Bistro B

I recently visited Bistro B (for the first time), a charming establishment that offered a pleasant dining experience overall. While the ambiance and service were commendable, there were a couple of drawbacks regarding portion sizes and the use of wild salmon. Upon entering the restaurant, I was immediately struck by its inviting atmosphere. The cozy interior created a relaxed and enjoyable dining environment. The attention to detail in the decor, lighting, and overall ambiance contributed to a memorable and comfortable experience. Also, the service was prompt, friendly, and attentive. The staff members were knowledgeable about the menu and provided helpful recommendations, ensuring that every aspect of the dining experience was well taken care of. They were quick to address any requests or inquiries, further enhancing the overall satisfaction. While the quality of the food was undoubtedly impressive, the portion sizes left something to be desired. The dishes, including the salmon, were beautifully presented and boasted flavors that delighted the palate. However, the quantities seemed somewhat small compared to what one might expect, especially for those with heartier appetites or those seeking a more substantial meal. Additionally, it was disappointing to learn that the salmon used was not wild. For enthusiasts of wild-caught salmon, this may be a significant factor to consider. While the quality and taste of the salmon served were still good, the farmed salmon contain a colorant (Astaxanthin) that gives the reddish or pink hue. Despite these minor concerns, the restaurant provides a delightful dining experience overall. The ambiance and service contribute to a comfortable and enjoyable atmosphere, allowing guests to relax and savor their meal. While the portion sizes might not suit everyone's preferences, the quality of the food and the skillful preparation are noteworthy.

I came here twice, tried their breakfast and dinner menu. For the price they are charging compare to restaurants at similar settings and price range, Bistro B still has some room to improve. Taste of food is average, casual but not exciting. The good things are that ingredients are very fresh, good atmosphere and service was exceptionally good.

Good place with lots of delicious food. It’s a really nice place in Quebec downtown. You can go with your friends or family to celebrate some important date or just dating there. I will highly recommend this place for lunch or dinner!!!

Great Bistro. The quality and the work behind the food is undeniable. Different/worked/tasty every day. (François Blais know his stuff) High quality staff, they are very pleasant and know everything. Quality-Price is unbeatable. Good choice of alcohol. Kitchen in the restaurant for you foodies at the bar. The restaurant itself is keep up to date and well maintained. Clean

We were lucky to get a table at dinner without a reservation. The ambiance was very enticing, and watching the food prepared adds to its authenticity and charm. We really enjoyed the appetizer and salad courses, and the Arctic char entree was exceptional. We didn’t lick our plates, but it came pretty close. 😜 Great overall experience!

We discovered this bistro by pure chance while a random afternoon walk as it’s not in the touristy bit of town, we came in without reservation and they treated us in a very charming way. First of all we ordered the trout and dill pate, for main course we had the linguini with prawns (delicious) and bison cooked to perfection accompanied by a delicious white wine. Our waiter (also host) did a great job in addition to preparing the most delicious cocktails (Venus) ... From which I also got the recipe to take home with me YAY! The menu changes daily and they serve brunch on Sundays. We liked it that much I said the food was delicious to the staff at least 10 times 😅

Started with the chanterelle mushrooms and loved them. Perfect. Then an hour later came the duck, good taste but over cooked. Then the halibut. Not sure what happened but mushy fish with tasteless brown sauce and bizarre plating. Thanks for spraying the blue cleaner all over the table next to us as we tried to enjoy dessert. Sorry way to hit and miss and trying too hard!!!

One of our favorite spots in Quebec! Amazing Foie Gras! Make sure to enjoy their famous sweetbread (it’s actually meat) and the Duck! Veggie dish was wonderful also. Ended with Creme Brûlée and cookie, go home soooo happy! Updated Since COVID-19: still one of the best restaurants in Quebec! Highly recommend enjoying this exceptional dining experience! We got two orders of the heirloom tomato special fresh from the local farm, foie gras terrine was perfect, fish special was perfect. Opening Hours and days have changed so book in advance!

The place was packed and that's why we chose it. The food was ok. I won't say great. But it was a fun experience. We were glad we were just inside, at least under the roof. It poured rain out of nowhere. Our service was fine and friendly for as busy as they were.

