During a short visit to Montreal and after discovering how long you have to wait to get a dinner booking at Joe Beef, I enlisted the service of a concierge company that was able to secure a reservation for 7:30 pm the next day ( however, I was called three times on the day to ensure I will be going or else Joe Beef will punish them and refuse any new bookings from their company!!)
I had a feeling that the booking was for a bar seating (which I usually dislike in restaurants when food is involved) and checked with concierge to be told it is a table
Walking inside the tiny restaurant I was ushered with my gang to the stools
However, it was abolishing in disguise
Setting on the bar gave me a) the space to move freely ( and not feeling cramped between adjacent tables that I can not go to the toilet or even move my handbag from attaching to my body) and b) I had lovely chat with bartenders which made the night way more enjoyable
The main aspect of any restaurant is the food
And in terms of portions - it is so filling
However my steak was overlooked
My partner streak was undercook
And my friend's main of fish was served cold !
In a nutshell we did not enjoy the food