Smoke's Poutinerie St. John's in St. John's

165 Water St, St. John's, NL A1C 1A8, Canada

★★★★★
(1049 reviews)
Categories: Fast food restaurant
Website
smokespoutinerie.com
Address
165 Water St, St. John's, NL A1C 1A8, Canada
Plus Code
H78V+3M St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Time Zone
America/St_Johns

Business Hours

Monday
11 AM–2 AM
Tuesday
11 AM–2 AM
Wednesday
11 AM–2 AM
Thursday
11 AM–2 AM
Friday
11 AM–4 AM
Saturday
11 AM–4 AM
Sunday
11 AM–11 PM

Services

Service options
Delivery On-site services Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Halal food Late-night food Vegetarian options
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering Counter service Seating
Amenities
Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Family friendly Groups
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

Photos

Reviews

4.6
★★★★★
1049 reviews

Most Mentioned

gravy (25) price (21) bacon (18) cheese curds (13) filling (7) name (7) pulled pork (6) atmosphere (6) cheeseburger (5) caught stealing (2)
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★★★★★
November 21, 2024

Hands down, the best poutine experience I've had in St. John's! The fries were crispy, the cheese curds were squeaky, and the gravy was rich and flavorful. But what truly elevated this dish was the exceptional service provided by Vidhey. His friendly demeanor and dedication to crafting the perfect poutine made the entire experience even more enjoyable. If you're looking for a delicious and satisfying meal, I highly recommend Smoke's and be sure to ask for Vidhey.!!!! Cheers 😊

★★★★★
October 30, 2024

Was absolutely delicious! My wife had it for the first time. She had the traditional and I had the bacon cheeseburger with pickles added. It was so good! Also when we got our delivery they had a awesome handwritten note for us(photo below). I mean how can you not give a five star? Awesome food, service, and a kind note goes a long way. Nothing but Love Smoke's Poutinerie St. John's.

★★★★★
October 22, 2024

What a fabulous experience with Smokes tonight! Had a day from hell, was tired and hangry and in need of carbs. So I called Skip! I decided to try the baked potato, as I'd never had it before, and it didn't disappoint! Super filling, also! I dont know what I enjoyed more - my potato, or this kind note from Ravi! You turned a very sour evening of mine into a very positive one. Thank you so much for your kindness!! As for the owner - if you havent already, give this man a raise!! Customer service like this cannot be taught. Its either in you, or it isnt. And Ravi has it in spades! Thank you, Ravi!!! ❤️❤️❤️

★★★★
October 16, 2024

The quality of the food is good, the amount of food is sufficient and large. I recommend that you definitely try a new model of

★★★★
September 30, 2024

Solid poutine. Generous portions and cool toppings options. Got the original and original with bacon both tasted great.

★★★
June 8, 2024

Had some poutine here and the restaurant was empty the entire time I was there. The quality was ok, but certainly not from the best poutine I had and the prices are very very high compared to other places. Yes their portion is generous, but I think they should offer a bit less and be more competitive. Also their floor inside was sticky and not cleaned properly.

★★★★
November 14, 2023

As someone new to Canada, this is the poutine place we were recommended, and the first place where we had poutine and liked it. We tried the traditional one, for starters - will update as I get to try other stuff they offer. You cannot miss Smoke's Poutinerie while walking down Water Street - it's a nice place, colourful and clean. Understaffed, as we saw only one person working, but considering we were the only customers - fair enough. The walls are painted with pop culture references and quirkiness - and so are their promotions. Otherwise, there's not much to talk about atmosphere - feels mostly generic.

★★★
October 14, 2023

This place is probably your best bet to get a good poutine downtown. The only other one I've had that's downtown that I would consider better is at the Mary Brown's Centre. Firstly, the service was awesome. I didn't catch the guy's name but he was the only one working on a Friday night, and he was killing it. He was fast and friendly and everything was fresh. The atmosphere was okay. The bathroom is where I had an issue. There was no hot or warm water. Like no water came out when you turned the tap. There was barely any soap left, and there was no toilet paper or paper towel in there. However it was pretty busy and the guy was working alone so you can't fault him. The dining area was clean though. The food was actually good! The fries are really tasty! We got the boneless chicken wings and they were gross. They're just frozen chicken nuggets from Costco, the chicken has a disgusting texture. Our poutine also had a piece of cardboard in it. I thought at first it was a piece of potato skin but as I was chewing it, I noticed it tasted really bad and was impossible to chew, so I spit it out .When I looked it was most definitely cardboard. That's disgusting. Overall I'd come here again and try a different time and a different type of poutine. Also the food in the photos came to $27 after tax for anyone who's wondering.

