Nova Deli in Belleville
200 N Front St, Belleville, ON K8P 3C2, Canada
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Most likely the best donair in Ontario really... Nothing fancy- take out joint with a variety of other food as well. Take a moment, go over the menu to decide what you would like, be patient, let the worker sort out other orders, then put in your order. Honestly the best donair I've had since being out in Edmonton (Queen donair). I haven't been out east, but Halifax donair in Ontario was ok.
Donairs here are excellent. The XL could easily be a 2 person meal. Only complaint is they are messy. So prepare yourself appropriately!! Do not recommend driving while eating one. Don't let the location fool you, it's definitely worth stopping in
Honestly cannot believe a place with such horrible customer service is still in business. Tried to get a donair on my lunch break at work and the one I got was completely inedible. The entire thing was excessively soggy and falling apart and the taste wasn't good either, it didn’t resemble any of the donairs I’ve ever had (my family is from the maritimes). The picture attached is AFTER most of it spilled all over my car and uniform from trying to open it. I politely explained the situation to the lady at the counter and her response was extremely rude and unprofessional… I was told “this is how Donairs are made” and she argued for a long time and ultimately denied to make me a new one or to refund me, instead her only solution was for me to “ask for less sauce next time”. Extremely disappointing… I’ve never experienced service this bad
Authentic east coast donairs with worse than bankers hours and lazy don’t want to work hours so charge you double prices!I ordered a jumbo for 21.00 inflation much! was size of a regular on the east coast they want 32 for a jumbo lol i drive by on my commute toronto and ottawa been going there for over 10 years always miss them cause they close at 7:oo pm most working mans suppertime. Go early if you want to catch em they open at 11 am. After 7 you always see people trying to go there like me and get disappointed lol delicious Donairs still. Definitely not friendly east coast worker neither brace yourself.
You walk in, make your order...they make it and you walk out. Pretty straight forward operation. Donairs are absolutely delicious and messy AF. Lol. You can buy donair meat, sauce, pep sticks and a new egg roll option. No seating, no fancy menus...love it Prices are to be expected with everything going up. A large is a perfect size. Best to eat it in the foil, with a bowl underneath to catch all that donair sauce. Use some buttered bread to sop it up...dessert. lol
Food's as good as I remember it. Lot of comments here from people that either don't know what an halifax donair is, or would be the type that say "you can only get good buffalo wings in Buffalo". We make a point of coming here every year. The lady behind the counter was kind and patient as we figured out or order. Meat was delicious and the SWEET sauce is as delicious as ever.
I've been going to Nova Deli for more than 20 years. They have the BEST Eastcoast donairs I've ever had in Ontario 💯. Give them a try!
Wanted to check this place out, but turned out to be a somewhat disappointment. Due to Covid, takeout only. Ordered medium donair and french fries. Donair sauce was a sweet sauce and in my opinion did not fairwell with onions and meat, but I understand this is common in some parts of Canada, just not to my liking. The sauce is almost too liquidy, you need to eat with bunch of napkins and on a table, not on the go type of food. Fries were made from fresh potato, but were definitely over fried, and dark. Probably will not visit back.
You make the best donors around town. I always get wonderful customer service.
Great Donairs fast service!
I know Belleville isnt a huge metropolis but it seems I cant find them open till when they say its open till! Doors get closed different times before 6:30!
The best donairs in town
The Donaire was good . pleasantly surprised a wet nap was included !
Extremely rude.
Love the food, always great! Never had one problem after many years of service
Hair in the donair
This place used to be really good, but the quality has gone down by a lot in the past few years. It was expensive for the amount of meat you get. Its fair to note that eating a donair is messy, but even in Halifax Ive never had a donair that was so wet and drippy. I also wish the customer service was a bit better, It was just a weird experience. EDIT: I went back to retry a bit ago, still bad. lowering my score. also ive been to halifax, donair sauce is not supposed to be wet like water, and i stand by my review.
The lettuce should be the first red flag to avoid this inauthentic mockery of a donair place . But also.. it s very expensive and you get tiny portions. Sauce is way too runny. Meat just isn t right. If you can t make a proper east coast donair don t even bother, you re just making us and yourself look bad.
The customer service was terrible- The last working told me the problem with over the phone is she gets the orders wrong! When she repeated the correct order back to me, served the wrong one & wouldn t justify the problem. Bring back the previous employees!!!!
