Un cellier prestigieux, une cuisine sans pareille et un service comme il ne s’en fait plus: vivez l’expérience vintage!
Cette expérience en grilladerie est incomparable… Le restaurant Rib’n Reef, qui peut se vanter de la gloire de ses 50 fructueuses années d’existence, apporte maintenant la touche de modernisme et de flamboiement de la véritable restauration de grand luxe.
Dès son arrivée, on a droit au service de voiturier puis, à l’intérieur, au service courtois et attentionné aux quatre coins de sa table. Le menu diversifié met à l’honneur le bœuf nourri au grain, bœuf de première qualité approuvé USDA, vieilli et fraîchement coupé chaque jour, un appétissant assortiment de poissons frais, de fruits de mer et de homard, tous apprêtés à la perfection.
Rib 'N Reef est perçu comme une expérience haut de gamme mêlant cadre élégant et lounge pour cigares, avec un service largement salué et une ambiance sophistiquée. Les avis restent toutefois mixtes sur le rapport qualité-prix: certains estiment que le coût est justifié par la qualité des viandes et des plats, tandis que d'autres trouvent les steaks parfois durs ou mal assaisonnés et certains accompagnements insuffisants. Des plats vedettes et des préparations à table sont souvent mentionnés, mais des critiques signalent du bruit, des soucis de finition et des erreurs de service occasionnelles. Dans l'ensemble, Rib 'N Reef demeure une référence à Montreal pour les steaks et fruits de mer et est recommandé pour les occasions spéciales ou les sorties entre amis, mais l'expérience dépend largement de la table et du moment, en raison des tarifs élevés.
After 3 months PK still not respond to my disaster evening, is this the' excellent service the corner stone of your success,' you boost?
I go to RibnReef for the best, not care of $, unfortunately, that night was …steak unevenly cut, resulted unevenly grilled, with waiter needed to be reminded I ordered a Coke, not received coffee ordered, having dessert & my' hot' towel cold, the waiter barely acknowledged our table! :(
Why PK responds to great reviews but ignores a bad review?
Your response,
Peter,' no comment,' instead of making a long-term customer satisfy?!
This is the first time I've decided to write a review about this restaurant. We don't come here often, but over the past 25 years we've visited multiple times. The service & the quality of the food have remained consistently high throughout the years.
Our waiter was highly professional, very reserved, &, deservedly, a bit arrogant 😁 His face clearly showed a mix of impatience & condescension toward a very curious (& slightly demanding) guest who kept asking for things☺
The steak, the octopus, & everything else were delicious. However, one question still lingers in the air…
The Caesar salad I ordered as an appetizer was prepared right in front of me in a large bowl, with all the ingredients mixed together.....it was quite mesmerizing to watch. If not for one detail: our waiter brought everything over, set it up, & proceeded to mix the salad with his bare hands...no gloves. After that, he plated it & carried everything back, at the same time picking up dirty dishes from nearby tables😁🥳🤦?♀?
Je me permets d'appuyer plusieurs commentaires déjà publiés ici, qui ont souligné des problèmes de service & d'attitude.
Deux ans plus tard, malheureusement, rien ne semble avoir changé.
Nous avons payé 420 $ pour deux personnes : deux assiettes, une bière & une bouteille de vin à 80 $ (qui se vend 26 $ à la SAQ). La majoration, je peux la comprendre dans un restaurant - mais ce qui est plus difficile à accepter, c'est l'attitude. Le serveur nous a clairement fait sentir « cheap » pour notre choix de vin. On ressent rapidement que certaines tables - les'grosses têtes' habituées - reçoivent une attention toute particulière, alors que d'autres semblent déranger.
Oui, le steak était excellent. Probablement l'un des meilleurs que j'ai mangés. Mais à ce prix, sans accompagnements inclus & avec tout facturé à la carte, l'expérience globale devrait être irréprochable. Or, ce n'était pas le cas.
L'ambiance m'a semblé superficielle & froide. Je ne me suis jamais sentie aussi mal à l'aise dans un restaurant de ce standing. À près de 500 $, on ne devrait pas avoir l'impression de ne pas être'assez bon client'.
Pour ma part, ce sera une première & une dernière visite.
Atmosphere: Terrible really... Noisy. Were seated between two other tables. Table was not level & kept moving. Atmosphere is just not right in this place, like a noisy place for tacky people. Half of the staff come across unprofessional.
Food: Meh. Appetizers were fine. The main thing is the steak right? & it was just not done right. There was not even a dust of salt, so super bland, & the char tasted weird.
I just honestly don't know why you would come here for a steak... There are several better places in Montreal & the comparison is stark. This is not even in the same league as Moishes or Gibby's.
Definitely the last time I will go there. There are many better statehouse in Montreal.
