Reviews for La Terrasse in Ottawa, ON
One of Ottawa?s best patios for sunset views! I went with a friend for drinks, and although we were incredibly polite and didn?t... ask any questions, the waitress was irritated from the moment we got to our table. I understand that we all have off days, andI?d like to give her the benefit of the doubt. Despite feeling like a burden, the views were great and we really enjoyedourselves. The drinks were tasty, but presentation was mediocre considering the price/affiliation with Fairmont. Read more
Love view of the river and Parliament, good vibes even it was rainy day. The food was so fresh and Staffs was so friendly ??
The view is honestly so amazing here and it almost made up for the pretty disappointing food. The service was super friendly and... the bartenders made some really tasty drinks. But holy heck the dinner was disappointing. The crusted tuna lacked sooo muchflavour I almost asked for some soy sauce so I can eat it like sashimi. The crab pasta dish had a heavy cream base but nothingmuch else in terms of flavour. I felt like someone forgot to salt the pasta water before cooking the pasta. The only savinggrace was that the pasta was cooked perfectly al dente. The dessert was so unmemorable I didn?t even remember to take a photo.Maybe come here for the views, have a beverage and then skip the actual meal. Read more
This was bad. Will not return. Come at your own risk. You have been warned. Food is supbar, service is OK, view on the patio is... amazing, wait times are horrendous. Full scoop below? We were late for our reservation by >15 minutes and so they gave up ourrequested high table? We weren?t told about this rule before arriving for the meal, but fine, I guess rules are rules. Forreference, our reservation was at 7pm and we arrived around 7:18 or so. Roads near wellington were blocked off, it took a littlewhile (ok maybe more than a little while) to park the car, and we had a guest who was walking disabled. They said we can startdining at another seat and move to a high table when one becomes available, so we thought fair enough. Fair warning though, ifyou?re trekking from the west end on a Sunday night like we did, prepare to leave well in advance of your reservation. Longwaits are a feature here, not a bug. We couldn?t flag down a server to order food for about 60 minutes. On one occasion, wenoticed a high table had freed up and asked a server to move us there, but he responded that the ladies at the front desk wereresponsible for seating, and hurriedly left before I could say ?we?re ready to order food?. When I asked the ladies at thefront to move us to the available high table, they said there?s a waiting list for the high table and they?d let us know whenthe waitlist frees up before moving us. Fair enough. However, that vacant high table would remain vacant for the rest of thenight? so much for letting us know. After finally being able to order food some 60 minutes after sitting down, we werepleasantly surprised that our appetizer (crusted tuna) came rather quickly (~15 minutes). You can probably understand outdisappointment when we found out we had paid $28 for the 5-6 thin, bland sashimi slices and some deprived lettuce skeletongarnish (I?m not sure what I mean here but you can see in the picture? the greenery looked like dried lettuce with the leav Read more
Went there for dinner, there's no signs pointing to where the restaurant is, it's a bit hidden on the left-hand side of the... Fairmont. Lovely view of the river and Parliament, great vibes, a bit fancy. The menu is slightly over-priced but you do paywhat you get and oh boy, the food is tasty! But expect the burger & fries to be like $41. Cute place for a date night, but Iwouldn't go too often or else your wallet will cry. Read more
Pricey but worth it. Enjoy a delicious meal with a gorgeous view of sunset at Rideau canal. They need reservations so make it... online before going. Read more
This place is beautiful, the food is very tasty and the staff are amazing. The vies from the terrace is gorgeous. i sat on the... high chairs to have a better view of beautiful scenery. A vey Lind server served me he was very kind and after I finished mydrink he brought me another one complimentary without me asking him, unfortunately I didn?t get his name. Would absolutelyrecommend this place, will be going there for dinner soon. Read more
Went here with friends from Toronto in early September. We wanted the views, and we got them. Not much more. From the images,... it's great looking don't get me wrong, but it was meh. Views: 5* Food: 2* mediocre, despite the presentation, and not worth themoney. Service: 2* we were a party of 6. There were ~13 people including us at the restaurant. Had to wait super long for everylittle thing. IE. We had finished our drinks, sat around for 10min and had to flag someone down to take a food order. It wasn'tcheap, but I do recommend going for drinks. Get a bite to eat beforehand, and don't forget your wallet, as you're paying forthese views! Read more