Latest reviews from Ottawa
| 76 /100 The Cheshire Cat Pub (Restaurant) 2193 RICHARDSON SIDE ROAD “2024-04-06. Good size pub is super busy for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. Nice decor, stone and wood, lots of tap handles along the ceiling. Food was very good. I had the turkey club with a salad and ginger beef soup. Friendly staff is busy. Beer selection is a pretty good mix of breweries and styles - including a couple brewed (or at least labeled) for them. I really liked the place but I was tired and it was super noisy - it was busy, including a decent number of loud kids, and our seat under the stairs meant we heard constant thumps of people going up and down. I would come back for a second visit if I was eating and in the neighbourhood. The location limits how much of the tap list you can try unless you have a driver.
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| 72 /100 702 SOMERSET STREET W, “2024-04-05. Medium sized bar with a decent amount of seating - most of which was reserved on a Friday after work. Mabel and I sat at the bar and shared two flights and two drafts. The TV show Alf was playing on an old Commodore monitor. 12 taps, beers we tried were just okay. The Voices Carry Rockaberry was the best for me but it's basically tart juice. The others were all okay, but didn't really grab me. Friendly busy staff. Worth a visit, but the beers didn't line up with my own tastes so I'd choose other local options first.“ |
| 66 /100 190 COLONNADE RD., SUITE 17 “2024-04-05. Small taproom in commercial plaza with a small seating area and a wee friendly puppy (dogs are welcome). 8 taps. Friendly server. Beers were not really to my tastes overall. Worth a visit if you are in the area but I would prioritize other local spots if you have limited time in town.
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| 60 /100 #15-5510 CANOTEK ROAD “Visited on February 28, 2024, in the afternoon. Located in the industrial park in Beaconwood, east of downtown, just off Montreal Road and Route 174. The brewery is at the end of the building at 5510, Canotek Road, note that the tap room and the retail store have their own entrance. Medium size tap room with some canadianish decor, easy to access, there is even a patio across the parking lot. The variety on the tap list is not bad, however all the IPA's are all hazy, what I had was drinkable, they do have invited cans, wines and ciders, food wise is mostly snacks. The service was ok, a bit slow for being the first and only customer for a while. The thing is I had better from them, oh well!“ |
| 78 /100 850 INDUSTRIAL AVE, UNIT 12 “Visited on February 28, 2024, in early afternoon. Located in Riverview's industrial park, south west of downtown Ottawa, just a short distance west of St. Laurent BLVD. Nice beer list, all are available to go and about half are on tap and what I had (4 tasters) was nice. The only food available are chips. The only person working in the tap room was very nice, gave me water without asking (especially with tasters), was very informative. I was there on a weekday just past 1 (opening hour), so it was quiet with a few for buy to go. There is a mobility ramp for wheelchair/walker users. Very decent, I would go back!“ |
| 72 /100 200 ELGIN STREET “This place no longer exists. Went by. There is a new LCBO instead with a nice higher end spirit selection.“ |
| 62 /100 Elgin Beer Project (Bar) 399 ELGIN ST. “Interesting idea, large selection of local beers. Nothing outstanding. Worth passing by.“ |
