Chez Doval just might be the perfect example of that classic line, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. Despite having changed ownership twice, not much else has changed since the beloved Plateau restaurant opened in 1974. The classics, such as chicken, calamari or fish – always fresh from that day – are cooked to perfection the Portuguese way, on a charcoal grill. “We kept the same style, the same cuisine, the same good prices” says Joao Gonçalves, who acquired ownership with partner Carlos Suares in 2003. “We worked here for a long time and we knew it was a winning formula.”
Joao was born in Portugal and moved to Montreal at the age of eighteen, the same year he discovered his love for service. He started working in a French restaurant, then moved on to Italian. “After that, I figured I already knew Portuguese cuisine, so it made sense to be in a Portuguese restaurant,” he says. “I worked in a restaurant where Chez Doval’s previous owners would go to eat. They asked me to come work for them. I did, as a waiter, but I really wanted to own a restaurant. The owner, he was always saying, ‘one day, I will sell the restaurant’. And I said I would be interested, although he didn’t take me very seriously, I think,” he says with a laugh. Three years later, his wish came true.
codornizes grehaldas
cailles grillées - grilled quail
mexilhao portuguesa
moules à la portugaise - portuguese mussels
camarao / alho
crevettes a l'ail garlic shrimp
lulas grehaldas
calmars grillés - grilled squids
sardinhas grelhadas
sardines grillés - grilled sardines
1/2 chourico
1/2 saucisse portugaise - 1/2 portugese sausage
polvo grelhado pieuvre grillée
grilled octopus
salada esparagos
salade d'asperges - asparagus salad
salada mista
salade mixte - mixed salad
salada tomate
salade tomate - tomato salad
salada do chefe
salade du chef - chef's salad
sopa do dia
soupe du jour - soup of the day
bitoque
petit steak - small steak
bife à portuguesa
steak à la portuguaise - portuguese steak
codornizes à sagres
cailles à sagres - quails sagres
costeletas de cabrito
cotelettes d'agneau - lamb chops
costeletas de porco
cotelettes de porc - pork chops
entrecosto
cotes de boeuf - ribsteak
febras de porco
escalope de porc - pork escalope
frango no churrasco
poulet grillé - grilled chicken
carne de porco à alentejana
porc et palourdes sautés - pork with clams
ameijoas à doval
palourdes à doval - clam's doval style
espetada de camarao
brochette de crevettes -shrimps shish-kebab
mexilao à doval
moules à doval - mussels doval style
garoupa grelhada
merou grille - grilled grouper
petkedodia poisson du jauc fish of the day
cacarola de mariscos
casserole de fruits de mer - seafood
linguado
sole de douvres - dover sole
sardinhas assadas
sardines grillées - grilles sardines
camaroes à doval
crevettes à doval - doval shrimp
lulas grelhadas
calmars grillés - grilled squids
bacalham cozido ou grelhado
morue bouillie ou grillée - cod fish boiled or grilled
polvo grelhado - pieuvre grillée - grilled octopus
arroz doce
puding au riz - rice pudding
pudim flam
flam au caramel - flan
queijo
fromage - cheese
pastets de nata tartelettes aux oeufs
breuvage
salmao funaoo saumon fumé smoked saumon
ameijoas bolhao pato
palourdes bolhao pato - clams bolhao pato
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C est toujours bon. Les serveurs sont sympathiques. Les prix très abordables.
Un bon endroit pour des grillades bien apprêtées. Leur poulet est délicieux! Cuisine typique et animée. Super bien situé.
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The grills are delicious, and well-priced at that. My own favourite is the chicken, with its excellent taste of chargrill and spice – happiness on a plate!
View this Smart ListCome by with a few friends and loved ones, sit down, relax and enjoy eating a generous portion of chicken with fries. Whether you're looking for a good time with company or an amazing resto to enjoy solo, just remember Chez Doval is less of a lounge, more of a raucous place. So if you like a little noise on the side, this restaurant is the spot to taste some awesome grilled chicken. It's in the heart of the Plateau and is loved by many, so be sure to make reservations at least a few days in advance.
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