Bier Markt

Solid food for the price. Yes it’s high teens for a dish of pasta at a joint that advertises their drinks, but Ive found the food to be pleasantly savory. Kudos to the chefs back there and to the hostess who found us a seat within minutes on a Friday night. For draft beer it’s Alexander Keith’s. Freshest I’ve tasted outside of the Midtown in Halifax, NS.

Huitres à 1 $ du lundi au jeudi de 17h à 20h, yaaaaaay! J’adore les huitres fraîches, et le «cinq à huitres» fait mon bonheur. Le cadre est beau, l’ambiance aussi, et pour les amateurs de bière, vous pouvez essayer quelque chose de nouveau à chaque visite. Les serveurs sont très connaissants du menu. Il y a toute sorte de gens qui viennent partager un moment ici, des tables hautes, des banquettes, ça a beaucoup de cachet. Dommage qu’il soit SI DIFFICILE de trouver des places de stationnement assez proches…

For a place that prides itself on its extensive beer menu, I wasn’t that impressed. There are other places in Montréal that provide a longer list and for much cheaper. Also, because Bier Markt prides itself on its beer menu, they’ve seen this as reason enough to provide a food menu that leaves much to be desired. For example, if you’ve got a hankerin’ for a burger (as I did), you may be disappointed to find that there is only one burger option on the menu. You may be even more disappointed to find that said burger is also quite ordinary and bland. This was my first experience at Bier Markt and I only went because I had a gift card. I had hoped that I would be impressed enough to return on my own dime, but I think it’s safe to say that probably won’t be happening any time soon.

The service was bad I went on Monday and I know the burger are on special and I ask if any special and they said no and tell her, I have a app they said burger on special and she said ooo yes, really Bad

Beer food pairing is the new thing and quite honestly we need more of. On one of my visits to Toronto I remarked that we needed more places that had a ridiculous variety of beer. Happily bier market opened up. Being a franchise, one can only expect so much. The waitresses are generally friendly, some more friendly then others but I prefer to focus on the experience, food and beer.
The food for the most part has been good. The one issue I take with the food was a steak I had ordered that was tough and had a vein going through it. I’d stay away from the steaks but there are a lot of other options like he charcrut plate that’s great everything. Their burger is solid and their sliders /​hot dogs were nicely prepared. The schnitzel was also good but note it’s strong on the capers.
The beer selection is great but I suggest looking at the pairings and try something new whenever you can. Even asking the wait staff for is good for ideas.
I’d definitely go back and recommend it as well.

Excellent choix de bières, bel endroit. Évitez le burger de thon ahi, boulette de thon haché trop cuite et les frites n’étaient pas fraîches. Les menus n’étaient qu’en anglais.
Bön endroit pour prendre un verre, un peu moins pour manger…

Great selection of beers. A lot of variety. Very organized menu. Situated centrally. An easy walk from the metro station and my hotel. Lots of seating space and TVs. Service could’ve been a bit better. Very touristy. The food was not bad. We enjoyed our calamari. Overall, we didn’t have any complaints about the food. Ambiance was a bit loud for me. It you like beer, this is the place for you.

By far my favorite place while visiting Montréal. Great crowd, tons of beer choices, cool staff (Daphne is awesome!). Tried many different beers, but ended up sticking with Stiegl. All the appetizers were good… poutine with bacon, fried gouda bites, buffalo wings and flatbreads. A little pricey, but worth it.
Had a great time pre and post hockey game.

Built a good dinner menu just from the appetizer menu and salads. Pretzel calamari is tasty and the crab dip is especially delicious. Only down side is the noise level of the restaurant. I thought it would be slightly less noisy on a non-​game night. A little bit pricey but worth it.

The good: Great variety of beer choices. Awesome beer menu. Staff is friendly. Lots of people and yet a lot of seating places. Handicap bathroom upstairs while regular bathrooms downstairs (smart). Nice bathroom design.
The bad: Can be awhile before you pay your bill. Can be loud and rowdy. Expensive (8 $ to 60 $ a bottle).
If you are a beer amateur, this place is for you. You have a lot of variety to choose from and it is a great place to hang out. Give it a shot!

