Moxie’s Grill & Bar

Came here for my buddies bachelor in Montréal! At first, we were all thinking. All the way to Montréal and we go to Moxies?! And with 11 dudes?!
Well, we definitely worked with what we got :) and guess what? It was an awesome night! It takes a certain individual to serve a bunch of loud boys with drinks. Luckily we got Kim the bartender … Of course she’s working double duties as our actually server. Throughout the few hours we were there, the server was very tentative. Even when Kim went onto her dinner break, we have temps who came to our table. Food came out just about right and everyone gotten the meal together. I’ve ordered the shrimp and lobster linguini, it was a moxies sorta tasty, one thing to compliant about is the lobster tail I’ve gotten. It wasn’t big. Actually the tail was almost as small as a crawfish :) and a bit over cooked. However, really we were there for drinks + have a good time.
Highlight of the visit: Kim for being so user’s friendly!
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En réponse à Général M., ce message doit être passé à vos serveurs… Car la notre nous à clairement répondu que le menu était exclusivement pour les clients du bar.

If you want one of the best meals of your life, go to this restaurant. It’s worth it, even if you’re sick the whole rest of the day.
The waitress was very nice. The restaurant is huge but I think they only seat people on the third floor. There’s also a patio if it’s not raining/​has been raining at some point in the day that you can sit on. The food*:
The nachos with chicken are amazing. They come with three dips– guacamole (extra), salsa, and sour cream.
There are 8 potstickers. They come in a potsticker sauce with some kind of rice-​like stuff. Make sure you get a lot of that.
The bread is very long, so you will have to separate it into sections. There is some sort of veggie cream cheese, which is way more delicious than it sounds. There is salsa and some kind of yogurt chive dip.
The sushi is definitely better than regular sushi. It’s in a cone, and you can put sauce in the cone. The cone’s not closed, so watch out for stuff falling out the bottom!
This was indeed one of the best meals I’ve ever had. Be prepared to have a small breakfast the next day (I recommend going to this restaurant for dinner).
*all the food we ordered was appetizers.

I entered Moxie’s with a hint of Montréal foodie scepticism. How can a chain from Western Canada try to compete in a market that practically defines dining out. OMG! Did I ever stand corrected. This place can teach many a Montréal restaurant how to treat a customer. Today was my fourth lunch there in the last month and each time I’ve been blown away by the food, the atmosphere and the service.
Starting from the top, the manager, who I will now refer to as Amazing Amy, clearly sets the tone for the experience. The food is original, fresh, delicious and reasonably priced. Their house beer is excellent and cheap by downtown Montréal standards. And the service experience is up there with the best you will find in Montréal (and probably North America). Service is a cultural thing and this place knows how to nurture excellence in that domain (thanks, Amy!). Yes indeed, I stand corrected and thank my western Canadian brothers and sisters for teaching us Montréal food snobs a thing or three about the hospitality business.
Ok, did I mention the food? ;-) For starters, the sushi cones, lettuce wrap and potstickers (aka dumplings) are original, plentiful and delicious. You can make a meal out of their starters. For the mains, I’ve had the chicken & mushroom pizza (twice in a row!), cheese & bacon burger, fish tacos and beef dip. All fresh, tasty and perfectly portioned. Some are served with fries, which are amazing, even by Montréal’s elevated standards. One time I dined with a friend who had the filet mignon steak and he said it was «perfection on a plate!»
This place is packed every time I’ve been there so I’m probably preaching to the choir, but I still feel compelled to speak my mind and publicly give credit where credit is due. Thanks, Moxie’s, for coming to Montréal! Look forward to returning soon!

The service was very slow and put waiter kept disappearing/didn’t fill our water, but it was late, near closing. Anyway the food was great, consistently good, for a franchise, the food is really good! The mango chicken was better than the free run goat cheese, but I honestly remember the free run chicken tasting better in Toronto and London, I’m not sure if it was a bad night or the chef was new. I probably won’t order it again, I’ll try something else and hope for a better outcome.
The setting is really nice, dim lit, charming but modern, good for date night or girls night out, or just drinks. I actually want to try the Monday cheap wing night, I’m sure they’re great! Anyway I’m happy to have a Toronto style restaurant here, it’s rare and refreshing.

