María María - Buvette mexicaine in Chicoutimi

Very good, friendly and tasty, honest flavor

I highly recommend (try at least once) the Maria Maria experience!! The atmosphere is warm, the food excellent, and the team is always remarkably attentive which really makes the difference. This restaurant has been my favorite for 5 years, and it remains my favorite for a memorable culinary experience. Good provencho!!

I was disappointed with the atmosphere since I wanted to go there for a long time and heard about it, Im disappointed! The food is good but nothing more

Delicious, great discovery! Small place that should fill up quickly on Thursday/Friday and Saturday evenings. Hence the need to make a reservation. We tried the cheese fondue with the nachos, the chicken tacos and the smoked salmon tacos... Everything was excellent and very tasty! Vegetarian options: Yes. At least one or two per type of meal. (Ex. Two veggie tacos, two veggie quesadillas)

Super nice place. Delicious dishes and cocktails. Nice atmosphere. Attentive and dynamic staff. Very busy. Its a good sign, but we had to wait a bit for a table.

Truly fantastic place, our waitress Fred, his diminutive, with his magnificent personality did his job with pleasure. Nothing to complain about at all. So a well thought out and tasteful dining experience. For my part, to do again without a doubt.

Alright

Very good and lively, very nice

A big wow for this restaurant! A superb discovery for me! Excellent cuisine that is out of the ordinary and great service! An attentive and funny waitress! Very nice!

Very nice surprise! Exquisite and very good dishes, we almost went back the next day!

Being passing through the region, I was pleasantly surprised by this restaurant. Authentic cuisine and the flavors of the dishes are simply delicious. Perfect service all in a southern atmosphere.

Very well prepared Mexican food with generous portions. Recommended

A little gem discovered; the place is perfect! I love the concept of the large central unifying bar. What can we say about the food which is simply exquisite! We cook a lot and we are rather critical and really among the best tacos I have eaten in my life! Original and delicious cheese dip starter. Plate of octopus was also very good, although it was fresh, it lacked tenderness, however, having often tasted it in other restaurants. Jeannes service was outstanding, attentive and natural, as one can expect. a lot these days If we were local, we would go back often! Vegetarian options: Sweet Potato Tacos and Cauliflower Tacos

Amazing mexican food and drink, cozy ambiance, super staff!

I love the food and the atmosphere.

Very little space but still very good for 2 maximum 4 people. The food is good but if you are intolerant to coriander you will be very disappointed!!! Dietary restrictions: Lots of coriander in all dishes

I had a corn cob starter which was just perfect. Shrimp tacos which was ok the cumin sauce took up too much space for me taste. But the cod tacos. WOW. I would have eaten it until I got sick. Courteous and fast service. Pleasant atmosphere but it was very noisy.

A dinner at the counter Very warm and friendly welcome. Really nice setting. The dishes offered on the menu are interesting and original. Let yourself be tempted by this address with Mexican notes which fulfills its promises.

The service is incredible...super friendly waitresses, food beyond excellent! Great discovery!

Excellent restaurant in Chicout! A very good evening with delicious dishes! I recommend with my eyes closed!

Very good Mexican restaurant. Maybe a little expensive but very good food.

A restaurant that discriminates against kids and minors. And by the way, not real mexican.

I loved my visit. My friend and I shared several dishes so we could taste. We let the waitress decide on all our dishes. Everything was delicious, the service was fast and the plates were very beautiful. Excellent value for money. The dishes are super affordable. The cocktails are a little more expensive, but the quality is there. I must also point out that the staff is outstanding. Their team spirit was quite impressive during my visit.

We really enjoyed our meal as well as the kindness and service that Frédérique gave us. I recommend without reservation.

Excellent Mexican food. It s fresh, it s tasty and it s original! We shared dishes with friends and we were all delighted.

its not a family restaurant, if you have children dont go there. not a family restaurant, if you have kids, just dont go there

For our first time, super great restaurant and the food is delicious, the girl is kind and welcoming

Everything was delicious, great service!

