The restaurant La Marinière opens its doors in Maizerets

A new version of the defunct restaurant Le Marinier offered its very first submarines Saturday morning in Quebec. Located in the Maizerets district, La Marinière is the initiative of a former employee who took over the concept from her predecessor.

The inauguration of the restaurant marked the culmination of a heartfelt project for Annabel Morasse who worked for four years at Le Marinier until its closure almost a year ago to the day.

I feel excited, I feel confident. I am happy to welcome people who have been waiting for this moment for so long.

Despite its similarities to the original restaurant, La Marinière is a brand new business with no entrepreneurial ties to Yves Dorval, the owner of Le Marinier.

Annabel Morasse assures that she wanted to add her personal touch to the previous formula.

She nevertheless insists that her clients will find their good old classics through submarines which now have new names.

The community contributes

The 1^is Last November, the young 26-year-old entrepreneur launched an appeal to the community of more than 5,000 people that already included the restaurant’s Facebook page to help her find premises.

Her efforts bore fruit and ultimately led her to set her sights on premises at the Auberge Amérik.

I simply suggested that Annabelle come and see the place and it clicked straight away.says Julie Gagnon, the co-owner of the Auberge.

Annabelle loved the place, then the human connection was made between her and me.

Customers respond

It didn’t take long for support from past customers to be felt Saturday morning.

As of 8:45 a.m., the first submarine enthusiast was already waiting in front of the building, more than an hour before the grand opening.

I really wanted to be the first to be there to support Annabelexplains Vincent Cormier who used to frequent Le Marinier.

Another loyal customer present before the opening traveled from the South Shore so as not to miss the launch.

These are the best subs in town. I was sure it wouldn’t reopen againconfides Louis Samson.

With information from Louis-Philippe Arsenault