The evening started off nicely. I was hungry, it was cold and late. I walked into Moxie with high hopes and good vibes. The place had some chain-​like signs up at the door — but the interior was really well done. Up to the 3^rd floor — where the music was thumping and the lounge/​bar was calling. All the right signals were there. High ceilings, modern design, structural cement walls and wall garden planters. Nice seating and bar area — and a DJ spinning the latest rap and R&B. Nice. I ordered up a beer — a blonde with a vague pilsner taste. Pretty good. Then things turned on me rather quickly. I had ordered the salmon Cobb salad. It was a mistake. Not a huge mistake. You never make a huge mistake when you are really hungry. But a mistake nonetheless. The salad was basically a chef’s wet dream in presentation — but without the recipe to back up the looks. Iceberg lettuce monster wedge? Come on. Who still serves iceberg lettuce? The dressing tasted oh so heavily of mayo and packaged dressing. Not cool. Way not cool. A lot of things go into a Cobb, mainly the classic ingredients. Not in this case.
But I want to come to the defense of Moxie despite my salad worthy of a Hooters (I have never been to Hooters BTW). Forgetting the uninspired mainstream Canadian/​Americana salad, other items on the menu looked pretty good. I found out only after dinner that Moxie’s is actually a chain all over Canada. But this is the first in Montréal. They should study other chains with healthy and tasty menu items like BJ’s Brewhouse and Moxie’s would be unstoppable.
Advice — choose some dish that is difficult to muck up. Steak or potatoes. Treat it like driving down the highway… anticipate — look ahead. Avoid the salads. Drink the beer. Enjoy the atmosphere. Service was fine and friendly.
Just execute better on the food with simple tweaks and success will come.

I enjoyed going ton Moxie’s in Ontario and Alberta so was excited when they opened a location in Montréal. The place is well located with great décor!!! That being said I kind of felt disappointed with the meal after going twice I thought it wasn’t up to par with the other locations in terms of quality and presentation.

I went here for my birthday supper with friends in November and overall it’s a good place. We were 18 people altogether and really the only problem was that the space available to fit all of us comfortably at the time was in the lounge near the door which is a good space but instead of one long table it was four different ones with a bit of a space in between each and an additional table. The host and waitresses were helpful though so it wasn’t a big deal.
The food tasted really good! I think everyone I was with liked what they ordered and was full when they were done. Overall it’s a nice place to go out and eat in a really good location downtown

grand restaurant immense pour aucune raison. musique très forte (lounge). place de 5 à 7 corporate centre ville.
service très très lent et inefficace malgré beaucoup d’employéEs. mon assiette est arrivée complètement froide avec la mauvaise cuisson.
toutes nos factures ont été mélangées en sortant. bref… Un fiasco total.
le manager à bien voulu me rembourser pour mon plat.

We showed up at 3 and the menu choice may not have been the best, but I wasn’t impressed with their food or service. The pictures and descriptions look great, but somehow didn’t translate to the palate
Décor is kind of neat and the servers are gorgeous. Sadly the wide selection of food looks great on paper but only a few lived up to standard. The service started well, but we were handed off half way through our stay, there was a lot of time between ordering and our food arriving, and it was obvious several dishes were under the heat lamp for a while.
Started with the lettuce wraps with chicken which had crispy ramen noodles as the main filler. The calamari was decent with a siracha sauce that I requested more of.
Steak sandwich was over cooked and unimpressive in flavor. The fish tacos had a pathetic amount of fish, and the corn tortillas seem to get cold and stale quickly. (I had to request new ones when the food came out and still wasn’t satisfied). The menu says «spring mix» but it was really all iceberg, and the rest of the sides weren’t enough to save it. (The guac and salsa were subpar and pre made).
The mushroom pizza was tolerable, the burger was average, the only dish that stood out was the chicken Parmesan and prosciutto sandwich, and I’m pretty sure I’ve had the same thing in an airport.
I usually try to be understanding of bad service since there are several factors that can influence that and I’ll usually give a place a second chance; but, since the food didn’t save the experience as I relive this meal, it is unlikely we will return.

The menu proposal is wide and everyone can find something very tasty to eat.
The waitresses take care of guests with attention.
A bit noisy due to the configuration of the main room (high ceiling).
A place to recommend for a lunch or business lunch.

