Chiado Restaurant

Chiado is one of those rare Toronto spots where fine dining actually feels fine. From the moment you walk in, everything is dialed in. The setting is elegant without trying too hard, the service is polished but never stiff, and the food is genuinely top class. Every dish tastes like it has been thought about, argued over, perfected, and then respectfully placed on your plate. And it’s the little things that really seal the deal. Your water glass is never empty. The staff somehow appear exactly when needed and disappear just as fast. At the end of the night, they don’t just say goodbye they walk you out, help you with your coat, and send you off like you’re family who did very well at dinner. Chiado doesn’t just serve a meal. It hosts you. Quietly confident, deeply delicious, and effortlessly classy. If this is fine dining, then yes please… we’ll take seconds.

A Taste of Portugal Tonight Tonight we visited a truly authentic Portuguese spot and it did not disappoint. We started with the grilled squid — super tender and flavorful (we personally would’ve loved just a touch more salt), and the tiger shrimp packed a serious punch 🔥 thanks to real piri-piri sauce. So heads up if spicy isn’t your thing! The flavor was fantastic, though we think butterflying the shrimp on the grill would have taken it to the next level. The grilled sardines were also a classic and well executed. For entrées we shared the Australian rack of lamb and traditional Portuguese cod. The lamb… WOW. Hands down the best we’ve ever had — incredibly tender, juicy, and truly melt-in-your-mouth. The cod was good too, though for our taste it might have been desalted just a little too much. Service was impeccable — very attentive and knowledgeable without being intrusive. And if you love wine, they’ve got a fantastic Portuguese wine selection Overall: a warm, authentic, delicious Portuguese dining experience. We’ll definitely be back.

We celebrated our anniversary here and everything was perfect! We are seafood lovers so we were very excited about the options on the menu. The server showed us different fresh fish that were available that night and explained how each would be cooked in great details. We ordered pan seared black scabbard fillet with risotto and the dry seafood soup with lobster and clams. Both were amazing!! The service was exceptional and we really enjoyed our night.

A beautiful gem of a restaurant. My friend and I enjoyed a relaxing and delicious dinner. The servers were all wonderful, so friendly and attentive! I had the monk fish as my main dish and it was fantastic! I will definitely go back next time I visit Toronto.

We had an amazing experience at your establishment. We surely recommend. Let's begin with the service- AAA++++++ The staff were friendly, polite, attentive, accommodating and knowledgeable. The food - EXQUISITE in taste and presentation. Love!

Not super vegetarian friendly (more of a seafood place), but truly appreciate them having a couple of options on the menu. To start with, the service was excellent and the bread was fresh. I tried the vegetarian risotto. I am used to more flavorful food, so even though it was prepared/presented well I wasn't a big fan. I also thought that the portion was on the smaller side. ( Tip for all restaurants: vegetarians need more volume, always) My partner loved their mussels and the chef's special cod.

Have been coming here for years and they still maintain high standards around service and food. All 6 of us had a wonderful time and enjoyed everything from the service, to the wine, to all the delectable dishes, carefully prepared by the kitchen. They were also very good about taking note of our food allergies/dietary restrictions. I don’t know our service name, but he was super attentive, but never hovering. I highly recommend this place if you’re looking for fine dining. Can’t wait to go back.

What an experience! All dishes were exceptional. The appetizers and mains were all delicious + loved there was a delicious bread basket, olives and olive oil to dip in while waiting for food. The only thing that was disappointing was that there wasn’t lobster available for the lobster risotto , but we were able to sub in shrimp (biggest shrimps I’ve ever seen) Our server was fantastic and knowledgeable about the dishes and knew how they were prepared which helped with deciding which to pick!