Cantine Ben La Bedaine in Granby

599 Rue Principale, Granby, QC J2G 2X9, Canada

★★★★☆
(3322 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant Fast food restaurant

About

Unassuming counter-service option for casual eats, including poutine & hot dogs.

Website
cantinechezben.com
Address
599 Rue Principale, Granby, QC J2G 2X9, Canada
Plus Code
C755+65 Granby, Quebec, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
10 AM–12 AM
Tuesday
10 AM–12 AM
Wednesday
10 AM–12 AM
Thursday
10 AM–12 AM
Friday
10 AM–12 AM
Saturday
10 AM–12 AM
Sunday
10 AM–12 AM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating Kerbside pickup Drive-through On-site services Takeaway Dine-in Delivery
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Coffee Late-night food
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

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Reviews

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★★★
November 9, 2024

Didn't like their poutine, the sauce tasted awful, like hot plastic smells.

★★
July 1, 2024

Overrated, tried this place after the zoo, waited 45 minutes in the drive thru line up, service was excellent and staff friendly but food was OK (two hotdogs and a poutine). Below expectations considering the hype and the line up.

★★★★★
May 21, 2024

THE BEST BEST BEST BURGERS!! What a team, organization is perfect. Very professional and clean. No matter how busy, they always seem to hold it together. I will be back all summer. It is five minutes away from Granby Zoo. And we have season passes. I highly recommend this restaurant!

★★★★★
June 24, 2023

Love it!! The poutine is considerable pretty tasty and good portion, big pieces of cheese and the sauce perfecto! Great decor!!

★★★
June 3, 2023

We stopped here on our way through Quebec so we could experience some authentic Quebec poutine. I loved the retro theme and all, but the food was lacklustre for me, especially for the price. Honestly I think I’ve enjoyed poutine more at McDonald’s and my local restaurant in Ontario. Good curds, but that’s where it ended for me. The burger was good beef, but like others have mentioned, on the small side.

★★★★
October 2, 2022

A tasty cantine well known in Granby. If you are in the area definitely worth a stop but dont make a detour out of it. Its your typical burgers and poutine stop. Known by all the locals and pretty busy its a great alternative to the fast food giants

★★★
August 29, 2019

We were told that we had to go here for the very best poutine. Poutine they have, and a few other fried foods, but the menu is very limited. They also have an ice cream shop attached/incorporated. I can't say that the poutine was anything special: it tasted the same as the other three restaurants in town I tried the poutine maybe I'm just not a Poutine connoisseur. The ice cream, however, was very tasty. Soft ice cream with a lot of topping varieties.

★★★★
September 3, 2018

Amazing poutine, totally worth the 10 min detour! Had one classic and another with bacon. Both were fantastic. The fries are not soggy, cheese curds in abundance, and delicious gravy. We also could not help but try their chocolate-dipped soft serve which was equally good! Will definitely be back on my next trip to the eastern townships.

★★
Local Guide
December 15, 2024

This is the second time Ive been there, the first I didnt really like the poutine which lacks cheese and the sauce is very ordinary and bland. So I tried a burguer secondly and I was also very disappointed for the price. Its really ordinary, we do just as well at home. Its disappointing like the uniform and the place itself with the sign, it remains very pleasant as a physical place, but I wont stop there anymore as there are better elsewhere

★★★★
Local Guide
December 8, 2024

Very good potatoes, the best in Granby! Well bacon too!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 1, 2024

Taste their good poutine!

December 1, 2024

If you want to get the facts go to the REAL friends of poutine page.

★★★★★
November 24, 2024

Best canteen in town, always very satisfied every time!

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Super friendly staff and fast service

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Smiling and kind staff! Good snack food :)

★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Welcoming and friendly staff! Delicious cheese curds, but I found the sauce ordinary! $18 for a trio of small poutine & 2 steamed...

★★
November 22, 2024

Disappointed a little, the hot dogs were cold and the Poutine sauce was not the best I have tasted.

★★★
November 22, 2024

Quick service, the poutine was good but I didnt think it was the best, I took a minced meat poutine with cooked onions, I was disappointed with the quantity of meat received at the price of the poutine, I will not return to this restaurant again!

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Fun

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Impeccable service and serves very good food!

★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Nice decor but they got my order wrong and the food is ordinary

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 22, 2024

Lots of people there is life even late at night

★★★
November 22, 2024

We ordered a family fries to take away, we ran out! The format was tiny! That s the equivalent of one fries for two people! Very far from being a family format! Very disappointing for the price!

