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Dunns Famous Steakhouse Delicatessen
Categories: Restaurants Delis Restaurants Sandwiches Delis, Sandwiches [Edit]
1249, Rue MetcalfeMontreal, QC H3B 2V5
(514) 395-1927
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Has TV:
- Yes
22 reviews for Dunns Famous Steakhouse Delicatessen
Review Highlights
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"...and to the point --- Totally delicious smoked meat sandwich." In 14 reviews -
"This was the best poutine I've ever eaten in my entire life." In 10 reviews -
"The portions were big and the quality didn't suffer for it." In 3 reviews
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22 reviews in English
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Review from Jay B.
5/17/2012 1 Check-in Here
Great food. Good job with the smoked meat. Their fries are excellent as well. They have TVs all over the place for watching sports.
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Review from Jeff H.
Markham, ON
3/16/2012 1 Check-in Here
Went here for dinner while visiting Montreal. As my wife was not feeling well, we cancelled plans to find crepes and I took the kids to the nearest restaurant that would be kids friendly. We stayed at the Hilton Bonaventure, so it was only about a 8 minute walk.
While it was pretty jammed for 8 p.m. on a Friday night, they managed to sit us in 5 minutes, which is great if you have kids that are hungry.
While the Cesear salad arrive quickly, our dinners probably took at least 10 more minutes after we finished the salad. The salad was average, but I did find it odd that they used that weird fake bacon. I mean, isn't this a meat-lovers haven?
The super sized sandwich is BIG. I could barely find the bread to hold the thing together. The taste was pretty good, but I found it a slight bit drier than other places. The coleslaw as a disappointment, which for me is really important. Hardly any taste at all.
The kids were happy enough with their hot dog and spaghetti. Overall, a pretty safe better for a family with kids if you can't find better options. -
Review from Darren E.
Embro, ON
5/14/2012
Great food and great atmosphere it's a lot of food to inhale at one time but a great way to enjoy the food that montreals about
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Review from Sean D.
10/31/2011
This is a great diner to hit, (rather than Nickels)...one of the better smoked meat spots within walking distance right downtown...family restaurant, good for kids, and yummy food. (yummy is french for tasty)
If you are visiting Montreal and staying downtown, definitely stop by for lunch! -
Review from Vikas I.
Pickering, ON
6/28/2011 1 Check-in Here
This place was dead when we arrived 9AM on Monday.
But like the Dunn's in Ottawa this place serves breakfast food 24/7 and the portions are big, two of us ate from omelet order.
Atmosphere was great and since they weren't that busy service was excellent. -
Review from Richie S.
It took about 15 mins for me to figure out that I'd been here...a few times...previously. As it appears to be open 24/7 and within stumbing distance from the Fairmont, I'm not so suprised it wasn't my first time.
Standard smoked-meat eatery. Matzoh ball soup was simple and good with a sprig-o-Dill. Poutine (Quebecoise) was alright at best - no better or worse than most places in the city.
The med smoked meat was pretty awesome, however. Really tender and falling apart. Apparently nobody eats poutine/smoked meat at 11 a.m. any more as the place was empty.
More space for me. -
Review from Haiku-Project H.
8/14/2011
Psyched to try classics.
Sad to learn: cold cheese poutine.
Smoked meat's just deli. -
Review from Fabio N.
Toronto, ON
11/8/2010 1 Check-in Here
Ah, the Montreal pattern: good food, so-so service.
Aside from that, I don't have much to add to Renata R.'s review, as we went there together and had almost the same opinion of the place. It's definitely VERY different from Toronto Dunn's, in that's a much lower-key, traditional place.
It's worth a visit to know what's it all about, but don't expect anything stellar.Listed in: Montreal
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Review from Meaghan W.
3/31/2011
The smoked meat sandwich I had was excellent, it was basically like a corned beef sandwich if you are unfamiliar. Also the french onion soup I had the next day was good too. Lots and lots of gruyere!
The place was just kind of dark and greasy though. The general ambiance kind of depressed me. Would love one of those sandwiches right now though... -
Review from Renata R.
9/6/2010
If you have been to Toronto Dunn's, forget it. This is a different place, the only thing they may have in common is the name. Menu, prices, service, everything here is from another planet. Is totally worth a visit.
I'll split this review in "FOOD" and "SERVICE" so it'll make more sense.
FOOD: FIVE SHINY STARS
I was going to have something like a salad, but, it's a deli, right? Let's ask for their deli plate. For 12 bucks you'll eat until you'll explode (and I shared the plate with husband) and I had the most awesome cole slaw of my entire existence. The platter also includes cornichons, peppers, sausages, green tomatoes, bell peppers, bread, I'd say it's big enough for three.
SERVICE: ONE FADING STAR, AND I'M BEING AWESOME
The service simply doesn't exist. I don't know why I had to wait about 10 minutes to be seated, as the place was EMPTY and there were at least three waiters working on something (cleaning? cashier?)
CONCLUSION: (5+1)/2=3 OK Stars. I could give bonus points for cheap and good drinks, but, nah. Serve me better next time, dude. -
Review from Gary E.
Toronto, ON
6/12/2009
This was the best poutine I've ever eaten in my entire life. I should qualify this by saying that while I've eaten a lot of poutine in my day, I'd hesitate to call myself an "aficionado" in the realm of fries topped with gravy and cheese.
That said, this was damn good. The kind of good where you take one bite and immediately realize how amazing it is. You chew franticly and swallow so you can tell the person across from you what they already - this is the best poutine you've ever had in your life.
