Reviews describe Poke Island as a bright, welcoming spot with ultra fresh ingredients, generous portions and a highly customizable bowl menu that appeals to both meat lovers and vegetarians, all set in a beachy, relaxed atmosphere with friendly service. The bowls are repeatedly praised for quality fish, balanced flavors and reliable freshness, with drinks like ube latte boba noted as a bonus and overall good value compared with competitors. A few reviewers mention occasional order mix ups, missing ingredients or inconsistency in portions, and a couple of menu items not meeting expectations, but these are rare compared with broad praise. Overall, this place is seen as a top poke option in Montreal for freshness, variety and friendly, efficient service that keeps guests coming back.
I tried a lot of poke's & I must say this one is the best. Everything is fresh. I also used to hate boba tea but when I tried it here I loved it! Definitely recommend if you hesitate!
Every time I visit Montreal I make it my mission to get Poke Island. It's 100% the best poke in town. The portions are also very generous! Their staff are the nicest people as well, very helpful when I don't know what to get. I can't wait to go back & try more items!
Mar 26, 2026
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cute place in mile end! The poke bowls are so fresh & yummy & im addicted to their boba too 🧋shoutout to Harry for being so understanding when I made a mistake in ordering ☺?
Franchement, excellente surprise. Les poké bowls sont super frais, les ingrédients sont de très grande qualité & on sent que tout est préparé avec soin. Les quantités sont vraiment généreuses, on ressort rassasié sans se sentir lourd. Les saveurs sont bien équilibrées & le poisson est impeccable.
Honnêtement, c'est une adresse que je recommande sans hésiter si vous cherchez un poké bowl frais, bon & qualitatif. Je reviendrai, c'est sûr.Franchement, excellente surprise. Les poké bowls sont super frais, les ingrédients sont de très grande qualité & on sent que tout est préparé avec soin. Les quantités sont vraiment généreuses, on ressort rassasié sans se sentir lourd. Les saveurs sont bien équilibrées & le poisson est impeccable.
Honnêtement, c'est une adresse que je recommande sans hésiter si vous cherchez un poké bowl frais, bon & qualitatif. Je reviendrai, c'est sûr.
Tried this poke bowl place & it was great . The ingredients were fresh, the portions were generous, & everything tasted really good. There were lots of options to customize the bowl that was to me in terms of poke like the grilled chicken they also had things like takoyaki which was great & the fish was high quality & flavorful. The staff were friendly & the place was clean & welcoming. Overall, a great spot for a nice poke bowl.
Jan 9, 2026
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This place is my guilty pleasure, it's my go-to takeout place. Best poke bowl place in town, & it isnt ridiculously expensive unlike all their competitors. Absolutely love this place!!!
Best poke shop I've been too, the portions are really generous & delicious & the price is way better than then other places I've been too. The staff were really nice & friendly, especially Kristine who made the bowl. I RECOMMEND 12/10 place.
Ordered a Poke bowl on DoorDash for pickup. Got a notification that I was refunded some money because the tuna was not available. I called the store & they confirmed there was Tuna & it was a mistake. When I got to the store, they gave me my order & told me there was no seaweed salad or pineapple. When I asked why they didn't inform me of this on the phone, they acted like they didn't know what I was talking about. Neither did they apologize or take responsibility for it. They just handed me the bag like I was supposed to just be okay with it. I hate to sound entitled but when you spend extra $ for ingredients its because those are important for the bowl… Had I known these ingredients weren't available I would have canceled my order. Also they ran out of these ingredients at 3 pm… I had to ask them for a form of replacement so I got 2 toppings on the side. Mango & edamame. They at least they corrected the situation to a degree.
The food:
Unfortunately, the food was mediocre at best.
The Takoyaki were soggy, overly fried & the'island sauce' they have, should not replace Japanese Mayo, in my opinion. Use Kewpie & bonito flakes. It's much better & authentic.
The'baie du thon' bowl itself lacks flavour & quality of some ingredients. To start, the rice was slightly undercooked & just doesn't have the right chew. The sauce was okay & Tuna was good quality. However, there was no purple cabbage. The mango I received was virtually tasteless… Finally they added lettuce like it was a garnish. Maybe 4-5 tiny pieces of iceberg lettuce in there.
I also got egg rolls which were okay. Nothing special.
All in all this was a very disappointing experience since the service was not great & the food did not make up for it. & I paid 45$. I write this review in quite a critical manner for the owners as a source for internal improvements. I have had some of the best Poke in Canada & elsewhere. There is lots of competition & what will set you apart is quality, consistency & good service.
Très bon poke! Je suggère plus de le prendre à emporter que sur place. Cependant il y a un espace avec table pour manger, vous n'aurez juste pas de service.
I order pretty regularly from Poke Island, & I usually love it but recently the salmon in the salmon poke bowl is super different. It is cut into much bigger pieces, instead of the smaller size that it was previously. The smaller size pieces were much better! I hope to keep ordering in the future when the salmon pieces are smaller.
Mais quelle belle découverte !!
Je suis allé sur place j'ai constaté un tout nouveau genre de restaurant de poké, les employés sont de vraies machines de guerre, préparant quatre & cinq Poké Bowl en même temps
Devant nous un présentoir rempli d'ingrédients frais avec beaucoup de roulement
Il y a l'élément de « customization » de votre poké qui est intéressant, on peut y ajouter quelque chose comme cinq ou six sauce différente au choix & on peut même en mettre plusieurs à la fois !
Au niveau de la nourriture, le saumon était mariné dans une délicieuse sauce asiatique
Les légumes étaient tous frais & croquants. Le riz était absolument délicieux
Un point important, la quantité de saumon sur le Poké etait tout à fait généreuse, C'est un GROS plus selon moi.
Je suis tombé souvent sur des restaurants de pokés avec des légumes, un peu fade, mou, saumon qui goûte bizarre & quantité chiche, là on est vraiment au Top du Poké Bowl
Ici tout y est, jusqu'à présent ma découverte, 2025. J'ai déjà hâte d'y retourner.
Bravo pour l'innovation je m'attendais pas à ça ! Solide resto & solide concept !
