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Restaurant Globe
- Hours:
Mon-Wed, Sun 6 pm - 11 pm
Thu-Sat 6 pm - 12 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Valet
- Price Range:
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$$$$
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Thu, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- Yes
- Noise Level:
- Very Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
28 reviews for Restaurant Globe
Review Highlights
"The really cool place to dine and hang out."
(in 3 reviews)
"curried lamb with kale and fennel."
(in 3 reviews)
"We went there for a bachelor party and it was the best..."
(in 3 reviews)
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28 reviews in English
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Review from NYC D.
8/23/2011
Made us wait at the bar for a little bit even though we had a reservation and were on time; but I think that was their way of getting us to buy more drinks.
I know most ppl come here for the leggy waitresses who are inspiring to say the least but the food is phenomenal. Try the duck and the beef tartare.
The restaurant turns into a semi club later ( on a Friday night)so stay around if you want to boogie -
Review from Matthew P.
Montréal, QC
11/18/2011 1 Check-in Here
Not Making the Cut.
My girlfriend and I took in Globe for their Movember 3for33 promotion and I shan't be returning.
Globe has been in business for over a decade and I suppose they have become more of a lounge than a restaurant along the way. Crammed and loud with minimal intimacy, depending on your table, it is more or less a gong show. Be sure to enjoy yelling at your table-mates if you intend on going.
The menu seemed promising and the oysters were great. in retrospect I should have staayed at the bar and enjoyed them I started with the venison ataki which had a very full flavour. After our entrees, there was a mix up on our suite so we waited almost 40min for our mains, proving you can be in business for a million years and still shit the bed on a busy night. When our mains arrived, my halibut was seared but almost raw in the middle(rush job)....so I had deer ataki and then halibut ataki...way to diversify.
My date had a 'chopino' style soup which was pleasant and the seafood was cooked 'spot on' but then had the Cavatelli. Cavatelli is a beautiful pasta and does not need much as an accompaniment, but there was too much going on with this. Truffles and heavy Parmesan and copious amounts of butter, it took away from the beauty and simplicity of Cavatelli, in my opinion(I'm sure Italians everywhere will agree). I will give credit where it is due however, the Sous-vide egg was a very nice touch. Watching egg yolk run over food is almost sexual.
To top it all off, stale cream puffs for desert.
Lots of well-to-do's and french media people, with interviews happening table side and blah blah blah. Globe is a place to be seen, if you are into that kinda thing but so are a lot of restaurants where the music is better along with the precision in their food preparation. My halibut fillet looked liked it had been cleaned by Ted Bundy.
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Review from Valerie G.
Montréal, QC
2/11/2012
A perfect place to bring people who want to get dolled up and have a St Laurent , see and be seen experience. This is not a place where one should expect to have a quiet dining experience but rather a fun filled evening where your very well taken care of, by beautiful people.
The quality of the food is good and I always trust the wait staff to guide our choices for menu items. I have dined in the main room a few times and had all out feasts, which were expensive but not over the top, and my guests were always very happy with the evening. I have also gone there to have a few drinks at the bar and ordered some apps, and that too was always well received. -
Review from Amanda J.
7/26/2011 1 photo
I loved this restaurant! for my short stay in Montreal, I was glad I went here for one of my dinner meal.
The first thing i noticed is how HOT the people are. Did I say their waitresses ARE HOT!!! Like extremely pretty, in their tight mini shirts and high heels. Not so efficient, but it was very pleasing to the eye.
Second is their bar, they made decent Mojitos, though they were weak on the alcohol. My friend and I ended up getting 3-4 each... I ordered their fish and it was fresh and tasty. Overall, a great expense out. Do dress up when you go, because almost everyone is dressy. And after 11PM, people started to move outside to drink on the sidewalk...
Great place to people watch and see the 'husband hunters' prowl. -
Review from Steve P.
3/28/2011
Go. If you are single and looking to get it in.
Place is definitely nicely decorated inside. Lots of bachelor and bachelorette parties. The place was getting good around 12:30 am on friday night but my group was really tired from the long drive up from ny, sadly we bounced from there around 1:15.
The seafood platter was insane. Get it! The crowd was a decent mix. The one problem me and my date both had was the music. The music did get better as the night went on but the dj wasn't on top of his game at the beginning of the night. -
Review from Douglas C.
1/20/2011
I helped arrange a friend's bachelor party in Montreal and had heard from another attendee that Globe was a great place we should go to for dinner and that it turns into a rather popular club. So we decided to give it a try.
