Le Saint-Amour

Robert

4.0

Had dinner here Oct 3, visiting from BC. It's a nice restaurant, but there were a few things I found surprising for a restaurant of this calibre. First, when we got there, there were two tables with young children under the age 5; the sounds of electronic games & fussy children was not what we expected. Our waiter offered us sparkling wine when we arrived which was nice, but only later when you get the wine menu can you see that they are pushing the most expensive of three available by the glass without any explanation ($15-$45/glass). Finally, the foie gras dishes were excellent & my wife really enjoyed her filet. I thought the bluefin tuna was disappointing & meh. We didn't have dessert. Wine selection by the glass is very good.

Paul

2.0

Two extravagant evenings. Dined last evening at Le Champlain at the Chateau Frontenac. We ordered the tasting menu paired with wines. A wonderful evening not to be forgotten. Tonight we dined at Le Saint Amour & selected the tasting menu paired with wines. Huge negative contrast. Waited one half hour before waiter came to table. We watched as a limited staff slowly took orders. An offering of a proseco or a taste of wine would have helped. The evening proceeded at a snails pace. Wine pours were embarrassingly minute. Paired wines, cutlery food coordination unworthy of this highly recommended restaurant. Our Canadian next table neighbors were equally less than happy with their experience. It's a shame. The decor of the restaurant is worthy of a visit, but I suggest Le Champlain for a truly gourmet experience

Brad

3.0

Don't expect to sit in the main dinning room if you don't speak French. I made reservation 1 month ahead & stated that is for our 40th wedding anniversary. When we arrived we were seated in a small dinning room in front of building, we never even saw the main dinning room, I asked our water if there was any available tables in the main dinning room, that is why I booked this restaurant, he came back & said it was fully booked, I don't believed he even asked. It wasn't that we weren't dressed for the nice enough, 2 other couples that were seated in this room both spoke english, there was another couple that spoke french but was dressed in shorts & sneaker, that was probably why they were seated there. The service was slow, partly because our waiter ,the only one for that room spent a tremendous amount of time trying to push some high priced wine from the extensive wine list. We were so frustrated by the time he asked us for the dessert menu, we said no thank you. The english speaking couple hadn't even ordered yet & the were visibly getting frustrated. Bottom line never again unless I take French lessons. The last time we were in Quebec for our 35th anniversary we ate at the Continental, & it was 10 times better. This place is just about presentation & selling high priced wine. There are so many other better restaurant's in Quebec.

Mb

4.0

I will divide my review into 3 sections 1) Restaurant décor & setting: gorgeous & very fancy - nice interior design & lighting & amazingly very well maintained (as the building itself is pretty old). 2) Food - of course, it is a high quality restaurant with high quality food (if you order a la carte). If you let the server talk you into a mystery menu or degustation menu, hmmm not that great & certainly way, way overpriced. Foie gras is their specialty & is very good, but please ensure you choose your own preferred items. Do not fall for the wine pairing if you are not there for the wine tasting. Way too pricey & a gimmick to make you spend more. 3) Service - we had a tad obnoxious & even condescending waiter, We were celebrating our anniversary & ordered some glasses of Champagne. He was trying to impress us with "this is Queen Elizabeth's favorite champagne/ this was XYZ's favorite this & that" making it sound like we were easy-to-impress peasants. & when we told him "we are not here for the alcohol, but the food", his reply was "I shall find something that caters to your BUDGET!!" to which I replied "oh no, cater it to YOURS, it will be simpler!". He dropped the attitude. We still ended up with close to $1000 for 2 & even with a very generous tip, we got the dirty look when we left. So overall, a very nice restaurant if you know what you want, & try not to get intimidated by the staff - it is a restaurant not the Cannes Festival.

FrankDe-2447

1 Commentaire

3.0

Food fantastic. But wine experience was a disaster. So called "sommelier" tries to sell much too old wines at tourists.

Ivy

5.0

Where do I even begin?! We went to celebrate my husband's birthday. We got to visit their wine cellar & it was such a special moment. What a treat! Our waiter took time & effort to explain everything about the cellar. The menu was great, their lobster dish was superb. The fois gras experience was super fun! Overall Aesthetic of the place was great. It was very cozy. Perfect place to celebrate a birthday or anniversary.

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5.0

We celebrated New Year's Eve at Le Saint-Amour & it was incredibly wonderful, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., accompanied by atmospheric music, we tasted the most wonderful bouquet of wine flavors from French vineyards. The menu prepared for this occasion exceeded our expectations, it was delicious, the dishes & their types served by super professional service were the essence of what is delicious & tasty. I am very impressed & we will definitely come back here

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4.5

We had a lovely dinner & enjoyed the wine recommended by the sommelier. The only small complaint is that after being seated we had to wait a long time for service..it seemed like we had been forgotten. Many thanks otherwise.

via Other

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4.0

I think the timing of the food could be synced better with the wine. Also, it is an extremely high price point & the "upsell" when we sat down seemed inappropriate for such a quality establishment. Lastly, for the set NYE menu, it would be appreciated if there were two options for each course.

I think it is worth trying once ...

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3.5

The service & the wine selections were impeccable. Staff could not have been more accommodating, however, food was average at best very uninspiring, we have had tasting menus all over the city, & this was by far the worst food experience.