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  • Left completely puzzled at the critical acclaim of Joe Beef's food and restaurant compared to my experience as a diner here. All I can think of is that Joe Beef kitchen and wait staff actually tries to give a good meal when critics come to the restaurant, but that this is not the average dining experience. Disaster service and uneven food where good elements were far outnumbered by mediocre and outright bad dishes. -Poor service (although with a smile). Wait staff was unprofessional, but they were pleasant. Other reviews cite the staff as pretentious, but I saw them as hipsters playing no supervision. Late in the meal our waiter revealed that both owners were not at the restaurant, and I wondered if both food and service would be different had they been there. It was a Saturday night. -Food was incredibly uneven, and the good didn't make up for the bad. Oysters were phenomenal, and were the highlight of the meal. (Once we ordered, it took 45 minutes for oysters to arrive.) Next, among four entrees (appetizers) to share among the table - all of them, including the signature fois gras sandwich, were non-descript. Fois gras sandwich and eel nuggets were just fried without any distinct flavor; a baked clam was overrun by runny and nondescript filling; chilled asparagus had flavor but whatever combination of flavors used (I can't put my finger on it) made me nauseated. If these dishes are usually flavorful and good, then the execution for our table was way off. We ordered two plats (mains) to share. Joe Beef steak was very good; a sausage and mussels dish also made me nauseated. Mashed potato side (puree p.d.t) was fine; kale side was flavored in a similar way to the asparagus entree and again nauseated me. Two desserts were as nondescript as the entrees. Homemade soft serve in a cold (literally, served chilled!) beignet. If it was supposed to be a novel service of beignets, it is one that will not catch on. It was disgusting. The other was similar - homemade soft serve on a fried dough with some very unelegant looking strawberry pieces. -Presentation of all dishes revolved around just flopping food onto a plate. So unappetizing. This was a disaster meal, and I left totally annoyed. Montreal has so many good restaurants (we had an impeccable meal the night before). Go somewhere else.
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