Brothers Beer Bistro
The one-month-old Brothers Beer Bistro – in the Dalhousie & George space where Takara Japanese used to be – pairs every appetizer and main plate it serves with a brew. “We love beer,” says its mission statement “…and it is [read more]
Mill St. Brewpub
I approached this former gristmill with remembered dread. If you’re interested in my views of the last tenant’s performance you can revisit the report here. The Mill Restaurant was put out of its (and our) misery in 2007, and its [read more]
The Hintonburg Public House
This Hintonburg newcomer will fit in fine with the mood of a neighbourhood that’s flowering with new dining-out options. Most have a flop-into-them, linen-free, post-skating, long-johns-and-tuque-head-are-perfectly-fine feel. My husband is delighted with these come-as-ye-be-and-wolf-down-some-macky-cheese sorts of places. I applaud too [read more]
Churchills
Westboro Village isn’t short on sports pubs. A few doors east of the five-month-old Churchills is the Corner Bar and Grill. A couple blocks west is the Clocktower Brewpub (a fourth in the Ottawa chain, poised to open in the [read more]
The Manx
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare could be just one of many diversions if you were dining alone at The Manx. It looked like a nice, clean, unread copy. Fretting about slopping my burger over some soliloquy, I chose not [read more]
The Swan at Carp
I had the pleasure of judging final examination dishes of culinary students at Le Cordon Bleu (Ottawa campus) last month. Had the crème brulée from The Swan at Carp been submitted for appraisal that day it would have earned top [read more]
