Reviews of Portuguese Bakery (Bakery)

Claudia Comtois

We got a donut filled with cream and a bulgarian pastry and it was divine. I would highly recommend and ladies, this one is for you. You should go just to see the beautiful man at the counter.

Callum Pegg

Amazing falafels, very kind people and the most delicious donuts!

Cathy Cooper

(Translated) Patéis de Nata ( custard tarts ) are outstanding (Original) Patéis de Nata ( custard tarts ) are outstanding

Sean Kelly

Wonderful treasure. I'd highly recommend paying this place a visit. Syrian Kitchen also serves food from here.

Kris Duhaime

Cute little place. The pastries are okay. Limited selections here.

Harold McDermott

By far, the best bread in Ottawa! The egg tarts are superb and to die for! I stayed in Portugal two winters ago and this bakery brings back the best. Easy street parking .

Sameer Kapadia

Amazing little family bakery. They also serve sandwiches with saj (thin pan fried bread) Syrian style. Absolutely delicious, fresh and made to order. Try the Taboule, Egg plant dip, Mutabbal, and loads more :)

Rob Watters

Important to note: this single location is a Portuguese bakery and also a Syrian kitchen. The gentleman involved with the Syrian kitchen indicated that they supply a lot of retail stores with their prepared goods. Walked out of there with fallafel wraps, fatoush salad, and Portuguese pastries. Will be back.

Ilfring Ilfring

So delicious

Bradley Audet

The Portuguese pastries were amazing. I'll be back to try the Syrian food.

Jessica Parent

Had been meaning to try this place for a while, since I've had some great Portuguese bread and there aren't many Portuguese bakeries around in Ottawa. Picked up some buns, and they were so delicious. It's kind of out of the way, for me at least, but it's definitely worth a try.

Katie Chase

Pastries were bland and dry. One item was even cold, as if it had been recently thawed from a freezer. Very disappointing.

Col Chong

Now also known as SYRIAN KITCHEN (says on their new business cards). Based on what I have overheard and read, this place is now owned and operated by Syrian families, employing some recent refugees. They have retained the Portuguese name and products from working with the previous co-owner. This is currently the only place you can get Syrian falafel in town. They gave me and my partner each a sample falafel to try - the falafels were flavourful, crispy on the outside and moist inside. I liked it much better than a lot of other falafels in town!!! $0.65 each if you were to buy. Looks like they are made to order, or the pre-made ones are within the hour and fresh. We tried the Syrian falafel wrap ($6) and Beef steak sandwich ($7) and both were delicious. Don't expect the food to come super fast like other shawarma-type places because they don't have an assembly line. For the beef steak sandwich, they sauteed mushrooms and onions along with the beef on their grill until caramelized, which took a while, but it tasted so homey and fresh. Beef was a little tough but the flavour was good. We got a bunch of natas (Portuguese egg tarts) and they were really good. $1.75 each. We also got a bunch of kibbehs (beef croquettes) - which I have just reheated and am eating right now on Day #2 - and they are flavourful and still juicy inside even after reheating. 5/5 would buy again. And of course we got extra Syrian falafels to go....because they're so good and we eat them like cookies. Lovely people, homey food at very reasonable prices. Cannot wait to come back again. Minus 1 star because service is slow and for the lack of ambiance/space if you want to dine in.

Alex Czartoryski

Disappointed -- I came Saturday afternoon, and asked if the egg tarts were freshly baked from today, and it was an emphatic YES! But when I tasted them leaving the store, the curst was not crispy, was soft, and clearly not from today. They were still ok, but don't try to pass off a day old pastry for a fresh baked one. Just tell me it's day old. At least then I would have come back for a fresh one, and probably written a much better review. I didn't taste the bread so I can't comment on that.

George C

Recently tried out the ice cream, ashta with pistachio, delicious, i would definitely recommend it.

Geoff Agnew

Love the Syrian kitchen. Really nice folks working there; great food.

Selamawit Mesele

I love this Portuguese bakery ♥️. The staff is very friendly! The bread, sweet cookies and all of the food is delicious!!!

Adam Durant

Amazingly delicious Portuguese tarts!

Frieda Mallways

I have lived down the street from the Portuguese Bakery for nealry 20 years. I have many fond memories of stopping in for a pineapple Sumol and custard tarts! If you want to feel right at home this is the place. The baked goods are beyond fresh and delicious and everyone who works there is incredibly kind...i mean genuinely kind and that radiates from their hearts into every lovely morsel they create! I recommend the custard tarts and the falafels are out of this world!! Thank you for all your years of deliciousness Portuguese Bakery!!

Luiz Henrique Abrão Pereira

(Translated) Good variety of breads. (Original) Boa variedade de pães.

