Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Ottawa

OpenTable

Updated 05 March 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best service in Ottawa? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you book, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Perch

4.8

4.8 (211)

CAN$51 and over

Contemporary Canadian

Little Italy

About the restaurant

Perch is an intimate fine dining restaurant focusing on Canadian ingredients, ethical and sustainable products.
Awarded as the 4th Best New Canadian Restaurant 2022 by Enroute, and #85 for Canada's Best Restaurants 2023. With the dining room facing into the wide open kitchen offering a nine course tasting menu and a bar focusing on unique cocktails and natural wines.

Nine Course tasting menu is $145 for food menu
Beverage Pairing is $100 per person (optional)
Non-Alcoholic Beverage Pairing is $85 per person (optional)

We release reservations 60 days in advance.

Please be sure to specify any dietary restrictions when making a reservation.

Please note that for reservations of 5 or more people, please call us at 613-515-0535 or email amanda@perchottawa.ca

Top review

Zena

Dined on 1 Mar 2025

Perch was such a unique experience, we did the 9 course tasting menu and every dish takes you on a journey. I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for something special.

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Experience

Tasting Menu - 9 Course Meal

Experience

Ten x Perch Collaboration

Bar Ocelli

4.8

4.8 (32)

CAN$51 and over

Cocktail Bar

ByWard Market

About the restaurant

A sophisticated cocktail bar situated in the lively ByWard Market, offering a variety of cocktails crafted from global ingredients and recipes, along with delectable small bites, and a curated assortment of premium wines and spirits.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined 3 days ago

We had such a wonderful time! The ambiance was beautiful, the staff amazing and very knowledgeable and extremely helpful with the cocktails. We are absolutely going back and would highly recommend this little gem in downtown Ottawa!

Black Tartan Kitchen

4.9

4.9 (51)

CAN$51 and over

Contemporary Canadian

Ottawa

About the restaurant

From day one, we have wanted this little restaurant to be a space where anyone can feel comfortable & welcomed. Classic French cuisine is the root of this ethos - consistent, familiar and even nostalgic flavours from the tried & true feel good classics, yet slightly elevated with a touch of whimsy. Whether you are up for a curated culinary experience with our 4 & 7 Course tasting menus (Fri & Sat evenings), or prefer to choose your own adventure with our 3-course Table D’hote menu (Wed & Thurs evenings), or are in search of an upscale lunch à la carte menu (Thur - Sat); we have you covered! Our menus are composed entirely to showcase the best local products in Lanark County & the Ottawa Valley and are tailored monthly to best celebrate the tastes of the season. What’s more is that we tie it all together with the best small town, friendly, warm and courteous service around. Just like at a good friend’s house; we look forward to welcoming you to our kitchen! Ian Carswell (Chef/Owner)

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Peter

Dined 4 days ago

Our first visit we will be back It was definitely a culinary experience New menu launched. Only one comment, too much deep fried on this month’s menu

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Experience

Hummingbird Chooclate Supper Club Dinner

Experience

7-Course Tasting Menu ($144/person)

Experience

4-Course Tasting Menu ($96/person)

Antonyme

4.8

4.8 (199)

CAN$51 and over

Contemporary French / American

Gatineau

About the restaurant

Chef Marc-André Camaraire invites you to try his unique, flavorful & creative menu in a charming and relaxing atmosphere. Our our small plates menu changes every 2 months and our chef's menu with wine paring option, changes every 3 weeks so there is always something new to try.

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Tristen

Dined on 15 Feb 2025

Great experience! Cocktails are delicious and reasonably priced and the food was very tasty. The server suggested 2 small plates each but was on the edge of too much food. Would suggest 3 sharing plates and dessert for two people!

Shinka Sushi Bar

4.8

4.8 (50)

CAN$51 and over

Sushi

Gloucester

About the restaurant

After too long Shinka Sushi Bar is finally back to a dine in service! Nestled in the heart of an industrial park come check out our hideaway.

