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Laurie Raphaël
- Hours:
Tue-Fri 11:30 am - 2 pm
Tue-Sat 5:30 pm - 10 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Has TV:
- No
3 reviews for Laurie Raphaël
3 reviews in English
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Review from Geneviève A.
Québec, QC
6/25/2010
After my fabulous meal at the Laurie Raphael this week, I think it deserves a place on my list of favourite lunch places along with Le Café du Clocher Penché. However, just like the Clocher Penché, it's a restaurant you go to on special occasions or when you just feel like having way above average food because it's a little expensive, though I believe that the lunch menu offers great value for the money. Appetizer, main course and dessert ranged from about $17 to $24 depending on what you pick; stunningly cheaper than dinner. After thorough examination of all choices on the menu (isn't it great when everything looks good?) I ordered the salmon tartare which came with tempura vegetables and taro chips. Everything was divine, they even managed to make the tempura vegetables better than most Japanese restaurants.
The service was very attentive and friendly. Even though it's a posh restaurant, the staff didn't have a cold attitude. The place was a little empty for lunch, but it may be because it was June 24th and almost everybody in town was nursing their hangover.
Much to my dismay, I don't think it'll ever be a place I'll start frequenting often for dinner (if at all) because of the price, but I'll be back for lunch when I feel like treating myself to some fancy food.Listed in: Fancy schmancy
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Review from Mariana R.
Calgary, AB
8/30/2011
This restaurant is really good!!.. the service was Excellent!.. we got a place in the terrace and the place is very beautiful!!..All Dishes were Delicious!!!.. I asked for the Chef menu, which you don't know what it is until you get the Dish.. and It was really really good!!!... the best Choice I could get!!.. My boyfriend asked for the lobster, and It was really good, but the ammount of lobster was really small, even when the portions are normally small in Gourmet cuisine, this lobster portion was smaller than normally.... the best part was the Dessert. We got the best one there, it was something with Chocolate and hydrogen.. The presentation was Awesome!!.. and also really delicious!!..
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Review from N. C.
Toronto, ON
1/4/2010
A beautiful restaurant that is certainly well aware of its foodie appeal. They have their own gourmet food shop just off to the side when you come into the restaurant.
The dining room is large, grand and very chic. Located in the Vieux-Port of Quebec, this is definitely not a tourist place and certainly a place for those in the know. However, that being said, Laurie Raphael is well-known to both Montrealers and Quebeckers. The standard of service is very professional. The wait staff exude a sense of sexiness in their approach, but that doesn't mean that the service was doting or exceptional--it was just OK.
The menu is full of double meanings and humour. For example, the sponge cake with chocolate and orange ganache is presented as though it is some kind of seaside dessert where the sponge cake is torn up and presented as though it was a real sponge. The spoons of foie gras, scallops, lobster et c. are usually paired with some kind of local jam or sauce. Something from the "terroir" and something for everyone! Citrus and fruits appear often in their food (in late 2009 anyway). We were served a goat cheese plate where one of the goat cheese items was a take on the Pogo stick. I suppose that is fun and creative. But in truth, it did taste good, so what to do?
There was one wonderful dish--a chocolate caviar which was comprised of little tapioca balls bursting with a chocolate pudding taste that you'd remember eating as a child--all served in a little caviar container.
The meats and fishes are fetished over and usually come with a smear or two of some kind of sweet beet paste or chestnut puree. They served us one course with a stuffed squab leg full of nuts and herbs. Delightful, to be sure.
This was the second time I ate here and on both occasions, the food was lovely. However, sometimes you just don't want to look for all the humour and jokes embedded in what is otherwise a truly contemporary French line-up. But maybe that's what life is all about?
Overall, an elegant Quebecois restaurant with a sense of humour, even kitsch, when it comes to preparing its food.
P.S. Expect to pay at least $125/person.
