Chez Boulay - Bistro boréal

Deepmala

2.0

A much hyped restaurant, this place fell short of the anticipation. Dishes are a hit & miss, I would recommend asking for & going with your server's recommendations only. Of all the dishes we ordered the ones they recommended were good & the others were passable while one was quite terrible. For starters we ordered the foie gras terrine - this was lovely & unique but it came with an unnecessary garnish of a crispy bread that was partially burnt so it took away more from the fabulous terrine than it added. Their permanent main of beef cheek also came with a crisp topping that was burnt, & the meat was just about alright. The daily special of pork belly that we ordered at the server's suggestion was quite good. The third main we ordered was lobster on a bed of cavatelli & corn sauce. This was perhaps the worst dish I have been served at a restaurant & it made no sense. The lobster was unseasoned & a tad overdone. The pasta had no seasoning & the corn sauce was bland. I love lobster so I just picked those out & sent the rest back & politely shared my feedback with our server. She was indeed very gracious about it & suggested they would cover dessert if we so wished. We were anyway going to order dessert, since it was a birthday dinner, & we ordered on serving of the seabuckthorn pie playing it safe by going with the server's suggestion & it was delightful. But at the time of payment nothing on the order had been comped off, as was initially indicated. We do not expect freebies & we were quite comfortable paying for everything we ordered & we tipped well. We were simply taken aback that they offered something without following through. Overall, some menu items did not make sense in their composition & seemed like hurriedly developed recipes, while some items were great. A hit & miss experience & stick with servers' suggestions.

Pierre

5.0

Servi par Florent le meilleur serveur au monde. Un repas à jeter par terre & ne vous privez surtout pas d'un dessert hallucinant. Nous sommes condamnés à y retourner!

Lindsay

5.0

Le resto est super beau, super chaleureux. Le service est hors pair!! Je recommandes! Seul petit bémol, j'aurais préféré du bon fromage québécois qui fait quick quick dans ma petite poutine qui accompagnait mon déjeuner que du fromage style « burger king ». Pour ce qui est du dessert, la crème brulée était excellente & bien craquante sur le dessus.

Julie

4.0

Sur le service rien a dire j'ai trouvé ca exceptionnel surtout dans une période ou le service se perds beaucoup, un grand merci a notre serveuse pour son travail de qualité vraiment. Sur la cuisine, c'était trés bon mais pas exceptionnel. Déçu par le dessert le vacherin cassis & glace au miel qui manquait de douceur & d'équilibre a la dégustation, le cassis emportant malheureusement tout rendant le tout acide & légerement amer. Petit bémol dans mon plat sur le pop corn dans le cavatelli qui n'apporte aucune valeur ajouté. Je trouve que cela aurait été meilleur sans & plus fondant a chaque bouchée. Encore une fois cela reste trés bon mais vu le prix des bons restaurants aujourd'hui j'en attends un peu plus.

Megan

5.0

Delicious scallops for a starter (picture below) followed by the bison cut of the day as well as the bison rib special which my partner & I ate half & then swapped (forgot to photograph). We enjoyed the wine recommendations as well, but sadly too full to try a dessert. Great atmosphere & service by Fanny.

Aline

4.0

Aimer notre expérience Le serveur Arnault Très attentif à nous Petite entrée de pétoncle On aurais pris encore où sur feuille de salade Le potage délicieux & chaud Repas de pâte avec homard délicieux & le bison très bon & le tout petit dessert On va y retourner Aurais aimer voir les chefs Hahaha

Kathryn

2.0

Food was good but not what was expected based on all the reviews. They were out of all specials at our 8:30 pm reservation which was made a month in advance. The restaurant is large with lots of tables - not on the positive side. Ambiance lacking. Our female server was always antsy & hurried. She never slowed down to speak to us about anything & basically just acted as an order taker. If we hesitated at all with our ordering (cocktails, etc.) she would run off. The terrine de foie gras app was the only exceptional thing about our visit. The main courses were good, not great ( beef cheeks, chicken, flat iron.) We opted out of desserts due to lackluster food & service. We had much better experiences overall at other establishments during our week in QC.

Nathalie

5.0

De l'entrée au dessert, tout était excellent. Service cordial & une belle équipe. Bravo à vous tous.

Isabelle

5.0

Meilleur repas des derniers mois, & je vais souvent au restaurant! Des entrées aux desserts, tout était parfait! Je recommande le boudin & la joue de boeuf. Mémorable!

Julie

4.0

Vegan choices for mains & dessert but they're still the consolation prize, not amazing taste. The 1 non vegan dish I had, petoncles crus, scallops crudo, was out of this world just wonderful. Wine list was full but not highly varied to all tastes.