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.
This restaurant is just nothing to write home about. It's not bad at all, in fact, the Margherita pizza was actually really yummy, but our pasta dishes were very overcooked. The restaurant was empty while we were there between 5:40 pm - 7:00 pm (only 5 tables including our own), but the service was very long. Maybe I'll give it another try one day.
Plat de moules excellent. frites trop cuites par contre. L'habillement de L'hôtesse n'était pas adéquat pour un samedi midi, plus pour soirée club. Le service excellent.
I've never seen a waiter berate other waiters openly in front of guests. Service wasn't so much bad as it was slow. We are the rigatoni, it was bland & the soup tasted watered down. We ordered 5 plates to share between 3 people & I didn't much like any of it except for the filet mignon. I wouldn't recommend this place to people who like to pay for food they would enjoy, very disappointed.
I loved the place, I had a great moments there with my colleagues, Birthday surprised, Nomination, ... But unfortunately, Today I can say I will never be back there The pasta was really tasteless, the sauce was too liquid , Like a soup the dessert really dry I do not suggest
The pasta was decent but all the steaks we got we're undercooked unfortunately. I adked for medium & got it blue.. sent it back so they could grill it more & it came back undercooked again. Definitely not worth paying 50$ per person plus tips & taxes if steaks cannot be cooked properly.
Que dires... Le restaurant paraît bien. Les tables sont bien montés. Serveur poli & à l'écoute. Pour le reste.. Les toilettes sont dégueulasse autant les femmes que les hommes. Pour ma part, il y a de la pisse partout & ça dégoûtais de pipi jusqu'à la moitié de la salle de bain. Il manque royalement de peinture, il y a des choses arraché du mur. Ils ont modifié les robinet mais jamais arrangé les troues. Mais, à la limite, on s'en fou un peu. Côté repas, nous avons commandé les aubergines marinara. Ils étaient bonne, mais pas assez cuite. J'ai commandé les pâtes tortolini rosé. C'était bon, mais petite portions. A la limite ça passe.. Ma copine, farfadelle de pâte avec légumes. C'était dégueulasse...aucun goût & baigne dans l'huile. Les pâtes ne goûtant rien. Nous étions 14 personnes. Plusieurs ont pris les calelonnie 3 morceaux...tellement décevant pour le prix. Ça goûtait rien & avais encore faim... D'autres ont pris du veau avec pâtes, ça goûtait encore rien..& j'en saute. J'ai commandé un café latté, ça été servi dans un verre sans poignée & sans rien. C'était brûlant...Je n'ai jamais vu ça dans un supposé restaurant gastronomique. Le serveur a offert autres choses au moins. Mais très décevant. C'était pour une fête & moi j'avais opté pour le portovino & mon frère voulait ce restaurant. J'aurais dû suivre mon instinct. Se restaurant ne représente clairement pas un restaurant italien & de cuisine française. Ce un wanna be something. Très décevant, je vais amener mon frère ailleurs.
We were close to the doors, & it was cold. Food & service are really good. Don't forget to bring your wine! We found it difficult to find the restaurant because the neon sign light was not on (or broken?) The parking was full.
