Central Cafe in Rimouski

31 Rue de l'Évêché O, Rimouski, QC G5L 4H4, Canada

★★★★☆
(440 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant
Website
centralcaferimouski.com
Address
31 Rue de l'Évêché O, Rimouski, QC G5L 4H4, Canada
Plus Code
CFXF+5X Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Sunday
4–8 PM
Monday
11 AM–2 PM – 4–9 PM
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
11 AM–2 PM – 4–10 PM
Saturday
4–10 PM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating No-contact delivery Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Great cocktails Great tea selection
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Healthy options Late-night food Private dining room Small plates Spirits Vegan options Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy Romantic
Crowd
Groups LGBTQ+ friendly Transgender safe space
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot Parking

Photos

Reviews

4.4
★★★★☆
440 reviews

Most Mentioned

food presentation (39) fries (26) prices (25) parmesan (23) course (7) kids (6) escalope (4) scenery (3) terrace (3) smoked meat sandwich (2)
5 stars
258
4 stars
122
3 stars
34
2 stars
15
1 stars
11
★★★★★
July 7, 2023

Great hospitality and gorgeous food . I took the Salmon with Apple Chutney.

★★★★★
August 6, 2021

Wonderful staff, excellent food, a very nice place for a romantic outing or for nice reunion with friends in the special atmosphere of an ancestral house!

September 13, 2020

Very, very disapointed! I know we have to adapt to Covid, but ambiance was terrible, service was poor, and food was only ok. Definately not worth the visit. Will not be going back again. This last visit ruined the good memory I had of the place.

★★★★★
September 13, 2020

Amazing place and decor (there’s birdhouses everywhere) food is excellent!

★★★★★
July 2, 2020

Amazing variety of items available. There is something to suit all tastes. Social distancing is respected. Service is also good.

★★★★
November 16, 2018

Nice charming place and good choice of meals. Great burgers and parmesan home fries.

★★★★★
February 3, 2018

Good restaurant for lunch or diner. Even though it's in the center of Rimouski, you are like outside with all the windows.

★★★★
January 9, 2017

Service was courteous, helpful and well timed. The food was reasonably priced, presented well and the food tasted good. The atmosphere was perfect.

★★★★★
December 8, 2024

There were 22 for dinner, 22 very satisfied people, very good service.

★★★★
September 22, 2024

Exelent service, loved the place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

The service was excellent. The decor is original. Portions are good.

★★★★★
June 22, 2024

Excellent destination on all levels and, whats more, its a co-op.

★★★★
Local Guide
May 22, 2024

This is the 2nd time Ive been to Central Café. The first time was a few years ago. It s still so beautiful and welcoming. The service was efficient AND with a great smile. There are a few local beers (Les Fous Brassants, LOctant and Le Ketch), which are very popular. For the meal, I had a small deluxe smoked meat with whole grain mustard. All accompanied by their good homemade fries sprinkled with parmesan. A delight! I gave one star less for the kitchen because the bun on the bottom of my smoked meat was very wet.

★★★★★
Local Guide
February 22, 2024

Great cafe with a great atmosphere

February 22, 2024

Very ordinary food for the price. My burger with fries was worth at most $15, not $24, and thats without counting the tip...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Long live good pasta! And also good company of course.......

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The quality of hamburgers has decreased...poor quality ground steak meat

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Interesting jovial personal tried

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I highly recommend!!! The service is exceptional and the pizza is delicious. The prices are very affordable for the quantity of service and service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Perfect restaurant with impeccable service and succulent food. All employees are friendly and smiling. Clean restrooms and plenty of parking. Kid-friendliness: Booster seats.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Je mattendais à mieux. Malheureusement service zéro peut être pas une bonne journée pour eux. Jamais eu ce que je demandais même en essayant de lui redemander. Jamais eu de recharge pour boire, nourriture lente à arriver. Facture oufffff, disons que si on ne sétait pas levé, on aurait attendu encore longtemps. Triste mais on ny retournera plus

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Service A1

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

As you know I have a sweeter tooth than the average bear and this time I tried the Central Café. Aside from the difficulty of finding parking, it is a must in Rimouski. And if youre wondering why the parking lot is full, its probably because its really good. Good dinner.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Beautiful atmosphere with superb character. Warm welcome and good service. I ate the chicken brocolipesto penne dish and it was delicious! Excellent portion, the sauce creamy and in more than sufficient quantity. In short, I really enjoyed my experience!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Butter chicken Famous!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very pleasant place, courteous service and pleasant food, as always. We will continue to stop there. Each of the five guests was satisfied, at lunchtime and in the evening. We didnt try the onion rings but the fried squid is clearly made on site and pleasant, the same goes for the pizzas and bruschetta. The decoration centered on birds is also admirable and warm. The prices are very affordable, with the certainty of supporting an employee cooperative as well!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

very nice place, lack of ergonomic space in the corners and noisy space where discussions are hard to hold if not close to you.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Its a cooperative, so its interesting to encourage this kind of business! Good food, good service and good atmosphere. We appreciated the customization flexibility for the burgers. THANKS!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent service and delicious meal!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Were all ok as far as food goes. Location and service were very good. The fried squid was good, the salmon naan too. Disappointed with the pizza...it is, in my opinion, not the best pizza sauce. But I want to be clear, its a matter of taste!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