But what a delight! And a big favorite for their dessert: a mango sorbet with Mojito jelly and crumble. Amazed by the experience for a lunch menu! I will return there, for sure

The dishes are absolutely delicious! Very precise in the choice of spices and aromatics. Lots of choice, full of originality and a perfect balance of flavors. And a bonus for the very smiling and pleasant service. I really recommend! If, like me, you are passing through Chicoutimi, dont hesitate to spend an evening in this refreshment bar: the quality will surprise you!

Excellent! Qualité-prix au Saguenay, c est dur à battre. Meilleurs plats Mexicain en ville et les drinks sont superbes. J ai aussi goûté presque tous les tacos et ils sont incroyables : petit faible pour celui à la morue et celui au saumon fumé. Les produits sont frais et il y a un travail dans l assiette. Le service est agréable, la terrasse aussi !

I really liked the atmosphere of this restaurant. The food is okay but not much choice for my taste.

Delicious and affordable prices. Taking the time to contemplate the scenery up close is an experience in itself

Great restaurant, excellent food, very good atmosphere, incredible value for money, I recommend it to you

Good music! Only 2-3 vegetarian options; but the mushroom toast was delicious (sweet and salty bbq a little)! Drinks with lots of mint. Very busy even for a Tuesday evening!

Excellent tacos

Really Mexican food.

Excellent churos

I ate the octopus and drank the tequila mules. One of the best meals in a long time. The cooking and balance of flavors and textures were perfect!

Very good Mexican restaurants! Pleasant atmosphere and very friendly waitress/barmaid! For fans, octopus is delicious.

The atmosphere is very nice. A lot of people. Nice salmone which was very soft.good quality beer

One of my favorite restaurants! The dishes and the service are excellent!

Good atmosphere, good food, good service

This is for my fellow Mexicans: if one day you find yourself in Saguenay for some reason and you crave Mexican food, you WILL NOT FIND IT at María María. This restaurant is a version of Mexican food with touches of Texmex, but the truth is its NOT BAD, its quite edible even if you forget about being spoken to in Spanish, thats not going to happen, the bar is going to remind you of a botanero or cantina de la condesa or from the rich neighborhood of the city where you come from. DO NOT ORDER PALOMA, it is not the paloma that we know, it is very bad like their cocktails, pretend that they brought the Barezzito tap barista to work here. The waitresses are friendly, they say they dont let children in but I came in with mine and they didnt say anything to me. If you are looking to pour beer and snack, it is pleasant and just as noisy as the bars in our country. For authentic Mexican food, the breed in Montreal already has its establishments, you will find it there, in Saguenay we are not there yet.

I booked on Google for a group of 9, including 2 children. When booking, I was even able to choose that I had children. Like everyone else, I did not read a small paragraph which spoke of the refusal of access to minors as well as other trivial details. They even called me the day before to confirm that I was going to be there but no one mentioned to me the fact that I had children in my reservations and that for some obscure reason this is prohibited. So I show up for my reservation and I am refused access. You find yourself with a group of 9 in a bad situation, people that you moved from Alma and you have to leave at 5:30 p.m. to find another restaurant for a party. Very very ordinary. There are other comments about refusing children on this page, and the owners are not responding to them. Its curious...

Amazing. Small restaurant, great service, excellent meal. I beyond loved my first visit!

Amazing pollo frito. Truth be told, any dish with chicken is excellent. The ingredients come up often, but they are used well enough that it doesnt bother too much. As for the cocktails, the two we tried werent disappointing either. Good Mexican restaurant like you dont see often

The waitress Catherine is a gem. The food is wow! The drinks are sick! The atmosphere is perfect! Perfect restaurant! Dont hesitate if you want to experience a more than perfect evening!

The food and alcohol is very good. A little lacking in variety and support.

One of my favorite spots in Chicoutimi! For the atmosphere, the food, the cocktail selection and the service is always A1

Intimate and warm atmosphere. Courteous and attentive staff. Delicious food. Big crush on this place.

