Ottawa Foodies

Had dinner here before a show at the NAC a couple of weeks ago.

To start we shared the Mini Yorkshire Puddings. They were a bit on the salty side but very tasty.

For mains I ordered the New York Sirloin Wrap and asked to substitute Sweet Potato Fries instead of regular.
I did not like the wrap - it had a funny taste. I am not sure if something was off or if it was a weird spice or what but I didn't like it. I found you couldn't really taste the beef, the mushrooms were really over powering. I also burped onions all night afterwards - yuck!
When the server brought my plate, guess what? Regular fries. However, she realised it as soon as she put the plate down and brought me the sweet potato ones right away and left the regular ones as well! Yay!
Mr. KSW ordered The Club with the cranberry mayo and a side salad and loved it. (This is what I usually get but decided to try something new - darn!!)

We also had two pints each: me Harp and he Guinness (because it was half price until 6:00?)

Found the bill pretty pricey for a pub - for 2 regular pints and 2 half price pints, one app and two mains our bill including tax and tip was about $75. Ouch! Won't be making it a regular stop.

Went there this afternoon and got the veggie burger with side salad.

I was quite impressed! The burger wasn't overly flavourful, but wasn't dry at ALL, which is quite the feat in Ottawa these days. I loved the crispy onions on top, to the point that I scrapped them off the burger and ate them separately. Mmmmm...

The salad was fantastic. I'm normally not a huge salad lover and I'm picky about my dressings, but it was absolutely wonderful and I inhaled the whole thing.

Service was attentive, but not intrusive.

I am a fan of D'arcy McGee's Pub and love the club sandwich! The chicken pot pie is great as well.
Have to agree with Kmennie: "Waffle-cut potatoes with nippy cheese sauce" are pretty much "McCain's topped with Cheez Whiz." A pity.

We were hoping for something more then fries with cheese whiz but at least we'll know for next time...skip the cheesy fries. Other then that the other dishes i have tried have been good.

This is an okay place to drink, but the food's pretty dreadful. Four slices of pale cardboard tomato on shredded iceberg lettuce with a smattering of goat cheese does not make for an acceptable salad. "Waffle-cut potatoes with nippy cheese sauce" are pretty much "McCain's topped with Cheez Whiz." A pity.

The sweet potato fries were excellent here. I usually get them at the Works but had not tried them at D'Arcy's. They were just as good if not better.
Nice and sweet tasting and very light and crispy. Why get regular fries when you can get sweet potato??
My only complaint? They need some good dipping sauces like they have at the Works (mmmm....chipotle mayo). I cannot in good conscience dip sweet potato fries in ketchup.