Ottawa Foodies

For sure they don't have the best wine list in Ottawa, but only ordinary wines. The menu is boring and limited. I don't recommend Vineyards.

Agreed. Great wine selection but the food is nothing special.

I'll be the first to admit Vineyards has a decent wine list. We did note some odd entries (like a young tawny port being priced like a vintage port) but overall it's not a bad list. Not the best in Ottawa, but not bad.

But the service here is dreadful. If you want to order food, you'll have to do a lot of work flagging down your server. If you want drinks, you have to go to the bar to get them yourself. One time, my husband and I were there, and we asked for our tab so we could pay and go. There had been two people working the bar, and for some reason, only half of our drinks ended up on the final tab. We didn't notice at first, and paid the tab, but then went back over the receipt and realized the mistake. Rather than be dishonest, we told the bartender what had happened and asked for the rest of our bill. Instead of apologizing for the mistake (or at least saying 'oh oops, I'll get you the rest of the bill!'), he was pretty curt with us.

The food is sub-par, nothing special. I wouldn't recommend.