Just like Virtigo, the next door restaurant, Moxie’s has failed to impress in my opinion
I am not keen on the décor to start with — those high and heavy stools are difficult to sit on, hard to move to come closer to the table and very high for someone of my hight !
The food choices and menu I like
But service is just appalling

I brought a group of coworkers here on a summer Tuesday night — found it on OpenTable. After climbing the two flights of steps, we were greeted and seated at two hightop tables pushed together. It wasn’t very busy, but I can sense that this is a hot spot on weekends or hockey nights.
Our server, Sierra, was attentive and personable. She offered up suggestions «ooh — that’s my favorite thing on the menu!» and played with us «do you want a kids’ ice cream?» Overall, she was pleasant and a good server. The manager stopped by during the meal to check on us.
Two people had the roast chicken; two people had the haddock; I had the salmon avocado salad, as did another coworker. One person had tuna salad and another had pasta tuscana (?) All the food was good and everyone finished it all — all of the dishes were very big enough to split.
The funnies thing was that I was ordering the salmon avocado salad because I was trying to be «healthy». Somehow I missed the explanation on the menu that it is served with multiple STRIPS OF BACON on top. No, not bacon crumbles — big long strips of bacon. Honestly is it not necessary — the salad has great flavor without it.
We also enjoyed multiple desserts. They DO have «just vanilla ice cream» but it is a kids menu item. For a treat, have your server prepare it the way they do for kids!

I tend to reserve everything, so i did the same, since it was Friday night and all, but place wasn’t even half full.
They did see my reservation, yay, OpenTable works!
The design is nice, waiting staff is rather friendly.
G&T was GREAT, point to bartender! If i have a chance to get back for more if — i’ll take it!
Now food… I ordered a medium done steak, aaaand it came in as a perfectly… well-​done. I was really hungry and could live with that for that night, but this won’t be my choice for meat next time (and here i was hoping for better luck with a _​grill_​place), for the price of it i’ll prefer to have something as i want it.
Not terrible, but no wow either

The restaurant is giganstic! Loved the cocktails And loved the food! Waiters are nice and always around.

Nothing special about this place, unless you don’t find something better for the time you want, don’t waste you money and time.
P.S If you are picky about your steak, don’t order it … it will be either overcooked or uncooked!

When we went, the restaurant only had a few business groups having after work drinks so we didn’t have trouble getting a table. The staff were all very polite but the music (although it was good) was very loud and we had to almost yell to be heard.
For the appetizers, we got the calamari [with popcorn shrimp, crispy jalapenos, candied ginger, sriracha aioli & sweet chili sauce] and bruschetta [fresh seasoned tomatoes, baby capers with extra virgin olive oil & crumbled goat cheese]. Absolutely delicious. I was apprehensive about the capers because other times I’ve had them, they overpower the dish but this time, they added just the right amount of flavor. I was never a fan of goat cheese but I honestly can’t even remember the last time I had tried it… it’s amazing.
For our main dishes, John got the sirloin steak with prawn lobster butter, chorizo, baby potato & corn hash with chimichurri. I had a bite of it and I wish it was what I had chosen instead. It was delicious. I have to go get steak for supper tonight because it was so delicious. I had the lobster and prawn linguine [baby lobster tail & jumbo prawns in a rustic tomato sauce]. I had read reviews that it was too sour and they were right. I understand that it is a rustic sauce but it was a bit too acidic. I was full from the bruschetta so I didn’t eat too much of it but I loved the lobster.
John got a cappuccino (they didn’t have any chocolate left for a mochaccino) and the tasting trio (mini versions of our white chocolate brownie, sticky toffee pudding + salted caramel & pecan cheesecake, served with french vanilla ice cream). He said it was delicious.
Overall, we had a good experience. We enjoyed the ambiance even with the loud music and the food was tasty. I just don’t know if it is worth it for the price of the meals. I don’t think I would go back for a main meal but for drinks and an appetizer, it would be a great go to spot. To see their full menu and a list of all of their locations, go to their official site.

Where do I start… Simply, this place represents all that is wrong with restaurants, too big, loud, poor service, high prices and that fake smile from employees that just don’t care about their jobs.
Sorry for being harsh, but this for me is what I don’t want as an elite member.
Went there twice just to make sure my evaluation was on the spot and boom, it is. Walk some more and find another place, with better parking, service and attitude.
Plates were OK, but the service and lack of attention to details just doesn’t justify the price…
When the first question I’m asked «do you have a reservation» with a ridiculous face when I say no and the place is empty past lunch time, I just don’t get it.
I’m sure it could be better and especially sincere.

I don’t understand why people in Montréal feel it necessary to use the word «chain» as a pejorative. There are a great many fine restaurants that happen to be part of chains. Restaurants don’t grow into chains by being bad. And if an individual restaurant disappoints it is not because it’s part of a chain. It’s because it is managed by people who don’t care enough to make it good and one bad experience does not make the entire concept bad.
I also don’t understand the comment «I didn’t feel like I was dining in Montréal…» What does that even mean? If you go to a great Japanese or Indian restaurant I would think «feeling like one was dining in Montréal» would be a negative.
Celebrate the diversity of many different styles of restaurant and cuisine.
They can’t all be everything to all people and they can’t all (thank goodness) be Toqué.

