On our last evening of trip to Quebec we had our best meal in this restaurant that's entirely run…read moreby women with lots of dishes created with native vegetables. The food is Michelin quality and we tried salicorne (which taste like al dente pea vine) and tête de violon (fiddlehead is the English name and it tastes similar to asparagus) . Didn't get a chance to take a picture of my fiddlehead appetizer since I devoured it immediately! I tried to use Google Translate to understand the menu but the friendly waitress was more than happy to explain it to me in English. Another bonus - it's a family friendly restaurant and although they don't have a kids menu (let's be honest, they are usually bad anyway). They offer half portion for the kids which works out better anyway!

Fantastic restaurant with great atmosphere and a wonderful menu. There are about four pages of…read morewines to choose from. They were very accommodating and let us sit at the bar on a very crowded Friday evening. You could watch the chef and two sous chefs prepare all the meals. They had a very interesting menu although we were tired and it was late and we just got a hamburger and they very graciously made up a green salad for my wife. The hamburger was one of the best I've ever had. It had bacon and onion rings on it with a wonderful sauce and came with a salad and, of course, french fries. My wife had a great green salad. At the bar you can watch them prepare all the meals. If you're American and a bit squeamish you may not like the fact that they seem to mix all the ingredients without gloves are washing their hands. You had the sense that they were very proud of the food they were serving. We were staying in a hotel around the corner which was a bit creepy and this was a wonderful respite. There seem to be a lot of restaurants in this area but not a lot with great reviews. This is definitely worth stopping in for a great meal.

From the owner: À La Réserve Bistro, une adresse aux couleurs régionales, un service convivial et une cuisine…read moreoriginale basée sur l'achat local.

It is nicely situated, with a view across the St Lawrence and the view is particularly good at the…read moretime of sunset. The gentleman we spoke to when trying to make a reservation, refused to attempt to understand English and at the end of the conversation, I repeated clearly in French slowly, our reservation details. Of course, when we arrived we had been omitted from the reservation list. "This is the only table left" we were firmly told pointing to a small table in the middle of a lounge area, as we surveyed the half empty dining room. It was noticeable that the only two parties who spoke in English were seated in the same area outside the main dining room, furthest from the prized window over the St Lawrence. Interestingly, a Francophone gentleman arrived twenty minutes later, also without a reservation and was promptly seated by the window without any fuss. There were never less than three window tables available, the whole time we were there. Both the soup and the salad appetisers were unexceptional, except that the salad had some grit in it. The seafood risotto had clams, mussels, shrimp, bacon in it and was correctly al dente. The Confit du Canard was fine, with mushroom Papadelle. As my partner said "it is all right". The fruit sorbet and crème brûlée were standard, the first gave the impression that it was of commercial origin and the latter had hardly any crust. We were told "the tip is not included" loudly when presented with the bill.

Stopover Package is perfectly priced & worth every penny! While road tripping with a friend from…read moreToronto, ON to Charlottetown, PEI we stopped here after many recommendations from friends & family who make the trek regularly. The food is out if this world and the service is impeccable. Just what you crave after 9 hours of driving & too much junk food!

Not a bad little spot to grab a bite to eat. They seemed busy so our meal took longer than expected…read morebut everything tasted good My friend had a seafood pasta. Huge portion. I had the onion soup. Tasty but much smaller portion. Then I had something different that I have not heard of. Basically a salad on a piece of bread. Doesn't sound like much but it was delicious and filing.

This is the Denny's of the north. Our waitress was nice, though, and brought us a couple menus in…read moreEnglish.

Rare that I write a "down" review, but this one is not worth a stop. Service is unkind, food is…read moreaverage, and wine temperature and choice is insulting. Beautiful views. Correct ambiance.