December 16, 2024

This is not a good restaurant the fries are hard As Rock I wont recommend this place for no one Food

★★★★★
December 2, 2024

great food great service

★★★★★
November 25, 2024

great service, food, and music.

★★★★★
November 25, 2024

Good service, good food

★★★★★
November 23, 2024

VIDHEY WAS EXCEPTIONAL. This is a class act of what we are all about in canada . Welcome and good luck in your studies

★★★★★
November 23, 2024

They are the best

★★★★★
November 23, 2024

They brought back a discontinued KFC sandwich! Also they are close to my home so thats pretty sweet. Food

★★★★★
November 23, 2024

I like the theme of the building and the worker by the name of Meet has great customer service. Food is well presentable n fresh :) Vegetarian options: Great idea with the vegetarian option

★★★★★
Local Guide
November 23, 2024

Shes mint

★★★★★
November 23, 2024

Best poutine place in St. John s

★★★★
November 23, 2024

Service was great seating was a little cold

★★★★★
October 23, 2024

Best poutine and best service

★★★★★
October 23, 2024

Portions were extremely generous, tasted great. Service was awesome.

★★★★★
October 23, 2024

The servers are always so friendly and eager to help. My go to late night food. Parking: Street parking. Should not be an issue. Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
October 23, 2024

This what you call a 10/10 for service and going above and beyond, I ve been going to smokes since they first opened and I ll continue to be a loyal customer

★★★★★
October 23, 2024

Vegetarian options: Fries Food

★★★★★
October 23, 2024

I came in today was starving like marvin left full as an egg thank you

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 23, 2024

Cool place and delicious food. It was my first time trying poutin, and it did not disappoint.

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

Here right now guy name fidan is super awesome so nice guy thank you so much

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

Quick good food , they re great

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

Great food quick service

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 23, 2024

Had bacon ranch poutine, the portion size is really good. Would definitely recommend this place to everyone

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

Was very nice and talked to me very enjoyable

★★★★
September 23, 2024

It was amazing Dietary restrictions: Good Food : 5/5 |

September 23, 2024

Fires was brunt and oil was so oil never go back

September 23, 2024

Fires was brunt worst experience

September 23, 2024

Fires was brunt oil was really old

September 23, 2024

fires was brunt, and service was zero .Also, oil was really old. Never recommend to anyone go there Vegetarian options: everything was brunt old oil

September 23, 2024

Wrost food I ever had everything was brunt.

September 23, 2024

Not recommended to anyone to go there worst food I ever had

September 23, 2024

Fires was brunt never go back Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 23, 2024

Amazing food and customer service!

★★
August 23, 2024

Customer service mediocrity at its finest. No ketchup, no napkins, no service. The guy spent the entire time on his phone and could care less. The two stars are for the fries. They were good.

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Very good food and great service

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Great service good food

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Great food

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

One of the best poutines I ever had and the worker upgraded the size of my poutine for no cost which I thought it was nice

Local Guide
August 23, 2024

Food horrible first we got recoocked fries we told them to change to fresh fries. They gave us again soggy and burned fries full of burnt oil. We took onion rings also full of oil. We left everything at the counter. Wish I took pic to show you.

★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

Went on a summer Friday, all the other shops and restaurants around where packed full of people and the street was full of pedestrians but this place was completely empty and also had a bit of a weird smell. Tried the Korean BBQ poutine, it was pretty bad and I didnt finish it. The worker behind the counter was polite and quick though.

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Nice food

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Wheelchair accessibility: Good accessibility Food

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

The associate was great. He was polite , he was I guess Asian.

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Its good Vegetarian options: Its best Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Very good place to eat.

