Still the best smoked salmon that one can buy. Recently I came back and purchased 5 pieces (it…read morefreezes really well!) the flavour is a mix of rich salmon, slight salty, smokey rich flavour and melt in your mouth. They kindly gave me a cooler and ice bags to take it back to Montreal. A true treat when in Matane!

Français : Le Matelot est l'un de mes restaurants de fruits de mer préférés dans la région de…read moreRimouski. Les serveurs sont toujours très gentils et le lieu est magnifique. Assurez-vous de réserver à l'avance puisqu'il est presque toujours plein, et surtout si vous désirez une des tables avec vue sur la riviére (la vue est incroyable). Assurez-vous de prendre: -Pain au fromage et à l'ail (avec ou sans crevettes) : 9/10 - TELLEMENT bon, si savoureux, si riche, si délicieux. Un vrai régal. -Homard!!!: Bouilli 9/10, Grillé 10/10 - Le homard grillé est absolument exquis, car il est moins aqueux et a une saveur fumée plus concentrée. Le bouilli est aussi absolument génial. En tant que personne n'ayant PAS un petit appétit, je opte soit pour un 2 livres, soit pour le spécial avec 2 petits homards (vous pouvez en obtenir un grillé et un bouilli pour comparer !). Le homard a l'air gros jusqu'à ce que vous réalisiez qu'il n'y a pas beaucoup de chair à manger. Trempez ce homard dans un délicieux beurre à l'ail et wow, pas de mots. Les accompagnments ne sont pas les star. Le riz n'est pas très savoureux, leurs frites sont décevantes, leur salade est plutôt bonne cependant, et vous pouvez également vous procurer une pomme de terre au four avec de la crème sure (pas super interessant mais ca fait l'affair). -Pudding Chomeur : 12/10 - Ne laissez pas passer ça. J'aime tellement le pudding chomeur, et celui-ci est chaud, gluant et divin. Une bouchée n'est que des saveurs douces et caramélisées du paradis. English: Le Matelot is one of my longstanding favorite seafood spots in the Rimouski region. The servers are always very kind, and the location is beautiful. Make sure to reserve ahead of time since it is almost always full, and especially if you want one of the tables that looks over the St-Lawrence (the view is incredible). Make sure to get: -Cheesy Garlic Bread (with or without shrimp): 9/10 - SO good, so cheesy, so rich, so delicious. A real treat. -Lobster!!!: Boiled 9/10, Grilled 10/10 - The grilled lobster is absolutely exquisite, as it is less watery and has a more concentrated, smoky flavor. The boiled is absolutely great as well. As someone with NOT a small appetite, I either go for a 2 pounder or for the special with 2 small lobsters (you can get one grilled and one boiled to compare!). Lobster looks big until you realize that there isn't much flesh to actually eat. Dip that lobster into delicious garlic butter and wow, no words. As for sides, they're not the star of the show. The rice isn't super flavorful, their fries are dissappointing, their salad is pretty good though, and you can also get a baked potato with sour cream (boring but does the job to fill you up). -Pudding Chomeur: 12/10 - Do NOT pass this up. I love pudding chomeur so much, and this one comes out warm, gooey, and so homey. The flavor is just like a comforting hug of sweet, caramelized fluffy goodness.

While driving through the Gaspesie region of the northern St Lawrence bay in Quebec we saw this…read morerestaurant- and the parking lot was packed for lunch. The menu item of a lobster club drew my attention. It was delicious and huge. Paired well with their sangria. I was in lobster heaven. Gaspésie National Park (French: Parc national de la Gaspésie) is a provincial park located south of the town of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada in the inland of the Gaspé peninsula. The park contains the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains in Canada, Mont Jacques-Cartier, 1,270 metres (4,170 ft) above sea level. In addition, the park contains the only population of Caribou found south of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada

Solid products. Bought several products, smoked salmon,…read morefrozen crab leg meat, fake crab meat and frozen lobster meat. We thawed them in room temperature and devoured in the car. We both like the crab the most. The sweetness was unbeatable. The gourmet sandwich was very tasty. The lobster meat from claw and leg was over cooked. Nothing special. Not recommended. All the other thing we got were amazing.

Rimouski sure is the major centre of the region of Gaspé. You can watch the tides come and go and…read morewhen the tide is lower you sure get the scents of the Ocean. While some say it stinks (it really does in August) I enjoy the smells of the sea! Something about the cool breeze from the freezing cold water mixing on a warm summer night is so special and peaceful. Being a Coastal community where land meets the ocean you have a wonderful selection of fresh seafood present. There are many seafood shops but Poisonnerie Gagnon is one of the best. Very clean and offering an array of fresh, frozen seafood and prepared meals. It's a great place to come and enjoy the fruits of the sea if this is your game. I myself am a C-food fanatic. I'd much prefer fish, lobster or shrimp to a steak. Some people are people of the land I must come from descendants of the sea! On my visit I scoped the place out the night before for some fresh ocean critters to take home on my journey back to Montreal. My choice was some lobster and I love bringing back cooked bugs of the sea. It's so much easier than having to boil them at home. All you have to do is crack them apart and enjoy the succulent meat. They had cooked lobster for $12.95 a pound. So I picked up a jumbo 2.5 pound one and a 1.5 pounder. no difference in price for large or small. Delicious fresh and from the Gaspé coast. If ocean creatures are your choice this is a fine place to come visit. They even have take home coolers and offer ice. Conveniently located the E end of town right off the autoroute 132 on the way up to Matane.

I may have just had the best fried halibut dinner in my life here in this wonderful little…read moretreasure; and a slice of lemon pie and coffee completed the meal nicely. The serving of halibut was generous and it was perfectly prepared. Service was friendly and efficient. The small restaurant that is part of this poissonerie was quite busy on a Wednesday night in early September so clearly others knew about this little gem (recommended to us by our motel clerk- thank you!) just across from the big church in the centre of Ste.-Anne-des-Monts. Around us were diners enjoying lobster, turbot, cod, scallops, chowder and variations on "fruites de mer".