Royal Meats BarBeque in Etobicoke

Decent place. Busy. Fast service. Standard price for Toronto.

Royal Meats is close to my office, so, naturally, my coworkers and I were often came here for lunch. Today, we came as a group of 9 people. Before ordering, we asked if we could get individual billing. The service person, who introduced himself as a general manager, has declined the request and demanded that we pay one bill. His argument was that according to the restaurant policy, a group of 8 and above should pay a single bill. My colleague and I asked for a separate table (the place was empty enough) so we could split the bill. The general manager has rejected this option and ultimately, in very rude manner, told us either we pay a single bill or we should leave. So, we left. Luckily. Because we found a great place for lunch just 3 min away from this place. Im, personally, lived 31 years ago in a soviet country, where a rude customer service was a normal style for that regime and the people lived at tha time. I didnt expect to see something very similar here in Canada. I believe no one from my team will come to this place ever again!!!

Freshness cant be beat Food is 10/10 Pass on the desserts

Burgers were very salty, overwhelming any other flavour. Coconut shrimp were good. Food : 3/5

Its one of my go-to spots. Amazing food.

Food and taste was really good Vegetarian options: Less options for vegetarian Food : 5/5 |

Made a reservation on open table, they call me more than 6 hrs later saying they have a private event that day and I cannot stay longer than 1hr. At first a lady calls me doesn t say where she is calling from and was very unclear on the phone saying the wrong date for my reservation making me confuse it with a different one. No apology or anything just saying no you need to move the date. I told her thats what reservations are for so I can make plans and I cannot just move them now. Very unprofessional from their side, never had such a careless attitude towards a customer. Ive been here before service was slow but ok food was medium but enough to come back. But this attitude of we don t really care about you as we have a big group coming is trashy business behaviour

Food only came out at different times and was cold. Its very expensive here.

Food was delicious and server was attentive and kind.

Always love to support Serbian businesses but this place has gone downhill significantly. Found a plastic bead from someone s bracelet in my salad today. Unacceptable.

Love Royal NEVER disappoints in quality! Bringing home to Canada

Great place for meetings with good ambiance and food. Its a comfortable place albeit pricey

This is the BEST PLACE for European food in Toronto. Definitely try the beef and lamb chevap with kaymak! Also Christine is the BEST manager ever, she elevates every experience and she s really good on the eyes hahah. She needs a raise!

Love the food the service amazing

Food was terrible, rubber chicken. Service and atmosphere were great.

Waitresses are not very attentive sat and waited for our bill for over 20 minutes. Were not offered refills on our drinks when plates were cleared. Hung out at the bar on their phones and chatting with each other. Atmosphere is beautiful a little bit on the cool side indoors wear a sweater and the food is good.

Service could have been a little quicker,but was expected due too the volume of buisness.

I ve been here a few times and it s a wonderful atmosphere and food is great. I booked a reservation and upon arriving they informed me they didn t have my table. I m not sure if they gave the table away, but they did have my reservation. I understand things like this can happen, and they were extremely busy, but staff offered no apology or acceptable solution (they offered a table on their patio which is heated but didn t dress appropriately for dining outside in the middle of November. Really unfortunate, but I won t be going back here. Photo represents what they did kicked me to the curb..

cool and bohemian atmosphere.

its a front. most of the blow gets into europe through the gross part of europe (serbia, bosnia, albania wtv) those disgusting places arent as monitored as the central american countries for cocaine. so, it comes into eastern europe and then these people open legal businesses (somewhat) in north america and get european foods imported for their restaurants but .. there is a lot of cocaine in them

Good people and good food always. Support Balkan businesses always.

The Chevapi were amazing Food was so good, service was so fast. All was amazing Food

Authentic Balkan food in the heart of Etobicoke. An absolute must try if youre in the neighborhood

I love this place, it has the best food and great service

Glorified Mcdonalds / burger king. Over priced and snobby waitresses who cant speak serbian ffs!!!

Great atmosphere. Food and service could have been better.

Fantastic place!!

Their chevaps were very good and juicy, and the bread was very tender. The lamb chops were a bit fatty though. They said there were no flies on the patio, but we had quite a few critter visitors wasps!