Good staff and atmosphere, drinks are good but food is ok

Great restaurant. The dishes are all excellent and it s a discovery for us. Don t hesitate to be surprised.

Beautiful atmosphere, the cocktails are excellent and the food is delicious.

Great service and very pleasant atmosphere!

First experience at Maria Maria. A nice surprise because the Mexican-style menu left me doubting the originality of the dishes. But what a nice surprise. - Dishes prepared and presented with care. - The reinvented taco, very far from the image we have of it. - Limited choice, but excellent microbrewery beers. Pie Braque IPA. - The only downside: despite our reservation, our table was located at the end of the room, near the toilets, in the shade of the very beautiful bar. Avoid during your visit.

Everything is excellent!

Excellent tacos that mix textures and flavors wonderfully. Warm atmosphere and great service!

Nice spot to get away from the routine, they have great drinks. The flavors and presentation of dishes are interesting. The decor and atmosphere is great. The servers are friendly and take the time to explain the menu. We were treated to a drink from the bar to highlight the fact that my girlfriend and I were the only ones dressed up in the restaurant on the eve of Halloween. We appreciated the gesture . This is the second time weve been there and well go back . If you are not too keen on holalachiwawa we recommend the chicken dish which is a good all-rounder. Otherwise the rest of the menu is entertaining for those who want to get off the beaten track (I tested beyond 3/4 of the menu in 2022) Watch out for walking when leaving

It was perfect from A to Z

It tastes like heaven

Drinks and a fantastic menu! And what about coriander!

So tasty Beautiful atmosphere and courteous service

Festive and warm atmosphere. Good place to start the evening!

The food is excellent!

This review refers to 2 visits. 1- I had Fried Cauliflower Tacos + Chimichurri Pork Ribs. 2- Salmon Tacos + AAA Beef Macreuse Tacos + Breaded Cod Tacos. Lets say from the outset that this is, I think, my biggest favorite in Saguenay. Each dish deserves a personalized comment. - Cauliflower tacos: an explosion of flavors that hits you inside. Its almost philosophical. - Ribs: the best of my life. Cooking: how did this new cook, freshly arrived from Mexico, manage to produce the crispiest ones Ive seen, while leaving the middle just as pink? Not to mention the chimichurri which enhances. -Salmon tacos: I would have had dinner with just these tacos. The marriage between salmon\mango\cucumber . Beef scoter tacos: I had to add green habanero sauce, I didnt like the mixed beef + grilled tomato sauce. I would replace it with a white sauce and raw red onions. -Cod tacos: everything you would expect from a good breaded cod tacos. P.S. the Viva la Vida cocktail looks like nothing, but rich in flavors and alcohol it was an experience.

Beautiful atmosphere and excellent meal

What a great discovery!! In addition to the outstanding service and attention from our waitress Carolanne! We took the service blind and loved every dish we were served! The food is excellent! And the Tequila tasting between the dishes to enhance it all! I highly recommend this restaurant! Thank you Nathanielle & Alexandre

Average food, average service. Nothing special here. No menu in English.

Tasty cocktails and staff

Excellent food. Expensive. Small portions.

Wrong, it says Mexican restaurant and children cannot enter and the menu is not completely Mexican

It was my first time at this place and I will definitely go back! I think we are lucky to have a restaurant like that in Saguenay

Nebulously exceptional experience with the blind service of our dishes. The beers and drinks were perfect and the service was impeccable.

An experience of flavors! Very affordable and the staff is very friendly! To be renewed

Nice little Mexican restaurant. Very good taco and Margarita.

Refuse children. Wow!!!!!!

Sorry to sabotage the nice notes but if it is to discover at the time of booking that we cannot come with our 10 year old daughter... On the instructions of the owners! What a shame not to have been able to state it clearly on your site... This would have avoided some disappointments in front of the restaurant

More than perfect cod and fried chicken tacos Bravo!!!

To discover. And what about the tequilla wow

The food is amazing

Vegetarian options: Choix appropriés et savoureux de Food

Yeah go here 5 stars

Ordered Carne asadas, it was very tasty. One of the best tacos I ve had!

