A white plate of spaghetti with lobster tail, mussels, prawns and tomato on a dark wooden table

French-Canadian, seafood, steak / Little Burgundy (Saint-Henri border)

Liverpool House

JOE BEEF'S LOUDER LITTLE BROTHER

The Notre-Dame sibling of Joe Beef: lobster spaghetti, steak frites and a lively room, simpler and cheaper than its neighbour.

From home: 26 min walk; 1.9 km, or 6 min by car
Spend: $$$$
Our dates: Open Tue-Thu. closed Mon; Give it 2 to 2.5 hours

Reserve

Mood photo, not this exact place.Photo: Adolfo Felix, Unsplash License

The verdict

Go if you want the Joe Beef universe without the full ceremony. Order the lobster spaghetti and the steak frites. Expect a lively, busy room and some inconsistency reported by diners. You will not get in on Monday, so Tuesday to Thursday is the play.

Tastet essential address, updated Oct 6, 2026
Lobster spaghetti is the signature
Simpler and lower priced than Joe Beef (per Canada's 100 Best 2019)

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Liverpool House, the short list

Must order
Spaghetti au homard (lobster spaghetti)
Signature pasta with lobster.
The dish that comes up in every source.
Critic pick: Tastet. No official menu found
Must order
Steak frites
Steak with fries, highlighted by Tastet.
Tastet highlights it.
Critic pick: Tastet. No official menu found
Foie gras déjeuner
Foie gras breakfast-style dish named by Tastet.
Tastet lists it among recommended dishes.
Critic pick: Tastet. No official menu found
Beef tartare
Raw beef starter.
Mentioned in a review-site summary only; not confirmed by Tastet or the official site.
Diners rave: RestoMontreal. No official menu found
Raw bar oysters
Mostly Canadian shellfish.
Highlighted by Canada's 100 Best.
Critic pick: Canada's 100 Best. 2019 source, menu changes

Menus change. Prices are from the posted menu, before tax and tip.

What people actually say

Recurring themes, not cherry-picked quotes.

Love

Lobster spaghetti is the go-to order
Lively, convivial room
Seafood and oyster bar focus

Know before you go

Inconsistent food and service in some review-site summaries
Waits even with reservations (review-site summaries, unverified)
Closed Monday Oct 12 (Thanksgiving) and Sunday
Book on OpenTable early
Lively room; some review-site reports of uneven food and waits

Dishes that keep coming up

Lobster spaghetti, Steak frites, Beef tartare, Foie gras breakfast dish

Room: Lively, festive, convivial; about 60 seats plus a terrace of about 15 in good weather (Tastet).
Service: Mostly praised as welcoming; a few reports of variability.
Value: Cheaper than Joe Beef per Canada's 100 Best (2019), but Tastet rates it top price tier; review-site summaries include some value complaints.

Based on Tastet, a 2019 Canada's 100 Best page and unverified review-site search summaries; no Reddit or official menu accessed.

Vibe check

lively/buzzy/cozy/wine heavy

Best fora lively group dinner, seafood and steak, a long dinner

How much we'll spend

$$$$

No official menu prices found. Tastet rates it $$$$ (top of its scale); an OpenTable 'CA$51+' figure came only from a search summary and is unverified. Tier is a rough estimate.

Our estimate from posted prices, CAD, before tax and tip. Québec purchases carry the 5% federal GST plus the 9.975% Québec Sales Tax (QST, TVQ in French): 14.975% combined on taxable items. Tourisme Montréal: it is customary to tip restaurant servers, taxi drivers and hairdressers 15% of the bill, before taxes. Bellhops, porters and doormen generally get at least $2 per bag or service; coffee and food counters often have a tip cup by the register.

On our dates

Tue-Sat 5-11pm; closed Sun-Mon

Mon 12Closed
Tue 13Open5pm to 11pm
Wed 14Open5pm to 11pm
Thu 15Open5pm to 11pm

Thanksgiving MondayOfficial site lists Tue-Sat only (Monday closed), and Tastet also says closed Monday. No Thanksgiving-specific notice found. Closure on Oct 12 rests on the standing weekly schedule.

Full week

Mon	Closed
Tue	5pm to 11pm
Wed	5pm to 11pm
Thu	5pm to 11pm
Fri	5pm to 11pm
Sat	5pm to 11pm
Sun	Closed

Official site says Tue-Sat 5pm-11pm; Tastet and the 2019 Canada's 100 Best page say 10:30pm close. Kitchen end time unknown.

Hours from the venue's own listing, checked Oct 8, 2026.

Make a night of it

Dinner, drinks, late night. Real walking times between.

DinnerLiverpool HouseJoe beef's louder little brother
1 min walk (0.02 km)
DrinksLe Vin PapillonThe vegetables are the star
4 min walk (0.29 km)
Late nightAtwater Cocktail ClubThe alley bar, still winning

Pair it with

Joe Beef next door, the sibling, if you want to compare (choose one for dinner)

Where

2501 Rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal, QC H3J 1N6

26 min walk (1.9 km) / 6 min drive, no traffic / 12 min by bike

From 216 Rue Young. Routes from OpenStreetMap data; transit times are in the maps app.

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Official site links to OpenTable. Tastet's page links to Resy instead; treat OpenTable (official) as primary. Booking window and walk-in policy not confirmed.