Cargo - Matane

The Venue: The restaurant features a contemporary design that has a club-like atmosphere, in my opinion. It has a nice layout with a sufficient number of tables... read more The Venue: The restaurant features a contemporary design that has a club-like atmosphere, in my opinion. It has a nice layout with a sufficient number of tables. What I tried: I dropped by for breakfast...

We stayed at Riotel and dined at Cargo, the restaurant located within Riotel Matane, on our first night after a long day of travel. It was a pleasant experience... read more We stayed at Riotel and dined at Cargo, the restaurant located within Riotel Matane, on our first night after a long day of travel. It was a pleasant experience with delicious food.

"This is a lovely modern restaurant located by the beach, part of the Riotel hotel. The decor is sleek and contemporary. We made a reservation for 6:30 PM, and... read more "This is a lovely modern restaurant located by the beach, part of the Riotel hotel. The decor is sleek and contemporary. We made a reservation for 6:30 PM, and the place was quite bustling when we arrived. We..."

We stayed at Riotel and ate there (Cargo is the restaurant at Riotel Matane) the first night after a full day on the road. It was a good experience, good drinks... read more We stayed at Riotel and ate there (Cargo is the restaurant at Riotel Matane) the first night after a full day on the road. It was a good experience, good drinks, sitting on the patio. We have visited Matane many times but never tried this restaurant. My wife wanted something simple with no onion or garlic and the hostess said pick a protein and vegetable and the chef will prepare it. Wonderful. Nice dinner, no problem. We weren't planning on eating there twice but we met up with friends and it was an easy call to go back there. Bad idea. We had reservations, but the (different) hostess was seating walk-ins and refusing to seat us. Then the (different) waitress tells us there are no substitutions allowed. After much haggling my wife gets a child's portion of pasta at full price. What is that about? The food isn't terrible, it isn't fantastic. But the issues with uneven/hostile service are the reason we will never eat here again. Unacceptable at a cantine, not to mention this place at the prices they charge.

I stayed at the hotel near the restaurant for 3 days, I didn't see the necessity to move or seek for doors elsewhere. The service it's amazing, the waitresses A... read more I stayed at the hotel near the restaurant for 3 days, I didn't see the necessity to move or seek for doors elsewhere. The service it's amazing, the waitresses Anáis and Noemi are very friendly and extremely beautiful. The food is great, well served good pricing a lot of potatoes in the plates but it's a regional thing, the chef has an excellent seasoning. I recommend it a lot, especially the tartars and the pokes that are amazing.