Fameux Viande Fumee Et Charcuterie

I’m writing this review from the perspective of a die-​hard bruncher, though I am well aware that this place has a whole other life, a night life as a poutinery and smoked meat stop!
This place is exactly what you expect from a corner diner that’s been around a few decades:
Standard issue diner coffee, refilled periodically… a moderate plate of eggs, bacon and potatoes. Also, toast, but for some reason they call it rôties. Honestly, I just had regular olé grocery store loaf toast that came much later than the rest of my food, cut diagonally in half in triangles and *barely* toasted. Eggs were perfectly cooked. The homefries were surprisingly sparse, but that’s OK with me because I never finish all the homefries on a brunch plate anyway!
The staff were all pretty sweet, and most of them seemed that they’d been workin’ the same shift since the 70s. We probably could have used a little more attention that we received, but the kind personalities smoothed that out.
If you aren’t too picky about brunch fixins, and can swallow down eggs and bacon trucker-​style and just get on with your day, then this is a good pit stop for you. It’s got a bit of retro charm, as well. The mood is casual, and there aren’t too many people with kids cramming themselves into the booths around you, so you can drift away into your plate, your quiet conversation and the lull of the sunshine coming in all those street-​view windows.
Worth one visit just to say you did! Maybe two.

Although the place looks like one of those places that are trying to do everything from Chinese to american and Italian I still needs to admit they make a very good poutine. They also have good brunch or should I say breakfast (served all day) deals. I was not a fan of the atmosphere since it feels like a chain restaurant and not an establishment but still a good food option.

Is it possible that the «Nighthawks» is inspired by Fameux? Maybe, most maybe not. In any case I’m giving four stars for the poutine (my favorite is la québécoise), the corner location (great for people watching), the old school feel, value for money and the friendly service. Ok, the other items on their menu aren’t superb, but it’s not the kind of restaurant that you go for some kind of unique gastronomic experience. Know that when you walk in, you’ll see a lot of choices; not all of them good, not all of them are made with the finest ingredients (if any?), but most of them will probably satisfy your hunger and some will actually be surprisingly good (like the foie de boeuf). Personally I do hope places like Fameux will always be around. The Plateau will be so dull otherwise!

No delivery services

~update review: visited three time lately, and service was very inconsistent — do expect slow service at times and multiple mistakes on your order. I took off two stars from the rating~
I don’t think the food is brilliant gourmet, but you don’t come here for that. If you like your comfort food cheap, fast, and in a prime location — this is where you want to go.

I used to be in the Plateau area quite often but it took me a long time to finally try this restaurant.
It has a really nice «diner» feel to it and the staff members who served us was very polite. However, she had walked off once her shift was over and someone else finished for her. It was the first time that had ever happened to me at a restaurant. I understand the need and the want to leave once you’re done your work shift but we were almost done and then it was like we were forgotten about for awhile and we had to wait a bit to pay even though it was in its «quiet hours». I was also worried that someone else would get her tip although she had done most of the work, but there wasn’t much I could do about it.
Other than that, the food was really delicious! It was a good sized portion. We were pretty hungry so we shared each other’s dishes. I got the poutine, he got the burger– it was all pretty great! So, minus that little bump in service that was just more confusing than anything– I would go back if I was in the area– but there are too many restos around there to choose from, so it probably won’t be high on my priority list of places to go again.

Bien satisfaite pour un petit déjeuner à 6 $! La serveuse Johanne est super sympathique;)

Pour apprécier le Fameux à sa juste valeur, il faut y aller après une soirée un peu arrosée pour une poutine. Pour les timides, la taille régulière vous suffira pile poil. Pour les gourmands, n’hésitez pas à y aller avec le grand format.
Quant aux choix des poutines: la régulière, la bacon et la québecoise sont mes recommandations.
À savoir: ils livrent chez vous pour une commande de plus de 15 $.
Astuce: si vous vous faites livrer une/​plusieurs poutines, demandez à ce qu’ils vous mettent la sauce séparée des frites. Ainsi, une fois chez vous, vous pourrez profiter du croustillant des frites au lieu de frites moles qui auraient attendues trop longtemps dans la sauce le temps de la livraison…

This was my first poutine experience! I was a little scared at first because it slightly resembled throw up haha but omg it was delicious!!! I even heated it up the next day and it was great!!!

