Laurie Raphaël

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4.5

Excellent with ONE Exception

For foodies & those who enjoy the delights & creative minds of the best chefs to entice ones culinary delights Laurie Raphael is one to keep on your go to / bucket list. From start to finish the overall experience was amazing coupled with the wine pairings LR is right up there on top of the list!

Now for the one exception & the four star rating which could have easily been five. The front of the house at LR needs a crash course in how to appropriately handle ones coat & umbrella. In my years of fine dining I did not hesitate to hand off our fine Italian coats & umbrellas to the hostess upon our arrival as it was a damp rainy night in Quebec city. Imagine our disappointment after an incredible meal that one of our umbrellas, a gift from a dear friend by the way, was accidentally given to another patron earlier. We were offered a cheap flimsy small umbrella instead & a semi-apology that was unauthentic & less than genuine. Furthermore no offer to track down the earlier patron of make amends in any way for our loss.

Our expectation of a restaurant of LR's caliber was to protect our belongings & return them in good order. In this case neither the apology or offer to write down an email for the hostess in case the previous diner antes up & returns the umbrellas made us feel any better.

Funny how one misstep like this can ruin a $600 plus dinner essentially making the last 2.5 hours a wash. My hope here is someone from LR in Quebec reads this review, goes through their guest list the night of Saturday October 16th & reaches with an offer to return our umbrella.

In summary this is a wonderful experience, sans ours, & when checking in my advice is take everything you came with to your table.

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5.0

One of our best meals every. Amazing service, wine pairing, & meal. Presentation of food was lovely. Thank you!

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4.0

Overall, the food is delicious, the presentation is first-class, the service is very good. However, there is room for improvement.
There should be a printed list of the wines selected for the multi-course pairings.

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5.0

It was a real charm to be taken cared of for a whole four hours of dining. The staff was professional, yet authentic in their warmth & all seemed to share great passion in what they were doing. Before I even comment the food, it's worth mentioning how inspiring I found the staff in their allure, including the chef & his cooks which greeted us at the beginning, & took time to come directly to our table for the first course.

The food opened my mind in ways which were dormant due to the pandemic. It was refreshing to consume, literally, what I wouldn't hesitate to qualify as art. All was in place to share a different story & intuitively, with the wine pairings which were magnificently original & unique, we understood the storytelling.

I recommend the experience to everyone willing to let down their guards, as your tasting borders will be met with the elusiveness of many classic & traditions re-invented.

Thank you.