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Red Rooster Portuguese BBQ
Category: Restaurants Portuguese Portuguese [Edit]
1-975 Major Mackenzie DrVaughan, ON L6A 3P2
(905) 417-0075
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
7 reviews for Red Rooster Portuguese BBQ
7 reviews in English
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Review from Peter R.
Richmond Hill, ON
Great value for excellent food, try the pork slices with the piri piri sauce.
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Review from S M.
Thornhill, ON
3/18/2012
I rated this establishment a 1 because I never got a chance to eat thier food. Went in on a Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. There was two people in the restaurant.
I wanted to order a 1/4 chicken but it was not on the menu. I could only order 1/2 chicken. I hate white meat so I asked if I could have the 1/2 chicken but all dark and the person at the counter said no substitutions. Since the employee was so inflexible I left.
I guess this location is so busy they don't require the business. Poor customer service and I won't be going back. I can go to Swiss Chalet and order a 1/4 chicken.
It was my first time at this location and my last. -
Review from David B.
Toronto, ON
5/25/2012
I ordered my food over the phone. I was told to come and pick it up at 7:30. It was ready at 8:05. I ordered 30 pieces of chicken, fries, rice and potatoes. I was given one large hot sauce for a meal that feeds 30, and had to pay 15 dollars for the extra 3. Each item was served in an aluminum tray. They girl who carried them out from the back, who was wearing oven mitts dropped them on the counter becauase they were so hot. I asked for a box to carry them in and I was told they didn't have any boxes that large. I asked how I was supposed to get them to my car. To this the response was " normally we carry them out with our oven mitts but we are too busy". I asked how I was supposed to move them and was told the same thing again. An order for $203.67 and this was the level of service! I will never go back! I used to recommend Red Rooster to everybody, now I spend my time telling people this story.
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Review from Imran N.
4/28/2011
Not bad.
There are better churasquiera's out there, but this isn't bad either, for the area.
The chicken is good. The wings are good (nice grill taste). The hot sauce is the star. The house salad is not impressive. The rice is dry. The potatoes are ok.
All in all, a fresh option for the area. -
Review from Matthew R.
Aurora, ON
5/13/2011
Well.. won't be going back here. The service was horrible, they forgot half our food order.
The food itself was "meh". Not good compared to places like Churrasco Villa (Mt. Pleasant & Eglinton). The chicken was dry.. sauce was ok.
When I went to pay, and told the woman that they forgot parts of our order, she didn't even apologize.. My money will be spent elsewhere. -
Review from Karen G.
1/14/2011 1 Check-in Here
I was really disappointed with this place. After much consultation with the girl behind the counter regarding the "speciality of the house", I opted for the grilled chicken dinner (1/2 chicken with two sides). I had take-out. When I got home, the salad, which was otherwise fresh and in a separate container, consisted of mostly iceberg lettuce and was in a pool of water. It also contained a hair in it which ruined it for me even more.
The grilled chicken was cut into four pieces. The flavour was just ok...rather bland. The tiny container of hot sauce that I asked for was flavourful but swimming in grease. The chicken and parisienne potatoes (my second side consisting of blank round little potatoes) was also swimming in a pool of orange coloured grease.
The portuguese tarts looked yummy - they were sitting outside on the counter but I forgot to order one before leaving.
The restaurant has a small seat-in area but has non-descript decor and no ambiance. I think they could have tried harder to inject some portuguese flavour to the place. It is not at all inviting to eat-in but is more like 'fast food". Some of the patrons were eating what appeared to be grilled chicken breast which looked good. I wish I had ordered that but I am not inclined to give it another try in light of the very poor experience I had this time. -
Review from P J.
Markham, ON
7/27/2011
The first visit on it's second day of business in November 2010 was a one star experience. The 1/2 chicken was anorexic. The service was unsmiling from the owner's daughter. Almost as if she hated working with her mom who ran this second location. The first location (which I consider the best) was a few kilometres west on Major Mackenzie Drive past Keele Street run by her father.
Fast forward a few months into 2011. I tried this new location again three more times. The 1/2 chicken improved. More meat. But, still not as good as their original location. The last visit had the local Health Inspector walk in at around 12:30 pm on a Wednesday. It appeared he found a few deficiencies and the owner was having a discussion with him at a table across from me. Nice!
I don't mind the interior. It is basic. Nothing gaudy for the hour's weekday lunch. So, far the second best place in Vaughan for Portuguese chicken. The original location being the best.
There is a new Portuguese chicken competitor a few blocks west at Weston Road and Major Mackenzie Drive. I will try it and report back with a review.
