Corned Beef House

As good as Montréal smoke meat gets outside of Montréal

Yummy. Corned beef sandwich was good. Will try the Montréal for sure next time. Great service

Went here with my mom after a morning of shopping. Everything we had at this place was tasty (Huge Rubens, coleslaw and poutine). Could only eat half a «huge» sized sandwich with the sides. Everything was flavourful and there were several bread and mustard options.

If you want a delicious meaty treat, this is the place to go! I got a roast beef sandwich piled high between delicious rye bread with a really delectable spicy sausage soup. What can say, I love meat! So, if you’re a meat lover as well, you won’t be disappointed!

⁴⁄₅ — delicious. If you love meat.
My friends who came with me enjoyed it, but were not wowed. Me? I really enjoy it.
Now — is it as good at Katz Deli? No (go their and get their beef tongue).
But when you’re in the mood for just a massive sandwich of meat, this is the place. I recommend going with the middle size, and go for the rueben — a sandwich is much better with cheese and sauerkraut than just the meat.
If they don’t have rye, at least ask for your bread to be toasted. I had the onion bun toasted — damn good too.
The fires were OK. Above average, but nothing to make me go «woah.»
Oh — and their version of a side salad is a full plate. It’s pretty large.

First tried Corned Beef House at a lunch at my office and thought their cornbeef sandwich was pretty decent. Been there a few times for take away since then but never got their smoked meat sandwiches.
You can easily miss this place since it’s around the corner filled with a bunch of restaurants on John St. It’s hidden away with just a simple glazed door on the corner of John and Adelaide, just around the corner of Pizzaiolo.
My top pick at this joint is the good ‘ol poutine. It’s gotta be one of my faves in the city and inexpensive at $ 5.99 for a very filling box. The gravy is spot on! Tried the smoked meat poutine once but it was just too salty. Recently tried the classic BLT… It was Legit! Simple toast, lettuce and tomato, but they had a good amount of bacon. No bites went without a good chunk of bacon… Mmmm… Bacon.
I can’t give it a full 5 stars cuz the service can be slow even outside of the lunch rush. But other than that, I’ll be coming back for the cheap eats and maybe someday end up with a smoked sandwich.
Don’t miss out on some good sandwiches and excellent poutine.

Since my hubby is a huge fan of smoked meat sandwiches, we went to this place. We liked their retro ambiance. We ordered Roast beef sandwich platter (gigantic) and shared. My hubby liked their coleslaw which he ended up not sharing with me, and he was really impressed by their fries which I thought ordinary. I really enjoyed it, too but nothing was extraordinary about it. At last, their gigantic Roast beef sandwich was good. Gigantic sandwiches contains 10oz. of meat, so it is really big. I don’t think neither of us can finish it alone, but we don’t have big stomachs either. For most of women, «huge» is probably enough to make them feel full. For men, they can try «gigantic», it will satisfy your appetite. The flavor is ok, a bit salty to me however my husband seemed pretty happy about it. We may return sometimes when we are in the area with empty stomachs.

Gord and I had supper this evening at the Corned Beef House. It’s our favourite place for corned beef and Montréal smoked meat sandwiches.
We got what we always get … a gigantic Montréal smoked meat sandwich and a gigantic corned beef sandwich. And then we have a half of each.
As always, they were delicious!

Delicious large portion sandwiches. I tried to be a gangster and eat my wifes half sandwich too. I regret it after. But not when I did it.

Maybe not my type of food but I feel it was very well delivered by attentive waitresses. Nice atmosphere as well. A side note, the portions are quite big, we ordered the smallest (huge) and it was more than enough for a lunch. Recommend a visit to try this culinary experience if you haven’t before.

Went for lunch on a Saturday with my boyfriend. We ordered the platter — upgraded to 10oz smoked meat sandwich + a poutine. We felt it was a good amount of food to share and was super tasty. We would return!

«Section 74.05 of the Competition Act is a civil provision. It prohibits the sale or rent of a product at a price higher than its advertised price.»
The Corned Beef house was hands down the worst dining experience I’ve ever had. A few buddies and I went to the corned beef house and attempted the challenge– if you dont complete it, both the website and the signs in the building say the sandwich is 29.95. The waitress tried to tell us that its actually 3995– to which we said, hey, the advertised price is 29.95, thats how much we have to pay. She then tried to charge me the 3995, to which I repeated that they must honor the advertised price. At this point, the chef came out yelling profanities– he called me a «fucking snake» and told me both that he didnt care about the extra $ 10 and then to shove the $ 10 up my ass. He yelled at me for about 5 minutes in front of both my friends and other patrons, screaming insults and profanities.
I will never go here again, ever. I cant believe I was called a thief and a snake as a paying customer that merely asked for Corned Beef House to honor their advertised pricing. I cannot support any business that will engage in both underhanded behaviour to avoid honoring their prices and then will abuse paying customers. I will be posting this review in as many forums as I can– people need to know about this experience. Are the people running this business aware that their employees are acting in this fashion to customers– previously I was happy with my meal and the quality of the food, and would have returned. I would like an apology for the service I have received and I think you would do well to rid yourselves of such an abusive employee.
Please avoid at all costs as a consumer and take your business to restaurants that value their customers and will honor their legal obligations.

