Churrasqueira Martins Grill House

It was a delicious experience and our server was very helpful. Everything was cooked right not salty just right flavours. Not overcooked either and I like my seafood cooked but not overcooked. I had leftovers but these 2 meals can feed 3 with the bread.

My friends and family have become a regular of this joint for several years and it only gets better! They remodeled the restaurant and bathrooms recently in early 2025 and moved out the big Televisions with added space, hopefully they will fix the outside with a nice patio area. Here you will always see the regular service people and all seem dedicated and friendly. This establishment serves the tastiest Portuguese cuisine in a local working neighbourhood, an absolute delight! There fresh seafood selection , the perfectly made Portuguese chicken and French fries is the kids and adults favourite. I have tried every item on the menu and all are amazing! Here they will weigh the whole fresh fish and prepare it with such amazing flavour.see the video. So go ahead and visit them a try you will enjoy it. let me know how you liked it. Don’t forget the white house wine is an amazing match for the fish and finish with the espresso and Portuguese custard pie.

Good spot to visit if you love seafood. The portion sizes are incomparable to most places in the GTA and the value is great. Highly recommend getting the Octopus Salad, Lobster and the Salted Cod. Carla was a great server and made our experience enjoyable. Only downfall that it was extremely hot in the restaurant making it hard to enjoy dinner.

We had an amazing meal at Churrasqueira Martins Grill House! We ordered the Combinado de Mariscos, Dourada Grelhada, Camarao Piri Piri, and Lulas Selvihanas — all perfectly cooked and full of flavor. The green salad was fresh and crisp, and the large portion of rice complemented the dishes really well. Everything was delicious, and the service was friendly and attentive. A great spot for seafood lovers!

This was a spur of the moment choice. The location offers lots of parking and is easily accessible. The restaurant is bright and clean, service is friendly and welcoming. The food portions are generous, I found my steak to be a little nervy. The octopus was fantastic as was the seafood rice. I will consider going again and will have more of the fish and seafood and skip the steak. The custard dessert was fantastic.

I ordered online on Tuesday night. The steak was bland, grey looking and 1/4 of it was fat and silver-skin. Inedible. The potatoes and veggies were a huge portion which is great but again, bland. It's like they don't use salt. Gravy was delicious. Maybe it's better to eat in restaurant but delivery food should always be prepared the same way. I've heated it up as leftovers today and added salt and pepper and it already tastes better. For the price you pay for a steak I would expect it to have grill marks on BOTH sides, seasoned and trimmed at least. $40 is a little steep for what I got. All in all, I'll definitely give them another try but I'll go and dine-in.

Drive quite a bit to get here. It was worth it. I purposely went to this restaurant from a friend's recommendation. It did not disappoint. It might be pricey but I find it to be of good value. Just a tip. They will ask if you want a basket of bread and olives. It is not free. It is nominal $2.50. Just so you are aware. We ordered the octopus and Boca negra. Both was good and well balanced and filling. So many good options to choose from. Will be back to try the rest. Try to get there early or perhaps get a reservation. They do tend to fill up quickly. There are ample parking being inside a plaza. There was also outside patio seating albeit in the summer 🌞

“If you’re wondering what the surf and turf looks like—this is it! My steak was a perfect 10. Highly recommended, excellent value, and absolutely worth it.”

I ordered family pack 2. It came with 2 whole chickens, potatoes and rice. Everything is super tasty. I ordered through Uber Eats. I also ordered the fish on the side and was surprised with the portion too.

We ordered BOGO chicken with rice and potatoes via delivery from Churrasqueira Martins. Each container was wrapped in foil to ensure that it remained hot. The chicken was very tender, the potatoes tasted good, and the rice was not mushy. Overall, we were happy with the quality of the meal.

Got some seafood rice. It tasted OK. The seafood quality was OK & there was quite a lot of seafood inside

Fantastic, food and service, and I highly recommend it! 5/5! The grilled octopus was fantastic.