What an incredible meal. The perfect evening to sit outside; we took advantage of it. We loved the ambience of Cartier Street & being an out of towner, were excited to see a recommended restaurant in the heart of it. Our server was quick and attentive, shifting from English to French without blinking. A gift in itself. My meal consisted of the special soup of the day -- a fresh cream of cauliflower soup and the bread salad. So, bread is not a normal part of my diet, however, after eating the bread and butter on the table, I decided why not. Oh wow... with the fresh out of the garden tomatoes & cucumbers, it was amazing. Loved the fresh dressing as well. My husband ordered the scallops after seeing them at the table next to us and enjoying them all through Prince Edward Island and Halifax. He could not stop raving and raving. And, the potatoes were incredible as well, the butter flavor was strong and since when doesn't butter make everything even better. Overall a memorable evening, speaking with locals at the table next to us, who were excited to see out of towners enjoying one of their favorite restaurants.

Great food and drinks! Would be coming back often if I live here. The pan seared foie gras is to die for.

Yesssss!!!! Finally found a kickass restaurant in Quebec City where literally everything was ON POINT. Just walked out of dinner here a couple hours ago and am still salivating over the delicious meal we just had. After an extensive search on Yelp, we decided to come to Bistro B for dinner. Upon entering, we were quickly seated and given an iPad which contained the entire menu. We decided to share the venison tartare and the sweetbread appetizers which were extremely and over the top delicious. For our mains, hubby had the venison top butt and I had the truffled risotto topped with truffle foam. Outstanding is not a fair enough word to use for both plates.... every bite was foodgasmic beyond explanation!! We decided to end the meal with the chocolate hazelnut explosion deliciousness dessert which was also phenomenal. Overall, an amazing and unforgettable meal which was very fairly priced given the outstanding quality and service. Would 100% be back and encourage everyone and their mothers to come eat here! Yummmm!

Excellent! Our server Julian was superb. The dry peach wine was superlative. Highly recommended. Best meal I've n Quebec City in 7 days.

Wow, out of all the restaurants I visited in Québec City this one was my favorite. I loved everything about this place. I loved the modern interior design. I loved the huge counter top. I loved the service. I loved the huge windows letting in the bright sunlight. And maybe most importantly I loved the food. No doubt the maitre d' could tell I was a weary tourist, yet he made me feel very welcomed and kindly translated the menu items on the blackboard for me. For lunch I picked the most exotic sounding dish: "feuilleté coeur de porcelet & ris de veau". That's chopped young piglet heart served over a puffed pastry. That's right and believe it or not that meal was one of the best meals I've ever had in my life. So three cheers for piglet heart. No part of any pig should go to waste, right? Oh and I highly recommend sitting at the counter. The counter surrounds the entire kitchen. If you're like me, you'll probably find it fun to watch the chefs while they work. By the way, if you're looking to kill some time on Avenue Cartier, check out the indoor market across the street in the red brick building. There, you will find small individual booths of people selling candy, cheese, meats, and breads.

After reading about the restaurant as one of the hottest eatery in town, I decided to make a reservation for dinner on our last day in Quebec CIty. Maybe I went in with too much expectations, this turned out to be just another trendy place that serves mediocre food. The bistro is a bit far from the touristy Old City, so the crowd was mostly trendy locals or foodies like me who have read about raving reviews somewhere. The ambiance was nice with an open kitchen. the drink menu was served on an iPad while the food menu was written on a chalkboard in French. After the waitress patiently translated the entire menu to me in English, I realized the selections reflected nothing more than a typical new American menu. I've only tried two entrees off the menu (out of total 5 choices), so I can only speak to what I ate that night. The 75-day aged filet mignon was very well flavored, but it was served slightly too cold. The meat was cooked perfectly to medium rare. Yet the citric sauce served no particular purpose but rather washed away some of the original flavor of the steak. As for the asparagus/mushroom risotto we ordered, there was truly nothing special. The whole plate was overpowered with onions. For a 30-min walk and a $100 tab, I was pretty disappointed with what Bistro B offered. I probably could've found another restaurant more unique right outside of the old city on St. Jean.

