Come taste a new cuisine. Talk to your friends by mass worse evil book our spacious private room. Sip a little Caribou outside on our terrace or just lick palette draws side bar.
A really long snow bar to cram in front of taffy in the year, a live private table in kitchen, a snow aquarium, picnic tables, musicians ... In short, it's damn nice trip to Quebec that you can not miss!
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Our Specialties
Shepherd's pie, a good old leg stew, meat pie croquettes, a deer tartare.
La Buche offers a vibrant and authentic dining experience that captures the heart of traditional Quebecois cuisine. Guests frequently praise the warm, festive atmosphere and the eclectic decor, which includes a notably unique washroom design. While the menu features hearty, comfort-focused dishes such as poutine, tourtière, and various maple-inspired desserts, the attentive and friendly staff consistently enhance the visit. Although the popularity of the restaurant can lead to bustling crowds and the need for reservations, many visitors find the overall quality of the food and the lively cultural immersion well worth the experience.
We came here based on all the praises from several YouTubers. The atmosphere was good & fun, but the food was a little disappointing. The meat pie was the only thing we liked, the poutine was nothing especially compared to other places we went, the savory crepe was bland. The servers were friendly but a little slow which was understandable because they were busy.
This is a pretty hokey tourist trap. Some of the worse poutine I've had: insanely salty gravy that tasted like it was from a box, soggy fries, & cold curds. It's also incredibly expensive & loud inside. Feels like a bad Disney park restaurant, not a legit establishment.
Sep 19, 2025
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Really friendly staff, great food, fun atmosphere. The poutine has some tomato in the gravy, which was an unexpected but tasty twist. The deer tartare was fresh & blended with a sweet-savoury mixture of well-balanced spices & mustard, with some toasted nuts sprinkled in for a little bit of crunch. Tourtiere was more shepherd's pie style with a puff pastry crust on top (which was more of a removable topping), & seasoned nicely. Both dishes came with generous field green salads, although the dressing they used for the salad with the tourtiere was a little sweet for my taste (salad with the tartare had more of a vinaigrette dressing). Onion soup was piping hot & generously laden with cheese & onions. For dessert, highly recommend'poor man's pudding' with ice cream, & maple syrup pie. Thanks to the tour guide we had earlier in the day, we knew what these were beforehand, else we might have missed it!'Poor man's pudding' is some white cake drowned in a caramel-like maple sauce that will make make your eyes roll up into the back of your head. The maple syrup pie had a semi-solid filling made from I don't know what (probably eggs, cream, & corn starch), but & wasn't overly sweet, & it was topped with mixed toasted nuts & a little maple syrup. The nuts definitely made it special. Just be forewarned about the unconventional bathrooms: rather than'men's' &'women's,' all the bathrooms are just individual little rooms with toilets in them, & then there's a common area to wash your hands afterwards, which consists of a bathtub with some pipes above it with valves, & you turn the valve & the water comes down. It's fun & funky, but definitely unexpected!
Nous avons testé la cuisine québécoise pour la première fois, le poutine avec viande, le pâté chinois, omelette gros porc, une verdure. Merci beaucoup.
Merci à Tommi pour le superbe service.
La soupe de pois & la poutine étaient excellentes.
Le pouding chômeur …. à tomber par terre tellement il est bon.
Le cadre reste superbe, été comme hiver.
Merci pour la belle soirée passée & à très bientôt avec de nouveaux amis.
Cute sugar shack atmosphere, but we sat outside due to the music, & there. It was pretty, but there was a bit of a smell of dirty soap out there. Our waiter was great was quite friendly & helpful. My husband had BLT, which he said was quite good. I had poutine with a meat & maple gravy. I did not realize there was maple in the gravy & it was too sweet for me, but it is part of their theme.
Food was very good, offered us a seat in the main area or on the other area with tv's to be able to watch the hockey playoffs which we chose. Very cozy! Beer, poutine, French onion soup. What could be better? A perfect casual first night in Quebec City.
I went for the pork wing appetizer & the deer tartare with a side of poutine. It was delicious just absolutely delicious. I hope to come back again at some point & will be showing & recommending this restaurant to friends & family coming to QC.
