Food has no flavor I had to add salt for flavor. Service was good though. Ambiance was good as well.read more

The plan, grab some St. Viateur bagels and a hefty breakfast / lunch before hitting up WPT Montreal…read moreat Playground Poker and noshing the night away on less than stellar card room food. So..... "We're gonna grab steamies. How many do you want"? yells out a couple of Canadian poker buds. "IDK several or a dozen" I yell back from the restroom of the hotel room thinking I heard 'wennies' as in small sausages. 30 minutes later, uncontrolled laughter as they hand me a huge bag. "Here's your dozen". * * * * * * A Montreal institution that for 94 years has focused on one thing, steamies. Take a Shopsy's slender seven incher, warm it and stick it in a smaller than the States side ball park bun, slather it with whatever, maybe top it with a heaping pile of vinegary coleslaw and there you have it. The hotdog, not natural (nitrates and phosphates). No one said this was health food. Here's the thing, meaning no disrespect to those who grew up with these doggies but they are just hotdogs. Love the addition of the slaw but still just hotdogs. Inexpensive. $2.50 - $3.50 each. Great counter service. Nuff said.

This place has for some time been our "go to" for burgers / fries +++ The beef gyros we def…read morerecommend. Consistency with food quality, service and staff. Shout out to the management of the place. Low employee turnover so the staff know their clients. Lots of Regulars like us so you know the place is doing something right. Out of all the LBPs - this is by far the best.

Food is high quality and the menu is actually quite broad. Prices are super cheap too, so you can't…read morebeat that.

When shopping at Costco or anywhere in Marché Centrale, you should stop by La Belle Province for a…read morequick bite. Here the burgers are made with love, are loaded with sweet onions, crunchy cabbage and real bacon - no fuss no muss. The hot dogs can be toasted or streamed and best tasted "all-dressed". Finally the fries are made from fresh potatoes, are hand cut, and fried on the spot - never frozen and no additives. Everything is made the same way the fathers of young owners Steve and Spyro intended it - made the same way they would do for their family with love! Pro-tip: if you like your fries crunchy on the outside you can ask them well done.

This is one of my go to places in the market, I can't believe it's slipped through my Yelping…read morefingers for so long! If you are visiting the market this is a delicious option for lunch, it's just a tiny counter with a ton of homemade sausages but they are always grilling some of their best and you can get them loaded up with kraut and hot peppers and mustards and a lovely toasted bun to walk around with, or park yourself on a stoop or picnic bench in the sun to people watch and enjoy the many live musicians who busk here. If you are preparing a BBQ make this a stop for sure - these are exceptional big fat tasty sausages of all kinds and flavours. I like the jalapeno and cheese and the beer sausage and you know, pretty much all of them.

This is the best spot to get a filling sausage sandwich at the Jean Talon Market. You pay inside…read morethe little shop and they give you a ticket to take out to the guy or gal cooking and serving up the sausages. The bread is really a great piece of baguette and the sausages selection has several to choose from: swiss, knockwurst, semi-hot, jalapeno, and hot. There are a number of mustards and sauces, then the toppings include hot banana peppers, green olives, pickles, and sauerkraut. It costs $6 and is more than worth it. Inside the shop you'll find a number of their wonderful sausages for sale, some cold-cuts, patés and other items. We had the Maple and Bacon sausage tonight, and found it delicious, cooking it the way the helpful associate suggested. The maple flavor wasn't strong but you really got a hit of bacon, I was able to see the bacon as I was eating so they don't skimp!

Nice staff very sweet and delicious burgers I go there since I'm a child and never been…read moredisappointed and even with the delivery of Uber eats it still was warm and great

Quick service, clean place, affordable prices, good portions…read more I usually take fries with gravy + 1 hot dog

I ALWAYS try and eat here at least once when I get to Montreal. Prices are great and their food…read moreis amazing !! Can't beat the selection either. Something for everyone. Their poutine is one of the best I've ever had!! They don't skimp on the curds at all. A must try. Super casual.

This is my neighborhood diner and it is fantastic. The crowning glory is the steamy hot dogs. So…read morefucking good and cheap. If I didn't care about my weight I would come here everyday and eat 20 hot dogs. They also serve cheap beer which is a major bonus! Their burgers are good, but not as great as nouveau systeme. If they were a little less charred, I'd say they would be on the same level as nouveau systeme. I usually come here for the steamies, throw a little cayenne pepper dust on top and go to town!

