Place Dufferin - Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

Name: Place Dufferin - Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
Address: 1 rue des Carrières, Québec City, QC, Canada, G1R 4P5
Telephone: (418) 692-3861
Price range: CAN$51 and over
Rating: 4.6

4.6 (261)

CAN$51 and over

Unspecified

1 rue des Carrières, Québec City, QC G1R 4P5

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2 people

Jun 28, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 31 times today

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Great for brunch
Charming

Le restaurant Place Dufferin vous reçois dans un cadre décontracté et élégant avec une vue imprenable sur le fleuve Saint-Laurent. Il propose des buffets somptueux et un menu à la carte pour le petit-déjeuner.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Unspecified
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 7:00 am–10:30 am Sat, Sun 7:00 am–11:00 am
Phone number
(418) 692-3861
Website
https://www.fairmont.com/frontenac-quebec/dining/place-dufferin/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Frederic Cyr

Location
1 rue des Carrières, Québec City, QC G1R 4P5
Neighborhood
Québec
Parking details
Valet
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Vegan, View

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Les ceufs du moment
Crêpes, bacon, saucisses, pommes de terre rissolées
Sélection de charcuteries, fromages fermiers du Québec et saumon fumé
Viennoiseries, granola, céréales, yogourts, fruits frais et confitures
Café, thé ou chocolat chaud
Jus de fruits frais
Orange, tropical, canneberge, pomme, raison, pamplemousse

LE BUFFET CONTINENTAL

CAD $28

Viennoiseries à votre choix, sélection de pains, fruits frais
Yogourt, céréales, confitures, miel du Château et beurre frais
Café, thé ou chocolat chaud
Jus de fruits frais
Orange, tropical, canneberge, pomme, raison, pamplemousse

À LA CARTE

CEUFS

Premières Nations
CEufs brouillés, saumon fumé, herbes fraîches
- CADCA$24.00
Bénédictine traditionnel
CEufs pochés, jambon fumé, pousses d'épinards, sauce hollandaise
- CADCA$23.00
Bénédictine au saumon fumé
CEufs pochés, saumon fumé à froid, pousses d'épinards, sauce hollandaise
- CADCA$25.00
Bénédictine aux légumes
CEufs pochés, sélection de légumes de saison, pousses d'épinards, sauce hollandaise
- CADCA$22.00
CEufs miroir
au plat sur un crouton de pain de seigle et fromage de chèvre, micro-pousses
- CADCA$19.00
Brouillade à la truffe noire
- CADCA$28.00
Omelette classique
- CADCA$19.00
Omelette de blancs d'ceufs
Salade de roquette et brie fondu
- CADCA$16.00
Un ceuf ou deux ceufs au choix, rôties incluses
- CADCA$11.00
- USDCA$13.00
Un ceuf ou deux ceufs au choix avec choix de viande
- CADCA$14.00
- USDCA$16.00

LES ASSIETTES

Gaufres croustillantes, chocolat fondu, banane et crème chantilly
- CADCA$17.00
Pancakes au sirop d'érable et bacon croustillant
- CADCA$18.00
Pain doré et sirop d'érable
- CADCA$18.00
L'assiette de fromages de notre cave 100gr
- CADCA$14.00
L'assiette de charcuteries
- CADCA$18.00
Bagel, saumon fumé, câpres, fromage à la crème
- CADCA$19.00

CÉRÉALES & GRUAU & PRODUITS LAITIERS

Céréales avec fruits
- CADCA$10.00
Gruau nature
- CADCA$8.00
Gruau, sucre de canne, pommes cuites, banane émincée
- CADCA$12.00
Yogourt avec muesli et fruits frais
- CADCA$9.00
Yogourt nature, fruits
- CADCA$4.00

BOULANGERIE & FRUITS

Corbeille de viennoiseries
- CADCA$9.00
Rôties
- CADCA$7.00
Salade de fruits frais
- CADCA$9.00

BREUVAGES

LES BULLES

Face Cachée de la Pomme, Bulle de Neige, Québec
- CADCA$12.00
Parés Baltà Brut, Cava, Espagne
- CADCA$12.00
Mimosa
- CADCA$12.00
Flûte de Champagne Taittinger, France
- CADCA$29.00

JUS FRAIS

Orange, tropical, canneberge, pomme, raison, pamplemousse
- CADCA$6.00
Jus du jour
- CADCA$6.00
Jus de tomate
- CADCA$5.00

