Épi, buvette de quartier — Restaurant in Trois-Rivières

I really wanted to like this place. Unfortunately, the service was extremely slow. There was no drinks menu, so I ordered a whiskey sour. It took about 15-20 minutes to get my drink and in that time, no one had come to take our order. When I got my drink, it was room temperature, I'm pretty sure it wasn't mixed with ice like it should be. My drink was empty for 30 minutes without anyone asking if I'd like another, until just before the food arrived. Then once that drink was empty, I didn't get asked if I'd like another for the rest of the meal. I ended up eating my food without a drink. Now, about the food: When we gave our order we waited a further 50 minutes before our first plates arrived. In that time, a couple arrived at the table 30 minutes after we arrived and they got their plates before us. At this point, we'd been seated for 1hr 15 minutes and we were really hungry. Unfortunately, the portion sizes were ridiculously small. In no way were these plates for sharing. We were told to order 5 plates, but if you're hungry, you could do with 4 plates each. We ate our first 3 plates, then waited another 30 minutes for our last 2 plates to arrive. We were really hungry when we arrived, and we left hungry (given we had both essentially eaten 2 and a half starters each in 2 hours). And we managed to spend 200$+ for the privilege. The ingredients were interesting, and the plating was great, the food looked very high quality. However, the scallops had grit, the Ombre was overcooked and dry, and everything needed salt and/or more seasoning. I think if this restaurant got a larger kitchen with more chefs, added more food (and balance) to each of their playes, and they added a little more seasoning, this place would be worth the price. As it is today, I wouldn't recommend...

First of all, Trois Rivieres is a happening town! Never expected it! They have this Nashville like centre street with all bars, restaurants and music. Then they have these great walks, waterfront, old buildings, etc. Cool as hell! Epi is off the charts. Michelin level chef, young and inventive, backed up by a top flight serving staff. Go for the tasting menu where you get four dishes. It will blow your mind and is not expensive at all. Each time the chef came out and explained the dish and it was fabulous! Also tasty beers and terrific wine. Had to drag us out as we were having so much fun. Go there and enjoy! All of Toronto should go to Quebec and everyone...

J'ai adoré ce resto à ma première visite. Ça faisait un moment que je voulais y aller et je n'ai pas été décue du tout! Les mets étaient délicieux, le service excellent, le personnel était courtois, le décor est chaleureux avec les plantes vertes... Sans compter toutes les belles attentions comme les assiettes en céramique ou le sel sur le beurre ou les petits pains au lait fraichement sortis du four ou la vue sur la cuisine ou le rideau de feutre à l'entrée pour couper le froid aux tables...

À deux, nous avions choisis Pétoncle, Doré, Pois verts, cocktail Mal de Dos et le dessert (gâteau aux anges avec glace au petit-lait, noix). Tout était excellent et délicieux sauf le dessert: le gâteau était sec et je n'ai pas aimé du tout la glace au petit-lait.

Les assiettes ne sont pas remplies comme les restaurants réguliers mais chaque ingrédient est délicieux et c'est exactement ce que je recherche et de plus ça correspond à mon type de faim.

J'hésitais à y aller vu que je ne voyais pas le menu nulle part mais finalement je me suis tenté et on me dit que je peux le mentionner à l'avance à la réservation que je ne mange pas de viande! 😲🤩 Wow! Mais le restaurant gagnerait à publier son menu pareil! 😉 Malgré cela, assurément j'y retournerai et je recommande et le compare même au Buck gastronomique,...