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  • Joe Beef provided me with the best meal I have ever had in Montreal. The establishment is dark and intimate. The service was very friendly and knew the menu well. Rumor has it that this is where David Chang likes to go when in town. (This probably is most likely the case since he wrote the introduction for the Joe Beef cookbook) The dishes have some Momofuku-like attributes but its unfair to compare Joe Beef to Chang's restaurant group. They are similar in the way foods are paired or as I like to say mashed up; like the musical genre When I think back to the food Joe Beef served us it make me imagine this is the type of food a cook would serve to guest in his home. We started with fresh oysters that spoke for themselves. My large group doubled down on the double down foie gras; we ordered two of the entrees that sandwiched bacon and cheese between to pieces of lightly battered and fried foie. This was pretty ridiculous and good. I thought the foie was a bit over done. The eel nuggets were nice but failed to excite. The best starter for me was the clams, riz and squid. The squid stuffed with rice reminded me of being in Spain. Tentacles gently placed inside the opened clams completed the great presentation. The Cote du Boeuf for two was a bone in rib eye steak served Peter Luger style cut and served with spoons to serve each person. Bone marrow and a potato, sort of au gratin, accompanied the dish. The grass fed beef spoke for itself but came out closer to the medium side. We didn't specify temperature. Maybe it was my fault for assuming unless otherwise specified beef comes out medium rare. Lobster and spaghetti featured perfectly cooked lobster mixed in with a bit of pasta in a very light cream sauce. Although I appreciate the bite of al dente pasta I thought Joe Beef's could have been cooked more. The star of the meal for me was the crab stuffed whole artic char. This was one of the best things I have eaten this year and the reason why I will try to make it back to Joe Beef the next time I am in Montreal. We tried each of the deserts. A take on a backed potato that consisted of two meringues was forgettable. The carrot cake was very good. The sorbet was maybe the best sorbet I have ever tasted. The worst part about the experience was the terrible, terrible espresso. It was like if someone brewed the most bitter coffee they could find then squeezed a lemon in it. It was so bad that the fellas and me ended up going somewhere near by for a digestive. The meal had some ups and downs but all together it was a stellar meal. This was a great place and meal for a group of six guys celebrating a birthday. There was a group of older gentlemen behind us doing the same. The only other thing I can advise is that Joe Beef only has to seatings; one at 7p and another at 9:30p.
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