The tacos were delicious, and the beers were successful! Go for it!

We loved our experience at the bar with our waitress Catherine who was very friendly and gave good advice! We had the tuna tataki and the beef cheek and cod tacos, all very delicious. Aside from the fact that the soundscape was a bit chaotic, I highly recommend giving it a try :)

The food and drinks are excellent! Very good service! On the other hand, I believe that the establishment would benefit from acoustic panels. It gets very noisy at times.

Wowww just wow I dont like Mexican and this was just too good. The menu is really on point. Quite an experience

excellent food superb atmosphere thank you to our waitress Catherine for her dedication to the smiling and very friendly customers hats off to the cook for the very good food thank you looking forward to coming back

Atmosphere of a Saturday afternoon... Too excited, just perfect. Maybe its different in the evening, I dont know. The food is great, the drinks colorful and perfectly refreshing for a sunny day. Attentive and super friendly staff. Im going back for sure.

Wonderful food, satisfaying cocktails. A tapas style bar with a lot of options.

Me and my partner ate at this beautiful establishment a few days ago, and it was an excellent experience. For a Friday evening, around 5 p.m., the atmosphere, with a sober Mexican touch, was very calm and pleasant. We were seated at the bar, which takes up the majority of the space, but there are also a few regular tables around. It was very comfortable at the bar, we were close to the staff when we had to ask something. Very pleasant staff by the way. The food was delicious, my compliments to the chef! We tasted the Al Pastor tacos, and Coliflor tempura (these are vegetarian), and it was an explosion of flavor in the mouth. Already looking forward to trying the rest of the menu! For dessert, churros with dulce de leche caramel: delectable! I would have had some to take away! In conclusion, I recommend 100%!

Top, the waitress, Carolane, offered us a blind menu, we didnt know what we were going to eat and frankly, we enjoyed dishes that we wouldnt necessarily have chosen. Thank you, great atmosphere, it was GREAT!! I hope I can find this kind of restaurant in France??

Great experience, very good food, very good service and very good atmosphere.

We were pleasantly surprised by this Mexican restaurant-bar. The tapas style food was on par with any other upp restaurant. We had the reverse quesadillas, the al pastor pork tacos as well as the beef cheek quesadillas and all the dishes were tender, juicy and very tasty. Their beer brewed especially for them is very refreshing. Brief. You wont be disappointed to go eat a butcher and/or drink at this place during a nice evening with friends or lovers!

Definitely one of the best restaurants I have been to! Both for the food and the service, which is incredible and very cheerful. Flawless! I recommend the random choice to try the different dishes by sharing them.

Nice place. The size of the restaurant is just fine. Really nice service. We were well advised. To do again.

Honestly one of the best restaurants I have eaten at! Excellent service and I loved the food which was excellent! Don t hesitate to take the menu blindly, because it s some wonderful, delicious discoveries.

Very good experience: well-cooked dishes, no waiting, quality of service and dishes. Reservations recommended (we had space at the counter but the restaurant was quickly full).

Good, nice price flexibility!

Nice ambiance, great service, delicious food

Very nice experience, friendly and cheerful service. The food was very good, limited selection but it gives more quality to the whole menu

Its impossible to say the quality of the establishment since I was refused because I had my 6 month old baby. We wanted to go to the terrace. However, in Quebec, babies are allowed on the terraces until 10 p.m. in establishments with a bar license. Not just craft breweries. Train your employees for this. First time in my life that I have been refused with baby and we go out often.

