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Steak Frites St-Paul
Category: Restaurants Steakhouses Steakhouses [Edit]
405 Saint-Antoine Rue WMontreal, QC H2Z 2A3
(514) 878-3553
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- No
- Ambience:
- Romantic
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
17 reviews for Steak Frites St-Paul
17 reviews in English
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Review from Richard D.
Orangeville, ON
3/18/2012 2 Check-ins Here
Simple concept Steaks & fries but done well
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Review from Sean D.
Another spot that I forgot to bring my own wine...quick 4 block or so walk and I was back to sit down for dinner!
I had steak. With beaucoup des frites. The steak was actually quite awesome...I ate the St Paul, wow, surprised me how tasty it was! Then there are unlimited fries, and when they say unlimited I feel it my duty to at least have a second helping...and since I was already so stuffed I ate desert as well...
The place lost my reservation, but it ended up that I didn't need one for 6 people anyways on a Tuesday night. Still, a bit annoying.
All in all was very good. I would return here. -
Review from Tara F.
Montréal, QC
8/25/2011 1 photo
Many years ago I went on a very romantic date to Le Steak Frites St. Paul on rue St. Paul which left me with a delightful taste in my mouth every time I thought about this restaurant.
This St. Antoine location of Le Steak Frites is distinctly less personal than the St. Paul spot, which is where I had initially intended on dining last Wednesday. The smaller and more enchanting Steak Frites in Old Montreal is under renovation, which is how my mom and I ended up at the St. Antoine location only a few blocks away.
The food, service and décor are all essentially French and simple - dark wood, white tablecloths, candles, red cushioned chairs, and large cursive lettered chalkboard menus.
The food is straightforward and there's no messing around. They have a steak-frites steak, fillet mignon, salmon, duck, or lamb, and all are served with a salad and fries. The dishes arrived at our table with only the meat on them, and the waiter then very profesionally scooped fries from a large silver bowl directly on to our plates. Way to make fries classy.
We went with the steak frites (an obvious choice) and the salmon fillet, both were satisfying, and were made even better by the sauces that accompanied them: creamy lemon dill with the fish, and Dijon for the steak. The fries are amazing - on the thin side, cooked to perfection, with a slight hint of that sexy oil taste.
This restaurant serves a good meal, and there are no culinary surprises. You bring your own wine, the prices are very reasonable, the pre-meal buns were fresh and warm, and you can have as many fries as you want. I'm curious about this renovation. -
Review from Rob S.
5/16/2011 1 photo
My first memory to write this review was the next morning when I was sober and saw the charges on my check card statement. It was clearly my first experience with a trendy restaurant allowing us to bring in our own bottles of wine. That is not something you experience in the U.S. and by the end of our second bottle of wine I must have thought I was a baller and picked up our friend's tab as well, thankfully the food and company was worth it.
The service was nice, several people came to our table throughout the night to make sure we had everything. Everyone at the table went with one of the specials that night targeted towards couples. It was the 20 oz ribeye, that included salad, one side dish, and unlimted fries.
We ordered calamari for an appetizer and it was excellent, our friends went with the escargot. The steak was cooked perfectly medium as we requested and was so delicious I had to go caveman with it when my wife was done (see photo)
This may have been a lost in translation thing, but I was surprised they did not ask us if we wanted a box. There was some steak left over among other food, and for the price I paid I was surprised they cleaned the table in front of us without asking. -
Review from John A.
4/25/2011
First off, it's conveniently located only a couple blocks from the old port, and a couple steps off both metro square victoria and bonaventure.
For the food, my wife and I shared the 20oz bone in ribeye for 2, whcih included a salad, green beans and unlimited frites (fries) as well as some special sauces for dipping. The overall menu is limited, maybe 8 main course options that include duck confit, salmon, filet mignon, rib steak and others. Appetizers include calamari, French onion soup, escargot, etc. We had the soup and escargot...delicious. Service was also exceptional, they were friendly and responsive. I wore jeans, and when we went they were playing a hockey game on tv, so pretty casual overall.
The best part is it's byob, and their is an SAQ in the old port and a couche tard across from bonaventure metro stop.
With appetizer, tax and tip, figure about $50 per person. Would go again and recommend to a friend. Provided 4 stars because they did not offer for us to take home the left overs, instead they just took everything. -
Review from Ken N.
