Chez Julien — Restaurant in La Prairie

Although the ambience was in keeping with our event, I was sorely disappointed in the menu, the price of the meal and the service. Our evening out to dine at Chez Julien Bistro in La Prairie was to celebrate our tenth anniversary, a special day for us! Neither one one of us is young and I am handicapped using either a walker or a cane. The entrance is not lit at all, making it both difficult and dangerous to Enter or exit the restaurant, so please be careful.

We had a nice corner table looking out across the quaint street running in front of Chez Julien Bistro. A beautiful towering church sat in all its glory across the street and held my attention for quite some time. Our waitress greeted us well and we had our first glimpse at the wine list and menu. Chardonnay is my liking so I ordered a glass of Canadian Chardonnay which was fine. It was not particularly chilled and the amount was far from generous as the large, empty, wine glass at the table was first removed and then replaced with my much smaller one, but I said nothing. A first choice of mine is always fish. The waitress needed to explain the dish to me because it is apparently different each evening. Unfortunately, the white fish had an escargot white sauce over the top of it, a taste for which I do not care. At a price of $29.00, gnocchi with a simple lettuce salad was my order; indeed, a tasty meal but hardly worth the cost. We split a piece of chocolate caramel cheesecake and I ordered coffee with cream but was told there was no cream. I was utterly amazed! A French restaurant with no cream! Appalling!

Our waitress was sweet but we tried many times to get her attention and had no luck. We both found that very frustrating. Once it was our “turn” to be serviced, she was fine, except my husband did need to remind her of the bread he had previously ordered.

We had had a $25.00 gift certificate, so after using it, our bill came to $98.00.

Neither one of us regret having spent the evening of our tenth Wedding Anniversary at Chez Julien Bistr, however we do wish our experience had been more in line with memories of other quintessential French restaurants we had been...

Well received upon entry. Waitress however was of a "certain age" and apparently tired of her job. Also very rude to my Extremely well mannered and unfailingly polite husband. The appetizers were excellent. (Squash soup and smoked duck) Main course was horrific. The fillet mignon was overcooked and smelled terrible. I did not eat it, and nothing about this was noticed. Vegetables were mushy. Substitutions were made without notification. Bathroom was not clean. Price was ridiculously... RIDICULOUSLY high for what was received. Total of $300 for a medium price bottle of wine, the house sparkling rose, and a ceasar for an aperitif. And soup or salad and entree. No...

Fine dining restaurant with Michelin star quality food.

Came here a few weeks ago for a birthday dinner. Place is run by French management and make excellent food. The staff is very professional, and treat their guests with best care.

They dealt with pregnancy diet restrictions with expert knowledge.

This would be a great place for anniversaries, birthdays or other special events.

Expect to pay close to 200 for two guests for a full meal. That said, the food...