Tony's Famous Donair EST. 1976 in Halifax

The best in town hands down!

Review staff not good 0 customer service.

I recently had a disappointing experience at a local pizza store that I feel compelled to share. First and foremost, the customer service was virtually nonexistent. When I tried to reach out for assistance regarding my order, I was met with indifference and a lack of responsiveness that left me frustrated. Its disheartening to see a business that doesnt value its customers or take the time to address their concerns. Moreover, I witnessed the way the staff, particularly the delivery couriers, were treated. It was alarming to see them being verbally abused by management in front of customers. This kind of behavior not only demoralizes the employees but also reflects poorly on the establishment as a whole. A pizza store should foster a positive environment, both for its customers and its staff. Unfortunately, this place seems to be failing on both fronts. Overall, I cannot recommend this pizza store based on my experience. The lack of customer service and the mistreatment of staff are serious red flags. I hope they can address these issues, but until then, I will be taking my business elsewhere.

I recently ordered pizza from this place, and I have to say it was not good. The crust was soggy, and the toppings were sparse and lacked flavor. I was really disappointed. Unfortunately, I wont be returning for another pizza anytime.

The food was not good, not recommended, unprofessional costumer service

pretty good

Had to drive to halifax just for a delicious Tonys famous donair. Its been way too long and it definitely didnt disappoint!!

Delicious, slightly spicy donairs.

Yum! I take all my family from out of town here for their donairs!

Ordered for the second time, first time wasnt bad this time I received a peice of plastic wrap in my chicken.

Delicious

Good Donair! Great ration for meat to sauce. I would recommend this place!

The correct donair spot for North End folks after the bars.

The place had a negative ambient specially the guyz working there at the counter making pizza making it more awful! You ask them for a new fresh slice, they come with an attitude that doesn t seem to be appropriate for us customers! Extremely rude and characterless! DO NOT RECOMMEND TRYING THIS PLACE!

This place is over rated! The guyz working at the counter seemed to show ego and gave an extremely rude attitude. Slice of pizza are definitely not worth the price. Triple A and Jubilee Junction are better in terms of pizza and other donairs!

I found the Donair sauce a bit bland. They totally forgot to put any sauce on one of the donairs but quickly gave us sauce when we realized it. The sizes are quite generous.

An iconic Halifax shop, Tonys serves what I and many other Haligonians consider the best donair. The staff are friendly, service is typically quick, and the location is conveniently located in the corner of the commons. A must try for first timers!

Very dry pizza. My childs diaper also smells better. And probably tastes better

Best donation!!

Fantastic food - absolutely delicious donair, friendly staff, clean seating area. Cant wait to come back!

Tony s world famous donairs did not disappoint!!! It was delicious! The fries were fresh and crispy!!

The donairs here are a great size with just the right amount of spice. Its definitely a must

Have been to Tonys Donairs over the years many times and was always great. However on the way home from a concert we had two medium donairs they were more like a small Donair and there was no sauce at all on either. I normally wouldnt complain but with the price of food these days it was very disappointing. Tonys you can do better.

Owner does not even know how to talk

Yep, twas good, very good

Tonys infamous donair would have been an appropriate name for this place. Everything we got, which was for about eight people, was very very very mid. We visited the place simply by the reviews, so much hype for such average food.

Epic

We are a fan of Tony s Donair! The best!

$27 for a medium garlic fingers that is well below the quality of majority places in the city, is NOT worth it.

Not even close to the best Donair in the city. Ive had better Halifax donair in Toronto,and thats sad. They should be ashamed.

Really delicious donair, even better sauce -- order extra or buy a bottle. Service was straight forward at the counter and the young man working there was very pleasant. Atmosphere was exactly what Id expect from a sort of hole-in-the-wall deli -- which isnt a complaint at all, we had a lot of fun! Best consumed hunched over the wrapper at the counter by the windows while delirious with hunger.

