Amazing food and excellent service. From our cocktails and wine to our desserts, the food was to die for ad our waiter Sam was knowledgeable and engaging.
I stumbled upon this restaurant while visiting Ottawa this past weekend. I was extremely impressed with the food, space and staff. I had the tasting menu and it was devine, flavourful and exceptional. My date had the pairing and the sommelier was amazing. She loves each and every pairing. I would give this restaurant absolutely 5 stars!
This restaurant has always been a favourite and holds a special place in our hearts as its where we had our wedding reception in 2009. It is as great as it ever was. The food and service were excellent. The ambience is hard to beat. One of the most beautiful and best restaurants in Ottawa.
Service was amazing, the settle even better and the food, don't miss out. Amuse-bouche, oysters, fishes, steaks... DESSERTS.
I had cheese plate and wine dessert. 100%
But I am a good criticism I will suggest a better loungy music and garlic butter for lobster... It's just can't go without. ;)
Beautiful restaurant, great staff and amazing food, the perfect place for our Christmas party.
My first time at this restaurant and dinner was perfect, the staff were wonderful and made you feel like family. I will be back for sure and will recommend this restaurant,
Service impeccable. Saveurs et présentation des plats superbe. Nous avons opté pour le 5 services à l’aveugle avec accords des vins; à refaire!
It was a wonderful experience, and I welcome everyone that is in the market to stop in for some fine dining and great selection of wines!
The service was exceptional! Happy hour had a nice selection of appetizers, and the wine was fantastic.
Nice environment, good service, great food. I would recommend for any occasion.
Excellent food, good wine and great service!!!
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Easily one of the best meals we've enjoyed in a VERY, VERY long time.
Exec Chef Gilles St Hilaire and I and our wives were truly spoiled in this Bytown eatery on our visit to Ottawa! Kudos to the chef, sommelier and wait staff!
Marissa Miranda Larocque
+5
Me and my husband thats our favorite place to eat in byward market�. We love the ambience inside and the food was excellent�. Every time we go out for dinner we always think 18�. We loved it�
Went last night for a friend's birthday. As always it didn't disappoint...food and service were excellent. Cassidy is a little sweetheart. Sorry we were so loud. Lol
We held our December 2016 wedding and dinner at Restaurant 18, and were blown away by the amazing quality and experience. The service was impeccable, and although we were a smaller, more intimate group, we felt truly taken care of.
Such a beautiful and special venue - thank you for the incredible service and evening!
Fantastic service, knowledgeable staff, food is unbelievable! Would recommend to anyone. The price is not cheap, but you won't be disappointed.
Definitely a date night kinda place. They also have a nice bar area. The food is fabulous. Oysters (need I say more?), aracini, lamb, steak (done perfectly btw). Staff are polite and clean. I love it!
Very pricey, fine dining experience at restaurant e18hteen. I've been here only twice - once 5 years ago for my 18th birthday and recently over the weekend to celebrate another friend's birthday. In that time, the restaurant hasn't changed very much and the menu itself is very similar - although I've noticed a change in the portion size (steaks are actually quite large compared to the last time I was here). The food is fantastic, and although you won't get huge portions for the price you pay, the dishes are rich enough that you won't be walking away hungry for sure. I love the grilled octopus salad - it's savoury and crunchy, very interesting variety of textures. The lamb, steak and lobster are all wonderful as well.
Had a great meal at this restaurant last night with a group from work. The staff was very professional and friendly. The decor is very classy and the food was wonderful. I had the tuna app and the black cod for my main. Both items were delicious and well presented. Will definitely return.
Unfortunately, it’s a common restaurant phenomenon on Valentine’s Day to find menus set, prices increased, quality lowered, and portions micro-sized. e18hteen interior. While making a reservation, Team DesMan noticed positive reviews for e18hteen located in the Byward Market area of Ottawa and decided it would be great place to have our Valentine’s Day dinner (we also noted there was a set menu and did not inquire ahead of time whether this would be mandatory).
Excellent service, very professional . On the expensive side but worth it. Very good wine list. Place very clean.
