Ottawa Foodies

After reading the previous posts about the pad thai, i had to go back and see if they had made a change...it is easily one of my all time favourite dishes!!! i can happily report that after picking up an order after work today, it was just as delicious as i have always found it to be. if not better in my opinion. it was maybe a bit creamier than before, and slightly less citrus-y, but every bit as delicious. i'll be back!

I had dinner here on Friday with three girlfriends. This is one of my favourite restaurants.
I always order the Kalaloo soup to start (made with okra and scotch bonnet peppers). I found it much spicier than usual but still delish. They bring you a little basket of bread with this.

For my main I had the special which was cod with a spicy crust and two sauces: roasted red pepper and a cilantro cream. Both were very tasty and fresh. The cod was on a bed of coconut rice and was served with watermelon and pineapple.

No room for dessert this time :(

I was not drinking so they made me a delicious mixed fruit juice (cranberry, mango and guava?).

My bill for the soup, main and two fruit juices was $35.

I have to agree with BigMouth that the Pad Thai here does not impress (although I have never ordered it, I have tried other peoples). Pad Thai is best left to Thai restaurants.

I had lunch here on Tuesday. It's a hot spot for my friends and I. I've eaten here 3-4 times in the past two months or so. I was very excited to dine at SC that day and had already planned to order the pad thai. On previous visits, I only got to sample the pad thai that my friends had ordered and found the one bite quite delicious so I was very psyched. It was a HUGE disappointment. In fact, I would say that it was the worst pad thai I have had to date! I love this restaurant but was really not impressed by 1) the lack of service (there was only one server during the lunch hour and the resto only had a handful of tables with patrons so it really wasn't very busy), and 2) my order. Frankly, I'm not sure if the chef had changed that day or what. Anyhow, I don't want to deter anyone from eating at SC but I did want to share my experience.

I ate here for lunch today and really enjoyed my meal. It is such a cute, relaxing place to hang out with friends and enjoy some good food.

I ordered the Pad Thai, which I'd heard was excellent and I was not disappointed! It was a huge portion, attractively presented with fresh cilantro garnishing the noodles. I ordered the dish "hot." I think next time I will get the "medium" as I found it a little too spicy for me to eat the whole plate as the heat began to build. Nevertheless, it was a delicious dish - the noodles were just-right tender and the rich, savoury sauce was complemented by the crunchiness of the peanuts and freshness of the alphalpha sprouts. It was also very affordable priced at about 10 bucks for the plate.

I shared the Italian cream dessert with my lunch companions. It was a difficult-to-describe creamy dessert mixed with almond pieces and covered with raspberries. Again, this was lovely and delicous -- not too sweet or overpowering.

Next time I hope to visit SC for supper and sample some of their tasty-sounding alcoholic beverages! This strikes me as the perfect place to kick back with a pitcher of sangria and chill out for a couple of hours.

I had been to SC before and had good memories. It's a really cool fusion resto that serves some great island fare.

I went with friends for lunch today and had a great meal. I ordered the jerk burger with two-potato fries (mix of regular and sweet potatoes). The burger was perfectly seasoned. It wasn't overly spicey but provided tons of flavour, and it was dressed with fresh ingredients. The dish came with some seasoned mayo which was a perfect condiment for the burger and fries. Another friend had also ordered the burger and we were extremely pleased with the tenderness of the patty. She commented that it tasted almost as if it had some lamb in it. The bun they used was also really good -- not too much bread (hate tasting more bread than meat) and it was soft and squishy. My other friend ordered the pad thai and she seemed quite pleased with that selection.

For dessert, the three of us shared the Italian Cream which was so decadent and perfect for sharing!

Great time and we will definitely be going back.

I ate here on Wednesday for the "A Taste for Life" event which raises money for AIDS charities.

I was really excited to go to Savana Cafe as I had been meaning to try it for a long time and had heard good things.

We were six in total. BF and I split the calamari for an appetizer that came with a yogurt/garlic/mint sauce. The calamari were delicious but I felt the sauce could have been spicier (though that is personal preference).

Three of us had the chicken roti (chicken and sweet potato curry) with collard greens, cranberry and green apple chutney and plantains. I liked the roti but I didn't love it - the curry was almost too sweet for me as I was expecting something that, well, tasted more strongly of curry. Also, the collard greens were very delicious and simply dressed in vinegar. However, they were not listed as a side dish on the menu and plantains were - and there were only three small "chips" of plantains on our each of our plates. I was disappointed by this because I love plantains and I had hoped they would be lightly fried and soft instead of hard, like chips.

BF had the Cubana chicken which was stuffed with bananas and cream cheese and had an orange jalapeno cream sauce. He seemed to really enjoy it but when I finally took a bite, it tasted to me like tropical fruit cake (if that makes sense) so depends on your tastes.

The other two ordered the pad thai and the red curry bowl (tofu). The pad thai looked really, really good and the portion was enormous.

One more thing of note: they make a perfectly yummy white wine sangria. It's sparkling wine with guava juice, cassis (I think) and fresh mint.

Went here for lunch today with a co-worker. She's been telling me about the pad thai for months now, so of course that's what we ordered - along with the spring rolls and a beef salad. Oh my god...everything was amazing. The pad thai is the best I've had outside of Montreal, and the beef salad was surprisingly light and refreshing (a good complement to the spicy noodle dish).

I'll be heading back there for sure! The drink menu looked wonderful (sadly I was driving).

Went with some office mates of mine for lunch and had the best jerk chicken ever. I've been told to eat here for years and will be back with more friends.

I went here a couple times and got the same thing both times. The green curried soup is my favorite and it's outstanding!! I got the red curried noodle bowl with tofu as a main. (you can choose from chicken or tofu) But I suggest you always get it hot! cause the medium isn't very hot at all.. which is normal for fusion restaurants. I really love this place though. They have a cute patio, good and interesting wine selection and friendly service!

Great little place to try new and delicious things. Their Pad Thai is excellent.

Really, is it still pad thai if there's ketchup in the sauce??? yikes. pad thai is best left up to thai places. try coriander on kent, and you'll see what i mean.

Amazing! I think they put a little bit of ketchup in the sauce.