This is a classic pre-​hockey game party spot. The beer selection was pretty impressive… I’d say 175 plus varieties from all over the world. The venue is quite large… a multi-​floor facility, with plenty of TV monitors for sports viewing. I didn’t eat here… but glanced at the menu… it was large with many pub favorites… ribs, burgers, putine, etc.
Nice spot… right near the Bell Centre…
Solid 3 ½ stars…

Choix de bière plus qu’appreciable! Certaines importations de leur carte sont difficiles à trouver à Montréal (je pense à la Youngs Double Chocolate par exemple), j’ai donc été agréablement surpris.
C’est parfois difficile de tomber sur une seule Hefeweizen dans un bar, ils en ont quelques variétés. Je n’ai pas essayé la nourriture encore, mais je ferai une mise à jour quand ce sera fait: bientôt. Personnel accueillant qui connaît son produit.

I’m a beer connoisseur and this place was on point. Hundreds of brews from all over the world. The food and service was excellent and if you’re looking for a great spot for sports stop by and grab a pint !

I tend to avoid the big flashy restaurants… especially in the ones in the downtown core. Part of me is always leery. When your main clientele is tourists and the business crowd — simply by location alone — there is a good chance that the food is not necessarily up to par with the cost associated to the meal. Now, I am always willing to be proven wrong so when I had a chance to try Bier Markt for the first time recently, I went in with an open mind.
For the uninformed, Bier Markt is a Toronto chain of restaurants that came to Montréal and took over the old Queue de Cheval location in front of the Bell Centre. Bier Markt’s claim to fame is the ridiculous amount of beers they have available — over 150 beers from 30 different countries. The selection is extremely varied and quite good. The beer menu is nicely elaborate. It does a great job of categorizing and describing each beer to help with selection. The prices vary widely though which is a bit strange. I also appreciated that the food menu provides recommendations with pairing for each dish. For a restaurant like this, that detail is essential and provides a nice way to try new beers.
Foodwise, the menu is a mixture of beer garden and classic bar/​pub fare. My friends and I went for three starters initially. First up was the French onion soup au gratin with caramelized onions, house veal stock, toasted bread and Gruyère cheese. Personally I did not try it but the response from my friends was good — not great.
Next was the baked Brie with Granny Smith apples, lingonberry jam, roasted pecans, pickles and baguette crisps. The jam was nice but once again, overall the dish was good, not great. The portion size was only not that great considering its cost either.
The final entrée was the baked crab dip — wild Canadian rock crab, white cheddar, cream cheese, Old Bay spices and toasted house flatbread. This was a more interesting and well done dish. Very creamy with nice pieces of meaty crab within. Main issue once again though was the size relative to the price. Very limited amount of flatbread and frankly, this appetizer was barely sufficient for me much less as a dish to share — which at its price point, it needs to be.
Prior to the description of the mains, I will just take a moment to discuss the service. Now, for the most part, I am pretty relaxed about service in general — I simply want timely, friendly with a good handle of the menu. However, there are a few things that are BIG no-​nos for me. One of them is very simple — you should never serve the next course without clearing the table first. During our meal, not only was that done but that was after all the empty dishes were left in front of us for about 20 minutes before serving. On top of that, the waitresses serving our table had no clue who had which main so the second course became a awkward and complicated dance of simultaneously removing, moving temporary around and serving dishes. And then, the same thing was repeated at dessert time later on! With the number of waitresses working around us, these were big red flags about the quality of service.
Back to the food now. The first main was the Merchant burger — 10 oz. Wagyu beef burger, smoked bacon, charred red onion, vine-​ripe tomato, iceberg lettuce, «Bier 58» sauce, toasted bun with house frites. A good sized burger — a little overcooked for my liking but still flavourful. A solid burger but again for its price, more was hoped for.
I personally went with the Chicken ABT — fresh chargrilled chicken breast, avocado, crisp smoked bacon, vine-​ripe tomato, shaved iceberg lettuce and honey Dijon aioli in a Portuguese roll served with fries. The sandwich was good but somehow left me underwhelmed and wishing I had ordering something else. Some extra aioli and avocado may have helped to provide more kick but otherwise I felt the sandwich lacked pop. The fries were nice and crisp at least — very classic bistro style.
The final main was the smoked pork back ribs which are spice-​rubbed and smoked for 6 hours, served with a golden BBQ sauce, fries and a red cabbage & caraway slaw. The ribs were nice and tender but because the sauce needed to be added by the client, they were a little dry. The BBQ sauce was a necessity to add, not a choice.
The final dish we ordered was the waffle ice cream sandwich — house-​baked chocolate waffles served warm with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Best thing we had all night — creative, chocolatey and rich. Always nice to end a meal on a positive.
In the end, Bier Markt left me cold. The beer selection was nice and varied — definitely the draw to coming back. However, the food was uninspiring and simply okay. The service was poor. Okay food can be acceptable at certain times but not when my personal bill was 80 $ without tip. At that price, there are a heck of a lot better options I can enjoy. Bier Markt is a great happy hour spot for excellent beer but not a worthwhile dining option.
Cheers!

