L'Affaire Est Ketchup

Clinton

5.0

Absolutely fantastic. Sat at the bar for a bird's eye view of the kitchen to watch the team work. It's amazing to watch them turn out impeccable dishes using such basic, classic appliances & equipment.

Jonathan was especially engaging. As manager, he has an incredible presence & personality & keeps the service flowing & entertaining. He really made the experience over the top & unforgettable.

If you've never been here, it is a very unique & non traditional dining experience. The menu is small & changes daily. Most everything is sourced locally. For our seating, the menu was read aloud by Jonathan to the entire group in both French & English.

Reservations are a must as there are only 2 seatings each evening (6pm & 8:30pm). Generally you'll need to reserve a table at LEAST 2 weeks in advance & much farther out if you have a specific seating request.

The dining area is small & seats maybe 20 people at the most, including bar seating. Although the food is fantastic, you'd never know it by the outside appearance or the decor inside. It's almost like walking into a run down dive bar! But that aesthetic contributes to the charm & experience. Everything is VERY laid back & casual.

The entire service is run by just 4 people. Sitting at the bar gives you an entertaining view of the the kitchen crew in action as well as great conversation with the team as they work. It's really unique.

Jim

5.0

The wife & I were in town for our anniversary & made sure to book a reservation here a couple weeks beforehand. Tremendous experience. Forget the hoity-toity airs of the typical fine dining experience & come in looking at L'Affaire as performance paired with cuisine. & while they are super cool & laid back, do yourself a favor & get there on time -- because the menu presentation is done for the entire group & every night is a different menu. That being said, if they have them when you are visiting, get the sweet breads: they were phenomenal (as was the halibut, which my wife had, & the pork chop). Prices were absolutely reasonable considering the level of quality. Great beer & wine selection -- again, go in with an open mind because it isn't like most places with a full bar or the same stuff you find everywhere else.

It truly is a unique dining experience & if you are reading this review I'd assume you already have some familiarity with the whole concept. These guys are just as much artists as they chefs. & they do it all extremely well.

We had an amazing time & truly the most memorable dining experience I've ever had. Will most definitely be back next time we are in Québec. Tres magnifique. 💙 ⚜?

Marc

5.0

This was a very unique & memorable meal. We were a little concerned when we showed up a little before 8:30 & the door was locked. We had not paid attention to the fact that they do 2 separate seatings per evening & that the door opens at the set time….
That being said the food was amazing, the wine recommendations were on point & the service was fun & personable.
We will absolutely be back on our next visit to Quebec City.

Adrian

5.0

Highly recommend this unique dining experience! The staff were friendly & very well educated, I really appreciated their knowledge of the wine list, they recommended the perfect pairing for my meal. The meal itself was amazing, high quality ingredients & perfectly executed (I had the duck). This was one of the best restaurant experiences I've ever had.

Michael

5.0

A different & unique dining experience. A laid back & casual environment with fine dining levels of food quality.

Emily

5.0

I can't believe I hadn't written a review on this place before. I was providing a friend recommendations for Quebec City & suddenly thought about the food here. I visited about a year ago in May & this restaurant still lives rent free in my head. I went in with no expectations & no explanations on what this was. It was such a great meal with such a unique & wonderful experience. I don't want to spoil it too much with my review but this place was stellar & I would 1000% go back if I am in Quebec City again.

Leon

4.0

This restaurant offers a unique dining experience that creates a fun & family like environment. There are two dining sessions & customers are seated simultaneously to prepare for the round of service. You start with some drinks & then the menu is explained in detail in both English & French to all customers. The food is solid, especially the apps (buffalo mozz & sweetbreads were phenomenal) but there were some issues for the temperature of the proteins on the mains. We ordered duck & swordfish, which should be cooked between a medium rare to medium, but both our dishes were on the rare side of rare. Very undercooked with made the fish tough to eat as the connective tissues have not broken down. We expected a nice fish steak & instead got a more sashimi style strips that were almost inedible. The flavors on the duck dish were fantastic, but again…duck should not be served rare as there are some tough parts to chew through. dessert was awesome & drinks were ok overall. The restaurant could use better ventilation as the entire building fills with smoke once they start cooking. Very nice guys though & cool atmosphere.

Trevor

5.0

If you're visiting Quebec City this place is a must. The dining experience is a quirky, informal, & unique experience. Friendly staff with some amazing cooking skills. Every dish we tried was amazing. The format has seating times & serves the whole restaurant at one go so be prepared to wait a bit before eating but I found that added to the experience. 5/5 & will come back if I'm back in QC.

Madalyn

5.0

11/10!! Such a unique dinner experience, amazing food with extremely fresh ingredients!

Pascale

5.0

Un de mes restos préférés. L'expérience est unique. La nourriture est excellente & le Staff est juste parfait. Une soirée unique chaque fois que nous y allons. On mange au bar pour tout voir & avoir des échanges merveilleux avec le staff.