CAFÉ

Régulier
- CADCA$4.00
Espresso
- CADCA$5.00
Double Espresso
- CADCA$6.00
Cappuccino
- CADCA$6.00
Café au lait
- CADCA$6.00

THÉ ET TISANES CAMELIA SINENSIS

Earl Grey Classique
- CADCA$5.00
Darjeeling Château Frontenac Héritage
Rooibos
Perles de dragon (jasmin)
Sencha Nagashima (thé vert)

What 261 people are saying

Place Dufferin - Fairmont Le Château Frontenac reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.7Service
4.7Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Montreal / Quebec
Great for brunch
Montreal / Quebec
Great for scenic views
Quebec City / Trois-Rivieres
Best Overall
Quebec City / Trois-Rivieres
Best Service
Quebec City / Trois-Rivieres
Best Ambiance
Quebec City / Trois-Rivieres
Healthy
Quebec City / Trois-Rivieres
Neighborhood gem
Quebec City / Trois-Rivieres
Romantic
Quebec City / Trois-Rivieres
Good for special occasions
Quebec City / Trois-Rivieres
Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Place Dufferin at Fairmont Le Château Frontenac offers an "excellent brunch buffet" with fresh, varied options. The "wonderful breakfast experience" is complemented by friendly service and a "beautiful atmosphere." While afternoon tea receives mixed reviews, the overall ambiance and service shine, making it a memorable destination for visitors.

261 Reviews

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Jasmine VIP
San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews
4.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I came here for my 40th birthday afternoon date with my mom. The servers were friendly, and it includes A LOT of food, and all of it's tasty. Old Quebec is a foodie's dream so I can't promise I'd do this again... BUT I have no regrets, and I'm glad we went.
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Cheryl
London1 review
4.0
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We loved the ambiance and pianist. Our server was fantastic. He was patient with us as we practiced our French and made us feel very comfortable. The food was ok. Some bites and the scones were very good. Others not so much but that is a preference issue. Overall a very nice experience.
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Colin
Manchester/Greater Manchester5 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 19, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We had a lovely afternoon tea that was very tasty. The service was friendly and attentive
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Mario
Greater Boston4 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 14, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Quand on ne prend pas le buffet tout devient à la carte ( jus café pain etc) Très belle endroit toutefois Excellent service et qualité de la nourriture
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Cora VIP
Toronto / Ontario2 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 13, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent brunch buffet. Fresh and delicious with lots of variety. Highly recommend!!!
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Paul
Montreal / Quebec1 review
5.0
Dined on June 7, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
A wonderful location for afternoon tea to celebrate my wife’s birthday. Great food, excellent service. Would highly recommend it to anyone.
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Suzanne
Vancouver / British Columbia8 reviews
2.0
Dined on June 7, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We are afternoon tea aficionados…and were so looking forward to tea at the Chateau Frontenac. Unfortunately overall it was a dismal experience. While our location by the window to watch people go by on the terrace was perfect, it was very loud with the piano being played. A harp would have been much more relaxing and on point. The service was nice…our server Pierre did his best, but when the food is poor, there isn’t much he can do. I’d have to rate this tea in the top 3 worst teas I’ve ever had!! While they told me they could accommodate a gluten free tea, they were unable to execute it. Their scones were abysmal. The tiered portion of the food did not fare much better. Dry crumbly sandwiches with basically no butter/cream cheese or seasoning of any kind to make them tasty. The single layer of cucumber was sliced so thin as to be just about see throughable! The tastiest morsel was a slice of cucumber with some shrimp on it. Of the three wee sweets, only one was really good, one so so and the other tasteless. To begin they served a flute with a small amount of sparking tea from Copenhagen. That was the star of the day…totally delicious. Both of the teas we chose from their list we really enjoyed. In our opinion it was not in any way value for money, even with my gluten free tea being discounted 50%. The chef there really needs to up his game!!
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Magnolia
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
4.0
Dined on June 4, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
I have been to quite a few high teas and some in other Fairmont properties. This one is a bit disappointing. The scones were not served warm the texture of it is a bit doughy. The sweet pastry, namely the red colored sponge cake is not fresh as it was a bit hard & dry. The green tea sparkling drink served upon arrival was great.
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Nann
Greater Boston9 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 30, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The lovely tea room area of Place Dufferin was set in it's new special china ready for everyone at our seating. A pianist played lovely music to set the tone. Unfortunately, having taken tea many times (in four countries), our experience in total did not compare as well as we had hoped and anticipated. "Afternoon tea" is a ritual steeped in tradition, and there were more than a few "changes" that had been made. For example, the staff put the tea in our pots and instructed us to smell it. Odd, I thought. Later the hot water arrived and the tea was allowed to steep. As the pot had not been heated, this process allowed the brewed tea to cool more quickly that desired. This was after I had returned my pot because there was a clear chip in the opening (in a spot where it could have meant that the tiny shard was in the pot). The scones were the first to be served. Quite a deviation from the typical English order of service. The two plain, soft scones, resembling biscuits more that scones, were accompanied by two nice preserves and a "housemade Devon cream" which was far in texture from either Devonshire clotted cream, or the sometimes served mock clotted cream which shares a textural similarity to clotted cream. The tea tray then appeared with an assortment of sandwiches and desserts, a few of them in shells that seemed from a package. There were other items that were lovely, if not traditional, including an amuse bouche that was a sweet rice pudding, not the savory I expected, accompanied by the very small pour of a sparking tea. All in all, we found our expectations were not exceeded, nor met.
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Gigi
Vancouver / British Columbia1 review
3.0
Dined on May 25, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Our server was great! He was kind enough to allow us to move to another table with a better view of the terrace and restaurant has a good ambiance. However, breakfast buffet is not that impressive. The food selection is just so-so and the salmon on the eggs benedict didn’t taste fresh. I did like the fruit selection but not a lot of selection for desserts.
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Place Dufferin - Fairmont Le Château Frontenac is rated 4.6 stars by 261 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Jun 28, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 31 times today

