The best thing about the Fairmont is right here. While much of the hotel is in a state of slow…read moredecay, the spot that makes it worthwhile is Le Saint Laurent. In some ways, it's not overly adventurous or remarkable, but is comforting. There are all the best iterations of French and Quebequois classics and one must admire the restaurant for working with local producers. The duck breast is spectacular. Foie Gras is great. Trout caviar is fresh. The wine list is pretty solid, most 2.5 times to retail up-charge, which isn't out of the ordinary. The team here is wonderful as well and while they tend to get busy, they are still attentive and kind. As a whole, Le Saint Laurent is a place that delivers a very solid meal in an elegant atmosphere with a view.

Amazing experience. The young and innovative chef created a four course menu that was visually…read morebeautiful, marvelous blends of tastes, and made me smile a lot. The menu varies with what is available locally. Creativity for example included tubes of foie gras flavored with Apple liqueur paired with an herb sorbet. Trout, salmon, beef, and sonon. Excellent wine list. And actually reasonably priced for what you get-- 85 CDN is a steal for the prix fixe menu at this level of quality and creativity.

As a special treat to celebrate my daughter's birthday, we ended up enjoying a astronomy…read morepresentation at the Observatoire Astronomique de Charlevoix located in the same building as this restaurant. Then came dinner, which was phenomenal. I started with the Ceviche du St-Laurent, which was made with such fresh scallops, sprinkled with finely diced pepper medley, olive oil, and balsamic vinaigrette. The dish was perfectly salted and peppered to bring out the precise fresh quality of the scallops. My husband enjoyed the spinach salad (Salde d'epinards et effiloche de canard roti au miel, vinaigrette au yogourt). He LOVED it! Dinner, for me, was the Grilled halibut steak, tagliatelle pasta with coriander oil and vegetables (Pave de fletan grille, tagliatelles a l'huile de coriander et legumes du marche). Halibut was cooked perfectly on the outside with some raw-ness in the middle, which was just right! My husband had the grilled pork chop, apple and sortilege liquor chutney, french fries, and vegetables (cote de port grillee, chutney aux pommel et sortilege, pommel de terre frites et legumes du marche). Pork was not overcooked at all! Fries were so, so, so good! High quality meal, divine atmosphere, and intimate fine dining experience!! My daughter enjoyed her chicken fingers and french fries. She does not even like french fries, but she said that it was the best french fries she ever had! She NEVER liked french fries...but today she thought it was so good! Also had the chocolate cake for dessert, and it was absolutely phenomenal! They have a Thursday night sushi happy hour special, so we plan on checking it out! You cannot beat the service, the car service from Le Manoir Richelieu, and the beautiful views of the St. Laurent River at night! Breathtakingly gorgeous!

Enjoyed all dishes and the great presentation (which produced beautiful photos in this review)…read more Best ever in town 5-minute driving from Fairmont le Manoir Richelieu, La Malbaie, Quebec QC, Canada. It was also a hotel with interesting history (shown in the menu book): "... Since 2011, Bristro Auberge Chez Truchon has occupied a magnificent historic house and chef Dominique Truchon has won a great reputation (with the Renaud-Cyr Chef Artisan prize in 2003). In 2018, the table at Chez Truchon was praised for his craft by guests of the G7 (Chef's Spouses and Husband and he United Kingdom's delegation)".

Nous avons très bien mangé. Très bon service, très bonne ambiance; nous sommes très satisfaits.read more

Amazing food - in a very pretty location. The only small minus is that the actual design of the…read morerestaurant could be refreshed Had filet mignon with lobster and scallops. All were great. Really nice selection of wine by the glass.

One of my favorite restaurants in Malbaie. Great service, delicious food and good location. I…read morehighly recommend to try their seafood chowder, it's really good. It can get pretty popular with older locals on Saturday night, so if you're looking for a table with a view, I'd recommend to call ahead to reserve. Overall, it's a great spot to eat out with family or friends.

The bill left a terrible after taste. These are Manhattan prices in La Malbaie. We opted for the…read moretwo-plate option (big mistake), which essentially leaves you with two rather small portions... for $62. You should go for 3 plates at $72 (a better value) but we didn't feel up to it. I had the (2) scallops from Magdalena islands which were very good followed by the lamb shoulder which was very disappointing for the price. The ingredients are mostly from the region (serving anything else would've been insulting if you ask me) but they do not justify the price. The wine pairings are somewhat "boring", they could really up their game with non-SAQ wines. You can do better in the region if you want to taste local ingredients, Vice-Versa really needs to take another look at their prices, especially the 2 plate option.

Delicious local food, fresh and seasonal, always made on point. Each meal I had here was simply…read moreamazing. Don't let the plates' size fool you, the 3 courses menu is more than enough to content you, especially if you choose the wine option, carefully picked to match your food. Surely if you visit Charlevoix and care for good food, this is the place to go!

The food was amazing. Best mussels, best French onion soup, best poutine and best salmon my family…read morehas ever had. Very friendly service. Highly recommend.

Delightfully helpful staff(even with our tragically poor French skills) made our two visits a…read moredream! Wonderful seafood, beef and tartars! Simple, elegant, but unpretentious, with a very local vibe. Couldn't have been happier!

Traveling from the US recently with my husband and in-laws we stopped at Le St-Laurent Cafe because…read morethe only Yelp review said "I can't believe this place doesn't have any reviews!" I second that. This was a beautiful, quaint little place that is worth the stop. We were here for lunch and the menu was limited, but interesting and tasty. My father-in-law was wishing we were here for cocktail hour instead of lunch.

This restaurant is spectacular. A total locals place with fantastic food, excellent wine, great…read moreservice and good jazz. I can't believe this restaurant hasn't been reviewed. It is about 10 miles from Le Malbaie, directly overlooking the river. It looked like an old house, with little signage, but oh, so good. Our innkeeper at Le Chatelaine recommended it. Really go. Eat. Drink. Enjoy!

Awesome poutine! I've had crappy fast food poutine before and this is nothing in comparison. Yelp…read morewants me to write a lot so I'm going to continue talking so my review publishes

Beach side snack bar. Good poutine, average hamburger but my hot-dog's sausage had been cut in half…read morelengthwise. I felt slightly cheated. At least they had fried onions as an option. After I had ordered, I noticed they had some real fat onions rings. Don't know if they're made fresh made or frozen, but they looked good. I had stopped here because The Huffington Post Quebec had it listed as one of the top snack bars (Fr. "casse-croûte") in the province.

Croque monsieur A1, salade impressionable, bon service et vite. Very recommended, you should eat…read morehere. Merci

Very good place to eat , house coffee is very good as well . People were friendly good size…read moreportions for breakfast.The fresh preserves are excellent,bread was fresh unbelievably great tasting butter on the toast. Definitely a great spot to have breakfast.