The food excellent, appetizer and entrees excellent especially the fish
The food is good, the ambiance is nice but it's too expensive for what it is. This is a trendy place that's it. The service is very good. I don't recommended the st-valentine special it's too expensive for the food you get. This place is overrated.
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Blind tasting and a great experience. My wife and I went for our first anniversary and got the blind tasting option with wine pairings. It was a well balanced and exceptionally executed meal.
First course was a butter poached lobster served with a light corn chowder, jalapeno infusion and a grilled peach. Great flavours, balanced and nice texture on the lobster. Spicy, savory and sweet is a winning combination.
Second course was a braised lamb ravioli, served with light yogurt sauced, finished with sumac and brown butter. Probably my favourite part of the meal and easily the best pasta I've had in ages.
3rd was a seared foie gras over brioche and stone fruit. Super rich and decadent and the portion size was good. Well seasoned, seared and executed. This was also followed by a pallet cleanser which was definitely needed.
Main was a boar tenderloin (cooked beautifully and seasoned well) with braised boar shank and an apple /mustard seed side dish (couldnt remember all that was in it but the sweetness was a nice touch to the richness of the meat). This was a nice main but a little upstaged by the rest of the meal. Portion size was a little small for a main. I understand the concept of a tasting menu, but given the time between courses, it would have been appropriate to have a larger serving of meat.
Dessert is dessert. I have not been to any fine dining place where desserts even get a mention. Ice cream, some chocolate thing, (although an interesting caramel miso sauce) but it was ok. I would rather have another meat course.
Our server was excellent as well. Very attentive, professional and diligent. Knew all the food and wine, took an allergy restriction into account and was not overbearing. You need professionals in an environment like this.
We did wait a long time in between courses so I would say that as a negative but overall a great way to spend our anniversary. The price is a little high considering the neighbourhood but I think of it as a package deal. Atmosphere is modern, clean and interesting. Service is great and both our waitress and manager / hostess checked on us regularly. Quality of the food is exceptional with many interesting combinations that I wouldnt expect to see in Ottawa.
Fantastic. Beautiful restaurant right in the heart of the Market. My girlfriend and I came here for our one year anniversary and were not disappointed. While the food was a little on the expensive side, it was exceptional everything was cooked just right. We had the 5 course blind tasting with the accompanying wine pairings. Although pricey, would definitely recommend this!
Service is generally great! While the food does come out a bit slow, we were not in a rush and it made for a nice relaxing evening. Overall, the beef done two ways was just right and the soup I had was amazing.
The atmosphere and decor is very modern and it has a timeless feel to it. A must try!
It was good but i think i expected too much for this restaurant. i would rather go some other places .
I've been to Eighteen twice. The first time was one of the best dining experiences of my life, an the second was sub par. Eighteen has fantastic food and incredible decor and atmosphere. When the service is good, this is one of the best restaurants in Ottawa hands down. A little expensive, but you get what you pay for...
Great Atmosphere, though expensive. A gorgeous restaurant in the heart of Ottawa, situated in the Market near Sussex Drive. I visited this restaurant with 3 other friends. The food there was great though a little on the expensive side but overall , the food was exceptional and steaks and lamb racks were cooked just right. Service is generally great however, I do have to say the food does come out a bit slow, it took about 30 minutes for the appetizer to come out and the bread served was plain and cold. I was definitely expecting warm Focaccia or something similar to that. Overall , friends commented that the steak was just right and the Duo of Lamb I had was amazing.
Be warned that this restaurant is quite expensive... an appetizer, entree and wine pairing came to about $90 per person. For $90 I would probably go elsewhere, but it was worth the try and the atmosphere and decor is very modern.
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High class. Soooo expensive and sooooo good. The best lobster I've ever had in my life! Already out of the shelf with a very nice rosé garlic sauce. I never wanted to eat octopus, but the one that is served there is so tender, coocked in honney. Perfect fo a very big occasion to celebrate, romantic and intimate. put on your favorite dress and you jewels!
