Dunn’s Famous

Went in on a Saturday afternoon and got seated by a kind woman but our server was a joke. While taking our orders he was leaning up against the wall and acting like he didn’t care about his job. While we were eating the two male servers were arguing loudly with a female server about how little they make in tips and she shouldn’t be seating everyone and so on. Mind you, these two guys were outside the front door, on a cigarette break when I was entering the establishment. After seeing how rude the male servers were to this woman and after seeing the lack of shits given about his job, I left our joke of a server a small tip and left. The food was okay. So many better food choices around the area where the servers actually take care of their customers.

Came across this place at Fashion Week. I had the soup of the day (chicken noodle, yay!) which was good. Also had chicken angel hair pasta, which was okay as well. Tried some of my friend’s calamari, that was good and I really liked the dipping sauce.
Their service is great — the girl was super friendly and answered all my questions (and even offered to customize my pasta to fit my preference). Service was quick (although we went around 6, so there wasn’t TOO many people).
Food is alright all around — nothing fancy but still enjoyable. I’d say the price is slightly high for the quality of food, but I’d go again for a quick & simple eat.

came here first thing in the morning after the CN Tower Climb!
was very happy how fast we were seated and served. I had the eggs Bennie with spinach and it was good, not the best. the eggs weren’t cooked properly, nor was I asked how I’d like them.
don’t see myself returning.

From the reviews I was leary about eating here. It was much better than I expected, I shared the smoke meat platter with a friend for lunch and there was plenty of food. If I was going to show downtown I would probably go back. Fast service, fresh food.

Went downtown to go to a few stores and was in the mood for a place that serves brunch. Walked past here, had a look at the menu and decided this place seemed to fit the bill.
The décor is like a sports type bar and there were a lot of empty tables to sit down. There was really bad cheesy music playing which was rather annoying.
I ordered the Mariner Eggs Benedict which came with a choice of bagel or English muffin. I decided on the the whole wheat bagel. My companion had the reuben sandwich. The food arrived promptly and was luke warm. I found the portion size adequate but the bagel was dry and tasted a bit stale. The rest of the meal was adequate. My companion remarked on the meat in the reuben sandwich saying it was pretty good but the sandwich needed sauce. He really likes his reuben sandwiches so I guess this was adequate for him.
The server was quick and efficient and with 2 x fruit juices, the bill came to $ 40. We both felt this was too expensive for the quality of the food but that’s what you get eating out in the theater district.
They claim to be famous for their food but I’m not sure what exactly prompted them to claim this title. Definitely won’t be going back again as I’m sure there are much better places to eat a good quality brunch.

I grabbed a quick bit here before going to see a play. I had the tuna melt instead of the traditional smoke meat sandwich. This was served with fries, slaw and a crunchy pickle. Meh tuna melt was OK. Fries and slaw were pretty good. Pickle… I am not sure how you could screw up a pickle so it was OK. All in all the meal was OK.
Price was about 15.00 which is standard in this area.
Service was fine and the atmosphere was nice.
Would I go back… Yes probably.

Huge menu with great food
Had the matzo ball soup and the smoked meat sandwich. Good stuff

Their normal cheesecake was sold out as some came in and bought 2 of them at $ 90 a pop, but I had the apple caramel cheesecake which was quite remarkable. Good smoked meat too. Great staff. Didn’t realize they closed at 8pm on Fridays and they didn’t say a word to me. They closed at 8:25pm when I was done! Would have gotten 5 stars but I like a bottomless soda glass.

Acceptable but nothing to write home about.
They don’t refill the sodas, and they serve Pepsi instead of Coke without telling you

Big fan of Dunns. Nice option outside of financial district but close. Have had a few business lunches there and the food is superb and always plentiful. The wait staff is accommodating, if a bit understaffed. The waiter looks run ragged. I had the 8oz Montréal Smoked Meat sammy with a side pickle and it was real good. I’ve had their combos and they are overwhelming but if you are hungry, simply brilliant.

Pros: they have a large menu, the serve tongue sandwiches, and it’s not too busy at lunch.
Cons: the borscht was cabbage based, and so kind of bad; they selection of mustard was too small (only generic yellow mustard and a rather processed dijon mustard); the service was also lacking.
Overall, it’s not a great place, but the menu is large enough that it might warrant returning if there is nowhere else nearby to go.

It dun taste so famous to me!
I mean, don’t get me wrong. It’s not nasty or anything, but if something is famous I expect it to be out of this world. I wish there were more healthy options as well, but if you want the best item on the menu. stick with the Montréal Smoked meat sandwich. That’s pretty much as good as it gets.