We were a group of fourteen so to make life easier I made advanced reservations for the group price fixed menu. I dealt with Silvana, the event manager here who was responsive and helpful throughout the reservation process. We were able to secure a four course dinner with two choices for appetizer and three courses to choose from for entree, along with dessert and an Italian noodle dumpling that was given to everyone.
Upon arrival, it was noted that this place is kind of small but chicly decorated. It is true the staff here looks like they work here between modelling gigs. We were warmly received and given a table for fourteen without any problems. The actual price fixed menus were at our tables and presented in a very classy manner, on nice printed paper. We ordered some bottles of vodka that were nicely displayed and drinks were made for us by our waitress during dinner. We were a large and thirsty group and our waitress Vanessa did a nice job of keeping up.
As for food, I started with a butternut squash soup that had some braised beef in it. It was silky smooth and sweet and the short rib added a nice contrast in flavor and texture being a bit more savoury. My only complaint is that the soup could have been served hotter. Next was the gnudi, Italian dumpling. It was basically a dumpling in a butter sauce stuffed with ricotta cheese. It was kind of heavy, but still worked well. Next I had the salmon which was very flavorful and well cooked. Last an apple crostade which was served a la mode and was OK.
Some service complaints I had heard was slow refills on water and only one diner was brought a steak knife for his steak (one of the three entree choices) while the others were not, and their requests for same went answered.
One other note, as mentioned earlier, this place turns into a club. When eating we noticed that some of those arriving to enjoy the club looked rather young. Our waitress informed us that on Friday nights the crowd is older, and on Saturday night, the night we were there, there is a younger crowd. And that is why this club did not really work for us, as it appeared a lot of 18 year olds were there and we are a bit too old for that scene. Overall though, this place executed the night well, it just was not really my scene after dinner--that is a personal opinion though, as it may be yours. It is certainly a popular place that eventually had a line to get in. -
Review from Ray H.
11/19/2011
Very creative, very fresh, and super comfortable. I dig this place. I tried about 6 things with a group of friends and every item was very interesting and delish. Great oysters too. Our waitress appeared to be a bit new to the profession, but was so sweet it covered it up. And the crowd and atmosphere are lovely.
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Review from Brook M.
11/3/2011
This place is incredible. The environment is outstanding, with great style and music playing at all times. The staff is full of beautiful people and they do a great job. We went there for a bachelor party and it was the best place we went to for the whole weekend. The owner is a great guy as well - definitely a class act. I'd recommend this restaurant to anyone.
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Review from Ashley B.
2/26/2010 2 photos
This place was a huge let down from the start. We arrived for our reservations at 8, and were told that they needed 10 minutes to get our table ready and to go wait at the bar.
Ummm, Ok. You would think that since we had a reservation, and that half of the restaurant was empty, that they would have had everything prepared for our reservation time.
So, we ordered a few drinks and waited.
Almost 30 minutes later, and after having to question the hostess about our table, we were finally seated.
Ok, great. Now that we're finally seated, we get to order our food right? Actually, no. At this point the restaurant is quickly filling up and apparently they had run out of English menus. So, we wait again. About 20 minutes later our menus arrive at the table.
Horrible service!
The food turned out to be ok, but I've definitely had much better food for much less. The portion sizes are small and for 3 people, our meal came out to cost well over $200.
NOT WORTH IT!
I definitely agree with a previous review "Go here to check out the decor, music and hot, french speaking waitresses. But you better bring your checkbook..." Yes, it's definitely a fashionable place. And yes, all the wait staff does look like 6 foot size 2 models, but is it worth it?
Definitely not. -
Review from Julie K.
6/6/2009 2 photos
So whoever said everybody who works at Globe looks like a model was absolutely right. The bartender was adorable and charming--and made a damn good lemondrop martini. The hostesses and waitresses were all model thin and had legs to their necks--and were wearing the shortest dresses I've ever seen to show them off to full effect.
Unfortunately, the restaurant didn't quite make it on looks alone. Like the classic model stereotype, Globe was gorgeous, but there wasn't much going on upstairs.
Our group of 11 had reservations for 7 p.m., but it took the models--sorry, waitresses--forever to calculate and execute how many chairs to remove from the 12-top. And even then they were wrong, and one of our party was without a chair for several minutes.
Then after about 15 minutes they gave us menus--but they were the wrong menus, so they had to take them back. About 10 minutes later, we were finally given the correct menus.
