What Moishes does

Moishes is a Montreal-based fine dining steakhouse operating since 1938, currently owned by Groupe Grandio. It serves affluent individual diners and private event groups from a single relocated flagship location at 1001 Rue du Square-Victoria in Montreal's Quartier international, offering USDA Prime steaks (the top 2% US grade), dry-aged prime rib, premium seafood, and a Wine Spectator-recognized wine program. Pricing is à la carte and premium, with a $52 three-course lunch table d'hôte, dinner steaks ranging from $71-$130, and a dedicated private dining room for groups of 10+ handling corporate events, conferences, weddings, and celebrations.

The business operates two distinct revenue streams. The primary stream is in-restaurant dining, generating one-time per-visit revenue at high average ticket size, supported by direct reservations (phone, website, Libro platform), walk-ins, and valet parking ($23). The secondary stream is a branded grocery product line sold through major Canadian retailers (Maxi, Metro, Super C, IGA), covering signature recipes such as Famous Coleslaw (60+ years), barrel-aged kosher dill pickles, sweet pickles, potato salads, Monte Carlo potato, sauerkraut, chef salad seasoning, steak spice, and Millefeuille. The restaurant's core technical capability is its culinary craft: dry-aging techniques, exclusive USDA Prime supply, and execution of heritage recipes perfected over decades.

The go-to-market motion is sales-led and reputation-driven, anchored by 85 years of brand heritage, word-of-mouth, and social media presence on Facebook and Instagram. The restaurant is privately held under Groupe Grandio, with no public revenue disclosure, no funding rounds, and no AI/technology stack beyond standard reservation and web infrastructure. After a 2023 reopening in a new flagship location, Moishes operates as a single-site, premium-positioned culinary institution with a complementary retail extension, rather than a scaling multi-unit operator.

Name

Moishes

Legal name

Moishes

Website

https://moishes.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Moishes is a Montreal fine dining steakhouse founded in 1938, serving affluent diners and private event groups with USDA Prime beef, dry-aged cuts, and premium seafood, and selling branded grocery products through major Canadian retailers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Moishes generates primary revenue from table-service dining at its Montreal steakhouse. Guests order from an à la carte and table d'hôte menu featuring USDA Prime steaks, dry-aged cuts, seafood, and gourmet desserts. Lunch service (11:30 AM–4 PM) offers a 3-course table d'hôte for $52; dinner features premium grill items priced per item (e.g., Rib Steak from $75, Filet Mignon from $71). Revenue is one-time per transaction with high average ticket size driven by premium positioning.
2. Private Events & Group Dining: The restaurant hosts private events including corporate meetings, business conferences, birthday celebrations, wedding receptions, and cocktail receptions. Revenue is generated through per-event dining bookings for groups exceeding 10 guests, with a dedicated private dining room available.
3. Branded Grocery Products: Moishes sells a line of branded grocery products in major Canadian supermarket chains (Maxi, Metro, Super C, IGA), including Famous Coleslaw, Creamy Coleslaw, Kosher Dill Pickles, Sweet Bread & Butter Pickles, Sauerkraut, Potato Salads, Chef Salad Seasoning, Steak Spice, and Millefeuille. These are recurring consumable purchases with broad retail distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Moishes is a Montreal fine dining steakhouse established in 1938, operating a single location in the Plateau district that serves USDA Prime beef, dry-aged cuts, and signature à la carte dishes across dinner and table d'hôte lunch service. Beyond the restaurant, the brand extends into retail through a line of branded grocery products — including barrel-aged coleslaw, pickles, BBQ sauce, steak seasoning, and prime rib jus — sold at Maxi, Metro, Super C, and IGA supermarkets across Canada.

Product overview

Moishes is a fine dining steakhouse restaurant established in 1938, operated by Groupe Grandio. The company offers a single unified restaurant experience centered on USDA Prime beef, dry-aged steaks, and seafood. In addition to dining services, Moishes has expanded into a retail grocery line of branded products available at Maxi, Metro, Super C, and IGA stores, including prepared salads (coleslaw varieties, potato salads), pickles (kosher dill and sweet), Monte Carlo potatoes, sauerkraut, seasonings (chef salad seasoning, steak spice), and Millefeuille dessert. The company also offers private event hosting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Moishes Restaurant Dining Fine dining steakhouse experience serving USDA Prime beef, dry-aged cuts, surf-and-turf options, and signature à la carte dishes at a single downtown Montreal location; prix-fixe table d'hôte lunch menu is also offered.
• Private Events and Group Dining
• Branded Retail Grocery Products Consumer retail product line including barrel-aged coleslaw, barrel-aged pickles, BBQ sauce, steak seasoning, and prime rib jus sold under the Moishes brand at Maxi, Metro, Super C, and IGA supermarket chains across Canada.
• Gift Cards Moishes-branded gift cards purchased by customers and redeemable for on-premises dining, private event, and gift purchases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Only 2% of cattle are graded USDA Prime — Moishes exclusively uses this top grade, demonstrating exceptional quality sourcing.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• Baton Rouge: Baton Rouge is a Canadian grill-and-steakhouse chain, comparable through grilled proteins, premium positioning, and the operating economics of a multi-location restaurant concept.
• The Keg: The Keg is a larger Canadian steakhouse chain with beef-led menus and group dining, providing a broad incumbent reference for Moishes' category and brand extension.

Direct peers

• Morton's The Steakhouse: Morton's The Steakhouse is a global fine-dining steakhouse chain, comparable through premium beef, seafood, private or group dining, and affluent occasion-led demand.
• Gibbys: Gibbys is a Montreal steakhouse with full-service dining and premium cuts, directly comparable on local customer occasions and a beef-led proposition.
• Ruth's Chris Steak House: Ruth's Chris Steak House is an established premium steakhouse chain with high-ticket cuts and special-occasion dining, closely aligned with Moishes' core customer proposition.
• La Queue de Cheval: La Queue de Cheval is a Montreal steakhouse serving premium beef and seafood, so it competes for the same fine-dining, business, and celebration spend.
• Joe Beef: Joe Beef is a Montreal fine-dining restaurant centered on premium meat, seafood, and hospitality, making it a close local analogue for Moishes' upscale steakhouse and occasion-led positioning.
• Mastro's Restaurants: Mastro's Restaurants operates upscale steak and seafood restaurants, closely matching Moishes' premium cuts, seafood, and high-average-ticket experiential positioning.
• The Capital Grille: The Capital Grille is a premium American steakhouse chain with high-ticket cuts, private dining, and wine-led experiences, directly overlapping Moishes' steak and event use cases.

Regional players

• Hawksworth Restaurant: Hawksworth is a Vancouver fine-dining restaurant focused on premium ingredients, wine, and events, making it a relevant regional analogue for Moishes' experience-led brand.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/moishesmtl
• Instagraminstagram.com/moishesmontreal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/moishes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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