Restaurant Cafe Du Musee Du - Lévis

My husband and I had a great time enjoying a set menu lunch at this fantastic restaurant. The large windows around the tables gave us the feeling of dining outside while being cozy inside. I really liked the comfortable seats made of Quebec wood. The service was also very friendly. Overall, it was a wonderful discovery.

This may be one of the best art museum Restaurants in the world. Wow. So impressed. We were wanting to get a bite to eat and didn’t realize what we were in for. Presentation beautiful in bento box like Plates. Food itself delicious and again a work of art in itself. Overall A+. Thank you For your hospitality.

We were headed to the Musee on a Tuesday morning and had been told by some locals that the Tempera Cafe is a MUST... and that they go there regularly to eat. We took a taxi as it was raining and arrived at 10 and toured the Miro exhibit a couple of others and headed to the cafe. It was early (11:45) so we asked the host if we would have a problem getting a table if we came back at 12:30. he said that there were only three table that weren 't booked, so that we 'd probably be shut out then, So... we said we 'd take a table now... and were seated at a private window table! That 's a great start. But... it gets better. The server comes quickly to explain the menu... a choice of three tiers... veggie, surf or turf... each with three entrees and a salad. Plus a surprise starter from the chef. Sounds great and order a French SV, which we sip while we decide. This is getting to be a pleasant experience. OK my wife orders the Veggie series... potato tortillada; watermelon w/mint syrup, confit cherry tomatoes and a marinated cuke salad. I go with the turf series... wolffish carpaccio w/raspberry caviar, orange lacquered smoked salmon, confit of shrimp with couscous and a marinated cuke salad. The chef 's surprise starter... a fresh spring roll that we shared. The food, which is in four separate dishes, come out on a Bento board. At first glance... the individual entrees look small. But this isn 't an 'all you can eat ' Friday night buffet. This is high end cuisine. It looked picture perfect... and then eating it was even better. My wife and I agreed that we could have eaten plates full of any of the entrees they were so good. But... the best thing... each went perfectly with the others. The service was excellent... and our meal was exactly as explained to us. And at $55 including tip, it 's a bargain. We left very happy and would be one of our best meals on our trip.

When we visit annually, we typically eat at the other museum restaurant, and this time we decided to try Tempera. We had made reservations but did not need them. Service seemed spotty and slow for a restaurant that was barely filled. We were started off with a smoothie containing kale and banana and soy milk. The menu is limited to just a couple of dishes. I ordered the ravioli with shrimp because it sounded so good. Well, it was good, but there was only one ravioli. Really? $15 for a single ravioli? Hubby had the pork and the taste was wonderful, but as a side he got half a carrot. Half a carrot! Good selection of wines by the glass. That was the most positive thing.

We were so happy. We made reservations ahead of time; we had read about the concept of the chef. But we were disappointed. The food was not bad, rather it was lacking soul . The concept was creative; some ingredients were fresher than others; I have the impression some dishes had been prepared way ahead of time and had remained in the fridge longer than they should for a restaurant of this category. I wonder if we had been there closer to the preparation of the dishes, maybe I 'd be writing a different review. Some of the tapas within the larger dish were better than the others, but with a great level of unevenness, from the tasty to the uneatable. The setting of the restaurant by the entrance of Pavillon Pierre Lassonde is pretty; the light entering through the glass walls is great. I had some wine by the glass that was great. But the food needs more tender care and love; the combinations of dishes within thematic plates is a good idea, but not successfully achieved (at least not when we were there). The service was slow even when we were there toward the end of lunch and there were few people at the tables. Some guests at a different table got up to leave to make the waitress bring the check after waiting for a while.