St Augustin de Desmaures

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures is a city in central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River, adjacent to Quebec City. The town was founded in 1691 by three families. Wikipedia.
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Érablière le Chemin du Roy
1. Érablière le Chemin du Roy
4.2
(654)
Restaurant
Boutique
Sugar shack offering tours of the maple syrup site, folk music & housemade meals of ham & pancakes.
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A must see in Québec! So friendly and welcoming. Delicious food. Sugar shack over 100 years old. Loved this experience so much! When we arrived, they asked if we are staying for dinner. So glad we said yes with traditional plates and music it was just wonderful
A unique experience since there was live music along with Christmas music and some people were dancing. We had the Christmas dinner for about $65 CAD per person after taxes and tips. The meat pie was delicious and worth eating again. The mashed potatoes were decent. The bread was a bit tough to eat. The vegetable soup tasted like tomato soup but could use a little bit more sugar since it was sour. The turkey, roasted cranberries, cole slaw, mixed fresh vegetables, fruit chutney, green salad, and marinated beets were alright but nothing special. The meatball stew was delicious. The pure maple syrup pie and maple yule log were a yummy way to end the meal. Overall, it was a good experience and worth going at least once while in the Quebec City area.
Rose is an excellent host and maple sugar historian. Friendly staff and wonderful musician. Great time and memorable. My favorite part of the meal was the soup and pork crackle.
$49.95 CAD per person Reservation is required, food is served family style. Groups smaller than 6-8 people will share with other diners. Service is friendly and the open bar is there for those who are interested. Food is all-you-can-eat, just request the specific item you want when the waitstaff come by. Live music and dinner activities are festive and lively. Location is remote, but it is doable via bus/Uber, but having a car helps. I recommend experiencing a Québecois sugar shack meal at least once.
Fun place to visit, eat and make music - and a great place to walk in a beautiful woods.
This experience was such a fun adventure! Be sure to call in advance. We loved this Maple Grove! When you arrive there are fun sleds to travel on a trail with, as well as tubing available on site. Staff are friendly! There's a store to buy souvenir's as well. Our lunch also included a wonderful musician that involved the children and played the accordion and guitar. He played lots of Quebec/Canadian folk music and we got to sing and was a great host! The food was wonderful and maple syrup of course amazing. Such a great time! The end was finished with fun Maple Syrup sticks on snow outside! We will Definitely will be back!
We recently visited here, it was the busiest crowd of people I have been in since the pandemic began (in two years). At first it was a bit overwhelming walking into the sugar shack with a room full of people talking. However, Once we were seated and got settled in we loved being immersed in the Québécois culture. It was great to be amongst the positive energy, and seeing people sing along, clap and dance to the live music being performed. We came on their opening day of the season so I think my review won’t be a true reflection of other peoples experiences moving forward. We arrived for 10am and the food wasn’t served till around 10:45am. I was a bit unclear of what happens ie. if there was any information presented on the maple syrup industry etc. while waiting I just took photos, drank coffee and absorbed the culture. When the food came, there was a lot served, and of course we weren’t able to eat it all (sausage, eggs, potatoes, ham, bacon, toast, beans, pancakes, fried fat, there was no pea soup that was served (unless I missed it) The maple syrup that is served isn’t apparently produced there. I was a bit confused on what happens here exactly ie is it just a sugar shack for traditional meals or was there trees being tapped or set up to be tapped for syrup season (no one explained anything to us when we were on sight) Having said this, I don’t regret coming here. Rose was pleasant and I enjoyed gifting her with some yukon birch syrup 😊 The staff were friendly and the other patrons (many had young kids were all having so much fun and it was nice to be apart of) We had many other things to do as we came here during our last day in Quebec City. Our taxi came and so I didn’t follow up with Rose directly about getting a tour, she did say before I arrived that she probably wouldn’t have time for a tour given that it was her opening day. The meal came with a maple syrup stick that was rolled in snow. We had a $30 coupon each as it was included in one the the Quebec City Tourist Passes. It cost about $35 to get here via taxi from the Château Frontenac This was a nice experience and I don’t regret coming here.
