On our last evening of trip to Quebec we had our best meal in this restaurant that's entirely run…read moreby women with lots of dishes created with native vegetables. The food is Michelin quality and we tried salicorne (which taste like al dente pea vine) and tête de violon (fiddlehead is the English name and it tastes similar to asparagus) . Didn't get a chance to take a picture of my fiddlehead appetizer since I devoured it immediately! I tried to use Google Translate to understand the menu but the friendly waitress was more than happy to explain it to me in English. Another bonus - it's a family friendly restaurant and although they don't have a kids menu (let's be honest, they are usually bad anyway). They offer half portion for the kids which works out better anyway!

Fantastic restaurant with great atmosphere and a wonderful menu. There are about four pages of…read morewines to choose from. They were very accommodating and let us sit at the bar on a very crowded Friday evening. You could watch the chef and two sous chefs prepare all the meals. They had a very interesting menu although we were tired and it was late and we just got a hamburger and they very graciously made up a green salad for my wife. The hamburger was one of the best I've ever had. It had bacon and onion rings on it with a wonderful sauce and came with a salad and, of course, french fries. My wife had a great green salad. At the bar you can watch them prepare all the meals. If you're American and a bit squeamish you may not like the fact that they seem to mix all the ingredients without gloves are washing their hands. You had the sense that they were very proud of the food they were serving. We were staying in a hotel around the corner which was a bit creepy and this was a wonderful respite. There seem to be a lot of restaurants in this area but not a lot with great reviews. This is definitely worth stopping in for a great meal.

Français : Malheureusement, je ne recommanderais pas de venir ici pour le souper. Le menu semble…read morevaste et complet, mais la qualité n'est pas excellente. Nous nous attendions à de grandes portions des photos en ligne, mais d'une manière ou d'une autre, cela n'a pas vraiment été à la hauteur. Nous sommes venus ici plusieurs fois pour le petit-déjeuner et avons apprécié leurs pains perdus et leurs crêpes. C'est toujours très amusant de regarder toutes les œuvres d'art uniques (et parfois un peu étranges), mais la nourriture était décevante. Notre serveuse était cependant très gentille et énergique. Voici ce que nous avons essayé : -Pain à l'Ail Gratinée: 5/10 - C'est pas mal mais ce n'est pas génial. C'est juste du pain, de l'ail et du fromage, donc ça ne peut pas être dégoûtant. Cependant, le pain n'était pas assez grillé et il n'y avait pas assez de saveur d'ail pour la grosse couche de fromage à moitié fondu. -Cipaille de fruits de mer en demi-portion : 6/10 - Elle semblait meilleure sur les photos des années précédentes. C'était un tas de sauce béchamel (elle était bonne) avec des morceaux de homard, du poisson, des crevettes et des pétoncles sur une pâtisserie sans saveur. La pâte n'était vraiment pas bonne, mais les fruits de mère était assez abondants. La salade d'accompagnement et les légumes étaient moyens et simples. Il était également accompagné de purée de pommes de terre qui avait en fait un goût assez correct ! Le croûton à l'ail, cependant, était un morceau de pain à peine grillé mais étrangement rassis avec une seule et mince couche de beurre à l'ail. -Burger du Pêcheur : 2/10 - J'étais enthousiasmé par le pesto d'algues car nous ne l'avions jamais essayé auparavant, mais c'était moyen. Cela avait juste un goût d'algue. Le hamburger contenait de gros morceaux de homard mais il était froid, donc on avait l'impression qu'il venait d'être sorti du réfrigérateur. Le contraste de température avec le petit pain chaud n'était pas attrayant. English: Unfortunately, I wouldn't recommend coming here for lunch/dinner. The menu seems large and extensive, but the quality isn't great. We expected large portions from the pictures online, but somehow it didn't really live up to that. We've been here a few times for breakfast and have enjoyed their French toast and crepes, and it's always super funny to look at all the unique (and sometimes a bit odd) artwork, but the food was disappointing. Our waitress was very sweet and energetic, though. Here's what we tried: -Garlic Bread Gratinée: 5/10 - It isn't bad but it isn't great. I mean, it's just bread, garlic, and cheese, so it can't be gross. The bread wasn't toasted enough, though, and there wasn't enough garlic flavor to pull through the overwhelming layer of half-melted cheese. -Half Portion Seafood Cipaille: 6/10 - It looked better in pictures from years before. It was a pile of decent bechamel sauce with chunks of lobster, fish, shrimp, and scallops on top of a flavorless pastry. The pastry really was not good, but the fish itself was pretty abundant. The side salad and vegetables were average and simple. It also came with mashed potatoes which actually had a pretty decent taste to them! The garlic crouton, however, was a piece of barely toasted yet weirdly stale bread with a single, measly smear of garlic butter. -Fisherman's Burger: 2/10 - Was excited about the seaweed pesto as we had never tried this before but it was average. It tasted just of seaweed. The burger had big chunks of lobster but it was cold so it felt like it had been preboiled and just grabbed out of the fridge. The temperature contrast with the warm bun was not appealing.

