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I just got married at the Courtyard Restaurant this past weekend. We had a winter wedding with a perfect snowfall for the outdoor pics in the surrounding courtyards and old stone and modern sculptured surrounding areas. The venue itself was amazing with old stone walls and heavy exposed wood beams lending an age and weight to our ceremony. We paired it with decorative and lighting provided in part by the restaurant. Cynthiana our events manager was there every step of the way to keep things on track and to efficiently handle whatever troubles came our way. Service was prompt, friendly and courteous all the way. The food was amazing no matter what was selected with dishes that were artistically plated with nothing served too cold or too hot. Our cheese platter was gorgeous. Our vegetable crudite platter had colored artisanal carrots Everything was stepping it up a notch above normal and into exceptional. Quality and price combining for a better deal than anywhere else that we found that offered similar quality. Thank you again Courtyard Restaurant! Our night was amazing!
I had attended a wedding this past weekend. The salmon dish I had was absolutely amazing! I strongly recommend this place if you want to have a nice dinner date with a beautiful atmosphere and spectacular staff!
Beautiful place and tasty food. But not very private for a romantic night out. Everyone around can hear what you are talking about even across the room.
We enjoyed a wonderful meal celebrating a friend's birthday.
We ordered a creamed carrot soup veloutée which was very tasty but the serving was surprisingly small. I don't know why they wouldn't serve at least a decent amount. This was disappointing.
They ran out of lamb and ribs but we had an excellent meal anyway . My friend ordered the duck which was amazing and was a huge serving! I ordered gnocchi which was also excellent with different mushrooms. It satisfies any vegetarian! I didn't order wine as my friend doesn't drink alcohol. But I did in the last and the restaurant has a nice selection of wines.
The ambiance was wonderful and the service was unobtrusive and professional. .
We will go back!!!
Amazing place for fine dining experience! The patio is the spot to be during the summer! It offers a calm and serene feel in the heart of Ottawa!
Situated literally in the courtyard hidden away on George Street, Courtyard provides a beautiful fine dining atmosphere with a European feel. Don't come here expecting a feast, though. The entrees and appetizers are quite pricy with small-moderate portion sizes. But here the emphasis is not on quantity, but on quality. The ingredients are of high caliber quality and each dish is made with a complex combination of different tastes and textures beautifully presented. Perfect for a romantic date night dinner for a special occasion.
Good food and excellent service. I had dinner with a friend here. We had the beet and prosciutto appetizer to share. It was delicious. My main was black cod with kale, Japanese mushrooms and wheat fracases in a mushroom broth. Everything complemented each other very well, an excellent meal and good portion. My friend had the wild boar which he liked. My dessert was flourless chocolate cake with banana ice cream which is good but I feel it is trying a little too hard. Regular vanilla ice cream would have been better in my opinion. My friend had sundae in a waffle bowl which he really liked. Service was excellent and I appreciate the friendliness without snobbish attitude in a restaurant like this one. Thank you very much Courtyard restaurant, both chefs and servers. You made a wonderful night!
Excellent restaurant. The service is great, the food is delicious. This is fine cuisine. It is expensive but it's worth it!
Great Service, Good Food, but kind of boring. My husband and I decided at the last minute to look for a high end restaurant to celebrate a recent windfall. He remembered a fantastic meal there a few years ago. It is a charming location, there was char on the menu so I agreed. We were immediately seated and wonderfully served. The waiter was very professional and we felt quite spoiled. Unfortunately, although everything was well prepared (char appetizer, green salad, we split the elk) nothing really stood out at all. Unlike at the Black Tomato, no dish made us lay down our forks in amazement. The char portion was very small, and, although smoked on the premises, did not enhance the flavour if this fish. The salad was adequate - I have had larger portions at cheaper restaurants and most of the cliental could use some fibre. The elk was nicely serviced, but again, it was bland, no zip no zing.