Perfection!!! A mandatory stop! We were passing through and we came across this intriguing refreshment bar by chance (if there is such a thing ). We love restaurants, good food and discoveries and OMG, I never would have expected so much! We dared to have the tuna tataki, even if it doesnt look very Mexican, and we were overwhelmed by the flavors and the generosity of the plate. Even the kale salad was delicious... That was a good start! Obviously, we started with 2 classic Margaritas: super good. Afterwards, Tacos Polo frito and Quesadillas Mejela de res (meltful beef cheek). How do you describe the explosion of flavors in these dishes?? Imagine perfectly cooked crispy chicken, with harmony in the condiments and sauces and there you have it, Polo frito taco perfection. The Quesadillas were also a sublime experience in the mouth, with the tenderness of the meat, the sauce and all the flavors (it was my girlfriends favorite). To accompany the dish, I continued with a Michelada, exactly like the ones I drank in the Yucatan In short, this is a restaurant that is now in my select top 10 and certainly my top Mexican. Point of improvement: offering other kinds of Mexican beers more sought after than Corona (Mexicans dont drink that )

Very good food. Everything was delicious and the staff very welcoming.

The waitress had an unpleasant attitude towards us despite the fact that we remained polite, the food would have been good without the coriander, impossible to modify the dish to not have coriander even if it is added at the end to decorate. .. at least the cocktails were good and we liked the atmosphere

Wow I recommend this place, everything is great, the food is good and the atmosphere is festive. Dont miss out on a little Yucatan beer with a splash !!!! Thank you for the excellent service from August 27th to the evening of the banquette gang

We really loved our evening the dishes were really delicious before we tasted a lot of things including the churros which were stupid too! And the kind Carolanne was also incredible, she knew her menu well and was super enthusiastic! We will definitely return!

Tacos: yum! Grilled octopus: yum! The chicken dish: yum! In short, go for it, it s really very good, we had a great time! Special mention for different veggie options, we tasted the cauliflower tacos and the mushroom tacos and it was great!

A very good bar/restaurant, good atmosphere, smiling waitresses. Small downside, noisy place for a meal

Wow, a huge crush on this place! Not only is the food EXCELLENT, the service is second to none! And the place is magnificent, full of original details! I will definitely come back every time I have the chance to come to the region.

Unique flavors, very courteous staff and an interesting choice of cocktails.

The food was not good, the potatoes were not cooked completely.

If you pass through downtown Saguenay you absolutely have to go eat tacos at Maria Maria. The atmosphere was excellent, especially for a Wednesday evening. The al pastor tacos were superb. And if you also have the chance to be served by Karolane, it s the ultimate. She was funny, caring, friendly. She also contributed to the success of our evening! Reservation recommended

The staff are very welcoming and take the time to explain the menu and the drinks are superb. The menu is incredible everything I have tasted to date is delicious.

I was a little disappointed with the tacos as well as my starter, the cheese dip... However, our waitress was great and gave us excellent service. Our cocktails were delicious. In addition, the restaurant is small, but also very warm. Unfortunately, I dont think Ill go back, but glad I tried it.

The place is very nice even if the music is a little too loud. The dishes are good. Regarding the service we witnessed unacceptable behavior from one of the waitresses!!! (the one with a septum piercing) We are tourists passing through Canada and do not know the customs of the country (you must tip at least 15% of the bill added to the machine used to pay by card). We tipped in cash like we do in our home country (the tip was equivalent to 7% of the bill). Rather than kindly explaining to us that the tip was too low, the waitress spoke to my father in a very aggressive manner and practically threw the credit card machine on the table so that he could manage to pay himself, telling him well you just insert the card yourself. My little brother still handed her the tip despite her aggressive tone, she took it and threw it on the table. We had just arrived in Canada and this event shocked us deeply. Especially since it is ridiculous to put yourself in such a state for a tip difference of $6.

Vegetarian options: Tacos champignons Food

Beautiful restaurant, excellent service, good food and above all a large selection of Tequila and mezcal.

Our waitress was very friendly in her own right, its worth the detour

Excellent service

Excellent food, better than if we would have been in a restaurant in Mexico everything was fresh and we had very good service

The food is absolutely delicious and the cocktails are also very good. Best Carne Asadas Tacos Ive ever had in my life! I recommend it. Vegetarian options: Vegan Mushroom Tostadas

The octopus was excellent and what can I say about the service 6 guests very well satisfied

Excellent drinks and excellent food as usual! and new menu is even better!

