Rio 40 Restaurant

I have been at Rio a fee times. I have tried a few dishes there all delicious. My favourite the picanha with ananas (pineapple) and the mandioca.
Food Prices are very reasonable. Drinks prices are good too. Try the Batida or Caipirinha.
Service is not bad, but it can take a while to get a waiter or waitress attention.
Love the food here.

The server was friendly and helpful. I would not advise going at 7, or later as the restaurant is full and the wait time for your food is longer. Even with a low appetite this place is amazing. The appetizers are big enough to make a small meal out of. If you get the picanha cassava have to you try the Brazilian cheese.

This place has a beautiful terrace in where you shouldn´t miss a caipirinha.
The attendants were mostly Brazilian from all kind of ages, and by listening to some conversations (oops… yeah sometimes I snoop) between the waitress and some of the customers, I could tell that they were regulars, so I got big expectations about the food.
The waitress was really friendly and nice, (she was born in Mato Grosso if you were wondering…) and her service was optimo!!!
The caipirinhas were spectacular and they came quick.
When I saw the menu it was disappointing that they lack some of the icons of the Brazilian food like the feijoada, and that they tried to reach a bigger audience by mixing Brazilian with Italian food… So my aspirations of tasting some authentic Brazilian food started to vanish.
The order was based on some appetizers to share: calamari, shrimps, and some Brazilian cut that was camouflaged like an appetizer, but when it appeared, it seemed more like a main course that would satisfy a cookie monster…
Why am I putting 3 stars? The 3 appetizers came at the same time but they were COLD… We still ate everything because the flavors were good, but when you ask for meat you want it to be juicy, smoking, tender, and hot, not warm, or environment temperature… You want it HOT.
The calamari was great; crunchy, not oily at all, and you could taste that the oil was healthy and not used over and over.
The shrimps had a great garlicky sauce that we couldn’t stop eating with the bread. Unfortunately, they weren’t hot either… (face looking at the side).
I’m really picky when it comes to the temperature of the food because I love to eat calmly, and because I think everybody deserves satisfaction when they are paying for a service. But when you know your dish has been sitting down it makes you wonder if it belonged to another table who rejected it, or if it could be spoiled, or if they don’t paid attention to the customers satisfaction.
I would give them another chance because I liked the amount of food they give, and because the problem was timing.

I had my first Brazilian dish at Rio 40 with some of my friends from Brazil. I found Brazilian dish is really interesting, tasty, unique and very filling. I ordered Pincaha Grelhada con Ananas to avoid having all the carbo on my plate. I like the ambience of the restaurant but the service was pretty slow. Gotta improve the service but over all it is good food but it is a bit pricey.

Love the food and the service!
I have been told it is as authentic as it gets.
What would make this place 5 star???
I love seating outside but the plastic table and chairs have to go.

good: huge portion size/​great steak! /​reasonable price
bad: location

This place is not nearly as good as the churrascarias in Brazil but when I crave something Brazilian, this is as close as it gets in my area.
My favourite are the croquettes (kibe, coxinha and bolinho de catupiri, which is a type of cheese but not unfortunately, it doesn’t taste like the real thing). These come in 6 and are good and filling appetizers.
The best meat are the espetada de picanha and picanha grelhada. The meat is not the tenderest I’ve had but they are tasty nonetheless. My least favourite entrée is the stroganoff de contrafile. It tastes closer to a curry than the real thing in Brazil.
They also have a Guarana, which is a pop in Brazil that you can’t get anywhere else. All in all, this is a place that I would recommend and will continue to go back. The service is courteous and friendly.

I have only been once but I really enjoyed my meal.
I forget the name but it was basically steak with shrimp, fried egg, fries and rice. All the carbs!
I will not claim to have any knowledge of brazillian food but it seemed the real deal.
The restaurant was very busy with a number of large groups but service was decent.
Portions are large!

I’ve been there couple times. My friends bring me to here, at first I had no idea about the Brazilian food. But now I know, I’m glad to know the Brazilian food and the restaurant!

