Cafe Buade

It is just as good as it was 60 years ago when I worked there as cashier. The service was fast and the food was excellent. A great place to eat in Old Quebec

I’ll be honest that I am usually quite persuaded by a restaurant’s online rating and if I had seen this place online prior to visiting I probably wouldn’t have planned on dining here. BUT! I am glad I didn’t make that mistake of judging a book by its cover. My company & I happened to stumble across this place randomly and saw a sign for poutine + beer special for 17.90 CAD. It was getting dark and we were hungry so we walked in without much expectations. We were greeted and were offered menu and water as soon as we were seated (you’d be surprised at how many places leave you sitting there thirsty). The waitress was amazing. She even offered to take a picture of us and was kind and accommodating. When she saw me going to the restroom she told me I’d need a coin to access it and gave me one of her own!! There was another older man working (in a red shirt) and he was also very attentive. When he saw me eating pizza on my poutine plate, he came up to me and handed me a small plate for the pizza. It was such a nice gesture. The poutine was nice and hot and delicious and so was the pizza. It was fresh and warm, with the crust flat just like we had asked. We got dark beer, and although I don’t know the name of it, it was SO GOOD that we ended up ordering another glass. We actually couldn’t finish the pizza and felt too embarrassed to ask for a take out box as we know it’s not a norm outside of the US. When asked, they gave us an aluminum container which allowed us to take the leftover back to our hotel!! My only suggestion for improvement is perhaps closing the restaurant door during the evening hours. We sat by the entrance and although the interior of the restaurant was warm the front door was left open and it caused the wind to blow inside. Overall I was satisfied by my experience, and I definitely plan on coming back one day. I recommend this restaurant !

Excellent quality ingredients. The cheeses tasted amazing. The sauces are done so well. However the soup that I got was a bit over salted and the pizza was a bit soggy in the center. Everything still tasted so delicious. With those slight adjustments I would give 5 star. The restaurant has been running for 101 years this year.