Ce soir, je devais assister à une conférence au Sheraton à côté et j’avais 30 minutes pour manger. Je suis donc allée au resto le plus près, en l’occurence le Bier Markt.
Staff efficace, dynamique et attentif à mes besoins (c’est-à-dire manger VITE pour arrêter de me plaindre que j’ai faim et que la vie né vaut plus la peine d’être vécue parce que mon estomac est vide) et à ceux de mon accompagnatrice (lire ici: stagiaire). Une impressionnante quantité de bières en fût et en bouteille (150 bières, t’sais) disponibles à des prix raisonnables: choix difficile, mais OH qu’elle est satisfaisante, la bière, après une première gorgée.
J’ai commandé la poutine au bacon confit, parce que BACON + POUTINE. J’ai passé les 10 minutes que j’avais pour manger à dire à quel point c’était bon, entre deux bouchées (ou la bouche pleine). La taille de l’assiette me convenait à ce moment parce que j’étais pressée, mais j’en aurais pris davantage en temps normal. De là l’étoile en moins ;)
Même combat pour mon accompagnatrice-​stagiaire: elle a commandé un (e?) flemmekueche au poulet BBQ et j’ai vu le bonheur, le grand, le vrai, dans son regard.
Ambiance lounge-​bar sportif-​rempli d’hommes qui parlent de business en complet-​cravate parce qu’on est dans un coin d’hommes qui parlent de business en complet-​cravate. Cela dit, peu importent vos chemises, mesdames et messieurs, l’important, c’est vos papilles!
Je vais très peu au centre-​ville ces temps-​ci, mais quand j’en aurai l’occasion, c’est certain que j’y retournerai. MIAM!

We arrived at Bier Markt on October 9^th, 2015 at 7 pm. Ordered calamari, duck wings and 2 orders of 2 different flavor mussels. Everything came fast. Calamari and duck wings were good. Mussels were undercooked. We asked to send it back to kitchen to get them cooked some more. The kitchen replaced our two orders of mussels with new ones and cooked them well this time. Our waiter was quick and courteous.
The beer was very good. Overall we enjoyed.

The sports ambiance is nice. The beer selection is outstanding. The service is good. The food completely sucks. Worse mussels i’ve ever eaten, they were smaller than green peas and didn’t tasted anything. My wife had ribs and it was hard like rubber and didn’t have any taste as well. The owner should review is food.

If you plan on going during a Bell Center hockey night, forget about it. But how fun is it to be able to try all these beers! Food is above acceptable for a ‘bar’

Food 3.5÷5 Décor ⁴⁄₅ Ambiance ⁴⁄₅ Staff&Service ³⁄₅
First of all, I have to say I don’t like beer, so if you are like me and think it’s only a place to drink beer you are wrong. The cocktails are really great plus they have a full bar so they can make you whatever you wish. The food is good every time I’ve been, the last meal I had was the ahi tuna. It was perfectly seared and the potatoes and greens were delicious. I also had the bavarian pretzels which were also unexpectedly large with just the right amount of salt on them, and the hot-​mustard sauce went very well with it too! However I have to say I’m on the fence for this review because I’ve visited BierMarkt three times now and the service has been hit or miss. I either got a cheery waitress that smiled and giggled at everything I said, or an irritated waitress that just answers ‘I don’t know’ when you ask her a question about the menu and looks at you as if she expects you to simply choose something else instead of offering to check with the kitchen/​bartender. But this might have just been a fluke.

