King of Donair

I’m not one to write reviews but I had to get on here and share my experience of this shit donair I had last night. It was easily one of the worst i had had in years. The meat was the fakest, grossest meat I’ve ever had, I couldn’t finish it. The sauce was watery and had no flavor, they topped it with HUGE strips of onion and about half a tomato they they just chopped in half (are you topping a fucking salad? Dice that shit up). Lastly I paid 11.50 for a large! I just checked around and nobody else charges over 10 for a large, most places 7 or 8. Any other donair place in Halifax will make you a better one than these guys I can tell you from experience. Never again

Came here once with a group and will be last time. Grubby eating area and rude cook. I asked for extra sauce on donair as I ordered. After a few bites I asked for more sauce and he said that would cost extra. For a shot of sauce? Donair was 5÷10…

I have always been very happy with the quality of the food at the King of Donair.
Today however, I was not impressed with the cleanliness of the grill, the weighing bowl or the apron worn by the prep guy, that he constantly wiped his hands on.
The donair most likely would have been as good as usual, but I could not get past the visual of the prep area.
Sorry, but you let me down, this time. Will be back.

Despite its name, King of Donair does sell other food items like pizza, fries, etc. However I can’t review them because I, like I’m sure so many others, only go there for one reason, the donair.
In this case KoD definitely lives up to their name. I consider myself something of a donair connoisseur, always willing to try one out from somewhere new, and I while I believe there is not such thing as a bad donair, there is definitely a best, and this is where you’ll find it. There’s just something in the way they prepare their meat that makes it so good; it’s perfectly tender and seasoned so that it’s got just the right amount of kick without it being spicy. It’s a flavour that I’ve yet to discover anyone else is able to emulate.
KoD is always a stop I make during my trips to Halifax and if you haven’t been there yet it should be one of yours too (if you have been there before I’m assuming it already is).

We ordered donairs from here a couple days ago, they were hot and the meat was very tender. The sauce was perfect (it’s supposed to be sweet). Also ordered the BBQ chicken pizza which is good. Great donair spot!

Must go here for the most delishious, tender, juicy donairs, subs and pizza! This is THE original donair in the maritimes, and it was in this old spot they were first sold. Building is run down, but service was friendly (he gave us a slice from his lunch donair pizza) the meat hot off the Turner, Crispy and juicy, omg to die for!

So I’m just some jabroni from Philly. I decided to visit Halifax, NS not knowing anything about the city, hell, without a clue about anything in the Maritimes. I especially didn’t know why a sauce would differentiate a donair from your typical schwarma. Then I got one. I was hungry and after a bite, I didn’t really want it. The sauce is saccharine sweet. It wasn’t easy trying to eat meat laced with was is essentially watery sweetened condensed milk (and from the ingredients that create the sauce, I’m not too far off). The location is your typical take out joint, no problems there. The sauce, well, sorry Haligonians. It’s dreadful. Sorry KOD dudes, you’re taking this bullet.

Barely acceptable, and I say that because the pita was soft and springy just the way I like it, and the sweet sauce was exactly to my taste, too.
Onions were in chunks nearly as big as my thumb, and the presentation was very poor with nearly a metre of foil and sauce leaking out everywhere. C’mon guys, you claim to have invented the thing, but that should mean you have had plenty of time to get it right.

The only place for a donair, the cook behind the counter should be considered a land mark (he’s been there 30 years!). Really friendly and had no problem dishing up a tasty donair 1030 in the morning

For over 20 years Ive been in search the best donair, it blows my mind that it is in Nova Scotia. Great sauce, amazing onion, perfectly fresh and moist pita, the Cheese is out of I this world delicious, and above all the meat is cooked through perfectly, spiced and each slice gives you a thin and thinner bite. It was worth the flight from Edmonton to settle the big question. What is a donair meant to be? For all you locals who havent eaten 100s of bad donair combinations. You couldnt possibly know how bad the average Canadian Donair has become and may you never. Enjoy.

My faith in democracy has faded after deciding to order from The. «Best of Halifax» Donair Winner From The Coast. Very disappointing experience service wise and mediocre donair. Bait and Switch website coupled with a delivery person who doesn’t care if you get what you ordered!
Décor: (N/​A)
Service: (¹⁄₅) There really is two parts to any delivery order.
THE CALL:
When I called the woman who took my order informed me that their website has been out of date for a month now which really screwed up my ordering as I had no idea the cost or the specials which had changed. I must say as a value oriented Unilocal’er I find this frustrating and it is simple bait and switch. There was no help from the caller on what specials were available until I asked for a medium pizza and she said that a larger one would be better deal. Ill take your word for it. She also left to take another call and it took her about 2 minutes to understand that she never left my call! Not a big issue but not helpful. I ended up getting a large pizza with three toppings and 3 Donair special with 2l Pepsi.
THE DOOR:
After receiving the order I noticed the 2l Pepsi was missing. I ran to the door and the guy came back up and asked to see the order which indicated 2l Pepsi. He said that he didn’t bring the pepsi and then tried to walk away! I wouldn’t have any of that so I told him I wanted a replacement. The guy caved in and offered $ 4 dollars which would cover the cost of a 2l at the corner store.
Food: (³⁄₅) After all this excitement, we had donairs and pizza. Donairs were good but not better than some other places I have been too like Tony’s Donair. The pizza was better and had a heavy amount of cheese and meatyness. I have had a few pizza slices and I have always perfered KOD Pizza (when at Pizza Corner).
Value: (²⁄₅) $ 35 with tip, after pop refund for 3 regular (small) donairs, large 3 topping pizza. Compared to Jessy’s Pizza (North St) which has more engaged staff I’d say its not worth the pain of dealing with these clowns.

