We recently had an amazing getaway to Montreal and had a recommendation to go to Joe Beef. Seeing as its in the top of Canada's best restaurants and we love food. We went on our last night(with a reservation) and anyone we spoke to said we were definitely in for a treat. We were so excited to see what our night held. When we arrived, we were told that we didn't have a reservation. Yikes!! She checked and unfortunately my husband had mistakenly made it for the following week. Our hearts sank but she told us that she would fix it for us. We waited a couple of minutes and then she came back to take us to sit at the bar. What a relief! It's a cool and quirky place that has the menu written on a chalkboard because the menu is based on what's currently available. The tables are close together and the seats were all full but it still felt cozy. The guy behind the bar introduced himself as "David, the English menu". He translated and explained the whole menu for us. There were so many options that it was hard to decide. However, we did know that we wanted to have the lobster spaghetti. We started with the Montreal-smoked Meat croquettes, grilled asparagus with shaved white ham and cheese and smoked Arctic char. The portions were perfect and everything was delicious. The spaghetti was incredible and not a drop was wasted. After all, that's what bread is for. Even after all that food, we still had room for dessert. The fresh baked madeleines with lemon cream sauce for dipping. As they say, oh mom Dieu!! We had the best time. The staff are incredible and fun and the food exceeded every expectation we had. Be prepared to spend some money (worth every penny)and make sure to book a reservation at least 2-3 weeks in advance (double check that you have the right date). We will be back for sure.