A cheese lovers paradise- House of Cheese has pretty much anything your looking for- though…read moresometimes for a price! The wafting smell of stinky cheese will draw you in from the market stalls to a small space packed with a great variety of cheeses from Canadian cheddars, Okas, wonderful Quebec cheeses, British specialties and of course the incomparable French varieties. The staff are crusty but knowledgeable and the if you ask, they will be able to recommend something suited to your palette and wine/meal pairing. My husband and I discovered a few great cheeses while on holiday in France which they stock. Mont D'or is a melty cheese that comes in a small wooden pot which you heat in the oven and dip your bread into. It is very much to die for but it's only available around xmas time and it's 3x the price here than it is in France! The other favourite of ours is from the Beaufort region. It's a hard cheese with a creamy/nutty taste- really nice as part of a cheese platter selection.

Cheese is my favourite food group, followed closely behind by bacon and red wine. Yes, I make my…read moreown food groups, what are yours? But back to cheese. I love cheese. I like it in my sandwiches, crumbled on my salads, baked in my pasta dishes.. Heck! I like to cut myself a piece and "nom" it while I'm waiting for my dinner to cook. My favourite location for cheese shopping is the House of Cheese. Conveniently located in the Byward Market, it is easy to pop in during an afternoon of running errands. As you would expect of a House of Cheese, this store features all kinds of cheeses in various textures, flavours and varieties. They have cheeses from all over the world and a variety of local cheeses! An avid locovore, I am a huge fan of planning and shopping for my meal in the market and often return home with a fabulous cheese from The House of Cheese. Throughout the year, they also have various gift baskets available that would make great Christmas gifts, year end gifts for teachers or even house warming presents. The staff is very knowledgable and ready with recommendations as the various kinds of cheeses can be somewhat overwhelming. If you are looking to pair your cheese with something a little different, they also carry various spreads, crackers and jellies. It is a great place to pop in if you are hosting a party and looking for something a little more than the basic "cheese and cracker" plate.

This sandwich is literally the reason I downloaded this app…read more I've just spent the whole winter in Quebec and am now hitchhiking across Canada and decided to stay in Ottawa a few days. I booked 4 nights at the Saintlo jail hostel and when I came downstairs after a rejuvenating nap I saw that they had a list of recommendations sitting amongst a pile of other plastic sheets. Dirienzo's - the best ITALIAN SANDWICH in the city. I'm not really an Italian sandwich sort of person normally, maybe it was contributed by the burgeoning like for cured meats that I was acquiring after eating dried salami as my only source of food for the past week or so -- but who's going to pass up the chance to try the BEST of anything? I got there after taking 2 buses and was starting to become a bit concerned. I had $40 in my account and was hitchhiking across the country -- after all it was labelled the BEST in the city and that would normally come with a hefty price tag. When I first opened the door I instantly got greeted by the guy behind the counter, which made me feel welcomed and at ease. I looked up to view the selection of sandwiches that they had on offer and potentially the cheaper ones. I was surprised to see the sign that said $10 for ANY SANDWICH!! #booyah I was finding it hard to decide on which of the sandwiches to get since they all looked so appetising, but decided on number 16. The sandwich was massive for the price that it was. The bread was a perfect mix between durable so that it wouldn't fall apart in your hands, but soft enough that it was enjoyable, with the amount of bread contemplating he rest of the fillings just the right amount. I was pretty overwhelmed to be honest with how good it was. All of the ingredients including the lettuce (which I've found is usually the first thing places will skimp out on) were extremely fresh. I put in my coworker groupchat: "Anyone coming over across Canada after the season has to make a stop in Ottawa if they aren't already just to try one of these." Accompanied by a photo of my eyes watering with glee. My Nonna is always telling me how I need to learn Italian to be more connected to our culture and I've always just kindof brushed it off since I haven't needed to use it and we don't speak it much at home, but this has made me so proud to be Italian. As I continued to eat the sandwich sitting on a bench looking towards the city and the people playing basketball in the park, I found myself contemplating staying in Canada and raising my kids here in Ottawa so that they get to experience it themselves on a warm summer afternoon after picking them up from school. GO TO DI RIENZO'S 99999/10

Been buying sandwiches here for 20+ years, this place is an institution…read more Get: Number 17 with everything and eggplant, Dijon mustard. Please.

More deli than convenience store, I does have some minimal convenience items like Advil, lottery…read moretickets and candy. There is also a small counter for dry cleaning drop off. The rest of the store is deli, and yet, there no meats on display. Instead of meats, there are sandwiches. Lots of sandwiches. And drinks. And seating. I got the garlic chicken panini on whole wheat. It was delicious. Hubs got the Monte Cristo, also good but could have use a bit more heating time to melt the cheese. Tried the mushroom salad, also tasty. They have some soups on the menu too. And they have a small breakfast menu too. It's a quirky place with a nice owner. I'll go back when I am wanting a sandwich. This is one of the few places to eat at Trainyards, and worth knowing about. Can eat in or get it to go.. and buy lottery tickets at the same time!

Je suis passer a casse croute des plus sympathique. De l'extérieur un peu ordinaire mais une fois…read morea l'intérieur tous semble connaître le personnel fort accueillant. Jai prit la poutine avec la sauce au poivre un très bon choix. Ils ont aussi dautres choix ce sauces, brune, bbq ou blanche selon le type de poutine vous voulez par exemple sauce blanche avec poutine poulet cest a votre choix. Enfin les hot dig toasté et choux son parfait.

