The ambiance was lovely. You are able to see the cityscape of Quebec throughout your evening as the the floor moves slowly. Overall, the food and the service was okay. First, I ordered the soup of the day, which was a mushroom soup, and the seafood plater. Both of them were good but nothing special. For the entree, I ordered the tuna salad. Like the starters, there was nothing special. The tuna that came with it was also a but too fishy for me and was not able to finish it because of it. The chocolate cake (the chocolate), on the other hand, is really good. The coffee filling in the middle is a great touch! The waiting staff was okay. I had an empty glass of water for at least 10 minutes and he only realized it when I asked him for a refill. The time between each dish was a bit longer that I would have liked. The waiter was not the friendliest. Overall, the experience was good. I think I will come again for the view and for a glass of wine with a shareable dish with my friends or family. I don't think it is a place I would eat dinner again. Side note: The staff speak both English and French. I did not have any problem talking to the staff read more

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Absolutely stunning view. The service was a bit slow, but not sure if it was that I'm used to faster American service. Food was decent. Drinks and dessert were good! read more

View 5/5 Service 3/5 Food 2/5 Price way too expensive When we first arrived, it took about 5 minutes for the reception desk lady to answer us as the group of 7 I was in was already seated and she only had to tell us to go and we would have find them faster. Our reservation was at 7h30pm and we had a seven and a five year old with us that were starving. It took more than an hour to receive our main dishes and the kid's dishes. They could have served the kids first. Food was below par. I had the Organic chicken ballotine, roasted potatoes and carrots, French green beans, lemon and tarragon sauce. Carrots were impossible to eat as they were harder than wood, sauce was very oily and chicken was dry. My husband had Carrot ravioli with leek, spinach and parsnips in a mushroom and miso jus. He only had 3 big raviolis at the bottom of his plate topped with a bunch of very hard (not al dente) vegetables. My niece had the raviolis as well and the plates didn't even look the same. Deserts were good though. Prices were outrageous versus the quality of the food. View was outstanding. This was our first and last time, we will never go back, very dissatisfied and disappointed. read more

Excellent view, very good food and service A little long walk to the restaurant from parking. read more

Celebrated my boyfriend's birthday at this restaurant last summer. I reserved a table next to the window. When we arrived, the waitress come quickly to give us the menu and was very helpful to explain the menu to us, give us recommendations for food and wine. She explain to us in French and in English which I really appreciate. Top notch customer service! We ordered the mushroom appetizer plate, the lamb dish and the fish of the day dish to share. Loved the delicious tasty juicy mushrooms and the tender lamb that melted in your mouth. The fish of the day was great but we were not amazed by it. Our dessert was also very delicious but also very sweet. We ordered 2 glasses of wine. One red and one white. Both recommended from our waitress according to our meals choice. I really enjoyed it. The view was stunning. I reserved a table at the appropriate time so we could see the sunset. Beautiful scenery. Very romantic evening. Thank you to our waitress and the kitchen workers for this amazing birthday dinner. We left very happy :) Would come back anytime ~ read more

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Many touristy restaurants like this are subpar. The view is spectacular, but the food is just OK. That is not the case here. We went for brunch and enjoyed spectacular food as well as terrific service and ambience. My husband had the steak and eggs and truly enjoyed them. And I had the brunch platter, and was expecting too much food, which I did get. However, the food that I got was incredible. I did not know what creton was, but it was delicious and I spread it over the ciabatta toast and it was delicious. It was a chore to sample everything served to me, but all the flavors were delicious. Even though the restaurant was packed, the service was terrific and, neither of us were anxious to leave at the end of the meal. Two tips: make a reservation well ahead because Ciel fills up and valet parking is available at the Concorde and is the best way to handle your car in this crowded area of the city. We can't wait to get back to Quebec City and Ciel in particular. Nous serons de retour bientôt. read more

How lucky could we be! Our first night in Quebec and this place was so close to our hotel and so wonderful. The views are amazing and really helped us get a sense of where we were and what was around us. The food and staff were wonderful. I would definitely recommend dinner here. read more