Wonderful experience. We just happened upon this place and decided to go for dinner. It was fabulous. I started with the tomato salad and had the beef tenderloin -- cooked to perfection. My other guests had the duck and trout entrees and we were all very pleased. Service was very attentive and friendly. We will return.
Worthe very Buck. Love this place!
Great ambiance but further more, great helpful and attentive personell within.
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Went here for my anniversary despite the low low review ratings here, as word of mouth says its a great place.
Reservation was simple. Called to confirm that there was no beef on the tasting menu, and was confirmed that there isn't for this evening.
Arrived, had a choice of patio, or indoor seating. We surveyed, and I decided I like patio, although the indoor setting was very nice.
Our server was prompt and attentive. I asked about the tasting menu, and he explained that the entire table will need to participate, as expected. And proceeded to ask if there were any allergies. I pointed out that my wife was allergic to most beef, and certain types of black mushrooms. He checked promptly with the chef, and reply to us that there was no beef, but if we were ok with other meat red meat such as venicine, bission, moose. To which I reply those other meat are fine, as we've tested them all successfully.
Long story short, first item was beef tartar!!?!! WTF!!!
Being that it was my anniversary, I smoothly collected my wife's plate, and thanked here for sharing all of her portion for me, and proceeded to enjoy the beef tartar. Pointed out to the server quietly that the first item was beef! Yep, I got some beef with him (drum roll, punch line). He paused a moment and then realized the significance of me saying that this was beef. Took a while, but the facial expression of -uh oh - finally kicks in. But not to frett, that was scratched off and not counted as part of the course.
Ok, first impression was off to a questionable start. Overall, the remainder of the experience was good. We has a drink pairing with our tasting menu, and it was a 80% success rate on the pairing. Fruity sparkling with high quality but scarce salad. Cherry tomato was definitely vine ripen, and tasted like the ones from our garden.
I don't usually like fresh water fish, but their carefully seared and pan fried bass made what was a dry and unpleasant white peelee island wine work very well together. The stergeon meat was salty, but fresh, the cream sauce they were in we're delicious. The bison was good, but all the roasted chicory, roasted garlic, carimelized shallot, wild carrot worked extremely well together, to the point that I forgot that there was a red wine paired with it. The roasting brought us both back to great childhood memory of great quality home food back in our old country. Bravo, we forgot all about the initial problem. Desert, carrot cake! My wife's favorite! Coconut sorbet, with roasted coconut bits, cream, and others pieces of tasty stuff! I have a hard time remembering what they were, as i've been drinking a lot now! Smiles!
But the carrot cake portion itself, is best described as healthy, and unexciting. Not until you take a sip of the Jamaican rum on the rock that was paired with it. Ugly carrot cake suddenly became cloud 6/49 with the rum on the rocks!
Price with tax for 2 was $220. $60 for tasting menu, $38 for wine paring. They didn't hesitate to refill glasses you enjoyed.
Repeatable!
Beautiful decor and atmosphere. The service was excellent. The food was out of this world. The duck was cooked to perfection. The chicken was moist and very flavourful. Hats off to the chef for the combination of flavours! Will definitely be back. We highly recommend.
Wow wow wow. Will definitely be returning. Delicious food, lovely service… what more could you want? Everything was so flavourful and beautifully presented!
We had dinner here for the first time last night. I can’t believe we’ve been sleeping on coming here. We had an excellent evening. The food was superb, truly memorable, and the service was friendly and attentive. The patio was beautiful. It was serene but lively. We will definitely be coming back soon!
Ambiance is great, very famous chef but we did not find the experience worth the price.
We ordered: beets salad (3/ 5), chicken dish (5/5), Denver steak (4/5), Steak frites (3/5). Espresso martini was not good. Good variety of wine selection.
Perfect! We have been organizing an Easter family brunch at the Courtyard for several years and love it. Beautiful setting, delicious food and wine and excellent service. A big thank you to Linda and Dallas for taking great care of us.
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