| 76 /100 2477 KALADAR AVENUE “Brewery located just off bank street in Ottawa South. The brewery has the capacity to host shows with a large stage in the middle of the palace. Nice patio outside if you prefer to be more quiet. Good selection of beers with good service at reasonable prices for Ottawa.“ |
| 88 /100 #15-5510 CANOTEK ROAD “Brewery located between downtown and Orleans in Ottawa. Plenty of parking but the place is a bit tricky to find in this industrial sector. Large taproom with plenty of tables and bar room. Good selection of more than 12 taps, plus cider and wines. Very good service with reasonable prices. Shop is selling Dominion City beers and a few other Ontario craft beers and some spritzy water cans. Well worth the detour.“ |
| 68 /100 The Koven (Bar) 93 MURRAY ST “Finished my little tour of the day here. Reasonable selection of beers, such as smoked stout, friendly staff. I’ll comeback with my godson.“ |
| 70 /100 Collective Arts - Ottawa Pop Up Shop (Beer Store) 9 BYWARD MARKET SQUARE “I really liked the idea of CA to open a satellite beer store here. Hours are expanding, so I guess the idea is a success. Fairly knowledgeable staff, a bit disappointing interaction.“ |
| 68 /100 Bite Burger House (Restaurant) 108 MURRAY STREET “Great place with a unique menu. Great food with interesting selection of local craft beers. Worth try for the food and ambiance. Went with colleagues.“ |
| 66 /100 Sir John A Pub (Restaurant) 284 ELGIN STREET “Passed by last Friday, surprisingly I had not rated this one. Fancy pub, great setting, mostly common beer.“ |
| 70 /100 2477 KALADAR AVENUE “Finally successful visit on my second attempt. Beautiful day, nice snack menu. Took the flight of 5 for $14. The gose was nice.“ |
| 70 /100 1458 CYRVILLE ROAD “Finally took time to visit this new (2yrs at this place) microbrewery. Ben is quite knowledgeable and kind. I was happy to get a barleywine.“ |
| 72 /100 Atomic Rooster (Restaurant) 303 BANK STREET “Passed by as I went shopping in the area, nice place with bands playing Saturday and Sunday evening. Super nice staff. I must come back for the music.“ |
| 68 /100 Elgin Beer Project (Bar) 399 ELGIN ST. “Nice place with good ouside seating on Elgin Street. They had quite a few cans and 6-7 taps. All were local beers.“ |
| 62 /100 555 WELLINGTON ST. “Quite a big place. They had 10 or so of their own beers on tap and quality was OK.“ |
| 78 /100 37 FLORA ST. “Excellent place with good beer and good burgers. They had 9 of their own beers on tap and their foeder aged was awesome.“ |
| 56 /100 Fat Albert’s (#20) (Restaurant) 1990 RUSSEL RD. “I was a bit nostalgic on this Canada Day, so I stopped for a quick snack on this place we used to go in our younger days. Same menu as 30 years ago, got a craft beer out of it.“ |
| 70 /100 Southside Tap and Grill (Restaurant) 4 LORRY GREENBERG DR “I was looking for a place on Conroy, this place was packed on Canada day so I thought that was it. Big names for beer, few craft ones. Common menu.“ |
| 48 /100 73 YORK STREET “Large modern brewpub very close to Byward market.
No flight available, one 2 own beers, rest is from Clocktower. Food is solid, some TV screens, staff was ok. I would skip it next time.“ |
| 68 /100 140 RIDEAU ST. “Brewpub with large TV screens for sport games. Nice interiuer with modern and wooden design. About 10 to 12 beers on tap, flight available. Staff is smart, good for a beer while watching the Jays.“ |
| 76 /100 250 CITY CENTRE AVE BAY 106 “Small walk from downtown (or way back from Tooth & Nails). Industrail or commercial area, industril charme. Lot of boards at the wall => pretty cool charity: #allhandsondeck. Unfortunatly no options for delivery to Germany.