Excellent food and excellent service.
Shared the brisket for an appetizer between 4 adults; not only was it delicious but plentiful … even had some left over (which rarely ever happens anywhere when sharing appetizers) … But glad we left a bit of space in our bellies as the mains were AWESOME, and again plentiful. 2 of the party had two different steak, beef dishes; both raved. And the other person and I had the shrimp stew. If you love seafood, get this dish! There was an insane amount of shrimp, so much so that we even had some left over to take house.
Alas everyone was too full from dinner to try desserts, but rest assured, we’ll be back to try that and more.
My compliments to the chef and our waiter — wonderful dinner out.

This past august 10^th I ordered picanha c/​mandioca/​salAd
And 2 hrs later my belly was in pain and on an explosive mode…

I know and eat great traditional Brazilian food, so I am hard to please, but Rio always delivers ;).
First of all, their feijao has to be some of the best. I love the fact that it’s traditional black beans, the only thing that is a downer– the fact that the farofa is almost $ 3.00, should be free considering it’s farofa, who has beans without it???
My friend and I decided to go to rio yet again last night on a Sunday. We got there for 7:30 and there was only a couple of tables of people which we found odd at first but then we remembered our fellow Brazilians only like to eat dinner close to 8−9pm (which is exactly the truth because by the time we left at 9, there was a full house).
They start you off with some delicious toasted garlic bread– different but delicious and I had something to eat with my left over beans (improvise!)
I decided to switch things up a bit (usually I order the picanha) and went with the peito de frango com molho de cogumelos (grilled chicken breast with mushroom sauce) — served with rice and french fries.
AMAZING. I am not joking when I say it looked as if I licked my plate clean– nothing was left behind.
My friend got the bitoque but with chicken, hers was served with a fried egg (the now chicken with ham on top), fries, rice and salad. She also loved her meal.
Portion size is large, so come on an empty tummy.
Service was good, our waitress was kind and sweet, There was a mix up on the wine for our bill (over charged) but it was an innocent mistake.
Rio never disappoints in my opinion– will obviously return. ;)

We ordered «feijoada» which come with rice, collard green, sweet orange and farofa. The bake bean pot is very huge portion and very testy. (16.5 CAD). This menu is a special menu which have only on Saturday. Highly recommended.
The place atmosphere is nice and cozy. Waiter have a friendly smile and good service. I didn’t order any dessert because the main corse already filled my stomach.
I ordered a fresh orange juice which I think it is really good. It is sweet and tasty unlike orange juice in some place which come from topicana. I would rate this place to be one of my favorite brazillian place. Will come back again.

Best Brazilian restaurant in Toronto (excluding the «rodizio» type of restaurants). The service is great and they have good options for both those trying to experiment new tastes of the world or the Brazilians that are craving for the foods they left behind.

So I show up, and ask to seat myself outside on the patio (all is well), waited a reasonable amount of time with my menu and placed my order (still good):
— Water (finished and 0 refill)
— Coffee (+ 1 refill)
— The 2 Sausage Appetizer
— & a Salada Rio 40
(Now is where it goes south, pun sort of intended)
I wait about 10 minutes for my coffee, and when it finally shows up, I have to ask again for my water. (oh god)
The waitress asked me if I wanted my app at the same time as my Chicken salad, and I tell her I don’t care, I’m hungry and to bring it out as soon as it’s ready. of course you guessed it, after a pretty long wait, they come out together.
I INHALED my food, while I also got a coffee refill and figured I’d ask for my bill before I finish my food ’cause I was now somewhat in a rush to get home. (Now for the glimmer of good). The Sausages were actually tasty, served with a complimentary salsa, the salad was just okay, nothing I’d be running back for, but not bad.
(Now for the bad, bad, bad service)
5 minutes after finishing my food, I wave over MY waitress and she lets me know that for some reason the OTHER waitress will bring me my bill, so I wait patiently for about 10 minutes. and see both waitresses constantly flying by. I lose my patience and ask for the bill again, so after asking I’m told there was something wrong with the computer and that my bill was coming «right out». So I wait at least another 10 minutes and still nothing, the 2 waitresses constantly flying by smiling, but with no bill. So finally I walk in and demand to pay so that I can leave, finally 2 minutes later after threatening to drop a $ 20 and leaving I get my bill for $ 24.
I actually felt like I was a plant on the TV show «Restaurant Stakeout». I felt absolutely no urgency from the waitresses to expedite, or any effort to do anything at all really except for smile.
So to re-​cap: I had to wait way too long, I had to ask twice for my water, did not get a water refill, had to ask for my bill 3 times before having to get up and go in to pay. Basically close to no service at all.
DEFINITELY NEVER GOING BACK!
Bom dia