The royal cannon is incredible . High quality ingredients and meat. Try the European style BBQ. Serbian/Bosnian menu items are particularly delicious. Very busy so be prepared for a wait. Weve been back many times!

Ordered calimari, salmon, and chevap sandwich Calimari was a little too greasy and heavy, and not enough sauce. Chevap sandwich was okay, wish the sauce was already in the sandwich, and wish the sandwich had more structural integrity. The chevaps were really good tho. Salmon was a little oily, but good otherwise. TLDR: food was pretty good but everything was a little greasy

As always, the food was delicious and the service was impeccable.

Hello , so me and my husband have been coming here for years , and we love it so amazing the food the waitress kristen she s so gorgeous and very polite she did an awesome and perfect job serving us with a smile and very respectful girl . Definitely we ll keep coming here in future.

Bad service

Food is excellent, service is impeccable. Servers and hosts are genuine without being pushy and helpful.

Went in on a Saturday evening without a reservation and were seated quickly. The food was delicious as always. Kebapi chevapi, stuffed burger with kaymak, and a Shopska salad. Ended it with the plum baklava and a coffee. Consistently amazing, cant wait to revisit. I went on a Saturday night without a reservation and was quickly seated. The food was delicious as always. Kebap, stuffed burger with sour cream and shop salad. We finished with plum baklava and coffee. Its always amazing, I cant wait to go back. Fui un sábado por la noche sin reserva y me sentaron rapidamente. La comida estaba deliciosa como siempre. Chevapi, hamburguesa rellena con kaymak y ensalada Shopska. We finish with baklava de ciruelas and café. Siempre es increíble, no puedo esperar a volver.

Great place to enjoy Serbian cuisine. Meat is fabulous. Service is very professional. The atmosphere is very modern and clean. Great place to go with your friends or significant other. A+

Service Food Im coming in this week for a full review. The seafood platter and kabob (chevaps) lunch was so delicious. I cant wait to go back to try a few other dishes. Food : 5/5

Best place in Etobicoke Best Food in Etobicoke Best service in Etobicoke Love this place Food : 5/5 |

First time going here since the reno and it was mediocre, food was ok, service meh, place was nice to look at. Might go again, don t know

Went there for dinner. There was a drunk guy at the bar that was loud and obnoxious. It was hard to have a conversation because of him. I ordered a chicken sandwich which consisted of just that. No lettuce, no tomato. No side. I guess you have to order that separately. My chicken was dry. As if it had been cooked, set aside and cooked again when an order for it came. The grill marks were suspicious looking. They are the same ones that fast foods have when they reheat something that s already been cooked. Bun was dry. Very disappointed over all. Parking: Awkward parking lot design. And no lines

Ordered 2 large Chevap Dinners for pickup and asked for Kijmak on the side. Got home and there was no bread for either order of Chevap. $55 for 20 chevaps and some kijmak, couldnt be more disappointed. Dont see myself being back.

I recently had a business meeting at Royal Meets and it exceeded all my expectations. The service was great the food was delicious, and the ambiance was perfect for a professional setting. My client was impressed with the environment and overall experience. I highly recommend this place for anyone looking for a great dining experience, whether for business or pleasure.

The food selection is amazing.

Incredible food and good vibes.

For the burgers sold in store terrible its like rubber beef and lamb mix. Its full of blood vessels and cartilage in them cheap never again thank you.

Love the vibes of this place but honestly the food is extremely mediocre. I would not recommend this restaurant.

My husband and I visited this place recently to celebrate his birthday. When we ordered our steaks, the waiter Aleksandra, asked if we wanted a side and we asked if they have mushrooms as a side and she said yes, so both husband and I ordered our steaks with mushrooms. Our steaks arrived, it was definitely not 12oz even though it says on the menu and it was full of silverskin. Mushrooms arrived when we were almost done eating our steak. 2 big bowls of mushroom even though we just ordered sides, and we got charged with the price of 2 full orders of mushroom, each costing more than double a side. We realized this when we left the restaurant and already paid. Whether this kind of forced selling when we clearly asked for sides, is the restaurant s strategy or the waiter itself to get more money, I can assure you we will never come back to this kind of business and never recommend this place to anyone.

If you re looking for a good meat, dont miss this place!