Panoramic views of Quebec City from the sky! This is a revolving restaurant that turns little by little while you are dining and it takes 90 minutes to do a full turn. Fun thing to do to get an overview perspective of the city and fill in the gaps. Nice views of the river and you get a different kind of view of Hotel Frontenac which you would otherwise not see from the street. The bar is at the 27th floor. Some of the windows need a bit of a clean from smudges so you can get clear views. One section is for people who just want drinks, snacks and dessert and the other side is for those who want to eat. Ciel bistro bar is at the top of Hotel Concorde, so expect hotel bar prices which I think is reasonable enough given the concept of the bar. You go for the views experience. We had coffee and cocktails and a blueberry lemon cream pie. Everything was good. read more

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The views that this restaurant provides is rare. You get to the chance to wine and dine while overlooking the city of Québec. The neat factor of this restaurant is that it is revolving 360 degrees so you get to take in every angle and view of Québec while you enjoy your meal. The service was good - everything was served in a timely manner and our waiter did their best english which we highly appreciated since my best friend and I do not speak French. The food was absolutely delicious and I would go back again - I also highly recommend making a reservation which can be easily booked online read more

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We received old friends from oversea, so we naturally decided to go to Ciel! What better place to appreciate the beauty of Quebec City? Today was a clear, sunny day. People outside were enjoying walks through the parks and the river was teeming with sailboats and other watercraft. The view was great, as usual. The food came fast and the staff was great. Our waitress was helpful and patient with our foreign friends and amiably offered to take pictures for us - twice. We had brunch, and although the menu didn't change since last time, we had a good meal. (to be honest, even the first time the main courses of the brunch menu felt a bit repetitive, i.e. egg, potato, egg, potato). A few details changed. The bowl of fruits contained raspberries (local, seasonal produce?) instead of pineapple. The smoothie of the day was a blend of raspberries and peach. I think I discovered something new today. The old restaurant used to have scenic elevators; these were not present anymore after Ciel! opened. However, when we stepped into the elevator to leave today, I saw from the corner of my eye a third elevator close to the wine cellar with the sign "scenic elevator". I guess they kept one! read more

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Service: 5/5 Ambience: 5/5 Food: 4/5, the desserts are very good. I had deer meat with spring rolls. The deer meat was super soft and good but the spring roll was too salty for me. I gave 3 stars because it took them 1 hour 15 mins to bring us the food. Even though we are a big group (7 adults and 3 kids), it shouldn't have taken that long to make all the dishes. read more

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Went there with in-town family members who highly recommended the food here. Absolutely everything we had from the flank steak to the barley risotto was amazing! The views, of course, are completely unparalleled. The restaurant is on a revolving platform so no matter where you sit the view is ever changing and stunning! The desserts were not to be missed! We had a flaky pastry with a creme custard, a brownie with chocolate mousse and a lemon meringue eclair. So good! Coffee rounded out our evening. We were a large party and service was excellent! It was not fast - but who would want it to be?! Wonderful! read more

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A great restaurant for a view of Quebec City! This is a revolving restaurant on the top floor of the Concorde Hotel. A little on the pricey side for some things, but worth it for the view. Not very many vegetarian options, but they can accommodate you. Many places have the typical pasta dish as a vegetarian option, so did they...when I asked if the chef can do something other than pasta, they made me a veggie plate with different textures. Purée of carrots, pine nuts, grilled veggies...not bad at all but also not a filling main... everyone else enjoyed their duck, swordfish... would go back just cause of the view. read more

I was torn between 3 and 4 stars, and the view combined with the service are so amazing, that I'll give it 4, despite my (considerable) misgivings over the food. There is a lot to say about the view, so I'll just sum it up in one word - breathtaking. The service is friendly, with a smile, and a desire to accommodate anything and everything. The food doesn't leave much to imagination, and a lot to be desired for - frankly I've expected a lot more. The fare is fairly bland, although with excellent presentation. I may repeat, simply to enjoy the view again. read more

