3 Brothers Shawarma & Poutine in Ottawa

160 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5X6, Canada

★★★★☆
(1186 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant Fast food restaurant Lebanese restaurant Meal delivery Takeout restaurant Middle Eastern restaurant Vegetarian restaurant

About

serving Ottawa's best poutine & shawarma always fresh and clean. Open late and we deliver

Website
3brothersshawarma.com
Address
160 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5X6, Canada
Plus Code
C8G6+Q4 Vanier, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
11 AM–3 AM
Monday
11 AM–3 AM
Tuesday
11 AM–3 AM
Wednesday
11 AM–3:30 AM
Thursday
11 AM–4 AM
Friday
11 AM–4 AM
Saturday
11 AM–4 AM

Services

Service options
Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Offerings
Halal food Late-night food Small plates Vegetarian options
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Counter service
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly LGBTQ+ friendly Transgender safe space
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Parking
Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.2
★★★★☆
1186 reviews

Most Mentioned

garlic sauce (21) chicken shawarma (19) falafel (15) portion size (13) masks (11) pita (10) platter (8) chicken poutine (7) shawarma plate (6) cheese curds (6)
5 stars
698
4 stars
229
3 stars
116
2 stars
53
1 stars
90
★★★★★
November 28, 2024

I had an incredible experience at 3 Brothers! The food was absolutely delicious. The standout, though, was the service. Akil took care of us, and he was fantastic! He was attentive, friendly, and went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed. It's clear he truly cares about the customers and their overall experience. I’ll definitely be back, thanks to him! Highly recommend!

★★★★★
November 9, 2024

Everyone in there was so nice and friendly! It was my first time trying Poutine and I absolutely enjoyed it! It was served nice and hot and a good amount was put into the box. There is not much Parking space as this is a downtown location. There is room to sit and eat but I don’t think there’s enough seating for a large large group. Regardless they have amazing customer service and amazing food!🔥🔥

October 28, 2024

Worst restaurant in the city $20 for a chicken poutine with 100% brulle fried and there’s even enough chicken from the real thieves

★★★★
August 26, 2024

Iconic spot in Ottawa & Good spot for a Shawarma The service was great and the portion too The only bad thing were the potatoes…burned

★★★
July 31, 2024

The people are nice and cheerful. However, the shawarma sandwiches are very disappointing. Dry, full of (I'm guessing) wrapper paper, and weak flavor. I won't go again. They charge $8 for a small which is really a sad excuse for a sandwich (2024).

★★★★
July 24, 2024

$19.99 exact for a mixed shawarma plate which was pretty good. Uber prices can't compete with this. I eat quite a bit and the portion was the perfect amount for me so it was plenty of food. For the average person I can it becoming a meal + another snack or 2 meals.

★★★★
June 12, 2024

I went to this place with friends, as my friend recommended this place. My friend told me it’s famous in Canada for shawarma. I love shawarma so decided to try. It was good but not so great. It was nice place to eat and chill with friend. You can give a try to this place. Also, do try and let me know how was your experience.

★★★★
April 28, 2024

Had lunch with my wife and son, and we enjoyed very much. I had the Halifax Donair and I must say they did a great job, it was delicious and the closest thing to an authentic Halifax Donair I have ever had outside of Halifax. We also had the Donair pizza and Falafel and a salad. Everything was fresh tasting and delicious. The service was fast and friendly. I would return and do recommend this 3 Brothers location.

November 30, 2024

Sharwma was great but salad was horrible. Too much sauce. They did not listen to my request.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 23, 2024

This hits right, everytime.

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

Food

★★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

Food is reasonable, could not find the spark on my taste buds, but different people have different cravings. Service could have been better, I understand no one wanna work on long weekend, but be nice to your customers. Food

★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

few years ago I went here a lot and it was amazing, I went last week and it was almost all right. wasnt very good that time.

November 21, 2024

Only gave half my order

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 21, 2024

Awesome everything

November 21, 2024

I threw it, didnt eat. I can recommend this to other people.

November 21, 2024

Not sousy and not so fresh Plus charges are higher then other best showarma Food

★★★★
Local Guide
October 21, 2024

Food is great here , well priced with a very good portion of food

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 21, 2024

Cant complain about this 3 brothers location on the corner of rideau and dalhousie. Staff is awesome. The food is amazing and good portions. Try the Oregano garlic sauce. Its amazing! Food : 5/5

★★★★★
Local Guide
October 21, 2024

10 points for the shawarma

★★★★
October 21, 2024

The food was delicious and really appreciate the portion sizes and service. Giving it 4 stars instead of 5 due to lack of sitting arrangements. Food

October 21, 2024

Very expensive and not worth it

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

Great family business so yes the service and good quality was 10/10

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

The best shawarma ever in Ottawa Downtown

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 21, 2024

Great hole in the wall place!

