By Grace Cheung,
Special to The Post

The restaurant serves classic Quebec dishes that reflect the chef's roots and upbringing.

Chef JC Poirier started us off with La Terrine du Jour and a grainy mustard, served with a hearty portion of warm rustic bread. As a "non-carb lover", I loved this. Creamy and rich, but not overly decadent. It was a perfect starter.

For our appetizer, we opted for the Steak Tartare, chèvre noire & pomme gaufrette which was made fresh. The chips were warm and crispy, becoming a perfect vessel for the creamy tartare. The cheese gave a punch of flavour to the tartare and we polished this all off.

Our next dish was the Vol-au-vent au Champignons & Sauce Mornay. The various mushrooms were earthy and juicy, sitting atop a light and buttery puff pastry pedestal. Despite the small size of this dish, the mornay sauce was rich.

Our first main was Ballotine de canard, pomme dauphine & sauce a l'érable was stunning. The forcemeat was wrapped around the tender duck and served to keep everything moist and juicy. The potatoes had a nice crisp on the outer edges, but the inside was buttery smooth. I would order this again.

The Côte de porc, fromage Oka & sauce charcutière was another main we had. The bone-in pork chop was a great pick. The meat was super juicy due to its bath in a brine. The Oka cheese flavour is really strong and pungent, and if you're a cheese lover, put this on your "must-eat" list! The potatoes are smooth as butter and it brings the dish over the top.

St. Lawrence

269 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC

Grace Cheung is a leading food blogger on Urban Spoon. Read more of her reviews at www.xmasbb.blogspot.ca.