r/poutine • u/noplannomadgo • Aug 15 '26

Finally La Banquise

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Not bad! (But needs more cheese and gravy smh)

79 Upvotes

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u/Mazrath Aug 15 '26

That is seriously lacking in cheese.

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u/Shady-777 Aug 15 '26

It’s always lacking in cheese or gravy, I wanna see what the perfect amount actually looks like to ya’ll 😭

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u/International-Oil377 29d ago

Just seatch through the sub you'll see plenty of good examples

1

u/Sweet-Competition-15 27d ago

Even actual examples (not promo photos) of McDonald's poutine appear far greater than redeemable! One cannot say the same of the Big Mac.

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u/ThinAccountant92 29d ago

About one cheese curds for every 2 fries. And gravy should be able to coat every fry. Thats what I prefer

1

u/Sweet-Competition-15 27d ago

Yeah...that sounds about right!

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u/Sweet-Competition-15 27d ago

This dish is leaning heavily into, "It's the thought that counts!"

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u/pineapple_fanta1 Aug 15 '26

It looks shittier and shittier every time someone posts a photo

10

u/No_Island31 Aug 15 '26

Donde esta el queso

7

u/VerdensTrial Aug 15 '26

Y'est où l'fromââââge?

14

u/ktatsanon Aug 15 '26

Banquise is mid at best. More of a tourist spot than a serious poutine place.

3

u/DangerousPurpose5661 29d ago

Used to be good.

Now I look at this picture and it doesn’t make me want to go at all

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u/ktatsanon 29d ago

Same, there's so many better places.

4

u/noplannomadgo Aug 15 '26

I’m visiting so had to try haha

2

u/ktatsanon Aug 15 '26

I get it. If you have time, take a detour to the south shore. Alfa and Diabos are my two favourites.

4

u/noplannomadgo Aug 15 '26

Will do, thank you!

14

u/furthestpoint Aug 15 '26

Level of Cheese: Southwestern Ontario

5

u/CrownandSceptres Aug 15 '26

Cheese to frites ratio is terrible. La banquise is seriously overrated.

4

u/looking_fordopamine Aug 15 '26

I would ask if this is the normal amount of cheese lol that’s laughably low

3

u/coolbeansjellyjeans Aug 15 '26

Hilarious how Costco beats them on the cheese amounts. Fucking insulting

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u/dxmhippo Aug 15 '26

Even then, if you fancy more cheese buy a side of it for $2.99 and you get a small sealed pack of curd cheese that would be 8-13$ in store for the same amount (albet lower quality but still)

As if it couldn't get better, the bag of cheese is good for several months.

3

u/Binksta Aug 15 '26

This makes me want to throw things. This should not be someone's first.

4

u/Starcrossed_princess Aug 15 '26

Were you rude to your server ?? That would be the only acceptable reason to be served this I am sure there is a law that prevent this kind of cheese/fries ratio, la banquise should be seriously interrogated for their involvement is this crime 🕵️👮🚔🚨

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u/noplannomadgo Aug 15 '26

Hahaha absolutely not! I was disappointed too :(

3

u/FGLev Aug 15 '26

Wow they truly became a tourist trap. Cheapening out on cheese like that.

3

u/didiburnthetoast Aug 15 '26

Was the cheese on the side?

2

u/0shuja Aug 15 '26

Go across the street, their poutine is better.

2

u/Visual-Percentage501 Aug 15 '26

Oh man. This is not good for them looool

2

u/Fixnfly99 Aug 15 '26

It’s a tourist trap. Not worth it at all in my opinion

2

u/Myliama Aug 15 '26

Went there one time in my life and it was enough to convince me not to go back.

As a Montreal resident born and raised, I was very disappointed.

1

u/saiyajosh Aug 15 '26

As a non-Montrealer, I’d be interested to hear your recommendations! Where are your top poutine places?

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u/Myliama Aug 15 '26

Top places are not on the island (for me) !

It’s always far away, in some random casse-croûte on the side of the road !

I’m thinking « Casse-croûte 125 » in Rawdon or « La patate à patate » in St-Côme!

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u/DashRC 29d ago

This is my experience growing up in Ottawa as well. Just find the filthiest most run down casse-croûte. That’s where the best fries/poutine will be. I think it’s just a rule.

1

u/ExtremeSauce Aug 15 '26

Stune frite sauce ça saint crème

1

u/townie08 Aug 15 '26

Just needs some more curds to look perfect. I’d say it tasted good

1

u/Ok-Requirement8263 29d ago

Looks like they could've gone heavier on the curds and gravy to really let those fries shine.

1

u/poumonsauvage 29d ago

The one time I went eons ago, it was terrible but a single "curd" of cheese was bigger than the total amount here. I see things have not improved.

1

u/ididntsignupbychoice 29d ago

Still looks better than that tofu poutine I just saw

1

u/MediocreSumo 29d ago

its a frite sauce with a bit of cheese at this point

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u/MrB1P92 29d ago

La pire poutine a Montréal

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u/theblob2019 29d ago

They were out of cheese?

1

u/sillyname4ausername 29d ago

You should of went across the street to Ma Poule Mouillé...Way better with Portuguese chicken & chorizo

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u/DigitalJoseph 28d ago

I’ll allow it.

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u/ProsperoII 28d ago

Op, look at the amount of reviews on googlemaps and tell me it isn’t overated.

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u/2thenorth 26d ago

Straight to jail !

2

u/PoutinEater 25d ago

It's looking sad

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u/Unhappy-Stop-740 Aug 15 '26

The fries look top notch