Food was good, service was good, however the wine list leads me to believe they are ripping me off. I didn't recognize any of the wines so who knows how much they cost and the quality of them
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+4.5
Special Birthday Dinner Delivered. We had a special birthday dinner here last November. We had a great table by the fireplace. Awesome service and all the food was fantastic. Would love to go back.
Fond Memories. I remember celebrating my 18th birthday there, not too long after the restaurant opened and it still remains one of my favorite birthday dinners. The atmosphere felt sophisticated and luxurious, The menu was innovative (ostrich, anyone?) and the food was delicious (I highly recommend the scallops). The waiter was very attentive and not at all snobbish towards us young customers, who were clearly not of the regular working-class clientele. (Although I've heard that the servers attitudes have soured in recent years?) The chef surprised me with dessert, on the house: chocolate - need I say more? Definitely go for special occasions.
World Class dining experience. We had a superb and flavorsome experience. The hospitality was warm and inviting, the service impeccable, the ambiance was stylish and comfortable, the food was world class and the wine pairings were matched perfectly.
The team provided us with an outstanding world class experience. Thank you - we will definitely be back!
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We had a friend coming from out of town who we hadn't seen in some time. We went for a late dinner at 18, our first visit. We were very glad we did. The food was excellent, from the B.C. Spot prawns with a Japanese ume sauce and Beef Tartar we shared to the Bluecheese crusted Alberta striploin. Our friend didn't eat most meats or fish but Loved the mustard and herb crusted Chicken, it had a wonderfully light sauce with just a hint of white truffle that worked well with the home made gnocchi. The server was very helpful with decisions, we sat by the fireplace and were pleasantly suprised to hear salsa, it being late on a Friday. Our friend is a prof. from Guelph and has travelled all over the world and she was blown away. We would definately go back, worth the money. Our server told us about the tapas/ lounge menu with the $5 prices for their Cinq a Sept so we will be back to try that. We ended the evening with the Chocolate Torte, warm with this A-mazing salted vanilla caramel gelato. My only criticisms would be that portions are almost too big( we were very full) and they aren't open for lunch.
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Mixed Feelings. I used to be a regular at Eighteen. At the time I worked downtown and it was a fantastic, quiet spot for a delicious, stress-relieving lunch. The food there has always been incredible. We would bring guests from out of town there quite often, and we even had our wedding reception there (about which I have NO complaints - it was an amazing venue that friends and family still rave about).
However, in recent years on any given night what I've come to expect is indifferent nose-in-the-air service and overcrowding. The last time we booked a table there, they had crammed so many people in that our elbows, backs and feet were regularly knocked by servers squeezing by, with no apology. My modestly sized purse was knocked off the back of my chair more times than I cared to count.
They've become too wrapped up in themselves and in the image they're trying to portray, that they've forgotten about the people... you know, the people who spend their hard-earned and oft hard-to-come-by entertainment budget on what is supposed to be an excellent and enjoyable dining experience. Though the food is still above reproach, at this level they should know better.
Great food and service and beautiful decor, love the chandeliers in the wine room, love the staff and the oyster bar
Great for special occasions. This is where we like to bring people for special occasions. It's great for celebrating anniversaries, birthdays and the like. The food is wonderful and the service is excellent. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone. It's a special place.
Definitely the best restaurant in the market the food is spectacular
This iconic Ottawa establishment unmasks the true definition of fine dining. One of the most attractive buildings in the city, inside and out, and a regular top 10 winner in Ottawa Magazine’s Best Restaurants list, E18hteen pushes culinary boundaries by raising the bar with its exquisite beef, game and seafood appetizer and entrees. As a true steak lover, I would suggest ordering the Reserve Angus Ribeye with roasted shallot jus, cooked medium rare. Although entrees are all upwards of $40, portions are large and pair beautifully with any of their complimentary sides. If you would like to add the right surf to your turf, upgrade your beef dish with a side lobster tail or indulge yourself in a buttery, flakey B.C dungeness crab cake. Date night perfection.