I really liked the experience. I dont eat much spicy food and my chicken was really good. My colleague, for his part, appreciated his spicy dish. The churros for dessert are excellent. The atmosphere is good but a little noisy. I allowed myself a virgin pina colada. In short, an experience to repeat.

Always happy with my visits to Maria Maria! Pork back ribs with a spice crust was a nice surprise. THANKS.

The octopus was excellent, the tacos a little less (lack of freshness). Ive had better tacos across the street on the root. I like the concept, I will return there for the next menu.

Super nice experience, the food is really excellent and good service

Not accommodating and very rude staff.

Just perfect

One person in our group was severely allergic to shellfish and mentioned it upfront to our waitress. A plate of shrimp ceviche was still served to us by mistake, without our knowledge and the allergic person ate it, believing that it was scallops. This is an unacceptable and dangerous mistake and I sincerely hope that the restaurant will review its methods of communication to prevent this from happening again. For our part we will not return there. UPDATE FOLLOWING THE RESTAURANT S RESPONSE: Of course it is impossible to avoid the presence of allergens on the menu, that is not the question. We visited several restaurants offering shrimp and scallops on their menu and often chose to consume the scallops while mentioning the shrimp allergy. However, such an error has never been made. Your response demonstrates a blatant lack of responsibility. Are you aware that you could have seriously harmed someones health? Have you identified the failure in your communication chain? What actions will you take to prevent this from happening again? These are all questions that demonstrate taking responsibility.

Always a great place. Very festive. The drinks are good. I discovered the Mescale there. Just for that I am grateful to them.

Very noisy Mexican restaurant, very spicy and not very filling dishes, rather expensive for the quantity of products consumed. We will not come back, because there is really too much noise pollution. It was frankly untenable.

Excellent food, nice atmosphere and good cocktails. A must-see on Rue Racine. The employees were also very friendly.

BEST place in town for a drink and great food! New to the region this year, this is my favorite place! The atmosphere, the decor, the staff, the DRINKS!!!

That was delicious ! Good fresh dishes and the cocktails were varied. Everyone is benefiting.

Great! Very good and nice atmosphere. Very personalized service.

Kind waiters I recommend the delicious and inexpensive shrimp ceviche

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One of the excellent Mexican restaurants we have eaten at in a long time. Great service, excellent food, pleasant atmosphere and perfect location! We highly recommend.

Good Mexican food, relaxed atmosphere, good service, smiling employees Restaurant to try Parking: Yes Kid-friendliness: No Wheelchair accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

The atmosphere is really good, the menu is small but the food is really good.

A little noisy, but very good food. Very good service

Warm atmosphere, excellent service and very good Mexican cuisine! Vegetarian options: Vegetarian tacos with mushrooms and humus sticks.

Very noisy establishment and passable cocktails for a high price.

The inside was pretty noisy, but the terrace was relatively cozy and the food was really good. Vegetarian options: Veggie tacos, corn cobs with sauce

Wow everything is really good!!

What a treat to find this fantastic restaurant in Chicoutami. Added a special touch to our visit of The Sagnuey region. Excellent food and drinks. Bravo!

Excellent! Service, food and atmosphere...

We came to this little city with the beautiful name, Chicoutimi. Plenty of restaurants in the main streets and surrounding, but all have the same-look-a-like, they hardly differ. But then we found this wonderful place Maria Maria, a Mexican restaurant in Chicoutimi! When entering the restaurant, you ll find a heartwarming atmosphere! The music is good, service is unique, food great and nobody tells you, that the kitchen closes at 21h00!! We love to come back!

Everything was excellent! The atmosphere is cool, good service too!

Great food but the cocktails are way too pricey for their sizes and with a low roof it gets really noisy

This was honestly one of my best restaurants of 2022. The waitress was incredible, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was perfect. I already plan to return there several times.

Wow! Excellent food, and the service was impeccable. Thank you Catherine for the quality of service

The dishes were exquisite, the atmosphere great and the service excellent. I loved it.

An impeccable discovery, service and food. We loved it.

Nice service and good food