August 23, 2024

Onwer should look up on store no service was less staff AC is not working seating area was mess up I recommend to please increase staff atleast 3 people should be there in night

★★
August 23, 2024

Had smokes poutine delivered last night and it was horrible. They made sure they served everyone else before having our food ready for delivery driver. Most the fries were burnt up and definitely was not worth the money thats for sure. For two traditional poutines delivered its got to be the worst Ive ever had. Unless your eating in I dont recommend getting it delivered thats for sure.

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

I came upon this poutine shop after getting off of a cruise ship. This is the first time Ive ever had poutine and I was with a group of three couples and we got three different types and shared them. I enjoyed all three and Im glad we stopped there and Im happy to have had Canadas national dish for the first time. I only complaint is that the orders were too large and we couldnt finish any of them and we were six adults. I would recommend this shop to anybody that was interested in trying poutine.

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Great food, service and team!

★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

Grabbed some poutine for our flight home. Very expensive. They scrimped on cheese and gravy but overall a filling small portion.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 23, 2024

Huge portions. One meal size served 2 people. Great bang for your buck. Food : 5/5

★★★★★
August 23, 2024

Ab was so nice, he made me the best fries and he treated me so well. Plz come here and see him and you ll get just as good service as the food

★★★★★
July 23, 2024

very good

★★★★★
July 23, 2024

Too much tasty and good quality

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Abhishek was awesome. Very good service.

★★★★★
July 23, 2024

Vegetarian options: Best Food

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Cheese curds are deliciously good!

June 23, 2024

I order food and spend25$ and they even dont send 1 tissue paper,spoon with order and taste is so bad .

June 23, 2024

Very upset, ordered 3 poutines to go and when we opened them up there was hardly any cheese in it and one of them didn t have any gravy.

★★★★★
June 23, 2024

Na Vegetarian options: All is ok the veggies are good Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

very nice employees and wonderful service

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Wicked food great service sahil is great

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

The fries were the best ever

★★★★
April 23, 2024

Good food Vegetarian options: Good options Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Deadly

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Amazing service from Sahil wasn t a long wait ether

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Sahil served me and big C, had a good feed

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Excellent service and fabulous food

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Food was amazing as it always is. The staff was good and easy going and efficient

★★★
April 23, 2024

Parking: Water Street downtown St Johns is a nice area to walk if you cant find parking close to the location Food

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Parking: good Kid-friendliness: amazing people Wheelchair accessibility: good job

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Amazing food and high quality cheese

★★★
April 23, 2024

Parking: Good Food

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Great place Vegetarian options: Yea Dietary restrictions: Yes Parking: Yes Kid-friendliness: Yea Wheelchair accessibility: Yes

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Great atmosphere, friendly staff, and absolutely delicious food!!

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Kid-friendliness: Love it Food

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

My fave end of the night spot

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Service was beautiful

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

I love smokes. It s always so good

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

Delicious food

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

Great Taste

April 23, 2024

Don t waste your money! Terribly overpriced and not good poutine. Gravy was tasteless. Top layer was good with the toppings but the rest is just fries with gravy. Definitely not worth the money. Would not recommend. Will not return.

★★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

We order from UberEats from time to time and this location delivers with excellence portions are great, taste is always consistent, and great care is taken with each order. Love this location! Our personal favorite is the Califlower Butter Chicken Vegetarian options: Nacho Poutine, Rainbow Veggie Poutine, or my personal favourite; Califlower Butter Chicken Poutine

★★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

Different types of poutine available. Fast and friendly service.

★★★★★
April 23, 2024

We had a mix up with our skip order and we called smokes poutinerie and Sahil helped us get it sorted and upgraded our meal. He was very kind and helpful. we dont use skip often so we didnt know how to correct but Sahil made the process easy.

★★★
Local Guide
April 23, 2024

The poutine was a bit disappointing. All the different variations we order missed seasoning of some kind. Also the prices are way to high for what you get. Ive definitely had better poutine in St. Johns.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

I ordered this at 3 am in the morning and I got a poutine that tastes as good if it had it fresh out of the fryer. Excellent job on this one!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

I ordered online and was asking for vegetarian (or if they can make anything Halal) poutine and the guy who picked up my call made everything accordingly using only vegetarian ingredients. Great service and friendly members. Food was great too, delicious, hot and fresh.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

the service by Sahil was great, he was very friendly

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Amazing service by sahil thnk you so much for service , lovely experience

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Very good service by sahil , definitely try poutine

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Sahil the GOAT

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Sahil was a great server, and the food is good as always!!

