Ottawa Foodies

The information I heard was that the building had been sold but Nate's still has a lease for two years before it has to make way for the condos.

Just heard a rumor that Nate's is closing it's doors to make way for condos.

I'm quickly approaching the conclusion that the only really good things here are the atmosphere and the smoked meat. This Lantzman's Platter featured a bland and dry (yet greasy tasting) latke, two okay fried blintzes topped with fried onions, and a really bad cabbage roll. It filled the stomach but wasn't much of a joy going down.

This place always caught my fancy. If you're looking for no-nonsense deli sandwich, with crispy yellow fries and the obligatory pickle slice all served by a lifer named Madge.. it's your place to be. Everyone's a character, down to the busboy. Pick up some blinzes or pickled goodies on your way out.

The smoked meat is very good here. A smoked meat on rye goes for $5.50 but the full platter is $9.95. Yep, they're charging $4.45 for a little cup of sickly sweet coleslaw and a handful of pretty bad fries. Next time I'll just order two sandwiches instead! :-)

Stacked nice and high.. the best I tried outside Montreal itself. Make sure you ask for dijon. The ballpark flows a little to easily at Nate's.