Meh.
Don’t bother. Montréal has a ton of great restaurants that aren’t chains.
Moxies has a very large menu with tons of different kinds and styles of food. However this is usually a sign of a mediocre restaurant. Couldn’t tell you what they specialise in. or what they «claim» their speciality is.
Decore was fine. However very brightly lit. Not a fan of that.
Other notes, Waitress brought me a ¾ filled pint. Weak pour. The staff is mostly young girls that are probably working their first jobs. Service was fine in terms of time.
I ordered the burger (i mostly order cheap and average meals at restaurants i assume aren’t great) that they would only cook well done. It was however not dry. But was very average. These kind of restaurants try to hide the fact their burgers aren’t great by putting it on a gourmet looking kieser bun. Your not fooling me.
All in all. If you want to go eat at a chain restaurant and pay average food at a slight higher. Thats all you’ll get. Save up your money and go to somewhere that has better food and specializes in something.
I can see how these restaurants survive in the rest of Canada but not sure it will be around long in a city like Montréal that has tons of hidden gem restaurants.
Cheers

Nouveau restaurant du centre ville, un espace ouvert à l’étage, beaucoup de volume, des murs végétales, une déco original avec des tableaux étranges. Un service correcte. Un choix de plat assez complet salades, pâtes, burgers, pizzas… Un choix assez limité de bière. Concernant les plats, le burger de viande de cotes levés étaient très bon avec ces frites de patate douces ainsi que la surlonge et la salade autres plats étaient aussi bon. Rapport qualité prix correcte.

Went here for lunch. The food wasn’t bad but since it’s a franchise, I didn’t get the local feel for being in Montréal. Lunch is filled with business attired folks so I may bring my team here rather than a casual dining with friends. As said earlier, the food is just ok and the music could be a bit too loud. It’s also part of the condo so you have to walk up two flights of stairs to get to the dining room.
Food: 2/​5, I got the mango chicken as recommended and it was just ok.
Service: 1/​5, quite slow and the waiter just came once to attend us (when he took our order) took about 20mins to pay.
Ambience: 3/​5, the décor is nice and cool dining place. It’s lighter than other moxies possibly due to multiple stories with an open concept.
Price: 2/​5, about $ 30+ with drinks. Not sure if my food was worth it.
Please note that I understand chains and Moxies failed to wow me several times. I prefer Baton Rouge; they are more consistent and give you a more fine dining at a chain experience.

I came for a week visit to Montréal & was happy to see a Moxies.(they opened I was told in April 2014) I’ve only eaten in the Toronto locations and have always enjoyed my food there. The servers speak English well and are friendly & efficient. My food came well presented, tasted delicious & is a good price point. It’s not expensive. The other thing I loved was my food came quickly compared to the other restaurants I tried in this city! The menu is a nice variety of foods from beef vindaloo to steaks, sandwiches, pasta etc. As for the apps, my family loves the 1 pound of cheese nachos; that’s real cheese,(not that process cheese crap) some places put. I always get a side of guacamole.
This location is very modern chic, amazing upscale casual feel. You can come in jeans & T-​shirt or dress up and not feel out of place. I really like the «cinq a sept» basically what we call «happy hour» In TDot –the place vibes with a DJ every Thursday to Saturday for it. Now back to the food.
This is the only location I’m told that offers poutine! Loved it. On this visit My family had for dinner: albacore tuna salad plate –wow flavours balanced & tuna rare, great tasting!
Potstickers: amazing with the pineapple salsa with chili ponzu sauce.
Sirloin with lobster & prawn butter– flavour town a hit! Steak cooked perfect medium rare.
Calamari appetizer was fried perfectly soft enough on the inside & crispy outside with two dipping sauces; 1 was sweet chili, other siracha mayo.
We ended our meals off with a scrumptious salted caramel cheesecake. Boom flavour town again! Yum
Overall we had a great meal & experience here. I’m giving this location 5 stars for executing delicious food that was presented well (not boring!) the vibe, the cleanliness & speed of the food to our table since it’s only been open 4 months. Merci Moxies Montréal for being a trusted food resto for my famille.

On est allé pour dîner avec mes collègues, on est sorti en disant bof… Manqué de places et de stationnement, une chance qu’on est venu a pied !