Restaurant Clementine - Val-David

After enjoying a wonderful meal at Cadet earlier in the week, I was eager to dine at Bouillon Bilk, its sister restaurant.

The food at this restaurant is delicious, but I would recommend avoiding dishes with Asian-inspired flavors and influences.

I highly recommend trying the tasting menu in order to fully sample everything this restaurant has to offer.

Clementine has been one of our favourite restaurants since we had our wedding reception there 20 years ago. Its new edition in Val David is every bit as good as the Hudson version we knew. On our latest foray our party of four selected different menu choices and three out of four were ecstatic. My wife’s duck foie gras mousse was subtle and great tasting. The lobster bisque was pronounced excellent by one of our party, while I found that the popcorn sweetbreads had a soggy batter that detracted from the gentle flavour of the sweetbreads and it wasn’t enhanced by the shrimp cocktail-like sweet red sauce that accompanied it.My wife’s main course was the calf liver which seemed to be an entire liver. It was a huge chunk about 2 inches thick, but cooked to perfection. This dish may prove to be too overwhelming for many with lesser appetites. I thoroughly enjoyed the “leftovers”.Our friend had the lamb which was served in an appealing circular presentation and cooked perfectly. Her partner had the beef skirt steak and it was deemed excellent.I had the fish

It is not often that such a delightful restaurant can be found in a small town, even in a Lauentian resort area.Our problem was which if the mains...which run from fish, to calf liver to sweetbreads to beef.I selected a most delicious piece of calf liver while my partner opted for dore. Both had satisfactory accompaniments.The deserts are decadent. This is a husband and wife operation not to be missed if you are in the neighbourhood.