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.
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L'Académie offers a varied menu featuring delicious options like mussels, pasta, and lamb, making it a popular choice for families and large groups. Many patrons appreciate the bring-your-own-wine policy and the professional, friendly service provided by several staff members who contribute to a welcoming environment. While some visitors have noted inconsistencies in wait times, temperature, or noise levels during busy periods, others consistently enjoy the flavorful, well-presented dishes and the spacious, attractive setting, often highlighting memorable experiences for special occasions.
Nous étions un groupe de plus de 60 mpersonnes & notre expérience a été incroyable. Ils nous ont laissé le temps de jaser sans nous presser de s'assoir & par la suite le service a été incroyable, merci à Ash notre serveur attitré qui a fait un magnifique travail.
I reserved a table on a Wednesday for a Saturday night at 7pm. I confirmed the reservation twice through their online reservation platform. It was somewhat disappointing & shocking that when we showed up at 6:30pm to get told that they don't have a table for us & we needed to wait. What's the point of reserving then? The boss/owner had to be called to sort things out. Not a good way to start my mom's birthday celebration.
The place was packed full & parking was next to impossible to find, even in the massive parking lot. We ended up parking on the street. Once seated, there was barely any service. Either the place was under staffed (most probably) or they were just too busy that night. The poor waiter for us had to manage the whole 2nd floor on his own & he was doing his best. Prices went up a lot since the last time we were there too, which is fine, as everything went up post-COVID. It is unfortunate the the service level shot way down though.
Once we ordered, the appetizers came after an acceptable amount of time. However, the main dish took easily an hour to show up. During that time, one person came to fill our water glasses once. That's it. When the food finally showed up, we had to wait for our waiter to be freed up from dealing with other tables on the floor (again, not his fault as he was alone), before serving us our plates. Since it was sitting there waiting a good 5-10 minutes, my dish was just lukewarm at best. Flavor was ok. We never never served any bread either.
When we were done, the boss/owner had to come up & tell people to clear our table. I'm pretty sure there's just a lack of employees or something, because it really doesn't make sense to have so little employees for the 2nd floor.
In the end, the whole experience was somewhat disappointing & I doubt I would go back. The prices are just too high for the level of quality & service.
Nov 30, 2025
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The food…awful. I had a linguini dish & my wife had duck. I've had better sauce out of a jar than what I was served. My wife couldn't eat the duck as it was almost entirely fat & gristle. It was supposed to come with a raspberry sauce, but was basically smothered with Dijon. The salad was more like a soup with all the dressing the put in it.
The atmosphere…it felt more like an all you can eat buffet than fine dining. It's lit up like a grocery store & it was so loud that it made conversation almost impossible.
The staff… most looked like they'd rather be walking on hot coals than here. We were lucky that our waitress was pleasant & the busboy was actually quite attentive & friendly.
The bill…the food, service & atmosphere was definitely not with the price we paid. For two meals & an appetizer, almost $200 with tip.
Overall, I've had worse, but I definitely won't be coming here again
The waiters were super good & nice,, only thing, when a restaurant with that much capacity has a owner or manager to cheap to pay staff agencies to make sure they have enough staff,, its ridiculous,, better to have 2 cooks & 2 servers from an staff agency to help out than run out of staff to end up a disaster like last night. You wanna run a restaurant this size for a long time without losing clients years after years,, stop beeing cheap on staff… it showed in the food & in the service to much.. it became a runing gag at the end & we ended up laughing about it, thanks to the nice staff that was there to try & save the mess that their owners put them into in the first place.. so much potential,, use it!