Amazing beer selection gives this 4 stars. They have a menu that is very organized and helpful. They also have 3 flights (samplers) available that give a large portion of 6 beers and allow you to try different styles. The best beer of the trip was the Dominus Vobiscum Triple, from Microbrasserie Charlevoix.
My wife had the muscles Provencal, which she said was just OK. The wine sauce and garlic was very good. Large portion size but small muscle size. I had the poutine with cheddar, steak, mushrooms, and pan gravy. It was one of the best poutines I have had, but the portion was rather small.
I would come here again a few more times just to go through all the beers. There are some less-​than-​exciting beers on the menu that you could get at any chain restaurant, but it is more than offset by the harder to find and local selections.
I would give it a 5 star rating if my wife enjoyed her muscles as much as I enjoyed my poutine.

150 beers available is almost worth 5 stars on its own. The well done and laid out beer menu is almost worth 5 stars (well done to the owners on that one!!)
The food was above average as well. This will be on my must stop again list for sure.

Bier Markt, c’est l’usine, ok mais ça reste un joli «pub» bien soigné,
Bier Markt, c’est à éviter les jours de matchs (de hockey),
Bier Markt, c’est des écrans partout transmettant principalement les événements sportifs, et même le sport roi, le football ! (testé un jour de match de Champions League avec mon bon PSG)
Bier Markt, c’est une offre de bières très importante avec des bières pression et bouteilles, une carte soignée, tout est classé par type de bière ! des bières belges importées mais aussi des bières artisanales locales !
Bier Markt, c’est des offres de plats à manger assez correctes, si on né choisit pas de planches (rapport prix/​quantité affreux) ou de dessert (struddel bof) … RIBS RIBS RIBS !
Bier Markt, c’est avant tout la plus belle flottille de serveuses à Montréal … plus classes que des établissements style Hooters peuvent proposer, sûrement plus jolies aussi, mais elles portent à merveille leurs robes et leurs décolletés (attention les tenues né sont pas obligatoires, à part le respect des couleurs noir et rouge ! Si tu né veux pas porter une tenue qui te met en valeur, tu peux très bien porter le pantalon, et ça, ça reste correct de la part de la direction) … désolé, j’peux choquer la gente féminine, mais avouons-​le, nous sommes directement plus dociles, et plus consommateurs lorsque des jolies filles (oui en plus, ça change tout le temps) vous sourient, sont sympathiques avec vous et s’occupent de vous … en 3 heures, je suis tombé amoureux 5 fois …

Les calmars durs donc trop cuits, burger de Wagyu sec même carbonisé, le flamme au smoke meat serait pas pire mais il y’a trop peu de viande v.s. la moutarde forte et la salade de choux
En gros, une Cage aux sports avec un DJ qui vous fait payer 3 fois le prix avec plus d’artifices
Le service est bien, ce n’est pas de la faute des serveuses et serveurs si la bouffe est aussi médiocre

Spent 4 nights in Montréal this past week and went here for 3 of those nights and experienced all the different aspects of this place.
First visit was on Tue night, both right before and after the Canadiens game. Place was packed before the game and we only grabbed a couple beers before heading off to the Bell Centre, but then returned afterwards for a couple more and to eat. Although the late night menu only really consisted off a handful of things, the burger was fortunately one of them and incredibly delicious (even if pricey at $ 25).
Second night we only came in for a couple drinks after dinner, and noticed a small jazz group just wrapping up on a small stage on the main floor. Third night we had a group dinner up on the 3^rd floor where we got to sample the real menu, which was pretty incredible. Don’t think anyone ordered anything they didn’t like (I had the salmon) and we joked we may call in 48 hrs in advance next time we’re here to try the roasted pig.
All in all, beer selection was excellent. Mostly Canadian and European offerings with around 30 different draft offerings and a ton more bottles. Service was quite good for a place that’s constantly busy, and as I mentioned before, the food was well above par for a place that’s essentially a glorified brewpub. No doubt I’ll be back next month when I’m in Montréal again.

Bier Markt is a solid bar that brings diversity in the downtown beer consumption scene. The collection of beers on tap from all over the world is impressive and this is my main motivation to come back to this place. Particularly my favorite Fruli strawberry beer from Belgium. They also offer some local brews from the best producers as DDC. I love the informative menu that would provide all the possible details on the beer types, it is educative in fact.
The bar is perfect spot for after game pint or two, but I would not recommend before the game as the happy hour business crowd is still dominating the space, not my vibe really. The pub is spacious and the bars offer comfortable seats, my preferred spot being on the second floor.
I haven’t really tried the food except for few snacks, the poutine is nothing to write for, but the chicken wings are spicy and will drink another pint for you. Service may be spotty depending on the time and day, but sitting on the bar offers safety, the bar tenders would always make sure your glass is full. Strawberry cheers!!!