Expensive and small portions. Coffee not very good. Basically, you are paying for the view.read more

Français : Le Matelot est l'un de mes restaurants de fruits de mer préférés dans la région de…read moreRimouski. Les serveurs sont toujours très gentils et le lieu est magnifique. Assurez-vous de réserver à l'avance puisqu'il est presque toujours plein, et surtout si vous désirez une des tables avec vue sur la riviére (la vue est incroyable). Assurez-vous de prendre: -Pain au fromage et à l'ail (avec ou sans crevettes) : 9/10 - TELLEMENT bon, si savoureux, si riche, si délicieux. Un vrai régal. -Homard!!!: Bouilli 9/10, Grillé 10/10 - Le homard grillé est absolument exquis, car il est moins aqueux et a une saveur fumée plus concentrée. Le bouilli est aussi absolument génial. En tant que personne n'ayant PAS un petit appétit, je opte soit pour un 2 livres, soit pour le spécial avec 2 petits homards (vous pouvez en obtenir un grillé et un bouilli pour comparer !). Le homard a l'air gros jusqu'à ce que vous réalisiez qu'il n'y a pas beaucoup de chair à manger. Trempez ce homard dans un délicieux beurre à l'ail et wow, pas de mots. Les accompagnments ne sont pas les star. Le riz n'est pas très savoureux, leurs frites sont décevantes, leur salade est plutôt bonne cependant, et vous pouvez également vous procurer une pomme de terre au four avec de la crème sure (pas super interessant mais ca fait l'affair). -Pudding Chomeur : 12/10 - Ne laissez pas passer ça. J'aime tellement le pudding chomeur, et celui-ci est chaud, gluant et divin. Une bouchée n'est que des saveurs douces et caramélisées du paradis. English: Le Matelot is one of my longstanding favorite seafood spots in the Rimouski region. The servers are always very kind, and the location is beautiful. Make sure to reserve ahead of time since it is almost always full, and especially if you want one of the tables that looks over the St-Lawrence (the view is incredible). Make sure to get: -Cheesy Garlic Bread (with or without shrimp): 9/10 - SO good, so cheesy, so rich, so delicious. A real treat. -Lobster!!!: Boiled 9/10, Grilled 10/10 - The grilled lobster is absolutely exquisite, as it is less watery and has a more concentrated, smoky flavor. The boiled is absolutely great as well. As someone with NOT a small appetite, I either go for a 2 pounder or for the special with 2 small lobsters (you can get one grilled and one boiled to compare!). Lobster looks big until you realize that there isn't much flesh to actually eat. Dip that lobster into delicious garlic butter and wow, no words. As for sides, they're not the star of the show. The rice isn't super flavorful, their fries are dissappointing, their salad is pretty good though, and you can also get a baked potato with sour cream (boring but does the job to fill you up). -Pudding Chomeur: 12/10 - Do NOT pass this up. I love pudding chomeur so much, and this one comes out warm, gooey, and so homey. The flavor is just like a comforting hug of sweet, caramelized fluffy goodness.

While driving through the Gaspesie region of the northern St Lawrence bay in Quebec we saw this…read morerestaurant- and the parking lot was packed for lunch. The menu item of a lobster club drew my attention. It was delicious and huge. Paired well with their sangria. I was in lobster heaven. Gaspésie National Park (French: Parc national de la Gaspésie) is a provincial park located south of the town of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada in the inland of the Gaspé peninsula. The park contains the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains in Canada, Mont Jacques-Cartier, 1,270 metres (4,170 ft) above sea level. In addition, the park contains the only population of Caribou found south of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada

What an amazing find. I was doing some photography of the lighthouse and came across this great…read morerestaurant. I ordered the lobster meal and it sure was a lobster meal. There seafood soup was also amazing which came with the meal.

It's a little cantine but here you're sure to have fresh seafoods…read more My lobster and crab poutine was excellent and one like this in Montreal would surely be much more expensive. 2 of us had lobster /crab poutine and the others had a lobster club sandwich wich they like very much. You have to eat outside but the food is good. C'est une petite cantine mais ici vous êtes sûr d'avoir des fruits de mer très frais. Nous étions 4, 2 ont mangés une poutine aux homard/crabe et les 2 autres ont dégustés un club sandwich au homard. Nous avons bien aimé nos repas. C'est une petite cantine donc vous mangés dehirs sur de petites tables à picnic.

This cantine is very busy for a good reason: excellent gaspesian cantine dishes at good prices. Hot…read moreand fresh. Poutines were right on with delicious sauce and excellent frites. The galvaude was also top notch. On a second visit I had the lobster roll and it was great. Simple lobster on a lettuce garnish in a top-loader roll. I'm from southern New England where this dish is a point of pride and I was impressed. Keep up the great work.