Service in general continued to be abysmal. The model/waitress didn't know how to pour wine properly, and in fact spilled red wine on both the tablecloth and one of my coworkers, without noticing or apologizing. When the food was served, they had no idea who had ordered what, so we were forced to raise our hands or call out when they held our plates aloft.
The saving grace was the food itself, which was quite good. I had the calmar farci for my appetizer. The calamari was stuffed with goat cheese and bacon, and was accompanied by delicious lentils, the deep-fried tentacles of the squid, and some lightly dressed greens. My entrée was the special of pan-roasted Arctic char, served with Yukon gold potatoes, cherry tomatoes, haricots verts, and an orange and fennel beurre blanc. The char was cooked perfectly, with the skin crisp and savory. And though I am not a fan of fennel, I found the sauce wonderful.
Dessert was a little disappointing. The cherry creme brûlée was delicious but warm--probably because the dish was so shallow the entire brûlée warmed up when the sugar was caramelized. Yet another error in execution that detracted from the otherwise excellent quality of the food. I feel sorry for the chef that his hard work is ruined by the service.
In all, Globe has a fun, lively vibe--not to mention the great eye candy for people-watching. But for the prices Globe charges and their claim as a fine dining resto, service is definitely not up to snuff, and had the potential to ruin the entire dining experience.
2 stars for the service, but an additional 1.5 for the food, so 3.5 stars total.Listed in: An Homage to Montreal's Great…
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Review from Pasha F.
7/14/2010
All I can say is WOW!
The best French cuisine I have ever tasted.
Even though the place is a bit pricy... in the end its worth every penny, Canadian that is ;)
If you you are in Montreal and wanna try some good French cooking, this is the place for you. -
Review from James C.
8/26/2008
Beautiful bar, beautiful people (with a few douche's in tow), friendly bartenders and great house music.
The Globe has all the elements to promote a good time with friends and strangers alike. The bar is wide enough but not enough to give you room to dance with arms fully extended like a propeller or snow angel, but you can still have your drink and groove in place.
The lighting of the Globe is dim, but the overall ambiance is urbane and energetic. I got a little nostalgic visiting The Globe because it reminded me of Ole Madrid in San Diego in its heyday, years before Gaslamp turned into a tourist lane.
I didn't have dinner there, but observing the reactions of the diners to their dishes and the smell of the food was a positive indication that Globe is a hit. Drinks are cheap and stiff. And our friendly bartender provided complimentary drinks before closing out.
I don't want to sound like a conceited, arrogant and vain bastard, but I'm trying to ensure that other Yelpers get the exciting and pleasant experience I did. So those who are reading, take note:
For groups of Neanderthal males, larger than a group of two, wearing tight ass tees and sunglasses at night. Please refrain from going.
So too, groups of girls wearing tiaras surrounded by a motley group of her closest "robust" friends, don't go here, you'll just ruin the vibe as well.
Be mindful of keeping the "Globe" environmentally friendly. -
Review from William O.
7/12/2011
I went to the Globe Restaurant while I was in Montreal. The food there was incredibly good. I had the lamb burger (it had a longer name, but I can't seem to recall what it was) which came with fries. To top off the meal, a well made cheesecake pudding type dessert. The atmosphere is very relaxed, and it is evident through the way the staff greet and answer questions patrons may have.
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Review from John K.
10/27/2009
Globe Restaurant was one of tthe restaurants I just HAD to go to. I've heard great things about the menu, and even better about the waitstaff. My pals and I went on a Saturday evening and we were lucky enough to be seated right away. The weather wasn't too cooperative but no weather would've kept me in my hotel.
I was greeted right away by a beautiful hostess who looked like Laila Ali minus the 40lbs. of muscle. Our waitress approached us immediately and we started off with a cheese plate and foie gras ravioli. Both were delicious and the foie gras was buttery smooth. For the main course, we asked for suggestions from our statuesque waitress. I was impressed that she wasn't trying to push the most expensive items, but instead urged us to try Globe's signature dishes.
I had the pork loin with roasted potatos, and wow, the portions were huge. Other restaurants like Globe try to skimp out on the eats and get by on the decor and hot, bitchy waitstaff, but the food was aplenty, the waitstaff was gorgeous AND nice (a near-extinct species in NYC), and the bill came out to just around $200 in USD. $50 a pop is a GREAT deal for appetizers, entrees, wine, and the eye candy. It was truly an experience for my senses, and Globe is definitely in a world of its own. -
Review from Brian L.