It's a kitschy little place with table top illustrations featuring video games and sports. They've got waiters who wear golf shirts with the restaurant's logo and serve their beverages in those classic fogged plastic cups. And I wouldn't change that for anything. The atmosphere is definitely a huge part of the experience.
With my poutine I had a serving of smoked meat with slaw and a pickle and can attest to the fact that the portions are big (and perfect). It might be a lot for an average eater, but if you're big on quantity, this is the place.
Oh and lastly, the food came within 5 minutes of ordering - I'm not exaggerating even a little about that. I'll let you decide whether that's a pro or a con.
So to recap - fun atmosphere, fast service, delicious food and poutine you'd kill for. -
Review from Jenna M.
4/4/2010
On our trip to Montreal, we decided that we HAD to try smoked meat and poutine....we just had to.
We had walked by Dunn's several times and finally the craving hit us in the late evening. First, the restaurant is open crazy hours...we didn't have to worry about being kicked out because it was after 10 pm.
We shared poutine and then I had a smoked meat sandwich, while my husband had the meat platter.
This was our very first pouine (!) and it was divine. The gravy and curds mixed with the fries were just wonderful. The gravy had great flavor, the texture of the cheese was good...I could have eaten another bowl of this stuff! I couldn't get enough of it - but I knew I had a large sandwich coming.
I don't know what we were necessarily expecting...but we were pleasantly surprised by both meals. We ordered the "normal" meat - not the really fatty or not the really lean. The meat was tender, had great flavor and, although simple, very satisfying.
My husband loved all the meats on his plate...while the dish came with bread, he didn't want to waste any space on the carbs and just slayed all the meat.
Definitely a great stop in our short visit. -
Review from Joey L.
12/17/2010
A common thread I've seen in the reviews I've read about most Montreal restaurants is that food quality may vary, but service is almost universally poor. I'm happy to report that I got both great food and good service at Dunns.
Based on what fellow Yelpers recommended, I tried the smoked meat sandwich and poutine. The sandwich was delicious. The sides were top-notch. The poutine was among the best I've had in Montreal. The portions were big and the quality didn't suffer for it.
The service was prompt, helpful, and friendly.
Beginning to end, a good experience. -
Review from Jean P.
8/5/2010
My boyfriend and I went to this restaurant late at night to try the poutine and the smoked meat sandwich. I was sucked in by all the rave reviews that I felt that there was no alternative to Dunn's for late night poutine.
Needless to say, it wasn't very outstanding. I've never tried poutine, but I imagine this to be a standard fare. The smoked meat sandwich was unremarkable as well. I left the restaurant feeling greasy and with an unsettled stomach. Next time, I'm trying Reuben's. -
Review from Tony S.
Toronto, ON
9/18/2009
Straight and to the point --- Totally delicious smoked meat sandwich. Don't care if its not the best rated by the connoisseurs of smoked meat. All you need to know is that its delicious and that matters more than the slight nuance of flavor differentiation the connoisseurs will bicker about. Nice atmosphere, huge portions and good wait staff even when it was busy. I went there twice during my 4 day trip!
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Review from Wally C.
8/9/2009
The smoked meat sandwich was good. What I'm not crazy about is that they already put mustard on the bread when it comes out. Now that's not that big of a deal, because I do that anway, but I'm just saying...I didn't like the poutine here. I mean it was acceptable, but nothing crazy. I didn't see the commercials, but apparently, a lot revolves around an animated pickle. My friends had the "matza" ball soup and they liked it.
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Review from George L.
8/18/2010
Dunn's is yet another one of those places one must check out their smoked meat when in Montreal. Share a small smoked meat sandwich and share an order of poutine, french fries in gravy with cheese curds else, it's too much food. Their quality is good, higher prices, open 24 hours.
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Review from Daniel C.
1/7/2010
Not as good as it was, but what is?
Still, the smoked meat was very good, as was the cheesecake. Fries were good. Coleslaw, check. Matzo soup, check. Good service and decent atmosphere right in downtown Mtl. -
Review from Al A.
3/16/2010
This is like the bad version of Reuben's.
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Review from Paul S.
2/19/2010
Visited this place based on the other reviews. With the stress on smoked meat we were a little leery but decided to try it since it was a Montreal "tradition". Anyways we should not have been worried, it exceeded expectations. The restaurant, like Montreal, is from another era. For both the city and the restaurant this is a good thing.
We were seated very quickly and frankly it took more time for us to read the menu than it did for the food to be delivered. We ordered the large platter and asked that the fries be converted to poutine. Bear in mind that smoked meat is basically pastrami. This is very good pastrami. For the most part it was very lean and tender. The platter was served with several pieces of white bread which we used to build sandwiches with mustard. In retrospect we should have ordered it with the melted swiss cheese though it was plenty good without it. We ordered a second and there was none left when we were done.
With regard to the poutine it was very good. It was not as salty as other places which is just as well since you can add that to taste.
We will visits again when we are next in Montreal. -
Review from D M.
6/14/2009 1 photo
This place is nothing to write home about. I'd go to Nickels around the corner and order the La Star meal deal instead. You could also hit a Canadian Costco food court and buy a Dunn's smoked meat sandwich a lot cheaper.
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Review from A. T.
2/13/2009
I freely acknowledge that my five-star rating may have a little to do with the fact that I haven't had good poutine in years. But even if they didn't have poutine, Dunn's would be worth a visit for their smoked meat sandwich -- the way it melts in your mouth is just heavenly. (Why the Quebecois can't just call it 'pastrami', I don't know.)