Polish background so I love going in there and buying food that takes me back to my childhood.read more

I like the products are very good quality and the tried with the dependent is very respectful and…read moreit let you the feeling to come back again thank you for be there

Before heading to Ottawa VIA station in the morning, we wanted to get some food to eat in the train…read more(food in train is toooo expensive for the quality!). We were staying in Byward market area. Then I found this place - highly reputed among locals for its sandwiches using high quality deli meat and condiments from eastern Europe. They are open at 9am! Perfect! Nice little deli with one table in the store. Take-out spot. We got the following: # Turkey sandwich: Thick cut, generous turkey slices (taste like actual tender turkey breast) with lettuce, pickle, tomato, mayo, mustard, and roasted red pepper spread. Paired with smoked cheese slice. It was DELICIOUS. What set this apart from other sub/sandwich places is the use of roasted red pepper spread. It is a game changer. Bread (Kaiser) is fresh, crispy on the outside, slightly sweet and light interior, perfect for the rich meat slices. # Schnitzel sandwich: Pork schnitzel topped with sauerkraut salad and served on a toasted Kaiser. This was a bit disappointing - the schnitzel was very hard and dry. However, the sauerkraut salad and again, the roasted red pepper spread was perfect accompaniment. # Homemade Vienna cheesecake: Delicious!!! $2.99 per cake, homey taste. Fresh and light, with a hint of orange. Although I expressed negative for their schnitzel this time, I still want to rate 5. Affordablity, quality of cold cuts, selection of bread and choice of toppings and seasoning, and pleasant and efficient customer service- they do have something very special that I really want to recommend here highly. This place will be our go-to place. A must-visit in Byward!!!

European store located in the Byward market. This store has lots of different departments…read moreavailable. They have ready to go food such as perogies, potato salad, goulash. They also have a deli where they sell various cold cuts and sausages. They also sell sandwiches! They have a varieties of European goods such as jams, mustards, cheeses etc. They carry European candy (milka chocolate..yum), coffees, bread. They also have deserts such as fruit cakes. Over all, great place to pick up some euro groceries. The food is good quality. The staff is very friendly and very knowledgeable on the products in the store.

Had fun coming here for the first time! The menu is huge and mostly made of extravagant sweets but…read morethere is one page of dinner food. All of the food we had was really good and the desserts were deliciously sweet without being overly sweet. We only took one picture of our food but we had two meals and two desserts and two drinks. I don't remember their exact names.

Update after another visit:…read more I decided to give D Spot another try tonight, hoping for a better experience than my first visit. While the food was much better this time, the service unfortunately still left a lot to be desired. We came as a party of seven. When we walked in, the person at the front desk didn't even look up or acknowledge us. We basically had to wait for him to finish what he was doing before being greeted. What surprised me even more was that more than half the restaurant was empty, yet we were still asked to wait because they were "busy" and couldn't seat us right away. After everyone had arrived, we waited over 15 minutes before anyone came over. We asked to order drinks first, but were told they'd come back to take the whole order instead. They never did. Another server eventually took our order, and one of the drinks was still forgotten. The tables and seats also weren't very clean. There were crumbs and even hair on the seating, so we ended up wiping everything down ourselves. On top of that, there were fruit flies around our table throughout the meal, which was pretty annoying. To give credit where it's due, the food itself was good this time and we had no complaints about what we ordered. Unfortunately, the service and cleanliness still didn't match the quality of the food. Original review (1 year ago): My experience didn't leave the best first impression... To summarize, my rating is mainly for the beautiful decor inside and the comfortable spacious seating. The desserts were average, my request for adding blueberries turned out to be blackberries, and the crepes were surprisingly crispy rather than soft. We arrived about an hour before closing, ordered two crepes, one waffle, two drinks, a hot dog, and poutine. Our server was friendly, but we were surprised she didn't have to write down our order at all. To our disappointment, all desserts were served first, only to find out about an hour later our poutine and hot dog were never entered into the system. When we asked if they were on the way, we were told the machines had already been shut down. (The only things we thoroughly enjoyed were the drinks.) We stopped in for a late-night snack and dessert as I'd been wanting to try this place every time I passed by after the movies, but it turned out to be a bit of a letdown.

This store is unassuming but lovely! There is always people working hard behind the scenes making…read moredelicious, fresh food! I walk over for the : tiramisu, stuffed grape leaf with rice, tabbouleh salad, beef pies by the dozen, Italian pepperettes and the many prepared salads that greet you when you walk in the door. To my delight, some items are marked 30-50% off and I like to take it home to try a new dish. I have never been disappointed! I also enjoy the Portuguese custard tarts and frozen meals at the back, too! Customer service has always been very friendly, cheerful and comfortable. Presentation is lovely. I also like their spices ground beef meat in the grocery aisle. I recommend stopping by!

They have the best and the cleanest food. They have a large variety of food for group luncheons…read more This is the second time we order from them for Christmas luncheon and it is absolutely delicious. They are very generous with the portions as well. Thank you again. Recommend them any time for any occasion. They do have a big selection of prepared foods. It is like a small grocery store but more than a grocery store. Food and spices from different cultures and some Italian and Lebanese desserts. You have to try it !!!!!!

What an arrogant store!!! This store needs to improve their customer service and staff attitude…read moreoverall towards customers. Buy ridiculously overpriced items at your own risks!! This store should review their no return policies on clearly sealed unopened items. This store is not worth the price!

Super fancy store.. from the front looks very elegant and so does the inside! It smelled like…read morestring cheese once we entered but then u get used to it! They carry different local brands all us eat one roof.. bread from maman clafoutis , macaroons from quelque chose , and so on.. so it's nice but expensive.. I'm hoping post Covid they will have a spot to sit and enjoy a treat or coffee because it's a very nice space!