A week ago was the start of a one-week break for F, so we decided to have a little getaway. We left Saturday morning at about eleven, and we stopped at Baie-Saint-Paul for lunch. We wanted to go to a place we had already been to, but it was closed for lunch, so we went to Chez Pineault. I had a good soup and a huge amount of mussels, and F had a burger, which had a good size. We then hung out in the town for a little while and bought some local products.
After that, we made our way to a hotel in La Malbaie, which is near a casino. We rested from the drive a bit and walked around the casino for the few hours we had before our reservation at Le Saint-Laurent. We had eaten there previously and I had some good memories from the restaurant. This time, I also had a good evening, but it wasn't really because of the food. For my appetizer, I had foie gras mi-cuit. The foie gras was okay, but I wouldn't really have called it "mi-cuit". There was a good amount of it, but I was given too much bread for the amount there was. I then had duck breast with truffle gnocchis. The duck was good and once more, the portion was satisfying. I was a bit anxious about the gnocchis, because I usually don't like truffles. In the end, they didn't taste too much like truffles, but I wouldn't exactly call that a redeeming quality. The gnocchis simply weren't smooth at all. Things got a bit better at dessert, surprisingly. A restaurant often disappoints at dessert, because restaurants which are known for their chefs often have another person manning the desserts. That evening, I ordered an apple cake, which came with a layer as green as a Granny Smith. The cake tasted a bit like an apple cheesecake and was a great finish to a so-so meal.
We spend most of the rest of our evening in the casino. In the later part of the evening, we listened to a band whose singer had more energy than the last one we listened to. It was the conclusion to our getaway which, albeit short, was a welcome break from our routine.
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