Monteiro Express is widely praised for flavorful, tender chicken, generous portions, and good value, with standout dishes like the Portuguese chicken, express bowls, and poutine. The service is often fast, friendly, and professional, the atmosphere clean and welcoming, and customers appreciate the option to dine in, take out, or order for delivery, including halal options. While most experiences are positive, some reviews note occasional delivery issues, price-to-portion concerns on certain bowls, and a few slower or less consistent experiences at the cashier, but the overall impression is of a high quality, approachable fast casual that many plan to revisit.
Honestly I can say with 100% confidence that @monteirocanada caught me totally off guard! At first I was a little bit skeptical thinking how good can a fast food chain really be & how different can it actually be to other fast food chains that lose quality as they franchise. I was extremely surprised on how delicious the food, the quality, the amount of food that you get for the price actually was. 10 out of 10 would recommend!
We got two of their Express bowls on their $10.99 menu & really packed full of flavor. The first one was the traditional Portuguese Express bowl with chicken mixed rice vegetables & the second had a little bit of a tex mex twist with guacamole, sour cream, a little bit of cilantro honestly really all components are tied together super well & what's nice about it is you can also pick your level of spiciness that you would like.
We also had to try their other menu items like their half chicken, chicken combo plate honestly super amazing came with fries rice salad & we accompanied it with their barbecue sauce. So FLAVORFUL, fall off the bone tender really well cooked also has a good Char flavor as well & value-wise for 10.99 can't get BETTER.
We also got their Portuguese chicken sandwich again spice level at the max but extremely flavorful very tolerable for people who like spice their home cut fries or delish their sauces that come with it are surprisingly different from other sauces that I've had out there & really help everything stand out! Value for price in terms of a fast food spot I cannot recommend this place enough really even if you're just looking for a great meal sit down it's a fun spot with multiple locations around Montreal!
I had Monteiro yesterday for the first time ordered through Uber, a 2 for 1 on the TexMex bowl.
The food is delicious, a lot of flavor but i can't justify the heavy price (18.99) for a small portion of chicken. The ratio of rice/ sauce vs protein was too high.
I will try again but what i had yesterday was good but not worth it.
I do like the idea & Portuguese food in general. I will give it another try!
Honestly if you were thinking poulet rouge, think again, half the price, double the flavor, juicy chicken & fresh vegetables, my go-to healthy fast food
Crazy good food for reasonable price…$10 bowls rice chicken fries & salad all in one meal really can't go wrong with them cheaper than fast food restaurants & better quality food high recommend