Walked in the door asked if they had a take out menu, lady behind the counter was super ignorant and then when I left was making hand gestures at me... I used to love nova deli years ago, but if thats the customer service that Im going to get as a renewed customer, I think Ill go somewhere else...
It was good
The lady behind the counter was extremely rude. The donair itself was nasty. The sauce was like waters and the whole thing was soggy. I could barely eat it.
The best donair. Must get delivery Food
Hey if you need a delicious meal that will brighten up your day and keep the hunger away Nova Deli is the spot. They have the best donair and the pepperoni is 100% worth a try.
Awesome donair, never been disappointed a friend recommended it to me and Ive been back a bunch of times since. Just writing this review is making me crave one of their donairs. A must try in Belleville.
If the vehicle with the butterflies is there prepare to wait forever for your donair! Doesn t matter if you order one or three she s as slow as the molasses in January! The other girl is a whiz and a pleasure to deal with so go in and ENJOY if the butterfly vehicle ISNT there!
Been coming in for years but this girl with glasses moves slower than a slug! I know that the other girl is as fast as a whip and always gives me great service so she could never get up to her standards but still!! man oh man this girl makes a snail look fast!
Ive only actually eaten here once but Ive walked out 2 other times because the woman is very rude. She must not actually be an east coaster because I go to new Brunswick frequently and they are friendly, thats part of what youre looking for when you get donairs.
First time there today .. Was so happy to finally have a good donair.We ordered the daily special 2 XL for 35.00 .. Ordered 1 with only cheese and the other with the works and also a small with only cheese .Now my understanding with only wanting cheese is that is what I would get . But no she did not add the tomatoes, onions, lettuce but felt the need to add the sauce . When I said only cheese . I was so glad I checked before we left .. So rather then argue about the toppings I sent my husband back in to buy 2 more XL with just cheese .. We didnt even take back in the ones that were wrong . Hubby told her the issue and she said she didnt hear say no sauce .. Well my understanding again of only cheese would be only cheese, Also we had ordered a pound of meat and she asked if we would like the 4 oz sauce with it and we said no we dont like the sauce . So you may even find it confusing as to why she put sauce on our donairs that we asked for only cheese. Also the new ones she made that we paid 35.00 for 2 XL we maybe the size of a medium they sure were not XL even the pitas were smaller . I opened both and compared and they were half the size .. So be aware you may not get what you pay for .. Also I do agree they are pricey and they seem to like two skim off people to safe supplies.You may want to ask for proof that you got the right size .. I am so tired of businesses that think they can do what ever they want .. This world is all greed and bad service ...
Always go in on Friday as the lady is the best! Friendly and food is always awesome! We get the 2 XL deal with an order of fries ... amazing! Anyone who says otherwise is either an idiot or an entitled idiot!
I had been at Nova Deli a couple times and it was fine. My donair was really fresh and hot. She went straight out back and made it. When I went 2 days ago I ordered and as she was about to go make it, another customer came in so she took his order also. I waited 12 minutes for her to bring both out and collected mine. I came straight home ( just around the corner) and was disgusted. The meat was ice cold and consisted of 4 very thin small peices of beef . Could hardly even taste the meat with the other toppings. If I ever go back, I will NOT deal with the young lady with longish brown hair and glasses. The other blonde girl is amazing and fast
Excellent Donairs as always
Amazing little place for some east coast post bar food
great people! real east coast donaires!
Delicious! Big portions. Friendly. Fresh and perfectly messy!
Would rate 4 stars if it wasn t for that one lady s attitude. She needs to work on her customer service skills for sure
Nova Deli...DONAIRS. As the front sign says. If you need your fix for the Donair, this is the place to go to in Belleville.
I took one star off because I feel there could be a bit more meat for the size options. Aside from that, pretty darn good donair for Ontario!!
Apparently it is appropriate to put the phone down speaking rudely about the customer on the phone, apparently it is also appropriate to hang up on people causing them to call back to leave a name for the order. I will be calling back again later to hopefully speak to the owner of the establishment. Not to mention that was the worst quality we have ever received.
Best Doniar place in town!
Garbage donair. So sweet sauce. Deserve zero
Amazing donairs!
Without question, this is the real deal donair meat. Not some wannabee donair shop. Great food and great service. My only issue is that you cant buy as much meat as you want. That is only due to some idiot buying a bunch of meat and claiming it was made by him. It still doesnt stop me from driving one hour one way to grab a pound of donair meat.