Ciel! Is one of my favorite restaurants in Québec City. For under $30 CAD, you can get an app, lunch, and coffee/tea, and a small dessert. The steak was perfectly cooked to a medium rare, well seasoned, and paired well with the potatoes and cauliflower puree. The duck leg confit seem underseasoned at first, but dip it in the accompanying sauce and feel a flavor bomb explode in your mouth. The coffee seemed a bit weak, but maybe that's a good thing. The service here was excellent, and they validate parking. read more

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2017 Review 81/100 A must stop for a nice dinner when visiting Quebec City. Not only is the food really good but you get a great view of the entire city. The restaurant is located at the top of the Hotel le Concorde and it offers a rotating view of Quebec City while you dine. It's the only rotating restaurant in the city so you won't get this view anywhere else. The view is stunning, particularly at night, with a great view of the river and the surrounding area. Perfect ambiance. We chose Ciel! for our anniversary dinner and could not have been more happy with the experience. Moving on from the spectacular view, you are also served some spectacular food with spectacular service. I had a delicious fish dish with veggies topped with caviar and he enjoyed the beef cut. We had drinks to accompany our meal - they have a nice selection of wine and cocktails. Our waitress was the best. I speak a little French but she was happy to converse in English. We were interested in purchasing one of the wine glasses with the restaurant's logo as a souvenir of the evening. She let us know they weren't currently selling them but if one were to accidentally disappear she'd hook us up and look the other way. Ha! We didn't actually take one of course but she was certainly looking out for us. We both had The Chocolate for dessert and since it was our anniversary she brought them out with sparklers included. Super fun! Ciel! is great. Top notch dining in an amazing city with an awesome view and high-quality service. I would recommend it to anyone and will definitely be back the next time we visit. read more

Decent place, food, service and experience. A bit over-priced but that is to be expected since you're getting the 360-degree rotating view of the city, which was pretty cool. We ordered the 3-cheese plate, which came with focaccia rolls and toasted bread. It included a decent amount of soft goat, sheep and cow cheeses, an onion-apple chutney and nuts. We enjoyed it. Then we ordered the halibut as one main plate, and the vegetarian zucchini dish. The fish dish was moist and well-cooked. But the zucchini dish is why we could not give this place 5-stars. The vegetarian dish consisted of one zucchini. Yes. Just one. Nope. I am not joking. You were given one zucchini for dinner. A few tiny diced cucumber pieces were sprinkled on, and some hummus - but nothing else. So your entire dinner was just one grilled zucchini: highly disappointing to pay that much for one zucchini. They really cant be serious serving that with a straight face. LOL. Unfortunately this is a common issue for vegetarians - nobody seems to know how to make a proper veggie meal. Without meat the chef becomes confused and just give you one piece of vegetable. Kinda sad since the menu said there was both a head chef and sous chef - I would have expected better. However, the view was amazing and we enjoying seeing the 360-degree scenery, the drinks were good, and service was good, and the other two dishes were good. So it made up for the lacks. read more

Ambiance :5 Food : 3.7 Service :5 Wine: 5 Price/value : 4 Great place for sight seeing of the city. read more

The view was breathtaking if you get there 45 min before sunset you get to see the beautiful sunset one of the best steaks I've had in the area! Staff was perfect thank you for a memorable evening read more

Top drawer food and service with stunning views! We've never been hurried or had attitude from staff! Chocolate candy and coffee are always my dessert! Wine and cocktails, too!! Be sure to check ahead and/or reserve a table. read more

Their dinner starts at 5PM! I have to say that this was one the best dining experience I had in a while!! The view and the food both deserve its respect! It is a must visit attraction, if you are in Quebec area with a desire to want a view of the town while enjoying a nice wine, beer, and meal! Btw, service was awesome!! read more