★★★★★
November 22, 2024

Very good

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Ordinary poutine but good, eaten better elsewhere. But the Ben Beacon Burger is one of the best Ive eaten in a long time

Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Arrive at 12:00 p.m., checkout at 12:45 p.m., served at 12:55 p.m. It costs a lot too much because its cheese doesnt even melt in poutine with warm sauce. Cold fries. In short, we will never go back there. $35 for 1 pout 1 fries 10 croquettes....clearly exaggerating

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Were coming back!

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

A real plunderer of Quebec comfort food! Excellent service in a retro atmosphere, a must if you pass through Granby!

★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Cute place. Cheap. Food is okay...

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

Well bacon is the best choice without forgetting the poutine!

★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

A very pleasant meal on the go! Despite the good attendance we were served quickly! It was very good!

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

A classic in my hometown! Super fast service, excellent food, clean with a family canteen atmosphere. Whether its poutine, hamburgers, fillets... everything is good, plus you go to the counter side right after and you have your dessert at the ice cream bar :) A must in Granby!!!

★★★
Local Guide
October 22, 2024

Ok, as a canteen, its good...but its expensive for what it is. The poutines are good, the fries are the best in the region but damn the bill is steep. Yes I will come back but not often...

★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

I dont understand the enthusiasm for the place. I had one of their classic bacon burger with poutine. 3/5 for the food. Where things go wrong is in terms of cleanliness: dirty toilet, no soap The clientele leaves something to be desired. Lots of unpleasant elderly people who show impatience with the children, unclassy BS who hustle to reserve a table In short, I stopped to eat there because I was passing through but I certainly wont go back. 2 stars instead of 1 because the employees are very nice!

★★★
September 22, 2024

Disappointing quantity-price ratio, too expensive for the size of the portions. Steamed hot dog in toasted buns and no cabbage inside. Parking: Behind the restaurant with plenty of seats.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Very good food and very good, fast service and vintage atmosphere, I love going to this place.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

The best poutine and the best ice cream!!

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Very good poutine!

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Its simply excellent. The food, the portions, the welcome, the remarkable staff and the atmosphere, everything is perfect.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Our family of 4 all loved this place. One of the best poutines weve had. The brown sauce was delicious. Im not a fan of belle provincial style fries but these from Ben la paunch were crispy. The burgers were good. Quality and price I would 100% return if we are in the area. The line is long but its worth it. Service can be better but lets keep in mind that this is not a restaurant but a fast food restaurant.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

A tradition that never gets lost, always delicious!!

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

I was 15 years old I was going there with but friends Today Im 65 years old I go with but friends still good . The only thing that changed the decor

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Exceptional service. At Ben la Bédaine it works. I dont particularly like the red pepper sauce. Too clear. A thicker brown sauce would be in my preference. Kid-friendliness: High chair!

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Good poutine!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

A good BenBacon

September 22, 2024

Awful, hamburger smaller than a childrens happy feast from McDonalds, flavorless fries and starving hotdogs. Reputation sure.

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

Always a pleasure to eat at Bens. Poutine is the best

★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Really disappointed with the poutine

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Very good, despite the fact that an old man listens to chicken videos at full volume for a good 30 minutes and when another customer politely asks him to lower his volume, he freaks out at him, because he really cares about his chicken video at full volume.... Despite this comical and embarrassing alteration, very good service and very good price

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

The canteen-style square in Granby. The poutine and smash burger are delicious. The dining room is welcoming and decorated with hockey stuff. The staff is courteous Parking: There is plenty of parking

★★★★★
September 22, 2024

I went to Bens house on Friday September 13th. I dont know what happened but it wasnt really good, it was as if he had cooked their fries in oil which had to be changed. The fries were dark brown, never seen that at Bens and not so good I must admit that this is the first time that its not good at Bens

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Very entertaining

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Cantine Ben La Bedaine is the perfect place for a poutine or a hot dog in a retro atmosphere! The service is fast, the portions are generous, and it really tastes like Quebec fast food at its best. Whether youre passing through Granby or a regular, its always a sure bet to satisfy a little craving.

★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Amazing name for a cantine ! Food was really good, service was great and pleasant. Would recommend any one in the granby area to give this place a try

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

wow good poutine

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Poutine in all its forms, even frozen!!!

★★★
August 22, 2024

Affordable price but too much hype for what it is very little cheese on the poutine even McDonald s has more cheese on their poutine . But still very good... be patient even at 2 p.m. we queued outside

★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Good, clean, really ordinary food

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

ah well if you want to eat the best poutine in town it s at ben s, but everything is good and the service is fast and they are all welcoming

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

The poutine as well as the staff and the service very satisfied in 5 seconds my order was made and everything was delicious

★★★★★
August 22, 2024

We never tire! As soon as I pass through Granby and see the iconic sign, that s it, the idea of having a poutine there emerges in me. Although the line is sometimes discouraging, the employees are efficient and keep smiling despite the rush of customers! In short, poutine, we can never say it enough, is the best!