Booked a dinner date for Valentine's day, & it was horrible. It all started at the reception.
First, they are unorganized, & seems to call people's name in an non respecful way. The lady that walked us to our table mentioned (with a rude tone) before we got seated,'we have people booked on this table right after you for 10:30'. For reference, our reservation was for 8:30, we were at the entrance at 8:10, we got seated at 8:50, we got the menu 9.
We decided to put behind us & try to enjoy the rest of the evening.
It took me 2 seconds to notice the wine glasses were dirty, lips stained. We asked to be changed.
We ordered drinks, my Gf ordered a Manhattan & I ordered a scotch The Dalmore. Both drinks were brought but they didn't taste right. The Manhattan mixture seemed way off. But the real issue is have is with the scotch. I asked for a The Dalmore, not a blended Irish whisky. I drink whisky every day, my favorite whisky is The Dalmore, I have a large collection ranging from 12 year old to the King Alexander III. What they brought me was not a Dalmore.
The table next to us were arguing with a manager on the poor quality of the dish they got. The manager was loud as hell trying to give excuses. It felt awkward & barely could keep conversation with my Gf.
Once we were ordering our food, my Gf & I were discussingif we should go with tartare or calamari. The waiter gave us a lovely comment, with a beautiful facial expression, mentioning that what we ordered already seemed more than enough, & is a large quantity. I don't waist food, I haven't eaten for more than 36 hours, & he isn't paying the bill.
Our food arrived, it was 9:45. Tic Toc Tic Toc... we had to eat fast so the next clients don't wait after us. The steak was dry, unsalted, no pepper, no seasoning, with an after taste on the charcoalled side. Luckily, the rest of the food was ok. We managed to eat quick, pay the bill & leave at 10:36.
There was literally no one waiting at the entrance, multiple table empty.
I totally get that restaurants cannot have people sit for more than 2h. But what I cannot get is, how come less rated & much cheaper restaurants, that have better food, better service quality. You do not deserve the hype you are given.
Go to Moishes, Gibby's... those are real statehouse. Even The Keg will give you a better experience.
Totally disappointed.
15 févr. 2026
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Un excellent restaurant steakhouse, mon repas un filet mignon de 6 onzes cuisson saignant avec queue de homard était à tomber par terre. Le staff était amical & agréable. Le restaurant était propre, la seule chose à faire attention pour des personnes de 6 pieds en montant la descente d'escalier pour aller aux toilettes, j'ai faillit me cogner la tête. Je vais très certainement retourner mais prévoyer un budget d'environ 150 à 200$ par personne si vous prenez des entrées & boissons alcoolisées.
Would love to extend a special thanks to my great server Youssef for the lovely evening. I had my birthday supper this week at the rib & reef upon entering there must have been a confusion about my reservation so I had to wait a while for my table. However besides that all went super well appetizers were great the bread & pickles were a great addition to our meal. Eggplant parm was good & both of our steaks 🥩 were cooked a perfect medium rare. To make things right Youssef offered us a complimentary dessert tray & coffee. That's honestly a great way to treat customers & helped warm me over definitely will be back I feel like the service alone is great & so is the food & atmosphere.
Serving possibly one of the best steak tartares in Montreal. If not the only traditional style tartare prepared tableside. Edit note- Ok so as Peter has requested, I changed my rating to 5 stars.
We were one of the first to discover Rib & Reef when it first opened, i moved out of town for a few yrs & visited tonight
The pricing is egregious, the steaks were tough & chewy, the caesar salad made both of us sick so not sure if eggs were fresh. They went from mouth watering food to average & below average food at 5x the price. Terrible experience & definitely not worth the price. 122 dollars for a rib steak, of average quality?
It's usually so much better! We aren't weekly regulars, more like three or four times a year, with the family, twice a year in a big group, but this was by far a surprising disappointment.
Went New Years Eve before the gala. The steaks across the board were tough & charred. Same atmosphere, same awesome service, great drinks, the bisque & wedge salad were all great.
But the filets, sirloin & rib steak were all tough. Overbooked? Rushed? New chef? I dunno, but the five of us spent 1200.00 for dinners. At over 100.00 per steak, it should have been better.
We won't go back for a while.
The owner said he/she didn't see my name on the reservation list but didn't address my concerns.
That's because the reservation was made by my partner, in her name.
I went there for New Year's Eve & I was strongly disappointed. First off they placed our table at the corner where every waiter / worker would pass by every 2 seconds. Impossible to be comfy when constantly surrounded by people walking left right.
Some of us ordered the steak & let me tell you, there was no taste at all for a 60-80$ steak, my friend had to ask for HP sauce…
As for the service, it was very long & when the food would come they would rush us between dishes. Super unprofessional
