Once again Kudos to Petit Bill's! This wonderful establishment opened their doors to us yesterday at lunch when they were supposed to be closed. We had a private Birthday party there for a 1 year old and everything was perfect. Food excellent as usual, service outstanding as usual, and just the fact that they all came in on their day off was astounding! A great big thanks to the Petit Bill's family for making a special day even more special.
Your anticipated argument of "the wife isn't offended" won't count. I want to hear from Foodies. I don't like it. Derogatory. I'm sure you'll have another spin on it and it's been said for decades, but it's still not right, IMO.
Had a date night with the wife tonight and went here. It was only my second time ever here mainly because the first time we went a few years ago it all felt a bit too fancy-pants for me.
This time we were on the tall table side and maybe that helped make a difference, but it was altogether a great experience. Food was excellent. Service was fantastic. I had the pork chop served on a bed of fingerlings and green beans, with cranberry chutney on top. Wife had scallops with a spinach salad. Finished with cheese cake.
I still for the life of me cannot figure out why my pork chop was served in this massive bowl - that is a bit too hipster for me. But it was really damned good, and the prices were reasonable.
I will be back. In fact, I may go back on April 11th for the Jiggs Dinner (Newfoundland night). I have been pining for Jiggs dinner lately - my mom used to make it a lot back in Nova Scotia when I was growing up. Would love to see what these guys do with it.
On March 21 they are having what is billed as "Calabogie Brewery Co. Food and Beer Pairing and Tutored Tasting" night. This runs from 6:30 to 9:00 and is limited to 48 seats. Tickets are a reasonable $55 and includes tax and tip. As you would expect, the beer is matched to the food.
My husband and i had a lunch today.
We heard about Petit Bill's has a reputation but food was disappointed.
I started with beets salad that it wasn't reasonable price, yellow beet was over over cooked and i paid $14.
We studied at Le cordon bleu, many friends recommended and they likes Lobster poutine.
It was soggy fries with broken sauce. I could taste any of Mascapone flavors. It was pretty gross.
I believe that ratings can be very deceptive.
But waitress was nice otherwise pricey and nothing special.
What more can I say that other's haven't already said? Lobster, on mascarpone cheese sauce, on fries, with lobster butter drizzled over top. I put some fresh ground pepper on mine to add a bit of zing, the only thing that could make this dish better would be... some fresh shaved truffles!
Lobster poutine: Chunks of lobster, broiled in butter with marscapone cheese sauce on top of delightly crispy yet tender shoestring fries. I first thought that the delicate flavour of the lobster would be overshadowed by the other flavours but boy was I wrong. This dish is amazing. Try it, that's all I can say.
They served Clocktower beer on draught here, a pale ale, apparently. I thought it was unusual to see their beer in an establishment other than their own, not necessarily an unwelcome addition! Very cool to see!
My partner and I got a pair of Bill's Burgers on a recent visit, and we both thought it was outstanding-- near, if not at the top of our list of Ottawa burgers. Definitely beats out a couple more expensive options elsewhere in town.
Super friendly service and owner, too. Have to make a point to come here more often.
Terry