Service is very very nice and proffesional!But food is graet except salat ..salat wasnt fresh and happend 2 times in last month!I had Sopska salad and was so bad plus bearly cheese on top of salad!For $14 that is rip off..Also what home made rakija kajsijovaca is $17!Come on !This is big rip off! Before was $7 and also was a small amount in the glass!Rakija more expensive than whisky? Giva us a break!!

i was expected more for a bbq place, the best thing was the bread, beet salad was not fresh

We have been coming to this place for years always amazing food and excellent experience this time we went with our daughter she loved the food and katrina was amazing with us specially with my daughter

Always amazing food at Royal Meats BBQ - you won t be left disappointed.

This is one of the best meals Ive had in along time

Great atmosphere. It is a meat shop and a restaurant. Although it is a bit pricey, the meats are truly good, especially the chevapi! You can select if you want beef & pork or beef & lamb for the chevapi. They charge $3 for the kajmak (cream cheese) though. If it is your first time, its good to try the meat platter one which has ten chevapis, two small burgers, one chicken breast, two pork shishkabob, one smoked sausage, & one royal cannon (this is like a cordon bleau, meat with ham and cheese inside)

Very good food and ambience

The food is delicious. All the staff are amazing. Top notch service. The best patio in the GTA Oysters every Sunday are great!!!

Always consistent food quality for meat eaters. Secret is they own a butcher shop as well where they manufacture all that delicious cevaps. So you know meat is fresh and top notch. Bit pricey on drinks. Never disappointed. Edit. If you can afford it, go for it. I dropped 2 stars for prices that have gone up. With a tip, limited drink, price for 2 was over 100$. This will keep me and others out of this restaurant. It was a good run, for a price alone, I am stopping eating here and some other restaurants.

The ABIANCE at Royal Meats is exactly right; due to the high ceilings and large floor space it never feels like its at capacity. The serving staff are exemplary, they made us feel like they were happy to see us, serve us and accommodate our every wish. The staff made me feel at home and they took their time, possibly realizing me and my parents were in no rush. I wanted to stay longer. The food was right on brand, Serbian fare done properly: I recommend the chevapes For dessert I have to get the Baclava of which they have 3 flavours (plum, pistachio and walnut). The Serbian baclava is made w walnuts so I tried it and was blown away! Everyone enjoyed and upon my recommendation I have 2 friends who have already reserved tables for this weekend. Go here - this review is supposed to take you to Royal Meats.

Visited this restaurant recently with a few friends. From the second we arrived the service we received was beyond exceptional, the hostess Gina was especially welcoming and made us feel right at home. She was also very knowledgeable and gave us some excellent recommendations. The food and drinks were great as well, the platters are perfect for a big group and everything tasted fresh and flavourful. Would highly recommend.

Awesome place to dine !!!! I was blown away from the food menu Carnivore heaven Who needs a fork, I wasnt shy Great gem Food : 5/5 |

The covered patio is really nice and has tvs too for watching sports. We ordered the mini meat platter and fries. The pistachio baklava was good too. Service was great

Came here to watch the Euro Cup games ... food was great service too

Bad service baddd veryyyy bad don t go this place

Bad service

Can be quite beter music. Food was good.Thanks

Royal Meats BarBeque is a gem! Mouthwatering barbecue, cozy atmosphere, and friendly staff. A must-try for meat lovers

Everything I expected The restaurant was pack jammed and the delivery and service was fantastic Food

I ve been to this establishment on many occasions including hosting multiple parties. I recently had my daughters first communion and Mother s 60th birthday party. The food is always fresh, plentiful and delicious. The service is exceptional and on a completely different level. Keep doing what you re doing Royal Meats!!

I visited this restaurant for the first time after so much hype from my partner. We went to celebrate mothers day but the food was disappointing. To be honest I think disappointing is an understatement. We ordered; Calamari - had no taste, the Calamari was over coated with corn flour and the only taste was the corn flour. Chicken Wing - came dry and tasteless. It tasted like chicken wings that were refried from previous day. NY steak - for a BBQ house, I was expecting a good taste of steak but the steak was tasteless and not properly spiced. Chevaps - these were okay but nothing extraordinary.

The price was very high for what you get. Every main dish doesnt come with any sides. The shishkabob was literally just a single skewer of chicken for $20 lol To me, this is like a date night place with good vibes and view, but if youre not paying attention, your bills gonna be sky high.

