well said - and exactly why i asked in chowhound. i know i'll probably get blasted for this - but it's hard to filter on those other sites...
I mean which is better - the 5-stars when some guy from b-mblef-ck western ontario goes to the big city and has "the best meal ever" - vs some guy who's eaten all over the world and has a different baseline and simply says "really great meal"

very good to know - i think i may have been swayed by very high marks on urbanspoon and/or tripadvisor

seems that there's nothing special about taverne at all - judging from the responses above

does the same opinion hold for lemeac? if it's also "boring" or un-memorable - should we do La Coupole instead (i have that option as well)

thanks - you guys have been very helpful!

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La Coupole
1325, Rene Levesque West, Montreal, QC H3G 0A4, CA

turns out the largest party they can accomodate is 6ppl - sounds a bit odd but I'm told it's a small place (looks like the concierge at our hotel had more luck than I did)...

I also have Cinquieme Peche reservation... but fwiw, i do see Taverne consistently rated higher and with better reviews - what are your thoughts between the two?

oh dear - not sure how i missed this but thanks for the response first of all...

looks like i picked two quiet places. Now Joe Beef happens to be one of the two top recommended places (Que de Cheval was the other but I have no interest for paying more than NYC prices for what I gather to be sub-NYC quality steaks)...

But I've tried calling their number for weeks to get a reservation and no one ever answers. No matter what time of day. It doesn't even have a voicemail. So unless it closed down or something, I honestly have no patience or need to experience a restaurant that can't get their sh-t together. Phone/website/e-mail is kinda restaurant 102 i think (after location-chef-menu being 101).

If you have a number other than (514) 935-6504 - I'm happy to try it,

thanks again!

p.s. so am i to understand that both restaurants are too quiet for a group of 7-8 guys on a bachelor party? (even if most are in their late 30s?)

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Joe Beef
2491 Rue Notre-Dame W, Montreal, QC H3J1N6, CA

thank you both. We are all older and this isn't exactly the wild bachelor party. Quite a handful of foodies in the group I think. We will do the wild stuff *after* the restaurant - we don't need to get wild in there - haha

So I have Lemeac for late Friday night - their late night menu seems like a steal

and I have Taverne for Saturday night - sicne it's busier and louder atmosphere that should work well (as it will surely be the roudier of the two nights)

win-win for me I think

thanks!

I think I was trying to see if I should switch Lemeac to Saturday night and possibly

Hi folks,

going to Montreal next weekend (bachelor party)

what do people think between Lemeac vs Taverne Sur Le Square ?

Thanks in advance!

a.r.

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Taverne Sur Le Square
1 Car Westmount, Westmount, QC H3Z2P9, CA