Located in the heart of Rosemont-La Petite Patrie, Nickels offers a unique experience. Taste the best food ever, with family or friends. Recently renovated - New admisnistration! Best smoked meat cutter in CANADA.
Nickels Deli & Bar appears in reviews as offering good value with generous portions and a fun, nostalgic decor that many find comforting; the food is described as solid or mid rather than outstanding, with occasional notes of a burnt edge or dishes that could be hotter, and the service ranges from friendly and efficient to forgetful or unfriendly, accompanied by comments about tipping expectations and a questionable policy on splitting or sharing items and gift cards. A standout concern is reports of mice in the dining area, which unsettled guests and raised hygiene questions. Overall, the vibe and prices win fans, but reliability varies and some diners say they would not return after a difficult visit.
The service is terrible; they treat you like they're doing you a favor. Besides, they're not very friendly.It's not that cheap, but what I did like was the place itself.
This restaurant has got neat decor & the food is perfectly fine. I had the smoked meat spaghetti & a few beers, & it was pretty good I won't lie. The kitchen was kind of slow to bring out the food though. But anyways I've eaten here a few times & have found it to be a dependable spot that won't blow your mind but won't break your wallet either.
Alaric sorta recommends ☝?
Jul 21, 2025
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Just ordered a simple pizza & a coke.
Total woth tax & tip, 21$
The poutine was horrible & the fountain coke a joke, half ice ...
I don't usually eat at nickels...
That will not become a habit.
Jun 2, 2025
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At first, everything seemed perfect. The food was tasty, & our waitress Josianne was friendly, attentive, & made us feel very welcome. We ordered the entrecôte & fish & chips + poutine. The dessert, gâteau praliné, was really good too & Josianne even gave us the name of the distributor, which we appreciated. Additionally, we were impressed by how fast the service was!
But unfortunately, things took a turn. We saw mice running around the restaurant, which was really disturbing & made us question the hygiene standards. Someone, possibly the manager, did come over to apologize for that. But for a restaurant, the presence of mice is simply unacceptable.
Then, when it was time to pay, we found out they weren't accepting gift cards due to a'technical issue.' We only learned this at the end of the meal, which was frustrating, especially since it seems the issue has been ongoing. There was no prior notice, which felt misleading & disappointing.
Overall, the experience left us disappointed. We don't recommend this location & probably won't return anytime soon.
The food was fantastic but we were given a hard time by the waitress because we wanted to share our dish. I simply wanted to enjoy the burger & my partner only wanted poutine. I didn't want to waste the extra fries that would have come with my burger as a separate dish
She said she would have to charge us a'sharing fee' of 4 dollars if my partner ate some of my food & that it's restaurant policy. I didn't like to be policed in such a way so I won't be back.
La serveuse qui décide ou tu vas t asseoir avec un menu très cher....je m excuse mais c est le client qui décide où il va s assoir...le client est ton salaire ...en plus il enlève la
salade dans ton repas ..raison ...trop de gaspillage des clients ! ....je paie ...& elle décide quoi enlever dans ton repas ! ...elle est malade !!!!!!
I love the vibe of the place & the music! The portions are good & the taste ok. The servers are very nice, but the place was kind of full & just one server… The bathroom needs love tho. & the mini pancakes weren't mini to me.
