Schwartz's Deli

Marcos

5.0

Pedimos a tradicional batata frita e smoked meat-sanduwich. Muito bom, com sabor diferenciado das carnes defumadas que já tinha provado. Muita fila quando visitamos, 10 janeiro 2026. Qdo terminamos a última batata, a conta chegou na mesa. Uma forma discreta de pedir pra desocupar a mesa. Ri muito, mas é a realidade. Vale a vista, mas se nao conhece o pao com mortadela do mercadao de SP, vai achar melhor ainda.

10 janv. 2026

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Ellie

5.0

Even better than the one in New York! Absolutely loved it. 👌🏻😍

10 janv. 2026

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Justin

5.0

It's a classic & you have to visit when you're in Montreal!

9 janv. 2026

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Ying

5.0

Delicious meat that just melts in your mouth for $18.34

8 janv. 2026

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Chris

5.0

Endroit incontournable à Montréal. Le service est rapide mais attention, il peut y avoir du monde aux heures de pointe. Rien à dire sur la cuisine, c'est bon & efficace.

8 janv. 2026

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Tian

1.0

Mediocre & overpriced food with poor service, but an extremely rude & aggressive cashier without any social graces who demands money & tips from you. I told my friends who are local to Montreal about this & they said it's common, which is why they avoid this place.

This place is definitely a tourist trap. They also charge you $3 extra for sharing food (see the attached picture)…

There are better smoke meat options like Pete's that you should choose over Schwartz's.

7 janv. 2026

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Ting

5.0

Amazing roast meat, & don't let them fool you-their poutine is seriously undersold & ended up being the best thing on the menu. This place is just as good as they say it is. I'd definitely come back

7 janv. 2026

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Elizabeth

3.0

Very pricey. Worth the hype.

7 janv. 2026

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Anne

2.0

Very busy place. Long line- I felt that the service was lacking though, no smiles from whoever served us. Very cold. No refill of water, or even checking up on us. (Which was surprising as we were sat on the bar)
The food was good but from the service & also how they were aggressive with tips, I do not recommend unfortunately. (We also saw the lady kept asking others for more & more tips… so unpleasant)

2 janv. 2026

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Elsa

5.0

Definitely worth the wait even though the line up seems like forever when you are super hungry… the meat sandwich was so tasty & very
friendly staffs.

2 janv. 2026

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Desai

4.0

I really wanted to try the smoked meat sandwich here so that is what I have ordered. The bread was soft but thin & to be honest the smoke meat was not so tasteful that I need to add ketchup to enhance the taste but meat was really very juicy & generous portion. Sandwich size is just enough for one person. However, I was expecting to taste a special & unique flavor of the meat but again good thing it's really juicy & almost melts in your mouth. The fries has crispy burnt taste. The price is like around 30$ per person if you will have fries & a drink with it. The ambiance is like 80's or 90's era & I like it.

The staffs are pleasant & they serve fast. Overall, good to try for tourist as it has its history.

1 janv. 2026

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Calista

1.0

The food is good, pretty decent. However, staff were really rude especially to my mom. When we walked in the place we kept on being pushed off the door (where we were told to stand) rudely by the manager.

When we sat at the counter, we were practically neglected for the first 10 minutes, the staff (dude, asian as well) explained the menu in detail to the other customers at the counter but not us. We had to get his attention multiple times just to order.

The staff bitterly & in a low voice asked our order & if we want lean, medium, or medium fat meat. My mom is not fluent in English, so she misheard it as the meal sizing (small, medium, large). He intentionally exhaled loudly at us & just repeated it rudely without explaining (which is his job).

I ordered a cherry soda & the staff placed it in front of my mom. She held the can attempting to move it to me, but the staff immediately snatched it out of her hand for no reason. He placed it in front of my brother & when he was about to pass the can to me, the staff did the same thing.

We were utterly disappointed & offended with the service treatment so we decided to not tip. The cashier forcefully shoved the tipping jar towards my mom, & she had to flee from being harassed.

All in all, the food is not THAT good to get mistreated. Definitely NOT tourist & foreigner friendly, will not recommend to my friends & anyone who's visiting Montreal.

1 janv. 2026

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Jazzmin

3.0

Ordered on doordash, we considered going in person but after reading all of these reviews about disrespectful, condecending, & demanding service I am truly glad that we stayed in.

The Sandwich à la viande fumèe was small but delicious, I haven't had pastrami in a long time as I usually follow a pescatarian diet but it was so worth it!
A perfect ratio of fat to meat, genuinely could not have been better except to perhaps have wider slices of bread to not need to stack the meat so high on small slices (makes it difficult to take a bite).

However, the poutine is the first terrible poutine I've ever had in Montreal, the fries were soggy which is to be expected & is understandable when ordering fries for delivery & the cheese curds were pretty decent, but the issue was that they were incredibly burnt & just tasted like char or straight liquid smoke. Don't get me wrong, I love a smokey flavor, I charcoal grill nearly every chance I get in all seasons rain or shine, but these were not just smokey fries they were actually burnt to the point that we just picked out the cheese curds & couldn't stomach the fries at all..

My suggestion is order from a food delivery app like doordash, ABSOLUTELY get the smoked meat sandwich, & avoid the poutine at all costs.

1 janv. 2026

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Melika

5.0

I did like the food but the portions weren't enough

26 déc. 2025

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T

1.0

The food was extremely bland. The best way to describe it would be boiled meat served with mustard & bread nothing memorable or special. The fries used for the poutine were burnt, which further affected the overall quality. Combined with the long wait, the experience was disappointing. Overall, the wait is not worth it, & I would not recommend this place.

26 déc. 2025

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Sky

1.0

Food was ok.. but the waiter was ignorant & smelled of cigarettes.. turned me right off.....yuk

26 déc. 2025

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Amy

4.0

People were so rude but the food was good.

26 déc. 2025

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Mari

5.0

Waited around 1hr on Christmas day but it was sooo worth it! Delicious sandwich, the meat is sooo juicy! The poutine was incredible!!

25 déc. 2025

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Alberta

5.0

Frank, thanks for the hospitality & great food. Good having a conversation with you today.

2 déc. 2025

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Jeremy

5.0

One of the original places for Smoke Meat!! It's a Gem of a place. Old school service & food is the best!! If you go to Montreal this is a place with your time!

2 déc. 2025

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