Anyone get PDC Cabine a Sucre reservations this year? [General]
2010 Mar 1
I sent an email request in early January, and followed up with a voice mail a few weeks ago. They called back to say that they are stil processing email requests from December...and will get to the January requests soon.
We were lucky enough to get a reservation last year, but I suspect that we will have to do without the amazing Tourtière and Maple Syrup Cotton Candy this year. Bummer!
We were lucky enough to get a reservation last year, but I suspect that we will have to do without the amazing Tourtière and Maple Syrup Cotton Candy this year. Bummer!
2011 Mar 2
PDC Cabane a Sucre Reservation Available: Forum - PDC Cabane a Sucre Reservation Available
2011 Mar 9
Thanks to the posting on Ottawa Foodies about when the reservation system went up... I did indeed get a reservation!!!
See my review and blog post on it here: tinyurl.com/48ch43s
See my review and blog post on it here: tinyurl.com/48ch43s
2011 May 2
I went to the Cabine this weekend and am glad to say that the experience exceeded my rather lofty expectations. I was anticipating a meal of pure unadulterated gluttony and a lot of ‘fusion-y’ flavours. I was pleasantly surprised on both counts that this wasn’t the case.
The meal started with a pea soup with foie gras - the only overt apperance of foie gras on the menu, although I am sure it was incorporated in other dishes. The soup was notable in that it stuck completely to the flavours of a traditional, albeit excellent, split-pea soup; a hint of maple, smoked pork and the foie slightly melted such that there was a slick of duck fat on the top. It was excellent, but somewhat unremarkable in comparison to what was to follow.
The appetizer trio of orielles de crisse salad, smoked sturgeon/buckweat blinis and tempura-fried maki de creton followed. The salad was nice, and a necessary palate refresher, not nearly as heavy as I expected. The maki was a blast of meaty goodness (and the only real fusion dish). The sturgeon was something from another planet. A+, 10/10 I can’t give it enough praise. I would love to stop into a resto to order just a plate of that...garnished with creme fraische, parsley/dill and pickled onions. Fortunately the Chelsea smokehouse is not far away...
The mains were a whole roasted chicken garnished with dumplings and pieces of seared duck liver; a lobster omelet, baked beans with fresh farmers cheese and the piece de resistance: a whole suckling pig leg smoked 12 hours and served in a maple sauce. Everything was excellent, but the pork reigned supreme over the meal. It had the texture of roast pork but the subtle colouring and flavour of a lightly maple cured ham, with perfectly crispy skin. Words really can’t do it justice, simply one of the best main dishes I have ever tried.
Desert is probably 1/3 + of the focus of the meal. Maple taffy, apple tart, an ice cream cake-like thing with maple candy floss on top and potato pancakes fried in duck fat and sauced with maple syrup. I have no sweet tooth and really enjoyed everything nonetheless. For me, the tire d’erable and the pancakes were most notable; the best I could the pancakes is McDonald’s hash browns on psychidelic drugs.
All in all a great experience that also provided fair value in my view...it’s not something I’d likely do more than once a year, but everyone in our group left feeling certainly full but not uncomfortably gorged...we’re lucky that such a place is so close to Ottawa.
The meal started with a pea soup with foie gras - the only overt apperance of foie gras on the menu, although I am sure it was incorporated in other dishes. The soup was notable in that it stuck completely to the flavours of a traditional, albeit excellent, split-pea soup; a hint of maple, smoked pork and the foie slightly melted such that there was a slick of duck fat on the top. It was excellent, but somewhat unremarkable in comparison to what was to follow.
The appetizer trio of orielles de crisse salad, smoked sturgeon/buckweat blinis and tempura-fried maki de creton followed. The salad was nice, and a necessary palate refresher, not nearly as heavy as I expected. The maki was a blast of meaty goodness (and the only real fusion dish). The sturgeon was something from another planet. A+, 10/10 I can’t give it enough praise. I would love to stop into a resto to order just a plate of that...garnished with creme fraische, parsley/dill and pickled onions. Fortunately the Chelsea smokehouse is not far away...
The mains were a whole roasted chicken garnished with dumplings and pieces of seared duck liver; a lobster omelet, baked beans with fresh farmers cheese and the piece de resistance: a whole suckling pig leg smoked 12 hours and served in a maple sauce. Everything was excellent, but the pork reigned supreme over the meal. It had the texture of roast pork but the subtle colouring and flavour of a lightly maple cured ham, with perfectly crispy skin. Words really can’t do it justice, simply one of the best main dishes I have ever tried.
Desert is probably 1/3 + of the focus of the meal. Maple taffy, apple tart, an ice cream cake-like thing with maple candy floss on top and potato pancakes fried in duck fat and sauced with maple syrup. I have no sweet tooth and really enjoyed everything nonetheless. For me, the tire d’erable and the pancakes were most notable; the best I could the pancakes is McDonald’s hash browns on psychidelic drugs.
All in all a great experience that also provided fair value in my view...it’s not something I’d likely do more than once a year, but everyone in our group left feeling certainly full but not uncomfortably gorged...we’re lucky that such a place is so close to Ottawa.
2011 Dec 5
FYI, not sure if anyone else posted this, but Murray Street is doing their own sugar shack experience (albeit significantly more expensive) right in town:
www.canadascapital.gc.ca
www.canadascapital.gc.ca
Tracinho
Anyone have any success this year?