Le Roi Du Smoked Meat

Hubby was craving a smoked meat sandwich and it was well worth the find! We ordered one Smoked Meat Sandwich medium grease a small poutine and one souvlaki platter with two chicken skewers. The sandwich was absolutely delicious and the chicken skewers very nice, flavorful and tender. You can see I shared the platter with my child and there was still more then enough left over. Poutine was good, not salty, and has a hint of clove (I think) so a different taste to the gravy then most places, but good. Will be back.

Textbook classic Montreal diner. I'd urge tourists to stray away from downtown to find places like this if they want a real taste of Montreal cuisine. I've only lived here a short while but I know what a classic Montreal menu looks like and this is it. Service is effective and friendly. Portions are not shy either like a good diner does it.

Update: I have to change my review to one star as yesterday we went for the second time, and had food poisoning after. We ate the smoked meat on a club roll. Mon chum is the most sick, severely ill and vomitting. We called in and instead of asking for our number and informing the staff or manager immediately, we were asked to call back tomorrow when several other people could be eating the smoked meat before then. Such an irresponsible protocol for a serious matter. Original: Friendly wait staff and a nice nostalgic feel to the diner. The food wasn't the best, not my favorite gravy on the poutine (I had to add salt and pepper) and my burger patty didn't taste very great compared to other casse-croute style burgers. Good place to bring out of towners for a Montreal dining experience if you're spending the day on the Saint-Hubert strip.

You either love it or you hate it, there is no in between. The fact that i didn’t get to take a picture of my smoked meat sandwich is proof that just the sight of it made me forget who i am. It was so good and delicious i immediately wanted another. The poutine was great, VERY saucey and cheesey as you can see in the photo. The slice of carrot cake caramel cheesecake is so perfect. I don’t even know if it’s made in house i just know it’s perfect.