So wow - after all the build up I feel bad giving this truck a 3! But please understand, a 3 is…read moreA-OK! I liked it, I just didn't love it. The food is high quality - often locally sourced and organic. Dahl soup was tasty, with just a hint of heat from the spice. Chicken taco filling was tasty but... and I think this is where I'm struggling... I am realizing that I really don't like soft tacos. Something about the texture of the taco itself puts me off. I'm sitting here trying to decide if I'm being fair giving them a three because of my preference for taco shells. I guess what I'm saying is: take my review with a (proverbial) grain of salt. Would love to see a garbage can and recycling bin put out. Since they are located on the UOttawa campus during school year, plan to bus/walk to get there. (Parking is a pain during the week.) If you get off at Campus Station 2B, Sweetpea (the truck) is really close by. (Don't take my word for it though - things change, so make sure you check on that.) Staff was great. They have 2 tables and about 6 chairs for people who want to sit and eat for a bit. Would I return: Yes. I'd love to go again when it's not Taco Thursday, to try to get a different menu item. Would I recommend: Yup - if you like healthy choices that are locally sourced and organic, this is a great option.

I know it's good - but all sold out today :(…read more Went to Bite This instead, support'n those trucks with my Belly !!!!

This is my first visit to Hidden Taste. I was heading home from a conference and looking for a…read moregood place to eat. I'm happy I stopped in. I recommend anyone looks for a nice Indian meal to do the same. I was greeted by the chef. He explained the menu to me. I have to be careful with some foods because of allergies. They were happy to help and I had a great meal. The place is clean. It's smaller and personal. Small details like candles to go under the food to keep it warm we're put into place. I did not feel rushed, and the food came out in decent time as well. I had the lamb Roganjosh and some curried vegetables with some papadum. The lamb was tender and not stringy. The veggies were cooked nice and spice levels were appropriate. I had a tea and a pistachio Kulfi as well. Friendly, friendly, friendly and knowledgeable about food. Five stars for service, and quality of food. All that and they were able to do gluten free for me as well.

Just ordered the Lamb Vindaloo and the Curry Prawn with sides rice and butter naan. Wow! Amazing…read moreflavours,

Spacious and delicious Vietnamese restaurant for grilled meats and soups. Ordered the grilled pork…read moreand spring roll vermicelli, spring rolls appetizer and chicken and pork broken rice. Both of the entrees were nicely prepared and had huge portions. The vermicelli also came with two spring rolls! The appetizer spring roll comes with 3 pieces. Friendly staff and would visit again to try their soup noodles and specials.

So good! I ordered the bbq pork & spring roll vermicelli and it was the best I've had in Ottawa so…read morefar. Will definitely go back and try some other dishes.

Had the shrimp and coriander Xiao long bao $18.99 for 10 and the shrimp and cabbage pan fried…read moredumplings $18.99 for 12. The flavours are not authentic. Both fillings were unusually sweet and one noted. The skins were also odd, most of the dumplings and xiaolong bao came burst open already, as the skin has some obvious weak points that were very thin, but where the pleats were the dough was so thick it had a line of undercooked flour. All in all I'm glad we stuck to one order only and did not get more. They are very busy and people seemed to be enjoying themselves. There were just three people serving, clearing tables, and taking orders so things were understandably a bit slow. Setting is casual.

I have heard about this restaurant from those who visited Montreal and I was seriously planning to…read moretravel to Montreal to try Sammie,'s. But I recently learned that they got a new location in Ottawa, closer to home! Aaaaand here I am finally! Their menu has several different XLB flavors. One basket comes with 10 pieces and if you prefer you can do half and half with $1 extra. XLb size is a bit bigger than many other places. The wrapper was hand pleated and thin, which i appreciated. We ordered the following XLBs. 16 Pork & shrimp & scallop 18 Juicy lamb and coriander 20 Juicy pork & crab 36 Krobuta Pork and summer truffle (special menu. $19.99 for 5pcs.) Best was crab meat one. The soup was a bit sweet for my liking but integration of skin, soup and meat was smooth and had good crab flavor. Pork and summer truffle was also good. The soup was not sweet, which I appreciated about. Simple, unique and smooth. Shrimp & scallop did not have the seafood "flavor" that I expected in this one. Yes each piece had a little bay scallop piece but this chunk, IMHO, hindered the texture. Not as smooth as other kinds of XLBs and had less soup. Least liked flavour was lamb. The gamy flavor was too strong to be suitable for this simple and delicate steamed dumpling style. And a bit oily. We also had the following dumplings: 21 Pork and cabbage (pan fried) 27 Shrimp and cabbage (pan fried) Both looked nice with beautiful fried wing. But the dumpling itself was dry and bland. Another note: They do not have complimentary tea. You will have to pay $7 for one pot. We chose not to order tea and ate with water. You will have to stop a server to ask for filling the glass. They do not voluntarily come to the table to pour in empty glasses. Additional note: XLBs do not come with julienned ginger! The service was unfortunately unattentive although we were here off-peak hours.

