leftovers instead of saving it, but they offered a complimentary dessert to make up for it. Overall, I would highly recommend this place for a reasonably priced yet excellent lunch/​dinner.

This has to have been the worst ding experience I’ve ever had, bordering on abusive service. We ended up asking for the check before the mains arrived but more than an hour after being seated. It was not busy.

We just wandered into this place. The sandwiches (we had steak and fish) were great. The french fries were VERY good and quite different. The waiter (Very nice and helpful) said that the recipe and the way they were cooked were a secret. Best fries we ever tasted. If we are ever in Montréal again, we would stop by for another lunch or dinner.

The menu here is pretty sophisticated for such a casual place (which I love — great food that you don’t need to dress up to eat). The people-​watching is beyond compare, what an awesome neighborhood. We were told by a Canadian BFF that portugese chicken in Montréal was a must, so can’t comment on the taste of the rest of the interesting menu (lots of fish). I had the daily special (quarter chicken mild, fries, salad, Stella Artois IPA for $ 10.49). DH had the half chicken medium with fries and rice, and a coke. Service was great, friendly (and cute! sorry DH). We waited a bit for the chicken, apparently a shift change inside between lunch and dinner. Really the wait was not terrible, but we got an apology. The chicken was really good — grilled with crisp skin but not charred, tender inside and very flavorful from whatever spice/​herb mix they used to marinate/​baste. They used a red sauce to add heat, and I found a taste of the medium was pretty hot (and hot enough for DH). They offer hot and «fuego» for those who like spicier. The flavor of the sauce was a little like buffalo wing sauce, but it was thicker and spread on top, not doused. The rice was the parboiled style (typical latino restaurant type) and pretty bland, but good against the hot sauce and vinegar from the dressing. The salad was romaine, super-​thin sliced red onion (maybe pickled) and olives, with a pleasant vinaigrette. And there was just the right amount, more than a garnish, but not the type that seems to grow in amount as you eat it. I loved the fries, but it would depend on your taste — they were seasoned really well, as to size not shoestring (frites) but thinner than steak fries, and fried crispy but still very moist on the inside. I like that style a lot (pretty greasy), so ymmv. They might have offered ketchup or mayo for the fries, but we didn’t need it enough to ask. Server spoke fluent french (as far as I could tell) and english (for sure!). Have no fear if your french is terrible or nonexistent! And seriously, the neighborhood and foot traffic is really chill and interesting. Curbside parking is available on the side streets, or small pay lot around the corner.

We went here on a Friday night and sat out on the patio where we had a great view of the passing walking street traffic. The service was great, and the food was good. Price was reasonable as well. We shared a grilled shrimp appetizer, which was perfect — not over cooked, with a spicy dipping sauce; yum. My wife had the Portuguese salad with pan fried salmon, and she enjoyed it. I had the Cod which was served with a creamy white sauce. Both came with braised veggies consisting of carrots and green beans. Very nice. They also had Portuguese wine by the glass which was fine. All in all a fun evening. I would recommend this place near the metro station in the Latin Quarter.

Excellent endroit pour manger des grillades portugaise. Le poulet cuit sur charbon de bois est délicieux. Les prix sont abordables, environ dix dollars pour un quart cuisse et un verre de bière en fut.

This well-​known chain opened up a new location here and being close to my work, I decided to give it a go.
I ended up trying out the 2 piece chicken with fries and salad. Everything was made to order and the wait wasn’t too long, maybe 5 – 7 minutes at most. The chicken was moist and had enough seasoning to satisfy. As well, I ordered the hot version so it was quite spicy if you are into that sort of thing. The fries were mediocre but not terrible and the salad was nothing to write home about.
All in all, it’s good if you need some grilled chicken and don’t mind going to a very casual restaurant.