Breakfast at Fameux Viande Fumee Et Charcuterie is very average and limited in variety. It’s just your typical eggs with meat and toast, coffee and juice. There are no pancakes or omelettes so if that’s what you want then this isn’t the spot. The location of the restaurant is perfectly central and the place is well-​kept.

Je lui donne 1 étoile car l’option 0 étoile n’est pas disponible. Le pire déjeuner et service que j’ai eu de ma vie (sans exagéré). Nourriture non cuit, pas fraîche et un service pourrie. Marcher quelques pas de plus et vous êtes rendu à la Binerie qui est selon moi un des tops pour les déjeuners traditionnelles.

Horrible! J’ai même pas pu manger la bouffe tellement c’était horrible!

Ok, I’m partial to this place because it’s my local ‘comfort zone’ but it is actually really good! Always room, with it’s big booths. Perfect hot spot for ‘post’ clubbing when your starving! ;) great club sandwiches with delicious fries!

They dropped in quality as of late. It’s really too bad. The pizza was great. Now… It’s a crap shoot. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s awful. I’m upset. I hate inconsistency. They get 5* on inconsistency.

Non recommandé… Fish&chip pas cuit, frite trop cuite, service vraiment moyen. Malheureusement, mauvaise expérience. Je n’y retournerai probablement pas.

I never had a meal there any other time than for breakfast. I really enjoyed their selection and prices. Don’t expect anything fancy, just old fashioned meals with your average grandmother’s living room. Great price and good taste! Blanche, a waitress there, is very welcoming and makes you feel at ease in no time!

The restaurant looks dated. The walls seem cluttered and the furniture and utensils/​dishes are cheap and heavily used. But honestly, it is pretty clean and it has a lot of windows to look out of. I don’t really care about a restaurant’s appearance as long as it has good food. But the food was not really good, but it is cheap and plentiful. So if you just want a causal place to eat and fill up, not really focused on taste, this is your kind of place.
I ordered the french onion soup, the classic smoke meat sandwich with fries and slaw, and the chicken pita wrap. The french onion soup was less than OK. It was brought out in the heated crock. It had a thick layer of cheese with salty soup, little onions, and mushy bread cubes. My biggest problem was the cheese– It was unidentifiable, it had hardly any flavor, and it just kinda melded together but it did not melt– it looked like brains and broke into huge chunks. That’s not natural cheese– it is just weird. I saw it on their other dishes too, like poutine and pizza, gross. The smoked meat sandwich was alright– it was my first time having a smoked meat sandwich, the meat tasted like corned beef. For me, the meat was too soft– I like something with a little more bite, and the bread was too soft– it kept splitting apart as bite into it. The mustard on the sandwich complimented it nicely. The fries were bland and served with gravy. The slaw was your typical briny cabbage. I didn’t really like that, but there was tons of food. The chicken pita wrap had the ordinary set– up: pita, chicken, onion, tomato, lettuce, and white sauce. It didn’t have flavor really.
If I was short on cash and I was really hungry, I would go to this place again. But don’t expect anything too tasty, just only good enough to kinda finish.
Atmosphere: ³⁄₅ cheap looking, not fancy, old-​school, but most importantly pretty clean.
Service: ⁴⁄₅ waitress was really nice, but began to neglect filling our water later on
Food: ²⁄₅ eatable, but I did not find it enjoyable– lots of food for cheap– fake cheese?

Alright everyone ! Its Time for another one of my famous reviews. First and foremost let me say that the menu is out of this world! What kind of poutine do you want? Poutine with bacon? How about a smoked meat poutine? Hmmm but I really want the Italian! Aaw forget about it ! I want them all !!! Cheers mates I love my fans! Xox

Cool retro/​vintage spot on Mont-​Royal. Went for breakfast on a Friday morning. Ordered scramble eggs with smoked meat. Food was okay. Waitress was nice. Love this kind of place. Really old school.
Somked meat in my plate was greasy and thick-​cut style, which I am not a big fan of. I would come back here mostly for the vibe of the place more than for their food.
*Wifi wasn’t working.