What an incredible experience. First, one of the owners came out to tell us all about maple sugaring, syrup production, the history of the shack itself and the types of products they make. Then we went inside for a fantastic family style, all you can eat, dinner with fresh pea soup, mapletcured ham, meatballs, potatoes, cole slaw, maple baked beans and fresh meat pie with country style ketchup. The gift shop had just about any kind of maple treat you could imagine, assorted sizes of syrup and a selection of souvenirs. My family back home will be excited to see what I picked up for them.
Shoals Park
2. Shoals Park
4.4
(160)
Ecological park
Nature & Parks
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Nice place to walk with dogs but make sure you tie them on a leash poop bags available
The Google maps traveler loves to get out of the rental car, stretch, have a snack, do some forest walking, looking for some surprises, getting a little exercise. This is your place to wander, jog sit by the water and contemplate and compare nature and its place in our life. This is the Google place to escape the road for a short break and experience some nature,
Nice park with a beatiful view on the fleuve Saint-Laurent. Peaceful and not to frequented, it is an ideal place to talk a walk or picnic near the water ^^
Mosquitoes were horrible
(Translated by Google) Short and easy but very well laid out path with a view of the river at the end of the path, you can come across a marsh and birds. Very large parking lot. (Original) Redonne courte et facile mais tres bien aménagée avec vue sur le fleuve au bout du santier, on peut y croiser un marais et des oiseaux. Tres grand parking.
(Translated by Google) This park is a protected area open to the public. Beautiful trails with interpretive signs offer a wonderful opportunity to learn about and observe the flora and fauna, as well as its wetlands. Birds are also present in large numbers. Several access points to the river make this park exceptionally charming. (Original) Ce parc est un territoire protégé accessible au public. De très beaux sentiers avec des panneaux d’interprétation nous offrent une belle opportunité d’apprendre et d’observer la faune et la flore ainsi que ses milieux humides. Les oiseaux y sont également présents en grand nombre. Plusieurs accès au fleuve rendent ce parc exceptionnellement charmant✨
Éducazoo Québec
3. Éducazoo Québec
4.6
(155)
Animal shelter
Zoos & Aquariums
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This is a great place to see exotic animals in Quebec! It's called "Educazoo", but it's more like a shelter than a zoo. They only accept animals that have been abandoned for some reason and are exotic, and they are not for profit, so all the money they receive goes towards caring for the animals. They show you around the different sections (reptiles, birds, mammals, etc) and will even let you hold animals that are comfortable around people and being held by them! The guide will give you some information on the animals and will answer your questions as well! Some of the animals are allowed to roam around and the enclosures are really big for the animals, so they obviously take good care of the animals! It's also indoors, so it's a great place to visit on a rainy day! I highly recommend this place to any animal lover!
Awesome trip for the kids to interact with exotic animals. Well worth the trip.
We need more places like this!
(Translated by Google) 2nd time we go there with the girls, we like the proximity to the animals and the explanations. Unfortunately the tour goes very quickly for the slightly excessive price. Thank you to the employees for taking care of the animals and sharing their passion. (Original) 2eme fois que nous y allons avec les filles, on aime bien la proximité avec les animaux et les explications. Malheureusement le tour va très vite pour le prix un peu excessif. Merci aux employés de prendre soin des animaux et de partager leur passion.
(Translated by Google) The concept is really cool; it seems the animals are well cared for, the place is clean, and everything is really nice. My only point I have to highlight would be the guide; she does her job really well. She's passionate, it seems, but my son was eager to touch the little creatures, and she ignored him. However, with the older ones, she paid more attention, even though they weren't as interested. I wish it were different in that respect! (Original) Le concept est vraiment cool, ça paraît que les animaux sont bien entretenus, les lieux sont propres et tout est vraiment sympathique. Mon seul point que j'ai à souligner serais la guide; elle fait super bien son travail, elle est passionnée ca paraît mais mon fils attendait avec impatience de toucher aux petites bêtes et elle l'ignorait, pourtant avec les plus vieux elle portait plus attention même si eux n'étaient pas autant intéressés. J'aurais voulu que ce soit différent de ce côté là!
(Translated by Google) Very nice experience of being able to touch different exotic species. The employees answer your questions and are super friendly. (Original) Très belle expérience de pouvoir toucher différentes espèces exotiques . Les employés réponde à vos questions et sont super sympa .
Leclerc Group
4. Leclerc Group
4.5
(2)
Corporate office
Museums
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