While passing through Rimouski, our host recommended this establishment to us. We were very well received in a very pretty cocooning setting decorated with nest boxes!! On the other hand, the service is very very very long, we waited 1 hour 15 minutes before having dinner. Correct meal

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Excellent service, good value for money in terms of food. Classic and affordable childrens menu. Interesting choice of microbrewery beers.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Everything is excellent! Both the service and the food! THANKS!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Veal escalopes wow! Excellent chicken penne. Really good food. Very good service. Well done.

Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Very unpleasant manager, attitude of a waiter of a big table, we calm down.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Coming from France and restaurateurs, we were amazed by the setting, the atmosphere and above all the quality of the service with a very young waitress who was adorable and very involved in her work. The dishes were also very nice. In short, we had a great time. Well done !

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Poor quality products: frozen vegetables, homemade lemonade made from grenadine and industrial juice, not very tasty cuisine.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

I loved the dish we ate! Excellent quality regarding the menu. I was surprised by the cheese croquettes with the almond breading, it was SO good!! The service was relatively slow though, but the person serving seemed lonely and it was a busy evening. Maybe hire more staff? Otherwise, the person was smiling and calm despite her situation, she did her best! The atmosphere was very good, but it was noisy. People were talking very loudly and I would have preferred to have a table in a quieter corner. I found my cozy little café for fall and winter, that s for sure!!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The food was good and they were lovely enough to find us a seat even though we hadnt booked and the cafe was packed with people but the coffee unfortunately wasnt to my taste... It was burnt and we Served me a latte rather than a flatwhite Disappointed.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Excellent service and food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Wow. Thats good food. Fries --> homemade, fresh and excellent Burgers --> absolutely must try Pizzas --> I have never been disappointed! Homemade mayos --> all delicious! I recommend this place!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

First visit and very happy. Ill go back.

★★★
December 22, 2022

The meals are not bad, but the price is not worth the plate.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

The parmesan fries are worth the detour Great service; the staff is very professional and friendly

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Excellent especially the parmesan fries

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Very nice atmosphere, a magnificent restaurant, great service and excellent food, well-filled plates, I recommend the parmesan fries and the General Tao, a delight, but the whole menu is extra

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Very happy to have discovered this restaurant. We feasted !

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Dinner at one of my old favorites for the restaurant in Rimouski, at the central café. Take a timeless chicken burger and an unfortunate mistake has occurred, they bring me a burger with the ingredients as sautéed additions (mushroom, onion, hot pepper) but improbable addition in my burger, curry. I mention it to the waitress who asked the kitchen and they tell me that I imagine the curry in my burger, that the chicken tastes like curry sometimes in a burger and that I imagine the taste. Being called a liar in my old favorite restaurant in Rimouski is unacceptable and a shame. Clearly the customer service was lacking, my partner and my children recognized the curry in my burger. None of their burgers on the menu include curry and the waitress even confirmed.... It was unfortunately the last time, the management has changed, the rigor and the quality too. Its sad for an institution like Central which had won my heart in the past. A wedding anniversary that fell through in my case. I no longer recommend it.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Very good service and available to the customers needs!

★★★
December 22, 2022

Very friendly staff Good service Elas mediocre food Cooks must revisit their recipes

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Dinner on a Friday evening for three people. Thanks to Alexandre for his great service! The food was pretty good and the prices were reasonable. I recommend if you are passing through.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good restaurant, good service! Parking: Behind the building, go through the small street on the side.

★★★★
December 22, 2022

Delicious slow service nice atmosphere

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Really nice and understanding waiter and great food at an honest price! In addition, it is a cooperative that pushes local products forward! A pearl in Rimouski!

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Super good. Thanks to pat....my friend the cook

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Correct meal without more. Good variety on the menu.

December 22, 2021

Really slow service, we were not offered a second glass and after more than an hour of waiting, we were served 3 plates and told that the fourth was burnt

December 22, 2021

Nous n avons malheureusement pas aimé ce restaurant et n y retournerons pas. Nous avons été très déçus par la nourriture qui n était vraiment pas goûteuse (burger au boeuf sec et sans goût, saumon bien cuit, mais l assaisonnement était déçevant). Le service et l ambiance étaient corrects. Nous ne conseillons pas le Central Café lors de votre visite à Rimouski.