We had heard good things about the Martin's Churrasqueira food bar on ST Clair. We went there on Feb26,2024. We were greeted by someone and asked what we wanted. I requested a whole chicken and fries. We then proceeded to wait while 4 other people came in, gave their orders and were served, and left. Finally I asked why we were waiting and 3 staff started talking to each other in Portuguese (which I don't understand) and never gave me an answer. When I asked again why we were waiting for fries after so many people had been served their fries and our chicken was sitting out getting cold, they did the same thing again without answering me. Instead of apologizing and trying to hurry the order, their response seemed disrespectful. In the end, the chicken was cold, the fries underdone and I was shocked at how little meat was on the chicken bones. I would NOT recommend this food bar.

Sunday afternoon is jam-packed! About half an hour of a wait for a table and then about 40 minutes between the bread plate and the mains. But boy was it worth the wait! The food was delicious! We ordered grilled squid, chorizo, piri piri shrimp, Grilled octopus and half a chicken. For dessert, vanilla stuffed crepes, homemade tart, cream of heaven. Flavorful and fresh. We'll be back!

Always accommodating! No matter how busy! Food is fantastic with amazing staff ! our go to place for comfort food and ambience away from home.

This was the best Portuguese restaurant I have ever been in Toronto. The environment inside is very traditional, with table towels and rustic decor, not necessarily the modern fancy style you might be used to but still charming. The restaurant is inside a plaza mall and the outside is not fancy also. The food is fantastic! The bread and olives are absolutely delicious, the soup I got and a starter was very well done and both the octopus and the fish for main course were perfectly cooked! After all that we indulged ourselves with a desert that blew our minds... pears in Porto sauce... this was an amazing lunch experience and I certainly recommend everyone to try it!

The food here is just great. Good vibes/great food. Took my girlfriend's parents. We all had great fish. I will be back very soon!!!

We went for takeout from this restaurant for first time after seeing good reviews. As it was Good Friday, they were busy and we had to wait about 15 min for fresh fish to come out. We ordered the grilled octopus which was a huge piece with nicely roasted baby potatoes, veggies included. We also got a salmon fillet grilled with a lovely mango and onion salsa, and 2 huge panko crusted sole fillets. All the portions were very generous. We added an order of baby potatoes and an order of the rice, very flavorful. Also got a small black-eyed pea salad with chopped red onion and parsley tossed with olive oil - delicious! I couldnt resist getting some of the codfish cakes and they are superior to any Ive had from other places, light, fluffy, not overly salty and not greasy. The quality and taste and presentation of the food made us all very happy. We will definitely be back for takeout and will love to visit their sit down restaurant too!

I went to Portugal and had the octopus and potatoes. I was in love! Back in Toronto, I was asking around for the equivalent dish. A couple of people, including an LCBO wine consultant pointed me to Martin's. My wife and I finally made it to have a look and look at the menu. It smelled good. We called mid week to book for Saturday. We Specifically asked about the octopus and was told that they prepare it Thursday for service Friday and Saturday. Saturday came and we got seated around 8pm. "I'm sorry sir, the last table just ordered the last 7 servings! You should have reserved it when making your reservation." Hmmm, good to know, now! So, I ended up getting my wife's selection of Portuguese seafood rice. What a disappointment! It was overly salty and over cooked to the point the seafood was tough. Half of it went home and even the kids thought it was way too salty. The overdoneness and salt was mentioned to the waitress, who said she would mention it to the chef. I guess the chef didn't care since nothing came back to us except the doggybag and of course the bill. I won't be back.

Six of us went for a birthday celebration. Great food and service. Not one miss amongst appetizers, mains and desserts. Will certainly return.

Highly recommended- excellent food and service the right place to enjoy a good meal, good wine at an affordable cost!

The food was great, especially the lamb chops. Love the desserts there. Staffs are also very friendly.

Went once pre covid can't wait to return. Food was excellent and it was very lively Hoping to go back soon.

