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Auberge Duchesnay
Categories: Restaurants Hotels & Travel Restaurants, Hotels & Travel [Edit]
143 Route DuchesnaySainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, QC G0A 3M0
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
One review for Auberge Duchesnay
1 review in English
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Review from Alison D.
3/10/2010
Auberge Duchesnay is a hotel that is next door to the Ice Hotel. This review is based on the dinner I had at the Auberge during my stay at the Ice Hotel.
When you arrive at the Ice Hotel they ask you if you want to make a reservation at the restaurant at the Auberge. We chose not to and instead had some apps at the Auberge bar. There are a few booths in front of the bar that were perfect - part of the bar area, but we didn't have to sit in bar stools all night. The food was good, but above all you should know that if you come to the Ice Hotel without having had dinner already this is where you will probably eat.
If you know when you are going to arrive, you could call a few days ahead of time to make a reservation. We arrived at about 5pm and the only reservation left wasn't until 8:30pm. We had a cheese and meat platter for dinner that was great, plus a whole bunch of drinks! You can go really high end here and order special bottles of wine, or it can be casual like we did and have a few beers.
There are one or two places that you pass on your way from to the hotel from the highway. We asked at the Ice Hotel reception and the one closest to the hotel serves only drinks and has a pool table and the one in town serves dinner. It didn't seem worth it to leave, so we didn't. We wanted to make sure to get to the Ice Hotel to enjoy it and the participate in the ice carving!
This restaurant is on the bottom floors of the hotel, which seems pretty big. If you were thinking that you wanted to get married in the chapel at the Ice Hotel you could spend the night at the Auberge so you could have a normal hotel room to get ready in. If I weren't already married, I would want to do this!
I almost forgot, your stay at the Ice Hotel includes breakfast at this restaurant. They have a big giant buffet breakfast a-la-Marriott-style with an omelette station and tons of other food. It was a lovely brunch and will tide you over for hours while you drive or fly home after your stay in the Ice Hotel.