This was an amazing experience. Came here for a brunch with a lot of apprehensions considering I was vegetarian. However, the wait staff was amazing and accommodate. I had a Croque Monsieur customized to replace the meat with the potatoes. She also gave me plenty of long shot espresso and even gave me ice to make it iced even though she was surprised at my request. The flexibility and friendliness impressed me a lot and I would gladly go back :). read more

Ciel! Bistro-bar - Croque Monsieur breakfast sandwich with roasted potatoes instead of the smoked meat. - French Near Me - Quebec City, Quebec

The view from the tower restaurant is amazing !! 360 degree in few minutes so you get the chance to pass by your favorite spot at least more than once. The food is also really good. Hard to find such a nice combination! read more

This restaurant is a must see in Quebec City! Their fried snail (borgot), French onion soup, craft beer were all so good and their view was something I'm thinking about a year + past our stay. We visited from Saratoga and this restaurant was one of the highlights of our itinerary packed weekend getaway. read more

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Horrible place. Servers are rude and completely irrespecutful. First nobody mentioned that the restaurant is closed though there were people eating. Second their "bar" is not a bar but just a cheaper looking seating. The hostess was completely unprofessional, was repeating that I need to buy a drink if I go to bar... obviously thats what people do in a bar.... she was refusing to show me the bar and when I finally saw it said I don't like their bar, the hostess reply was: great! I'm completely shocked. The view seemed nice though, but the attitude was unacceptable. read more

The view is spectacular. The staff is super friendly, attentive and helpful. The food is of course excellent, and we enjoyed the brunch immensely. Highly recommend. read more

Ciel! Bistro-bar - French Near Me - Quebec City, Quebec

We had a wonderful evening at Ciel! We felt lucky to get a reservation and although you are asked not to request a window we received one and got to see all of Quebec City sunset to the night light twinkling. The food was delicious we had halibut cooked to perfection! we weren't going to order desert as we were full but "had to" get the cheesecake to share - we were celebrating two birthdays and our wonderful waiter surprised us with the best chocolate mousse cake we've ever had. Highly recommend this restaurant for the view, ambience, service and food. read more

Our host in Quebec City suggested us this place, because of it's view and because he thought we'd enjoy a good local cuisine. He wasn't all too wrong, but also not all on point. First - you need to make a reservation, especially if you want to have dinner here. We only stayed in town for two nights so it was a bit of a short ​notice. Plus side is, you can make a reservation online. We made it for an early afternoon lunch since dinner time was full until 10pm. The place is not hard to find, it actually sticks out a bit. The elevator takes you up to the highest floor and then a bit of a grumpy waitress takes you to your seat. Yes, we were only dressed casually, but so were most people. I get it, that you dress more formal for a dinner, but this was in the middle of the day and besides, I don't really carry a dress, suit and tie with me on vacation. And tourists are well-welcomed in this city, except for this place, obviously The wait time is a bit too long, but this waitress was at least nice (compared to the first one). Her English was a bit on the poor side, but she tried hard, which I appreciated. She brought us drinks and menu. There are different ones for lunch and dinner, the dinner one being longer than the lunch one (shucks). There's not much to decide from. Sometimes this can be a very good thing, on the other occasions (such as was the case here), a bad one. There were two appetizers and 4 main courses. We were choosing between bad options and tried to find the lest awful one, which was a Cheese Platter for me (that's something French would consider a course in between main meal and dessert - so not something you'd really be full of afterwards) and Cold Meat Platter for my husband. This was too little for lunch (the meals are more on the fancy side, but I've had smaller ones too) so we also ordered a Soup of the Day - Carrot. The food was good and very nicely presented - also local (or so we were told). The dessert was something that I was looking forward to, cause I was still hungry. It did not disappoint - sponge cake with dark and white chocolate mousse, drizzled with caramel sauce. Very, very good indeed. Don't be too shocked when the check arrives. :) It could be cheaper, but then again, it's not a restaurant you go to every day and you do get a nice view in that one hour (whole 360°). The staff could be friendlier and I'd appreciate a longer menu. This was a one time only experience. read more