I dunno why I don't come more often. I had the same sherpherd's purse and pork wontons in soup and…read morealso had the pork wonton in peanut sauce. So fresh and tasty. You order at the counter and they bring you the food at the table. The wontons are piping hot. Vinegar, sriracha, soy sauce and hot oil is on each table for self serve. The decor is the same minimalist one as when it opened. They seem to have opened up the back room. If this keeps the price down, it's fine with me.

Came here on family trip. I was born in Shanghai and grew up in NYC. These wonton are authentic…read moreShanghai wontons, though the Chinese owners did not appear to speak Shanghainese. It was the highlight of our 2 days in Ottawa lol. AC is limited in summertime so be ready to sweat a bit if you get the wonton soup.

I've always been a Panera fan, but my recent elite combo is the broccoli cheddar soup with the…read moresteak sandwich. It's similar to a Philly cheesesteak but a bit more elevated. This is a great place to come for a soup and panini, and the bakery menu is definitely there to tempt you. The employees are exceptionally kind, which always makes the experience even better. J'ai toujours été fan de Panera, mais mon combo préféré récemment est la soupe brocoli-cheddar avec le sandwich au steak. C'est un peu comme un Philly cheesesteak, mais en version plus raffinée. C'est un excellent endroit pour une soupe et un panini, et leur menu de boulangerie est aussi très tentant. Les employés sont exceptionnellement gentils, ce qui rend l'expérience encore meilleure.

Popped in for a quick lunch with the fam. I ordered the garden caprese sandwich, and the hubs got a…read moresteak sandwich with a bowl of broccoli soup. The kids picked at the mac and cheese and said it was "alright" but they were in love with the baguette that came with the soup. Service was so patient while we decided what we were ordering. I don't frequent Panera often, so the menu was super overwhelming. The garden caprese sandwich was SO SO SO GOOD! The bread was fresh, chewy and warm. I loooooooooooved the sauce combination of Italian dressing and and garlic aioli. Restaurant was cozy and relaxing.

Women owned! Fab…read moreplace with parking! I was here for a really nice wine event on a Thurs eve and had a chance to chat with staff and purchase a few things. They sell really nice wines! Most things are made in house. Not cheap but, you get what you pay for, right?! Ex. A frozen single serve meal is $13.95. They have a nice, shaded patio and a restroom. They also sell really cute kitchenware, specialty cards and fun gift type things. I really enjoyed my time here and look forward to coming back. I had my eye on a few things that I wish now, that I had also purchased. 20 years in business, 5 at this Gladstone location. That alone says something! 5 stars.

TLDR: Cute shop that sells frozen meals and desserts, artisan jams and other spreads. They also…read morehave fresh baked goods, coffee and soup. Their Ham and Cheese Scones are amazing! I stopped by The Red Apron to check it out. It's a cute shop that sells primarily frozen meals that you just need to stick in the oven. They also have frozen pies, cakes and other desserts. Prices are similar to those of fully prepared and plated meals at restaurants. They have artisan products like jams, salad dressing, nuts and crackers. They also have fresh baked goods, coffee and soup. I saw a few prepackaged sandwiches in the fridge. I did not see any hot ready-to-eat meals though. I grabbed a few ham and cheese scones ($4.25 each). They were delicious! They were full of cheese, cubes of ham, and chopped chives. And there was extra cheese on top too! Very tasty. Worth all the calories, lol. Service was courteous. There's bar seating inside along a window, and they have lots of outside patio seating, which would be great to grab a coffee and baked treat and catch up with friends. The ambiance is cafe/coffee shop-like. They have their own private parking lot for customers, which is free, so you don't have to worry about paid street parking. (94)

Upon walking in, there was an odd smell. Eventually we got used to it, haha. The salad was great, I…read morecreated my own but for the price we paid, I'm shocked that there are so few veggies. Great but not worth the price.

