La Buche

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1 Review

1.0

I have never in my life left a bad review. But this place was so terrible we have to warn others. We were so excited to get reservations here. We read all the glowing reviews & we couldn't wait to have dinner. We arrived to a line out the door. Despite our reservation we were waiting for a while. The restaurant was very loud & very crowded. At this point my spidey-sense began tingling. I should have trusted my gut (which is now bubbling dubiously after eating here). After waiting about 20 minutes for our table, we were shuffled through crowds & jammed in like sardines in a small table right next to a speaker that assaulted us with rock Christmas music playing so loud we couldn't hear ourselves think. We also couldn't see. The room was so dark it was impossible to read the menu. Like four blind mice we pulled out our phones & turned on the flashlight to be able to decide what we wanted to eat. While we reviewed the menu (which was in itself a very confusing endeavor) we proceeded to wait another 15 minutes for them to come & take our drink order. By the time they finally got around to taking our drink order we had made decisions on what to eat. We ordered the pea soup, the foie gras, the chicken sandwich, the rabbit wings & the Shepard's pie. After about 20 more minutes our soup came. The drinks had still not come. At this point the assaultive music had us just wanting to leave, but we decided to stick it out, hoping for the best. Then our drinks came. I had to pull out the flashlight again to understand them. I don't know about you, but I have never had a whiskey & ginger ale served with a slab of bacon on top. The 5 oz wine pour was 3oz at best & I wanted to light myself on fire as the first sip tasted more like salad dressing than wine. I didn't realize you could mess up pea soup, but they did. It was meaty & weird & had a horrible rotten herb flavor. We sent it back. We still got charged for it though. I ordered another drink just to rinse the gross flavor out of my mouth, but it never came. The foie gras was good & the pie was OK. The chicken sandwich was OK too. But nothing spectacular. The waitstaff was truly doing their best, but it was just a horribly run situation & I was just so confused for the entire evening & couldn't get out of there fast enough. Sadly, when we did ask for the check, that took another 20 minutes & her machine was broken, so I had to weave my way back through crowds to pay the bill in some back room. No accommodations were made for the food we sent back or the drinks they got wrong. Lovely staff, mediocre food (at best) & dungeon torture atmosphere. If I could leave zero stars I would.

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1 Review

5.0

We had Breakfast included when we booked a stay at Hotel Le Clos Saint Louis. The breakfast experience far exceeded our expectations as did the service. It is a very unique dining experiences to discover for one's self. I'd Bacon is appropriate during your dining, strongly recommended. This may seem a strange thing to recommend, but visit the bathroom downstairs. One more thing, loved the music.

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1 Review

4.5

Had a great meal. Portions are large & I'm American lol so no that going in for your meal. Had the rabbit wings; they were good. Not my favorite kind of BBQ sauce but cooked well. Friend had the scallops & pork belly in whisky cream sauce; very good. We both had a side of traditional poutine & the curds were nice & squeaky. Finally, I had the fried chicken sandwich. It was delicious. Maple bacon & double fried chicken. Too stuffed for dessert which was disappointing but would definitely go back. Only disappointment was size of my old fashion. Not sure if it's a Canadian thing but it was tiny. It should be bigger for $14 & every other drink I saw was normal size.

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1 Review

5.0

La Buche was excellent! The food was great & they were very accommodating! The staff was all very friendly & very nice! The bacon was out of this world good! The omelettes were also outstanding! Sooo yummy!!

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1 Review

3.0

Bonjour! Je suis aller déjeuner ce dimanche avec des amis! Nous avons bcp aimé la nourriture: coup de coeur pour la bacon & la crêpe salé à la truite fumé! La musique était trop forte. Il y a des cerf empaillés sur les mur, du carreaux, le look chalet en bois rond, mais pas besoin de mettre du rigodon volume dans le tapis. Sincèrement la thématique est déjà assez présente. Malheureusement, je bois du café décaf. Au moment de prendre ma commande, on m'informe que le restaurant n'offre que des allongé décaf, ce qui me comble totalment puisque c'est le cas pratiquement partout. On me charge 6$ pour mon décaf. Impossible. Un peu déçu du service sans farce. Merci pour la cuisine 🙃

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1 Review

5.0

Great service person! Bacon- wow! Great crepes! Coffee ... atmosphere- place has it all. Reserve or suffer poor breakfast almost everywhere else.

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1 Review

5.0

Extremely friendly staff. Nice rustic decor. Breakfast was delicious, especially the thick cut maple syrup bacon. Everyone else's meals looked tasty. Good size servings.

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1 Review

5.0

Great service, good size portions & fantastic maple bacon

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1 Review

5.0

Great food, awesome atmosphere. Friendly staff. Highly recommend the maple bacon (its like candy!).

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1 Review

4.5

Brunch was superb. My favourite was the bacon.
A must visit when your r in Quebec City.