There are a couple of restaurants that I go to whenever I am in Quebec City. They are both French and they are both very good: 1) A la Bastille Chez Bahuaud, 47 avenue Ste-Genevieve 418-692-2544 2) Le Saint Amour, 48 Ste-Ursule 418-694-0667 Both restaurants are in the Old City, the most beautiful part of Quebec City. Bon appetit! Duncan
Quebec, Canada
Quebec City recommendations?
William S. wrote: >From: [email removed] (William Sklar ) >Subject: Quebec City Recommendations? >Date: 27 Jul 1995 14:41:43 GMT >Travelling to Quebec and looking for good places to eat... >Merci... Small world...I just got back from a week-and-a-half in Quebec City a few days ago. Since the conference was at Chateau Frontenac, I limited my wanderings almost entirely to the old city -- not that that is a problem, mind you, but I can't speak to much that is outside the walls. Here goes: Le Grand Table de Serge Bruyere - For my money, still the best restaurant in Quebec City (and there are many fine ones). Although some claim that quality has suffered since Serge Bruyere's death (last year, I believe), I feel this restaurant still outclasses everything in the area. The "Discovery Menu" (prix fixe at C$55, a real bargain) was long on seafood and wild game, and breathtakingly good. For the record, the meal consisted of a spicy gazpacho topped with poached scallops, sweetbreads served with shrimp, a black currant sorbet (very effective!), roasted caribou with pinenut jelly, and maple creme brulee. The wine list is excellent, and reasonably priced (not cheap, but not a ridiculous profit magnet as in some restaurants of this genre). If you order a prix fixe dinner, expect to spend between three and four hours there. A La Bastille Chez Bahuaud - The owner-chef is Swiss, and the setting is entirely continental. The prices are about 20% less than at Serge Bruyere, and the preparations make this a strong #2 on my short list. Frankly, the menu is more challenging than Le Grand Table, but I found several items to be lacking in one way or another (e.g. the salmon flan was expertly made but rather bland, and the stuffed veal was inexplicably salty). The decent wine list is sorted by region and contains an icon of each label, but it is handwritten and maddeningly difficult to decipher (we managed to get two good bottles of bordeaux nevertheless). Paris Brest - Another wonderful restaurant, perhaps the best overall value (the night I was there I had sweet rhubarb with rabbit couscous, cream of lettuce soup, escalloped salmon, and white chocolate mousse cake, all of which were excellent, at the table d'hote price of C$19.50). Falstaff and Pub St-Alexandre - On the lighter side, these two establishments cater to my fondness for beer; they are owned and operated by the same family. Falstaff is in the basement of the building housing Serge Bruyere's operation, and has a German theme. St-Alexandre is two blocks up on Rue St-Jean, and is a classic pub with about 200 different beers and a short pub menu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Brown | Atlanta, GA, USA [email removed] -or- [email removed] "It's not what you know that counts, it's what you can think of in time." -------------------------------------------------------------------------