We opted to come here for breakfast after seeing the interesting and unique sculptures in its…read moregarden and in the water. Breakfast was served in a beautiful waterfront room and all of the tables were beautiful hand painted tableaux from the Gagnon family of artists. We both ordered the poached eggs with ham, roasted potatoes, whole wheat toast, homemade jam. The meal was perfect. My orange juice was freshly squeezed and the coffee was tasty. Service was also excellent. We then chose to walk around the gallery and boutique. The Gagnon Family consists of Marcel the father, his son Guillaume, his daughter Isabelle and wife Ghislaine Carrier. We were blown away by each of their offerings, all of which are different and unique to them. We had the fortune of a great conversation with Guillaume. He's a very interesting conversationalist and artist. I was tempted to buy one of his tableau, but decided I would potentially do so on my next visit. The boutique sells books by local authors, nice clothing in the mariner style. Marcel Gagnon not only does art, but does exceptional poetry and prose. I had to buy a few of his writings. They have an inn attached to the centre and I would imagine that it is just as lovely as the restaurant and centre itself. I'd probably stay here the next time I'm in the region. It includes breakfast per day! Whether on a romantic or friend vacation, this would be a definite spot to check out during your travels.

Quick and accommodating service, fresh and filling portions. Any kind of eggs Benedict one could…read moreask for and chocolate French toast! If I didn't live over 600 miles away this would be my breakfast/brunch pick.

These pizzas are huge. HUGE! :) We called and ordered a large steak hache avec champignons et…read morepiments verts... and the large came to $42. Seriously?! So we called back and made sure they knew we just wanted one pizza, and yeah, they knew that but the large is just that expensive because it feeds a small army! So we switched to the medium ($32) and waited about 20 minutes for it to arrive happily at our door. The pizza was tasty, fresh, and BIG as advertised. The medium was enough for three hungry adults to only eat half. Steak hache pizza for breakfast? Hell yeah!

French: La bouffe ici, selon moi, est vraiment bonne. Pour…read moreRimouski, c'est difficile de faire mieux. C'est clairement un resto un peu cher, mais c'est le genre d'endroit où on va pour une sortie spéciale. Mon problème, par contre, pis c'est pour ça que je mets pas 5 étoiles, c'est que le service était vraiment lent. Ça a pris une éternité avant qu'on nous prenne la commande, pis après qu'on ait fini, encore plus de temps pour payer. Je comprends qu'il manque de personnel, mais ça reste que le service était pas au top. En plus, comme c'est dans un hôtel, on sent carrément l'odeur de la piscine dans le resto. C'est un peu une combinaison étrange. Concernant la bouffe, j'ai essayé quelques plats: Cocktail Paloma : 8/10 - Sucré, mais pas trop. On goute pas trop la tequila, mais c'était généreux en portion. Très beau visuellement. Foie Gras en Tandem: 7.5/10 - C'est du foie gras fait de deux façons. Moi, je préfère le foie gras pur cuit dans la poêle, mais c'est probablement le meilleur foie gras "manipulé" que j'ai mangé. J'ai préféré les petites rondelles de foie gras que le dôme de parfait de foie gras, juste parce que c'était plus riche pis ça avait un goût plus naturel à mon avis. J'ai adoré la présentation de l'entrée, avec toutes les combinaisons de saveurs sur l'assiette (oignons marinés, compote de pommes, graines de grenade, etc.) Pis les petite brioches avec était vraiment mignon et décadent. Filet Mignon avec purée de pommes de terre: 8/10 - Je l'ai pris saignant, pis c'était cuit à la perfection. C'était p'tit, mais à mon avis, c'est la bonne taille pour un filet mignon. La sauce au poivre était correcte, c'était pas la meilleure que j'aie mangée, mais ç'etait bon quand même. La purée de pommes de terre était super aillée pis beurrée, j'ai adoré, même la salade wedge était goûteuse. J'ai quitté le resto satisfait, pis en tout, heureux de mon repas. Le seul point que je veux ajouter, c'est qu'une personne à notre table a pris les côtes levées, pis a mentionné qu'elles étaient super sèches. À garder en tête! English: The food here, in my opinion, is pretty great. For Rimouski, it's hard to get much better. It's definitely on the expensive side, but this is a special outing sort of restaurant. My issue, however, and why I don't give 5 stars, is because the service was pretty slow. It took them a very long time to get to us to take our orders, and after we were done, even longer to pay. I understand that there is a lack of workers, but it was definitely not the greatest service. Additionally, since it is in a hotel, you can literally smell the pool from the restaurant. It's a bit of an odd combination. As for the food, I tried a few things: Paloma Cocktail: 8/10 - Sweet, but not too sweet. Didn't taste too much of tequila but was generous in its portion. Very beautiful. Foie Gras in Tandem: 7.5/10 - This is foie gras done two ways. I prefer pure foie gras cooked on a skillet, however this is the best "manipulated" foie gras I've had. I liked the round circles of foie gras better than the dome of foie gras parfait, simply because it was richer and had a more natural flavor in my opinion. I really loved the presentation of the appetizer, and how the plate came out with many different flavor combination: pickled onions, apple compote, pomegranate seeds, etc. Also, the little brioche toast it came with was absolutely adorable and deliciously decadent. Filet Mignon with Mashed Potatoes: 8/10 - I got it cooked rare, and it was cooked to perfection. It was small, but the right size for a filet mignon in my opinion, and while the poivre sauce it came with was not my favorite I've had, it was still super enjoyable to eat. The mashed potatoes were also super garlicky and buttery, which I adored, and even the wedge salad was tasty. I left satisfied, and overall, happy with the meal. The only note I'll add is that someone at our table got the rack of ribs, and noted that they were incredibly dry. Just something to keep in mind!