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We ate here for lunch and it was the first thing we really did when we got to Quebec City. The restaurant is on the top floor (I think is the 28th) and you get a great view of the city. To help you out the restaurant rotates at about an hour and half for a full rotation to give you an entire view of the surrounding area. It's a very FANCY restaurant feeling. The food was...good. It wasn't fantastic by any means (I'm also much more of a cheap burger and fries kinda guy) but I did enjoy it. We got the BBQ wings, the swordfish bacon, the BBQ ribs and the steak. The wings were good and the bacon was something else, but the steak and ribs didn't really have too much seasoning on them. It could be a Quebec thing as opposed to how we have it back in the states, which it totally fine. The food was good, but it wasn't anything that I would say "Man that was amazing!" at the end of it. Finishing our meal, they brought a surprise desert for us to help us celebrate our anniversary. I had mentioned it in our reservation and I was amazed they had done something let alone remembered. It was a very nice gesture and it went a long way. I would definitely recommend this restaurant for anyone visiting. Although the food left a little to be desired the main attraction is the view and that was incredible. You can see everything, and for us since we went in October it was awesome to see all the different color trees in the surrounding areas. Worth the price of food alone, so the food is basically free! read more

My best friend and I were searching for a rooftop kind of view + nice cocktails for our last night @ QC. Searched Yelp and Ciel came up. It was a great experience! We both loved the service, cocktails, and of course the view! Food wasn't too expensive either which was a plus for us. We stayed about 2 hours and we got to see full 360 degrees. Definitely recommend to try if you're visiting QC. read more

Ciel! Bistro-bar - La Fraise aux herbes and L'orage - French Near Me - Quebec City, Quebec

Stunning view, delicious food. Prices are acceptable. Love the carrot pasta dish. Can't believe carrots taste this good. Definitly will go again. read more

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The view from the table is spectacular. The food was just ok, wasn't for my taste. Alot of heavy cream and butter in the dishes. The service was great. All tables have a view of the city, since the whole dining room rotates. I would recommend going for a drink around the sunset time and enjoy the colors. read more

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This place is very beautiful. The view is impeccable and cannot be beat. You are basically paying for the view and ambience. The food is okay at best, not great or amazing. The servers are amazing! I love that the place revolves so you always get a different view of Quebec city! read more

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I had a truly enjoyable experience here, and probably stayed about 2-3 hours! They do not take reservations between lunch and dinner, so I could not make one; I wanted to go around 4PM since that was when sunset was during this time of year. Luckily, I was able to get a seat not right next to the window, but one seat over, and was the last person to get a seat. Service was very attentive and polite. The experience itself of seeing yourself slowly make a rotation around the entire place is really cool, just like the 360 restaurant on top of the CN Tower. At night, the red lights light up the windows and it is beautiful. What I ordered: - Café au lait: this came hot and was nice and foamy. - Soup of the day (split pea): tasted heavily of cream but in a soothing way. It came in a very wide flat dish but I think a smaller bowl would of kept it hotter - Charcuterie platter: I was really impressed with this one, it came with a couple types of sausages, proscuitto, some päté, pickles and pickled onions and radishes, and I paid extra for some foie (why not indulge?) It went very well with the warm buttered bread. I bet that their cheese selections would also be on point! - Pork tongue carpaccio and gribiche sauce, green bean salad and parmesan: This tasted lightly of liver which is delicious (but not to everyone's taste). The sauce was perfectly savoury, I could of eaten two portions of this! - Smoked eel from Kamouraska, apples and beet marinated with raspberry vinegar and preserved lemon: I was pleasantly surprised by how fresh the fish tasted; the apples/beet tasted stronger than the fish. I wish there were more pieces of eel. Highly recommend! read more

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Amazing experience, food and service. Everything was super fresh and tasty. Try their seafood plate we shared it between 4 of us. Drinks was delicious! Best lemon drop cocktail Waitress was cute, answered every single question, and of course that view was priceless. So far it was best food we had in Canada and prices were very reasonable read more