This place hasn’t changed at all over the years. Nonetheless, management has changed a while ago and so did their service. Got mixed feelings for this restaurant as my friend burned himself with their onion soup. This happened because the waiter or the restaurant itself failed to notice the customer in any kind of ways that the side of the plate would be burning hot. Needless to say, this was a pretty serious mistake from the waiter. Neither him or the manager itself could apologize to my friend saying that was an accident and it wasn’t their fault. Like I said things have changed in that restaurant.
Recently, I have given the opportunity to redeem itself from the previous occasion. This time it was not a flop, the waitress was very attentive to our needs. My buddy and I enjoyed our smoke meat poutine, although I found it a bit too salty … It was still a very good meal and I could rate it 7.5÷10
I have concluded that this restaurant is still an excellent choice for late night snacking if one is in the area. Note that they don’t serve their 24hours breakfast between 2−5am ;)

What a disappointment. It’s not the first time I order from here but it will be the last. I don’t know if they changed the owner or chef but the pizza was such a let down. The first time I tried their pizza, their tomato was amazing. There was a certain spice that they used that left you craving another piece. This time was completely different. There was barely any sauce on the pizza and the dough seemed to have been raw. It was chewy and sat on your stomach. It’s a huge disappointment especially when you were craving their pizza and finally cave and have one bite and throw it away. A waste of calories.

Ladies and gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs, we have a winner!
In my decidedly unscientific poutine crawl in Montréal, my favorite experience was here at Fameux. The place does a lively business but that doesn’t stop the lady at the front from being so friendly and welcoming. It was great just meeting here. In addition to that, the food was amazing!
I, of course, had poutine. I got the smoked meat variety since they are known for that. My buddy got a smoked meat sandwich, with fries and gravy. He put his first fry in the gravy and after tasting it, said I’d love it and he was not wrong.
The smoked meat itself was perfect… moist without being greasy. Tender and flavorful. It was heaven. But what sent it to the stratosphere for me was the gravy. There was some flavor in there… a spice or something. I couldn’t put my finger on it but it added a little «zing» to the proceedings. I loved it.
Washing it down with a tap beer (I think they told me it was made by Molson, I could be wrong) was a delightful way to spend an afternoon.
This gets the highly coveted award of «Bill’s Favorite Poutine in Montréal».

I went there for breakfast, and the food was a mix of cold and reheated stuff. Prices are reasonable, but there’s much better around. Their «feves au lard» were good, but in small portion. For anything other than a late night case of the munchies, I’d go somewhere else.

Ah Fameux. So reliable for the late night poutine, especially gratiné style where they take your poutine and put it in the oven and make the cheese all crispy and gooey and magique. This place has been in the same Greek family for 3+ generations, and they serve up a big menu of Québécois fast food diner eats with speed and a sense of humour. Brown wooden booths, windows on Mount Royal and St Denis, a limited bar with just enough options to do you damage. The Star Burger comes with an onion ring and curd cheese and might give you a heart attack, but at least you’ll die happy.

I’ve been going to Fameux for well over a decade and until recently had only indulged in their «gros poutine pour partager» avec un coke and normally only after 2:00am. This 24-​hour classic «booths and old school waitresses» diner is one of those authentic Montréal haunts where Franco Anglo young old hipster blue collar academic congregate under one roof to hunker down with some hearty eats. Their menu is fairly comprehensive but focuses on pizza, poutine, clubs, platters, and smoked meat. They also do a decent breakfast.
A friend, whilst pregnant, started craving their «Star Burger Supreme» and when I asked her partner what was in it they promptly whisked me away to sample it. We each ordered «the» burger, cherry coke and broiled poutine to share (which initially I thought sounded like sacrilege but turned out to be extremely satisfying eliminating the soggy fry factor). The star burger was INTENSE — consisting of a classic patty with bacon, cheese curds, onion rings AND a slice of cheese on a bun. It was impressive but overall I found it fairly bland (perhaps a little more mustard would have helped?) and due to extreme grease-​factor the bun got soggy before I could finish it. The cherry coke was a perfect, ultra sweet, way to cut through the grease though!
I’ll continue frequenting this spot as I’m definitely a fan of their classic and broiled poutine, the mushroom pizza and the atmosphere in general. And really, who can resist a place with booths? I can’t!