L'Académie
Restaurant
L'Académie
Bring your own wine
Opens Today at 11:30 am
| Monday | 11:30 am - 10 pm |
| Tuesday | 11:30 am - 10 pm |
| Wednesday | 11:30 am - 10 pm |
| Thursday | 11:30 am - 10 pm |
| Friday | 11:30 am - 10 pm |
| Saturday | 11:30 am - 10 pm |
| Sunday | 11:30 am - 10 pm |
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Restaurant L'Académie Pointe-Claire. French and Italian Cuisine. Bring Your Own Wine or Beer.
L'Académie Restaurants has established a unique reputation for value, service and ambiance since the opening of our first location in 1984. Our "raison d'être" has always been to offer fine cuisine in an elegant ambiance at reasonable prices. Our more popular dishes include duck magret, rack of lamb, generous portions of mussels and fries as well as several choices of fresh pasta and sauces.
Impress your business associates for lunch or dinner or enjoy a romantic meal with a favorite friend. Bring your own wine and savor the fine dining, graciously presented at Restaurant L'Académie.
Amenities, services & more
Bring your own wineFamily / Kid-friendlyGood For GroupsParking AvailablePrivate RoomTakeout AvailableTerrace
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Very spacious.
Mezzanine that can accommodate 24 people. Great for any type of group parties or events.
45 seats
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Display Allsauce(16) wine(12) soup(11) mussel(11) pasta(10) salad(10) steak(9) recommend(9) busy(9)Page 1 of 1 - 8 Reviews
Kevin
We went here as a big group & had a set menu to choose from (soup + main dish). The onion soup was good however tasted a little too salty. I order the Chicken Campagnola & the chicken was well cooked & was well seasoned. I did find the portion a little too small. The service was good, our waiter was very enthusiastic & would check up on us. We did have to wait some time before getting water & bread starter. It was a good atmosphere, wasen't too busy & easy to find parking.View more
Rayhan
Les moules étaient bonne ambiance joviale mais service à travailler 1 heure pour une soupe pour finalement recevoir le repas principal avant l'entrée bref je ne recommande aucunement....View more
Laurie
Enjoyed every bite from Caesar salad with surf & turf. My husband had a leg of lamb with the soup entre leek & potato. You can bring your own wine which is a great bonus. Do make a reservation it was packed. This is a good indication of the food & service.View more
bagladey
9 Reviews
As soon as I pushed open the door to this restaurant the first thing that hit me was how noisy the restaurant is; I mean loud, VERY LOUD, loud like a big Chinese buffet restaurant, so I chose to sit outside on the sidewalk terrace & it was quite pleasant. We ordered the Watercress & Lime Soup which was very bland & didn't seem to have enough watercress in it to even make it a vibrant green; the Escargots Gratinee were dry despite the oil (how did they manage that?); & the Mussels with Roquefort Sauce which were served with what looked like homemade fries. The one star that I gave for the food here was for the Roquefort sauce which was very tasty but I had two mussels that were so full of big grit that I was afraid that I could damage my teeth if I tried another one & the fries, also, while tasty were extremely greasy & limp. The service was extremely slow & unprofessional: The mussel entrées were delivered before both the soup & the escargots which were both delivered at the same time. The reasonable prices at this restaurant may be the appeal for some patrons but I wouldn't return here.
h-e-a-l
2 Reviews
WARNING TO VEGETARIANS! Everything has chicken broth in it - All soups & even the tomato sauces! We always specify that we're veg just in case & every waiter we've had assured us its all good... Then got a veg waiter & told us this. I've asked if they could simply put vegetarian or mushroom broth instead but they ignored me.
The decor is really nice.... The menu is really lacking in diversity; either pasta or mussels... Food & service are so-so... Really only went before because its BYOB. With the lack of options for my family, its pretty useless to go back.
Foodie
1 Review
I've eaten at this restaurant twice, & would go back again. It's reasonably priced, & there's a good selection on the menu, & the food is decent. That being said, I would have given it another star if they used a bit less salt (in the soups in particular) & did not serve canned mushrooms with my Veal Marsala--locally grown fresh mushrooms would have elevated the dish considerably!
My wife ordered the Mussels with an Italian (Marinara?) sauce, & it was fairly good, but lacking something--perhaps more basil, it was tough to say exactly, but otherwise still tasty.
The fresh bread they serve is excellent, with a nice chewy crust & soft & fresh within (perfect for dipping into the Mussel sauce!
The decor is modern & pleasant but the noise level was high the day we were last there as it was a Sunday & thus very busy, with more parties taking place, & this is to be expected--it's better during weeknights.
Considering that this is a chain, I'd say everything is good, better than expected, & also as a BYOB you don't get raked over the coals on the cost of wine, making it a much more affordable choice than many other places with a similar menu.
Most customers will be satisfied with their meal, & the service, which in general is friendly & fast, although will be slower during the weekends when they are very busy!
Foodie
1 Review
This was my first time here, it was highly recommended for bring your own wine, & was told food was good for price range.
This was my experience, & please read full story, as how it started was not how it finished.. Must read!!!
I entered Pointe-Claire location, was so impressed by decor & ambiance. Staff, at first seemed rushed.
The Menu was quite tantalizing, & quickly selected the Specials of the day, myself Chicken Supreme with Asparagus soup... My companion Salmon with Soup as well.
My first soup came with a hair in it, they quickly replaced it, went to ladies room, came back from ladies room, next soup another hair. Was so upset, ready to leave.. manager Linda came up to me, was so sweet, asked me to remain & offered gift certificate for future visit. When main course came, my companion Salmon was perfect, they even exchanged sauce to a delicious herbal one for him. My chicken, pink... couldn't eat it. Almost in tears, I was ready to leave. The manager Linda, made sure my dish was re-done, & I have to say.. was one of THE BEST chicken dishes I ever had in my life. Chicken stuffed with Camembert & caramelized pears with asparagus, carrots & corn on the side. Linda also gave us a delicious dessert on the house. What started as a bad experience, turned into phenomenal one.. They were accommodating, understanding, & compassionate. I have been a waitress for over 15 years & know service & good food. I cannot believe how much they turned my opinion around & that, by chance, I was just a little unlucky at first. All other customers seemed happy, & I, in the end was ECSTATIC. I will DEFINITELY return. I have not met a MANAGER (LINDA) so sweet, so understanding.. that I know it was a fluke for first part of experience. I will definitely return. The food was really terrific... & please know, that all that happened, I understand, was pure dumb bad luck. I thank you LINDA for your INCREDIBLE managerial skills, how you handled things & how you made my experience go from negative to AMAZING. I wish this restaurant implicit success.. Linda, you are a gem... & I will recommend this restaurant to all my friends & clients(even at my restaurant). Thank you for end result.... I know it was just silly luck, & so happy for end result. Bless!!!!!!