Aux Anciens Canadiens

Frommer's Review

Inundated by travelers during peak months, this venerable restaurant with costumed servers is in what's probably the city's oldest (1677) house; its front windows are small because their original glass came over from France packed in barrels of molasses. Surprisingly, it's one of the best places in La Belle Province at which to sample cooking that has its roots in New France's earliest years; ancient Québécois recipes are done well here, if well short of extraordinary. Caribou figures into many of the dishes, as does maple syrup, which goes into, for example, the duckling, goat-cheese salad, and luscious sugar pie. Servings are large enough to ward off hunger for a week. The restaurant's afternoon special, from noon to 5:45pm, is a terrific bargain: soup, a main course, a dessert, and a glass of beer or wine for just C$17 (£8.50).

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