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    4.7 (21 reviews)
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    Breakfast sandwich with a side of curly fries
    Murray W.

    I recently popped into RFM with some family to try it out for the first time and we were not disappointed! Their menu is fun and approachable, with the same sort of things that you'd see on many casual restaurant menus - burgers, fried chicken sandwiches, bowls and poutines - but done with their in-house vegan products. I'm not sure if their breakfast sandwich is just a weekend thing (it's not on the menu on their website), but I was keen to see what that was like. We posted up at a counter along the street-side windows to people watch, although there is a bit more seating further inside (you don't seem to see pics of it here or on Google, but there is more seating than for just four people!). My niece and nephew both got the donair. It was actually their first one ever, real meat or Real Fake, and they seemed quite happy! I appreciated the flavour profile and the crisp edges of RFM's facsimile of Nova Scotia's famous mystery meat. My wife went for the Curly Fries Supreme, which utilizes classic McCain curly fries. Getting the deep fryer treatment, they're *much* better than being done in an oven at home. All the more so when so generously topped with cheeze sauce, "sour cream", tomatoes, green onion and seitan "bacon". Banana peppers made an added appearance for a nice little punch. I very quite pleased with my breakfast sandwich (and side of au naturel curly fries). The vegan sausage patty had an herby hit to it, and the cheeze slice was ooey gooey and pleasantly salty. I'm not sure what the "egg" was, but it was a little on the soft side, with the white falling apart; I'm not sure if that's to do with its inherent structure or its cooking. A small quibble on a great sandwich though! I love what RFM is doing and they're doing a helluva job at it!

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    Meg G.

    Dressing is tasty, chick'n has good texture. Although the lettuce could (should) be chopped smaller, feel like I'm eating lettuce spaghetti. Was starving so I dug it before the photo. I also purchased some big ass cookies and cheeZ. Friendly staff. Cute lil joint!

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    Ashley L.

    I've known Lauren for a few years now and have always been insanely impressed with her skills and talents as a chef. To have her open Halifax's first ever vegan butcher shop is a huge deal and she deserves so much success. Real Fake Meats offers vegan cheeses, meats and light fare meals and take home dishes such as mac and cheese, sandwiches, Donairs and more. I've tried many different offerings from them and absolutely everything is incredible. The meats are moist, have awesome texture and taste! The cheeses much the same. Vegans and non-vegans alike are sure to love this place!

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    Westbound P.

    From Toronto & I was staying in Halifax so I googled a couple places and went to this one food was decent service was nice

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    Amazing food, great service and makes you feel good eating clean. The wraps are delicious.

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    Fucking brilliant!! Beyond amazed. Creative, delicious, cruelty free plant based deliciousness! For both vegans and non-vegans!

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    The Wooden Monkey

    The Wooden Monkey

    4.0(316 reviews)
    1.1 km•Downtown Halifax
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    The Short Version: Popular restaurants that makes their food…read morefrom scratch and sources ingredients locally. Tasty food and friendly service. The Long Version: My husband and I had dinner at The Wooden Monkey and we enjoyed it. I always prefer organic and locally sourced ingredients as they are fresher and as a result usually taste better, so that's one of the reasons it was on our list of places to try. I initially wanted the haddock burger and was thrilled to hear that their bun (which they bake in-house) was a plain bun without sesame seeds or poppy seeds. However, our helpful server, Angie, informed me that the breading for the haddock contained sesame seeds, so I had to order something else :( My backup plan was the Fish Cakes ($17.50). The default side is "roasties" which is their famous roasted potatoes, but Angie recommended a side salad instead since the fish cakes contained potatoes and it would be a lot of starches without vegetables. This was a great suggestion. I did want to try their roasties so I got the half salad half roasties upgrade (an additional $5) and chose the Sweet Apple salad. My husband got the salmon ($29.25). He chose roasties as his side, but his salmon automatically came with some roasted vegetables too. My fish cakes were good, but I felt there could have been a bit more fish. The potato to fish ratio was high. They were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I liked the homemade tartar sauce. The roasties were seasoned potato wedges. I liked the thin and crispy ones. The thicker and softer ones, not so much. However, my husband gladly ate them, lol. The Sweet Apple salad was delicious (Angie said it was her favourite when I was deciding on that one or the Beet salad). It had mixed greens, apples, carrots, daikon, goat cheese, walnuts and green onions. The dressing was a maple mustard dressing, which I requested on the side and it arrived as requested. The ingredients were fresh and I really liked the flavours of the salad. There was a tiny bit of coleslaw on my plate too. It was good (vinegar instead of mayo based) but was only a tiny mouthful. My husband enjoyed his salmon. I had a taste and agreed that it was great. My husband also got a beer (Propeller pilsner $9). The restaurant has a monkey motif so the decor is full of monkey stuff. Angie was a fabulous server. Friendly and attentive and helpful. They have indoor seating and patio seating when the weather is nice. Street parking only. Review #127 (2026)

    First off all the monkeys were very fresh. One even pinched my wife's behind. All in good fun of…read morecourse. Oh and the food was delicious and farm fresh as advertised. Next time we are in Halifax we will definitely go again.

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    Real Fake Meats - vegan - Updated October 2026

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