The best ever I travelled from Sydney Australia for this

Great donairs

I visited this store couple days ago with my friend and had an unfortunate experience that I believe was racially motivated. When I placed my order, the server s attitude was noticeably different compared to how other customers were treated. The server (an old man) gave me unfriendly expressions, seemed impatient, and was dismissive throughout the interaction. It was clear that they were unwilling to provide the same level of service that was given to others in the store. This made me feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. The chicken wrap was good, but the customer service is completely unacceptable , i do not recommend this store to anyone specially tourists.

best donair ever

Probably the best donair I have had with the exception of my favourite spot in Ottawa. Excellent, flavourful, hot, quick. Tres tres bon.

wow, this place was AMAZING. i had the chicken shawarma bowl and it was seriously life changing, for sure the best shawarma ive ever had. the hummus is amazingly seasoned and the garlic sauce is flavourful! the chicken was by far the best part though, not dry at all and super tender. great food, and friendly staff.

Tonys is more than just a stop for a quick meal; its a testament to the enduring spirit of Halifax a place where authenticity isnt just a buzzword, but a way of life.

Quite a lovely place with friendly staff

Fk large chicken poutine $12 more taxes. The McDonalds poutine is bigger than it. The gravy was cold Food : 1/5

Just a classic place for a classic donair

Best pizza in Halifax

Great Donairs. Small corners store Atmosphere. Seating. 1 table, 10 stools. Food : 5/5

We were there on vacation and told by more than one person this was the place to try a domain. Donair was great, though I dont have much to compare it to . Would still recommend

Good flavour for the meat but almost no visible donair sauce, so the donair was actually dry and difficult to enjoy. I would not recommend based on my first visit.

Used to go to this place all the time. Quality and service has deteriorated over the past year. Be aware but could get lucky and have a good experience. Its been less consistent from my experience. Wait times via food delivery apps take much longer than picking it up. I mean specifically the cooking time, excluding delivery time. They are so inconsistent with the accuracy of their orders. They get it wrong so many times even when I directly call and order in person. Its very frustrating. Im most like going to find another place going forward. Please call after placing an order with a delivery app and having special instructions to confirm the changes. They do not read them and apply those instructions. Terrible! Happened again today. 8/30/24

Great Donairs

first Donair ever, it was good I think but nothing to compare to.

victims of racial discrimination

I ordered one of their so called Bowls and I paid 18$ only to receive a meager portion of food in a sorry looking plate that wouldnt feed a toddler. The Donair meat is tasty and well seasoned but its absolutely not worth the price.

Donair was awesome, lots of meat and sauce. The employee Saurav made my whole day with his kind and helpful energy. I went back a second time for more donair because of him!

Thé Donair was so good, we regret buying 2 regulars! Next time going for 2 Mediums. It was really good. Vegetarian options: They have veggie pizza and garlic fingers Wheelchair accessibility: No

Loved every bits of my Donair.

The famous donair is a must get. The meat is super flavourful and the sauce has a hint of sweetness to it that works perfectly together.

Best donair in hrm!

Been coming here since it was open.Meat mix one of the best for Donairs.

I cant say this is good pizza ..went here just to grab a slice and it was quite dry..my old lady definitely agrees ...how can it be world famous

Tasty donair, great neighborhood spot, friendly staff food was hot and fresh.

I would rate 5 stars, but the portion size is small for the price. Also the sauce level is lacking .

Nice small Donair and pizza shop, reasonably priced. Donairs have a surprisingly large amount of meat in them

Food was awesome and the service was top notch!!! Lots of food for what you pay.

Alway good. Great food. Quick, friendly service. Kid-friendliness: Lotsa families go so it must be kid friendly. Food : 5/5 |

So stingey with their sauces, ordered a large garlic fingers and got the same amount of donair sauce that youd get for a small anywhere else. Also had to recut our pizza and garlic fingers because whatever they used was duller than a butter knife. Ordered extra cheese and didnt get that either... Pretty disappointing experience all in all.

Have been told that in Halifax, you dont go find the best donair, but that the best donair finds you. This place is amazing, great food and service is super friendly and amicable. I hope this donair finds you too!

Extremely disappointed. Ordered a medium donair for one person and it was smaller than a can of pop. With a can of diet pepsi, it cost me $35.35 for delivery (from their staff) and waited almost 50 minutes for it. They didn t even include napkins. Would not recommend.