2/9/2011
Last meal before departing my 24 hour stay in Montreal and of course, leave it to the Americans to end up at a steak and fries joint.
It's obvious what their specialty was but I wanted to try somthing different. A local told me they are big on duck here so I opted for the duck confit. It was good but a bit on the dry side. I like my meat more tender and juicy.
As far as the appetizers, calamari and escargo were good.
Next time, I'll just stick to what the sign says and get steak and fries. -
Review from S S.
3/29/2012
Loved it! Amazing bone in ribeye for two, could not help knawing on the bone. Unpretentious, yet it has all the ingredients of a great steakhouse sans alcohol, byob. Escargot and fried chèvre starters- yum. The vegetables and sides dishes were great. Green beans were crisp and perfectly cooked, mushrooms were perfectly seared and juicy. The bread was crusty and warm. The service was friendly and professional, but I also don't expect fast service - your in Montreal not the U.S., no one has their cell out, everyone is talking and enjoying their company. So, take a deep breath and enjoy the dining.if you ned to be in and out in a hour, goto a sandwich shop. And for three diners, 2 appetizers, salad, main course with side dishes-$130usd, not bad. The ribeye was Ruth Chris or Flemings grade; the same meal would have cost $200-$225. Would definitely go again. Note: I am a beef lover, only critique would be I ordered my beef medium and it was closer to medium well, next time I would order it medium rare, but the flavor was great and I still enjoyed it.
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Review from Cathy L.
6/15/2010
Apportes Votre Vin (Bring your own wine). What a concept. Steak and fries restaurant that doesn't serve beer or wine but recommends that you bring your own.
My husband and I enjoyed our dinner here at Steak and Frites as we were searching for a reasonable steak dinner to remind of our prior vacation in paris. The meal came with a salad which was beautifully seasoned with a light cream sauce. There are three steak sauces ( you can ask for all three) dijon, pepper and mushroom. For the frites (its all you can eat) and it comes with ketchup or mayo. We also shared the escargo (snails) and it was absolutely delicious topped with cheese. We had a side of mushrooms and they were seasoned with pepper and parsley which was a nice pairing to our meal.
The service was slow even though the restaurant wasn't too crowded but we enjoyed our meal and savored every bite. -
Review from Jaci H.
7/6/2010
Delicious! Both the steak and the concept.
It was a lot fancier inside than I expected. My boyfriend and I were dressed fairly casually, but it didn't seem to matter. We wandered in on Saturday night about 7:30pm worried that we might need a reservation. The host asked if we wanted to sit right away, but we wanted to get beer first!
He directed us to the closest place to buy beer and told us that he'd hold a table for us - how nice is that!!
We stopped into the little store, got ourselves some amazing Belgium styled brew and headed back. We were seated promptly and were helped by the most delightful waiter. Actually all of their staff here is amazing. At any given point, someone would ask if were okay - it was a real team effort.
Our waiter was funny and asked if we wanted English menus. He didn't want to assume we couldn't speak French, which was nice for us stupid Americans. We gladly took the English menus but joked about how we could just guess what we wanted - Steak.
He explained what the different options were. My bf and I got the 7oz steak, which comes with a salad, vegetable (green beans) and unlimited fries. I asked if there was cheese on the salad (that happens to me all the time) since I'm allergic. He said no but returned a few minutes later and mentioned that the salad dressing might so offered oil and vinegar instead. I thought this was such a great suggestion and couldn't have been more pleased with his attention to detail.
My bf ordered the french onion soup, which was delicious! The salads were crisp and tasty.
They spaced out the meal perfectly. Enough time to digest in between. They put out delicious hot rolls on the table with butter. I usually don't eat the bread on the table for fear of spoiling my appetite, but they were too good to pass up.
The main course finally arrived and it was to die for. The steak was perfectly seasoned and cooked just the way I wanted. The green beans still had a nice crunch to them and complimented the steak well. The fries were amazing - cooked to golden perfection.
It really was an incredible meal. After we were done, our waiter took our plates and told us to relax, enjoy the rest of our beers and call him over if we wanted dessert or coffee. Exactly what a waiter should stay to two stuffed pigs!
Overall the experience was delightful. We were treated like kings and queens, ate like them and in the end our bill with a generous tip was only $60. You just can't buy this type of meal in NYC for that price.
enjoy! -
Review from George L.