I must have passed by E18teen countless times without noticing it. The understated signage outside, and the rather imposing, yet featureless appearance of the building doesn’t really suggest a restaurant at all. I had taken a quick look at their web-site before deciding to visit, of course, but what I saw in those pages along with the ‘trendiness’ of the name, made be think it might be a bit of a ‘gimicky’ sort of place, with more emphasis on the ‘nouvelle’ rather than the ‘cuisine’. As it happened, I was far more impressed than I expected to be…
A gorgeous restaurant in the heart of Ottawa, situated in the Market near Sussex Drive. I visited this restaurant with 3 other friends. The food there was great though a little on the expensive side but overall , the food was exceptional and steaks and lamb racks were cooked just right. Service is generally great however, I do have to say the food does come out a bit slow, it took about 30 minutes for the appetizer to come out and the bread served was plain and cold. I was definitely expecting warm Focaccia or something similar to that. Overall , friends commented that the steak was just right and the Duo of Lamb I had was amazing.
The menu at Restaurant Eighteen is quite well-rounded in terms of meat and fish; sorry vegetarians, not much here for you. But when you crave a good steak and a fresh drink I highly recommend this restaurant. To boot, the bartenders are worth writing home about with their tuned pallets for wine pairings and cocktail recipes, and the ambiance is breath-taking. Walking through the royally elegant front door into a conglomerate of high ceilings, chandeliers, mirrors and curtain drawn private rooms, you are sure to feel a calm come over you. Restaurant Eighteen is one of the top rated re
e18hteen has been one of my favourite restaurants. I loved the ambiance, and the location of the restaurant was perfect whenever we had visitors from out of town. The seafood here was always very fresh. All dishes were super nicely presented. We ate the seafood and meat with minimal sauces so we still tasted the sweet and fresh taste. The desserts lack wow factors and were mediocre.
Took my girlfriend to restaurant e18hteen for her birthday. Staff was very friendly extremely knowledgeable with what wines to pair with the food we ordered. Presentation and amount of food was perfect. Meal was cooked to desired tenderness. Atmosphere was trendy and cozy. It was AMAZING!! A must dine in if you are visiting the Ottawa downtown core.
Amazing food. I was really impressed with the steak. The steak itself is already juicy and well seasoned, but the sauce just elevates it to another level. You can taste the attention to detail made by the chef. I am blown away that a restaurant in Ottawa has such quality food. I will definitely come back again.
Phenomenal fine dining experience - arguably one of the best in Ottawa!! these guys are the masters of their craft in every shape and form - the service was top notch, I believe our main server's name was Jason, and he was an absolute beauty... Checked up on us regularly and made for great conversation/gave us lots of great suggestions & info, while also giving us lots of room to enjoy ourselves and the food... which was out of this world!!! The Foie gras had lots of interesting taste/texture combinations with the various sauces/chocolate crumbles it was served with. HUGE portions of duck/steak cooked to perfection for our main courses - steak was on the saltier side but delicious nonetheless. We really appreciated the fine attention to detail, both for the food and the service we received - they noticed we were taking photos of the engagement rings we had just picked up at the mall, and gave us a celebratory dessert which was a very kind gesture :)) we will definitely be back!
The pre-dinner bread is great! Very fluffy! Like an orange sauce (orange something, white one, forget the name), the shrimp are very tender and very fresh. Wanna to try the Duck, but it was sold out, so ordered the Ribeye, the mushrooms were a bit salty and the fries were great. The waiter recommended a martini, unique taste, not very strong, like it! The only problem is that it's a bit slow to serve. And sorry for broken a glass.
Had a lovely dinner here with friends. The service was definitely great👍🏻 I loved my well done steak was perfectly cooked, along with the peppercorn sauce, mashed potatoes and Caesar salad. The appetizer we had octopus and lobster poutine, the fries were very crispy. I really like the Gelato, they are not too sweet and raspberry flavour was sour, which is my favourite.
Wonderful experience. Food was fantastic. employees are amazing and super friendly. Atmosphere is great for an intimate experience for sure. Definitely recommend for celebrations and just breaking bread with loved ones.
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