Chez Rioux & Pettigrew - Restaurant Le Quai 19

An amazing experience! We chose the $70 surprise menu (which turns out are dishes that are not on the menu . Each dish was so unique, used local fresh ingredients and tasted delicious! Can’t wait to go back on our next trip to Quebec City and try items on their menu :

Great restaurant in a casual setting. The plates had a great level complexity, i would strongly recommend the cavatelli and the octopus.

Aug 30, 2021: My wife, daughter and I arrived for our 8:30pm reservation and seated along with two other groups who reserved at the same time. Our waiter was friendly, personable, and passionate about the food being served. To say the food here was delicious is an understatement. We ordered 9 of 12 dishes from their seasonal menu and everything was excellent!! The chef and his team know their flavours and how to coax the best from all the local ingredients they use in every dish. Each course was well-thought out-prepared and layered with complex flavours. It’s rare that you find a place where every dish is both unique and tasty. The two other tables seated at the same time, were also in agreement. A foodie from Toronto said…” the food in Toronto is not as good as this!” I said, …” unfortunately I will have to agree with you… the food in Vancouver is not as good as this (generally speaking). My wife and daughter who are not octopus nor beef tartar eaters, they loved those dishes- a surprise for me. I said I would come back tomorrow to order several dishes all over again, if only they were open for lunch! As I write this, I would easily reorder the: scallops n smoked clams tartar, octopus, amazing homemade pasta with perfect poached egg and carmalized goat cheese, and their smoky layered black pudding, although every dish we had was good. The tasting dishes are still very substantial and certainly worth more than what one is paying here compared to other fine dining places I think they need to charge more for the time, energy, and detail that goes into every dish! One needs to make a reservation , the waiter said they turned away so many requests that day because they are a small restaurant. We loved the rustic laid back decor and the non-nouvelle -pretenciousness of other places without true substance nor the heart. of Chez Rioux Pettigrew. I give CRP a big satisfying recommend, we will return again, from Vancouver

We eat at Chez Rioux Pettigrew on recommendation from our tour guide in Quebec City. They did not disappoint. We chose to select 4 dishes off the menu vs the chef’s choice only because I’m not eating red meat. My husband got the black pudding and bison I got the pasta and halibut. We both agreed our meals were the best of our 5 days in the city. The service was great, explained the menu, checked in just the right amount. The atmosphere is eclectic and cozy but chic. I highly recommend the experience!

My partner and I had the tasting menu with wine pairings, and we were extremely pleased with everything from start to finish. The food was fantastic, the staff were phenomenal, and the atmosphere was perfect. Our waitress (who’s name I have sadly forgotten), in particular, was amazing and skillfully walked us through each dish and wine pairing. We will be returning again and have already recommended Rioux Pettigrew to friends and family.