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Good and cheap

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

It s always a pleasure to come to Ben s. The Poutine is perfect and the burgers are very good. Ice cream in the evening is also a great adventure.

★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Too bad I missed cooking a pogo, reheated in the microwave its time to change the oil on the fries... the poutine sauce was burnt and stuck at the bottom of the cauldron, disappointing for a supposed icon of the best poutine.. full of paper packets of salt everywhere, the 2 employees who took care of the cleaning were sitting on the counter of their small cubicle.

★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

When you ask for hot dog mustard cabbage well I expect to have cabbage not 3/4 grains of cabbage. Frankly my other one was worse enough that I was insulted and what about the bread?????!!!!! Dry ..well, we ll go straight

Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Not edible, the poutine was cold and the service was long

★★
August 22, 2024

Weve been hearing about it for years. It was therefore a must during our visit to the area. VERY DISAPPOINTED! Absolutely nothing extraordinary. Tasteless fries - cheese that doesnt melt and a tiny cheeseburger - tasteless.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

A hole filler...its good for everyone.....

★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Despite the traffic, the service is fast. The place is friendly and clean. The fries are quality and very good. The poutine sauce is ordinary and tasteless. Burgers look like stuffed buns. $55 for 3...! Not sure Ill go back there.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Its a very sought-after canteen. The service is fast, the staff welcoming and its really good. Its worth the detour for fast food lovers.

★★
August 22, 2024

Rarely have I had the chance to feel like a pressure washer after a Pogo, onion rings and a bite of poutine. If you want to repaint your toilet bowl, eat this. The service and atmosphere was good.

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

The sauce is no longer the same

★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

A great place to eat! A retro atmosphere which is pleasant and canteen classics which are not displeasing. My small downsides are the lack of generosity in terms of poutine. At $35 for 2 very classic trios I would have hoped for a poutine that overflows as tradition dictates. I also found the service very mechanical. It could be warmer. That said, the taste of the food is worth the detour. Im just being constructive in my comment.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Fast service, incredible poutine sauce, original and very good hamburger. My belly was very full.

★★★★
August 22, 2024

A little expensive but very good

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Quite simply the best poutine in Quebec. Good value for money. Very fast service! Its worth the detour!

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Vegetarian options: Beaucoup de choix pour le vegétarien Food

★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Nice place

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Not bad food and reasonable prices

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Restaurant and creamery, special choices of burger and hot dog

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Very good restaurant and very good service and courteous staff I love the fact that it is a drive-thru

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Too often the line but the food is excellent

★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Although native to the region, first visit. Friendly snack atmosphere.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

Always as good their poutine and mouth hole and well bacon wow Always tasty for years and it doesnt change and very courteous staff and I recommend this restaurant

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

La Cantine chez Ben, retro style. A united team that has worked in a friendly and joyful atmosphere for over 70 years! It is also a loyal clientele who are part of the adventure and who always motivate us to move forward. A unique atmosphere, a step back in time To see the traffic and the internal waiting line and as many at the drive-thru order. It is certain that the customers are loyal there. Several varieties of Burgers and poutines, all very tasty and delicious. A family canteen from father to son for 3 generations.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

A classic.!!!.yummiam

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Excellent !

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Wow, it hasnt changed, its still as good, its been 10 years since I went there

★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Fast and clean but the food is ordinary and the liquor in the fountain is not drinkable, sugary dyed water

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Lots of waiting given the huge popularity. Otherwise, its excellent

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Clean and tasteful!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 22, 2024

Very good food the price A large poutine with 1 hamberger and small fries is good, it costs $20, its been a long time, I havent seen that Fast service and welcoming people small outdoor fountain with marquee relaxing area thank you!

July 22, 2024

Theres nothing good, its better to go elsewhere, its hard

★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Very good and fast service! I liked it! Plenty of space both inside and outside.

★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Never seen such a small hamburger in my entire life, it was embarrassing. Steamed hot dog with barely steamed toasted bread, rather dry and sad. Good poutine but small size for the price with correct cheese. Its hard to believe that so many people return there. Small anemic fries, but good, I understand why the waitress showed me that it was the small casseau. The service and cleanliness was impeccable though.

★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

I think that reputation is overrated. The mouth-hole hot dog (its a real joke compared to the details of the condiments when ordering versus the result when eating) see photo! An all dressed toaster with a cold sausage Only the poutine had a semblance of GODD thanks to the sauce if not the correct cheese just like the fries!

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

A delight.

