Cafe Du Lac

It would be so easy for them to fix their service. Get a maitre d who can handle a drinks order and maybe get an entree going, or table bread or something.

We were new neighbours looking for the best place to eat nearby and targetted cafe du lac. We walked in, were brought to a table then totally ignored. And I do mean it took 20 minutes before we were asked for a drinks order. Which then proceeded to arrive a further 20 minutes later. I was angry by then. Starving and ignored. All this while we watched the proprietress (is that a word?) fraternize with a large table of guests as if they were the only people in there. Now I think that's a great thing, but with customers waiting for service, we simply felt like 2nd class, warty rejects, not worthy of attention. Then a table of 5 fellas walked out too, exclaiming loudly about the bad service... actually they said "the worst service we've ever had". They had been ignored too. My martini arrived without any garnishes, and my husband's apricot beer (which I ended up drinking) came without a glass. Table bread never did arrive. And we could not get the attention of anyone to discuss this. Now understand - these are fine dining downtown prices charged here. Paying those prices, I want the experience.

Finally someone took our food order. Trout on a bed of lentils, with rapini. Exquisite. Delicious. By then it had quietened down a bit and my martini & half husbands beer had kicked in. He was now the only one pissed off as he wasn't impressed with his poutine, but I was tipsy and having a good time.

If they could fix their service they're the only show in Mimico, other than Everest which is nearby and great Indian food.

My wife and I went here with another couple to try their Winterlicious fixed price menu, and it was one of our worst ever dining experiences! First was the terrible service. The waitress knew nothing about the menu and was unable to answer any of our questions. And we were there for about 45 minutes before we saw any food. And as for the food, it was bad, and a total rip off. The Goat Cheese Salad came without any goat cheese, and when we finally got the attention of the waitress, she eventually brought us a tiny piece of toastwith some melted goat cheese which we could add to our own salad. The steaks were supposed to be Rib Eye, but instead we got tiny, dry striploins. Mine was only about 1/4" thick, and I'm not exaggerating! The fries were soggy, and some weren't even cooked all the way through. And what was advertised as authentic Quebec-style sugar pie, turned out to be nothing but a sub-par flan, and the size of the slice was about the same length and thickness as my baby finger. My wife asked if she could have some veggies with her meal, and she was given 2 green beans and a few carrots, for which she was charged an extra $5. Even though the fixed price was $35 per person, which works out to $140 for the 4 of us, all their exorbitant extra charges brought the bill to a ridiculous $235!!! We will NEVER eat there again, and I strongly urge you not to eat there either!