Downtown Donair & Kebab

Staff is friendly and the portion size is amazing. I had the lamb pita sandwich the flavors made my taste buds dance with delight. I did have the beef samosas also it was average.

So first stop was to eat donair for dinner while we are in Vancouver. The place we stopped at was this place and it was the bomb. The ingredients was almost everything that was laid out and it was fresh. it Fed two people for one lamb donair split in two. The guy that made it was probably the owner and I’d say I wouldn’t go to any other donair place. I heard it opens late and the sauce is plenty and tasty and drizzle more if you like more.
We walked up and down the street and there were about 5 places that sell donairs. And we chose this spot and didn’t regret it. Will come again before we leave Canada.

Love this place! Life is good when you can get freshly made kebab until 2am on a Tuesday night. I’d say their kebab is better than Cazba across the street and the late hours make it one of the better options in the city past midnight. Sure, it’s not a place you want to spend much time in, but for takeout, it’s excellent food.
I get the chicken and beef kebab with white rice and a roasted tomato. Awesome stuff.
Also, bonus points for the owner who is one of the friendliest people I’ve met at a restaurant.

New owner is extremely rude and abusive. Don’t ask if you can substitute items or ask for a different salad or he’ll lose it! I went for lunch with my wife. After paying for and receiving my food, he became very abusive and aggressive after I simply said that I wished he had asked me what type of salad I wanted (as the previous owner used to do) rather than just assuming. He then said I didn’t ask for a different salad (again, the previous owner used to ask and I wasn’t aware the management had changed). He then said that he is the new owner and began berating me about what it takes to run a business and that people like me «expect everything for free» (I had already paid for my food, so I wasn’t expecting any freebies). I replied «it’s ok, don’t worry about it» and that due to his bad attitude and poor customer service skills, I wouldn’t be coming back again.” But he just couldn’t let it go… he followed me out to the sidewalk saying things like «you must be poor» (whatever that meant) and «I don’t need your business.» I hadn’t even sat down to taste the food yet! When I asked him to go back inside and let me eat my lunch in peace, he became more hysterical, ranting about this being «his place» and that I shouldn’t tell him what to do. It was quite unbelievable… like a scene from a bad comedy movie! I asked him if he was this disrespectful and abusive to all his customers, to which he replied with the F-​bomb! Pedestrians walking by stopped and stared at the guy with frowns on their faces, clearly shocked at his attitude. Then, two police officers who happened to be walking to their patrol car parked in the front of the restaurant, stopped to ask what’s going on. The owner was still hysterical and I told the cops that he was harassing me while I was trying to eat. They told the owner to go back inside, which he did but then threw another F-​bomb while inside! The cops asked me what happened, and shook their heads in disbelief after I told them. They said that he needs to get a lesson in customer relations and how not to run a service business. They left after wishing me a better rest-​of-​the-​day. And after all this, the food was just average. Definitely a downgrade from that of the previous management. Never coming back here again… but I’d be really surprised if the restaurant is still around six months from now anyway.

Open late and tasty. We had a falafel donar and it was bomb. Hard to find places like this in California.

Best donair (at least the chicken) that I’ve had in Vancouver. And at a great price.
Hard to rate the place overall since I have just had the chicken donair, but it’s so good that is all I come back for. Easily beats the bland donair dude ones close by.
Donair is $ 6(or maybe 7), plus a dollar for cheese, it’s always almost too much to finish so I can’t complain. They pile on a wide variety of toppings, and unlike some other places the sauces are very flavorful and they add lots of them.
Have yet to try the other food, it looks tempting but a lot more expensive. The plates look like the donair contents laid out, but without the pita and rice instead. But I think $ 12, a lot more for what looks like the same ingredients.
People are very friendly, service is great, food is packed with flavor and huge. Can’t really go wrong at this place (at least the chicken donair with cheese).

Best Persian food! The kebabs are made to perfection. I come here 2 – 3 times a week.

One of the best donairs in the Westend, probably in Vancouver. The ingredients are always fresh and the size of these things are HUGE!
They are open late, which is one of the reasons I like this place so much. The guys that work there are very friendly, so I won’t cheat on them again by going to the other donair places!

One of the better donairs in downtown Vancouver
Tasty, fresh, and fast. plenty of toppings/​sauces. Really liked the pineapples and pickled radish
Not as many veggies as their competitor. which is good
So yeah, a good choice.

Their food is ok.
But I like this place because they stay open late and the food is cheap.
This place is good for a quick bite.
People who are working there are friendly.

