La Banquise must be the biggest tourist scam for outsiders looking for poutine. Because if you're from here, you'd default to Poutineville if you were really out of ideas.
It's not cheap, the service is consistently slow and terrible, and it's just overall not a great poutine. Average fries, average gravy, pretentious attempt to make a big deal out of the dish with unnecessary combinations. A case in point is their contestant poutine for this year's Poutine Week (an annual poutine contest in February). It's some sort of Mexican theme attempt with pepper sauce, canned corn, and an uninspiring fried jalapeño on top. The only 4 pieces of curds can be seen from the picture. And in case you're wondering, yes they put a mountain pile of sour cream on top of a soggy iceberg leaf. There are no points for creativity if execution is a failure.
I normally restrain myself from giving 1 star for mediocre food when the establishment can redeem itself with good service or atmosphere. But when it's being proclaimed as the best in town and it can't deliver something half-decent - now you're really asking for it. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that it's open 24h. Sorry for ruining the hype.