When we first got to Perce we stopped at Resto Bar. It has an amazing location. Very hard to beat!!! Absolutely amazing view of the rock and the water and the island ile Bonaventure. Beyond that its not worth checking out. If you are willing to pay for an amazing view then you will. You will pay for cheap food and drinks at outrageous prices so that you can sit there and enjoy the view. I ordered the lobster roll which came out on 2 hot dog buns. How much did I pay? $20 dollars! $20 dollars for something I could have made for myself for half the price (at least) and could have then gone and sat at one of the free park benches that were a few hundred yards away. That didn't upset me though because even though they came on hot dog buns they still tasted pretty good. $20 dollars good? No. But I was paying for the view right? Then my margarita came. I can honesty say I have never spent more for a magarita ($13) and I have never had a more disgusting margarita in my life. Again I thought to myself "You are paying for the view". Then I went to pay. Between my Wife and I we bought the lobster roll, a personal pizza, a margarita, and an iced tea. Grand total with tip came to $75. I was so happy to be on vacation and in Perce that the price didn't phase me. Then the waiter told me that they didn't have a credit card machine. In other words I had to pay outrageous prices for my food and my wifes food, get the worst margarita I have ever tasted (which was also less then an shot of tequila from my recollection) and then I couldn't even pay for my $75 dollar bill with a credit or debit card but had to pay in cash.
My final verdict. Save your money. Is the view amazing? Yes! But you can get the same view for free if you walk down the beach for 2 minutes. The food tasted good but I wouldn't have paid half the price I did anywhere else for the same food. To top it off I had to pay in cash which is something I don't like to do if i don't have to. I give this place 2 stars for the view seulement. There is no reason why any person should ever agree to eat here just for the price alone. Learn from my misfortune and steer clear.
The rest of my experience on the mainland of perce was not much different but my time taking a cruise around the rock and the Island of Ile Bonaventure were quite the exception.
My final verdict is don't eat or stay in Perce. Stay and eat elsewhere and you will not feel like you just got screwed out of your money. The sites and tours are really cool but the restaurants and cabins/hotels (especially this one) are not worth even a second of your time.
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