Loved my experience at this restaurant. The service was excellent and the food and drinks were delicious. The music was very nice. I enjoyed my dinner.
What guests say about Le Lapin Sauté
Le Lapin Sauté seems like a safe choice if you’re looking for an intimate, cozy atmosphere in Old Québec, with service often described as attentive and welcoming. The cuisine is generally highly praised, especially the rabbit and duck dishes, as well as specialties like onion soup, fondue, and salted honey pie. Since the restaurant is small and often busy, it is strongly recommended to book in advance. A few reviews do mention inconsistencies in service, portions that are considered small, or uneven dishes, so the experience can vary.
Reviews / Ratings for Le Lapin Sauté
Great Appetizers, the Rest Falls Short We went for lunch on a weekday. The restaurant has a cozy, homey atmosphere in the best sense, and the presentation of every dish was beautiful. Service was attentive throughout the meal. The real highlight here is the duck foie gras. It was outstanding, served with a ¿beet? jam that was absolutely delicious and paired perfectly. The onion soup was also good. For mains we ordered two rabbit dishes: the rabbit leg and the stuffed rabbit. Both were fine, but considering the restaurant’s reputation and focus on rabbit, we were expecting something a bit more memorable. Desserts were less successful. The honey tart had a very good base, but there was too much salt. The chocolate cake simply wasn’t great Unfortunately, the coffee was the weakest part of the meal. The filtered coffee tasted burnt, and the cappuccino was essentially the same coffee covered with a very large layer of milk foam, beautiful to look at, but it didn’t hide the burnt taste. Overall, the starters were the highlight, but the mains, desserts, and coffee didn’t reach the same level, which made the overall experience feel average rather than memorable.
Wonderfully cozy atmosphere with lots of character and charm. Service was friendly and helpful and the food was tasty - the onion soup stole the show.
Our lunch was so good we returned the following day for dinner. Very French French, lovely atmosphere made even better by lovely staff. Specialiser on Rabbit and duck, the sharing board with added frois Grois was delightful for lunch and the duck and rabbit cassoulet a real treat on the evening meal. The mid evening times were booked 24 hours before so consider early booking although reckon they keep some for walk ins. Highly recommended.
all the food was of extremely good quality
Great meal and atmosphere.
Had a wonderful birthday dinner here with Megan, our server, who was very welcoming, informative and funny. She topped off the dessert with a candle and yummy maple cream liqueur. A special evening with incredible food and service.
Very delicious food and friendly staff. It's a small restaurant so I'd highly recommend making a reservation beforehand! Absolutely loved it
Definitely worth the effort of getting a reservation as early as possible
Every dish was delicious and the staff were very friendly. Relaxed atmosphere!
We loved our dining experience at Le Lapin Sauté. Fantastic food (we shared the fondue (delicious!) and a winter salad and I had the rabbit saddle and my husband had the duck cassoulet), excellent service and a super-cozy atmosphere. I'm so glad we dined there on our February 2026 trip to Quebec City!
We came here for Valentine’s Day and got a reservation! We ordered the rabbit leg, duck leg, with Duck Sausage combo – all were very flavorful and tender. We also tried the duck breast( Duck Magret) , which was cooked perfectly, and the peppercorn sauce was amazing. Their sangria was delicious too! The staff were very friendly and attentive without being intrusive. We really enjoyed our visit and highly recommend it!
Lovely, cozy little spot with great food. If you like rabbit in all different variations this is the place to go to!
Wanted to try food know for the area and was not disappointed. Great taste and presentation for open minded customers , I had a plate of rabbit meat prepared in variety. Service was great , it was nice to see smily welcoming staff faces. Restaurant is super small and obviously popular , kinda tight .
Warm, cosy small restaurant in Quebec's old town. Friendly and helpful service. We particularly liked the rabbit pot pie.
Famous for duck & rabbit platter
Happy with the service and the food quality and portionReasonably priced
The food was amazing, and it’s beautiful cozy atmosphere.
We went in 2020 now back in 2026 there seemed to be less rabbit on the menu this time, however that did not matter. The salmon , ravioli, and rabbit saddle were all amazing. The service was wonderful. Will for sure be returning sooner than 6 years.
We did enjoy this spot, the atmosphere is cozy and the service was great! Our favourite dish was the fondue so I highly recommend ordering that! Plus I really enjoyed the hot chocolate as well! Overall it was a good experience and definitely worth a try!
The carrot soup was the best I've ever tried.
I have been visiting for over 20 years. The best spot in Quebec for true Quebecois dishes and atmosphere. Merci
We dine here every year we go the Quebec City Winter Carnival. Food and drinks incredible, everything delicious, service excellent, never disappoints! Highly recommend!
An absolute gem in Petite Champlain. The friendliness of the staff is only surpassed by the deliciousness of the food!
Everything was so good, the service, the food, so comfortable and adorable at the same time. I see myself coming back!
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Opening hours
- Sunday 11:00 - 21:00
- Monday 11:00 - 21:00
- Tuesday 11:00 - 21:00
- Wednesday 11:00 - 21:00
- Thursday 11:00 - 21:00
- Friday 11:00 - 21:00
- Saturday 11:00 - 21:00
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