Al Taib

Love the pizza. My friends and I went here three times on our trip to Montréal — it became our favorite late night snack.

decent service but the food is oily, greasy crap, don’t recommend if you’re not used to heavily oily foods. personally ended up having stomach aches

All I have to say is dude. I got the poulet slice (chicken) pizza and it was pretty good and fresh. The bread it was made on was crisp and the chicken was cut as thin as to resemble ham and not overpower the cheese. I liked it so much, I ordered 2 lol.

Wow that’s the first thing I have to say! The food is ALWAYS fresh! I come here often during school hours and it’s always packed yet I get great fast service. The highlight of the place is that you yourself can pick/​choose what you want in your place yourself. You don’t need to tell them what you want there’s a bar with different food varieties and you put it on your plate. I just love the flavours. The service and staff is always courteous i get a lot of discounts! It’s a hot spot for middle eastern food lovers!

Their pizzas are better than Dominos/​Pizza hut if you get them to make them fresh for you. The mexican one is pretty good. They sell by the slice, too.
The minced meat pita wraps are good. Try the Za’atar ones with mint but skip the pickles and onions.
Their salad and rice bar aren’t that good.
Seating is average. Open ²⁴⁄₇ which is a plus if you are in downtown.
Parking is challenging.
I’d say it’s your best bet for good food late at night to satisfy those munchies.

Great place — freshest and best falfel, and great alternative to the busier space. and heavier food of the better know Boustan

Me and my husband had to do heads or tail because i wanted to try Al-​Baghdadi up the street and he wanted to try this one, so since it was 1 AM, we decided we would try Al-​Tabib first.
Entering the restaurant, theres is a salad bar, which i found quite nice, the restaurant also has an upstairs dinning room, which we found to be quite messy, not dirty, just like old food plates on about every table.
We took a while to decide what we wanted and the guy seemed quite annoyed about it (even tho there was no one else in line) so we finally got a cheese/​zaatar manakish, he got a beef manakish because they din’t have shawarma, and a normal slice of pepperoni pizza.
For the food i can say it was pretty good, the bread on the manakish was great, despite not my favourite mix of spices (i really wanted to try the zaatar) the food was good, my husband really liked it. 12 $ for two manakish, a pizza and 2 water bottles is good.

I’ve been coming here for years and overtime, I noticed their service had been getting poorer and poorer. The food isn’t as tasty and well quality as the first time I came here but if you’re looking for a decent meal, I’d recommend others to give it a try.

This place has defined my drunk nights while I was in university. Their pizza is a wonderful thing… even now when I return (not as drunk) I still enjoy some Al Taib. While not the best middle eastern food (I would recommend Boustan for that — just a block away) — but their pizza is unique. They got an express location as well that serves faster — this is more the sit-​down place.
Excellent stuff!

Great halal good with a fantastique veggie selection. There is a oven with take out pizza.
I prefer the cold and warm buffet. the cold buffet has exotic salad section with different sauces.
I love zaatar. I recommend to get all dressed. I like the light feeling of after eating fresh food and this restaurant provides it.
There is WiFi available and big screen television upstairs. Best place for Concordia students to take a break from studying

Cheap but rude at times. I experienced it twice.
The food is varied and cheap and if you go within busy hours it is mostly fresh as well

I steadily ate here all throughout my university days (and I also steadily watched the place get more popular and the prices go up too!). It’s got great food and a nice variety, especially vegetarian options. It’s not secret why tons of Concordia students hit this place every day.

Quick delicious cheap eats! All the pies were pre made, but you could tell they were made that same day, very fresh and the dough was well flavored with the right amount of chewiness. I would go back if I was in Montréal.

Al-​Taib have four locations within a block of Concordia’s downtown campus, and this is pound-​for-​pound the best on of the lot. Excellent, flavourful pies for next to nothing. Perfect for grabbing a bite to each during your class break.

Pizzas are ok.

This is pretty much the only food I really miss in Montréal. Zaatar sandwiches, all the food @ Al Taib Grillades… all that is soooo good

I go here when I need food in like 1 minute flat. They are very smart and efficient.
The pizza isn’t really for me. The rubber cheese is a bummer and I find I get hearburn from alot of their stuff.
The flatbreads all dressed are great value and filling and healthy so I eat those on the run.
Go to Al-​Bagdadi if you have a bit more time and want to really enjoy a properly made flatbread
I like their salad bar but it is quite pricy
very nice staff

Over the years, Al-​Taib has expanded beyond belief. Hitting every corner of the Concordia Quarter, they’ve done quite well for themselves! However, with their success, they have lost much quality in their output. Not only have prices risen dramatically due to popularity, but they don’t seem to care very much about the quality of the service and food. I’ve lived in the area for about 23 years, and have seen and experienced the drastic changes take place.
The service comes off dull and there isn’t much ‘friendliness’ in the factor; now sure, their job requirements don’t include becoming buddy-​buddy with customers, however, minimal effort to be friendly and accommodating would at least make the experience more enjoyable. They always seem to be talking amongst themselves and respond monotonously to the customer’s order. On rare occasion though, you’ll get a more ‘focused’ server.
As far as mana’eesh goes, I’d recommend: Feta, Zaatar, Cheese, half Zaatar/​Cheese, or the Lahme B’ajine. Adding toppings will cost you extra, but a few of them are good, such as: Mint, Olives, Turnips, or Tomatoes. The food quality is not bad, it tastes good when fresh, but sometimes the dough can come out real thick, original toppings may be scarce, added toppings may not be the most fresh, and other times your pizza or mana’eesh will be dripping in oil…
Nowadays, I’d rather go elsewhere and get something better that costs less too.

This place is located in a great location. We stopped here on our way back from Mont Royal. It isn’t too far from the base and is located close to the universities.
It was a great price.
We had falafels. They were alright, but just alright. There were no pickled turnip and the falafels were a bit on the dry side.
It is alright if you are looking for something fast and cheap but if you are looking to enjoy your food I would pass.

Funny little place, we enjoyed it, but it was hard to understand the menu and options. We got two slices of pizza, nice and I did a plate at the salad bar, by the pound.
Fresh cheap and nice, I would love to know what I should have ordered.

I LOOOOVE this place! Their pizzas are good but seriously you have to try their pita wraps! Only $ 2.50 it’s unbelievable how far your money goes here. I usually order their «spicy meat pita» or «laham blajen» (make sure they put mint leaves in it!!)
Sometimes they’re «out» of mint which pisses me off. they need to really stock up on that stuff! Out of all the restaurants in Montréal, once my plane lands, I am here within 24 hours. No joke.