December 22, 2021

The roasted beef was wet and tasteless... I do not recommend this dish.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Always exceptional food and service. My favorite restaurant in Rimouski

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good service, food a little bland unfortunately

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Well stocked pizzas, helpful employees.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Very very good service congratulations

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Very large portions, could be split between two!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great discovery as a tourist, welcoming staff

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

When life takes me to Rimouski, a stop at the central café is a must! Seafood pizza and veal escalope are 2 must-haves for me.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Service, atmosphere and very good dishes, everything is excellent!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

ordinary meal, limited menu, friendly and attentive staff; Even though we didnt have a reservation, we were found a place. The prices are excessive in my opinion.....

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Excellent restaurant! The best hamburger in Bas-St-Laurent!

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Very good service and everything was delicious

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Impeccable service, smiles and jokes included! Delicious meal and generous portions. Varied menu: burgers, pasta, fries, poutines, salads and everything made on site! Try their famous parmesan fries, its worth the detour!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

I love the food, the ambiance and the service...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Food and service were excellent!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Good but nothing more... value for money non-existent

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Well done, it s so good. I love going there when I go to Rimouski. Well done

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Welcoming and really pleasant place to spend time with family or friends! Nice menu choice and excellent food. The only downside: no à la carte childrens menu. Apart from that, servers attentive and really attentive to their customers.

December 22, 2020

The service is way too slow

★★
December 22, 2020

Very ordinary food and outdated service. We were disappointed.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

It was excellent as usual, the service too! Its not easy with masks! THANKS !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Service, food quality, atmosphere, price, A1

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

The veggie burger was delicious. Very good parmesan fries too. And great service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Cozy place, good food and good service.

★★
December 22, 2020

Quite a long wait with high prices not necessarily justified.

★★★★
December 22, 2020

Fast and quality service.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Excellent

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Very good and good service

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Just one vegan dish, BUT really very tasty and complete!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Very good, homemade dishes!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

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★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Super good and very pleasant staff

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

The food is excellent , the employees are super nice! Very calm and peaceful atmosphere. For me, its worth a nice five stars!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Very good service

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Simply excellent

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Try the Chicago style pizzas, it s their trademark!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

I have never been disappointed with the food! Always excellent. The parmesan fries are a must try as a starter!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Super Good and good service

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

way too hot and when I ask for just 1 sugar I find that my coffee is not sweet enough

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Too bad the service is very very long

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Beautiful decor, very interesting smoked meat, and fries with parmesan. That says it all!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Quality staff and service.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

A classic in Rimouski!

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Beautiful, very good and not overpriced

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Good food and excellent service from Vincent. You have to go there.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Thin crust pizza is excellent

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

We wont go back there. Retirees, this place is not for you in my opinion. We are a couple in their sixties and I find it hard to believe that it is a coincidence that the sixty-year-olds (and older) found themselves at the back of the restaurant, a place which really does not have the character of the front part of the restaurant. building or mezzanine. People with children also found themselves in this rear part. Its our first evening in Rimouski, I hope its not the kind of coincidence that well see repeated in several places. I tell myself that it cant be.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Parmesan fries with homemade mayonnaise, a real delight

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

After ordering we waited 2 hours the soups were cold

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

OK but a little too much waiting. Nice decor. Pleasant servers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Delicious and very nice. The escalopes and parmesan fries are worth discovering. Restaurant managed in a cooperative with a very nice team.

★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Pleasant setting, decor made up of shelters and photos of birds, dishes offered: pizza, pasta, salads, fish and chips, but also other interesting dishes. There is a certain apathy in the service which means that we waited for everything, the welcome glass of water, the beer for the aperitif and the main course. If we had ordered dessert, we would still be there!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Excellent Chicago style pizza!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Ok

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Very good service

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Alright

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Parmesan fries are worth the detour yum

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Alright

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Very good value for money

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Very friendly staff and the burgers were good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Beautiful place. very good

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Delicious food

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Bravo, The Central Café is a beautiful restaurant. We eat well there. The staff is very attentive to satisfying our needs and desires. It s lucky to have the Central Café in Rimouski!

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Exactly the kind of coffee I like.

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

The place is full of birdhouses but they dont serve seed dishes, I guarantee that. The parmesan fries are a must try if you like fries and parmesan.

★★★
December 23, 2019

Nice place good service. Good starter and excellent dessert. Disappointed with the quality of the food versus the price of the menu.

Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Monday December 9, more than 35 minutes of waiting around lunchtime. Disorganized service. To avoid !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Excellent culinary experience. A classic not to be missed in Rimouski