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.
The best brunch & even best restaurant overall we went to in Quebec. Make reservation few days ahead of time & you can come straight in to enjoy the vibe & great food. Highly recommend Sugar Shack that is a good combination with variety of food & 2 people can share one. Price is reasonable & very nice service. We definitely will come back next time!
I picked this restaurant because of its good ratings (it is one of the highest rated restaurants in the area) & its offering of Quebec food. To book a table at this restaurant online, you need to provide credit card info for a cancelation fee of $25 per person. Given this policy, I figured the restaurant must be popular so I was rather looking forward to dining here. The restaurant has a distinct style, but it is crowded & it is not air-conditioned. We were there on a hot day &, even though we were seated next to the window, we felt uncomfortable with the heat inside the restaurant. They served us a complimentary plate of pork rinds with pickled cucumber & beets to start. I didn't like the pork rinds, but I think that's more due to the personal preference; I really enjoyed the pickled cucumbers & beets, on the other hand. We ordered a cheese platter to share, a bison sandwich for my partner, & a meat pie for myself. The cheese platter was quite good; I enjoyed all four types of cheese that came with the platter, though the blue cheese & the goat cheese were my favourite. The meat pie looked great when it came out, with the puff pastry on the top looking airy & flaky as it should. The puff pastry was good; it was flaky & buttery, & it had the right amount of salt. The meat & the potatoes inside, however, was almost inedible. They were way too salty, especially the potatoes. The salad served on the side had this very sweet dressing that I didn't enjoy. The similar dressing was also used in the bison sandwich, which was also underwhelming. It just had this sweet flavour that easily overpowered very thin slices of bison inside the sandwich. I've always seen bison as the more "beefy" tasting version of beef, but I wouldn't have known there was any inside the sandwich if I hadn't read the menu. The fries served alongside the sandwich were bland, & the coleslaw tasted a bit sour & not very fresh. The server who served us was great, & the service was timely, but we were very disappointed with our experience here overall. Due to the heat & the disappointing taste of our food, we were unable to finish what we ordered & didn't ask for them to be packed. The food is not cheap here; contrary to it being designated as a "$$" restaurant, you should expect to spend at least $50 per person. Given the price & the quality of the food served here, as well as the lack of air conditioning, I can't imagine why this restaurant is so well rated. Overall, I would recommend giving this restaurant a pass, especially during summer.
Food, service & atmosphere was great. Recommend the salmon tartare & onion soup. Make sure to check out the bathroom. Recommend booking in advance. They have a nice outdoor patio. Recommended!
Really excellent food, huge space with both indoor & outdoor seating. Great beer options. I recommend the bison entree it was so tender & tasted just like steak. The rice & cream sauce accompanying it are fantastic as well. I also liked the foie gras appetizer over grilled bread. They need to list hazelnuts as an ingredient on that dish though. We had to send it back to the kitchen to be remade because it came with hazelnuts but they dont list it as an ingredient on the menu :). They were very kind & remade the dish promptly. Servers are very friendly & welcoming ✅. It is definitely not cheap so be prepared to drop some $$$ to dine here.
The food was amazing especially the maple-glazed bacon. We highly recommend the experience of traditional French sugar shack meals reinvented. The free appetizer was a great start.