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 21, 2024

The restaurant and the staff member were excellent. The food that I ordered which was Shawarma, they were burnt. But they did prepared it nicely except the quality. I hope they solve it.

Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Food was so dry and unappetizing! Absolutely nasty!

August 21, 2024

Absolutely disgusting food I ve never gotten so sick in my life the customer service was even worse, it is a health hazard i would not suggest this place to anybody and the prices are outrageous for the quality of the food

★★★★★
August 21, 2024

Amazing scran

★★★★★
August 21, 2024

Good food for the price, they don t cheap out on portions. Worth the money and c if you looking for two people one platter is good enough in my opinion

★★★★
Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Great poutine brother thanks

★★★★
Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Sharwarma was perfect!

★★★★★
August 21, 2024

Amazing food .

★★
Local Guide
August 21, 2024

Pita was extremely soggy 12min later when i got home. Garlic sauce tasted very sweet and strange on 2 bites and a pool of grease at the bottom of the carry plate. No salad choice, but whatever. I could taste it was good food, but I got the end of the barrel I guess.

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

Absolutely LOVE T you gotta hit it

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

Delicious shawarma and very friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Easily the best Shawarma in all of Ottawa

Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Horrible, simply horrible.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Best Shawarma sandwich ever, it was filllllled with meat/chicken and salad, with perfect tahini sauce. We also ordered mixed poutine which is classic poutine with Shawarma?? CRAZY I KNOW, but awesome

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

Love you

★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Very good shawarma for a very good price (especially for downtown)

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

Tareq made such yummy Schwarma!!

★★★★★
July 21, 2024

best shawarma ive had in canada

★★★★
July 21, 2024

Their poutine is solid, it s worth a try.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Exceptional chicken shawarma poutine. Does not get better than this.

★★
Local Guide
June 21, 2024

There is no washroom in this place

★★★
Local Guide
June 21, 2024

We ordered donair platters (beef + chicken). Delicious, interesting flavours, generous portions. When we hesitated about the spicy garlic (some of us are trying to grow our palates), the friendly worker respected that while making our food AND offered us each a forkful of meat with the spicy sauce to try. Then he sent us on our way with little packs of the sauce on the side, no charge. Ill return if Im looking for food in this part of town again (we dont live in Ottawa).

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 21, 2024

Ok so wow .. your take out was really good. There are so many little restaurants to eat at in this area. I noticed how many people were inside. I watched some people s food being made and thought I d order your food. Wow! So glad I stopped by!! Check this place out if you are close by , worth it. Fresh.

★★★★★
June 21, 2024

Youre never left hungry! So filling!

★★
June 21, 2024

The worst beef shawarma i ever had. Not recommended chicken is better than beef shawarma! Food : 1/5

★★★★★
June 21, 2024

10/10! Best shawarma and poutine in Ottawa hands down. Food

★★★★★
June 21, 2024

i never write reviews but i had to today because these are the nicest people you will ever meet. so kind and welcoming. they go over the top for their customers. food was delicious, thank you so much :)

★★★★★
May 21, 2024

The g.o.a.t. for a late night bite. The schwarma wraps are good but the chicken poutine is lights out if youre hungry.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Lose one star for the crackhead outside an bugging patrons but the people that work here are all stars super polite peeps

★★★★★
May 21, 2024

So good

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Amazing shawarma and routine, reasonable price, food was delicious

May 21, 2024

My friend recommended me to try the chicken shawarma here. So I decided call a large portion of chicken salad and a pita bread on a side. I thought I could enjoy it but actually was way under my expectations: dry white chicken slices, not even large portion of chicken, too sour on the salad, they forgot my pita bread on the side too. Too much pickles in the salad

★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Not what I hope for but everyone has a bad shift

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Very kindly service and highl quality food

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Late night or midday, this is a great stop for some top-notch shawarma! Portion size was plenty to fill me up, and the garlic sauce was delicious!

★★★★★
May 21, 2024

I got the most amazing fresh and delicious chicken poutine ever. I advise everyone to try it. The service was very fast and wonderful. Thanks for all the restaurant staff are wonderful.