Excellent donair, excellent vibes, excellent overall! Will probably be talking about it for weeks if not months to come. I wish we have this in Montreal!!!

Delicious and fresh food! First time in Halifax so we had to try donair. Got the donair wraps and bowls. Whole family enjoyed. Service was quick and courteous. Great experience!

Was visiting Halifax for a weekend , was walking by Tonys so I dropped in for a donair it was delicious. I highly recommend you stop by here for your next donair

I dont know what is going on here exactly - but we just ordered 2 12 pizzas and it was $46?!! We ordered mushrooms on one and it was $3 extra. There were literally 6 pieces of mushroom that were paper thin and so small. The pizza was good - but under no circumstance was this a reasonable price. Entirely not worth it. Damn.

Visiting from Ontario and deeply missed the authentic taste of what a donair should taste like!

Best donair Ive ever had

Donair bites are so disappointing, they are not even store made, taste like wholesale frozen food

This was my second time at this place. My favorite is the Tonys Famous Donair. I cant seem to get enough of this. Unfortunately, I rarely visit Halifax and thus I make sure to visit this place when in this city. Parking: There is only room for about 4 vehicles on the side street parking. There may be more further away.

This place was recommended as the best Donair in town. It was good but I wouldnt say the best

The best donairs!!!!!

Awesome donairs. Very friendly service. Parking: Lots of street parking Food : 5/5 |

Staff is great. No fault there. Using chopped tomatoes and onions on the donair seems to be a waste. They were tasteless. As for the sauce, it was fine but extremely watery, probably caused by the chopped tomatoes. The meat was relatively tasty. The donair poutine was the best of what we got. But no sauce just meat. The pepperoni pizza was average.

Best donair in Halifax!

Enjoying one last donair before my visit home ends. The meat was good, had a zest to it. Personally I prefer the tomatoes and onions on top of the meat vs under it and sadly there wasn t near enough sauce given. Will return and hopefully next time they are better.

First time. Great food and friendly staff.

The best donair sub in the city!

Shawarma is not that good.

It had good food and nice people

For my first Donair experience it was a wonderful one! Large enough portion size that I had to share one with the girlfriend. Staff were friendly and helpful. Was very clean and visually quite appealing aswell!

Super friendly and super yummy good food thanks!!!! Donairs are perfecto

Vegetarian options: Veg options Food

Amazing flavour will give 9/10 only thing that would seal the deal for me was if they toasted the pita afterwards.. fast n fresh

What an unhygienic environment. Tasteless pizza. I really do not recommend this place to anyone.

Solid donair, my first time trying Halifax-style. Made for a satisfying and filling lunch. More of a takeout place, though there are benches with stools along the windows. Be ready to get messy, of course.

We dined at Tony s Donair before and it was good. Yesterday three meals were very bad. Portion was small, cold meat and no sauce. Fries were dark. It wasn t tasty at all.

Tonys famous donair is absolutely fantastic.

Would have a donair from here every meal of my life if I could.

Food was delicious, and the place was air conidtioned and comfy. I had a donar and my wife had the shwarma bowl. The donair was amazing but I expected that, however the shawarma bowl was incredible. Tons of chicken, lots of flavor, homemade sauce. We were both blown away, will return on our next trip.

Yummy food and good service! Thumbs up

Such an idiot person at counter. He was making jokes about my order in Punjabi language. But he didnt know that I know that language. Thats so pathetic of that person.

First off, what person thought a sweet sauce on Donair was a good idea? It really isnt my thing ( garlic based sauce is the right answer). That said, I enjoyed experiencing a Halifax Donair for the one and only time. The meat was delicious and pita was fresh maybe a few more topping options would be nice. Service fast and friendly. Its a take out pizza place with a few tables / counter seats so its more about takeout business than eat in so its a particular atmosphere.

I see that the King has been hit with shrinkflation. The Medium donair has been getting just a bit smaller every time I get one. I order one every few weeks. About once a month. Today s Medium was the size of a regular if not smaller. Barely any sauce. Still the best meat in town, but so disappointing otherwise. Also if you order online just be aware, they don t sell Coke even though it says so. You ll get a Pepsi.

