Barcelos Flame Grilled Chicken

No idea why the reviews are low-ish. Good, real Peri sauce-based chicken is so hard to find in the US, and Barcelo's peri-peri is fantastic. It has that lively, tangy seasoning you expect that makes your tastebuds rejoice. We stayed nearby and ate here 3X in one week. Staff was lovely. Restaurant always immaculate. Food was hot and fresh every time. We especially enjoyed the Portuguese salad with a side of delectable chicken, the peri sirloin burger, and paneer kabob. Peri hummus, also quite delicious.

Barcelos NorthWoods Village has exceeded our expectations and we are certainly pleased. This location has recently opened but it seems to be an already discovered popular local gem. This evening our group of 11 celebrating a birthday had a reservation at 6pm. Our tables were awaiting our arrival despite 3 larger groups who had been through earlier in the day. Immediately we noticed the clean tidy dining area. The decor is African it has a great feel. The menu is easy to read there are monitors in the dining area displaying lively photos of their menu items which was helpful to our group in making our selections. You order at the counter pay then return to your table your food is brought to you. The tables have tasty condiments available to sauce up you meal. They serve primarily chicken but there are beef vegetarian options as well. You have the option of selecting your spice preference for your chicken. Our table included children we were delighted that there was a tv showing the Canucks game to entertain them while awaiting their food. I was impressed by how relatively quickly our meals arrived considering how busy the restaurant was. Now the food... I ordered a Portuguese salad with Veri Peri chicken asked for the dressing on the side. My meal also came with a Portuguese bun butter. My husband had a half chicken, yam fires salad. We were both delighted with our meals. Outstanding! The salad has these OUTSTANDING dried chickpeas that are seasoned with awesomeness. Yum! The dressing was good as well. The chicken perfectly seasoned. I polled our group who all ordered different items everyone was delighted with their meals including 2 very picky boys. A success! The rates are reasonable. The service is very friendly they take pride in providing a great experience. There is ample free parking in the lit out front plus street parking. This place is an asset to the north shore. 5 start well deserved.

We call this place Fake Nando's. The menu is similar, as is the restaurant layout. If the woman who gave us such amazing service has a South African accent, like I think it was, that's Fake Nando's too. We had two children with us and the service was immaculate. They offered to take our order at the table, helped carry the flatware to the table, and offered tea cups for the children's water to reduce the chance of a spill. Servings were enormous--sorry I forgot to take photos. We had the bland offerings because of the children, so I'd prefer to go back before discussing the food. I guess this is... to be continued.

Came around 3pm. The person at the counter was very patient with us (we took a long time deciding and asking questions). Between the four of us, we ordered the supreme family meal (mild peri), a portguese tart, chicken caesar pita (veri peri), peri chicken wrap (tangy lemon), and strawberry cheesecake. We were very happy with our meals. Whole chicken was juicy and the portguese rolls were fluffy and crunchy on the outside. We thought the service was very good. Although this is a fast casual restaurant, he waited on us, bring us extra water and clearing our table. I would recommend and come back again!

Gorgeous store and location. But can't say the same for their Peri fries, average at best. To be fair, I'll try their chicken one day but didn't hear clients gloating about it. Clean washrooms. Located in beautiful plaza with lots of greenery all around. Feels good, you know?