Hostess need a customer service training. The girls are rude and with an attitude of entitlement. Bar was empty and she refused to give me a table by the window, she said it is this table or nothing, I left since last time I checked my money is green entitlement be appreciated elsewhere. I am not coming back for sure
Service: 1
Samantha Thompson
Beautiful bar in a beautiful hotel. Sadly I was a bit disappointed with service and food portions. Our waiter, although pleasant, was not overly friendly. He seemed a be snobbish, and I had the slight impression we were inconvenienceing him. When I asked for something that wasn't on the menu he shut me down with an abrupt No. Kinda rude, especially when your paying over $20 a drink. As for the Charcuterie board ~ it was tasty but portion of cheese was pathetic...not worth $47 +tax. Otherwise, it's a very warm and inviting atmosphere in the bar itself, and fun to watch the mixologists at work.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Focaccia
Irene M. Cruz
Nice bar in Chateau Frontenac, just a bit pricey.
We had a drink here for the first time in March 2025 as part of our vacation/anniversary.
They have a menu of signature drinks and plenty of other options to choose from and the bartenders are very skilled and polite.
They offer you potato chips and another mix of crunchy snacks while you wait.
We had a mojito that was pretty good and the drink of the day with rosemary that was set on fire, which was unique and pretty good too.
$55 for 2 drinks, we find to be a bit excessive but overall the space is nice with staff who were very helpful and professional.
Worth a visit for a special occasion drink.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Emmanuelle Dufour
Bar 1608 is definitely my favorite bar to go to when going to Quebec city. Located in one of the most photographed hotels in the world, Chateau Frontenac, this bar feels like luxury, the drinks menu with pictures is well done. The staff is professional and always making sure you are having a good time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alexandre Thauron
Very nice cozy bar for a romantic meal 🍸
The 5 charcuterie 3 cheese board is perfect if you are really hungry. With an alcoholic cocktail or not.
Either seated at the bar, and interesting discussions with the bartender
Or sitting in the dining room with a lovely view of the Saint Laurent and the lights on the castle
Good place of Quebec 👌
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Planche Fromage & Charcuterie
Pierre-Yves Bournonville
Expensive but nice More anecdotally, the waiters don't aim well
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Ricky Ng-Adam
Do not accept telephone reservations, refuse to provide wait time estimates and only accept to call people on the live waiting list. We went to Alphonse on rue Sainte-Anne a few steps away.
Jennifer Vaillancourt
Very bad experience. The service was disorganized and clearly not up to par. The wait was endless and the staff seemed overwhelmed. Special mention to the manager Rachel, whose lack of professionalism and competence made the situation even more frustrating. No problem management and complete disregard for customers. I absolutely do not recommend this establishment.
“Very bad experience. The service was disorganized and clearly not up to standard. The wait was endless, and the staff seemed overwhelmed. Special mention to the manager, Rachel, whose lack of professionalism and competence made the situation even more frustrating. No problem management and a total disregard for customers. I absolutely do not recommend this establishment.”
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
M-k.g. O-h.r.
We enjoyed a light lunch, so hamburgers and snacks, and sparkling wine.
The atmosphere was outstanding because it was a bar in the prestigious luxury hotel "Chateau Frontenac", and the quality of the foods and the service of the staff were also excellent!!
We went there for a drink, slow service, flat atmosphere, excessive prices. Unaccommodating staff for a group having dinner at the castle, despite the free chairs it seemed difficult for the staff to move the tables and chairs so that the group was together, we found ourselves in small scattered groups and when we wanted to get up to chatting with the tables in our group we were quickly turned around because it is a 'sitting down' bar. Everywhere else the staff is kind and dedicated, but at 1608 we were not welcome.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Elisabeth Mottard
Frankly impressive and tasty cocktails. A great experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Jennifer Kripas
After a stressful train ride from Montreal, 1608 Bar filled my cup… literally!
The drink menu is gorgeous! There’s beautiful hand-painted photos of the drinks as well as a write up of the history, ingredients ands anything else. There’s a cocktail specifically made for Anthony Bourdain. The Old Fashioned was out of this world-definitely in my top 5 ever!
My server Henri was lovely and recommended some things for me to do while in QC! He was incredibly busy so it was nice to chat for a hot sec.
The bar itself is masculine with dark wood, books and a fireplace. The views of the St. Lawrence are awesome (if you’re seated near a window). The tables are tightly packed together so you so absolutely overhear (and possible even meet!) your table neighbors!
