Joverse — Restaurant in Montreal

Joverse is the worst restaurant I have ever been to! If I could rate them a negative star I would! First of all, they charge you for coat check. This isn't a club....it's a restaurant. We had a reservation for 9pm. We didn't get seated til 10:15pm. They weren't even apologetic for the long delay. Instead they refused to hurry along the group before us. Next...while standing around waiting, I order a glass of wine and when it arrived the glass wasn't even half full! Now this isn't the first time I've order wine! Usually you do get 3 quarters to a full glass. Finally they sat us but it took forever for the waitress to take our orders. We didn't end up eating until past 11pm and the food wasn't that great. It was quite mediocre and they never gave us the chance to order dessert! As soon as we finished our main dish, the staff was clearing our table at the speed of lightning and passing out the bills. No problem...I wanted to get outta there as soon as possible. The only reason we stayed was because it was for a birthday dinner. So anyway, I pay the waitress for my crappy meal and she says to me, "You didn't tip" which I responded "I know!" FYI people...you tip for service and in this case, there was none! I will never go back to Joverse and I will share my experience with anyone who...

The experience was quite horrendous. We arrived for a dinner party with reservations at 9 and only received the food at around 11:10 which would have been made a tad more acceptable if I didn't have my seat torn from under me a second after they brought us our dessert. We asked if it were possible to at least swallow our donuts before obliterating our eating area and bringing the bill, but they explained that they had no choice but to remove our seating area and proceeded to tuck away all our seats and clear the table as if we weren't all about to pay a quite pricey meal. The cocktails were also poured in glasses the size of a thimble (a slight exaggeration). The one star is for the quality of food, but honestly what's the point of good food if we have to swallow it whole like a boa constrictor. If I wanted to eat my food in a rush, we could've gone to a fast food restaurant and if they don't want to allow people to have a proper sit down meal they shouldn't advertise the place as anything more than a club or bar. Also, the way we had to exit the place was through some odd passageway in the back which wasn't that big of a deal...but...

Joverse is the kind of place Montreal always lacked!

Located in the beautiful Old Montreal, the restaurant has some of the best tapas style food i have had in the city. The sliders are delicious and the beef tartar can rival any top restaurants around the world.

The staff is excellent!! I don't remember seeing a better staff in a bar/restaurant in Montreal. They are friendly and welcoming, yet very respectful. The restaurant upstairs has a great ambiance and good music is always on the menu! Nowhere in Montreal you will see better music playing while you enjoy their delicious tapas and specials of the day.

And yes... if you go downstairs, Red Room, turns into the "happening" house music spot. A small electric room with a capacity of 50-70 people with a fantastic bar and the best local dj talents on the weekends.

I celebrated NYE 2014 at Joverse and it was a night to remember! You can always count on this place for...