The Cavalier

The only reason we visited this restaurant was because my mother-​in-​law and her late husband had fond memories of eating there. I can tell you that EACH time we have visited there, the food was terrible. My latest order was the Pork Tenderloin. I figured this might be safe considering they don’t know how to cook chicken or beef. The tenderloin had a pungent smell. At first I thought perhaps it was some Portuguese seasoning I’ve never encountered but willing to try. The meat was inedible! So for the record, I’ve tried their beef, chicken and recently pork. There are so many other choices available

Ok, first off there’s a 50% off groupon so be sure you look into that. With all that said and the use of a groupon, this place is one I would avoid for the careless mistakes and lackluster food.
The scene is good enough I mean it’s a bar scene with 2 pool tables, tv and juke box. No complaints with that
The issue is the mistakes and frustration. No.1 I order a filet and they bring me a t bone. This was amended by a free drink for putting my order in wrong. Certainly appreciated. 2^nd I order a to go plate and had a taxi come since they said it wouldn’t be too long (it had been 10 mins). Come to find out as my ride arrives the waitress notifies me they burned it so they have to start over sigh. So my taxi is waiting as my new order is prepared. Sorry but one mistake I can overlook but another in the same sitting is inexcusable.
Now the food. Don’t expect anything spectacular it’s avg bar food maybe slightly above avg. The filet is one of the worse I’ve had. It was just so bland. The brownie and ice cream seemed something that came boxed well it certainly tasted like it at least.
If it weren’t for the Groupon lord knows how upset I’d be. Will never come back and if you do go make sure you bring the Groupon.

Enjoyed the yummiest dinner ever. Lamb chops, prime rib and baked seafood casserole!!! And u can’t go wrong with homemade au gratin potatoes. Vicki was very attentive…

Love going to this restaurant, great food and good prices. Wait staff is nice. Catering food is the best around.

Went there for dinner tonight and left hungrier than when I showed up. Our waitress was slow, rude, and got my order wrong. I order an appetizer and baked potato. She brought and charged me the entrée portion. When I mentioned that it looked big for an appetizer she said that the appetizer didn’t come with the salad bar. That’s all well and good but I didn’t need a huge portion which is why I pointed to what I wanted in the menu, also if I had wanted the salad bar (which was extremely small and looked gross) I would have ordered the meal. On top of it the food tasted gross and was extremely over cooked. My boyfriend got the baked seafood dinner which was bland as can be. The décor was also extremely dated.

Came here with my family after a funeral today. The first thing I unfortunately noticed was the terribly old décor. This place could use a serious facelift, because it’s decorated to appeal to a 60+ crowd. For our meal, we partook in a buffet. I’m happy to say that I enjoyed the rice, but I’m disappointed to say that it’s all I enjoyed. All of the food was lukewarm, the chicken was tough and had an odd aftertaste, and the roast beef was rubbery. At least there was rice, right?

I went after work for a few drinks after a long day. The prices were pretty average. The room itself is very outdated. The bartender was very friendly and attentive. Last call was at 1:10 am even though in chicopee bars close at 2am and there were only 6 people there which I found very odd. I guess the owner decided he wanted to close at 1:30 am. Would I return? Eh… probably not.

The last time I was there I think the food is good but too pricey and drinks… way to pricey and not even good

Had the carne de porco alentejana tonight, amazing !!! Also got a bitoque, and stuffed chicken breast, everything was delicious, and I thought it was a very reasonable price for the amount and quality of food we got.

great meals at great prices. I went here with my wife for dinner and we were not disappointed. I got a Portuguese dinner of baked cod and she got lobster. Much better prices than we are used to seeing in California, and the food was of excellent quality. The atmosphere was nice; ambient lighting, not noisy, and the staff was friendly. I would recommend this to my friends and family.

Fantastic restaurant in Chicopee! Authentic Portuguese food at a great price. I recommend any of the Portuguese specialties on the menu.

We recently had a baby shower at the Cavalier. We arrived an hour before it began (as we were told we could do) and we were greeted by waitstaff who were openly annoyed we were there early. We arrived carrying heavy boxes and bags, and wandered aimlessly around the restaurant looking for our assigned area, and never once did a waitress say «May I help you?» Next, the waitstaff argued with us about how many tables we had requested. We didn’t get a drop of anything to drink until at least 45 minutes after the party began (not even the very pregnant guest of honor — how embarrassing). The food came out about 15 minutes later than scheduled, which wasn’t a huge deal but if we only have the room for 3 hours we are on a schedule. Food is what you’d expect — mediocre at best.
The service was what killed it for me — we were treated like a nuisance and the only special request we made was for a single cup of tea (which also took 20 minutes to appear). I won’t be using them again. If you have a special event you’d be better off meeting up at the local McDonalds.

Welp where to begin… My biggest problem with this place has got to be management. Foods okay, comparable to other nearby places. Prices, a little above others (which doesn’t make sense cuz the food isn’t really better). All those could be overlooked if management was better though.
I went with my husband one night. I got the scallops and scrod, actually pretty good. My husband ordered something that was advertised as some seafood and pork in a «spicy sauce». When he got it I have to say it looked a MESS. Like the chef just threw random things from the fridge in a bowl, heated it and served it. So many random things, pickles stood out to me tho. Now my husband will usually eat ANYTHING you put in front of him, not a picky guy at all. But this he just couldn’t do. When the waitress came she saw the untouched food and instead of asking the logical question «did you not like it… Would you like something else…» She says «box it for you?» My husband lets her know he didn’t like it so no he wouldn’t want it boxed, then one of the owners comes and is practically berating for not liking the meal. When my husband responds that he wouldn’t have ordered if he knew there were pickles the owner INSISTS that the menu said it had pickles (we had just looked, it didn’t) so my husband says «ok get a menu and let’s look.» He finds the meal and says (word for word): «see? It says ‘in a spicy sauce’…» I’m sorry but pickles are not spicy and this do not equal a «spicy sauce». Then accuses him of being «too picky» for Portuguese food. What?
I don’t typically give only one star to local non-​chain places, but I can’t even bring myself to give an additional mercy star.
Anyway, there’s more in regards to their management style that I didn’t like but I’ll leave it there.
UPDATE: the meal my husband ordered was «Carne de Porco Alentajana». Description on the menu says, and I quote, «Clams and pork in a spicy sauce.» (You hear pickles? Yeah, me neither.)

Dated décor, mediocre food, management has some serious issues. The wait staff is the only positive experience out of everything. This place is not worth your time for the banquet
room or dinner, even if you have a Groupon. There are 20 better places in the area.

Yikes. The Cavalier has been around for quite some time, and over the past year I have had occasion to go there for banquets and such. The food is ok, but not great and the atmosphere is downright depressing. It really has that look and feel of needing a good cleaning. The bar is sad, with an awful wine selection.