835, rue Jacques-Cartier, Gatineau, QCJ8T 2W3Get directions
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Restaurant With Terrace, Restaurant With Parking, Restaurant With Bar
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Atelier invites you to their establishment. This dining room proposes a vegan menu for 26$ to 60$. They offer parking and are open nightly from Tuesday to Saturday. They are conven...more...See more text
Atelier offers an interesting experience, with a blind, 13-course tasting menu and food created in a laboratory, not a traditional kitchen. Some examples of our tastings included flash-frozen coconut, flash-boiled bison, food prepared on an "anti-griddle", wafers made of dehydrated honey, etc.
Beyond that, I don't want to ruin the surprises, which really is what the experience is about.
Our party was there for about 4.5 hours. All 4 of us did the blind tasting and 2 of us also had the wine pairing option.
We were underwhelmed, despite going into the experience with great anticipation. The food was interesting but rarely tasty - only 4 or 5 of the 13 courses stand out as very tasty. The wine pairings were *very* poorly done, with only one truly successful pairing. For the price, we expected a far greater experience in terms of flavours and taste, although it was very interesting to experience familiar flavours in unusual preparations.
The service was attentive, friendly, informed, if sometimes a bit over-eager to impress.
A good experience to have but unfortunately not one that any of the 4 of us would repeat, and not one that I'd take a friend to for, say, a birthday treat.
13-course tasting menu: $75/person
Wine pairing menu: $55/personRead more