Absolutely AMAZING food! I got the grilled salmon with potatoes and veggies which tasted unbelievably delicious and was cooked to perfection. Everyone else enjoyed their food and the portion sizes as well. Even the custard pastry we had for dessert was baked perfectly with a nice flaky crust and the custard itself wasn't overly sweet nor was it super thick. I'd argue that it's probably the best custard pastry I've ever had and my meal will definitely be listed as one of my favourite seafood dishes I've ever had at a restaurant. Even the cappuccino was delicious, looked pretty and was nice and frothy on top. The service was good too and our food took around 15 mins to come out even though we had a group of 6 people. There's a decent amount of seating for reservations and large groups, a cute patio outside and everything overall looked clean. If you're looking for amazing Portuguese food, I HIGHLY recommend Churrasqueira Martins. Just be prepared to spend a bit more than your average restaurant, but is it ever so worth

Was this supposed to be a seafood specialty restaurant? Had high hopes for Portuguese style seafood cuisine here but came away sorely disappointed. At the very minimum, the seafood should be fresh, right? Wrong. The seafood platter we received had lobster that was rubbery and brown tinted, the mussels were rubbery and shrunk to mini-size, shrimp was over cooked with shells stuck to the meat making it impossible to peel, and squid rings which resembled rubber bands in taste which complemented all the other rubbery seafood. The only highlight was the octopus which was tender and delicious. We ordered other fish dishes and they were small portions and average at best. I really wanted to like this place but I won't be back.

This place not only not provide the order as requested... It argues back when something I clearly written on bill $60 down the tubes Absolutely horrible customer service Avoid at all cost... I would put 0 stars if I could... Trash

One of the best Portuguese Restaurants in Toronto. Hands down everything from the steaks to the seafood is first class. I have been coming here for years. The wait staff are great and most of them give you great advice if you ask. The wine selection is excellent from the most basic house wine to high end reserve choices. But the wines from 40-70 are all excellent choices. Even the house wines are very good for the money. The salads are very large and can be shared. The appetizers are all for sharing and I wouldn't try to take one down solo. The mains are the best here. From the classic chicken over real wood bbq to the amazing steaks. The seafood is always fresh. By the time you get to the desserts you want to try everything and struggle on choosing which one. It's an amazing experience.

Extremely good portugese chicken place by keele and rogers! Our go to place for family chicken dinner. There is always a line up there which means their food is excellent! Their chicken is soft and not over cooked compared to others. We have been going there for take out for quite some time!

I'm no expert on Portuguese cuisine but was brought here by a Portuguese relative that dines here regularly with their family. Loved it! If you're a fan of seafood and don't mind the semi-high prices, eat here. I don't remember all the names of the dishes but I recall everything was more than satisfactory, even the service. A good time was had by all and we'd definitely come back, it's a little far for suburban dwellers but once in a while is ok. The decor is perfect, why does everything have to look the same these days anyway? The throwback ambiance is nice and could make you forget you're in Canada, which is a good thing to me. Get the seafood platter!!!

First and last time. Ordered ahead for Mother's Day. Completely disorganized. Pick ups were waiting in the same line as walk-ins who need more time deciding on orders. After waiting in line for 25 minutes, was advised that my order was given to someone else and I was advised I would need to wait another 20 minutes to fill my order. While waiting, the people who had picked up my order in error returned to pick up their order. The owner wanted me to take my returned order which I refused as this is a health code violation. Once the food left the restaurant there are no safety protocols in place. I don't know if the people who took the food touched it with unwashed hands. They were very rude an unapologetic and would not compensate me for my inconvenience of waiting for 1 hour for my food. The potatoes were burnt, the vegetables were raw, and the rest of the food was mediocre at best. Many other places close by that are far better.

Make sure to make a reservation because this place fills up fast and is always busy. You can tell that the food is made with passion, because I have never had a bad meal from Martin's. Great food, along with clean bathrooms, comfortable dining room, and friendly & attentive staff, makes this my favourite Portuguese restaurant in the city. Personal recommendations: try the octopus!!!

Look, if you are going to come to a Portuguese restaurant, you need to order the right stuff. The only two dishes worth ordering are the octopus and the steak. DO NOT come here for the grilled chicken, please. Just go next door to the restaurant and buy it for takeout at half the price. The grilled chicken was not great for me, as the meat is not that great (you can tell it is not a farm-raised, organic chicken by the texture of the meat), and at least it wasn't super salty. I took the squid, but regretted it shortly after as it was overcooked, I am still giving this place 5 stars because the octopus I stole from my friend's plate was DELICIOUS. Everyone gobbled everything on their plate. The wines are also very good Portuguese wines. The portions are generous. YOU WILL NOT leave hungry. I sure didn't. Definitely come back.

