Joe Beef - Montréal

Without the excellent service we received, I would give him a lower rating. While everything was well cooked, my sweet bread duck was completely spiced. I was too embarrassed (for them to ask for salt and pepper shakers. Luckily, I used my wife's lemon to brighten her up. For over $300 Americans, I would have expected more of an attempt to garnish. Copped parsley and chives are at best elementary. The lobster spaghetti over which each raves was very heavy and rich. Monochrome and in need of brightness. My daughter ordered a coat hanger that was perfectly cooked. The woman and daughter also loved a 24 layer of cake for dessert (daquoise????? Another small attempt to garnish would go a long way. Huge wine list. Ask the server about wines on the glass.

I've been looking forward to dinner with Joe Beef for a long time. After entering the restaurant, the staff was polite and ensured that your glasses were filled. Looked at the menu and realized very few elements on the menu, but the worst of all I saw, especially a seafood menu with very little beef. My wife had lamb and said she never tasted lamb as good as that. I took the files and ate only half. It wasn't good at all. My salad was delicious, Dessert was dying. But as I found out, the menu always changes. So if like beef, I suggest you go somewhere else to get the meat you enjoy. Anyway, I experienced that when I left. Oh and by the way.... they don't serve cream for your coffee just milk. I told the waiter that even Tim Horton's cream had. What the hell!!!!

A bunch of people suggested we feed here in Montreal. Extremely underwhelming, especially for the price. Both beef and veal dishes were cooked in a medium to good way (not asked for cooking preferences, and we have recognized this by the fact). We were brought twice the wrong bottle of wine. Unfortunately, this restaurant did not meet our expectations.

Absolutely incredible! Mike made our experience so much better with big cocktails and helped us navigate the menu! This is a must to visit in Montreal!

I think like most people who venture to Joe Beef, our expectations were just way too high from watching the exploits of Anthony Bourdain and his visits and partying with founder David McMillan . I will say that we had exceptional service here, and enjoyed our meal, but its very expensive. I think the price point is set above the quality of the food, as demand continues to exceed supply (of tables). Its a quaint restaurant off the beaten path a bit easy to get to and very cosy. Morels (which are hard to come by for us in the US) were very tasty, and I recommend the excellent fresh oysters those were highlights. Perhaps rather than a full dinner, you might get a drink and a couple small plates to wet your whistle and have a more enjoyable experience than we had.