Google Map for Place Dufferin - Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

1 rue des Carrières, Québec City, QC G1R 4P5

Additional information

Neighborhood
Québec
Hours of operation
Mon–Fri 7:00 am–10:30 am Sat, Sun 7:00 am–11:00 am
Price
CAN$51 and over
Cuisines
Unspecified
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Valet
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Frederic Cyr
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Vegan, View

Website
https://www.fairmont.com/frontenac-quebec/dining/place-dufferin/
Phone number
(418) 692-3861

Place Dufferin - Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Additional information

LE DÉJEUNER BUFFET

Les ceufs du moment

Crêpes, bacon, saucisses, pommes de terre rissolées

Sélection de charcuteries, fromages fermiers du Québec et saumon fumé

Viennoiseries, granola, céréales, yogourts, fruits frais et confitures

Café, thé ou chocolat chaud

Jus de fruits frais

LE BUFFET CONTINENTAL

Viennoiseries à votre choix, sélection de pains, fruits frais

Yogourt, céréales, confitures, miel du Château et beurre frais

Café, thé ou chocolat chaud

Jus de fruits frais

À LA CARTE

CEUFS

Premières Nations

Bénédictine traditionnel

Bénédictine au saumon fumé

Bénédictine aux légumes

CEufs miroir

Brouillade à la truffe noire

Omelette classique

Omelette de blancs d'ceufs

Un ceuf ou deux ceufs au choix, rôties incluses

Un ceuf ou deux ceufs au choix avec choix de viande

LES ASSIETTES

Gaufres croustillantes, chocolat fondu, banane et crème chantilly

Pancakes au sirop d'érable et bacon croustillant

Pain doré et sirop d'érable

L'assiette de fromages de notre cave 100gr

L'assiette de charcuteries

Bagel, saumon fumé, câpres, fromage à la crème

CÉRÉALES & GRUAU & PRODUITS LAITIERS

Céréales avec fruits

Gruau nature

Gruau, sucre de canne, pommes cuites, banane émincée

Yogourt avec muesli et fruits frais

Yogourt nature, fruits

BOULANGERIE & FRUITS

Corbeille de viennoiseries

Rôties

Salade de fruits frais

BREUVAGES

LES BULLES

Face Cachée de la Pomme, Bulle de Neige, Québec

Parés Baltà Brut, Cava, Espagne

Mimosa

Flûte de Champagne Taittinger, France

JUS FRAIS

Orange, tropical, canneberge, pomme, raison, pamplemousse

Jus du jour

Jus de tomate

CAFÉ

Régulier

Espresso

Double Espresso

Cappuccino

Café au lait

THÉ ET TISANES CAMELIA SINENSIS

Earl Grey Classique

Darjeeling Château Frontenac Héritage

Rooibos

Perles de dragon (jasmin)

Sencha Nagashima (thé vert)

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