Very knowledgeable waitstaff who really knows their beers. If you’re not sure what you like, they can make suggestions or even have you try a few to be sure.
The cheese platter is delicious: go for the 5 option! You really can’t go wrong. This is a great share plate.
I was here on a Thursday from 4 PM to 8 PM and it was incredibly loud; couldn’t have a conversation without yelling at the top of my lungs. So that was slightly unpleasant but if that’s what you’re looking for, you’re in the right place!

J’ai été manger là parce que j’étais en déplacement à Montréal et moins bureau est juste à côté.
Étant un amateur de bière, j’étais curieux.
J’ai pris le hamburger du Marchand (10oz de boeuf wagyu, bacon, oignon rôti, sauce à la bière): 25 $
Je peux comprendre que le boeuf wagyu se vend plus cher, mais en burger on né goute pas vraiment la différence. Je l’ai trouvé un peu trop cuit, et un peu sec.
C’était bon mais ça valait 15 $ max…
Au moins la bière en accompagnement suggérée par notre serveuse était très bonne.
Pas sûr que j’y retournerai, même si c’est a côté du bureau.

Le concept Bier Markt offre une très grande variété de bières locales et étrangères qui saura plaire aux amateurs de bières. Par ailleurs, la nourriture s’avère plutôt moyenne et peu diversifiée. La décoration me semble un peu trop chic our une ambiance bistro!
À part la carte des bières, je dirais moyen!

Je connais le Bier Markt à Toronto. Je sais que le concept marche fort lorsque la routine est bien installée. Celui de Montréal est bien mais gagnera sûrement avec le temps. Intéressant choix de bières, concept bière/​fromage intéressant.
Bön service.

Incroyable sélection de bière à un tel point qu’on né sais pas par laquelle commencer. Notre serveuse nous a bien conseiller sur l’accord met et bière en nommant d’autres choix que ceux suggèrés dans le menu. Le rapport qualité prix de la nourriture est tout à fait raissonable et le service est numéro 1!
Né vous en faites pas il y en a pour tous les goûts. De la bière douce et sucrée à la bière plus forte au goût aigre.

La bouffe boff… peut-​être car nous étions plus que vingt que toutes les frites étaient froides? Bref, nous n’avons pas tripper sur la bouffe…
Par contre, niveau ambiance, choix de bière et service… rien à dire… endroit magnifique :)

Le Bier Markt a remplacé l’ancien Queue de Cheval et est un concept qui nous vient de Toronto. Un peu chi-​chi, ça reste une bonne place où découvrir la plus grande sélections de bières Belges en ville, ainsi qu’une variété intéressante de bières provenant de plus de 30 pays. Outré ça, je n’ai pas été super impressionnée. Ils n’étaient juste pas prêts.
Ma visite coïncidait avec la deuxième journée d’ouverture du resto et il est arrivé à une dizaine de reprises que les bières commandées n’étaient pas en stock. J’aurais compris après quelques semaines, mais dès la 2e journée? De plus, j’ai trouvé la sélection des bières locales extrêmement limitée. Ils ont quasiment que les grandes brasseries en stock et rendent difficile la tâche de découvrir les plus petits brasseurs d’ici. Néanmoins, c’est maintenant l’endroit où trouver la plus grande sélection de bières en ville — toute qualité et provenance confondue.
Honnêtement, j’aurais typiquement donné 2 étoiles, mais pourquoi la 3e? Le menu avec tous les accords mets-​bières d’indiqués, le comptoir de fromage et de charcuteries, les gauffres, le menu de nuit et la sélection de lambics! (Vraiment. La gauffre s’mores est juste débile.)
Notez aussi qu’ils diffusent les matchs d’hockey et qu’ils servent le brunch les samedi et dimanches dès 11h.
Étant donné ma proximité au bar, je risqué quand même d’y retourner et probablement à plusieurs reprises. Si ça s’améliore, je vous en donnerai des nouvelles. Promis.
** Conseil d’amie: amenez un gilet avec vous en hiver — il fait froid dans la place avec ses grands plafonds et grandes fenêtres…