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About Us
Toma La “The Portuguese Pit Stop” is a small fast paced BBQ style restaurant. For those of you that are curious, the name “Toma La” means “Here You Go” in English. Any of my family/friends know that my husband is known for his “Toma La” slang word, So I figured I would incorporate that into the business name, and “The Portuguese Pit Stop” is for our non-portuguese clientele.
Our goal is to bring a little bit of Portugal and it’s traditions to the cultured people of Hamilton. When you walk in our doors you will be overcome by the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of Portugal.
Why Choose Us
Fresh, high-quality ingredients, memorable dining experience.
Fresh Ingredients
Fresh, high-quality ingredients create memorable, delicious dishes.
Delicious Drinks
We offer delicious, refreshing drink options to complement your meal.
Hearty Meals
Hearty, satisfying meals made with fresh ingredients at Toma La Restaurant.
Dine In
Experience a memorable dining atmosphere with fresh, delicious food.
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Our Specialties
Make any sandwich a combo for $5.50
Includes: Water or can of pop & a small Fries or salad or rice or soup
Prego
Toma Lá Philly
X-Tudo
Fried egg, bacon, cheese, ham, mushrooms, sautéed peppers & onions
Vegetariana
Bifana
Chouriça
Toma Lá Chicken
Pulled Chicken
Parmigiana
Chicken
Steak Salad
Shimp Salad
Homemade Desserts
Grilled Pineapple
Pasties da Nata
Nutella Natas
Tripas de Aveiro
Soup Of The Day
Caldo Verde
Rissóis (Various)
Mussels à Toma Lá (TRINITY ONLY)
Chouriça Assada
Camarão à Guilho
Lula Frita
Camarão Frito
Piri Piri Wings
Poutine
Toma La' Poutine
X-Tudo Poutine
Chicken Poutine
The Perfect Pairing For Your Meal
Tasty Wines, Cocktails, and More!
At Toma La Restaurant, we are proud to offer a wide selection of alcoholic beverages to complement your meal. With our LLBO license, we are authorized to serve a variety of drinks, including wines, cocktails, liquor, and more.
Enhance Your Meals
As the flavors complement each other perfectly, meals taste better with one of our amazing wines.
Hand Picked
Our hand-picked wines are chosen to enhance the flavours of the meal and provide a delightful dining experience.
Customer Feedback
What our Happy Customers Say about Us
First time trying this place. The chicken is very good. It has that true grilled taste, unlike those rotisserie chickens, pretend to be Portuguese style. Sides are perfect size. Most places cheap out on sides but not this place. Their hot sauce is so delicious 🤤 too. I didn’t call in my order, just walked in and waited maybe 10min. Great service, fast, and very friendly staff. Would definitely go back for more. I wish I had looked at the reviews before, some of the food pix shared in reviews look so good but I don’t know what they are called. Next time!
Hedia B
As a first time guest in the restaurant, I will owe the truth to tell that the meal was simple still full of flavours. Rice, potatoes and chicken were all well cooked and presented, yet not heavy on the stomach. The cappuccino at the end was well balanced as well; it did not taste neither heavily coffee or milk.
Coming back? Definitely, yes!
Orkhan Bahramli
Fresh food and packed menu with great options! Wonderful presentation of food being plated and served, attentive service from the team and overall great dinning atmosphere. I appreciate the owners involvement with both back and front of house operation. Would highly recommend checking out for lunch or dinner. We will be back!
Emmanuelle Pettener
I ordered from their catering menu for a party of 15 and I have to say the food was incredibly delicious. I ordered the party package and I wasn’t expecting there to be that much chicken! The rice was great and the potatoes were absolutely amazing, as was the chicken. I also ordered a shrimp dish and some fish filets that came with a dipping sauce, all of which was delicious. Will definitely be ordering from here again!
Diana Mancuso
This place is very very good. Very delicious food, we had chicken and Philly cheese steak sandwich. It was full of flavor. The service was good and friendly staff. Casual place and price is pretty good. We had good time. We also orders take outs couple weeks ago and it did not disappoint. Very good.
Mohammed Asker
Delicious food. Everything was just great! Staff very friendly and fast service. Ordered calamari and shrimp for appetizers and sheared cod, half chicken and Lagareiro cod. Everything very well done, tasty and fresh. Loved and I’ll be back for sure.