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Marine

Dined 2 days ago

So glad Shinka opened a dining room again, and went bold and imaginative doing so! Best sushis in town, and now a fun night out too.

Retro Gusto

4.9

4.9 (510)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Italian

Little Italy

About the restaurant

Retrogusto is a pizzeria and bar that brings some much needed excitement to the north end of Preston street. We serve a Roman style pizza "Tonda", traditional roman fried snacks, salumi, cheeses and other small plates. Our food will be complimented by a small wine list that will be in constant rotation, strictly Italian classic cocktails, and beautiful amaro's from around Italy. The warm, cozy, dimly lit dining room with an open kitchen will be the perfect place to do the only thing that matters; eat good food, drink good wine and have a good time with friends.

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Jessica

Dined on 27 Feb 2025

Food was amazing. Service was great! Solid menu. The restaurant was spotless and the attention to detail with the retro decor did not go unnoticed. This is a great quaint, casual, and cozy spot for delicious food and a fun night out. Ottawa foodies are lucky to have this place!

Bar Lupulus

4.8

4.8 (1401)

CAN$51 and over

Contemporary Canadian

Hintonburg

About the restaurant

Cozy Craft Beer and Natural Wine Bar with a Backyard Patio Oasis. Serving locally sourced & seasonally inspired comfort focused plates by Chef James Bratsberg. 22 rotating taps, Craft Cocktails & over 500 Natural wine cuvees available for dine in and takeout through our online bottle shop!

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Vickie

Dined 4 days ago

It was fabulous. Kayla made sure we had an amazing experience.

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Giovanni's Ristorante

4.8

4.8 (586)

CAN$51 and over

Italian

Ottawa

About the restaurant

Giovanni�s Ristorante, which you can find in Ottawa, Ontario, is proud of its reputation for serving some of the finest Italian cuisine in the surrounding area. The staff insists upon only the finest ingredients like AAA steaks and seafood taken fresh from the sea. Guests will also enjoy the lovely d�cor, which is filled with gleaming crystal, in addition to the food at Giovanni�s Ristorante. One great way to start your meal at Giovanni�s Ristorante is with one of the excellent soups, such as the minestrone or the stracciatella. When you make it to the main meal, you might try one of the veal dishes. The veal marsala, with mushrooms and a wine sauce, is just one of many options.

Top review

Josh

Dined 2 days ago

Great service, and always a special evening at Giovanni's. Thank you for being a restaurant with an elevated experience in Ottawa. Food was fantastic and even on a busy Saturday night the service was outstanding.

Montana's BBQ & Bar - Gloucester

4.8

4.8 (235)

CAN$30 and under

Unspecified

Gloucester

About the restaurant

Montana's BBQ & BAR is a Canadian comfort food BBQ restaurant and sports bar. Enjoy in-house smoked pork ribs, beef brisket, grilled steaks and juicy burgers which are paired perfectly with catching the game. Montana's Gloucester celebrates fun-to-eat, finger-licking smoked and barbecued comfort food that breaks the 'proper' rules. Located near Ken Steele Park & Hospital Montfort in the Southern end of the city, right off of Queensway. Experience the fun, casual and unpretentious vibe, where you can laugh heartily, enjoy classic BBQ cooking, cheer on the game and enjoy your friends and family. We can't wait to serve you.

Top review

Dino

Dined on 1 Mar 2025

Excellent Food. Sit to close to Windows. Very cold

Joe's Italian Kitchen - Wellington

4.7

4.7 (69)

CAN$30 and under

Italian

Westboro

About the restaurant

Weaving old world traditions with new world creativity. Our goal is to bring you a diverse menu that not only preserves, but elevates hearty dishes that showcase the essence of Italian cuisine.

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Marina

Dined 3 days ago

Warm friendly ambiance. Delicious food. Excellent service.

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