Au Comptoir MarCel is a restaurant and wine bar where gastronomes can come and discover an imaginative cuisine where everything is homemade. Just like the owners, the menu offered is also a piece of their identity, where they come from and where they have been.
Adventurers at heart, the two partners have traveled around the world for years. It was during their years in the Swiss Alps they began to imagine this place, inspired by their weekends discovering Europe, its vineyards and its culinary treasures.
Au Comptoir MarCel welcomes you in a relaxed and simple ambience where you can come and satisfy your thirst with a selection of privately imported wines, beers and ciders from local microbreweries along with a shared menu that changes throughout the year…without forgetting unique brunches served on weekends.
Across reviews, Au Comptoir MarCel is described as a refined and generous dining spot with attentive service, imaginative cuisine, and a warm intimate atmosphere. The menu earns praise for Portuguese inspired dishes and seafood, with tasting menus and wine pairings noted as highlights, and a pleasant terrace view over the water enhancing the experience. Guests frequently commend professional and knowledgeable staff, and a strong wine program, while some mention that dining pace and value for money can vary. While most visits are described as memorable with creative presentations and flavorful dishes, a few experiences cite small portions for the price, occasional uneven timing or overcooked items, and noisy rooms. Overall the restaurant is regarded as a standout in Magog, with many planning return visits for special occasions and the tasting menu with wine pairings commonly recommended.
Succulent repas, mais portion minuscule de bavette de boeuf malgré son goût exquis! Service impeccable, beau lieu. À recommander aux épicuriens désirant s'aventurer dans une belle expérience.
À chaque fois nous sommes sous le charme. Portions généreuses, accueil & sourire impeccables, les 6 services sont toujours notre plus belle découverte incluant l'accompagnement du vin bien entendu. Merci à toute la belle équipe !
Cute little restaurant by the water in Magog with great food & lovely staff. The plates are presented beautifully & the portions are a good quantity, not too large & not too small. The ingredients used can be unusual paired together but taste delicious. View of the open kitchen & a nice large bathroom with a large counter for diaper changing. We were glad we chose this restaurant. It was worth it. We took the table d'hote menu & the chef's choice dessert platter. They offered an amuse bouche of homemade focaccia & a potato mousse with confit onions. I had the calamari with toasted almonds, & tomato chutney. My friend had a butternut squash soup with a runny egg, cream, sunflower seeds & tiny croutons. For the main dish I had herb & sunflower seed crusted trout which had a nice crispy skin. My friend had the mushroom risotto which had different mushrooms with each bite. The dessert platter was delightful. The chef, Marco, brought it out to us himself. It had churros with dolce de leche sauce, chocolate molten lava cake, some type of Chantilly cream puff pastry, a Portuguese egg tart & homemade meringues with raspberries, blackberries & candied walnuts. We finished off with herbal tea with verbena & lemongrass which unfortunately is no longer being produced. Service was at a nice relaxing pace, giving us time to digest in between & not feel rushed or left waiting. Fun fact: the name of the restaurant is the combination of Marco & Celine!
Nous avons profité de la dégustation à 6 services. Nous avons apprécié chaque bouchées & le service était impeccable! Nous recommandons défitivement l'expérience à nos proches!
Une cuisine raffinée & impeccable. Des plats goûteux, originaux & très bien présentés. Service très courtois & professionnel. Bon rythme pour le service. Nous reviendrons.
J'ai goûté au flétan & aux pâtes aux crevettes. C'est juste ok, sans plus. Portion minuscule de poisson & manque d'accompagnements dans l'assiette & manque de sauce sur les tagliatelles. Si la cuisine était comme l'excellent service ce serait wow !
Oct 26, 2024
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Enfin un resto à Magog, qui se distingue par son menu ainsi que son service. Taverne bistrot, trattoria & brasserie ce n'est pas pour nous. Si vous êtes à la recherche d'une expérience gustative ainsi qu'un service ou le personnel vous accueille avec le sourire, je vous recommande sans hésiter ce restaurant vous serez ravi à coup sûr !
Very cute restaurant with some really good dishes & some small misses which prevented it from being a full on 5 star experience (I would consider this a 4.5 rating): Friendly service & the meal started off on an amazing note. We were served a delicious amuse bouche which consisted of a truffle crema with some pureed potatoes as well as complimentary focaccia bread which in itself was very good as well. For our starter we had the calamari which was seasoned perfectly & just a touch overcooked. Loved the smoke almonds which elevated & complimented the dish nicely & the tomato chutney was a great pairing. For the mains, highly recommend the steak. It was perfectly cooked to a medium rare & the sides almost stole the show - the polenta was truly divine & could be a starter on their own while the carrots & bok choy also added to the dish. The compound butter was another element that took the dish further & was consumed wholly. This dish was perfectly executed & alone garners the restaurant a 5 star rating. Compliments to the chef! The seafood tomato rice, while not bad by any means, was lacking a bit in execution relative to the first main (& we are huge seafood people). There was a bit of "grain" or "sediment" (I imagine from the mussels) that made its way into the rice so akin to having a bit of sand in the rice...feels like something got missed in the prep stage perhaps. With that being said, the seafood itself was quite good & prepared well (clams, mussels, catfish, calamari & catfish). The lobster bisque flavor profile took a back seat & was missing. We finished off with their dessert in the form of molten chocolate cake which was accompanied with what I believe to be homemade ice cream. We found the cake to be overly sweet & lacking that rich chocolate flavour compared to better variations we've had but our kiddo loved it & demolished the whole thing. In the end, despite some small quibbles, it's such a charming restaurant with a lot of soul & well deserving of its ratings especially when you consider the accessible price point for the quality of food they are serving. We look forward to coming back & exploring the rest of the menu.