The bathrooms are in the hotel (go to the 1st Christmas tree and turn left!) but there’s several stalls. There’s also several staff members if you get lost on your way back! Everyone speaks perfect English as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mavis
The food and cocktails are great. The bar and view is beautiful. The only issue we had was getting in. We went 3 days in a row and waited over an hour, before giving up and leaving.Finally got in on the fourth day. They don’t take reservations. The hostess are very curt
Hostess need a customer service training. The girls are rude and with an attitude of entitlement. Bar was empty and she refused to give me a table by the window, she said it is this table or nothing, I left since last time I checked my money is green entitlement be appreciated elsewhere. I am not coming back for sure
Service: 1
Beautiful bar in a beautiful hotel. Sadly I was a bit disappointed with service and food portions. Our waiter, although pleasant, was not overly friendly. He seemed a be snobbish, and I had the slight impression we were inconvenienceing him. When I asked for something that wasn't on the menu he shut me down with an abrupt No. Kinda rude, especially when your paying over $20 a drink. As for the Charcuterie board ~ it was tasty but portion of cheese was pathetic...not worth $47 +tax.
Otherwise, it's a very warm and inviting atmosphere in the bar itself, and fun to watch the mixologists at work.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Focaccia
Nice bar in Chateau Frontenac, just a bit pricey.
We had a drink here for the first time in March 2025 as part of our vacation/anniversary.
They have a menu of signature drinks and plenty of other options to choose from and the bartenders are very skilled and polite.
They offer you potato chips and another mix of crunchy snacks while you wait.
We had a mojito that was pretty good and the drink of the day with rosemary that was set on fire, which was unique and pretty good too.
$55 for 2 drinks, we find to be a bit excessive but overall the space is nice with staff who were very helpful and professional.
Worth a visit for a special occasion drink.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Bar 1608 is definitely my favorite bar to go to when going to Quebec city. Located in one of the most photographed hotels in the world, Chateau Frontenac, this bar feels like luxury, the drinks menu with pictures is well done. The staff is professional and always making sure you are having a good time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very nice cozy bar for a romantic meal 🍸
The 5 charcuterie 3 cheese board is perfect if you are really hungry. With an alcoholic cocktail or not.
Either seated at the bar, and interesting discussions with the bartender
Or sitting in the dining room with a lovely view of the Saint Laurent and the lights on the castle
Good place of Quebec 👌
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Planche Fromage & Charcuterie
Expensive but nice
More anecdotally, the waiters don't aim well
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Do not accept telephone reservations, refuse to provide wait time estimates and only accept to call people on the live waiting list. We went to Alphonse on rue Sainte-Anne a few steps away.
Very bad experience. The service was disorganized and clearly not up to par. The wait was endless and the staff seemed overwhelmed. Special mention to the manager Rachel, whose lack of professionalism and competence made the situation even more frustrating. No problem management and complete disregard for customers. I absolutely do not recommend this establishment.
“Very bad experience. The service was disorganized and clearly not up to standard. The wait was endless, and the staff seemed overwhelmed. Special mention to the manager, Rachel, whose lack of professionalism and competence made the situation even more frustrating. No problem management and a total disregard for customers. I absolutely do not recommend this establishment.”
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We enjoyed a light lunch, so hamburgers and snacks, and sparkling wine.
The atmosphere was outstanding because it was a bar in the prestigious luxury hotel "Chateau Frontenac", and the quality of the foods and the service of the staff were also excellent!!
Kid-friendliness: No particular problem
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
One of the most beautiful bars I have been to!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Warm bar for a drink and a light snack.
Vegetarian options: Cheese plate
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went there for a drink, slow service, flat atmosphere, excessive prices.
Unaccommodating staff for a group having dinner at the castle, despite the free chairs it seemed difficult for the staff to move the tables and chairs so that the group was together, we found ourselves in small scattered groups and when we wanted to get up to chatting with the tables in our group we were quickly turned around because it is a 'sitting down' bar.
Everywhere else the staff is kind and dedicated, but at 1608 we were not welcome.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Frankly impressive and tasty cocktails. A great experience!
Atmosphere: 5
After a stressful train ride from Montreal, 1608 Bar filled my cup… literally!
The drink menu is gorgeous! There’s beautiful hand-painted photos of the drinks as well as a write up of the history, ingredients ands anything else. There’s a cocktail specifically made for Anthony Bourdain. The Old Fashioned was out of this world-definitely in my top 5 ever!
My server Henri was lovely and recommended some things for me to do while in QC! He was incredibly busy so it was nice to chat for a hot sec.
The bar itself is masculine with dark wood, books and a fireplace. The views of the St. Lawrence are awesome (if you’re seated near a window). The tables are tightly packed together so you so absolutely overhear (and possible even meet!) your table neighbors!
The bathrooms are in the hotel (go to the 1st Christmas tree and turn left!) but there’s several stalls. There’s also several staff members if you get lost on your way back! Everyone speaks perfect English as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food and cocktails are great. The bar and view is beautiful. The only issue we had was getting in. We went 3 days in a row and waited over an hour, before giving up and leaving.Finally got in on the fourth day. They don’t take reservations. The hostess are very curt
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