Mat Grandmaitre

A diamond in the rough. A hidden gem. Portuguese bakery has some of the best Falafels and breads in town. Small bakeries like this are rare and this one must be recognized for revamping their look and offering sandwiches as to go meals.

David Hung

Egg tarts: the crust was flaky and good, but the custard didn't have the rich taste or aroma that come from egg yolks. Instead, it tasted like sugar paste. Maybe this is a different recipe that what I'm used to.

Beenis

A warning to the Portuguese in Ottawa. The positive reviews of the "egg tarts" are coming from mangia cakes. The natas are frozen, rubbery, and overly sweet to compensate. If you're a pork chop looking for the classic flakey custard delight, you're going to be greatly disappointed. The staff are nice and I'm sure the falafels are great but I don't think there is anything Portuguese about "Portuguese Bakery."

Amira Adas

Amazing food and service. A slice of Syria in the heart of Ottawa

Adam Wildgen

The best chocolate croissant you will ever have. I have not tried anything else yet but will soon. The bread looks really good.

Leslie Santibañez

I love this place. Best falafels you can get and the humus is divine. Try a falafel sandwich for just 7 dollars with lots of good pickled and fresh veggies. I always take my own container to take some falafels home. Strongly recommended this place.

Rod B

We came for the Natas and portuguese cornmeal bread, which are very nice, but tried the Syrian baked goods and enjoyed them as well. They had me at "pistachio"!

Norman Quenneville

A couple of years ago I was going through a divorce, not seeing my child for months and roaming the streets of downtown all day and night, lost in my mind and starving. One late night, I smelled the aroma of wonderfully fresh baked bread and follwed my nose to this mom and pop looking bakery surounded by residences and encountered a genteman outside. I mentioned to him that I was starving and he led me inside and said take whatever you wish. I took a few buns and devoured them while we shared our life stories and had the opportunity of meeting one of the most inspiring gentleman that helped me through those problematic times.

jeremiah harvey

Great bread with no additives. Nice little pastries. Always day fresh.

Al Gheriani

Few selections but still great

Rasha Pharaon

Nice bread place

A Currie

Best buns in town, unless you go to the Bare Fax, pretty tasty buns there as well...

Rachel C

Great place for bread, pastries and food! Amazing smell as soon as you walk in.

Keum Roling

It is a bit out of the way, but the egg tarts are worth it.

David Adelson

I dropped by unexpected and boy am I glad I did. I got the Syrian falafel and it was one of the best falafel I ever had. The owner was super friendly and I most definitely will be back.

Marta K

When I saw the name on the storefront I thought it was a Portugese bakery but it's not really. The natas were bland, not like the ones we had in Lisbon and the food was not Portugese. The Middle Eastern food looked tasty and the staff were friendly but they really should change their name to represent their main business. The man at the counter proudly described the Syrian food and the Portugese pastries seemed more like an afterthought which I found a bit disrespectful if you call yourself a Portugese bakery. Why not Middle Eastern Delicacies ? That way you avoid disappointed customers who came looking for something else.

Madeleine Jean

Clerk did not wear a mask.

Amanda de Boer

We spent some time in Portugal and have done pastry classes on making the local treat Pasteis de Nata. We were excited to find a bakery in Ottawa that serves these treats. They were delicious!

kyna crumley

Fresh bakery items are delicious, I tried a sandwich and some falafel and they were great also! Very friendly and have offered me free samples multiple times.

Nidia Zaman

I went in on a Friday afternoon for the custard tarts...they were not fresh, and too sweet. Husband got a cannoli, and the shell was not crunchy. He said the filling was good though. Everything looked better than it tasted.

Taner Yavuz

Very friendly staff. Amazing customer service. And the food was just outstanding. Very highly recommended.

Jane Roppovalente

I found hair in some of my food, tried to get my money back and leave but they wouldn't reimburse me. I was put off and didn't want more food for obvious reasons. Got into a big argument over their stupidity.

Faris Al Abed

Best middle eastern food in town. Family owned restaurant you won’t regret it. Try their cherry beef and you’ll be back every week! Thank you Rami and the Addas family for the amazing derive

Andrea Davidson

I purchased some falafel, tabbouleh, and hummus here today and it was delicious. Also the staff was really kind and helpful!

Mahmoud Aladas

Good pastry , good bread ,nice service

Kelley Laflamme

A hidden gem in Ottawa. The falafel, almond croissants and such are always fresh and amazing. Fresh buns and loafs. It’s a genuine mom and pop style bakery.

Marcus Zacharia

Love this place quality and inexpensive. Intersting combo of Portuguese and Syrian.

Erin Harris

Was out for a walk one day and went in on a whim. Was pleasantly surprised how good the cannoli was! The Syrian kitchen was closed so I will have to come back another time to check them out!