Visited during a business trip from the US to Canada. I ate Rib Eye. It was some of the best Ive ever eaten. Canada has better beef than America.

Server Ivica was very professional. Food was fantastic. Chevapi were excellent. Definitely recommend others to try this restaurant out

Maybe because it was perfect weather for the patio, it was cool and it was heated it just hit right. Great place if you a drinking pretty big menu for the booze, had a 21 yr Macallan ( good not great ) and a big FAT 16oz veal chop. Wife spicy shrimp was great prefered it as my chop cut was solid but that spicy sauce was BLAM!!! Atmosphere is beautiful and its a great date spot. Staff were helpful and everything was nom noms. I will 200% be back as they have great menu options.

Always fresh food, always great service. Vegetarian options: some good ,interesting options, but its not a place for primarily vegetarian food. Food : 5/5 |

One of my favourite places to go and enjoy the food. However, this time it was very disappointing. The worst part was that one of the owners was just sitting at the bar, playing with his iPad, and giving high fives to his waiters. Our grilled calamari came cold because our waitress did not bring it on time, and our salad came without seasoning - not even olive oil. Of course, they forgot to add it. Additionally, I had to wait 15 minutes for my server to bring me the bill. Button line on my previous visits I never had a problem with the food quality only this time I think it was because our server was busy with other things.

Got the beef and lamb Chevap and a cheese dip (forgot to take pics of the chevap). Both flavourful dishes. Especially loved the garlic bread and cheese dip.

This is the best one! Whenever I visit my dear friends, they always order Nutella crepes for me, their wife, and son. Its incredibly heavenly and delicious! If anyone wants to try Nutella crepes, I would highly recommend it!

Amazing food and good staff

I go here regularly, great restaurant love the food.

Food was on point.

I gotta say. I love everything about it. The atmosphere is so amazing. Thank you

Great spot for etobicoke. Good meat and seafood selection. Great for group dinning Food : 5/5

I have been to royal meats various times over the years, and their quality and variety never dissapoints. To begin, the environment is clean, nice, and modern. There is a window to see the food being cooked, and the outside patio is beautiful. The service was friendly and nice, nothing exceptional but good. The selection that one may make when it comes to meats is vast. The seafood is delicious, with great calamari and shrimps, and the meats are superb. The cevaps may be some of the best I have eaten, very fatty but so incredibly delicious. The sausages are always a standout, and the chicken is grilled perfectly. A real highlight is the Royal cannon, a food so filling yet rich and creamy. Its so incredibly delicious. The salads are typically good too. The cheeses used are very high quality, and I really loved the burrata. However, I did notice they seemed to be rather oversalted. The steak sandwich had great steak, but it seemed a bit bland as a sandwich truthfully. Was mostly just bread and steak. I did not try the desserts, however they looked very good. Id really recommend the platter rather than individual meals for groups of people, as you will be able to try most of what royal meats has to offer. 5/5.

Where do I begin. This restaurant has gone downhill since they started years ago. There is a combination of shrinkflation and inflation. $10 for half pints, $8 for Costco fries, and burgers are so tiny. Everything is an extra. Service was awful from beginning to end. Seated us in the outdoor patio saying that it was warm. Clearly seated in a huge opening that the heaters couldn t keep up. Waited long for food and waited even longer to pay the bill. Several apologies for the lack of service but too little too late. The worst part is that it burned a hole in my credit card. Never going back.

I ised to like going to this place. Found the prices were really high for what you get. Good people and service, but I wasn t impressed with the prices.

Great spot for lunch. Showed up shortly after opening and the place filled up pretty quickly. There is adequate (free) parking and a lovely large outdoor patio for the warmer months. There are a few large TV s throughout the restaurant and patio. Good, as well as friendly service. Very clean restaurant- bathrooms included. Delicious food and healthy portion sizes. We ordered the large pork/chicken chevapi, truffle fries and kale salad with chicken.

Amazing food and atmosphere.

I can t stop ordering from this place! In a city full of menu items designed for Instagram, this place is full of classic meals with so much variety. Been ordering it once a week for the last month and don t see myself stopping anytime soon.

