Busy building during the day that hosts plenty of offices and a small food court upstairs....and…read moreabsolutely dead in the evening and weekends. The fam and I frequently venture to the World Exchange Plaza to explore downtown, and take advantage of the close proximity to Parliament and Sparks. They used to offer free parking on the weekends (which has sadly now come to an end). The$10.00 min for parking on a Friday night after 6, even if only being parked for 30 minutes is quiet steep. Yikes! The parking lot is underground and was mostly empty on a Friday evening, mind you its during the Winter. We parked here to take a stroll down Sparks street, so while it was convenient, its just way too much $$. There is a TD bank on site and a Shoppers Drug Mart. Restrooms are fantastic here, clean, and well looked after. I recommend using the restrooms upstairs by the food court. Be mindful as the restrooms are not open 24/7 and they do close. The main entrance doors lock by a certain time, and there is a garage parking entrance a small distance away. There are signs around the building stating the times of the closures for the restrooms and building. I would take note of those when parking.

I love food courts, but not the usual food courts that contain mostly chains like New York Fries,…read moreSbarro, Thai Express, Manchu Wok, etc. I'm talking food courts that are mostly independent vendors. I mean some of the people making food at these places are just as skilled and talented as the chefs at restaurants; they just don't have the resources or perhaps they don't have the desire to open a restaurant, but still have the passion to feed others with their food. Admittedly, not all independent vendors serve good food, but I do like supporting the little guys by giving them a chance. Toronto has Village by the Grange, Markham has Pacific Mall, and First Markham Place, and Montreal had the Faubourg - I'm talking in it's heyday (circa late 1990's) not present day where there are only 2 vendors left and the place is essentially a ghost town [sniffle, sniffle]. Man, I loved that place, but hey, sentimentality is for chumps [wipes away tears] and I am digressing... Anyway, all this is to say that the food court at the World Exchange Plaza is probably the closest thing to a "cool food court" that Ottawa has. While it has a mix of chains and independents, the independent vendors do outnumber the chains. The World Exchange Plaza is an office and retail building. Once upon a time it also had a movie theatre, but that has since closed. It's actually quite pretty and has a huge atrium in the middle (with sculptures of narwhals and beluga whales hanging from the ceiling). The eastern side looks a bit like The Roman Colosseum. The outside has steps leading down to it where people like to sit during nice weather to eat their lunches. There is also an outdoor amphitheatre. When I went by today there was a group playing music for the lunch crowd. The main retailers are Shoppers Drug Mart, and the LCBO. The food court is on the second floor and the vendors are: Muffin Plus/The Soup Guy, Asian Gourmet, Shakey's, Kebob Kebob, Tasha's, Cheesy Pizza & Pasta, Booster Juice, Subway, Thai Express, Sushi Shop and Second Cup. The eating area is kept very clean and there are seats that are a bit secluded that over look the street and seats that are more central that over look the atrium. The washrooms are also very clean. At lunchtime it's full of office workers. There are very few babies, kids, and tourists. Overall, a good place to grab a quick bite in a nice environment.

Solid 4 stars! This is more like a takeout place but there is a dine in section but it's nothing…read morefancy. Half the place is the restaurant and the other half is an Asian market. We got the Hainanese chicken and BBQ pork combo specials. The food was authentic and the taste was spot on! We're on vacation so this place was perfect serving truly comfort food. If we visit Ottawa again, I'm sure this place will come to mind.

The taste is authentic, which often makes me miss the taste of my hometown. I will come here every…read morefew days to improve the happiness of my mouth.

Maybe the expectations got to me. I thought it was going to be better than it was. Good selection…read moreof Items, hard to decide which to get. Always has customers and planty if food in the container.

Servers are rude, unhelpful, and unprofessional. I complained that their fish fillet is very hard…read moreand tasted old but the guy sort of accusing me of cheating and just wanted a free food. I just gave back the food and left.