I’m mad I haven’t been eating here since the day I moved to Toronto. I went after work with my friend today who highly recommended it. The bartender was super helpful and friendly, he even read the menu for me cuz I’m too cool for my glasses (I think his name was Jermaine). I got the roast beef on light rye with hot and honey mustard (loved the multiple options on bread and mustards) and a side of potato salad to go. The sandwich was massive (I got the smallest size) and absolutely delicious. The potato salad was just like my grandma made me when I was a kid, I wish I had gotten a second side! They also put a pickle in a small zip lock bag. It was so cute! I’ll definitely be coming back, probably in the next few days.

This place is amazing, has always been, I absolutely love it.
Been going there for years, from when they were originally located in an old home down the road at 303 Adelaide, to now at the corner of Adelaide and John.
I dont get there as much anymore due to the lack of parking, but was fortunate enough to walk by the other week, walking my friends dog, called in my order from the sidewalk, and they delivered it to me on the street. hehe
About a year a go, I paid the exorbitant downtown parking prices just to get a sandwich from there. so in the end my 10 $ or so sandwich ended upp costing me near 25 $ but it was worth every penny.
Gotta love the sandwich sizes. Huge, Gigantic and Colossal! Never tired their Colossal, but the Gigantic has always been more than enough for me.
In Toronto. Montréal Smoked Meat done right, as well their namesake, Corned Beef. Unlike a few other places that have came and went, they know what they are doing when they add in the half dill pickle at no extra charge. (Needless to say I have been shocked when I have ordered a corned or smoked meat from one of the now defunct similar places, and they charge extra for the dill — really? Does the sandwich and pickle not go hand in hand?)
Highly recommended! A++

So good. You’ll come here hungry and leave so full. My favourite spot for a cornee beef sandwich and a beer in the city. Huge portions and the sides are decently priced as well.

We ordered the Montréal smoked deli sandwich and a BLT during lunch. Everything was on point — the bread was perfectly toasted, the ingredients were fresh, and the meat was mouth watering.
There space is pretty small in the restaurant, so make sure to go early if you can! The environment was nice and casual, a cross between a bar and café. Also, this may have been a coincidence but 90% of the customers were male for some reason.
The menu is pretty limited, but they’re great at what they do!

Located on the corner of John and Adelaide (across from Hooters), this place is a good choice if you’re craving stacked meat sandwiches.
The menu consists of Montréal smokes meat sandwich, turkey, Reuben and more deli sandwiches. Sizes to choose from include «Huge» which is 7oz, «Giant» which is 10oz and the «Colossal» which is 16oz!
I ordered the huge sized Reuben and it was enormous already! I don’t know how anyone can finish the Colossal size. The meat was very tender and full of flavor, complemented with sauerkraut that they managed not to overload on. The rye bread was perfectly toasted so that it didn’t rip the roof of my mouth. I wasn’t a fan of the fries, which reminded me of Swiss Chalet fries. The coleslaw was a bit too watery for my taste as well.
The service was dismissive and I get that the one girl needed to wait on the whole place but she looked miserable and her attitude showed it. If this place stepped up their customer service, I would be a regular for sure!
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My husband found this place and insisted I try this place. All I gots to say is, best corned beef sandwich ever!!! Meat is fresh and plenty. It comes with a side of fries or their fresh potato salad. They also play this amazing selection of oldies that takes me right back to my childhood days. I would go back again.

I am NOT a fan of corned beef or smoked meat in any way — but I can appreciate when a place does things well from the moment you step in until you leave. Despite not being a fan of the food, I ended up going there almost 6 times for lunch with co-​workers and was never disappointed and would come back. This is how well they do things.
Service is excellent — can get packed around lunch but always managed to find a table. Waitresses have been there for a while (got served by the same one almost half the time) which shows low turnover and good service.
Their smoked meat is not Montréal Schwartz’ quality, but it will do. Their corned beef sandwich is where it’s at though. I usually have the corn beef sandwich that comes with a pickle on the side. Good option for a meal under $ 10 which is relatively healthy.
Recommend it to anyone that loves corned beef — and it gets a 5 star rating because it got a non-​corn-​beef lover to actually enjoy the place. An example of a business well-​done.

I think these guys have successfully converted me in to liking beef! We came for lunch on Friday. When we arrived the restaurant was already pretty packed. We were lucky to get a table for 6 at noon!
We were seated promptly and handed the menu. Everything sounded really good on the menu.
We started off with two platters of complimentary fries! I guess they knew that it would take time to make our sandwiches and I really appreciate that they didn’t leave us starving. The fries were delish! They were freshly made as could tell from their temperature! The seasoning was also perfect. They were a bit on the greasier side but come on this is a diner after all!
We all ordered platters which came with coleslaw (without mayo), a choice of potato salad or fries, a dill pickle and the sandwich itself (which was huge!!). They let you choose the bread and the mustard.
Montréal smoked meat with light rye bread — We had this with Dijon mustard. The meat was smoked to perfection. It had the right amount of fat to keep everything moist. I couldn’t stop eating it.
Beef brisket sandwich with onion kaiser — I loved the bread. The roast beef was cut really well (thinnest slices I have seen). The Dijon mustard again added a big kick to a usually boring roast beef.
The service was great throughout. I would definitely recommend this place!