Visiting Halifax from Toronto and man I ve never had a Donair like Tony s famous! From the portion to the taste and freshness of the food, it was delicious and didn t last more than 5 min! The locals clearly love it as the place was packed the whole time. Staff were very friendly too, overall great time at Tony s to be had. Enjoy!

Great place to stop for authentic donairs!

Ill keep this place to a late night slice, as two of us ate the whole large pizza it didnt have much on it. And it was $30 and two waters for $10 you. I dont mind paying but that wasnt a good experience.

Decided to get tasty donairs for supper, the donairs were delicious and the meat was nice and spicy, but my word they are scrimpy with the sauce, a tiny dollop on the bottom, donairs are supposed to be messy and saucy. Scrimp-flation I guess.

A staple of Halifax...a must to have the donair with the works!

I was visiting Halifax for the first time and was determined to get a donair. When I saw that this place was in business for almost 50 years, I figured it would be a good one to try. The meat was spiced a little more than I expected. There were minimal veggies (just a hint of tomato and onion) and the sweet sauce on point. This was an excellent donair. I went on a Sunday, and parking in that neighbourhood at around 2pm was very hard to find.

Awesome Donair! So good would eat it again anytime. The pizza was great too. Huge pieces.

Order by UBER EATS, it was the best Donair I ever had, also ordered the egg rolls.... amazing, it reminded a Brazilian pastel.

Great eatery for grab & go food. The donairs are sweet & spicy, cool & hot. Definitely a must-try when you visit Halifax.

The late night slices are stale. I dont know how they serve them.

Excellent donair

Lives up to the hype, so delicious. It gets busy (obviously) so take it to go and sit at the park across the street! The absolute best donair

Went here for my first Donair. Had the classic. Very good and definitely would eat again. Decor was a little in need of an upgrade but food was bang on.

To taste one of the original Donairs, was an amazing experience! The sauce is what makes it. Sweet, creamy and a hint of spice. Lightly crispy meat. I would have preferred a bit more onion and tomato to balance the impression of eating something healthy, but hey indulge! Amazing!

Tastiest donairs in the city. The large is not very big, though. Disappointed in the size for sure. will get medium next time to compare.

The greatest donair I have ever had, spiced to perfection.

Probably the best donair in Halifax.

New to Halifax, new to Canada, new to donairs loved it.

Really, really, really good! With friendly service and good atmosphere. Highly recommend.

The food was as good as 30 years ago when I worked there. Tender, flavorful donair meat. Truly the best donair in Nova Scotia

knock out donair with condensed milk and added cheese.

Employees can do better with the hygiene, at least wash your hand guys after handling cash payments, this is food safety 101, nevertheless the food was good and the portion was decent for the price.

Great Donair

The place is worth the hype! Great flavorand great portion size. Excellent value for money. Service was great. Would not recommend anywhere else other than Tonys

Bought 2 donair. Went to the nearby park and sat there to eat. It was so good and filling. Great taste. Parking outside was a little hassle though.

Awesome place, awesome pizza

Gabe and Saurav are the bomb.

Rude staff had no manners at all. Dont visit Parking: No parking spot Food : 1/5 |

Employees dont know how to deal with customers. Will never visit there. 0 star.

Great tasting food, the donairs like non other loved the garlic fingers as well definitely will come back when visiting Halifax

Love it, the best donair I ever had

Visiting from Vancouver and had to try this place out. By far the best donair Ive ever had! Well worth the visit.

If its good enough for Pamela Anderson. Its good enough for me. Donair eggroll is fusion cooking at its finest. Make sure to grab some jelly bellies for desert on your way out. Dad rock soundtrack is killer. Rumor has it Terry Fox regrets not grabbing a Donair at the begining of his cross country tour. 10/10

Amazing service. Very friendly staff. Super accommodating.

Good donair, fast and friendly delivery

Halifax Donair is extraordinary!

It was good, but Ive had better. Watery, not super flavourful, could use more spice.

Delicious donairs!! Quick, good service and yummy food!! Would come back for sure.

Best donairs we have ever had !!! Portion size is amazing as well as flavour. The staff are so great and nice as well must stop in Halifax!

The place to get a great tasting donair in Halifax!

