L'académie Gatineau

Wow! An absolutely amazing experience from start to finish. Our group was given a beautiful private dining room with two dedicated servers. The food was delicious three of us had the Penne di Trieste and were all excited to try to recreate this dish at home, it was so good! Unlimited fresh bread for the table too! And very well priced. The BYOB option is a really nice touch you get to bring the wine you love (or your beverage of choice), it's much more affordable than buying full bottles at the restaurant, and the servers will still uncork and serve the table! What really made our night though was the service. I was absolutely blown away by the level of courtesy, professionalism and dedication shown by our servers : Mani (Emmanuel) and Kibam were outstanding. Everything was taken care of, no request was denied and they did their all to ensure that our evening was perfect. I've rarely received such good service at a restaurant, let alone for group dining. They were quick, they thought of everything ahead of time and the result was a very happy, well fed group. Thank you for my fantastic birthday dinner! We will 100% be back!!

Alfredo was good. Prices were a little high. Tasty small ceasar salad. Pizza tasted good, a bit overcooked. Only wine served. No liquor. No ice for our water that was room temp. Seats really needed recovering.

Mediocre at best! We had beets salad as a starter which had me playing detective looking for the said beet… I finally managed to locate the 3-4 very thin slices (as in paper thin! on the namesake dish... The focaccia bread with marinara sauce was alright. Then came the shrimp pasta, swimming in an endless ocean of blandness. I would not have minded the « soup-like » pasta had it tasted decent but, unfortunately, bland was the key word here. Somehow, Mr. Salt his Seasoning friends left the chat…! The chicken penne was reminiscent of a grocery store frozen dinner. Every single dish felt really off, as if my toddler was behind the kitchen playing tricks on me. Subpar to say the least… Lots of improvement needed. Good luck!

Before the pandemic, the food was excellent. In 2023, we celebrated my aunt's birthday in the special party room. I felt cramped in the small space. The service was good. I ordered spaghetti with water. The spaghetti was bland and I was disappointed. My friend ordered pasta and told me that it was bland. With tax, my spaghetti cost $24 ! This is excessive considering that it was ordinary. My spaghetti at home tastes better and I am not a cook. I will not return to this restaurant.

Server was nice... not much more I can say that's good.First off you have to bring your own alcohol, bit this isn't something I would ding a star for.Glasses already on the table and one of them was dirty.I ordered filet minon with port sauceThe food was bad. Vegetables seemed microwaved. At least the potatoes did. Side veggies were bland and watery. Port sauce was clumpy. Steak didn't seem fresh at all.To top it all off I was bombarded by multiple flies while trying to eat.Won't be coming back