Joe Beef

Carla

5.0

So glad we were able to make the trip to Joe Beef! Food & service were fantastic. We had the escargot, terrine, oeuf en gelée, croquettes, lobster pasta, halibut, & for dessert got their 24 layer cake, ice cream sundae, & choux pastry strawberry cream. For 4 of us this was a great amount of food. I also had an amazing Caesar mocktail drink. Unfortunately I did not get pictures of everything as we wanted to eat as soon as the food was brought out. Highly recommend but make sure you secure a reservation well in advance!

Jeremy

3.0

Patio has no ambiance. Secure broke the martini glass & splashed us. Served a plate of ghnocci without seasoning. Has to eat in shifts as food arrived staggered. Unceremonious meal.

Flanalan

5.0

6+ stars for service & atmosphere. We were an hour late for our reservation due a mistake but were seated without question & treated wonderfully. A bucket list item that did not disappoint. Léo & the rest of the staff are superstars

Omar

5.0

The best culinary experience I had in Montreal during the last 3 years. Food was fresh, creative, flavorful. Service was excellent, our server Felix was very attentive, helpful, & friendly.

Chantal

3.0

The food took almost two hours to arrive, & even getting the bill took quite a while. The restaurant was very busy & spacious, which may have contributed to the delays. Our server was extremely kind & attentive. Although the food itself was not particularly delicious, she made an effort to improve our experience by giving each of us a complimentary dessert & replacing our original appetizer without charging us.

Overall, we had a fun time & enjoyed the good vibes, but considering the prices, the quality & experience did not fully match what we paid for.

Daniel

1.0

Visited Joe Beef in early May. My food had to be sent back initially, but my wife became seriously ill from the meal. I called the restaurant multiple times while they were open to discuss what happened-no one answered.

I filed a dispute with my credit card company. The restaurant's response? They credited back only $3.25-the exact price of one oyster, when we'd ordered three. They made this specific refund without speaking to us, which means they clearly knew there was a food problem. Yet instead of properly addressing the issue, they essentially said:'We know the food made you sick, but you're still going to pay for most of it.' They fought the dispute despite this clear knowledge of the problem.

What's more troubling: they apparently cited a 72-hour window for food poisoning. If they did, they should know-or at least Google-that oyster-related illnesses can develop in as little as 30 to 60 minutes. A restaurant serving oysters should be aware of this basic food safety fact. Yet they still made us pay for a meal that made my wife seriously ill.

This restaurant had multiple opportunities to do the right thing-answer the phone, have a conversation, make it right. Instead, they admitted knowledge of the issue through a suspicious partial refund & forced us to eat the cost. I will not return, & I cannot recommend this place.

PS my wife called again 3x today while they were open before posting this review, since they said we never called.

Aloha

4.0

Staff explained menu & drinks perfectly.

Kevin

4.0

It's called Joe beef & not Joe lobster spaghetti for a reason. The lobster pasta was over rated & lacked flavour. Everything else was great.

Josh

1.0

The entire experience was disappointing. I expected to be'wow'd' by simple things made special. They weren't. I'm rarely one to just fall for a name, but this time I did.

Jérôme

5.0

Un restaurant mythique, favori du guide Michelin, que je voulais essayer depuis maintes années, après avoir vu Anthony Bourdain venir ici dans son émission. J'ai enfin eu le privilège de venir essayer cet établissement & je trouve que sa réputation est somme toute bien méritée.

L'ambiance à l'intérieur est superbe. La décoration antique & l'agencement des salles à manger rappellent le terroir & sont très chaleureuses. La salle à manger est minuscule mais il y a énormément de tables. La musique était un peu forte. Ça sent bon, on se se sent bon à y être.

L'entrée d'escargots de Bourgogne avec le beurre à l'ail était superbe. Le beurre lorsque versé sur la baguette d'accompagnement donnait une sublime texture de pain à l'ail. Les escargots étaient tendres, contrairement à la grande majorité des escargots que j'ai mangés de ma vie qui ont habituellement une texture légèrement caoutchouteuse.

La salade à la mimolette était très simple mais riche. La vinaigrette était complexe & s'agençait à perfection avec le fromage.

J'ai partagé un double spaghetti au homard. L'assiette est copieuse (voir les photos) & la qualité est excellente. Il s'agit d'une sorte de sauce carbonara très douce mais aux saveurs fortes qui allait à perfection avec les homards.

Le dessert, leur mythique gâteau aux 24 étages, est l'un des meilleurs que j'ai essayés dans un restaurant. Il est accompagné d'une sorte de crème qui n'est ni crème glacée ni crème fouettée - je n'ai pas compris ce que c'était exactement, mais ça allait à perfection avec le dessert.

La sélection de boissons était raffinée & bien adaptée au repas. Le service était véritablement excellent.

Il est difficile & cher de venir ici, mais ça en vaut tout à fait la peine - MUST DO!