Food was not that impressive compare to donair dude which is not far away from it. And price is more expensive than some other donair place I’ve tried. Defo not going back again

One of the best donairs I’ve ever had.
Meat was delicious and plentiful, as were the fillings. Made individually with your selection of fixings, and then folded and grilled in a sandwich press. What you get is a big handful of deliciousness which is good to the last bite, and manageable.
Very impressed with the menu here. Can’t wait to come back and try some of the cooked entrees, which seem to be as popular and enjoyable as the wraps.
Wonderful experience! Thank you Downtown Donair & Kebab!
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Big fan of this place,
They have taken my Mediterranean café business for sure.
The beef kubideh is my goto, always tasty with lots of rice and a bit of salad for under $ 10. Love how you can help yourself to a few pitas to go with it too, I always need at least an extra pita or two.
Excellent value, inexpensive, tasty food with friendly staff.

Stopped in here for a falafel cuz I had a hankerin for a falafel. I had to wait a while to get noticed by the staff, so I hovered by the door since they had one of those motion sensors, I figured if it drove them crazy enough maybe they would notice me. I was wrong.
I was about to suggest to the BF that we go to Donair Dude (since it’s so close) when I was acknowledged. I ordered up two falafels to go and was surprised by some of the toppings. Pineapple you say? On a falafel? Weird.
I liked the sauce, and the fact that they didn’t skimp on it, as sometimes when falafels sit around for a while and get re-​nuked they get pretty dry, and let’s face it, none of these falafel places make their falafels to order (sadly).
Overall it was a pretty decent falafel, but I think my fav place is still Donair King next to Celebs, I still haven’t figured out if it’s because I usually hit up Donair King after a night of drinking and that’s what makes it so tasty… maybe I should give it a go this month since I’m so straight edge?

I’ve been at this place before and I really like the food these guys have! Not only that, but the portions are huge and you can easily take half of the order home and have a full second meal out of it. Today I came in to have a chicken kebab platter for the dinner which I tried before, but I was offered to try a new dish which is apparently only featured on Fridays. It was what they call «Manti», which is dough with lamb inside, covered with sour cream. I decided to still go with a chicken platter, and try just couple pieces of that new dish, because I am not a super fan of lamb, or at least I wasn’t prior to trying this dish. I Oh my God!!! I almost swallowed my tongue, this is how delicious it was!!! I ended up taking one more full order home and am definitely coming back for that again!
Alina.

We were in the neighborhood and starving. Many choices on this street but we were too exhausted to walk around and settled for a random one. I had the chicken w/​greek salad & potatoe. It was sooo much food. The salad had no dressing so a bit disappointing but that’s ok. My man had rice (next time we may opt to have ½ of the herb rice and half of the rice w/​raisin and carrots) w/​hummus & pasta salad. Prices were really good and portions too big! :)

This is some of the best schwarma I’ve had!
I ordered the chicken plate with plain rice and greek salad. The tzatziki on top was thick and creamy and delicious (which actually might be the best I’ve ever had), and I got a bit of the sweet sauce as well which was splendid. The rice was great texture and seemed very fresh. The portion was GIGANTIC — I got 2 meals out of my dinner. There was a lot of chicken and it was good quality and perfectly spiced. The hummus was average, nothing to write home about — same with the salad.
My friend had the flavored rice with almonds, raisins, and carrots. It was amazing, and I would probably get half flavored and half plain rice if I went again. It’s a unique option that I haven’t seen in many places in Vancouver. He had a minty vegetable salad which was also unique and delicious.
I am thrilled that I live so close to this restaurant, I will be going again and again and again!

My new favourite donair place! Very delicious, and the portions were huge!
I had the lamb plate, with the more colorful rice option (I forget the name), and a minty salad (shirazi I think). The rice was very flavorful, and the salad was nice and fresh. The lamb was very tender. I could have used a pita for the hummus though.
My friend had the chicken plate, with plain rice and greek salad. The chicken was very juicy and tender, I’d go for that if I went again.
I also had a peach Istak, which was labeled as an ‘alcohol free malt beverage’. I didn’t really know what to expect, but its a fairly sweet and malty soft drink, and quite pleasant. The next time I go I’ll probably get a plain one out of curiosity.
The staff was very friendly, and the place was very clean. Highly recommended!

* Persian and donairs fused *
Another «fusion» of cuisines in this former Quiznos location. Half of the menu is the standard donair spot menu. I skipped right over that to the Persian items on the menu.
I ordered the lamb kebab plate. Photo:
It had 4 lamb chops, which were cooked nicely (although slightly overdone for my taste). They had a nice caramelization, and were not overly salty. The meat itself was a bit tough though. I still much prefer those at Lonsdale Kebab in North Vancouver. The salad was a simple affair of tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and iceberg. It was fresh but not terribly interesting. The grilled tomato was also fine. The biggest problem with the dish was the rice. This was not Persian style rice. It was similar to the type that many Greek places serve around town, and just didn’t work well with the dish. It was a big disappointment, as I love Persian rice.
Overall the food was ok, but I wouldn’t rush back.