The food was impeccable and very well prepared. Since everything is made fresh per meal, you are…read moreallowed the pleasure of digesting your food between courses. Enjoy the ambience of this restaurant on an evening where the quality of the food and the ambience of the restaurant are more important than how quickly your food arrives.

This was an lovely restaurant in a lovely setting. The service was top notch and kind. It's a bit…read moreout of the way but we are up in Wakefield and it's perfect, and we don't have to drive in to the city. It was a bit pricy, but the price matched the quality. We definitely got what we paid for, and it was all marvelous! Highly recommend as it's farm to table to. All fresh, all kind service, clean place, plenty of parking.

I have to give this place 5 stars; there was absolutely wonderful! The food was great, the service…read morewas great, and so was the company we were with. There were plenty of waiters, filling up the water glasses, and speaking in either French or English (I got to practice in real time!!) to answer questions or explain what the dishes were that we were served. We were a group of 8, who celebrates the holidays with an upscale restaurant every year, which gives us the chance to try French cuisine at its finest - something we don't do to this extent, for the whole rest of the year! This restaurant is over the top on the scale of top notch. The price range alone puts them at the top of the range. We went there expecting this. Upsides: although the portions would definitely not feed a family of 6 until after the holidays (meaning: portions appear to be small), the food was wonderful. Expect to have a too-large plate placed in front of you with a little dab of food in the centre of it. Seems funny and perhaps a bit odd, or more likely it's just my uneducated palate, but I have to admit to being quite full at the end of the dinner, in spite of the too large plates offering what seemed to be small food. What to expect: Don't come in here if you're in any kind of a hurry. We sat down at 7:00pm, and didn't finish licking the last desert spoon until 11:00pm. Apparently this is normal. Extra special: Since our party was a reasonable size, and we of course ordered a wide variety of foods, our meals would take some time to prepare to perfection. So, they brought us a sample of pate on a cracker of some sort. It was not huge, by any means (about the size of a thumb-nail), but they did not charge us for it. Finally, this is not an every day kind of restaurant. In a typical comparisons with normal every-day restaurants that I frequent, I would probably give this place a 4.5 stars. I am not likely to go back because of the forbidding prices, but this experience was really good. This restaurant would be a good place to propose marriage, or another life event, but the prices put it a little out of the ordinary, at least for me.

Finally I am reviewing my favourite restaurant!!…read more Just wow. I love this establishment. It is our go-to spot for a night out or when having a little vacay across the bridge and staying at the Hilton. I love dressing up and going here. They make you feel very special and the service is how service should be at this level of restaurants. And if you are very lucky you get a window seat. The food,,,,all I can say is that it is beyond comparison to most in Ottawa. I have never been there on an off night. It is always so beautifully plated and your server will explain each dish with flourish! If you appear to be a serious Foodie you just might also get an invitation for a wee visit into the main kitchen area and a conversation with Chef. Even though I can't drink at the moment I have, in the past, visited the wine room to choose the bottle that fits my taste and mood of the moment. I could live in there quite happily for a long time. They have such wonderful selections. And they take their wine very seriously; the Sommelier knows every wine available. They have enough of a selection to please even the fussiest of aficionados. Back to the food. While artfully plated, the food is so much more than a pretty face. It is prepared with care and strict adherence to 5 star caliber. Everything just melts in your mouth and is a little piece of heaven with each bite. I will say though that there are some things I do not eat due to moral issues and it can be difficult to choose something on their menu if you don't eat veal or foie gras. On our last visit my dining partner chose the pan-seared Palet d'or beef tenderloin with duck foie gras butter, pierogies with aged cheddar cheese, celeriac purée, caramelized shallots, accompanied with a Port wine sauce. When someones eyes roll into the back of their head, you know you have a winning dish. I had the roasted deer tenderloin in a juniper crust, potato rösti with boar bacon, beet and amelanchier berry compote, seasonal baby vegetables, wild blackberry coulis, with venison jus. I was completely in love with this dish and would order it again and again if there wasn't changes every time we visit. All in all it is a place for a special time or if you want french gourmet food that completely runs roughshod over any other restaurant in the Ottawa region.

Whoever said this is "authentic French restaurant" IT'S A LIE!! I bet they never went to France or…read morewent to any real authentic restaurant. Why? We ordered Rabbit terrines- the worse ever. I'd rather eat cold SPAM than eating $12 rabbit terrine. Absolutely garbage. Disgusting. The service? So bad. What's worse is that their cashier system must be manual or they "manually" updated the price because they were able to change the price of food differently than what I saw on the menu. For example my veal in their website was $34 -- they entered $35. Gain of $1 for them. My duck was $26 as per menu. They somehow lumped my rabbit terrine $12 together. Instead of $38, they put $42. Gain of $4 for them. All they say was "$3 dollar difference!" as if their price manipulation was not a big deal. If you add all correctly, it's $5. Not only they are rude, but they are also dishonest, manipulative price-adjusting people. Hope they are happy to make a revenue of $5. I pity them. Because I felt sorry, I did gave them tips on top of that. I guess they are really poor to trying to cheat that "$3 dollars."