It's semi-fast food at a mall, so I have to start at a "4." But the service was very good; kind…read moreand efficient. The chicken is grilled before your eyes. The value was pretty decent. And the food was good. Not a bad place to go when you do not have time to sit and relax at a meal. Credit to the franchise and to the chain. I'd go again.

I love the food and the staff. I go to the Bank Street location all the time…read more Jeanette Freeland

I love this place, but since Covid the prices just make no sense. Burger and fries combo 21.97$ for…read morelunch. Very expensive and a luxury at this time. Large carnivores poutine excellent but yet again over 20$ with a drink. It would be nice to have a medium size as the small is not enough and the large is to much.

MASSIVE burgers here! Big and juicy burgers and tons of fries at a reasonable cost. I found the…read moreprice to be a bit more expensive than I would normally pay for a burger meal, but I got a ridiculous amount of food for what I paid, so it's a great value for big eaters. The quality, on the other hand, is not the greatest. I got the Green Monster with avocado, bacon, cheddar cheese, and roasted garlic and chili aioli. The burgers and toppings are fresh, but my bread was stale, and because of the size of the burger, the bread got soggy really fast and it all turned into a sloppy mess. The taste was pretty good but they were heavy on the aioli and I would have preferred the avocado sliced instead of made into a kind of mush. There were a ton of sweet potato fries, more than I would ever need as a side, but they were soggy and overcooked. I asked for a side of chipotle mayo for dipping - if the sweet potato fries were crispy, they would have tasted a lot better together. Overall, cost is higher than fast food but affordable, portion is huge, taste is good, but a pretty messy. Worth it if you're in the mood for a big, greasy, homemade burger!

I had lunch at Fat Rabbit recently and overall it was great…read more Fat Rabbit is one of the vendors at the food court in The Rideau Centre, but they have their own seating area. It's a build your own bowl sort of place. You pick your base, 2 sides, and a protein. The price depends on your protein choice. Many of the options have an Indian element to them. I got the Chicken 65 as my protein ($12) and Coconut Ginger Rice as my base. For my sides I got the Greek Salad and the Vegan Kale Salad. You also get to add a "crunchy" option at the end, and I chose walnuts. The Chicken 65 was tasty and full of flavour, but not spicy at all. The Coconut Ginger Rice was good, I could really taste the coconut milk and ginger. It's a mix of different types of long grain rice, and it was soft and fluffy. Both the Greek Salad and the Vegan Kale Salad were made of fresh ingredients (no wilted greens), but they tasted rather unremarkable to me. The Greek salad was mostly romaine lettuce and cucumbers. I got 1 olive and some feta crumbs. Perhaps the other sides would have been more interesting. If you get your food to go, it's in a plastic takeout container that's sectioned into 3 areas (a larger one for your base and protein, and 2 smaller ones, one for each side). If you get your food to eat there, it's in a bowl and everything is put together in the bowl. I'm not sure if their choices change or are constant, but the day I went there were only 3 bases to choose from: the Coconut Ginger Rice that I got, Garlic Rice Noodles (which to me looked really dry and sad), and mixed greens. Their sides were more numerous and included potatoes, quinoa salad, chickpea salad, rice salad, several leafy greens salad (two of which I chose), hummus and raita. Their protein choices were Chicken 65, tandoori chicken, butter chicken, steak fajitas, fish, and the vegetarian options were a tofu curry or a cauliflower stir fry. You can add on extras like half an avocado for $1.95. There's a lot of variety, which I like. Staff were nice enough. The place is cashless, so it debit or credit only. I think Fat Rabbit is a great addition to the Rideau Centre food court.

I came in blind and uninformed, and ended up creating a Frankenstein's monster of a bowl. Still…read moreended up being insanely delicious, though. A highlight is the tofu curry. What deters me from coming here again is the price and the portion size. A bowl and a drink together costs around $15 (tax excluded), and the size of the bowl isn't large enough to justify the price. It's a hard life being on a diet.