Reviews for Working Title Kitchen + Cafe in Ottawa, ON
Went for a nice cozy anniversary dinner, in late October so it was indoor dining. Absolutely loved the food! We ordered a... charcuterie board, cocktails and mains. The charcuterie board which is usually for 2 people was packed with stuff because wesaid it was an anniversary dinner. (Had to take home most of it, ended up in our sandwiches the next few days) Mains were sogood! I Ioved the stuffed chicken I ordered, cooked beautifully.And my husband enjoyed the beef. We were so full after the mealwe thought of skipping dessert, but the chef ????????? made us a pavlova with berries to share and nibble while we had somecoffee. We had the pleasure of being served by the owner herself. Very pleasant lady, and since we also live in the Sandy Hillarea we had quite a friendly chat with her. Patio dining opens up when the weather's good, and it's quite popular. So makereservations ahead to get a place. It also has a great bakery with fresh bread and yummy pastries, which runs out because ofmany happy frequent customers. All in all I'm totally happy living so close to such a great local dining experience. Read more
This place was fantastic, from the atmosphere to the quality of the dishes served!!! Thank you Amelia and Karim for your stellar... customer service and warm welcome. My girlfriends and I enjoyed a beautiful evening with Julio's amazingly talented bandplaying, savoured very exotic dishes and great wine!!! We will come back soon to try your brunch and can't wait for anotherfantastic musical evening!! Again, a very special shout out to Karim and Amalia for their excellent service, we felt we kneweach other gor years!!! Keep it up guys, you and that place have extreme potential, see you all soon! ?? Read more
Had an amazing evening enjoying one of these final warm nights of the season. Amelia (best hostess ever!!) and the staff were so... kind and set up a spot just for us on the terrace. Dinner and drinks were great, and we enjoyed fantastic live music atManifesto Lounge after our meal. Hope to come again soon! Read more
I have such mixed feelings about this place. I really want it to succeed ? it?s a great neighbourhood spot (I live nearby) with... a fantastic patio. But I feel like when wedding season ramps up, this cafe and resto gets neglected a bit (because this resto ispart of a larger building that does events). First, the cafe ? it?s counter service in the mornings, and you can buy a coffeeand a pastry and sit wherever you like. The coffee is just ok, but the pastries are really excellent. For the dinner service(and brunch and lunch too), things fall apart a bit. I am very sympathetic to staff shortages these days so I try to take longerwaits in stride. But we?ve been outright overlooked multiple times while trying to dine here ? like staff just walking right byus, no one even bothering to say ?I?ll be with you soon?. Food wise, the dinner menu always feels too heavy, and attempting tobe too upscale, for the season. The place has the feel of a casual neighborhood spot, but the food does not match. I really wantthis to be my neighborhood spot, but I can?t afford to eat here very often. Sometimes there?s a burger on the menu and sometimesthere?s mostly $34 entrees. And the food itself is good, but if I?m going out for a $34 main dish then I?m going to go somewherea little more well known for their gastronomy instead, not this restaurant with a casual cafe feel and not-great service. I doappreciate, however, that they?re attempting to do more casual snacks and drinks in a back room, with live music. That feelsmore approachable. Like I said, I really want this place to succeed. For now I have very mixed feelings. I hope they?re able todevelop more of a solid identity instead of trying to be too many things. Read more
The patio and general setting is beautiful! Service is friendly. However I found all of the food quite mediocre at best, and... prepared without the level of care and delicacy you'd expect considering the pretty high prices. Will still come back for drinksand brunch to test it out though! Read more
I went into the Working Title Kitchen for lunch with a relative who is vegan. We were impressed by the ambiance and decor. The... staff looked happy . Unfortunately, there wasn't a single vegan option available and the chef told the serving staff theywouldn't accommodate or create anything vegan for my relative. As such, we were turned away and left without eating or tryinganything. This was obviously a poor customer experience. Read more
Nice and welcoming staff. We went in for brunch but unfortunately there was a big event going on and they were not able to... accommodate us. Despite this they offered us coffee/tea and pastries from their lovely bakery. Although their baked goods lookedamazing we opted out for just an iced London fog and latte. The drinks were a good size and tasted great. The seating area isbig and is simple yet cute. Although it was raining the day we went we were still able to sit outside because they hadumbrellas. It was nice to sit outside and enjoy the rain without getting wet. We will defiantly be returning to try their brunchagain! Read more
Delicious food and a nice space. It's loud, but manageable. The food is fun and different, we were there for brunch which was... delicious and overall very happy with our meal and flavours. Great beer on tap! Dominion City :) Server unfortunately hurt ourexperience. It took us 20-25 minutes for us to get our bill after he cleared our plates and confirmed we were finished. My momwas excited to get herself a coffee after our meal but didn't get the opportunity. He was missing for most of that time and thenwalked by us multiple times while we tried to get his attention. He also walked to another server at the bar with a knife, sharpend up, which we thought was rather unprofessional. An establishment that hires young, probably new, servers so hopefully theylearn and this review is no longer needed. It's a convenient spot, and there are not a lot of comparable restaurants in SandyHill, but I had expected to leave the meal much happier than I did. Brunch was $22 each and we spent nearly $90 for the 2 of us. Read more