Likely the MOST AUTHENTIC FRENCH CUISINE IN OTTAWA area…read more With the disappearance of French restaurants on the Ottawa side of the river, remembered I had really enjoyed Le Pied de Cochon when I had been there last, many years ago. This is a stalwart in the Ottawa area when it comes to French cuisine. Authentic, unadulterated pure French cuisine. A rarity among the plethora of Canadianized fusion cuisine restaurants exploding in Ottawa. Duck Confit was OUTSTANDING. Rack of Lamb excellent as well. Prepared just like I asked "medium". Nice substantial portion. This is not your average portion-size lost in the giant plate restaurant. Though, they could have added more vegetables and starch to the plates. Dining companions had the Veal Medallions in mushroom sauce (yummy) and Seafood Gratin (equally yummy). Unfortunately, desserts are not their forte here, which is surprising given all the incredible French desserts that exist. Skip their "waffle dessert" - dry and crumbly. Coconut cream tartellette was very good though. Given the quality of the food, prices are very good. Extremely reasonable. However, same can't be said for the wine prices. Be ready to pay minimum $50 for a bottle. Almost no choices below that price threshold. Service very good. Professional and friendly. Not a restaurant you go to for decor though. When you step into the restaurant, it's like you're back in the 80s! But not important, you come here for the incredible high quality French food. Highly recommendable. Definitely will be back and soon!

We ordered through Uber eats. Nothing great about the food and I could have made a better meal at…read morehome! The sauce on my Benedict was not the proper recipe. The only good thing was the smoothie. They forgot the fruit but the service to be delivered was fast. Do not recommend.

If you are a breakfast lover, this will be nirvana. Fantastic, extensive selection of sweet and…read moresavory menu selections. After paying Ottawa prices for a few days, the prices here are more reasonable. Very friendly waitress, who easily switched from French to English for us. I had a delicious waffle that was so tasty, it probably didn't need the creme anglaise on top of it and the very generous portion of strawberries. Hubby had French toast with ham that he polished off in no time. Definitely off the beaten path and a local gem. Highly recommended.

Amazing food, with an excellent wine pairing by a knowledgeable waiter/sommelier. Plenty of…read morechoices for food. The atmosphere is rustic and romantic. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. I feel it was a very fair value for such a great experience!

The service was great, very attentive. The decor and ambiance were very cute…read more The squash and apple soup was delicious. We liked their terrine as well. The downside, the duck confit sauce was too salty and the sweetbread was not very tasty either (compared to another place we have tried). I'll probably won't go back again.

The Short Version: Spacious and beautiful restaurant…read more Delicious food. Service was pleasant, but a bit slow. The Long Version: I had dinner here as part of a professional continuing education event sponsored by a pharmaceutical company. We had a section of the restaurant for our event and it was nicely set up with space for a screen and a projector. Even though there were other patrons in the restaurant we could still hear the presentation and our little nook felt private. I started off with a mixed greens salad and it usually comes pre-dressed, but I asked for the dressing on the side and this was accomodated. Vegetables were fresh and it was a mesclun mix, carrots, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, and radishes. The lemon honey dressing was light and not too oily, although I only used about a fifth of what they gave me. For my main I had the salmon which came with a delicious fried polenta cake. The outside was crispy and delicious while the inside was creamy. The salmon was moist and delicious. It came with kale, a tomato confit and an olive tapenade. The flavours complemented each other well and did not over power the salmon. The menu price of the salmon was $39. For dessert I got the gluten-free chocolate brownie, which I was told was made of almond flour. It was a bit crumbly and had a grainy texture. I did not love it. Many others at the event had the Steak Frites and this looked delicious. I was debating between the salmon and the steak and while I enjoyed my salmon I wonder if I did not make the best choice, lol. The menu price of the steak was $49. The other dessert option was a creme brulee which also looked good. And given I wasn't thrilled about my brownie, I felt I should have gotten the other option. Service was pleasant. The wine was flowing freely, lol, but the courses took a while to come out. For these events, the dinner is usually fully served by the end of the educational session presentation, but when the presentation ended they hadn't even served the main course yet. We were a large group of around 30 people. And I don't know if they had their full staffing complement. Attendees were getting antsy towards the end and were asking for their desserts to be packed up to-go. Staff seemed a bit flustered but got the job done. Overall, a beautiful restaurant that is very spacious with multiple sections to the restaurant. Great environment for an event. Food was delicious. Service wasn't as timely, but still courteous and pleasant. Street parking only. Review #83 (2026)

Back in Ottawa for our annual colleague dinner on the first night of CMPA's Prime Time conference…read more The food was great, I had the best wine... A red blended wine, a Syriah-blended with a grape I have never heard about. It was a fixed prix menu for our large group. Lovely steak frites main, cooked perfectly. And a stunning creme brule. Always a great atmosphere and music is always on point. Our service had the most charming, attentive and helpful attendant. Great place.

This was my first visit, booked for my birthday, and it turned out to be one of the worst dining…read moreexperiences I've ever had--especially for a place that claims to be fine dining. The service was abysmal from the start. We had to flag down two different servers just to place our appetizer order, and even then the food was disappointing--raw bone marrow and what tasted like very low-quality foie gras. After that, we were essentially ignored. Thirty minutes passed with no one checking on us, and we had to wave down yet another staff member to order our mains. When the main courses finally arrived about 45 minutes later, things only got worse. I ordered the short rib, which was so overwhelmingly salty that I couldn't eat more than one bite. I've never sent a dish back in my life, but this was inedible. I asked to have it removed entirely. My partner's steak frites wasn't much better--he gave up halfway through and we ended up taking it to go. To make matters worse, the entire restaurant smelled like the kitchen, and we left reeking of fried food. There was no acknowledgment, apology, or effort to make things right. Overall, a deeply disappointing and frustrating experience. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

This is our go-to place for birthdays, anniversaries etc. The food is lovely, the service…read morepleasant, the view spectacular, and the surroundings comfy and relaxing. A real hidden gem!