Chez Temporel

Julia

5.0

Such a great spot! We had a wonderful lunch here on a Friday - both food & service were excellent. Great place!

Andrew

5.0

Came to Cafe Temporel in search of a good croque monsieur & salad for lunch - it was excellent. The service was friendly & quick & the atmosphere cozy & charming.

Mona

5.0

The absolute best meal we had in Quebec City was here. Five of us had lunch. It's off the beaten path, in a building with character & they have upstairs seating too. Service was very friendly & the food we all ordered was excellent. Very tasty. They didn't chase us out but let us linger.

William

4.0

First the good. Chez Temporel is a French bistro in Quebec City. That may seem like an obvious statement but it is really true here. The service is aloof, professional but not rude. The atmosphere is one of rushed relaxation, where spending an hour over lunch is expected. We dined on the first floor with the windows open & cramped as much as any bistro in Paris. This may sound negative but I do urge you to go & see for yourself. Some people will hate it others will love it.

For the food, my wife & I split a boule of soupe de l'oignon & a salade de canard confit. Both were good but small things threw us off. It did not make it bad but just not quite perfect. For instance, the soupe had what seemed to be cheese curds melted on top. Please note, the cheese wasn't but it just had that squeak of cheese curds & the oh so faint taste. The salade was good but had tooth cracking seeds in it so you had to be careful. Now, quality was with out a doubt very high. These are preferences & other folks may find it much more enjoyable than we did.

In the end, I do thinks Chaz Temporel is worth going off the beaten track to find & evaluate for yourself.

Gauri

5.0

Must visit! We went here for lunch on a weekday after a long hike up & down the Montmercy falls.

We were seated next to a window (what a wonderful table!) & were served by Flora May. She was an exceptionally sweet, polite & frank server - didn't oversell, kept it real & all with a smiling face.

We had their French onion soup & Snails along with their house wine. The portions were good & the taste was just wow! It kept lingering. Had a nice French experience. Definitely recommend if you're around.

D

5.0

We started our visit in old town Quebec with lunch here. & what a find. Delicious dishes, combined with an'old world' ambience. & sitting watching people go by as we talked & laughed - priceless. Absolutely worth putting on the'to experience' list.

Andrew

3.0

We enjoyed a pleasant lunch of chilli & beef bourgeon with wine. The atmosphere was refreshing. However, the experience became unsatisfactory after we paid our bill. The waitress requested a tip, suggesting we were tourists & explaining that it is customary to leave a 20% tip which is important for the waitress's earnings. We normally leave cash as a tip for good service. This outburst left us uncomfortable & she did not provide good service. Consequently, we did not leave a tip.

Ramsey

5.0

A quiet lunch spot at 2 pm on a Sunday, cosy environment downstairs, larger area upstairs, & a welcoming smile from the server. Menu is not extensive but if the snails & French onion soup are anything to go by, you won't be disappointed if you go for a larger meal. Both were served piping hot. The snails were suitably chewy & flavoursome, but the soup was the best French onion I've ever had. A little bit off the main street but being tucked away is probably a bit of a bonus, especially if you're in a laid back mood.

Elizabeth

5.0

My partner & I were in Quebec City off season (early april) & stumbled into this place on our first day for lunch. The atmosphere is so charming & cozy I remember it very fondly, & that includes the dishes. Coffee was ok & the breakfast croissant was pretty good (with my favorite croissant I tried in Quebec City/Montreal but I'm not an expert) but it was the duck confit salad we still reminisce about. It made me want to eat salad for every meal, light & rich at the same time! Definitely worth a stop by if you get the chance, especially since it is in a very charming part of the old city too.

Z

5.0

My wife & I visiting from the states found this place for lunch, absolutely amazing. Two young women running the whole place (one at the bar the other in the kitchen) & crushed it. The food, the drinks, the service. Totally beat our experience at the nearby Fairmont. Could not recommend more.