Alright I originally posted this on Foursquare but since no one uses that, I came here to warn everyone else.
I walked in on a Tuesday morning, around 11 AM. Ordered the eggs benedict and a coffee.
Sitting at my table and admiring the few degenerates who were sketchily hanging around the entrance, my coffee arrives. Complete with a dead fly swirling in the top of the mug. WTF.
Benny arrives and it is stone fucking cold. Swear this could have been made a day ago and no one would be able to tell the difference. Bread was soggy, and the meat was tough.
Probably the worst meal I’ve ever had in Toronto, ever.

3.5 stars
I snoozed and loozed my memory. It’s been a couple weeks since 2 friends and I ate breakfast here, but I do remember that I had the «Jackie Mason», which was eggs and onions, home fries, toasted bagel and coffee. It was very good.
One friend had the standard sunny side up brekky in which he found no fault, and the other had the enchilada, «although it really wasn’t what (he) would recognize as an enchilada. More of an open ended burrito». He enjoyed it though.
It was pretty slow at 9:30 on a Monday morning, and our server was quite attentive.
NB I seem to recall a side of lettuce and tomato which was inedible. Save the tomato until it’s in season.

If you are craving for smoked meat and this is the only place to go, then by all mean. if not, the food is not worth the price.
went with a friend for a late lunch. the place is almost empty. had a roast beef and smoked meat club. i have never had this type of sandwich before so i am not an expert. the bread wasn’t toasted and we asked the server if we can get it toasted. after a few min of explaining why they can’t do it because of the lettuce and tomato, he took our food back to the kitchen.
our sandwich came back with the the top lightly toasted and everything else remain the same… i appreciated the effort but if you are going to do it, might as well toast the other side of the bread?
overall, the food as a-​OK. fries tasted like they have been sitting for a little bit and the coleslaw wasn’t the best either.
i hope the real dunn’s famous in Montréal live up to its name!

We came here for a bite to eat before catching a show at the Royal Alex. I have been to the Dunns in Montréal. The smoked meat was comparable in quality and taste. The food was good and came quite promptly which is important for the theatre district.
The annoyance factor was the speed of service or lack thereof. We waited at least 15 minutes for someone to take our order. They are talented at avoiding eye contact! Once the order is done the food comes quick. We had to help another table flag down the server to get their bill by literally yelling at the guy to catch his attention. NOT good service!
Rating is based on food. Definitely room for improvement on service.

I had the day off one day and I decided to stop in for breakfast, since I actually had time to sit down and enjoy myself. I’m not sure how this place is for lunch or dinner, but breakfast was definitely off.
I had the combination– I really don’t remember what it was called, but it came with sausage, bacon, ham, pastrami, a bagel, potatoes, and eggs.
Strike 1 — Out of sausage. Hold on a second, you guys just opened up and you’re already out of sausage? The place was empty when I got there and it was pretty early, kind of mind boggling how you’re already out. At any rate, I took more bacon as a substitute.
Strike 2 — Bagel tasted stale and was burnt all the way through. I love bagels, but this one was just disgusting.
Strike 3 — The ham and the pastrami were both cooked awfully. Seems like the cook was more focused on putting these cool looking grill marks on the ham and the pastrami that he didn’t bother to check that it made the meat taste like garbage. It just tasted burnt, no flavour at all.
Now I’m not a huge baseball fan, but I’m sure three strikes means you’re out. Never coming here for breakfast again. Maybe I came on a bad day but this place sucked. If I could give 0 stars I would.

I came here begrudgingly with some picky family members who don’t tend to venture far from their North American palette. This is typically the last kind of place I will eat out at, with the mentality that if I wanted a sandwich, I could make my own at home.
With this preconception in mind, I actually left very satisfied. I had the fish and chips combo, and my wife had some kind of sandwich (very helpful, I know, but I can’t remember at this point). We traded half of each of our meals and it was really good! The food was fast, fresh, and filling.
It’s a big place with lots of seating, so it would be good for a group. The food came out fast, so it’s also a good stop if you need to eat quickly before a nearby show. They don’t offer a show discount like other nearby restaurants, but their prices are already fairly reasonable. I would come back again.

After work, starving and need to eat something before watching Rock of Ages, which was an amazing production by the way. If you missed it, too bad so sad haha
Now back to the Dunn’s. Nice establishment, friendly staff, Montréal’s Original right? Gotta be fantasic right? Not so much. May I expected too much from the name?
The sandwichs were good, they spaghetti with smoked meat was decent enough. Nothing gave me that «DaYam, this is the ISH»
Not a place that I would go out of my way for, but if I was in the area for a show. I’d definitely stop in and have my meal here.
You all have heard me say this before, once you go commercial, you become a cookie cutter.

For Toronto, quite acceptable smoked meat, much better than the Montréal deli (
). Not stacked quite as high as the Montréal deli but a better quality smoked meat. The fries are pretty good and the slaw and pickle round it out nicely. All for $ 12.99 or just shy of $ 15 with tax.
Service is quick. My plate was brought out from the kitchen within minutes of placing my order.