Nice selection of beers, all of them at least solid. My favorite was a NEIPA and a Rye. Flights available. Staff is friendly.“ |
| 80 /100 3 IRVING STREET “Nice work from the city, passing Beyond the Pale. Small patio, large bar inside. Modern, industrial interieur. Small but very interesting taplist. As Travlr mentioned before: staff is smart and know what they are talking about and the pretzel was very tasty.“ |
| 66 /100 555 WELLINGTON ST. “Nice location next to Gatineau bridge close to the river. Due to construktion works just a few seatings at the pation, but a lot inside. Beers are solid, rotating taps and flight available. Smart staff.“ |
| 76 /100 702 SOMERSET STREET W, “Although my Wellington visit was a bust, it allowed me to find this new place. 99% homemade, nice chatty staff, brought 2 BA home.“ |
| 60 /100 Wellington Gastropub (Restaurant) 1325 WELLINGTON STREET “Finally was able to go there after many attempt even though it was open but their kitchen closed at 3pm… had few interesting choices.“ |
| 60 /100 175 CARRUTHERS AVE “This is a small corner place on the ground level of a modern apartment building. You encounter the serving bar first and place your beer order. There are two rooms of picnic tables, Bavarian biergarten style, and more picnic tables on an outdoor patio. There is also a window for ordering German food - pretzels of course, but also potato pancakes, currywurst and schnitzel. Most things are authentic except for the big screen TV playing sports, and the fact that my currywurst was plant based. The beer was decent and on styles. They were hosting trivia on a Tuesday evening and apparently that's not open to the public (it's by reservation I guess), so I was given a five minute warning to vacate and had to scarf down my food. Worthwhile if nearby“ |
| 60 /100 The Third (Restaurant) 1017 WELLINGTON ST W “Small neighborhood bar with an even smaller deck out the side door that gets sun at most hours of the day, partially shaded around noon. Inside is a long bar with both bar and restaurant tables. I asked for a table but hostess would only seat me at the bar, so it sux to be single here. Bar was tight quarters and loud on a Sunday evening. Beer list is small and half macro, most people were drinking Labatts quarts, but they had a couple of IPAs from Dominion City and one from Bellwoods. Food was OK pub grub. Better off across the street.“ |
| 76 /100 Hintonburg Public House (Restaurant) 1020 WELLINGTON STREET WEST “I thoroughly enjoyed my time here. There are some sidewalk tables, but they were too hot during a mini heatwave. Inside was much more comfortable with a long L-shaped bar and some restaurant tables. The barman was hilarious, and a good source of info on the local beer and food scene. Eight beers on tap, all were local and interesting. Food was elevated pub food, almost gastropub, with a handful of veggie options, a welcome sight. Solid place.“ |
| 82 /100 3 IRVING STREET “Just off the main drag in a lively neighborhood. Small outdoor deck-like area, large bar inside with lots of restaurant tables. There is also a small shop area that has cans to take away. Taplist is fairly small but quality is very high. Pilsners and saisons seem to be the go-to beers. Servers know the beers extremely well and had good recommendations. The pretzel with spicy cheese was very tasty, didn't try the rest. Solid place.“ |
| 76 /100 Hintonburg Public House (Restaurant) 1020 WELLINGTON STREET WEST “Passed by on my way to Civic, finally found the place, nice selection of local beers. Too bad, no imports. Very kind staff.“ |
| 76 /100 702 SOMERSET STREET W, “Nice place at Chinatown. Smart Staff, nice conversation. Small visit through the Brewery. Also had a new Foeder. Flights of 4 availabel, 11 beers on tap. Have had a nice Foeder Triple and a nice sour. Parts of the interieur looks like my grannys place...“ |
| 86 /100 37 FLORA ST. “Nice place outside the City Center. Nice interieur and modern deco. New Foeder cask looks pretty cool and leaves a nice finish at the beers. About 13 beers on tap, nice Bitter and Pilsner. Smart staff, very Taste potatoes“ |
| 60 /100 Social Restaurant + Lounge (Restaurant) 537 SUSSEX DRIVE “Went there with my brother on a nice spring day, enjoyed the inner patio in an 18th century decor. Friendly staff, limited beverages choices.“ |
| 80 /100 Pub Italia (Bar) 434 PRESTON STREET “Stopped in for a pint and really enjoyed the pub. The decor is a really great change from modern brew pubs- great character! Wait staff were nice and tsp list was very good.“ |
| 66 /100 14 BEXLEY PLACE “Been here a few times since they opened in 2016. Located in an industrial strip mall, the taproom actually improved over the years, cosy, more seating, and patio in the summer. Beers are ok to solid. Flight of 4 for 10. 50$. No food.“ |
