Matador Artiste 4 Burner

Sensational – This is fantastic, easiest bbq to build, quality, love the plates and grill, heats very very quickly,large viewing window, lovely fitting doors and straight! Either steak, chicken or fish, sausages or a large roast, comes out beautiful every time. Just fantastic, love it Show details

Useless with no heat – Just spent 15 minutes stewing a steak over the grill going full on. That was after nearly 10 minutes heating it up. Won’t buy another matador. Big disappointment after using these hooded style bbq for nearly 25 years.. Show details

50/50 with this one – The BBQ cooked meat very welk in my opinion. It just sometimes took its time to do so. But it really wasn’t a easy BBQ to keep clean. Sometimes it took me over an hour to do so. With rain and wind it didn’t cope to bad I mean I’ve had it for a few years and it’s spent it’s life outside and it doesn’t show to much wear so I’m pretty happy with that. All together it’s not the worst BBQ but for sure not the best  Show details

Nice BBQ – Great compact size bbq, excellent burners, heats up quickly, easy to clean, fat collecter under side a great idea but have to remove when finished as dog gets to it all the time, then on hot days fat will drip onto ground if not in place, would be better if locked in place somehow. Must be level but overall good BBQ.  Show details

Unacceptably poor quality with safety concerns – I bought my Matador 4 Burner Hooded Boss BBQ with Cabinet and Side Burner (product number B277-15D) from Bunnings just before Christmas 2017 and here is what I have found: The screw housings on the caster mounts were particularly badly formed and many of the screws were stripped of their coating / deformed when fitting the casters.… Read more

Throughout, screws did not line up and were damaged during assembly as the screws could not be freely screwed in – most had to be forced in.The pressed-in screw housings were not problematic. And like other reviewers stated with Artiste model, I anticipate rust problems in these areas. The chassis was distorted – this was immediately evident after fitting the casters and turning the chassis onto the correct side (right way up) for assembly. The chassis for this unit is too light in construction and prone to distorting as well as the casters being too flimsy for the weight. The barbeque was difficult to assemble and some of the profiles were badly jigged and spot-welded, so the panels had to be unscrewed AND BENT OUTWARDS to get the parts to fit. I also had to bend the back section (top right) out to achieve alignment. The double doors – worst fit I have ever seen. The poor design / characteristics cause the doors to fluctuate and depending on where the barbeque is placed, causes the doors to jamb upwards onto the underside of the sliding drawer. As a result, I have to place a 6mm packing under one of the wheels each time I move the barbeque to avoid the doors being jammed closed. For me, a safety hazard as the gas cylinder cannot be quickly accessed in an emergency. Right underneath the side burner control knob, there is a small printed label which says SIDE BURNER. But one has to step back 2 meters in order to see it. And in order to see it, one has know it is there. This, as well as the side-burner control knob being placed second from end, makes for this appliance to be very dangerous and one has to be mindful at all times NEVER to leave this barbeque unattended. In fact, for safety reasons it should be condemned.

The assembly instruction is by pictures only and does not indicate clearly the parts, and does not address or explain potential assembly issues. I contacted Garth Australia Pty Ltd who import the Matador barbeques from China for and on behalf of Bunnings and spoke to a representative who concurred the pictures depicting the sliding drawer assembly was misleading.

The screws on the lower door magnets that are mounted onto the chassis are too short – I had to buy longer screws at Bunnings for an acceptable fit. Plus the magnet housings are prone to “rocking” and breakage as the threaded inserts are sitting proud from the surface.

Overall, the assembly of this barbeque has been a bad experience and time consuming. I had to use grease on just about every screw throughout assembly and had to constantly re-align. My issues were presented in writing with substantiating photographs to Whitfords Bunnings (WA) but to date, I have not had a response. Overall, a bad product to be avoided at all costs and if one looks at the fine print on their 5 year warranty, it is not worth the paper it is written on.