Brantford, ON
6/15/2009
Had a very well prepared meal (crap cakes followed by lamb shank... curried lamb with kale and fennel). Service was good. A bit pricey but not outrageous.
Oh, and the wait staff and bartender were gorgeous and leggy as advertised:) -
Review from Jeff S.
1/12/2010
Vibrant, great music, excellent food. Dont order drinks here.
I think its a canadian thing. They like a lot of vermouth in their martinis and take the liberty to pour red bull into your $15/glass of scotch.
We ordered the medium seafood tower for 2. Excellent...$95 excellent? No!
Go here to check out the decor, music and hot, french speaking waitresses. But you better bring your checkbook because dinner was $300 for 2. -
Review from Stephen Y.
5/22/2010
If you like being served by model-types in little black dresses, then this is the place for you.
The food's not bad either. -
Review from Era F.
1/6/2009
Went here on my New Year's Montreal stint...great place to start the night or hang out if you're having too much fun to leave.
Atmosphere is great - the space is modern and feels cozy despite the fact that it's a decent size. The ambiance was good, the DJ was playing some good lounge music that got a little louder and more upbeat as the night went on. Service was ...ok, I'd say friendlier than most Montreal restos we popped into. I tipped 20% out of habit and the waitress came over to say a personal thank you which was sweet. They also treated us with a glass of champagne, compliments of the restaurant and our hotel (we made a reservation through the concierge).
Food was good and the portions were fair. It wasn't a WOW taste, but it's not the kind of place you go for a culinary experience. It wasn't bad by any means and I thought it was priced well. We spent about 4 hours here and I would definitely go back.
Foodwise: foie gras and squash ravioli - good, but the raviolis were too thick; bison tartare - really good; sea bass tartare - very good with the sweet potato chips; steak looked delicious -
Review from Chance X.
QC
10/31/2008
Wow.....I am not sure what happened to me......I am a fan of fine dining....but globe just did not impress me...........and it certainly impressed LOTS of people (including George Cloony who fell in love with a waitress there back in 01)............
I had dinner there, both mine and my friend's entries were too salty.........and the restaurant on a Tuesday (I think) night is half empty........so much abt the global recession............didn't hear much music........maybe because we were chatting...........the bar was almost empty...........the light is dim.........I felt guilty there because I felt every one's refraining from spending (hence this hot spot wasn't full) and I was having expensive food while I was abt to be broke too............
I will have to go there again just to make sure I am not fooled by first impression ;-) -
Review from Will C.
Calgary, AB
5/20/2010
Went there on a Friday night with a group of 8 guys for a bachelor party and we all enjoyed ourselves. We had reservations for 8pm and we promptly seat when we arrived.
The food was good. We each order apps and dinner. No one had any complaints. I thought my meal was delicious. No one ordered dessert so can't say anything about it.
We also had a few drinks (it was the start of a bachelor party...) and they all went down smooth.
I think having long legged models serve us food and drinks made the whole experience more enjoyable.
This place is not cheap but it was not unreasonable either. We spent about $700 for food, a couple bottles of wine and bubbly and some shooters so all together I think it was a decent price considering the view... Maybe we got a deal or some drinks comped cuz someone in our group knew the owner/manager but I didn't notice it on the bill.
I would definitely recommend Globe as a cool place to eat and hang out, especially if you're a guy. However, there seemed to be a lot more guys there than girls the night we were there...
From what I remember, I think we left around 10 or 11pm just as Globe was turning into club with more people (girls and boys) showing up for the scene. We might have stuck around cuz it looked like it was going to get hopping but we had other venues to hit... -
Review from avalon e.
2/16/2009
Just go there to look at the Maitre'Ds and waitresses, all of supermodel quality in the looks dept. Food is OK, a bit hyped and pricey but heck you're on primo spot @ St. Laurent. Music can be deafening but it's a supper "club" so the louder the music the closer the waitress would have to go (almost check to check) with you to get your order :)
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Review from Pluggy S.
Toronto, ON
5/6/2009
Was there last night for dinner. Excellent vibe as always. Food was great. The clients I took were very very very impressed with the ambience, food and overall experience. This is my default place to go in Montreal when here on business. It is an experience you can always count on!
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Review from Brian S.
6/14/2010
Was here with the family for formula one weekend and came across this restaurant while we were exploring the city In the evening. The atmosphere is dimly lit and semi formal.