You have to visit the East Coast to really experience a great donair. Nothing else compares.
These are the best Donairs in Belleville! The meat in them is sooo tasty and flavourful! The sauce is sweet and so yummy too! They load it with sauce! They can be messy but so worth it! $17 for a large, which isn t too bad! They even have sizes bigger then that
Highly recommended the donairs are better than the ones on the East coast and the staff is pretty great!! FYI, dont get the biggest one that they sell and try to eat it while driving.... Bad idea... I have learned
Travelling anywhere in the 800KM between Windsor and Brockville you will not find a tastier donair. My recommendation is to go all in. Buy the biggest donair on the menu and pack it full of what you love, then buy some pepperoni because it is phenomenal too.
Scrumptious, best donairs around. Should maybe put a little bit less sauce, we were wearing most of it. WARNING dont think of driving while trying to eat one.
Food quality always excellent... service is hit or miss. Today I waited 25 minutes after ordering because the server made 6 orders before giving me mine, which was made first -- as a result, when I got home my food was stone cold. If that guy is there again next time I wont bother going in.
Delicious. Was great to find a small piece of home here in Ontario.
I ordered my very first donair today and it was amazing! The man working there was an absolute delight to talk to. He gave me the rundown of what to get and let me sample the meat and sauce. He said that root beer compliments the sweetness of donair sauce and he was so right! I see a lot of people complaining about it being messy and who really cares about that. The mess is worth it when the food is that amazing. 10/10 will be coming back!
Stopped in to grab 2 Donairs and we were disappointed with the taste and quality. So much sauce on the sandwiches and they were so runny. The foil it came in look like we were served soup instead. Couldn t even finish the sandwiches. We would not recommend.
Couldnt believe how small the donairs are now. Back in the day, these were the bomb. Filled you up and soooo delicious. Now, the price leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
I would rate 0 stars if I could. The meal was garbage the donairs were ice cold and pouring liquid non stop. Take out only and its raining so my car seats are soaked in sauce even leaking through a plastic bag. Meal cost 26 for to med donairs and 2 pop Car cleaning cost 120 New pairs of pants for my wife 30 Total meal cost after extras 176 bucks People save your money on this non authentic donair
Best donairs. Sauce tastes different though.
This place dose not get near enough of the attention it deserves. For amazing donairs, and dry pepperonis this place is where you should hit. Hidden in the strip mall on north front st once you walk in your eyes glaze upon the walls, and travel to the salty beaches of nova scotia. Ordering brings you back to a simpler time and more personable experience, having your order written out, the small chat with the cashier, seeing the window at the side they use to chat at each other about orders. It makes you miss the simple things and see how lost in tech we are. Once youve received your order your definitely going to need some extra napkins, but dont let the mess get you wrong. Sinking your teeth into one of Novas donairs is a burst of flavor and meaty sweetness that leaves you licking the foil! From the meat being the perfect chewy-ness and spice, to simple ingredients that are fresh all wrapped in a soft pita like a warm hug. Youve probably drove past the place 100s of times why not go in? Its worth it
Best donairs in Ontario hands down
They made changes to the staff and their service has greatly improved. Love this place and food...it s amazing how the service in a restaurant is key to bringing people back to enjoy the good food.
Not as good as it used to be
The real deal. If your looking for a mean east coast maratime donair, this is the place. Perfect!
I had a donair from Nova Deli for the first time the other day and it was delicious! They use fresh, good quality ingredients and the service was fast and friendly. I will definately be back!
Fantastic food fantastic service never disappointed
I havent eating here yet but the kids and my sisters sure like it .
Great donair. Nova Scotia style. If you like mire of the garlicy New Brunswick style it may seem tame. The homemade fries are excellent @
Amazing selection of high quality products. Theres nothing there that isnt worth every cent.
Best in Ontario
Delicious
Always great
Always good.
Delicious!
The food is Devine
Best Donair in town for me.
Always friendly
Great food
Absolutely the best donair I ve had in many years. I highly recommend. A simple menu with excellent donairs. It s time to open the eat-in area though.
Amazing food and service to match!
Best Donair
True taste of Nova Scotia! Very good
My favourite quick bite in Belleville. Authentic east coast donairs highlighted by some of the best donair meat I ve had west of New Brunswick. Highly recommend
The best donair around. We love coming here. Highly recommend you try this place
Best. Donair.
Best donairs!
Love the donair plates!
Normally good. Service was off putting this time and food was skimpy..
