Richard G.
Yelp
A lovely high end restaurant with fantastic views of the river. The staff is very friendly and accommodating. We were stuck in traffic near Montreal and we could not make our reservation. I called the restaurant and let them know. We arrived 90 minutes late and a table by the window was ready for us. The food was excellent. I had a dozen oysters that were very fresh, moist, thick and delicious (they were served with a shallot, raspberry vinegar sauce that was too sweet but the oysters needed nothing). I followed that with the bison tartare which was excellent and my wife had the dorado which was perfectly prepared and also delicious.
With wine and a cocktail, the bill with tip was just over $100 US. Not cheap but not expensive given the quality of the food.
I would have given Poivre Noir 5 starts but the service was slow. It seemed intentionally so. Rarely did a waiter pass by to check on us. I noticed that all the other couples dining that evening had arrived before us and were still there, clearly enjoying themselves, when we left. There is a trendy bar outdoors but once you enter the restaurant, it's all very calm. It seems they want you to take your time and savor every bite, leaving plenty of time for conversation before the next course. That's fine if you're not trying to get to a hotel in Quebec City before midnight but I shouldn't have had to go search for a waiter to ask for the check. Perhaps it would have been wise for me to let the waiter know in advance that we still had a long drive ahead of us.
All in all, we really enjoyed the food and ambiance and will definitely return if we are in the region.