Cooks fine, but parts have already rusted – The Matador Boss BBQ operates fine, but the bolts provided to put it together have already rusted. Am unsure why they could not provide bolts that do not rust! Despite being under a cover most of the time, the lid has already faded. Also, the grease does not drain well. As the BBQ is enamel coated, any scratch on the body while putting it together can lead to it rusting.  Show details

Family BBQ at its best – I have never had much luck with BBQs, or maybe its my cooking technique, likely to be a combination of both. Other models I have purchased have looked good in the showroom but were flimsy once assembled with a tendency to flare up, or worse. The Matador Artiste stood out in showroom. Sure it was a little bit more expensive than the others but… Read more

just feeling the weight of the lid gave me an immediate sense of quality. Nicely finished in clean stainless steel and grey enamel matt paint. Its looks the business and is very easy to clean.

Assembly took about 90 mins, nicely constructed and no engineering degree required.

Steak and Kebabs were the first on to try. Heated quickly, cooked like a dream. Many more cook ups, no complaints.

Masterchef I am not. Very happy with my new BBQ, yes, I certainly am.

Bad Design is Knobs – We lit our new BBQ tonight the knob for the wok burner which is on the right is on the second right and badly labeled underneath where you can't see it! We turned the first four in from the left and the wok with closed lid came on and burnt the lid. Very dangerous design lucky my husband didn't walk away from it burnt lid!  Show details

Not as good as we excepted – We are not satisfied at all with the BBQ. When the meat is cooking, the fat was draining onto the floor as there was no drain hole for the fats to flow out to the tray. We contacted the manufacturer who didn't give a damn. They would not recognise there was a problem. My husband drilled a hole for drainage & now the fats drain away to the… Read more

tray as was supposed to happen.

Also the knob for the cooktop has melted on one side, not happy at all.

I would NOT recommend Matador BBQ's, simply because they don't give a dam about after sales service.

We paid $2,000 for it.

Good Budget BQQ – Good Budget BBQ which is useful for most normal families. The quality of the build is average, but easy to use with burners lighting quick quickly. Due to the average build, need to be mindful when manoeuvring as can bend. Also wish was easier to clean but cannot expect much as this price range.  Show details

Good – I like this bbq but it just doesn't get to the heat I need it at it's well built and a good Grill but I need it to get really hot it just doesn't do it for me so next Time I buy a grill I'll be sure to make my own  Show details

Matador rubbish – This is rubbish BBQ, and a poor reflection of Bunnings quality standards. While the BBQ is not under cover, it does have a cover that I keep over it when not in use. The drip tray is plain steel and holds water so in 2 years has rusted completely. The starter now only works on one jet, so I need to manually light them. And the rear jet (for top… Read more

heat browning) never lights, and has rusted out. It is impossible to bbq meat as the jets are too gentle and do not produce enough heat. it is now used for slow roasts and I use it with a BBQ top Pizza Oven. I would never recommend Matador BBQ to anyone, however I do think that all hooded BBQs are similar in having lower than "old school" jets

Matador is a Big mistake – I purchased 4 burner Matador from bunnings around 3 years ago. We dont use it often at all. The barbecue absolutely rusted especially burners and fat drip tray.the side burner doesn't work at all. In addition, could not find replacement parts. Great disappointment. Don't buy Matador barbecue !!!! If representative of the Matador would read it would be great to receive replacement parts as an apology for misleading me about the quality.  Show details

Rubbish – I have had the BBQ less than 3 years, and it has completely rusted out. It is stored outside, as any good BBQ should be, and covered, but the burner deflectors and drip tray have completely rusted away. I contacted support to determine replacement options, and they said I need to get a metal fabricator to press a tray, and that is almost as… Read more

expensive as the BBQ cost. So, first problem selling a BBQ that rusts out in less than 3 years, and the second not having spare parts at a reasonable cost. Will never buy Matador again, and nor should you.

Poor quality bbq – Bbqs are meant for one thing and that's cook meat. Well matador stuffed that up. My bbq boss only heats half the plate. Rubbish design with jets. Rear thermal never starts igniter works. Very poor design. Useless thing don't even wana use it and it cost me a good dollar not worth it.  Show details