Awesome food. When I travel to Belleville I always stop by.
Food was good the manger was rude and really cheap wont eat their again if hes working
Vary good place to go my first time there man the food is good 100%
Perfect lunch on a hot day
It was ok. I had to wait a really long time for the fries. Also, $5.99 for fries and you get a massive order for 2 people. Why don t they sell an individual fry size for one person at like $2.99. I had to pay more and only ate half. A waste of food. I probably wouldn t return after my first experience. Restaurant is a little run down on the inside and kind of dirty. The donair was ok but not the best I have had.
Fantastic!!!!
Rude!!! Whether the owner or lady. Just rude and obnoxious. They seem to think you are disturbing them and hate when you order after 6:30 when they close at 7. Customers are definitely treated as an inconvenience.
Good food and quick service.
Love this place. Favorite spot to eat at in town
I grew up in Halifax and these did not meet my expectations for several reasons. The donairs are tiny, their extra large is a Halifax small. The donair meat was not cooked on a spit, it was more like donair sausages that had been cut up (spicing was fine). The onion and tomatoes were cut into strips instead of diced (I made sure not to get lettuce). I cant tell you how the sauce was because I never did find it. Skimpy and way over priced. I think all of the people who gave this place rave reviews either havent had the real thing or havent been home in awhile.
Well being from Nova Scotia i know what good donairs are. This place in Trenton is terrible. Hardly any meat on it, sauce was like water and the worse donair I have ever eaten in my life. I have tried them different times and the store in Trenton does not get any better. I really wanted to give them a chance and thought at first maybe they were having an off day. Oh and soon as the COVID virus started they put the pepperoni up from 10 a bag. to 15.00. Good timing folks, NOT. Anyway sad to say I will not be going there again and if anyone asks I will tell them not to bother. Sad, because I love a good donair.
Best Donairs
Best place
Unbelievable food. Been a loyal customer for over 20 years. Yes, it costs more than fast food, but it is a locally owned business and it is worth every penny. Hot tip: try the Donair Plate. So good.
Best donairs in town
Its about as good as it gets!
Terrible quality & service
Absolutely LOVE the product here, pricey but for the quality I ll pay it. This place was a favourite of ours but I hadn t been in years due to the absolutely horrid costumer service I received from the owners son. I decided today to give it a chance again and was very pleased to be served by someone new. The girl was very polite, friendly and had great costumer service and hygiene skills. Hope to continue having the great service once again.
Great Donaire. Best Ive ever had. Great staff too.
True authentic Donair. I had a few donairs recently in Halifax and this one might have been better. They should make Donair pizza and Donair poutine too. Donair everything!
Donairs here are excellent!
Best Donairs around!
This place has gone down hill big time. The food just isnt what it used to be.
Awesome donairs
Very yummy and friendly love going there
Favorite place to eat out by far. Whenever Ive moved away from the Belleville area, this is one of the things I missed the most.
I order a small donar a small donar everytime I come. They are very filling and the best donars I have had .
I travel across the country just to eat here!
Have not lived till you have had a donair from Nova Deli
Best Donairs
I was in today and took advantage of the Wednesday special. I noticed your specials have changed and so has the staff. Its still a great place to enjoy a donair anytime.
Excellent Donaire. Go get one now!
fast friendly service, quick as well. got the Donaire plate and was not disappointed!
Great food and friendly staff
Came here as a kid. And now back in town to see its still going strong. Made me so happy. The Donair was Fantastic!!! Thanks guys
As close to the real thing as you re going to get in Ontario!!
There donairs taste like ba I home in Nova Scotia
Best donairs ever
Great food. The place itself could use some upgrades. Dining area not the best. Doesnt really matter though the donairs are great.
Great food
Always friendly! Best donairs i have ever had!
Donairs, halifax style, are all about this place. Was pretty good, but not the greatest value. Simple is the focus and it works The place itself is a real dive... so keep expectations accordingly. The toilet looked like it hadnt been cleaned in a week. Lone staff member seemed pretty busy but was very friendly.
Love their donairs !!!
Its usually really good when I go and the guy is great, but today we got 2 large Donairs were done wrong either missing something or having something we didnt ask for as well as 2 orders of fries, we asked for them well done and we got them soggy af. We didnt notice all this till we got back home. If it wasnt for the fact that we live all the way across town and the roads/weather are bad Id be bringing it all right back. Not impressed at all.
