Wanderlusting Mama: Beaver, chicken, potatoes and a giant orange: eateries in Quebec

Friday, March 17, 2023

Beaver, chicken, potatoes and a giant orange: eateries in Quebec

Quebec City

We hit a few chains in our road trip to Quebec. As you enter Quebec, you will see lots of rotisserie joints. Much like the Swiss Chalet in Ontario, St Hubert was a dependable rotisserie chicken place. Hubby and I shared an order of double leg which made for a nice meal. The chicken was well-cooked and flavourful.

spit roasted St-Hubert chicken

However, we agreed that we liked the chicken at Benny & co more. The chicken was juicy and the skin was crisp after being slow roasted. Super tasty and the sauce matched it perfectly. We took some home so the rest of the fam can try, but it was not as great reheated. The price was also reasonable at just under $10 for a chef’s choice quarter with fries, bread and coleslaw.

3-hour slow roasted chicken @Benny and Co

Of course, what is a trip to Quebec without having poutine? We stopped by La Belle Province for Canada’s (and Quebec’s) main dish. Hubby got a Philly steak poutine while I got a Chili poutine. I was disappointed to find it was not the chili I expected but more of toppings of jalapenos and hot sauce. The poutine was good, but according to DD#2, even bad poutine is good. For almost $15 per plate, I don’t think it was reasonably-priced. Nonetheless, this gave us our poutine fix.

poutine @La Belle Province

Another traditional Canadian treat is BeaverTails. At Queues de Castor, we ordered our usual Bananarama (bananas with Nutella) and tried the Maple Bacon BeaverBites. Pillows of Beavertails dough were topped with maple drizzle and bacon. I don’t think it gets any more Canadian than that! It was so deliciously sinful! But after a few bites, we were so stuffed. We decided we can only take so much of this gooey goodness and that I should have asked for a smaller order. Three of us shared this and we had trouble finishing the whole thing! Still, we were glad to have tried this limited-time treat!

Bananarama and Maple Bacon BeaverBites @BeaverTails

My favorite find in Montreal (and I still crave the Orange Julep now and then!) is Gibeau Orange Julep, with its iconic giant orange. Much like Orange Julius, the refreshing Orange Julep is a creamy orange juice that is frothy, sweet and just satisfying. They even sell it in a jug! It is on the pricey side with a large cup at almost $10. We got some Michigan dogs and burgers which came with fries. The julep was perfect to cut through the grease! Food was not bad either.