Ottawa Foodies

Used to go here a lot when I was working in Bell's Corners, and it is always fabulous! For some reason the evening meals were always more expensive than the lunch-time meals, even though they served about the same things. They always used to change the menu every day - not sure if they still do but I'd guess they do.

Everything here is spectacular, though. Right up one side of the menu and down the other. My only disappointment is that I went back recently a few weeks ago and they no longer have beer on tap. They used to have 2 or 3 taps and always had excellent beers that you had trouble finding elsewhere. Local beer geeks used to go here just for the beer (and stay for the food). But the food was still absolutely fantastic, in any case.

The space is very nice and more 'upscale'. Excellent place to take that special someone you are trying to impress. Unless you want good beer too :-)

Oh my goodness, I wished I had taken my camera with me! We came here for dessert after a somewhat disappointing dinner elsewhere (vendor 403).

They were almost empty when we arrived at 9:20pm and were happy to seat us for dessert (they close at 10pm). Servers here excel at striking the perfect balance of friendliness and efficiency without snobbiness. I've noticed that this approach is the hallmark of all the best restaurants.

They had about six dessert choices. We opted for the Maple Pecan Tart and the Lemon Blueberry Cream Tart (exact names not remembered), a chamomile tea and an espresso. When the desserts arrived, we both said, "Wow!" They were beautifully presented and garnished with really good strawberries and blackberries, the likes of which we haven't had since summer. Other garnishes included a delicious strawberry/raspberry sauce and various semisweet chocolate creations. I declared the Maple Pecan Tart to be the best "pecan pie" I've ever had. Wifey's Lemon Blueberry thing was so delicious too, with just the right balance of tartness and sweetness.

Each of these dessert choices was just $7 -- great value considering the presentation! It's been some time since we had truly excellent food at a restaurant so we were really happy to discover that perfection still exists.

What a shame. This used to be one of the real gems in the city for beer. They only had 2 or 3 taps but they were always serving something unique that was difficult to find elsewhere, like Hacker-Pschorr Hefeweizen and Edelhell. It was a bit of a hot-spot for local beer geeks. Sadly, they no longer serve draft beer at all. I hope they'll see this and bring it back.