I ordered a large donair and asked for extra onions and extra tomatoes. The guy on the phone said it would be 87 cents for each. I got there and he charged me $ 3 each. $ 6 for onions and tomatoes, and I couldn’t even tell there was extra on it. He said he didn’t know why it cost so much and wouldn’t do anything about it. I sent them an email and also have had no response. They just do not care

I have long been a fan of donairs, and KOD has long been one of my top pics. Recently I’ve purchased donairs from a few near by pizza joints and it’s made me realize just how good KOD’s donairs really are.
The meat is well cooked and well seasoned, the pita is grilled and they have just the right amount of donair sauce. They have achieved the perfect ratio of pita to meat to toppings.
I also got a pizza which arrived hot and wasn’t greasy, and had fairly standard toppings/​sauce. Certainly tasty but nothing I would write home over.
We also ordered the onion rings which arrived hot and crispy! Not always an easy task. Even the seasoning in the batter was great. Over all KOD has been a great place for delivery, it’s quick, tasty and arrives hot. It’s no gourmet pizzeria but for a casual supper or a late night snack it’s perfect and would certainly be one of my top picks!

dirty, dirty, dirty, filthy and dirty.
My boyfriend had gone in before me and ordered, had he not I probably wouldn’t have had their food.
The place was filthy, aside from everything needing a really good scrub down the place was dated. Paint chipping off walks and posts, floor starting to chip away and crack.
Aside from all of this, the seasoning on the meat was good.
This all being said, I would never eat here again. EVER.

Land mark on Quinpool road and has been for many years. Remembering my days at St Pat’s going there for a slice at lunch time. Not much has changed in the décor but the food stayed the same.
King’s has lunch time specials for you on the go people that would like a BIG piece of pizza and pop for $ 5 bucks.
Many nights on the way home from DT Kings was another hot spot to hit before you retired off to bed. King’s Donairs were always tasty and the meat had great flavour and always a fresh rack of meat on the stick that was very important as something it is burnt or hard at other locations. King’s as well always gave you a nice size for the $$$.

KOD is what it is know as to us. This was another late night stomp, it was on the drive home and usually a gang of us.
You get a great Donair, good staff, I would suggest to grab and go. Late night here can get pretty packed and loud. It seems a lot of people have this on their GPS driving home.
I love Donairs, so this was one of the first places we had tried.

Truthfully I’m not a Donair fan. Apparently, this very Nova Scotian treat — I use the term loosely, because in my world, meat needs a savory sauce and donairs come complete with the sweetest white sauce ever.
My daughter’s first apartment while going to Dalhousie was over King of Donair and perhaps the smell continually wafting through the floorboards did it, or perhaps working there part time. I’m not sure, but whatever it is, it’s still her favorite Donair shop in town. I stick to a small order of fries, just to keep her company.

Fact — I have never had a Donair. I like Donair sauce, but as far as I know there is no animal called a donair… which means the idea of Donair meat leaves me feeling a little strange. Lucky for me this place also serves regular old pizza by the slice (and what a slice!).
The pizza slices are huge and very filling. Depending on when you get there the pizza is either really fresh or incredibly old, I never seem to get there in the middle.
The King Of Donair has a small amount of seating. It’s not the nicest place, but you’re not going here for the ambiance, so it’s fine.
The King Of Donair is open late, which is nice. If ever there is a social gathering on my street it almost always ends up in the King of Donair in the wee morning hours. It’s convenient location and late hours make it ideal for a night hawk like myself.
Also my room mate claims the don airs are fantastic. You’ll have to take his word for it…

Good Pizza. I think. And great Donairs!
King of Donairs or «KOD» as we call it is a pretty good pizza and Donairs shop. The reason I am not too sure about their pizza is that the last time I went there I could have sworn I tasted some dish detergent in the bread part of the pizza. I can’t say for certain but it was enough for me to put the pizza down and never finish it.
This was the first time I have ever had this experience so I will simply say it was a freaky situation. In general their pizza is really good. Their bread is not too thick or thin and they have a very nice sauce for their pizza. Is it the best in the city? No. Not at all. But its decent enough for sure.
Their Donairs are very good. Don’t expect to lose weight off of them but if you ever were, I think you’ve missed the point of Donairs in general.
Their customer service is friendly enough and work fast but one part of this store that has definitely caused the rating to go down to three stars is the environment. I don’t think I have been in a King of Donairs that didn’t make me feel dirty in some way, shape or form. The King of Donairs at the infamous, «Pizza Corner» downtown, simply looks sketchy and doesn’t make me feel like I can trust the cleanliness of the pizza. However the KOD on Quinpool here, is quite clean. But they have Jerry Springer on the television. When it comes to pizza, I want a fun, relaxing environment, not hearing people on television chanting, «Bring her out, bring her out.» However the KOD on Quinpool is far cleaner than other ones throughout the city.
King Of Donairs claim to fame are their Donairs which are good and very filling. That’s why I would go. Not for the ambiance or their pizza. But if you have a craving to get your Donair fix, I would head to KOD. For everything else, there are other options in the same neighborhood.

Probably the best place to get donairs in all of the world.