Ottawa Foodies

It's a nice place, with good service and an unpretentious atmosphere, but for some god awful reason, they play easy listening (imagine excrutiating saxophone solos).

If you order the tuna, ask them not to overcook it.

A group of us went to this place for a work lunch. The service here was excellent. I had the steak and frites, and the dish was spot on. Reasonable prices/nice setting. Whenever I go to a restaurant and come across something super delish - I have to play sleuth. In this case, the server was both polite and helpful. The establishment serves excellent rolls...but they're brought in daily from a special bakery in Montréal.

I was there a year or two ago. This comment is probably more a story than a review... but I'll forge boldly ahead anyways. Met there with some old buddies for the start of an intoxicating night. Most of us arrived in a timely manner, and feasted upon the tasty main courses, and plentiful wine selection...but one of us phoned to say he was arriving late. With us all but finished, and not wanting our friend to arrive and have to wait for food we asked the waiter if there was a good appetizer we could all munch on, and he recommended the cheese platter. It wasn't on the menu (I think) and when it arrived we were surprised... it was the BIGGEST cheese plate I've ever seen. There were at least 4 'quarter rounds' of cheese and other blocks as well. We then decided that this was probably more expensive than a normal appetizer, and proceeded to wager what the price was, with the loser having to pay for it. Needless to say, poor Marc-Andre ended up paying. I don't remember the exact price, but it was around $30. All in all, a great night, and a funny story.

Fantastic Creme Brulee here. Normally served with some raspberry drizzle. Beautiful presentation. When I go here for lunch for work I order a glass of red wine and Creme Brulee... Gotta save up the appetite for the good stuff!