★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Always order late night snack whenever I visit Ottawa. Great taste for a very reasonable price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 21, 2024

Friendly and delicious! The poutine gravy was savory and flavorful, the cheese curds squeaked, the tuum with the chicken shawarma gave me life. The service was very friendly

April 21, 2024

Poor Service. Rude customer service. Don t go there!

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 21, 2024

Its no Shawarma Palace, but its always busy which means the food is fresh. Takeout only (at the time of writing this)

April 21, 2024

Ordered a late night poutine and the fries were half cooked. Lots of curds but too much weird tasting gravy. Super gross.

★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

I ordered bazooka (large beef wrap). Good food. Tasty, affordable price and always maintains standard. Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

I was going to write this review after having the first few bites, but I couldn t seem to put the fork down long enough. Highly recommended.

Local Guide
March 21, 2024

I bought a chicken shawarma wrap from there. It was the worst shawarma I have ever tasted. The bread was dry, the vegetables and the chicken were stale. I could hardly take two bites.

★★★★★
March 21, 2024

Amazing food! The management was so helpful since it was our first time having poutine!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

This place was absolutely great. The chicken shawarma was to die for.

★★★★★
March 21, 2024

Really great twist in a classic poutine. Must try!

★★★★★
March 21, 2024

This place is great! Super service and delicious shawarma poutine.

★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

Delicious shawarma. Large, fresh portions. This storefront restaurant is small, take-out is recommended and likely expected as dine-in would feel cramped. Do not let this dissuade you, the food is great and priced appropriately.

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Such an awesome place. Amazing Poutine and shawarma. Next time we are in Ottawa we are coming back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

No problem it was great

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

The best shawarma poutine. Period.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

The food is hot and fresh. Tastes so good and the service was on point!

Local Guide
February 21, 2024

What happened to this place ? Not everyone is drunk at 2 am, some of us are working and need to eat - this place went south NEVER AGAIN

February 21, 2024

Cockroach in poutine

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Fantastic recommendation, Spicy garlic chicken poutine. Late night, great quality food.

★★★★
Local Guide
February 21, 2024

I get just good food with but no how are you? Or anything else that resembles effort towards deserving a tip. Making simple sandwiches they without asking what I want, arguing once I tell them to stop, take it off the grill before its warm and ask if I really need a fork.

★★★★★
February 21, 2024

Lil shawarma place in the market. Def go for the spicy garlic, 10/10 would recommend solid late nite eats

★★★★★
January 21, 2024

This shawarma is good, so is the salad and garlic sauce. Was not the first time here but it s good to have options when speaking of local shawarma. Good experience.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

All my life, I have lived in darkness. Until today. I have found the light. My taste buds are flowing, my endorphins releasing. My life is complete.

★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Poutine and kebab fast-food.

January 21, 2024

I Saw the good reviews about this restaurant and visited this restaurant and i don t know if the reviews is fake or bad taste ppl. The food was really bad i tried chicken and beef Shawarma so disappointing and the prices is really expensive. Vegetarian options: Flafel i saw

Local Guide
January 21, 2024

Unable to adapt to changing times.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

One of the best shawarma in ottawa

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Damn good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great customer service, falafel shawarma, and decent price.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Unpretentious, delicious, clean, delicious friendly. Did I mention delicious?

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The shawarmas were ok, generous portions at an affordable price, and it was pretty late at night and close to the night club, which was convenient. For my personal taste, the meat was bland, and the shawarma as a whole was not particularly tasty, but maybe the restaurant adapted its dishes to the taste of the locals, Im not sure. A good spot to hang after 1 am, while youre waiting for your Lyft/Uber home.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Fast service, friendly staff, good food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Delicious and very economical

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Quick service and great portion sizes

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Best city shawarma and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The chicken shawarma was awesome, spicy garlic hummus is

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Only one table. I had to wait for the table to eat. The food and staff are amazing

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Was pleased with the food and service. The owner is Syrian, a good guy!!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Had falafel here and loved it.