Hello fellow foodies this is a must try Portuguese restaurant, I would say probably the best one in Toronto that I have ate at ...the pictures even though have eaten speak for themselves. Service 5/5 the waitresses were very nice great prompt service very white glove professional service , very clean , very nice restaurant overall Food 5/5 let's start with as soon as you sit down they bring out a basket of different breads including garlic bread with the best olives I have ever had and a plate of goat cheese to get you started while your waiting for your entree. The entrees are all very generous in size enormous, they definitely over feed you . Dont think you will ever leave not feeling full. The octopus with potatoes and rapini was cooked to perfection the biggest octopus leg I have ever seen , also included with 3 picked addons, onions in wine viniger, garlic in olive oil and roasted peppers in oil just amazing absolutely perfection of a dish , The cod was wonderful very thick almost 3.5 inches perfectly BBQ tender flakey and loaded with garlic just wonderful dish...the grouper also very well cooked well seasoned another excellent choice here... Overall this is a must try Portuguese restaurant, make reservations they are very busy .

Those who visit Martins will discover that this is a neighbourhood gem that they will come back to time after time. Even though it is tucked away in a rather unspectacular location, the food here is great and has that authentic Portuguese vibe and taste to it. Reservations are highly recommended for weekends, and i do recommend coming here on a weekend because that is usually the time when they have the grilled octopus main dish - looks intimidating but I guarantee that it is quite tasty. The surf and turf dishes are quite nicely done too. For a spectacle, order the Portuguese sausage starter for a flame show :)

Excellent food and prices are reasonable. Gem of a restaurant, very much enjoyed my cowboy steak today. Even the oysters were excellent. Good service i will be back.

This place has a takeout section and a dine in section. I had the take out and it was some of the best Portuguese food I've ever had. The place was busy on a Saturday evening and had to line up for take out. Wait was about 20 minutes. There are prepared trays of food as well as BBQ chicken grilled right behind in the kitchen area that you can see. Given the volume of customers you are always getting a pretty freshly cooked chicken. And absolutely you should get the chicken if you getting take out. I got a half chicken dinner, and another half chicken (no sides). Very reasonably priced at $11.50 for the dinner. I couldn't help myself to seafood on the trays. They had grilled seabass (or sea bream?). I got a whole fish with veggies. They also had this seafood mix, which I got a large size. I also got the yellow rice with cod and olives medium size. Everything was good. The fish was cooked just right and not over salted. Same for the cod rice. I had the cod rice/potatoes before at other places and they were too salty. Here it is just right. The seafood mix had clams, fish and shrimp in some kind of reddish soup. It was decent and had quite a bit of seafood meat and seafood flavor. Also grabbed a bottle of piri piri sauce which was amazing with the chicken. Only thing I regret not getting was the roast pig which they sell by the kg. We had enough food already. Maybe next time. Wish I had more stomach space. I find the prices here extremely reasonable for take out. I would definitely consider their dine in section. I know their dine in is more expensive but I believe they also have stuff they don't serve in the take out section. So if I come for dine in, I'd probably focus on the dine-in exclusive menu.

Great food with lots of local atmosphere. Place was packed on a Friday night. We dine in a group of 10 and all were satisfied. Spicy shrimp, mussels, chorizo sausage, and clams were all good apps. Octopus was delicious.

Had dinner here on a Friday night. It's in an area that looks a little sketchy, but the inside is really nice - I was impressed. Found within a mall, it's an unassuming restaurant. The ample amount of parking was a bonus. A reservation on Friday is a must as it gets quite busy. We arrived at six o'clock and within an hour the place was packed. The menu is extensive with both surf and turf items. It's a little more pricier than other Portuguese joints, but you also get amazing service, a long Portuguese wine list, and a dining area that is nicely decorated. Good for: Portuguese

- The food was just okay. I'd never ever go there again. - service was average - atmosphere was very loud - prices, I could've got better food for more reasonable prices elsewhere.

I ordered the food from Uber eats today and my first time last month and the food was just excellent chicken hot sauce vegetables potatoes are on point! I love this food and I will continue to get it I highly recommend anyone who loves chicken rice spicy food with flavour to come here!