I was lucky to have been taken here by a Quebec City local. Apparently the menu changes daily and is written on the chalk board above the kitchen. When I was there, they were offering 3 options for appetizers, 3 mains and 2 for dessert. I had the Salmon gravalax to start, Horse steak main and pana cotta for dessert. Boyfriend enjoyed the venison tartare, guinea fowl main and bacon bread pudding. Most of the dishes were good, executed well but didn't stand out as phenomenal or something to go back for. I will say the staff is very friendly and it is fun that they offer a different menu every day for the regulars to enjoy. I would go back, if I was in the neighborhood but as a tourist wouldn't go out of my way to book this restaurant again.

Meh. I would have been happier if they'd concentrated more on flavor and less on being hip. My wife ordered a duck dish, and aside from her comment that the whole dish had one flavor, she still seemed content and was more or less full after eating. I ordered scallops and for $36 got 3 gritty scallops (they didn't wash them well), maybe 50 grams of veggies mixed with a little pancetta, and hollandaise sauce (which was actually a flavorless foam that quickly turned into flavorless liquid). The dish was bland, took less than 5 minutes to eat, and left me hungry enough than I stopped at Metro on the way home for a snack. On a side note, even though the dining area was about half empty we were sat in the corner where the tables were so close together that in order to sit or stand I had to bump my chair into the understanding woman behind me.

Excellent cocktails, had the cheese platter, wine pairing suggestion made by our server, very good. We skipped mains tonight b/c we ate too much earlier, but the menu looked great, I'd definitely come back as a few things caught my eye. The creme brûlée was generous, sharing-size and served with a milk chocolate chip cookie. Yum! Friendly, knowledgeable staff.

A real pleasure to dine here. We had been looking forward to visiting having read about them in a travel review and we weren't going to let a foot of snow get in the way. He food was delicious. We split an order of oysters and a wonderful strip steak. The servers were over the top accommodating.

Bistro B is one of our favorite restaurants in Quebec City. Everything is always so delicious.

Nice decor, with stunning view on Cartier street. You just can't charge those price and not deliver perfection. My cod was overcooked and the sides were boring.

Freakin amazing! Best find in Quebec City! Our server was very nice, explained the french chalkboard menu in detail. Very nice casual comfortable room with plenty of a/c. Very charming neighborhood.

Atmosphere was ok. Nothing to really look forward to. Our appetizer was really good but the main course was mediocre at best. Not worth anywhere near what the price point is. To expensive for a mere "nothing spectacular" type of meal. The staff was nice, and friendly but it's more of a place to be seen at as the hip chic place to have a drink but not to have a tasty, out of this world kind of dinner.

Great set lunch and open kitchen to see all the action. Love the sauce on the boudin noir. We were the first to walk in at 11:30, by 12PM the place was completely packed. Definitely better than some of the tourist trap bistros. Worth a visit.

Food and service 10/10. Amazing wine list and the menu chafes regularly. I recommend you sit at the bar and watch the magic happen.

I've just had a lunch at this place. The food was great and my waiter was very nice and a pleasure to talk to. Everything was perfect until it was time to pay my bill and I discovered there is no wallet in my purse! I had everything in my wallet, all my credit cards, my Californian ID etc. -- loosing all of that will bring many challenges in my life as a tourist in Canada. I was in shock and wanted to rush back to my hotel to see if I left it there -- but the restaurant manager (?) requested that I leave something with them to guarantee my return. Something like an iPad, that I had with me. So they requested me to leave a $500 device with them because they cannot trust me that I'll return to pay $30 for my lunch! That was their way of compassion to someone who's in a trouble and trusting people... I truly think that restaurant of this level could risk loosing $30 in order not to cause more troubles to a tourist who lost his ID and all his credit cards! In the end I happily found my wallet in the hotel, but I never coming back to that place.

Modern bistro French cuisine open kitchen we sat near the kitchen watching the line staff was like watching an artist paint a picture food was well prepared and great taste had the steak was cooked perfect wife had the sole and liked it we didn't have reservations and they sat immediately

Great place to eat in Quebec city. Where locals go to eat! Nice menu that change every day with fresh products ! You can also see the chef do his thing. Nice atmosphere and great drinks !

