As far as Cabane a Sucres go, D'Amours is a decent location to visit if you're hoping to enjoy some…read moreQuebec sugar shack culture. It's not perfect and has improvement to make but it will certainly make some folks happy along the way.
Pros:
- They have everything you'd expect from a traditional Sugar Shack. Old time music, music sugar shack feel, standard plates to enjoy, "la tire!", pet farm, horse rides, etc.
- Brand new pet farm! Beautiful building with several animals to visit in clean, decently-sized enclosures. Kids will be happy here. There's even a super friendly small dog roaming around the shed looking for free back of ear scratches!
- Super Kid Friendly! You can help feed the horses, pet farms, bouncy castle for young children, etc.
Cons
- Getting to your table was a huge mess. Long line-up well outside the door, unclear instructions. Can't pre-pay. Too many people made the experience feel a little too commercial vs traditional. 30 minute wait!
- The seating is on a long 100+ seat table. While this may be fun for some.... I really don't like rubbing shoulders with strangers. Thankfully, you get chairs instead of sitting on a bench!
- The food was just OK. Service was a little slow as our waitress was managing had a lot of folks to oversee. Milk had to be asked, should be there initially. Donuts were actually good, had 1 to start with.... and then the guy serving them disappeared into outer space.... OK... The pudding chomeur was great but the sugar pie was a watery mess. The other stuff (omelet, bacon) was just OK. Overall, the cuisine was pretty average.
- Every staff member didn't want to acknowledge you unless you had the blue bracelet. This includes the bouncy castle. Do folk really come up to St-Anne Des Plaines to steal some food or randomly use your bouncy castle? Really? Chill out. Asking it once at the door should be enough.
Overall, d'Amour is a decent sugar shack but I'll be trying another place next year. A bit too commercial for my tastes with nothing making it stand out.