8/14/2010
Went here last week while I was at a conference in Montreal. It is right in the downtown hotel area and thus I was surprised to see it was BYOB. I was lucky enough to go in and lunch and get a reservation for 8 pm that evening and we also found a Couche-Tard close by where we could pick up some wine.
We arrived on time and in less than 10 minutes we were sitting at our table and open up the wine (interestingly no corkage fee). I ordered the Calimari which was quite good - crispy yet still tender and I had the escargo which they give you the option of having served with grilled cheese on top, if you are into that sort of thing.
Since it is called Steak Frites I thought I would go with that ever so French meal and had the Saint Paul cut which was supposed to be especially tender and I had no complaints. The fries are served from a larger server bowl onto the plate and are soft rather then especially crispy and of course, in honor of the French focus, I had them with mayo rather than the American favorite, Ketchup. Oh, all the main courses came with a salad, which was quite fresh, and then slightly blanched french green beans and some grilled cherry tomtatoes as well, both which were exceptionally fresh though didn't really wow me.
As I was on an expense account I asked if they could provide separate checks for our party of four and that was not a problem. Overall I thought the prices were reasonable, the service was good, and the place has a nice friendly atmosphere. Definitely a place to go if you have never had Steak Frites before or you just really like red meat - bottom line, the food was good and a good value. -
Review from Claudia T.
Montréal, QC
4/9/2011
Steak Frites is a great bring your own wine restaurant. I love the side dish of thinly sliced French fries. It is classy and casual all at the same time. The ambiance is nice. The service is fast. The food is great love the grilled salmon.
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Review from Rebecca A.
Montréal, QC
10/16/2010
MEDIOCRE, and "bring your own wine" is overrated. I had the fillet mignon. Maybe in comparison to the steak houses in strip malls, this place is ok, but not in the Old Port, where there are MANY better restaurants. Maybe I'm too much of a meat lover to appreciate a tolerable steak. The thing is, I can make a better steak at home for less money and with the same effort (very loud dinning room).
The only time I would recommend this place is if you're doing a corporate dinner on a weeknight, not too busy, not too pricey, not too despicable. -
Review from Jonathan K.
6/8/2009
These are a chain around the city and around Canada, so look at other locations for reviews.
I was underwhelmed. The beef I had was adequate, the salad was OK, and the frites were good, but the only "sauces" for the frites were mayo, catchup and vinegar. I'm used to the boutique "frites" eatery "Brugge" in Indianapolis, where there are scores of sauces to choose from for your frites including a garlic aioli, and curry spice. The emphasis in this place is on STEAK and not FRITES. That's not a bad thing, and if you're hungry for some pricey red meat it isn't a bad place to go.
The nice thing about this place is that if you order a soda it is served in a chilled glass bottle and you're given a chilled glass for it. -
Review from Mohammad P.
8/23/2010
A very good steak house in the neighborhood with a very reasonable price. And the best part, you can bring your own wine!!! I had the Filet Mignon last time and one of the best so far I had in Montreal!
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Review from Christopher E.
6/20/2010
Quite a tasty place. I wasn't in the mood for steak but what did catch my eye was duck confit and escargot. Both were delicious and the bread served with the meal is quite tasty. My only mistake was not bringing a bottle of wine to this place. They only have soft drinks so if you want something a little stronger, bring a bottle of wine. They're very bottle friendly and if you didn't know better, you'd swear it was a wine bar from the amount of wine on people's tables!
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Review from David P.
NEPEAN, ON
7/28/2010 1 photo
Amazing filet mignon and salmon dishes. Only fault is lack of air conditioning. As like numerous places in Quebec you can byow.
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Review from Narinder D.
8/1/2010
Alright, I am always traveling with a 1 year old who behaves like the Tasmanian devil cartoon character whenever sat down; and 4 year old thinks anything except chicken is not edible. So having a steak and fries should be very difficult - but no it was easy here. A quick dash to get a bottle of wine when I realized it was a BYOB, followed by quick efficient service with very tasty steak and tons of fries; and the duck confit (fake chicken) for the kids and I was all set. Its noisy so any noise the kids made was drowned out by happy revelers and I was in temporary heaven with great food and a fantastic but very lucky bottle of wine.
