Romados
Portuguese restaurant · Saint-Louis ·
Portuguese rotisserie chicken & pastries, a beloved Montreal institution
Portuguese rotisserie chicken & pastries, a beloved Montreal institution
"This trailblazing restaurant on Rachel East has been cooking up one of the city’s most beloved renditions of piri-piri chicken for almost 30 years now. It was instrumental in propelling the dish to icon status, and despite recently changing ownership, remains a local favourite." - Valerie Silva
"A styrofoam container stuffed with this restaurant’s iconic recipe for Portuguese rotisserie chicken — now under new ownership but still faithfully executed to original specifications — accompanied by a hefty mountain of fries (and a token salad) is enough to bring on the food coma that will outlast any hangover. Be sure to have them slather on their famous spicy piri piri sauce." - JP Karwacki
"Though not the first to serve delicious, piri piri-slathered, charcoal-grilled bird in the city, Romados was instrumental in popularizing it. Under new ownership since October 2021, it remains a favourite for Portuguese chicken served in quarters, halves, wholes, or sandwich form." - Valerie Silva
"It's worth braving the line on this busy corner of Plateau-Mont Royal just for Rôtisserie Romados' iconic Portuguese spatchcocked chicken and fries. The joint is half takeout counter (complete with linoleum flooring and open fridges) and half eatery, with a few seats facing the window on Rachel Street. The bird is prepared churrasco-style—flattened between a two-sided grill on an open fire—until it's crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. It's served with deliciously greasy house-cut fries, a salad, and a whole Portuguese bun." - Todd Plummer, Isa Tousignant
"Known as a Portuguese chicken mainstay and cited among the city’s iconic culinary draws, this establishment figures into debates over whether wood-fired ovens and charcoal grills should be restricted under new municipal pollution rules." - Valerie Silva