Joe Beef

Craig

5.0

Wonderful food & service. Had the lobster spaghetti & a duck dish along with steak tartare & bone marrow as well as scallops & shrimp scampi. Staff was so gracious & the food was delicious. 10/10 would recommend it.

Silpa

5.0

I always love going to Joe's Beef when I visit Montreal. The food can be heavy, so don't order too much at once, although it's great food! I love getting the oysters 🦪 & lobster 🦞 spaghetti. The steak is great as well!

Belinda

5.0

The food here was delicious! We tried the Lobster Spaghetti, beef tenderloins, & a side of carrots. The lobster spaghetti was very flavorful & well coated with sauce. The beef tenderloin was perfectly cooked & served on top of ham & bread with an egg on top, & the carrots were very flavorful & paired well with the mains. Definitely recommend this restaurant, & we made a reservation since the tables book up very quickly! We also tried mocktails & a marjolaine 24-layer cake for dessert. The cake was delicious & not too sweet, with alternating layers of chocolate, cake, caramel, & cream. Our servers were very attentive, & we loved eating dinner here!

Sara

4.0

Food was great. We had the smoked salmon & croquettes to start, the croquettes especially were delicious. For mains we got the lobster spaghetti & filet de boeuf. The spaghetti was the best thing I ate my entire stay in montreal, delicious! Steak was pretty good too, not the best I've ever had but pretty good for not being a dedicated steak restaurant. We did get the layered cake for dessert, I was not a huge fan (very sweet & a bit dry) but my companion quite enjoyed it.

Service on the other hand was not impressive, he was quite condescending & not at all attentive, but maybe he was just having a bad day. Our food did come out quickly & they brought the bill right away.

Tim

5.0

Very welcoming staff. Excellent service throughout. Oysters, foie gras terrine, filet & lobster spaghetti were exceptional.

Yuetong

5.0

Shrimp cocktail gave me a surprise, oysters are great, lobster spaghetti smells good & tastes amazing.

Cindy

5.0

Excellent food, my mom is a picky eater but surprisingly she loved everything we ate! Service was friendly & nice ! I wrote a note that it my mom's birthday but no bday plating or no bday comp.. tartare boeuf was so good, spicy clams was pretty okay, lobster spaghetti was good it reminds me of a lobster bisque, magret canard was excellent! The desserts was delicious marjolaine wasnt sweet at all ! Chesnut ice cream was delicious but towards the end it was very sweet after more bites

Benjamin

5.0

One of the best meals & experiences I've ever had.

First the food - We had the raw scallop, escargot, lettuces, rabbit, lobster spaghetti & the Marjolaine for dessert. Flavors were complex yet clear, rich & dense without being overly heavy, beautifully crafted, cooked perfectly. We hesitated to order the lobster spaghetti wondering if it was just online hype but we were not disappointed in the slightest - perfect al dente cook on the pasta with a beautifully creamy & rich bisque-like sauce. The rabbit was so bold, rich & complex it was truly one of the most unique dishes I've ever had. But the raw scallop to start honestly stole the show. So fresh & vibrant - excellent way to start the meal. Don't sleep on the lettuce either it was a great refreshing compliment to a rich meal. You also just have to face palm yourself in amusement when you have such an incredible, unique & special dinner then make it to dessert & casually order the signature cake with a cappuccino & think'wait is THIS the best thing??'

The atmosphere - everything feels so intentional & meticulously chosen/placed yet completely unpretentious. The lighting is excellent & comfortable. Each room with slightly different character. The antiques, art, lamps, wall papers, etc. communicate the neighborhood's rich history as a former antique/furniture area.

The service - we sat at the bar & at first said that we wish we could have scored a table & now I never want to sit anywhere else. The entire bar team was absolutely excellent. Our server - Edouard I believe was is name - was absolutely fantastic guide through the menu & took our experience to the next level. Made suggestions, helped us pair drinks, coursed the meals out at a perfect pace, chatted with us & had us laughing & truly just took our entire experience to the next level. Ordering here is NOT easy, I wish I could have had everything & I always suffer from order envy - but Edouard helped us craft a perfectly balanced & complete meal. He also shared with us the history of the neighborhood &'Joe Beef' himself which was fascinating & special. The other server behind the bar - JJ - was equally kind & charismatic & after we told them we were celebrating our anniversary & what we enjoyed doing the entire bar team seamed to come together to write us a list of recommended bars, restaurants & places to see music.

Not only will be we back… this place has me wanting to move to Montreal.

Joe

5.0

Lobster spaghetti highly recommended

Jake

5.0

I've eaten at Joe Beef twice in my life, & I've been incredibly happy with the experience both times.

The first time around several years ago (2016/17), I had a lamb steak with bone marrow mashed potatoes, which I still dream about, & tried foie gras for the first time. Still one of the best meals of my life.

Second time was in December 2025. We had lobster spaghetti, & rabbit + mashed potatoes, along with the croquettes for an app. I'd say the only thing that was mediocre were the mashed potatoes - everything else was A+. We were also treated to a free steak since another table didn't want it - & it was delicious as well.

Service has always been great. The restaurant itself is a classic. Joe Beef deserves the hype it gets, & I look forward to eating here on another special occasion down the line.