The hostesses was nice and we were surprised that the menu was reasonably priced for that restaurant. However our waiter was horrible because he dint come around to check up to see if we needed a refill etc. Dispite that the food was tasty and provided large portions. -
Review from Adi N.
12/4/2009
When in Montreal for my first time recently, the Concierge at my hotel suggested I check out a popular street lined with restaurants and bars. We went there to find a place for dinner and chose the bustling scene-y Globe with lots of pretty people coming in and out (hey, we were in a party mood). Having lived in LA for the past 7 years, I felt very at home here. This place could be picked up and plopped down in the middle of Hollywood and no one would notice the difference. Porsches out front, leggy bleach blondes with fake boobs and the men who love them inside. Quintissential LA...but with everyone speaking French because it's really Montreal ; ) Hostesses here all wear matching ace bandage tight dreses and are very easy on the eyes. We were seated at a prime booth right in the front. The place definitely has a party vibe but was also sexy and nice. I must say, the service was pretty horrendous. We sat there for 20 minutes before even placing a drink order or being greeted by our waiter and another 20 minutes before our order was taken. I was not hungry really, but if I would have been as starving as I normally am when I sit down for dinner, I would have been really upset. However, we decided to look at this positively and think that Montreal is kind of a European city and perhaps of the European mindset of long relaxed dinners. In the end we appreciated not being rushed. It was a generally very good looking crowd, dressed to the nines and looking like dinner was just the pre-party.
I had low expectation for the food here. I was pleasantly surprised (thank god because this place is NOT cheap)! Appetizers (didn't eat a full meal):
1. Gnochci with braised rabbit, shitake mushrooms, sweet potatoes and bacon emulsion--hearty, tasty, everyone was fighting over it
2. Tuna sahsimi with watermelon--we tried it and immediately ordered another plate. Wow.
3. Trout tartar-- SO unique and amazing. A MUST HAVE.
I wish I had been more hungry because everything else looked amazing as well. I will have to come back next time I'm in Montreal to try all the things on the menu--so mad I ate before coming here.
The only other thing I did do was devour an entire side of mashed potatoes because it was one of the best I'd EVER had.
The reason I am giving this place 4 stars is the desserts. We ordered every single one on the menu and liked zero. Disappointing.
By the time we were done with dinner, Globe was transitioning from a restaurant dnnner scene to a bar/lounge party scene. There was a big line outside (in freezing cold weather) and lots of hotties (mean and women) filling up the bar area. We headed back to party at our hotel, but I would definitely recommend Globe to anyone looking for a destination place to settle in all night. Dinner, drinks, dancing, mingling....it has it all : ) -
Review from David G.
10/20/2009
This place has a nice upscale and modern interior. Everything on the menu looked good, so I decided to go with the braised Quebec lamb shank with yogurt curry sauce, paneer maison, kale & fennel. The juicy tender meat fell off the bone making me wonder why I was given the Crocodile Dundee inspired steak knife. The curry, paneer maison, kale & fennel accented the dish quite nicely.
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Review from Sutanuka L.
9/8/2009
The really cool place to dine and hang out!! The rabbit appetizer that I had ordered... was ... mmmmhhh yummy !!! The music's great... and it's hard to sit on your chair and not jive to the music :-)
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Review from Melanie D.
2/13/2010
Thanks to Yelp, my boyfriend and I (29 and 37 respectively) dined at Globe for a last minute Valentine get away. We started eating after 10:30pm and had a chance to enjoy some people watching while eating.
The ambiance was perfectly romantic, the service was terrific, and the food (with the exception of dessert) was scrumptious. We started with the medium size seafood platter, and while it was phenomenal, we weren't expecting the $95 price tag. We also had the gnocchi with rabbit (again thanks to a yelp suggestion), and wowza! Overall, a bit pricier than we were anticipating, but the crowd, service and tastiness were 5 stars. In spite of the club scene (a little on the young side) starting up while we were eating, we were never made to feel rushed.
Will definitely come back again! -
Review from B M.
Montréal, QC
9/10/2008
As supper clubs go... it's one of the best in Montréal. The DJs spin great house music and really know how to channel the energy of the crowd. This is the place to go if you want to be a cut above and are sick of the same old bar/club scene. Dress to impress and be ready to splash out 250$/bottle of Grey Goose go with friends, split the tab... drink, be merry, and dance on tables and on whatever else space you can find.