The food was good but the staff wasn't entirely. The chefs were amazing and considerate about our…read moredemands. However, we tried paying for a drink, but realized we ended up paying way more when we looked at the menu. Mind you, when we sat down the lady who charged us more was STARING at us the whole time making us very uncomfortable. Then when eating, my friend bought a hot dog from the place but was also eating something out of her thermos, the waiter came up to us and very rudely asked her to put it away. My friend took a moment to process the information and the waiter called her arrogant so we ended up leaving. Very bad atmosphere.

I went there multiple times back when I was in college especially after Improvisation matches or…read morepractice and their hot dogs and cheeseburger were pretty good . The employees also offered a great service . The only reason I put 4 stars instead of 5 is the fact that is cash only and even if they have an ATM that's still around 3$ fees to use it . So kinda bothering me a little bit otherwise pretty great fast food place in general if say .

I was in Montreal for a day to walk 100,000 steps, and 1 of the 4 food requirements I had for…read moremyself was poutine. I'd never had the French Canadian heart-attack-on-a-plate, and was a little nervous as it just looks like it has A LOT going on. I sludged into La Banquise dead sober at 4:11am, as this is a legendary spot that is open 24 hours. I sat down in a bustling no frills atmosphere and remembered my deep appreciation for a 24-hour diner. You see people for who they really are this early in the morning. A couple in front of me was in a heated argument about what "being exclusive" really meant, while two separate groups of 4 to my right were feeling no pain and enjoying a poutine night cap. There I was, sipping on my black coffee mentally prepping myself for the 45 mile (72 km) day I had in front of me. The dichotomy of life. I asked the server what the most popular item was, and he said La Scooby. This monstrosity consisted of fresh cut fries, cheese, gravy, ground beef, bacon, onions, fried pickles, and caesar dressing garlic sauce. I got the small ($12.40 usd), but this thing was a TANK. It was bigger than my head and I have a HUGE head. The large must be a family style portion or somethin. Upon first bite, it was damn good. I completely see the poutine appeal. Is it an ideal meal dead sober at 4:11am? No, absolutely not, but this is an S-tier hangover food. Also, if there is ever a day when I need some extra calories, it's on a 100k step day. All the staff was so welcoming, and surprisingly chipper this early in the morning. SHOUTOUT TO LA BANQUISE! THANK YOU FOR FUELING THE JOURNEY! IG @johnny.novo Tiktok @jnov__ Substack @johnnynovo

Not accessible. I had a very hard time moving around the restaurant with my crutches, especially…read morewith the stairs. I took my niece from New York City here because La Banquise is supposed to be the "must try" poutine spot in Montreal. We had a great night overall: soccer game, drinks at Mellon Brasserie (none of us were drunk; my wife was 100% sober). Everything was fun and chill. But La Banquise completely ruined the end of that trip, and I'm not okay with letting this go. We paid for the food and service. But it doesn't matter if you pay $1 or $100: at the end of the day, we were customers, and we deserved to be treated with respect. We waited for our Uber outside. It was cold, and I'm on crutches, so my injuries hurt badly in the cold. After waiting outside for a long time with the Uber not showing up, we went back inside to wait near the door, in the corner, not blocking anyone. The staff at the door immediately came in and started rudely and aggressively kicking us out. He refused to speak English with me after I clearly said, "I don't speak French, so talk to me in English." He kept talking French and was rude to my wife, my niece, and me. He told the waitress in French that we were "blocking the way," which was 100% false. (My wife speaks French) We were just standing near the entrance, waiting for a few minutes, trying to get out of the cold. When I went to the cashier and explained, "This guy is kicking me out. I just paid for my meal. But it doesn't matter if you pay $1 or $100: you're still a customer, and you shouldn't be kicked out and treated like trash just because you're waiting for your Uber on crutches. I'm on crutches, it's cold, and my Uber isn't here yet," they called a waitress who also started telling us to leave instead of helping. She didn't try to find a solution; she just said, "No, no, leave, leave." This is not just bad service. This is disgusting, disrespectful treatment of a paying customer with a mobility issue. My niece, who had a blast all night, ended the trip saying, "What the f....? You bring me here and they treat us like this?" She now has a bad impression of Montreal because of this place. My niece is from New York City, and she's also posting her own review. That review will be seen by people in New York and by tourists looking for recommendations. If you treat tourists like this, you're not just ruining one night, you're ruining the image of the whole city. Montreal is supposed to be a welcoming city for tourists and people looking to have fun and be treated with respect. La Banquise failed that completely. The food was okay, but the experience was terrible because of how we were treated. This is unacceptable. You should be ashamed of how you handled this.