The Chopped Leaf is a Canadian chain from out west and this location at Trainyards is the first in…read moreOttawa. It just opened a few weeks ago. I was really excited to see more healthy food options in the area and stopped by for lunch recently. Overall it was satisfactory, but I personally was not wowed. The concept is similar to Freshii (another chain that does not wow me). They have set salads, sandwiches, bowls, etc. or you can build your own. Ingredients are pre-prepped, but your meal is assembled when you order it. The thing about places with this kind of set up is that I feel that they need something that sets them apart from similar places, and something that makes their salads more special than me just making my own salad at home. For example, Copper Branch has their carrot keftedes and shiitake teriyaki, and the local Pi-Rho Grill marinades and cooks their own meats which have a Mediterranean flair. I can't easily re-create these items at home. However, I feel that I can easily re-create what I had at The Chopped Leaf. I ordered the full sized Spa Salad ($9.25) and added grilled chicken ($3.25) = $12.50. The Spa Salad was mixed greens, grape tomatoes, chickpeas, dried cranberries, and walnuts. The menu said that it was supposed to contain carrots, but I actually received cucumbers instead. Not a big deal, but I had not asked for the substitution. The default dressing was a balsamic dressing, which I asked for on the side and it arrived as requested. The salad came with a single small pita chip. The chicken was lean chicken breast, and to my taste buds, similar to the chicken breast strips they use at Domino's pizza or Subway Sandwiches (or Maple Leaf Prime, Lilydale, Ziggy's, or President's Choice Chicken Breast Strips you'd find at the grocery store). Not deli meat, but still somewhat processed. Thankfully, it was better than the spongy chicken I've had at Freshii. I was also disappointed that I found some wilted leaves in the salad and one piece that was slimy and had began to liquify (see picture). The salad was the sum of its parts. I feel that I could have made it at home. I suppose that perhaps some of their other salad dressings are more unique and maybe those dressings set them apart. Service was friendly. The manager/owner (?) even came over and asked me how I was enjoying my salad, which I thought was a nice gesture. I had just started eating and it was before I found the wilted lettuce. The place is brand spanking new and looks modern and clean. I feel that this place is for people who want healthy foods, and want the convenience of not having to make it themselves. When I eat out, I personally am looking for food that I can't easily make at home, so for this reason I was not thrilled by this place. It is not my kind of place, but may appeal to others. The restaurant is next to Great Hobbies, near Scores Rotisserie. There's lots of free parking.

Eldon's is the latest incarnation of restaurants in what used to be the rather short lived Burrito…read moreShack on Bank. Eldon's is probably better suited to the community than something that was obviously catering mainly to the Lansdowne game night crowd. This was our second visit after our first one in August 2018. Eldon's has a rather short menu featuring various breakfast choices, then soup, salads and 3 sandwiches choices for lunch. The food is good. We had a beet and ginger soup that was delicious, served with a small salad that had a nice dressing, but contained a few decaying lettuce leaves in the mix of otherwise tasty greens (I know how hard it is to get your plastic bin of greens to keep fresh in the winter, but you really do have to pick through them more attentively). Also served with "toast" which is actually grilled rather than toasted and was very nice. They have a blackboard with wine and beer selections, but they were out of the wine we ordered and hadn't updated the board. We picked another from a rather short wine list. They do have a bar with an excellent selection of teas and coffees. Their espresso was one of the better ones I've had in Ottawa. The place was busy on a Saturday during Winterlude, but service was attentive and prompt.

Stopped in yesterday for a quick lunch and really enjoyed the food, coffee and vibe of this place…read more The whole menu sounded amazing, I went with a breakfast plate of poached eggs on hashbrown potatoes. It was served with freshly made bread and a very fresh tasting green salad. I was really happy that I decided to stop in and try this place out!

First visit tonight and I really enjoyed the ambience. Quiet, cozy, and welcoming since we came…read moreabout an hour before closing so it wasn't busy. The restaurant is clean and tidy, which made the experience even more pleasant. Service was attentive, though with only a few tables it's hard to fully judge. Still, everything we needed was taken care of. The food was fresh, portions were generous, and prices felt fair. I especially appreciated that their pancake wasn't overly oily like you often find elsewhere. Dishes leaned on the milder side which made it easy to enjoy everything. The kimchi was a little salty, but the pickled radish was a nice balance. Big plus: they serve Asahi draft, which you don't see everywhere. One small miss was the sundubu being accidentally left off our order, but no big deal, just an excuse to come back and try it next time along with the Kalbi. Seating was comfortable, and I loved the individual wireless table lamps at each table which added a nice touch. Overall, a great first experience and I would definitely return to explore more of the menu.

TL;DR: The server pressured us to tip and said "If you don't tip, I can't serve you next time," and…read moreconfirmed that we would not be allowed to return. We visited this place during lunch as a group of four. The server did not provide the lunch special menu initially, so we had to ask for it. She also rarely checked on our table and did not keep our water refilled, so the service was not exceptional. After we split the bill, the server confronted us about tipping and repeatedly asked why two people did not tip. One person ended up tipping due to the pressure, while the other did not. The server then said, "If you don't tip, I can't serve you next time." even after three of four people at our table tipped. When the person asked if that meant they couldn't come back to the restaurant, she said yes. The suggested tip started at 18% for lunch. If refusing service or banning customers for not tipping is restaurant policy, it should be clearly stated before customers order. The food itself was bland and lacked authentic Korean flavors. Overall, the experience was extremely uncomfortable and disappointing.