Ciel! Bistro-bar - French Near Me - Quebec City, Quebec

I was truly shocked how this place was amazing, if you're going to Quebec City and have a bit of money left to spend on a meal go HERE . What wasn't perfect about this place? I have to be honest I was kinda afraid of heights but just wow, you could see everything ( I went in the evening ) so you could see all the lights and it was just amazing. The waiter, omg if I was rich, I would have payed him to be my personnel waiter. He was so kind, funny and just exceptionnel. He served us bread like in almost every restaurant. But wait* the bread was WARM?! I ate a bit and my heart just melted. I almost cried, the bread was so good, like it came just out the oven. I took just a cheap beer and yeah It wasn't the best, I didn't finish it, ps: don't take the cheap beer . The meal; I took a piece of steak, I saw the price and I wasn't hooked. The waiter described me the peace of steak and I was really interested (I'm a big meat guy). It came on a "medium" plate and it looked nice. I ate a bite and almost cried (again) it had that nice buttery taste, it was so TENDER. I could cut it with a spoon, I was soooo happy that I took it. It wasn't a big portion, it was just perfect 10000% The waiter was just awesome, we gave him an 40$ tip Pros: Amazing view, best service that I ever had, the food was perfect, it wasn't too crowded ( we made reservations) + ( I don't think that you can just enter and ask a table without waiting for a while, not sure ) the BREAD . It was cosy, Cons: you have to find a parking outside on the street ( the restaurant is on top of an Hotel, not sure you can park in the hotel parking ) I just parked outside. Not cheap for 2 it may cost around 80-100$ ( but we took the steak ) so, prices may differ. read more

Ciel! Bistro-bar - Best view of Quebec City - French Near Me - Quebec City, Quebec

My husband and I came in for lunch, we were seated instantly and our service was great. Our server spoke English which we appreciated and was knowledgeable about the menu and wine options. The views throughout our meal were beautiful, we lucked out that it was a clear and sunny day. We each ordered the beet and smoked salmon salad to start, it was done perfectly. For our main course I ordered the carrot ravioli and it was so delicious I'm still thinking about it 4 days later! My husband ordered a beef dish with mini potatoes and broccoli which was cooked to perfection. The waitress treated us to a complimentary dessert as we were on our honeymoon, it was a chocolate torte with berries and a lit sparkler as a candle, it was such a nice gesture and made for an unforgettable experience. read more

Foods was good and people was nice But if you go there from the USA then you must pay with credit card. If you pay with cash they gonna charge your us $1= canada$ 1. I went there the first day and first place of the Canada so I didn't have any idea to pay with what so, when I pay for my bill I asked a waiter and he said they gonna charge me US dollar same as the Canada dollar. My bill was about $170 of Canada money and they took my money exactly $170 US dollar. I don't know is that the ok or illegal but definitely they were cheated on me. After while I stayed in the Canada where ever I goes they charges me as rate of exchange. I had good time in there but right after I found out they over charged me I really feel so terrible. ANYONE FROM THE USA AND DO NOT HAVE THE CANADA MONEY YOU MUST PAY WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD!!!!!!!! read more

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Such a fun brunch. We feared that the focus would be on the restaurant's views rather than the food but we were delighted to be proven wrong. Service? TOP NOTCH! Food? TOP NOTCH. We were seated promptly at 9 for our brunch reservations. Each course was amazing. The black pudding was the best that I have ever eaten. Coffee, pastries, sides, all delightful. Fantastic experience! Thank you Ciel! for adding a great experience to our already amazing Québec vacation. read more

Fantastic view and ambience, that worth the trip up there. The service was very good. I had the fish of the day, I wasn't a big fan of the sauce they used with it, it didn't brought the flavor of the food of its best. The steak was a good call in the other hand. I would definitely recommend a stop by to have a dinner at Ciel, we had a good time. read more

Ciel! Bistro-bar - View from the panel glass. - French Near Me - Quebec City, Quebec