Lesters Deli

Nicola

5.0

The guy who served us was awesome, super friendly, & the food was delicious! We got the smoked meat poutine & ice cream floats!

Ignacio

5.0

Hot-dog, smoked meet & poutine delicious!

Erin

5.0

Great, authentic deli food. Relaxed, friendly service. Black cherry cola is fantastic. Awesome poutine.

Laurence

5.0

Went there on a rainy day to have a takeout. The staff was so friendly. Smocked meat was delicious. I had a poutine with it & everything was really tasty.

Gomeza

5.0

La poutine au smoke meat est délicieuse, (mais genre vraiment). Le fromage s'étire, la sauce est parfaite, pareillement pour les frites 🤩.
Les employés sont super gentils & dynamiques 🔋🔋🔋.
Il y a un grand choix de boissons, il y a du ketchup, moutarde & vinaigre directement sur la table.
Si je reviens dans ce coin, j'irai sûrement ici.
😋😋😋

Ellmanrs1

5.0

One of the top five great classic Delis in Montreal serving Smoked Meat sandwiches, Poutine, etc...Amazing lunch in a wonderful neighborhood.

Penny

4.0

We decided we needed to try a smoked meat sandwich during our visit to Montreal in mid-May 2026 & wound up visiting Lester's Deli in the Outremont area. As a side note, if you're trying to get here & are looking at street numbers on Bernard Ave, the numbers skip from 300s to 1000s due to the old numbering system they used (we thought we were 7 blocks away but then saw the signs for Lester's & were confused).

We ordered the Smoked Meat Sandwich ($16), All Dressed Hot Dog ($4.5), Regular Poutine ($10.5) & added a dill pickle for good measure.

The shop wasn't very busy at the time, which is a definite plus... didn't want to wait in a huge line like some other places.

The sandwich itself was pretty good. It was piled high with meat & the meat was tender & not dry. The hot dog was better than expected too with a thin bun, mustard, sweet relish, & crisp onions. The poutine had lots of gravy & cheese & was well balanced. We wound up taking some of the smoked meat from our sandwich & mixing it with the poutine & that kicked it up a notch. If we weren't already so full, we would have eaten more.

Mark

5.0

As a child growing up in Montreal in the fifties & sixties I would go to Lester's with my family as my grandparents lived around the corner on Querbes. I left Montreal after university .
Fast forward 50 years to today.
My wife & I are currently in Montreal visiting family & as I craved smoked meat, we decided for nostalgic reasons to go to Lester's for take out. Great decision.
We were greeted by the Alaina who is an absolute delight! So friendly & helpful. It was truly a pleasure telling her our story & listening to hers.
The story just keeps getting better, The giant smoked meat may have been the best I've ever had; certainly the biggest. The meat was perfect.
The karnatzel & the poutine were also as good as it gets.
We are going to buy a whole vacuum sealed brisket before leaving Montreal take it with us to Ontario.
Thank you Alaina! You are terrific!

Cayden

3.0

Been here three times now the poutine was pretty bad burnt tasting & rubbery cheese but the hot dogs are great & smoked meat was comparable to Schwartz not my favourite either way

Vincent

5.0

The smoked meat & poutine were top notch. The pickles were pickly. Service was very fast. We were in & out in 30.