Restaurant l'Huile d'Olive — Restaurant in Bouchette

I reserved a table at L'Huile d'Olive to celebrate my parents 38th anniversary with them, my gf and my grandmother. The reservation was made almost a month in advance. Upon arrival we were seated at the only indoor table that is not in the main dining room. It is located under the loft and right next to the open kitchen. It was extremely loud, to the point that you had to shout to be heard. There was one completely empty table in the main dining room and we had to ask to be moved there. Once we were moved there it took a very long time 30+min for anyone to come and even take a drink order. We asked for a wine menu and were told there wasn't one without further explanation. Finally we were told that someone would be taking us to the wine cellar to pick our wine next. We waited as 3 more tables were brought down before us. It took another 20 minutes after getting the wine for someone to take our order. We all ordered the seafood linguine. Every other table had bread given to them before their meals arrived. Not only did we not recieve bread, we asked for bread 3 times, the first being before the meal was served. Bread fonally arrived halfway through our meal and they only brought 4 pieces for 5 people. We asked at that time for the 5th piece of bread and it did not arrive until at least 15 min later. The seafood in the linguine was all overcooked and rubbery, definitely not worth 40$/plate. We were very obviously the only anglophone table in the restaurant and we recieved horrible service start to finish. No one even came over to ask how the meal was. My father had to ask to speak to the manager and when she came and he explained the situation she offered either free desert or to do something on the bill. We did not want dessert because we had a later starting time (745pm reservation). They did not change anything on the bill after offering to do so. We will never...

Absolutely a wonderful experience. Staff was great and very personable. The food was fabulous. There was a small bowl on each table with different types of olives and fermented carrots. Also a small bowl of butter balls. Nice touch. It's nice to have butter you can spread when you receive fresh bread. We had the table d'hote 4 Services. I had the entre of the moment (muscles in blue cheese sauce) muscles were plump and delicious. I used bread to sop up the sauce as it was so good. Hubby had the oysters. The sauce which accompanied them was spectacular. We had cauliflower soup which was rich and delicious. Main: hubby had seafood Alfredo. The scallops were plump and large. shrimps had the tail on, which hubby wasn't too fond of and largen chunks of lobster. He said the sauce was very rich and tasty. I had the panko crusted lamb with porto and cognac sauce I believe. OMG. Cooked to perfection of medium rare. The vegetable sides were delicious and very well presented...very fancy. They added edible flowers, pansies, chive blossoms, and long yellow flower petals (not sure what plant, but delicious). We were so excited with the mains we forgot to take pictures. We had creme brulé for dessert. Wow. Nicely done chef. We drove an hour to come here for our anniversary. We will definitely be back with some friends. Bravo L'huile d'olive. We also go to their shop in Maniwaki. Their chicken mushroom truffle soup is to die for as well as many other good food options. This is why we decided to take the trip to the restaurant. Well worth every penny. Thank you for the...

We were really looking forward to dining here during our cottage trip, but unfortunately the experience missed the mark. My husband’s lamb was so overcooked it was hard to identify the animal, and we had to send it back. My steak was undercooked by what seemed like at least 15 degrees. Normally that might not matter much, but being pregnant, it was an important detail I had clearly specified.

The seasoning was heavy across the board. Everything was very salty. Service was quite slow, and the whole meal felt more like a catered event where 200 plates are rushed out at once rather than a relaxed, thoughtfully prepared dinner. It all tasted a bit cheap and pre-prepared.

I won’t go into too much detail about the kids’ menu, but think freezer meal for twenty dollars.

No effort was made to offer a comp or even an apology, which was disappointing. We understand this is a small seasonal restaurant and perhaps they were having an off night, but that doesn’t change the fact that we left with a three hundred dollar bill with no alcohol. The quality just didn’t reflect the price.

This isn’t meant to be harsh or unkind. We know how much effort goes into running a seasonal restaurant like this. But when you’re paying upwards of three hundred dollars for a meal, it’s fair to expect a certain level of quality, and it’s fair to share that experience.

The setting is nice and we hope things smooth out as the...