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| - Of course in Montreal, you must come to Joe Beef. It's no frills, but deeply romantic and dimly lit. It's hard to get a ressie here so plan ahead. My hubby and I came here at 9pm on a Tuesday and it was pretty busy actually. Our server was excellent - they don't have a menu per se, well they do but it's on a dimly chalkboard and in french so we had to lean on our server a lot for help. Not only did he run through a text book of dishes and preparation by memory, but he in fact chose our dinner for us. Considering their portions are quite large, they can modify different portion sizes to optimize your meal. We let our server run wild and we had:
- delicious artichokes and goat cheese, spread like a tapenade atop toast
- zucchini flowers fried with sturgeon, delicious and unique. A bit salty? Still tasted light with a good aioli.
- braised rabbit (very tender like chicken) with delicious eggplant that was perfectly stewed and in such a flavorful tomato sauce
- perhaps my favorite course. A half portion of the lobster spaghetti - creamy lobster bisque sauce with bacon and deliciously tender lobster claw and tail. So so so good
- the main course was the lamb neck which was prepared in so many different ways: as a chop, thick slab of bacon, and stewed tender. I don't love lamb but this was a unique preparation; my husband loved it. It definitely has That strong lamb
Flavor though; great for lamb lovers. It was good, lamb is just not my fave. But to our server's point - it's much easier to get s good steak or beef and harder to get lamb. He was so great, made
Such good choices for us.
Hubby had the house beer, a non weak Pinot noir, and I some fuller bodied French wine. We shared the classic hazelnut cake which was so nutty and delicious with a chocolate ganache. Tender and moist. Yummy with our cappuccino.
Best place we ate at in Montreal; worth the hype.
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