Adega - Toronto, Ontario

Decent Portuguese fare, nothing extraordinary. Fairly humble food dressed nicely. The risotto is watery but I think that's just a Portuguese thing at this point. Good flavor regardless!

Decent food. For our appetizers, the grilled octopus (9/10) was great, but the porkbelly wasn’t anything special (7/10). The salad with goat cheese was good but also nothing really special either and didn’t feel worth it imo. We shared the fresh fish stew (for 2) between us and it was ... good (7.5/10) but too salty, it tasted good but was fairly one dimensional and lost its novely as you progressed. Compared to other restaurants in Toronto around this price range I would say in terms of value, it is slightly below average but that may just be a sample bias, if I was rating just off of the food I would say I would be willing try other items on the menu before giving a full verdict. However, while the food was good, the service was pretty subpar. The whole time our waiter sort of sounded like he was falling asleep while talking to us. A bit strange, but ok, maybe he is having a rough day. But as the night progressed, he barely showed up at all and it was incredibly difficult to get the attention of the staff (I didn’t even see our waiter more than 2-3 times in 1.5hrs). I had to walk up to the front of the kitchen to tell the staff to bring me the bill 😂, they said they would bring it and then 15-20min later still no one showed up! Had to walk to the other end of the restaurant to find the waiter and finally get the bill. I’m sorry if this is harsh but when you pay at this level you also pay for a certain level of service (I don’t need a personal butler), which was essentially nonexistent that night. Read more

I ordered the grilled squid as my main, and ordered a caramel flan (?) for dessert. The squid was perfectly seasoned, and the grilled vegetables were excellent. My only complaint is with respect to the greens beneath the squid - they were too salty for my tastes. The dessert was very ... solid - I had asked the server for a dessert that wasn't too sweet and wasn't too heavy, and I thought this dessert met those requirements. The overall atmosphere of this restaurant felt very classic. I noticed there were a lot of older patrons seated at the other tables. The service here is very good. Dishes came out promptly, tables were cleared within minutes, and I did not need to signal the waiter at all in order to receive the dessert menu or to ask for the bill. Read more

Adega has been in the Toronto scene serving delicious Portuguese cuisine for eternity and there is a reason for that, this place is just that great. Impecable white linen service and fresh delicious food that will delight anyone. We came here for lunch and that was an awesome decision. I ... highly recommend this restaurant nestled on Elm Street. Read more

Great service, and we had some great dishes but some dishes had similar ingredients and were not of consistent quality/cooking. We would highly reccomend the shrimp bisque, octopus and pork belly and whole red snapper, however there should be some consideration into calling an item a signature dish and ... then serving an overcooked octopus for a main signature dish, which we had to send back. Also the mashed potatoes on the lamb could be improved and were average. Overall the atmosphere was great and we loved the booth cubby holes that gave you an intimate setting. Read more