best experience, delicious food, kind staff, expert chef
What guests say about Le Continental
Le Continental is often described as a classic and memorable dining experience, with an elegant, romantic atmosphere and very attentive service. Many guests highlight tableside preparations and the quality of dishes like Caesar salad, meats, seafood, and flambéed desserts. A few reviews are more mixed about the taste of certain dishes, the service at times, and the price being seen as high, but overall the comments remain very favorable. It is a good choice for a special outing if you enjoy old-world style and tableside performance.
Reviews / Ratings for Le Continental
Lobster bisque was phenomenal. Rest was honestly disappointing. Mushroom was alright.
Me and my family had a wonderful time dining in Le Continental.. The smell of butter when we entered the place was wonderful. When Rafael cooked and served us the food it was wonderful too… It was the best dining experienced we had in Quebec City 👍👏 Highly recommend to come and dine here.. All the food was fantastic 👍
Excellent! Worth every penny. I cannot say enough good things about our dinner!!!
Our experience was amazing. Dennis, our server, was professional, attentive, amusing, engaging, and skillful. We would love to dine here again.
Worst dining experience I’ve had in a long time. The staff was professional and courteous, but unfortunately the food was very disappointing. If you’re not familiar with French cuisine, this restaurant may not be worth the high price. It’s extremely expensive for what you get. My suggestion: stop by for a drink and skip the meal to save your money.
We had an incredible dining experience at Le Continental. Thank you to the staff for making our visit to Quebec City extra special!
An excellent meal with superb service.
Le Continental continues to be the standard of excellence in Quebec dining. Food, service, individual attention, comfortable seating area all are top notch. Been there numerous times, this visit was one of the best. Like a good wine, it is improving with time.
Absolutely the best service and meal in Quebec City!! We had a fun time with our waiter/chef. The table side ceasar salad is not to be missed!!! The lobster bisque was spectacular. Our mains were lovely- scallops and sole. Dessert light and chocolate forward.
Overall, there were some highlights—the valet and the staff at the entrance were very friendly and welcoming. However, our server seemed to be in a bad mood, which impacted the overall dining experience. It was a bit disappointing.
Excellent
Took the kids here on a Sunday morning and honestly couldn't have asked for a better experience — the place was buzzing but not chaotic, which is exactly what you need with little ones in tow. Our server was incredibly patient while my youngest kept changing her mind about what she wanted, and she ended up loving the French toast. The room itself has this classic old-world Quebec City charm that feels special without being too stuffy for a casual family breakfast. We'll definitely be back next time we're in the area.
Love Le Continental! It is a must eat place when visiting Quebec City. The table side service, the fabulous food and the service is impeccable.
We had the seafood plater and crêpes suzette. A tad pricey but very beautifull place
By far the best service provided in Quebec City at the Continental Restaurant from Andrea our server and chef. He was amazing and we felt like we were royalty! Highly recommend this place and be sure to ask for Andrea to be your server - you won’t be disappointed😎
By far one of the best meals I have ever had, from the ambiance to the delightful Andreas who prepared our meal, my wife and I both agree this was the perfect place to celebrate our 40th anniversary.
Finally experienced the Continental! We had a great time!
I chose Le Continental for my after engagement celebration dinner and I was extremely disappointed in the experience. What was supposed to be a joyous celebration became a thoroughly disappointing night. To start, our original waiter had a very poor attitude from the beginning like he was annoyed at us. The restaurant wasn’t busy as it was a Wednesday night so I really can’t pin it on being stretched thin or ordering slower than what they expect, which was not the case. His annoyance became more apparent as he tried to upsell a bottle of wine multiple times to us despite having ordered cocktails already and having politely declined multiple times. I understand that sale of alcohol is a large part of the restaurant business, but we did order drinks and it’s not like we were not spending money as we ordered many sides and appetizers with our entrees and the total bill came out to be $350 CAD for two. While this was already uncomfortable, the epitome of this bad experience was the severely undercooked steak that was supposed to be the highlight of the dinner. We ordered a medium rare sirloin and a medium filet steak. The filet came out alright, but the sirloin was blue rare. I’m very aware of steak doneness charts and that steaks cooked at proper restaurants are rarer than one may typically think, but this was several shades rarer than what I ordered. It was red throughout, had a very cool center, and sinew was very visible. They offered to cook it more, which they did, but at that point all the sides were out and were sitting getting cold. On top of that, they didn’t even acknowledge the severely incorrect doneness and when it came back out, it was still rare. Also, I don’t know if this common occurrence, but I mentioned “original” waiter before because the person who cooked the steak table-side (steaks were flambé style) was actually a different person than our original, annoyed waiter. I may be stretching here, but it felt like the original waiter pawned off our table to the very young, and now more apparent, inexperienced waiter. This seemed to be reinforced by the fact that when the annoyed waiter tried to upsell a bottle of wine to us for the last time, he mentioned that that would be his last opportunity to get a bottle of wine for us as he would be busy cooking the steaks table-side, which he didn’t even end up doing. Overall, this dinner was a horrible experience and I hope this restaurant better trains their staff.
Andrea was our cook, waiter and catered to our every need. He cook in front of us with lots of fire which was something to always remember. My wife was always taken care of with a high demand of satisfaction in-which I enjoyed to watch. He was the perfect waiter if you like a little laugh with your meal. Beyond satisfied which left us talking about the evening well after we left.
Five starts on the quality of the food and the presentation of the service.
Food was good but not great. You’re really there for the show and the old school experience. It’s extremely expensive for what you’re getting. It’s mostly worth it for the touristic expense but not so much for the food.
Fantastic service, staff were very professional, prompt and attentive. We started with a Caesars salad made at the table, shrimp cocktail and a lobster bisque. The main was the veal medallion and Sirloin Sirloin steak, served with vegetables. Sirloin was cooked to perfection (medium rare) and the veal medallion were very tender.
Amazing dining experience. Thank you to Anthony Bourdain for showing us this gem on his show. May he rest in peace
I brought my wife to Le Continental to celebrate her birthday. Upon entering I was struck by the delicious smell as well as the classic decor and the white-jacketed wait staff. Old world elegance was everywhere! The cocktails and appetizers were amazing. But the true centerpiece of the evening were the steaks, cooked perfectly table-side! To cap it off we finished with the cherries jubilee, also cooked table-side. When in Quebec, I highly recommend dinner here, a Quebec institution since 1956!
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Opening hours
- Sunday 16:00 - 22:30
- Monday 16:00 - 22:30
- Tuesday 16:00 - 22:30
- Wednesday 16:00 - 22:30
- Thursday 16:00 - 22:30
- Friday 16:00 - 22:30
- Saturday 16:00 - 22:30
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