Best Donair this side of the east coast!. Always recommend it
Best donair in ontario
Consistently great donairs. Could eat them every day.
We ordered wacky Wednesday. The lady said that wasnt what we ordered. This is after she confirmed that 2 drinks came with the order. The lady was rude and gave my fries to the guy that came after me. Then said that she was happy because there were no more potatoes so she wouldnt have to make more fries. Then the owner came with potatoes. Terrible service, long wait. Food wasnt worth the wait or bad attitude of the lady that served us. I will never return. Ever.
Excellent Donairs !!!!
Most amazing food of my life
One of my top favorite donair places.
Good food and good people. Worth the visit everyone.
Someone needs to teach the woman that works there how to make a donair! I got a half a bottle of sauce. Every time she works. I miss the owner. He was the best!
Never a bad meal
Donairs are expensive but worth it
Amazing food
Meh. Nothing special. Donator was a bit too greasy for me
Awesome food.
****Edit**** I had heard the rude man had left the restaurant so I decided to try again, it was amazing, quick delicious and visually appealing. However Im still not a fan of the price but I am willing to pay once in awhile if the service stays this wonderful! Ive been here 3 times in the last 6 months always the same. The owners son who took over is a complete ass, very ignorant. The portions are small, meat was dry and the price is ridiculous for what you recieve. Ive been here 3 times to give it another chance as working myself in the food industry I know it can ne stressful and things happen but damn... this guy. I wont be back.
My wife and I use to eat here a lot. We arrived there at 6:30 half an hour before closing. The employe was mad and very rude. She was throwing stuff around the kitchen and made a mess of our order. Next time I will waste the45$ that I had spent and go to McDonalds across the street!!
Good food and service, but price is a bit high. Listed prices include HST.
A must go place in Belleville. Exceptional donairs.
Stopped today for lunch take out. The gal making and serving the counter was polite and friendly, which is what the place was lacking in the past. Service was fast and the donair was delicious. 9$ for a small, thats all you need. I felt like it might have been a little light on the meat, but I didnt feel cheated. I am excited to try the neat donair Every thing but the wrap and less messy.. :) I will be back for one of those.
This place is awesome, always a must stop when we are in town. best Donairs I have ever had
Amazing place! Love their food and their staff.
This place is amazing! The food is unbelievable! The service is great when it s the guy who is always there. The place doesn t look great but man it s the best donair I have ever had!
Great food, a bit pricy, but the interior is the same as the day it opened about 15 years ago, so its old. A renovation would be awesome!
Good donair. Sauce is good. Meat is good. Service is good.. just dont let the donair sit for more than 20 mins or it gets soggy
Great place to eat! This was the first place Ive ever tried a Donair, and its the best Ive ever had! Great staff too! Definitely recommend!
Ive had donaires across British Columbia and Ontario and this is by far one of the best, good prices and good portions the people complaining must not have had many donaires
Great donairs and friendly, welcoming staff!
Excellent food!
Great Donair. Rude service. I miss the days when Ron was serving.
I have loved this place since it opened more than 20 years ago. Best donairs west of Nova Scotia!
Absolutely LOVE the food here!
Always a great place to eat love the food !
Best donairs ever. Have to come everytime I stop in Belleville.
Tasty and healthy
The donairs are so good here! Ive read some of the reviews and the guy they are describing no longer works here. I suggest anyone who has had a bad experience give it another try.
I have supported and loved this business since it first came to the area and at one point i was thinking about becoming partners with Ron. I have sent and raved about this place for many years and was neighbors with the store a few years back. Ive noticed a huge price climb and way less portions. I have always asked for extra sauce to dump down my donair, some of the workers wont give me extra sauce because they saud they dont want people using it on other stuff, the sause is condensed milk and garlic poweder i can go make it if I want it but i wanted to support the company. Last neek a new guy was working, gave me an awesome portion and lots of extra sause on the side, it was so good i even called him aftee i was done to thank him. Seems as tho hes gone now. Whoever is working now wont givw me my extra sauce and now im pissed off and will never go back. I truly loved this place and its sad to see it go down hill so fast. Greed will kill us all
Highly recommended. If you have not tried Nova Deli then you should be going there. Been eating there for over 15 years well worth the stop in. Dont forget to try some down east pop
Love the Donairs... wish they still had the donair kits.
Food is really good but extremely pricey and most of the staff are not very friendly they have two locations one in Trenton one in Belleville the Trenton location has no dining area but the Belleville one does they do offer debit
