Eating out in Mont Sainte Anne

A wide range of dining options on the mountain as well as in the Mont St Anne vicinity, in fact some of the best restaurants in Québec are in this area. People in Québec not only know how to enjoy themselves, they know how to eat well. Fine restaurants with gastronomic menus abound and even in smaller establishments you'll find an attention to quality and detail that makes eating out a delight. Eating out in Québec City is enhanced by the ambience of 17th and 18th century dining rooms in the Old City, while down in the narrow cobblestone streets of the old port area, you'll find any number of cosy inexpensive family-run bistros with seafood to die for. The robust cuisine of Québec's early pioneering days is served in country establishments such as sugar shacks (the old name for maple syrup factories). A typical menu will include pea soup, pork and beans, maple-smoked bacon or ham, eggs or omelette and crepes with lashings of maple syrup. In the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean area, nothing beats the tast of fresh blueberries served at breakfast or in delicious desserts at lunch and dinner. Other regional specialities are game and seafood, lamb in Charlevoix and goose in Montmagny. Lobster and cod are especially good in Gaspesie. Local wines are produced in the Eastern Townships and Montérégie regions, while imported wines are freely available everywhere. A deeply rooted French heritage is one reason why cheese is a major industry in Québec. Around 50 factories produce more than 100 delicious varieties. Loyalist settlers also brought their skills, which is why Canadian cheddar is one of the most celebrated varieties. When Trappist monks settled in the Oka region, they continued making the cheese known in France as Port Salut. The easter Townships, Montérégie, Lac St-Jean, Charlevoix and Chaudiere Appalaches regions are especially known for their wonderful scenery and delicious cheeses.