Dunn's Famous

Hitesh

5.0

Had the Reuben sandwich at Dunn's in downtown Montreal, & it was every bit as good as its reputation. Fresh, flavorful, & made with care. It's impressive how a place with so much history still delivers such consistent quality. Definitely worth a visit!

Shirley

4.0

Dunn's Famous has been a Montreal institution since 1927, & after one bite of their legendary smoked meat sandwich, I completely understand why.

I'll be honest - I was a little nervous ordering it. I expected the meat to be dry & tough, but it was the complete opposite. The brisket is dry-cured for 10-14 days with a signature spice blend, then steamed just before slicing to keep it meltingly tender. Every bite was juicy, savoury, & packed with that perfect smoky flavour. The meat practically melts in your mouth.

What really elevated the sandwich was the tangy sauerkraut on the side - it cuts through the richness perfectly & keeps things balanced. The fresh rye bread & simple yellow mustard let the star of the show shine.

Kevin

5.0

You can't visit Montréal without going to Dunns - it is a must-do on any itinerary. Whether I can say they do the best Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich is entirely subjective as I never made it to its main competitor - Schwartz's Deli - but what I can say is that Dunns was absolutely great on both occasions we visited. I went for the Classic Combo on the first visit & the Reuben Combo on my second. Based on both those occasions it definitely lives up to the hype....it's good!! Personally I prefer the leaner meat (you are given a choice) as the standard one is rather greasy for my pallet & you end up with oily fingers which isn't nice but that's a matter of taste.

On both occasions we were welcomed by the lovely staff & given help with the menu. Particularly on the first visit when we went at peak period & there were people standing in line at the door there was no pressure to pay up & leave once we were finished which is often the case with'popular' restaurants/diners. On the second visit we tried their in-house pickle flavoured ketchup & it was fantastic. We were offered a bottle for CA$9.00 but sadly our luggage was already full!

Although it is small-ish restaurant you don't worry about finding a table as it is open 18 hours a day, but do get there as soon as it opens at 11am as the local lunch crowd will soon fill it up.

Jason

5.0

4 stars for the service & atmosphere & overall over the years I have always felt that way it's never changed. The main aspect & most importantly the SMOKED MEAT has never changed (ONLY METCALF LOCATION ORIGINAL). Other locations are not quite as good as Metcalf is.There review here only 4.3% could be for service reasons as I have slightly noticed over the years but on the other hand they receive a lot more customers then Smoke meat Pete or Lesters & Schwartz they are full of crap with 4.4 which finally went down 0.1 recently. I can promise Dunn's Metcalf is still currently the very best as. Far as the smoke meat goes absolutely 100%. They were. Always #2 overall since 1927 only Swhartz beat. Them out until 1997 when Swhartz family sold & with 47 owners in the past 30 years they are. Horrible I would go to Swhartz if you paid. Now

Dan

5.0

Great experience. We came to Montréal for the day from Toronto. I looked forward to coming to Dunns. Had the beefsteak & a sundae. Steve was fantastic. A beautiful time by my wife & I. We will be back when we return to Montréal. Thank you.

JaneNYC

5.0

Why wait on a long line when you can just go to Dunn's for great smoked meat sandwiches & creations (smoked meat egg roll, poutine, fried rice, etc.)? Plenty of other goodies such as bagel & lox, matzo ball soup, wings, burgers, salads. Full bar & lots of seating, helpful service.

Krissie

1.0

Our experience at Dunn's was God awful. The food: cold & limp, the drinks were vile & the service was pitiful. We went in on Monday at around 6:30pm & our waiter, who was bald & tall, spent more time arguing with the other waiters & front of house workers than giving us half decent service. We attempted to order cocktails & he put zero effort into those as well, my negroni was sickly sweet. The waiter was so absent that we had to flag down the bus boy to ask him to remake this undrinkable beverage. The waiter tried to resolve the issue but we did not want to wait any longer after waiting such a unreasonable amount of time for it but he insisted. The second drink was even more putrid than the first. At this point, we gave up & just wanted to leave as soon as we could. Maybe if the waiter spent the same amount of time serving clients as he did bickering with his coworker buddies, we would have had okay service. We will NOT be returning.

Marly

5.0

We had an awesome time at Dunn's!! 10/10 food. We've long anticipated eating a Reuben from montreal & it was incredible! Anthony was also a great server. He expertly handled the rush from the concert we came from. He also recommended we get a jar of pickles instead of 2 for $1.50! A massive 2 litre jar costed $9.95 & will definitely last us until our next trip. We will for sure come back to Dunn's for all our Reuben & pickle needs.

Richard

5.0

Wow!! Enough to feed a family of 4. Portions are huge! Everything came out hot. Especially the french onion soup. It was NUCLEAR!! it was still piping hot. Ton of melted cheese. Had the smoked meat fried rice. That huge bowl could feed a family of 4 with leftovers! Wings were good. Quebec poutine was also huge! Our waiter Asam was fantastic & attentive. Well done Dunn's!!

Brian

5.0

Amazing smoke meat. Obviously. Its Dunns..