Cabane à sucre Vanier | Vanier Sugar Shack

We had a great experience at the sugar shack today. Food was good and fresh, and service was excellent. Really nice building and no wait! Although the food is expensive, it does include unlimited drinks and no fee for entry/parking so it’s worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Breakfast pancakes were lovely with plenty of maple syrup on the table to indulge. The hot chocolate was the best we've had since we last made ourselves one ! Staff were pleasant and service was good. We had a little trouble finding it because it's within the parc and not well signposted, but we're glad we didn't give up (we travelled from downtown Ottawa on the number 7 bus)...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancakes with Maple Syrup

The building itself and the area is nice which makes for a cozy atmosphere!As other reviews have said though, the food is bad. The eggs were strange (maybe powdered eggs??), the meat was off (no flavour, frozen sausages, weird smell).The most shocking part however was the price. Take a look at the picture, that plate was $26.Really unfortunate as it could be a great experience!But..... they do sell beer! :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Scrambled Eggs

The building itself and the area is nice which makes for a cozy atmosphere!

As other reviews have said though, the food is bad. The eggs were strange (maybe powdered eggs??), the meat was off (no flavour, frozen sausages, weird smell).

The most shocking part however was the price. Take a look at the picture, that plate was $26.

Really unfortunate as it could be a great experience!

But..... they do sell beer! :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Scrambled Eggs

Very nice place must visit real interesting gem and piece of Ottawa history. Would highly recommend coming to visit here.

Parking: Parking at main building but not at the sugar shack

Kid-friendliness: Run by very kind nice people

Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair people have to be dropped off at the door and parking is available at the main building's there is a wheelchair ramp and there is a wheelchair accessible washroom

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancakes with Maple Syrup

Very nice place must visit real interesting gem and piece of Ottawa history. Would highly recommend coming to visit here.

Parking: Parking at main building but not at the sugar shack

Kid-friendliness: Run by very kind nice people

Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair people have to be dropped off at the door and parking is available at the main building's there is a wheelchair ramp and there is a wheelchair accessible washroom

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pancakes with Maple Syrup

The workers were rude. I payed for a tea, and waited ten minutes for them to boil water because they didn't have any ready. I reilized at the end they never turned the kettle on, so i had to remind them i was still waiting. The food was extremely overpriced for some cheap frozen sausages. The beans were so bad i didn't touch them after the first bite. The syrup on the table was table syrup...Please don't go here. Im not even from quebec, and I can safely say the sugar shacks they have there are worth the extra drive. Don't waste your time or money here.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Very bad food and extremely overprice ! With almost any maple syrup related recepies or incorporation in the food. The Pancake, yaourt, was terrible...saussages and beans was ok... Bad services chaotic environment. No costumers services. It a shame. Go to other places...

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Best baked beans ever !!

Staff was super friendly, the place is very nice but the food is so expensive.. $18-$36 for breakfast?? We paid and ate thinking there would be more to do but there wasn’t… literally just a breakfast place in April I guess?Disappointed. We were looking forward to a full day of fun but there was nothing to do there.

Renovated modern shack inside the Richelieu park Vanier. Managed by the Parc Museo.They have interior space as well as modern yo-yo date equipments to produce maple syrup on site.They also host annual sugar shack for the community during March as well as offer educational events for schools.Contact museo for opening hours as this is not a business open everyday

I had a great time here and the food was delicious!

I had a great time here and the food was delicious!

A visit to the grounds of the Vanier Museopark is a great way to learn and experience an iconic part of Canadian history and culture, maple syrup. The 17.5 acre forested maple sugar groove provides maple sap during the spring. The sap is tapped and harvested to be boiled/ evaporated into a concentrated tasty maple syrup. At this location there has been a Sugar Shack since 1939. The most recent Shack burnt down in August 2020 and currently there are plans to rebuild it once again (scheduled fall 2022) Once built, we can come back to have some delicious maple syrup on pancakes, or syrup on a stick once again.Fun facts* Maple Sap is a colorless liquid and about 2% sugar* Sugar tapping season lasts for about 6 to 8 weeks* Sap is boiled at 212°F to make maple syrup* It takes about 40 gallons of maple sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup.If you like my reviews, photos or videos why not tap the thumbs up button

Good food ? and friendly service. It's nice to keep it local.