After driving 5 hours, it was nice to have a restaurant located in the hotel we were staying at…read more we'd had a reservation, but thankfully, it wasn't too busy, even if we had not. I ordered a local beer, Aurore, a raspberry wheat ale from Trois Pistoles. It was delicious. I wanted fish one more time, so opted for the tartare aux deux saumons: two salmon tartare. It was pretty good and the fries and Caesar that came with it were also good. My friend had the vegetarian pizza and liked it. Our only complaint with the restaurant was not about the food: it is that the pop music was so loud, people were shouting at each other at tables to be heard over the din. I feel old complaining about the level of music, but it didn't match the overall restaurant vibe and experience.

It's a little cantine but here you're sure to have fresh seafoods…read more My lobster and crab poutine was excellent and one like this in Montreal would surely be much more expensive. 2 of us had lobster /crab poutine and the others had a lobster club sandwich wich they like very much. You have to eat outside but the food is good. C'est une petite cantine mais ici vous êtes sûr d'avoir des fruits de mer très frais. Nous étions 4, 2 ont mangés une poutine aux homard/crabe et les 2 autres ont dégustés un club sandwich au homard. Nous avons bien aimé nos repas. C'est une petite cantine donc vous mangés dehirs sur de petites tables à picnic.

This cantine is very busy for a good reason: excellent gaspesian cantine dishes at good prices. Hot…read moreand fresh. Poutines were right on with delicious sauce and excellent frites. The galvaude was also top notch. On a second visit I had the lobster roll and it was great. Simple lobster on a lettuce garnish in a top-loader roll. I'm from southern New England where this dish is a point of pride and I was impressed. Keep up the great work.

THE BEST POUTINE! I…read moregrew up around Quebecois family and now that I live out of the country, when I get the opp to have poutine, I can only wish it is within La Belle Province, and especially from this little gem of a resto! The portions are immense, so either make sure you're super hungry or sharing with someone else. The fries are spot-on cooked to perfection, the gravy is just right (not too salty, not too liquidy) and of course the best part is the fresh squeaky cheese curds! And they are not shy about how much of this yummy white cheese they put on the portions. If you have never had a real poutine made with real squeaky cheese curds, then you're just plain missing out. We opted for the original creation, altho this location does offer alllllll kinds of poutine creations. My brother is a big guy (6'4") and a big eater, but he could barely finish his large order. He lives in Western Canada and stated that "they don't know what they're doing out there!" after eating this traditional Quebecoise poutine! I had a small and it was just right for my appetite. The eat-in space is small but cozy and not meant for a lengthy stay. The area is kept clean and tidy. Parking is okay, but can be sparse since the adjoined parking lot is small-ish. Good thing they offer drive-thru service, which our family use and prefer. Their feedback is that this mode of take away is always fast, friendly and delicious. Wheelchair accessible spaces. Bathroom is clean. Kudos to the VERY kind and VERY efficient team members who were working when we popped into the resto. They were willing to try their best at speaking English with my brother. He appreciated that! Merci! Thank you! This is the best of 4 poutine places we've tried in during our visits to Quebec, and it is ranked as number 1 in our experience!

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