This place never fails! The food is always consistent. The atmosphere in there is really nice and cozy. Gorgeous patio too. Heated. We sat at the bar last night and had Stefon serve us. This guy took our experience to whole new level. I ve been visiting restaurants for years of all kinds. This was probably the best service I ve ever had. He was so attentive. Funny. Catering. Even educational. Good story teller. Try the burger sliders. You will not be disappointed. The food can sometimes take awhile but it s totally worth the wait Parking: It can be busy so you re not always guaranteed a spot but plenty of spots near by you can park and walk over if you absolutely had to.

This was the second time there, and it was very good. Quick and nice service. Excellent food. Recommended dishes Fish

Great Serbian food!

You know, Ive always had great food when I go in... but when I order off uber the food is horrible. The steak I had was fatty and over cooked. I asked for medium rare it was more medium. The bfs order was wrong. The last three times weve ordered in, theyve gotten it wrong. Either forgetting something, or giving us something we didnt order and had no clue what it was. Please get it together when doing uber orders etc.

I am a carnivore, through and through. I bbq, smoke, charcoal, skillet everything and I am pretty damn good at at it, so my bar is high. It is with that backdrop that I say This place is amazing . Meat Platter #1. Just freakin amazing. Thank you.

The chevaps here are excellent. I placed an online order for 3kg of chevaps and the order was ready on time and the pickup was smooth and quick. The staff was friendly too. Thank you very much for the great chevaps. There is free parking on site as well.

this place never disappoints! A++

I went with a group from work. We ended up with so much meat. Literal platters on the table with what seemed like a never-ending supply. The bread was good, the drinks were good. Lots of fun here. Skip breakfast and lunch if you are coming here.

Food is always amazing, service is horrible. Young server was to busy flirting with a customer to do her job

Really great restaurants for everything meat! I was craving a really nice steak so we decided to walk in here on a Tuesday night and needless to say it was very very good! Will definitely go here again! Items we tried - Chevaps, Beats with Goats cheese, Shopska salad and the 22 oz bone in Rib Eye Steak. For desserts we tried the Tiramisu, the Chocolate Cake, the pistachio baklava and the walnut baklava (personally our least favorite dessert of the 4).

We were initially coming to Royal Meats to possibly book an event and thus were going to meet the Manager, as well as, try out the menu. However, Manager wasnt there according to the waitstaff. The food was pretty and tasty. I ordered the 3 gourmet burgers. Deconstructed ones... nice. Truffle fries and beets as sides were delicious and shared amongst our party. Calamari and the chevaps wrap (?) was also ordered. Everything tasted great, however the service for water was a little underwhelming and receiving the final bill took awhile. We went when it wasnt too busy... but something was lacking. The interior is dark but with large screens of entertainment and the seating itself was comfy. A little pricey in my opinion but the food and the accoutrements was good.

Really good burgers.

Relaxed atmosphere for people who like to watch TV while they eat. Service was friendly but a little slow for 4.30 pm. Food was filling, portions generous but fries and onion rings served cold. Buns on sliders should be soft, fluffly and minimal to highlight the protein. Instead the mini ciabattas were hard and bulky and made up the majority of the volume of each bite.

Portions are a bit too small for my liking

Finally went here for my first time and didn t disappoint whatsoever.

Fabulous

The food was very good. I recommend the mini seafood platter; it was the best. Very cozy atmosphere. The service was excellent. They brought us a big piece of cake on the house. My 4 years old daughter said to the waiter that it was her birthday.

Yummy food

Great food but the price could be better

This place is my place to be! Great atmosphere, great service, and I would recommend

We went last night for dinner dine in order lamb chop came raw not cooked I asked waitress to be well done order beef and lamb patties they set didn t have after 10 minutes we ordered service was terrible they sat as middle every time passed anybody we have to move I never go back there and I have to take the lamb home to cook it and we pay $200 for disappointment terrible dinner

This place has quality food and the service was great as well. Will be going back on multiple occasions.

Everything main meal had extra charges, including fries? Service was interrupted by waitresses moving chairs over our heads and food not cooked as requested, practically raw. They ran out of patties for burgers? Will not go there again. Too pricey for terrible food and service.

Very popular spot. Great selection.

Great place for meat dinner or lunch

Great food, good service.