— They don’t serve authentic brazilian food
— They put us to sit in the sun, when we asked to change tables they gave us an angry look and said «changing seats is not allowed». After a lot of argument, I said «Either I sit in one of those tables or I am leaving. If you can eat with 36C sun on your head, thats good for you.»
— The Picanha had a weird taste, probably old.
— The Madioca is nothing compared to the one from Brazilian Star
— Terrible service
— That was the worse service I have ever received in my entire life
— Last but not least, the food tastes like crap

With just one waitress working during lunch shift at Rio 40 Restaurant, resulted in unbearable slow services…
I was standing at the entrance waiting to be seated for over 5 minutes… and then waiting for a while to have my order taken… but after that our food did arrive quickly…
Grilled Pork Loin served with Rice, Beans, Collard Green and Fried Banana ($ 15) is quite good… just the pork definitely on the dry side and a little bland when compared to the Picanha — Rumpsteak ($ 18) which is tender and smoking delicious…
And even for lunch, my DC has to order a Pudim — Carmel Pudding ($ 4.50) as he loves sweet… The pudding is smooth and silky… really enjoyable.
Just a little confused why they have an All You Can Eat Pizza and Pasta Thursdays? I would rather enjoy all your can eat grilled meat in a Brazilian restaurant!

Layout,
High exposed ceilings, 2 level split, divided by a brass railing, metal chairs, wooden table surfaces, silver chandeliers, restaurant is a corner unit has an outdoor patio, windows on one side bring in natural sunlight.
Décor, pale tangerine dark chestnut theme. The Brasil national flag, Christ the Redeemer, and large mural of the city of Rio adore the walls. There’s a large LCD TV on the far by the kitchen and projector screen.
The place has all the hallmarks of a neighborhood football gathering spot. :)
I opted for the steak picanha for lunch ($ 18), on the side it came with collard greens, rice, beans, and fried bananas. It was a very balanced meal, fragrant, very colorful looking plate. The food was perfectly spiced and tasty. Capped it off right with a rich decadent slice of custard pie.
The food at Rio 40 was superb! Service was good (considering there was only one person working). I can’t wait to go back.

Something different, yay!!!
I’ve been to Brazil (only Brazilian restos =P), but a few of my friends are Brazilians and they say it’s authentic… I take their word for it!
So my past Brazilian food experience were waiters with skewers of grilled meat… VERY DELISH, but Rio 40 is different! It’s more authentic (and less gimmicky)!!
Drinks — caipirinha (sugar cane rum) was quite good!
Food — ordered a pincanha, linguiça, carne seca and iscas de peixe (all traditional Brazilian appies). Everything was very tasty, but rather dry. Large portions! We were like four people sharing these and still couldnt finish everything…
Location — Bathurst and St-​Clair (where I’d like to call the latino square)!!
Venue — pretty accommodating. We had a large group of 20. And it worked out fine!
Staff — the girl who served us was very friendly and knowledgeable. Adorable!
Look forward to checking this place out in Summer, on the patio… Must be fun!

The Brazilian style pizza at Rio 40 is quite good. We went for the Palmito Com Milho ($ 13) with mozzarella, corn, hearts, of palm, onion, and oregano because it sounded the most authentic. Out of curiosity we added catupiry cheese — a mild and super cream Brazilian cheese — to our pizza for another $ 2.50. The crust was flavourful and thin though not crispy, there was a ton of cheese and the catupiry was a great addition, and the corn and hearts of palm were unique and tasty.
We also tried the Fried Cassava ($ 6) which looked exactly like something out of a frozen McCain’s bag but were actually excellent. This was my first experience with cassava and it tasted somewhere between french fries and fried plantain.
Definitely try the fresh juice. We tried the guava and the passion fruit, both were amazing.