Chez Boulay - Bistro boréal

Richard

5.0

Fantastic restaurant in the heart of the old city! Most likely the best table within the walls!
Waiter was informed of our dietary restrictions & helped us navigate the menu & explained every component & details of every dish we chose, it was simply an amazing experience. We had some very good laughs with the waiter, they are all kind & always in a good mood! & once we did receive our food, we were savouring every bite & had our fill with a shared appetizer, each an entré, & each a dessert. Definitely a goto for unique flavours.

The seating area is quite large & is busy practically every night of the week, we went on a Thursday evening in the last weeks of January & every seat was taken! We were expecting a little quieter but that comes with the territory with having a fantastic restaurant in the old city.

For the quality of dish you get, I don't think you could pay a better price in the old city; definitely recommended to anyone I know passing in the area.

Bethany

5.0

Loved my meal here!! I'm a pescatarian & the waiter was great at helping me navigate the menu. I ordered a crab cake style appetizer & a scallop & vegetable entree & both were incredible. The other photos I added are what my family got & also loved (meaty items). The desserts were excellent as well! Highly recommend!

Mare

3.0

My family & I (party of 7) had dinner at the restaurant four days ago. Following our server's recommendation, four of us ordered the braised beef cheek. It was indeed, delicious, EXCEPT my son's serving. He found it rancid, & with a foul smell. The other three were amazing. We tried his & it did not taste good & did smell bad. We kindly asked our server to smell it, he took it back to the kitchen & promptly returned with'another' piece which had more sauce & tasted equally bad. It seems the chef just put more sauce over the cheek. We asked again our server, he went back to the kitchen, & said the chef told him we had to order something else from the menu. The chef was upset & rude. We decided to just finish our dinner, paid & left. Having said that, if a customer finds his food is rotten or bad, you should be understanding & accepting of this. We asked him to smell it( that is how bad it smelled) & try it. They should have just done a new piece & served it. Not a way to treat a customer. & btw, as I stated before, the other three were amazing. I wish our experience would have been better!

Mélissa

5.0

J'ai tout aimé. Le brunch était parfait!

Laura

5.0

Super moment chez Boulay. La cuisine est travaillée & très bonne. L'ambiance est décontractée. & service au top.

Vanessa

3.0

I had a nice meal here on New Year's Day with my family. Everything was very good, but the scallop & sea bass entrees & seabuck thorn meringue were exceptional. The local ingredients & nordic flair set the restaurant apart from others. Cocktails & mocktails were very tasty. Unfortunately, our waiter was not informative or friendly. Quite aloof actually. But we will definitely come back the next time we are in Quebec.

Jennifer

4.0

Très bon service & plats excellents.

Suzanne

5.0

Un arrêt incontournable lorsqu'à Québec, sympathique & la qualité des plats est au rendez-vous.

Meryl

4.0

Everything was great except the desserts.

Victoria

4.0

Chez Boulay is a nice option for dining. The pate en croute & carpaccio of char were really good appetizers. My friend was very happy with the onion soup he had. Beef cheek & scallops for the main - très délicieux. However, duck breast & pan seared fois gras - something I would not order again, hence 4 stars. Overall good experience & nice atmosphere.