Yanick Parent's team which owns Bello Ristorante, La Bûche, Don Vegan et Peppe is very happy to team up with Stephane Modat, an amazing chef in Quebec city to create Le Clan.
Enter an exotic place where you seat next to mysterious beasts. Enjoy the sheer, raw pleasure that you will appreciate over and over again.
Le Clan offers a highly regarded culinary journey characterized by its dedication to local terroir and creative, well-presented dishes. Many guests praise the exceptional service, knowledgeable staff, and professional atmosphere, often highlighting the impressive wine and non-alcoholic pairings. While the tasting menus and small plates are frequently celebrated for their quality and innovation, some visitors have noted inconsistencies in pacing, portions, or service attentiveness. Overall, the restaurant is widely considered a memorable destination for those looking to experience high-quality regional cuisine in an elegant setting.
We thought the service let the food down. Food was amazing but we continually had to get our servers attention for basic things like water. The worst was when we were asked if we wanted the bill before we had received our dessert in the set menu. Service fell inattentive & impersonal. A shame as the food is fantastic.
On est tombé sur cette adresse par hasard en marchant devant & on a été convaincus. C'est de la cuisine d'excellente qualité & le prix est très correct le midi pour un entrée-plat-dessert. On s'est vraiment régalés.
Food was delicious & had very subtle flavours. It would be great to have a few more textures.
Service was up & down. Several people brought my food & there was uneven pacing to the tasting menu. Sometimes the next course came in 5 minutes & others in 25 minutes.
Unfortunately one of my courses was missed out & they had brought my dessert before I realized. These things happen & an apology would have been fine. Someone who I believe was the general manager made it really awkward. He did not apologise & then said he would bring the missing savoury course after I had eaten my dessert. When I said it was too late no for the savoury course he just stared at me. I then got a bonus dessert of 3 rather large donuts but the same person poured so much maple syrup on that they were too sweet to eat. An awkward end to a delicious meal.
The service was mostly very good & the food excellent. Someone who I believe was the general manager brought some of the dishes & made the ambiance very awkward. Unfortunately one of my courses (the veal) was missed out of the 6 course tasting. I only noticed when my dessert came. These things happen - it was the way the GM dealt with it made it poor. He did not apologise, gave me no choice what would happen next - ie would I like the missing veal dish now (after the dessert) or finish early. He told me he was bringing the veal course - when I said I did not want it after dessert he looked at me very strangely. I did get an extra dessert which were 3 rather large fresh donuts - unfortunately the GM lathered it in lots of maple syrup without asking how much I wanted. This made them unbearably sweet. It was a limp end to an otherwise delicious meal.
Cela était la deuxième fois que je venais, pour un 6 services accord vins classiques.
La sélection de vins était en majorité (4/6) assez faible & de mauvaise qualité. Bien que chaque avait un bon nez, le goût n'y était pas, avec un fort goût d'alcool sur les bouteilles proposées. Cela est assez décevant vu le speech donné en amont (qui ne correspond pas à ce que nous avons en bouche) & le désaccord avec ce qui est proposé dans l'assiette (sauf pour la 1ere entrée & le dessert qui étaient vraiment top).
Le repas en 6 services était bon, non pas exceptionnel mais correct. Les quantités avaient bien réduit depuis mon dernier passage cet hiver, mais pourquoi pas si les produits choisis sont de plus grandes qualités, pas certain que c'était le cas.
Au niveau du service, dommage... entre le fait qu'on sentait une certaine expédition pour que nous partions rapidement, le service était décousu, maladroit & chaque question semblait être offensante, si ils connaissaient la réponse, comme sur le menu ou autres. En revanche notre serveur principal expliquait très bien les plats lorsqu'il nous servait. Petit bémol pour la suite qui devait commencer.
Service en somme assez basique, sans effort & sans caractère.
Je réessayerai peut être une 3eme fois lorsque le menu aura changé, car ça peut arriver.
En espérant avoir une réelle expérience culinaire & un service à la hauteur de ce qui est attendu dans ce genre de place la prochaine fois.
Great service for a restaurant in the jungle of a tourist area with so many restaurants that can get away with mediocre service & food. We had a 8:30pm reservation but the restaurant was kind to fit us in at 6:00pm to accommodate our schedule change even when all available time slots were fully booked. I had tge 6 course tasting & my wife had the 4 course. The consensus was the appetizer & dessert were of good quality but the 2/3 courses for myself were the stars of the tasting menu.
Highly recommended & the caveat is that the pricing is so reasonable as compared to similar service & food quality in other major Canadian & US cities.
We ordered the six course dinner. There were actually eight courses, including a pre-dessert. What a concept. The courses were small & had to be, or we would not have had room to finish. However, both meat courses (the lamb & veal) were generous. A special treat was the north Atlantic Char, a melt in your mouth delight similar to salmon. Service was attentive & explanations of the food added to the enjoyment. Our meal at The Clan lasted more than two hours, & is one of our favorite Quebec memories.
Pleasant experience, the dining room we were in was small & intimate, our waiter Mathieu was courteous & everyone else made our experience top knotch! We did a 6 service tasting - highly recommend! It was light & fresh, we were satisfied & full at the end. We did prefer the "pre-dessert" over the actual dessert. The road trip concept of the dessert was great, but we felt the flavours of the desserts didn't match the caliber of the main dishes. The flavours were lacking & quite subtle, in contrast the pre-dessert was a liquid/solid texture with white chocolate & a burst of fresh tart raspberry purée!
Overall, I feel confident in saying you get a good bang for your buck 👌🏼 awesome crew & great experience. We will definitely come back!
One of the most memorable meals we've ever had. You enter the restaurant on the ground floor, almost feeling like you are walking into the open kitchen. Then you are "swept" upstairs to the unique & beautiful dining room. The service was the best we have ever experienced - friendly & knowledgeable. We opted for the 6 course tasting menu with wine pairings. Each course (starting from the beautiful wagyu beef tartare amuse bouche) was both beautiful & delicious. The first course was asparagus. The second & third were fish dishes (the third course in particular was a work of art). Next was a unique poultry dish (I think pheasant, but I can't remember) followed by a tender medallion of veal. The dessert course was a journey unto itself. We cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough.
One of the best restaurants we've ever visited. Each course built on the previous one, & the dessert "mushroom" was life-changing. We didn't do the wine pairing, but we did get a bottle of Canadian wine that was truly excellent. Couldn't possibly recommend this restaurant highly enough. The only reason I gave it 5 stars is because 6 stars wasn't an option!
MICHELIN