Its a very nice place to go for dinner or lunch, but its a little pricey for the portions you get. For example: main dishes (which have a solid price already) dont come with sides; you have to order them separately (which is not common in Balkan cuisine). I wouldnt order the evapi again, but the lamb chops and the royal cannon were good. The staff is more attractive than overly friendly; they seemed a little annoyed by my friend asking too many questions, which I understand when theyre busy, but its still not nice to make the customer feel uncomfortable. We still got served with a smile.

Close to work, while doing some manual labour for special fx

Update: been coming here since they opened up but fyi if you ordered a negroni get ready to pay $25++ a drink But they have ****Best Chevaps in town

Excellent

The atmosphere is great, very upscale. The food was amazing, and the prices were great fair. Ill definitely be back

Pretty cute place just an easy 2 minutes of the highway distance nice for a meeting more for a date

Royal Meats BBQ is simply FANTASTIC! Service, ambience and FOOD are all on point. We stopped in after the Heritage Classic Game and were instantly WOWed by the very COOL patio in the front. It was like a tropical paradise. I am definitely visiting in the Summer time. The Food was simply incredible. I had the Truffle Burger and my buddy had the Chevaps and we shared the Grilled Calamari too. We had Fried Cheese as an app and that was soooo tasty too! I had a white Sangria and it was delish. My buddy had a couple of Stiegl beers. The Big screen TVs were a welcome sight and Im already pre planning our Grey Cup party here in November lol The Service by Katarina S was simply exceptional as well. She was professional, informative, attentive and always smiling. She was very genuine in her interaction with us. Sincere. We were never left wanting for drinks or even refilling our water glasses. Maja was also amazing as she stopped by sporadically to check on us and make certain everything was going well and we were enjoying our evening. We had the chocolate Cake for dessert (Katarinas suggestion) with a latte/espresso and it was the perfect way to end our great meal/night. It was a sweet delight! I ordered 2 Sambuca shots to toast my dear Mother (they were her favourite shot) as it was her Birthday. She passed away one year ago from Cancer. Katarina was so comforting and empathetic. It was just so touching. & they even comped the shots in remembrance of my dear Mother which they did not have to do. Royal Meats BBQ is a hidden gem in Etobicoke! I highly recommend you visit if you are in the neighbourhood. It will be well worth your time and money. You will leave feeling content and very FULL. Great job RMBB. Thank you for a most wonderful evening of dining! Ill definitely be back soon! Update April 2022: Returned to RMB with my lovely wife & everything was outstanding yet again! The food, service & mojitos were all amazing! KatarinaBz & Melicia were so attentive & friendly with their service. They checked on us throughout the evening & made sure we were pleased & satisfied-which we definitely were! The service is always on point & one of the reasons I ll be back again soon. Thank you again ladies! Great job Update. August 2023: Still AMAZING! Iryna was great with her service for my wife/I. Excellent food as always!

Parking: In front of the restaurant there are many parking lots Food

Overpriced for a take out sandwiches

Great place for meat eaters!

The flavors are exquisite, and the quality is exceptional. A must-visit spot for meat and seafood lovers!

pricey, but quality

Waitresses were great! Food was not bad but owner or manager was quite rude and unfriendly after I had paid 60 dollars for 6 sliders, fries and a few onion rings.

Steak was awesome you know it could be better they should have like bread butter those things on the table to make it more appetizing and more better

This place us awesomeness! The best sliders and burgers but also has great fish options. My staple in Etobicoke

service absolutely fantastic. will return for sure. food was really good. great terrace Vegetarian options: not much vegetarian options but i went for the meat

Excellent overall experience

Awsome place to get some serbian bbq.went over there with family and friends,food was awsome stuff where so nice and atmosphere was chill. Price was a bit more then expected but on end dollar well spend Food

Honestly the best steak sandwich Ive had in a long time. Very simple but just so damn good. The cut was perfect, and perfectly seasoned, the bread was fresh. I will be back.

Amazing ambience, staff, and foods. You will regret if you do not give it a try.

Great food.

Great Balkan European food teste experience. Excellent service,and so hard to get available space unless you pre-book the place. I have been several time and definitely will be again.

Calamari is good (appetizer)

Great food, excellent service comfortable atmosphere. Highly recommend to friends and family.