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.
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Our Specialties
Fruits de Mer, Beef, Fresh Oysters, veal, Lamb, Cheeses, Burgers
Brasserie 701 is widely appreciated for its elegant atmosphere, stunning architecture, and flavorful menu, which features standouts like steak frites, duck confit, and various brunch options. Many guests highlight the high quality of the food and the professional, warm service provided by the staff, who often go out of their way to make celebrations and special occasions memorable. While some diners have noted occasional inconsistencies regarding wait times or food temperatures, the overall experience is frequently described as a top tier, welcoming destination in Old Montreal that offers a perfect setting for both romantic dinners and enjoyable group gatherings.
Une soirée exceptionnelle tant grâce a la qualité de la cuisine que le professionnalisme de notre serveur. Antonni a ete a nos petits soins & a contribué grandement a notre soirée! Merci pour tout. Nous reviendrons!
Nous avons presque toutes été déçues de nos plats. Celle qui avait le boeuf bourguignon l'a renvoyé en cuisine tellement la viande était dure & sèche. Le service était moyen. Au final c'était très cher pour ce que c'était coté nourriture
We were out of options for an evening dinner & ended up here. The food was nothing memorable, & not worth the cost. ($60-$70 pp) I expect for such a kitchen to notice that a sauce is separating & then oddly gooped onto everything on the plate. From the soup to the main, too much sugar, no balance of other flavours. Service was fine. Not busy here late evening, we were among the last few tables lingering.
New Years eve dinner last night was fabulous. Excellent food, live music & wonderful atmosphere. Lots of fun. Would recommend for either romantic date night or group fun.
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.
