Inspired by Paris’s golden-era brasseries, Brasserie 701 welcomes you in a chic decor with its grandiose neo-classical architecture and a lively ambiance. The bustling brasserie serves French brasserie classics from breakfast through supper every day, with brunch served on weekends.
Our Specialties
Fruits de Mer, Beef, Fresh Oysters, veal, Lamb, Cheeses, Burgers
Brasserie 701 is described as an elegant, welcoming spot in Old Montréal with a Parisian vibe and a bright, comfortable dining room. Reviews consistently praise attentive, professional, and friendly service that enhances every meal and special occasion. The cuisine is repeatedly lauded for quality, flavor, and presentation, with standout dishes across the menu from filet mignon and steak frites to refined brunch offerings and seafood. The beverage program earns praise too, featuring thoughtful cocktails and a well curated wine list that pair beautifully with the meals. The overall impression is of a reliable, high quality destination for brunch, lunch, or private events, where guests note the atmosphere, decor, and the care shown by the team.
The reception was welcoming & our waiter was excellent & super friendly, really fun to talk to, & helpful with ordering, he was the highlight of the night. The wine was also very good.
Dinner overall was good. The steak was enjoyable, though not outstanding. The biggest disappointment was the salads ordered. Despite some effort in presentation, the ingredients
/mix felt basic & lacked flavor. They were easily the weakest part of the meal, also some item was sold out, having special menu & not having enough. You know
One staff member who refilled our water & cleared plates seemed visibly irritated & handled dishes quite roughly. It didn't ruin the evening, but the display was noticeable.
Overall, the service from our waiter was great, dinner & wine were good, but the salads need improvement. I expected a bit more from the experience, though I still appreciate the effort
Thanks to our server Mathilda, we had a wonderful first night & dinner in Montreal. We came into town late & they were very accommodating.
Very helpful with our drink selections & great service with a nice warm atmosphere.
Our steak frites were spot on how we each like it & good potions for the price. Tres Bien!
We went yesterday & they changed the menu. I ordered steak with fries that they still had & the meat wasn't tender. Also, the beef tartare that I ordered as starter wasn't good either it had a hard piece on it. The service was late. Too bad, I am a returning costumer since we always visit Montreal for Christmas & the food quality decline. The relation between price & quality doesn't justify to go anymore.
Nous avons eu le grand plaisir de déjeuner à la Brasserie 701 ce midi!
Le steak frites absolument parfait; cuit à la perfection, sauce succulente, frites parfaite 😊
Le service sans faille, très sympathique!
Our visit to Brasserie 701 started off on a sour note. Right from the beginning, our server, Mathilde (name on our bill, as she did not introduce herself), was quite rude when we mentioned we had an extra guest joining. The restaurant hadn't picked up the phone any of the times we called, so we couldn't inform them in advance, & she made it clear she wasn't happy about the change. That set a really uncomfortable tone.
Mathilde's rudeness wasn't just a one-time thing. She was condescending when we asked for five extra minutes to order at 6:55 (reservation was at 6:45), made snarky comments when we requested more bread after making us wait one hour after the first bread was served, & didn't listen at all when we tried to explain that our steaks were incorrect & why they were incorrect. Mathilde responded with visible impatience & rudeness. She rolled her eyes, made snide remarks, & generally didn't set a welcoming tone the entire time she was serving us.
We ended up waiting over two hours before actually getting our food. Naturally, asking for some extra bread just to hold us over didn't mean Mathilde could be pretty snarky about it & didn't need to make it clear that bread wasn't unlimited & basically treating us like we were asking for something unreasonable. The entire table was left wondering what was the cause of this mistreatment. As the table was full of young professionals, we decided that it was not okay for anyone to go through this & this ended up hitting a nerve after multiple disrespectful actions coming from the server. I requested a manager to take control of the situation & find us a new server just after my steak was wrong for a second time.
On the positive side, once it became clear that things were really not going well, especially after I received two steaks in a row that were cooked wrong (I ordered medium-rare & got well-done twice, & two other guests also got the wrong doneness) the manager, William JF, stepped in. He was truly kind & attentive, took over the table, & really tried to help us out after all the chaos. Thanks to him, we at least felt like someone was on our side & was listening & trying to make things right.
However, by the end of the night, even with his help, the experience just didn't fully recover. Although he credited the steaks & was willing to give me something else besides the steak, I truly was already without appetite by that point in the night. I just ate what I consider sacrilegious (a well-done steak, hard to cut, hard to chew, tasted like burned) that I didn't order because he suggested I change the plate. While William did his best to help & credited the dish, the overall experience never recovered from how poorly the service & the cooking were handled.
