Patente Et Machin

This place was absolutely awesome, one my my favorite meals in Quebec. Very welcoming, party atmosphere with staff and all tables chatting and drinking together. Food was, in a word, on point. Best steak frites I’ve tasted in years. Neither my fiancé or I had ever tried sweetbreads before and it was scrumptious. I’d come again and again, and I’ll definitely tell anyone who visits Quebec to come here.

Delicious food and friendly service. Although their plate decorations reminds me of Mexico's all inclusive restaurants, the menu is very modern and unique. It was my first time trying the duck tartare and it was awesome! All their staffs seemed to be knowledgable and proud of what they are serving. However I'm not sure about the sanitary / hygiene of this place because they have an open kitchen at the bar and I saw the cook wearing a sleeveless shirt scratching his arm pits as he was standing around for the orders to come in - while customers including myself were sitting at the bar right infront of him. He was also drinking and was drunk. It is not a fine-dining so being casual is fine but scratching armpits was too much. I was hoping he'd wash his hands before touching the food with his hands but he didn't. Hopefully the heat from the fire killed the germs but I'm still kind of grossed out from what I saw so I probably wont return. I still give a four star because the food and service was very good and all other staffs looked put together and I would have given a 5 star if I didn't sit at the bar and did not see what I saw.

We came on a Thursday night, which was still busy, so I'd suggest making reservations, regardless of which night it is. Most of the waiters speak good english, and the cook is really good, though he says it's on adequate when talking about food.They have an expansive wine and beer list. My wife and I got the accras (fish balls) and the porc (a shared main dish of pork flank). Holy smokes, it was really good. Definitely get a meat there. They really know how to cook it. The one drawback is that they take a while to make it, but I attribute that to them making it to order.