I've noticed this restaurant in our neighbourhood before and it always looks like a steady stream of patrons marching in and so we finally had a chance to try it out. First impression on walking in...it is very busy! The dining room is spacious and all tables were full, the room was bustling with chatter and staff were walking briskly back and forth. We had a reservation; definitely recommend it. Our party had the grilled octopus, paella and lamb chops, all savoury dishes that we raved about. Would highly recommend!

TIP: Make a reservation on Fridays and weekends, if you want a table with a tablecloth in the air-conditioned dining room. Otherwise, you can always sit outdoors on plastic chairs. My sister in law was visiting from Calgary and asked for a Portuguese meal. We could have gone to Chiado but I knew she wanted something more homey and casual. Churrasqueira Martins came highly recommended by a Portuguese friend. He was absolutely right! We ordered a bunch of things and ate family style. Chorico sausage arrived, impressively flaming. Grilled calamari was succulent and the lemon garlic sauce was a bread magnet. Roast suckling pig was tender and delicious (loved the spicy dipping sauce). Roast chicken was flavourful and the portion was generous. Bacalhau was tender and enough for 2 people. House wine from Portugal was pretty good. We ate so much that we had to skip dessert but we had a look at the dessert menu for our NEXT VISIT.

The WORST experience my family and I have ever ever everrrrrr had. The waitress was so rude. We sent back the chicken because it was disgusting, hard and chewy. The manager came out, proceeded to tell us that she took A bite out of our same piece of chicken and it was fine and that "we are longer allowed at the restaurant." the owner then came out and said the exact same thing... they both took a bite out of our food... the Owner was so rude he was completely ignoring me, I have video footage of everything... when I said I was recording he got very aggressive, he told me "that could be dangerous for me" and "to watch out and be careful." the manager then followed us out when we left and started telling us to "eff off" and called me a "b!tch".... all while our 8 year old daughter was there... please do not give these people business.

It was a Interesting experience having Portuguese meal. Welcoming with special bread and olives ;) recommend, particularly to seafood lovers.

I went to this place for the first time about a month ago with a group of 4 adults plus 1 toddler. We made reservations the day before so we could be guaranteed a seat right away (which was an excellent idea because the place was packed! Our waiter was very attentive and offered great menu suggestions. We got a couple of appetizers to start (Chouriço à Bombeiro) and it was rather tasty. We also got 3 bottles of wine for the table....yup, 3 .. We are Portuguese and clearly love to drink hehe. I ended up choosing the picana as my main entree but not sure if this a regular on the menu. It was DELICIOUS. It was accompanied by the traditional sides for this, rice, beans and farofa and salad. It was mouth watering and the meat was cooked to perfection. The rest of the table got 2 orders of surf and turd and a Bitoque. The portion sizes were very generous and everyone loved their meals. The only reason I did not give this place a 5 star was because the tables were so close together and a couple next to us dropped their wine glass and it shattered everywhere (under my feet) and the waiter did not bother to come and clean the glass properly. We had a toddler with us and that could have been dangerous. Not only that, it was fall so I still had somewhat opened shoes and I felt the glass hit my fit. When I reached for something in my purse, I stabbed myself in a huge chunk of glass. The waiter quickly came with a band aid and it wasn't his fault that the glass entered but I would have assumed that they would have perhaps given us something on the house for the disastrous ending lol. However, despite this..I will 100% return because the food was that good and I loved the atmosphere and service.

It's unfortunate that I even have to give this place a star, because if I had to choose, I would give ZERO STARS. This place RUINED Christmas for my family and I, and every other family that waited over 2 hours for their pre-ordered Christmas Eve trays. Be advised that when you expect a 4pm pickup time as promised, you will not be able to feed your guests until after 7pm. Thanks for absolutely nothing.

Yes people are right this is a good restaurant but it was no where near my expectations. There is not very much to say about this restaurant. The food was very tasty and the platting was out of this world. Sadly the service was very very poor. Our waters were not being refilled and any special requests that people asked for in there food the chefs did not listen. The overall restaurant is a medium size restaurant but was very very loud. Its a great lace for groups and parties as when i was there 3 people were celebrating there birthday. Alongside the service my family and i were in the restaurant for 3 hours before we finally left. It had taken 20 minutes for us to get any service and then 25 more minutes for us to order. This restaurant is very authentic and the flavours are great. I would suggests take out if that is an option at this location.