Spent 5 days in Quebec. Ate out for each meal. This is the only one I felt compelled to mention bc it truly set itself apart. Between the service and overall demeanor of each of the staff I can't sing it's praises enough. The meal alone is enough to receive a 5 star review. Everything was top notch! Beautiful presentation and incredible depth to the flavor profile. Kudos and can't wait to come back.

Menu changes every day . Service is amazing. They all but cut my food without being intrusive. Benoit was fantastic, great wine recommendation. This is great for off the beaten path just outside Vieux Quecbec on J. Cartier with other gems. Take the walk

Superb dinner. Small and elegant portions. Gourmet level food. Lively and fun atmosphere. Great wine list. Excellent bar selections. Superb service.

Limited vegetarian options, but food was beautifully presented and well prepared. The resto is definitely casual. Notwithstanding the restaurant listing, jackets are definitely not required.

Highly recommend Bistro B. Exceptional food. Impeccable service. Wonderful ambience. Happened upon it by chance and will definitely return.

Had a late night dinner at bistro b, not really wowed. Ordered the tuna app as well as the mixed mushrooms (which were super delightful, lots of garlic and parsley!). For mains: duck and venison, the waitress made sure to state the dishes would come out rare, sadly not the case all was over cooked including the roots veggies :-(

The open kitchen is amazing so I can see all the action and the food is fantastic. Apparently changes all the time but I had an amazing duck breast.

We enjoyed a well-executed cocktail of the night featuring ice cider, basil gelee, star anise, and pepper. The venison, sweetbreads (and of course the foie) were very good.

Wow a great place for supper, super good food and very friendly staff especially towards a couple of English speaking tourists. Lot's of vibe and community feel, I wish I lived closer.

This is an excellent choice for delicious food. We loved the wine by the glass select as they had some unique Canadian wines to try. The gazpacho was fabulous and the homemade sourdough while grain bread with house butter was tasty. The service was friendly and earnest but infrequent.

We lucked out just picking bistro b randomly for lunch. Little did we know it was on the New York Times 36 hours in Quebec list! It was fabulous. After wasting time and restaurants like Cosmos we finally found a place that spoke to us. Don't be afraid of the small menu. They have something for everyone. As a pescatarian I had no problem. Had the local Quebec cheese appetizer on a strawberry salad and it was so delicious and perfectly balanced flavors. My husband reported liking the pate and toast. For entrees we had the salmon, a half size of the cannelloni for my daughter (she loved it) and the steak. We watched them make everything in the open kitchen since we sat at the bar. Would definitely return!

Very disappointed! The front desk is extremely unpleasant. I would not recommend or give a second chance to what I found to be a less than professional operation.

Beyond outstanding. Sat at the bar and watched Chef Julian and his staff at work. Everything so fresh and staff were amazing. Spotless kitchen. Definite must.

Great dinner ! Menu in English and French for travelers! Packed so call for a reservation

Great lunch spot. The service was really good and it was a lovely place to take a break from shopping and exploring.

A group of us were visiting Quebec from Toronto. Super impressed with the experience at Bistro B - everything from the food, the service and how accommodating the team were. We attempted speaking French, but they spoke English with us and showed us their French & English menu on an iPad. We were given great service & all the dishes we ordered tasted delicious! I would definitely come back again!

Outside of the Old City, and well worth it! I had the most delicious duck ever. Perfectly seasoned, seared. Very moist. Memorable! Pricy, but a real treat. On a great street with theist unusual lamp posts I've ever seen!

Wow! Our concierge recommended this place where's my of the locals go and it was the best dinner we had. Everything we ate was so fresh and the combinations were among the most creative we've had. Trust me-we're foodies and this place is awesome!

Disappointed. Came to this restaurant after seeing some nice reviews on yelp. I ordered the seafood soup and duck confit risotto. Both were too salty. I only got to finish less than half of the risotto then I was already too full (from drinking water).

Went there last night, sat at the kitchen bar, great to watch the chefs, very impressive group. We had the tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella, it was divine. Locally sourced. We asked for a veggie pasta not on the menu and they made it for us. Lots of flavor and right amount of cheese, home made pasta. Excellent service.