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Chill vibes and dope fries

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Dope fries

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Awesome!!

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Great service, great food and menu selection

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Great service for a late night!!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Awesome Food!

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

I love it the restaurant is so clean and poutine is so delicious

March 23, 2024

Vegetarian options: It was veg. Najsjcndnrnrkciciivgofktk Wheelchair accessibility: It was accessible nsnxn ndjejekkdckdj

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Always a laugh

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Amazing Vegetarian options: Amazing so good love it Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Good.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Beautiful scenery, delicious food!

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Delicious food many options and a welcoming staff

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Deadlay dinner! What a time. Loves it!

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Awesome poutine! Get the traditional... sooo good! 2pac4lyfe Wheelchair accessibility: Place is on wheels! Food : 5/5 |

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Absolutely awesome place, very good food and customer service

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Love there poutines.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Loves poutine

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Very friendly

★★★
Local Guide
February 23, 2024

Friendly staff. Great late night grub. Close to George Street!

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Sahil was amazing. Made my order exactly as I requested. 10/10!

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

Great food, good butter chicken poutine. Sahil made it taste amazing. Recommended! Food : 5/5

★★★★★
January 23, 2024

The food was tasty. And it came with a very nice little note. Loved it. It put a smile on my face.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

love this place, amazing poutine w amazing staff

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Love the poutine! When I saw the paper text with my order I laughed so hard! A really good vibe from it

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

We came to the restaurant looking for a late night snack after arriving late in St. John s. We came to smoke s and the food, staff and greetings were exceptional. Highly recommend it

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Very good

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Really good restaurant, very good service and very friendly staff

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

People here are very nice and they will go above and beyond for customer satisfaction

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

It s very good and the chicken is delicious

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Very good place !! Good products, good choices Food

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Always friendly n helpful

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Always good food and good energy here!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Staff is always super friendly and the food is always delicious! Never disappointed!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

good dudes, they work harder than most service workers and def deserve more than what theyre making

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Guy running the joint is a friendly, sympathetic guy. Place was so clean it shined and food was on point.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Open late when everything else is dead.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Superb

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Been eating here for years, probably one of the best poutines around

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Paul was great!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Paul was great to deal with! In St. John s Newfoundland

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Great service

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Poutine is really good and I like Sahil s hospitality. He treats me so well. Great experience Thank you sahil Food : 4/5

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

very good service by sahil and ravi.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

It was my first time trying anything like this! Excellent! Paul helped me find the dish i liked and i enjoyed every bit of it! Definitely returning and definitely recommend!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Always like heading to Smokes for a treat now and then. Never disappointed.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

bhys are bestkind

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Experienced great service with a friendly smile and fantastic suggestions. I did not get the servers name however it was 8pm on Saturday Nov 25. Thank you so much! Food

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Best poutine in town.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The staff was awesome and friendly. Food is awesome as well.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Paul was great and made an awesome recommendation of the avalanche poutine! The ranch dressing was a great touch

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Paul served us. He was so helpful. It was quick and so good! Super clean spot too.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Best late night poutine shop downtown!

★★
December 23, 2023

Ordered a large traditional poutine ($25) not including tip and it hardly came with any cheese curds. Had to ask for more and was told it only includes two small scoops

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

The service is great at the first. The taste is good but 3 star for the food bcs I found hair on it. I realized after already eat half of the food and the employee said that it s just spices but then, they offered to give me new food.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Awesome Poutine, Paul was amazing with friendly customer service and the poutine tasted so good. Will definitely come back for amazing poutine.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

If you order a topping you definitely get a lot of it! Paul really hooked us up!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

I am a foodie guy and I love to try variety of food. But I say that this poutine is best in this city I suggest everyone to go there and try out one time

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Food was quick and delicious - worker was so friendly and great multitasker! Wonderful experience

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Really amazing place the food brings me back home in Quebec Ravi also amazing service!