If youre visiting Halifax Id recommend you go and get Donair with the works from here! It is a very unique staple with the donair being sweet. You think it wouldnt work but honestly it does and is really really good. Youd be missing out if you didnt take the opportunity to come here for a quick bite.

Amazing sweet donair with buttery, creamy and rich sauce. You ll never have anything like this anywhere else, trust me. Put this on your itinerary.

Donair delicious with lots of meat and very little tomatoes/onion.

Went to tonys to get a donair and some guy was acting up saying he knew the owner and yelled at the employees for taking too long at 2 am and after they served him he still berated them for being slow and threatening to tell the owner. These guys were great and had excellent service, I got my food quickly and they accommodated me through all the nonsense if the other pompous airhead that was there before me. The staff is wonderful and make the food in a timely manner, dont believe the guy that stood there in a suit at 2am yelling at the workers for 2 pizzas. Come to tonys for great food and great service in the HRM.

The area seems a little sketchy, but I was treated with respect and dignity. The flavour was intense and full of depth as the experience kept changing: from sweet to spicy to deliciousness in every bite. I would highly recommend this place Food

Walked in and I was in there just waiting, no one acknowledged or said hey I ll be with you momentarily (I ve worked in customer service so i understand it gets busy with online orders but acting like someone is not there is rude) it would have been different and understandable if there was no one in the room, but there were 2 people and I was the only customer . Donair s great (I returned after previously receiving great customer service and fresh hot food) but I d rather get a mid donair from a place that treats ALL people with respect and kindness. I don t leave reviews ever but this was the closest I could get to advocating for myself, so cheers to this being my first one. 0/10

Fantastic donairs here! Did not disappoint. A definite spot to come back to first at the beginning of a trip so you can keep coming back! So good!

I was there tonight to get a slice of pizza and then I saw the employees fighting with a group of guys in a very bad way abusing the customers. When I checked in with those guys they told me the store charged them tip without consent and when they asked why did u put a $5 tip on a 2 slice order without asking the employees started raising their voice. The employees were very rude and even went out on street to have a verbal fight with those guys

Good portions. Nice meat, good sauce. I miss the old white strips from subs shops back in the day.

One of the only places open late

Old man working there doesn t know how to talk with customers, very rude behaviour

The meat was super well seasoned, and the prices were affordable. And absolute must try if youre in the city.

Meal was made the way its described on the menu, did not get any sauces that was on my order and food was cold and they refused to give me a refund, not impressed

So there was a miss communication on our order but when we came in they made us a complete new order no hesitation supervisor is amazing to deal with to rectafie the situation food is great Thank you Tonys Food

Have never stopped and left unsatisfied. Still a classic

Best place ever

Came all the way to Halifax from Ontario for this!! Hands down the best donair Ive ever had, the guys behind the counter are amazing, they let my son watch them make pizzas and even let him try some donair meat. Also while I was waiting for my food a young kid came in and ordered a slice but was short on the cost and the guy gave it to him anyways!!! I hope you made that kids day and he went on to do something nice for someone else!! Next time I come to Halifax Im 100000% coming back!!!! TONYS!!!! #1

Tonys is a go to when In halifax but it seems you need to either be extremely specific or half build the experience yourself. Ordered a donair pizza was okay, burger onion rings and fries they put the garlic sauce for the burger in a dish for some reason.. no ketchup or utensils for the poutine and onion rings. Was told would be 25 mins to get those things if needed.. they knew we were at a hotel where we dont have those items so paid for a poutine we couldnt eat and onion rings the kids wouldnt touch dry without ketchup to dip.. and tipped the driver not knowing we wouldnt get to eat half the food. An hour later while in bed someone maybe hotel staff brought an enormous amount of ketchup only. Last time I ordered at the hospital was not provided utensils as well or donair sauce. The owner seemed apologetic .. this time.. but a good resolve would have been to offer to resend fresh onion rings and poutine with proper utensils and ketchup.

Tonys is a mandatory pilgrimage for anyone visiting Halifax. The donair is award winning for a reason. This place is always busy but you wont wait long because theyre really well staffed. Prices are great and the food is even better.

Got a platter loved the donair meat and the fries were better than expected from a local joint