| 92 /100 Bar Lupulus (Bar) 1242 WELLINGTON ST W “Nice bar/restaurant on Wellington Street with ample parking on the street. Great selection of taps with a focus on local/regional beers. Greta beer list with again some local/regional beers and some great choice of lambic. Great service with very knowledgeable waiters. Great food made from fresh ingredients. Prices are fair considering quality.“ |
| 68 /100 105 SCHNEIDER RD “Been here a few times since they opened. Located in an industrial strip mall complex, this place is modern, cosy, plenty of seating place, friendly service. Flights of 4 for less than 10$. Beers are ok to solid, but nothing special. Food menu options are snacks and an extensive selection of pizzas. Monday night is any pizza and beer for 15$. If you are in the area.“ |
| 52 /100 LCBO (New Edinburg) (Beer Store) 19 BEECHWOOD AVE. “Finally visited this new location, clean and lean. No rare finds here. Although, Tumbled on the left side imperial stout Christmas 3-pack.“ |
| 56 /100 422 MACKAY STREET “Passed by finally on a busy Friday supper, life is getting back to normal. One of the most recent one to open, nothing different.“ |
| 58 /100 119 IBER RD #6 “Been here a few times since they opened but it's been 5 years since my last visit. Place is small, sales room in the front, brewery on the side and seating in the back, 20 places plus the seasonal patio. Service is efficient and friendly. Flight of 4 for 9$. Beers are ok with some with a little butterscotch coming out too much. Jerk On Wheel truck provides solid Jamaica flavors. If you are in the area.“ |
| 60 /100 190 COLONNADE RD., SUITE 17 “Been here a few times since they opened. Located off of Colonnade in business complex, the place is typical low key little brewery, no more than 15 seats (inside and out) , patio during better weather. Service was efficient and friendly. 8 beers on tap normally, but given 3 of them were off, they also did can pours. 4 X $ ounces for 8$. Beers are OK to a bit off balanced.“ |
| 76 /100 3 IRVING STREET “Finally stopped by on my third attempt, on site beer was limited, but saved by Belgian Trappist-style beer, 4 different kinds, looking forward to try these.“ |
| 70 /100 6081 HAZELDEAN ROAD “2022-07-01. Nice small patio, main garage door open today. Lots of cool music memorabilia. Cobain portrait on the tanks? 20 of their own taps plus a few guest taps today. Service is friendly but busy. Our water never showed up. Beers range from not great or not to my taste to decent. Nothing really popped for me. Cool stickers in the bathroom. Nice spot and worth a visit if in the area.
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| 80 /100 Bar Lupulus (Bar) 1242 WELLINGTON ST W “2022-06-29. A friend made a last minute reservation for us to sit on the patio with friends at a high top table with an umbrella. I gather they book up quickly at other times. Beer list excellent, but several of the better options are Bellwoods or other Toronto area breweries which is less optimal if you are coming from Toronto like we were :) We were not super hungry so the entrees didn't really grab our attention. Mabel and I opted to share a pasta and literally laughed out loud when it arrived... It's very much not for sharing. It's local, heritage wheat, quality prepared and all of the things that support that, but when they say small plates they aren't kidding. If you are not in the mood for that kind of elevated cuisine eat elsewhere and come for drinks. :) Indoor decor is nice, leaning towards fancy but not too fancy. Service was decent. Recommended.“ |
| 76 /100 #15-5510 CANOTEK ROAD “2022-06-30. The bar itself is smaller than I expected, with windows open to the air today. We opted to sit in the "treehouse" patio outside which was charming but I imagine gets cramped if there are more people there than there were today. Decent selection of taps, in a range of styles, which you wouldn't know by the four beers we got in a flight that were VERY similar to each other. In fairness that's true of many places doing hazy hoppy beers, and reflects our choices as much as anything - they do have other styles available. Drive thru option for the store portion is pretty neat, and I assume handy since it's a bit out from downtown. A nice option for contactless pickup as well. Interesting spot! Beers are generally amongst the better options in Ottawa area.
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| 68 /100 175 CARRUTHERS AVE “2022-06-29. Stopped in to grab some cans to go. Nice spot, fairly empty late on a weeknight. Patio outside. Cozy cottage meets beer hall vibe inside seems nice. Guy behind the bar was friendly. Three different beers available today, so we got a mixed six. Apparently they don't sell singles. I would come back but in the neighbourhood there are some other options.
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| 76 /100 Corner Bar & Grill (Orleans) (Restaurant) 1779 TENTH LINE RD “Been here a few times. Usually have some good taps of Ontario beers , flight of 4 for 16 tax included, generous pours. Decent food menu.“ |
