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What a lovely hotel, but with apparently a not so lovely management. I'm so sorry to hear about your fall. And, poor Mark, to receive that phone call. I'm glad you didn't have lasting effects from the fall, but so sorry you had to experience it at all.
So sorry to hear about your fall and am so glad you were ok and didn't hit your head! The staff could have handled it so much better and no one seemed to take control of the situation, which there is no excuse for as what could have happened! I think they're worried about being sued! They should have been more up front with Mark, instead of getting him all worried! Glad it turned out fine!
Anyway, love the shop in the hotel! You are not kidding about having the best table and view in the restaurant! Love the lounge area and especially that circular bar, which is so cool and inviting!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
What a lovely hotel, but with apparently a not so lovely management.
That's quite a good way of putting it.
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I'm so sorry to hear about your fall. And, poor Mark, to receive that phone call. I'm glad you didn't have lasting effects from the fall, but so sorry you had to experience it at all.
So sorry to hear about your fall and am so glad you were ok and didn't hit your head!
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The staff could have handled it so much better and no one seemed to take control of the situation, which there is no excuse for as what could have happened!
Yes, they could've done.
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I think they're worried about being sued! They should have been more up front with Mark, instead of getting him all worried! Glad it turned out fine!
I dread to think how he felt getting a call like that, especially given how far the pool was from our room.
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Anyway, love the shop in the hotel! You are not kidding about having the best table and view in the restaurant! Love the lounge area and especially that circular bar, which is so cool and inviting!
Tuesday 13 September – part ten: shall we go outside to get some photos?
The view from our table at Le Sam outside was beautiful, but it was very tough trying to get photos of it. Still, it lives on in our memories…
We loved all the symbols they had in the menu – very neat!
We ended up getting a bottle of Riesling to accompany the meal, which was wonderful.
We were also presented with this bread, which our server Marc Antonie, described as “addictive” and he wasn’t wrong. There was only one piece left by the time we’d finished with it.
It turned out that we were both considering the same two appetisers, so we decided to get them and share them. We had the crab cake from Gaspesle, tomatoes and smoked paprika sour cream, and although there wasn’t much on the plate, they were extremely delicate and light and perfect for a starter to a meal..
The other dish we decided to share was the Canadian lobster salad, with mesclun, and crunchy vegetables and a raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Given the description, we were very surprised when it turned up with strawberries on it. We weren’t sure how well they would go with the lobster, but wow, what a good combination. I also thought I might not like the vinaigrette, but you could barely taste it, so maybe they were just very light with it?
For entrée, Mark was debating over the two lamb dishes on the menu, but when Marc Antoine came to take our orders, it was as if he’d read Mark’s mind. He got as far as saying “I’m not sure what to go with”, and the next words out of our server’s mouth were “the rack of lamb”, which was one of the options he was toying with. Ok then – sold! Apparently, it’s the most popular dish on the menu, and I heard no complaints from Mark about it. To give it its full title, it’s roasted rack of lamb, oriental spices marinade, lukewarm green beans salad with bacon and onion confit, and gabrielle roasted potatoes.
I had a much easier choice, especially after Mark pointed out the accompaniment to it, which I love, so I opted for the grilled walleye fillet, with pearl barley cream (like a risotto) and grilled vegetables. This is how it was written on the menu, and what I loved was that’s exactly how it was written in French too. The pearl barley was a little under cooked for my taste, but I quickly got used to it, and the flavours combined together beautifully.
We both opted out of desserts, deciding that we were just comfortably full, and we didn’t want to leave here feeling sick. It had been a beautiful meal, and really lived up to all the great reviews I’d read on TripAdvisor.
Our server asked if we wanted a photo of the two of us, and of course, I said
Le Sam
Appetiser 1 9½ 10
Appetiser 2 9½ 9½
Entrée 9½ 9½
Service 9½ 9½
Atmosphere 9½ 10
Value for money 9 9½
Average score: 9.54
I was in two minds after we finished about heading outside to get some photos, but I figured if we didn’t, I’d always regret it, and wondered what our home for the night looked like after dark. Although it was cold outside the entrance to the hotel, I think that’s more because it was a wind tunnel, as once we got out of that, it was very pleasant, and they were forecasting lows of the mid 60s tonight, which was ridiculously warm for Quebec City for this time of year.
I have to say maybe I was expecting more in terms of being lit up, but I’m glad we got to see it. We had talked, after seeing Celebrity in port earlier, about maybe finding a cruise that comes here, and if did, of course we wouldn’t get the night views.
We also got some views out across the river…
With that, we made our way back to the hotel, having had a thoroughly wonderful day in Quebec City (with the exception of the fall). We really had both fallen in love with this beautiful place.
The weather today was hot and sunny with temperatures in the mid 70s. The best thing today was getting to stay at the Fairmont Chateau Le Frotenac The worst thing today was my fall at the pool. Today we tried taking the tour of the Citadelle of Quebec And the result was it was well worth it. The most magical moment today was walking outside the hotel on the boardwalk both in the daytime and at night.
Next: I’m going to say something about the fall and how they treated me afterwards…
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So happy to hear you enjoyed dinner. I know what your view looked like having spent an evening in the attached bar years ago. It's beautiful! No regrets - it was worthwhile to head outside for a few photos!
17 years ago, we took the ferry to Levis and back just after sunset and got those night time photos from the water. It's so beautiful. It was too darn cold for the ferry on our trip this past summer though, and/or we ran out of time too. So happy you came to this city!
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Dinner looked so good!! Walleye is a VERY popular fish in Minnesota, so I didn't realize they featured it that much further East. But then again, the Great Lakes do feed into the St Lawrence, so I guess it makes sense.
So happy to hear you enjoyed dinner. I know what your view looked like having spent an evening in the attached bar years ago. It's beautiful!
Cool!
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No regrets - it was worthwhile to head outside for a few photos!
17 years ago, we took the ferry to Levis and back just after sunset and got those night time photos from the water. It's so beautiful.
Oh wow, you know I didn't even think about doing that for this trip. Something to remember when (being optimistic here, although I have no definite plans to do so ) we get back there...
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It was too darn cold for the ferry on our trip this past summer though, and/or we ran out of time too. So happy you came to this city!
So am I - honestly, it was Toronto/Niagara Falls that had originally made it to the bucket list, but I was keen to visit Quebec City too, then I heard so many wonderful reviews of the place, I was perhaps looking forward to it the most out of the whole road trip and it did not disappoint!
Dinner looked so good!! Walleye is a VERY popular fish in Minnesota, so I didn't realize they featured it that much further East. But then again, the Great Lakes do feed into the St Lawrence, so I guess it makes sense.
Cool to know, especially as walleye was a new fish for me...
Great photos of Quebec at night. Your choices for dinner looked amazing and I too wouldn't think strawberries would pair well with lobster!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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What a horrible thing to have happen to you. I'm glad you didn't hit your head, because I can't even imagine what would have happened then.
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I'm so sorry to hear about your fall. And, poor Mark, to receive that phone call. I'm glad you didn't have lasting effects from the fall, but so sorry you had to experience it at all.
The staff could have handled it so much better and no one seemed to take control of the situation, which there is no excuse for as what could have happened! 
Glad it turned out fine!
Love the lounge area and especially that circular bar, which is so cool and inviting! 
Your photos, as always, are gorgeous!!
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