Rude manager. Ordered hot water and got charged. Wouldn't even come to table to explain. Won't eat here again.

This is in regards to take out. FRESH off the rotisserie chicken so tender it falls apart just looking at it paired with baked Parisienne potatoes, and seasoned rice. Yummy. Also available are desserts - puddings packed with flavor - dark chocolate rich and creamy, eggs rice pudding, super intense passion fruit just explode your senses. Note that they sell ala carte roasted pork buts, and fried pork skin -- this is a serve yourself but be aware that these are $20/kg --- and the costs add up quick for these delectable goodies --

If you have 1 hour to wait for a soup and grilled chicken, you should choose this place. If you are so busy for Father's Day group don't open service for walk-in customers then.

Terrible service! I made reservations for seven people to this place two weeks in advance. When we arrived we waited around for a while for someone to greet us and show us to our table. When finally someone arrived they had no idea about our reservations and had to go look for the person responsible for the reservations! It turns out our reservations were lost. We had to sit on a small table across from the entrance exposed to a draft from the entrance door. The waitress who took our orders could not remember who had ordered what and kept serving the wrong dishes. We also got no help with items on the menu so had to give up on some of the selections. The only good part of this restaurant were their octopus and seabass dishes but the Ceasar salad was awful. Because of the horrible experience with the service, I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g155019-d2571239-r366870727-Churrasqueira_Martins-Toronto_Ontario.html#

The good: Service was very good. Atmosphere is nice. Good selection of high end alcohol and wine. The bad: The food was beyond terrible! The lobster was tough and bland with the only flavour being burnt lobster shell. The lamb chops were over cooked dry and flavourless. Grilled veal over cooked dry and flavourless - it was far too lean a cut to be prepared in this method they probably use it because it's cheap. The Halibut was ten times too over cooked - bone dry although it had a hint of flavour unlike any of the other meats - what a shame to waste such a nice piece of fish. For dry chalky fish I can buy a can of tuna. Vegetable sides were nice. I am not very familiar with Portuguese cuisine maybe the flavourless aspect is normal; however, it couldn't be possible that insanely over cooked, dry and tough meats is considered normal. How can u operate a place that serves very very poorly prepared food at a high price point and stay in business? If you have to go ... avoid fish, lamb, veal and lobster they don't know how to prepare those items properly. Maybe the steak is good - unless they buy cheap meat. The lamb seemed low grade but maybe that's because it was insanely dried out in a way no human could possibly enjoy it.

Excelent steaks, for a reasonable price. Picanha was amazing, for those Venezuelans out there looking for an "almuerzo adeco", this is the place to go!

They should remove the word "Churrasqueira" from their name. They cook their chickens on a butterflied on an electric heating element! It's not even a gas grill or the better charcoal grilled. This is an embarrassment compared to real churrasco back in Portugal. I'll never eat this crap again. I asked for the chicken well done with crispy skin and it came out looking almost boiled. Gross.

One of the best restaurants nobody knows about! This gem is hidden off Rogers street in a strip mall. You would never find it driving by. But this place is full every weekend dinner, you must make reservations! I've been here several times, and I have very little to complain about. One time I waited 45min for our food after realizing the waitress forgot to put in the order. It was busy, shit happens. But that's was once out of many times I've been there. They give u bread, goat cheese, and olives to start on the house, and it's all fresh and delicious! All the food is cooked perfectly, presentation is flawless too. The servers are very professional - they make it feel like a real 5 star restaurant. I once had dinner there with a group of about 12 people. They allowed us to bring our own cake at no charge. The best portuguese restaurant I've been to in Toronto so far.

Great food and service. Definitely the best piri piri chicken in the city. For those wanting to dine in I would suggest making reservations ahead of time. Otherwise the takeout is great!

We spent $73 the food was disgusting I Phoned and complained they hung up on me. I've been to this restaurant in the past it was better than what I received through Uber eats. The french fries were cold there were less than a quarter full in the container.