We were left waiting far too long for our meals, & the initial rudeness & mix-ups really overshadowed what should have been a nice dinner. In short, while we appreciated the manager's efforts, the evening ended up being more frustrating than enjoyable. The minimum respect expected was not received. We wondered if we did something wrong & felt like we were walking on eggshells around the initial server. While we were thanking her with a lot of kindness, she was responding with a lot of negativity. This is not the experience we had in mind when choosing this place to eat.
I personally have been to many different restaurants & have visited this restaurant for brunch on previous occasions, & I have never been treated this way before. Neither at the lowest nor the highest type of restaurants ever before. This speaks volume.
Dec 30, 2025
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Melissa was an absolute joy. She was knowledgeable about the menu & was so attentive. The menu was delicious- I had the steak frites & it was amazing. Love the atmosphere. We will come back when in Montreal again!
I had dinner with my fiancée at this French restaurant at the end of April. Of course, this might be my first time to eat French food. We sat down, & the waitress brought the menu. I ordered a lobster meal, & I also seemed very experienced to help my fiancée order a steak meal. I didn't want to order wine, but because I took a photo & posted it on the social platform, a friend immediately sent me a private message saying that why eat French food without wine? ! Well, I had to order 2 glasses of wine.
The waitress brought a bottle of wine & scared me. I thought I only ordered two glasses of wine, but she gave me a bottle. I remembered that a bottle of wine on the menu cost hundreds bucks. I thought, is this a black shop, trying to blackmail me? I said I only ordered two glasses of wine, & she said'yes.............', I didn't hear what she said clearly, & then she poured some wine into my glass, & I suddenly remembered that someone told me some ways to eat Western food before. They said that the first glass of unknown liquid that the waiter gave you before eating Western food is for rinsing your mouth, not for drinking. You have to rinse your mouth & spit it out. Now I understood that she wanted me to rinse my mouth with wine, so I picked up the wine & started to rinse my mouth.
Fortunately, my fiancée spoke at this time. She said that the waitress wanted you to taste the wine. This sentence saved my life. I quickly raised the glass & said it was good, good wine. Everything went well. I looked a little red, but I think it was probably because of the strong alcohol, not because I almost used wine to rinse my mouth & spit it out?
Finally, I found that the steak meal I ordered for my fiancée was good, but my lobster meal was too small & not enough. My fiancée was full of energy after eating that night, & I felt a little weak that night. I shouldn't have ordered the lobster meal. This is worth noting.
Superbe restaurant au vieux port de Montréal sur la Place d'Armes.
Cuisine française authentique, nous avons pris le filet de bar ainsi que le steak frites cuisson parfaite telle que demandée. bravo au Chef!
Ambiance agréable, un personnel attentif à ses clients. Nous avons eu un très bon service de Laetitia & Mathilde!
Bonne présentation des plats de leur collègue Laureanne & Julia.
Mes parents étaient en visite à Montréal, nous avons eu une belle attention de la part de la Cheffe pâtisserie!
Merci encore! Nous reviendrons c'est certain!
Aug 19, 2025
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Totalement surfait.
Serveurs qui se parlaient entre eux au lieu d'être attentifs aux clients.
Nourriture inégale. Très bon steak, gnocchis trop chers & fades, sable dans les huîtres.
Mauvais rapport qualité prix.
My wife & I thoroughly enjoyed the dining experience. The restaurant is very upscale Brasserie but still has a light & easy atmosphere. We had escargot with bone marrow & foie gras to start, both were delicious & well prepared. For our mains we had steak frites & the duck confit, both were very good. Our waiter Gavin was a great balance between formal & friendly & help make our night a totally pleasurable evening. Wine list is good with a decent selection in all categories.
The environment was amazing, & the quality of the food was excellent. We ordered the salmon & steak - both were incredibly tender with a perfectly balanced taste. The sauce for the salmon was absolutely heavenly.
I also tried the Coco Fraise mocktail, which was delicious; the coconut flavor was very pronounced, & I really loved it.
We were celebrating our anniversary, & for dessert, we ordered a crème brûlée, which the restaurant kindly offered on the house. It made our experience even more special.
The staff were super kind & helpful. Despite being a busy Saturday night, the food was served quite fast.
Repas en 2 temps .. L'entrée était tres bonne mais mon repas ( Steak frites) tres decu. Je demande medium bien & finalement c'était medium rate le steak me roulait en bouche. Probablement que je ne reviendrai pas
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We had an amazing brunch here! The avocado toast (with perfectly poached eggs) & steak & eggs were amazing & the cocktails were on point. Maeva's service was awesome & she was so sweet to bring us a little treat to help me celebrate my birthday. For the gluten free folks out there, they do have gluten free bread & were very accommodating of my allergy. I would definitely come back!
