Restaurant L'Académie, the specialists in Italian and French Cuisines.
L'Académie in Laval is proud to invite you to discover it's fusion of Italian and French cuisines where you can bring your own wine.
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.
Our Specialties
Pasta, Mussels
Amenities, services & more
We accept: Master Card, Visa, AMEX, Interac, Mobile Payment, Contactless Payment
Guests describe L'Académie as a welcoming, spacious spot with a relaxed vibe and a convenient bring-your-own wine policy. The menu showcases fresh ingredients and flavorful dishes, with many praising calamari, seafood platters, veal scallopini and pasta, all well presented. Service is consistently highlighted as attentive and professional, with staff able to accommodate groups and maintain a friendly atmosphere even when busy. While a few reviews note occasional delays, temperature issues, or noise, the overall impression is of a satisfying dining experience with good value and a place to return to soon.
J'ai été accueillie par Hicham & servie par hash, un service INCROYABLE. Il m'ont pris malgré mon arrivé dernière minute avant la fermeture de la cuisine. J'ai vraiment apprécié aussi les suggestion de hash donc le plac de linguini au homard c'était délicieux.
Mar 13, 2026
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We went to L'Académie on January 29, 2026 for a birthday with 10 people, 8 adults & 2 kids. What should have been a joyful celebration turned into a four-hour ordeal where most of us left barely eating anything.
Parking was easy, & at first glance, the restaurant looked clean & quiet. We were seated quickly, the menu is expensive, & the waiter was friendly, answering our questions & explaining the specials. Most of us ordered from the menu; I chose the special. The kids ordered spaghetti & chicken.
We arrived at 5:30 PM.
At 7:30 PM, two hours later was when I finally received my Caesar salad. The lettuce was ok & the dressing fine, but more than half of the leaves had turned rusty red. I had to remove most of it & ended up leaving the majority untouched.
The kids got their meals shortly afterward. The rest of us were finally brought our entrees around 8:00 PM.
Our table had ragu pasta, black olive pasta, medallions with pasta, & cheese gnocchi.
My ragu pasta was so salty it was almost inedible. I even asked others to taste it. The ocean was sweeter.
The gnocchi was like a soup, the medallions were tough & salty, & the pasta sauce was acidic.
The kids' chicken was dry she barely ate her favorite meat, & his spaghetti sauce was also acidic, that a little later the waiter offered him a pizza instead.
I called the waiter over & asked him to taste it my dish. He said he would get me another plate. The owner came & explained the sauce had been made earlier but'shouldn't be salty' & also offered a replacement.
When the new plate arrived, it was identically salty. I took one bite & left it. Completely inedible.
The waiter was polite, but we had waited two hours in a mostly empty restaurant only to get food we couldn't eat. Almost no one at our table finished their meal, including the kids. Other tables were leaving plates unfinished too.
The owner came back again, repeating that the sauce had been made earlier & trying to convince us it was normal. My mother then also pointed out that her black olive pasta had only TWO kalamata olives in the entire dish & mostly mushroom & eggplant.
Finally, we had the birthday cake at 9:00 PM. By then, most of us including the kids had barely eaten. A few people resorted to plain pasta & bread just to have something. BTW the cake was good & the coffee the waiter made was also very good.
We paid the full bill, more than the cost of a trip to Cuba for all of us & yet, after four hours, we ate almost nothing.
The only positive: our waiter was incredibly friendly & patient.
What should have been a happy birthday dinner became one of the most disappointing, frustrating, & inedible experiences we've ever had. We will never return.
I understand the restaurant was very busy, especially since it seemed like there were a lot of big groups, however service took a long time. Our reservations were at 7:00 & we left at 11:00.
La seule petite critique que je pourrais faire, c'est que les toilettes des femmes étaient sale ! Mais je comprends que c'était très occupé étant donnée que c'était la Saint-Valentin, c'est pour cette raison que je donne un 5 ☆. (Je suis juste très dédaigneuse)
Nous avons passé une soirée formidable en amoureux, pour notre 16e Saint-Valentin !!!
Mar 3, 2026
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Premièrement une accueil sans sourire. La pauvre demoiselle ne devrait absolument pas faire ce travail ( Dimanche soir) Nous étions 4 & presque tous nos repas n'étaient pas assez chaud incluant les soupes a oignons. Notre première visite il y a tellement de choix de resto dans le coin.
My wife had the snails with cheese & the cheese was burnt. The lamb shanks had a strong taste & my steak was overcooked I asked for rare & I got medium.We spent 180$ & I was disappointed.
Nos plats étaient bons, sans être extraordinaire. J'ai pris l'escalope aux citrons & mon conjoint l'escalope au prosciutto qui était elle beaucoup trop salée.
L'accompagnement pâtes sauce rosée était très peu goûteux, sauce plutôt aux tomates que rosé.
Merci
Feb 26, 2026
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J'ai passé une excellente soirée au restaurant L'Académie.
La nourriture était vraiment délicieuse : les plats étaient savoureux, bien présentés & préparés avec soin. On sent la qualité des ingrédients & l'attention portée aux détails.
Le service était également impeccable. Le personnel était accueillant, attentif & professionnel, ce qui a rendu l'expérience encore plus agréable.
Un grand merci à toute l'équipe pour cette belle soirée ! Je recommande sans hésitation & j'ai hâte d'y retourner.
Franchement, j'ai vraiment aimé.
La bouffe était super bonne & bien servie, tout était frais. L'ambiance était chill & on se sent à l'aise direct. Achraf nous a servis & il était top, souriant & attentionné, ça fait la différence
Je reviendrai, c'est sûr!!
Ça nous a prit 2 heures pour recevoir notre assiette. C'est trop long. Le couple à côté de nous a attendu 3h. Vous gagneriez à prendre moins de réservation au besoin. Par chance, nous avons eu du pain pour passer le temps.
