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Dining at the Hippodrome 3R
The Hippodrome 3R in Trois-Rivières feeds its public around the harness races, and food is served on race days. Those days bring a brunch buffet every Sunday from 11 a.m. and a dinner buffet on Thursday race nights.
By the Second SeatingChecked October 7, 2026; restaurant hours October 10, 2026
The tables
Buffet and snack bar
Two kinds of food service run at the Hippodrome 3R, both at the track itself and both tied to race days. The buffet restaurant is self-service, with a brunch buffet every Sunday from 11 a.m. and a dinner buffet on Thursday race nights. The snack bar handles fast food and snacks, and it opens on every race day.
Race dates may change. Sunday programs run from 12 p.m. to about 4 p.m. Thursday evening programs start at 5:30 p.m. and end around 9 p.m. Published race days differ: Loto-Québec gives Sundays and Fridays, the track's calendar Sundays and Thursdays.
Admission and parking are free, children with an adult are welcome, and wagering is 18+. No separate age rule is published for the buffet restaurant or the snack bar.
| Restaurant | Where | Who | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snack bar | fast food and snacks on race days | open to all ages | not published |
| Buffet restaurant | self-service buffet on race days | open to all ages | On race days: Sunday brunch buffet from 11 a.m.; dinner buffet on Thursday race nights |
Service
When the food is served
Service at the Hippodrome 3R follows the race card, in Eastern time. The Sunday brunch buffet in the buffet restaurant starts at 11 a.m., and no closing time is published. The Thursday race-night dinner buffet has no published start or end time. The snack bar opens on every race day, hours not published.
No booking details are published for either service. Holiday hours are not given, so check them on the venue's own site. The All restaurants page carries these entries in its service hours grid, laid out as one week from Monday. Nothing there is worked out from race program times.
The evening
Around the races
This guide gives no floor hours for the Hippodrome 3R. Its evening is the race program: Thursday evening programs start at 5:30 p.m. and end around 9 p.m., and Sunday programs run from 12 p.m. to about 4 p.m. Those times frame a meal but never set kitchen hours. No shows are listed at the track.
Children with an adult are welcome, and admission is free. Wagering is 18+, the legal gambling age in Québec. Next door, the Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivières admits people 18 or older only, including to its bar and Le Carlito, and photo ID is required.
Getting there
Getting there
The Hippodrome 3R is at 1850 boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, beside the Salon de jeux de Trois-Rivières. The track's phone number is 819-374-6734. Parking is free, and no transit route or shuttle is given for the track.
It sits 120.7 km from Montréal city hall in a straight line, a map measurement rather than a driving distance.
- FloorRace days only
- Montréal120.7 km from city hall, straight line
- Official sitehippodrome3r.ca (not a paid link)
- RouteDirections in Google Maps ↗ · from Montréal city hall ↗
Questions at the table
Can children eat at the Hippodrome 3R?
Children with an adult are welcome, and admission is free. Wagering is 18+, and no separate age rule is published for the buffet restaurant or the snack bar.
Should the buffet be booked ahead?
No booking details are published for the buffet restaurant or the snack bar at the Hippodrome 3R.
When does the kitchen serve?
On race days: the Sunday brunch buffet from 11 a.m., the dinner buffet on Thursday race nights and the snack bar on every race day. Other service hours are not published.