★★★★
June 22, 2024

The service is very fast. The food is good. But I found the sauce for my poutine to be much too liquid.

June 22, 2024

I asked for a fry and received in my opinion a very small half fry. It didnt exceed the cardboard cup. For the price its outrageous. I definitely wont go back there. Too bad because I was recommended this canteen.

★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

Really good! But poutine lacked cheese, a little disappointed at $10 for a small poutine, I was expecting more.. The bite-sized poutines are still just as good! Very good service but you dont have to be in a hurry to get there, the line is very long inside and they prioritize ordering from the drive-thru (normal, I understand). Ill go back there for sure!

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 22, 2024

The poutine is very good. These are fresh potatoes, not frozen. I would have had more choice in formats.

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Very good and fast

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The best poutines in the world.

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Beautiful welcome

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Very good for a quantity Good portion

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

It s a must when you come to Granby

★★★★★
May 22, 2024

Very good, I love their poutine :)

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The ice cream is excellent. The maple coating is excellent!

★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The food is good, but aluminum plates and plastic forks going in the trash in 2024 arent great. Aluminum can be recycled even when soiled, adding bins to collect these containers would be a good first step. And what are you waiting for to have compostable forks?

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The best canteen in Granby, poutine is delicious to taste

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The best prices for eating well! Very good canteen.

★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

The worst cheese curds vs amount of poutine size, very embarrasing for them to be serving such portions of lackluster cheese curds

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Good poutine, I really liked the sauce++. Parking: Very big.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

A little snack, took the small fries but I regretted not having taken the regular one. Excellent and hot dog too

★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Very small hamburger

★★★★
May 22, 2024

Ridiculous waiter I know why you dress them like that but I see it as a humiliation but the food is good were not going to lie

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Difficult to do better, not suitable for dieters

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

Great place for a late night snack. Very nostalgic.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Always good and fast service I highly recommend

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Fast service! The formats are good. Simple menu with trios.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

I love Ben la Bédaine, the poutine is incredible with a tasty spiced sauce. Impeccable and fast service. THANKS

★★★★
April 22, 2024

Very good sausage poutine! Lots of sauce, cheese and delicious fries the secret to a good poutine

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

I liked the fast service and polite staff, very clean restaurant

★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Nothing to say about service and cleanliness. The staff is smiling, the service is fast despite a big rush and is on the lookout to clean the tables as soon as a customer leaves. Food wise its disappointing especially value for money. The burger bun is quite dry and the meat tasteless. The potatoes are good on their own but the poutine is very average.

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Putin 7/10 Burger 6/10 Impeccable service. But no pickles for the burgers.. It s still an institution in Granby, so I recommend it. Nothing sensational!

★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

A snack bar is very well known in the region, possibly because of its illuminated sign. The place is very busy and crowded with people, considering the popularity. The service when taking and receiving orders is generally good. Patience is required. The food is good but the portions are small compared to other restaurants. The price is quite high compared to the portions. There are other restaurants nearby like La Belle Province for example which serve the same type of food possibly at a better price or better portions. In short, its not the ideal place to eat frequently but the place to stuff your belly only occasionally.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Food

★★
April 22, 2024

I give 2 stars its beautiful the hoydogs made with uncooked toaster bread are dry as if you put it in the microwave no cayenne pepper for a hoydog canteen its not strong Im going back pus its not good

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

very good food at a good price -parking space still available even with a pick-up it is easy to park +welcoming staff +accessible for people with reduced mobility

★★★★
Local Guide
April 22, 2024

Parking: Beaucoup de places même si des fois l été il est difficile den trouver Kid-friendliness: Les enfants peuvent y trouver leur bonheur

★★★★★
March 22, 2024

A random restaurant where we decided to stop during our visit to Granby and what a great discovery!! The bacon poutine is one of the best poutines I have ever eaten! The fries, the sauce, the cheese, everything was delicious! Definitely worth the detour!

★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

For such a popular canteen, for me you are in my top 5 of the worst poutine and hot dogs I have eaten. I loved it, I will go back

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

They respected the requests of my order. The fries were well cooked! The employee at the counter was super friendly and friendly!

★★★
March 22, 2024

Not what it was before.. The sauce tasted like water and the fries were overcooked..

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 22, 2024

Good Poutine but the mouth holes are more than perfect an institution has tried

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

The best poutine ever!

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

BEN BACON

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Always excellent sure everything

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Excellent service and very fast

★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

When you have a taste for fast food

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Best poutine in town!!!

★★★
February 22, 2024

I dont understand why this restaurant is so popular Walk 45 m to go eat at Ben la Belline I wouldnt say it wasnt good and I wouldnt say it was super good either. Dont take the detour