★★★
December 21, 2023

Friendly staff, huge portion, bland chicken, cold food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Magnificent falafel which clearly overshadows the Berlin Gemuse Kebap that I ate years ago. Delicious

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Says it s open till 3am but closed when got there at 2:30am. So far not impressed.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Owner was very nice and gave good suggestions. The portions were big and taste was good. Garlic sauces are game changers. Free Parking provided by the store.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

3 Brothers Shawarma & Poutine is a good place to get Mediterranean food with a decent price. It is recommended to visit this cosy restaurent if you are in downtown Ottawa.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Yesterday I ordered one chicken falafel and one veg platter, TBH, chicken falafel was ok ok, whereas vegetarian platter was good. Maybe try once to see if you like or not.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Amazing shawarma, kind staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Friendly staff. Best shawarma in town.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Friendly staff. Enjoyed the chicken donair!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Honestly, we can sometimes be wary of the culinary quality of fast-food chains, but this one is really good quality! Both in terms of food quality and taste, its always a pleasure to stop at 3 Brothers to help out during a meal!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Damn good greasy shaws! Its a take out place so dont expect to find a seat here.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Amazing staff and tasty food !!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

This is one of the best shawarma and poutine places in town. Loved it!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

The food is amazing!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Delicious and nutritious food, and open late!!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

The Brother made us the lunch he eat for himself, I took one bite and it was marvelous in my mouth. I told him that I would see him again and I was not wrong. The shawarma he made was from another world. 10/10

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

One of the best Shawarma places in Ottawa

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

My brothers and I (and I have three brothers) go here after we take in the Lucky Ron Show at the Lafayette! Amazing food, and amazing people work here!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Best shawarma in Ontario. Hands down.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I didnt know poutine could taste that good.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Authentic, amazing tasting Shawarmas and donairs. Really great vibe with kind owners / or folks that work there. It was fast and delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

very very good nice shawarma Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch there. The gentleman that worked there was exemplary. He described everything in detail, he gave us a lot of additional information. Gave us some free food to try. He could not have been better. Highly recommend!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Good value for money

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Halal. The poutine there is amazing and the best you ll ever have. The sandwich was filled was fresh chicken and vegetables, their sauce was amazing and overall the food was cheap. Highly recommend.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Good is great here, love their poutine, its one of Ottawas best. The Shawarma platter is so tasty, the potatoes are well seasoned

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Flavorful, balanced, and just the right amount of spice. Highly recommended.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Its one of the best places for shawarma in Ottawa and the best part about them is they stay late at night

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Excellent service. Guy who served us went out of his way to make us feel like top customers. The pita bread could be a bit thicker as it got soggy and cracked towards the end of me eating the shawarma. Shawarma was very filling and tasty! We had chicken and beef shawarma wraps. Would definitely recommend a try! Visited this place during the heart wave. No good air conditioning so couldnt sit and eat there.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Cant expect much for its atmosphere but location and quality are very solid. The chicken plate was delicious the skin was so crispy even after a 15 minute walk back from my hotel.

★★★
December 21, 2023

Ok shwarma at best, sauce had nothing to do with shwarma sauce and the chicken was too soggy for some reason. Add to that, high price

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

My favourite food places. Nice people and good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Food is always fresh and Delicious! Everything is Healthy.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The best poutine in town tbh

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Got to love the late-night experience

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I always get my shawarmas here and love the food. Got a very large order for my office today, the food was amazing and portions were great! Thank you!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

One of the best places to eat shawarma in Ottawa.

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

A little expensive, the quality is average. I saw better

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

One of best Shawarma restaurants in the city of Ottawa... I tried the beef shawarma sandwich and it was delicious... Highly recommended

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

As always a 10/10 for shwarma. Very little seating however its the food that I come here, not the ambiance.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

There were two large parties that just left the surrounding bars around 2am. As they came in, they mentioned that there was a birthday boy. The staff turned up the music and everyone started dancing. I was tired and not big in the mood at first, but I could help but return all the smiles that were lighting up the restaurant. And the shawarma was HUGE and the garlic sauce was on point might be a new favorite for when I come to town

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Every time I go here the guys are super dope and the food always slaps.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Kid-friendliness: Good spot for real Food

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Great Experience! Amazing customer service :)

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I got dabbed on but I loved the food

★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

I ordered the falafel platter and it cost over $20 with tip and they warmed up the falafels in the microwave in front of me. It was too late to cancel my order. The food wasnt worth it at all and too expensive for bland food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

They treat customers with highest level of courtesy and respect. Thats what customers want. They care about how they are being treated not how much they are being charged. Like you go to Starbucks and you see the quality of environment and service while you go to Tim Hortons its most terrible experience you will have. Anyway, this restaurant is always busy, dont compromise with their quality. Open until morning and if youre hungry even at 5AM they are serving you nice and fresh cooked foods.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

I got a large poutine. They did a great job!! Awesome food and service. It was delicious. Impressed with the quality and taste of food, one of the better poutines I ve had in Ottawa.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Best shawarma in ottawa. No question.

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

The best place Parking: Downtown Food : 5/5 |