Christine B
Best Italian restaurant I've been to in a long time. Thank you google for recommending it. Food was excellent. We had the chicken parmigiano and combination plate (veal or chicken parmigiano, lasagna and spaghetti). Strongly recommended. Eva offered us excellent service and contributed to the overall great experience. Will definitely be going back.
Robin Spencer
My wife found the place and took me out for a birthday lunch. It's a nice place, comfortable but not overly fancy. Food was really great especially when you consider the price. Our lunch combo was only $14 for a large salad and lasagna. Hot buns were served as well. There is a large variety of items on the menu, including a tempting dessert list.
Service was friendly. We would definitely be back.
David Bruce Scott
Had breakfast. It was DELICIOUS! Great menu - not large, which is good, very tasty, which is important, very well served, which is fun, and very reasonably priced, which is a bonus! Highly recommended for a good quality nourishing Canadian breakfast meal! I hope you enjoy your meal as much as we did...😁👍
Derand Motorsport
Amazing food! Great prices, friendly staff, and fast! We will definitely be returning! Thank you Merci!
Christine Jerome
This restaurant is extraordinary! The food is delicious (made to order), the service is friendly and the décor is inviting. Oh, and did I mention that the prices are unbelievable... how about a nice personal size lasagna, salad and dinner roll for only $15! It was delectable! I've been going there for breakfast too, which is very good. You get 2 eggs, meat, potatoes, toast, fruit cup (which they bring out before the breakfast) and coffee all for just $9! Impossible you say? Go see for yourself! Except on Mondays; they're closed. ;-)
Imed Behi
Overall nice experience, cozy atmosphere good food and reasonable prices
sanhitha d
We tried alfredo chicken fettuccine and alfredo sea food fettuccine. The pasta was delicious and the quantity was good as well.
Nathalie E
Great food, generous portions and nice ambiance. I went with my team and the food was super good, especially the fettuccini (highly recommend). The ambiance of the restaurant was very nice too. The portions were excellent, even though we went at lunch time! The service was great too. I will be back :)
Jesse Meilleur
I first went to rogers Italian bistro a couple years ago, and I really enjoyed the food and service! The pricing and the portions are very good! Deffinatly be back.
Michel
We were in for breakfast and I have to say that the breakfast was serve fast and our plate was hot. They are efficient and the place is clean. We only had breakfast and I was impress with the food and the taste. I will have to go and try the diner menu and it may upgrade the rating. Good potential
Wladek Kinastowski
Found this restaurant while waiting for service at a different establishment. When arrived for a later dinner with my wife and son, we were seated promptly and our order taken. We enjoyed our meals and will be back.
Jo-Anne
Food was okay but not great. Service was very poor and very slow. Sorry that we came here for lunch. Will never be back and will certainly not recommend this place to anyone.
Pairodise
I have eaten at this restaurant multiple times and each time I have been very satisfied with my food choices as have all my dinner companions. Food is good, try the spaghetti with meat sauce and fresh sautéed mushrooms and green peppers on top. For the price, (which is very reasonable) Give it a try- but don't expect authentic Italian with homemade pasta.
Kathy MacKinnon
They food is really good. Have Lasagna, best in the city. Pizzas are great. Appetizars, garlic bread, Bruschetta and Antipasto.....Good. I know bad reviews but I have been there many times...Every time really good and the service excellent!!!!! And excellent prices!!!! Kathy and Thelma
Jenniferleexo
Bad service, okay food. The waitress was rude, my boyfriend wanted to pay half way through our meal at the register becausr he didn't want me paying and she replied "because you want to make sure you have enough money?" As if we couldn't afford a $50 bill. The food was okay, very basic and bland menu that tasted like it could have been frozen dinners. Lastly, the owner was there, wearing inappropriate clothes for her age, and telling a large party next to us that they were "killing her dining room", asking them to sit somewhere else, Very rude service. I never complain about restaurants, nor am I picky but i strongly discourage anyone who considers going here as i will never return.
Cozmo1
A nice surprise. We had a gift certificate that we on at a baseball tournament so we thought we would try Roger's Italian Bistro. We started with deep fried zucchini sticks. They were great. Nice small pieces with really good breading. My husband enjoyed his chicken Parmesan with spagetti. I ordered the seafood combination plate. The shrimp risotto wasn't my favourite because it was too lemony for my taste but the rest was really good. The breaded sole was really done well and the fettuccini Alfredo was amazing. The Alfredo sauce had really nice texture and excellent flavour. We also liked the dinner rolls a lot.
EM
Paper napkins and butter packets spoil the attempt at an upscale italian joint. Escargot is sub-par and the seafood linguine tastes just like alpha-ghetti.<br/><br/>Can improve on the food and the ambience. One thumb up one thumb down.
Goob
You can do better at home. Was there with a group. Started with bruschetta it had way to much herbs sprinkled over it. Had the special spaghetti, I could do better at home. It was like raw peppers thrown on top and the meatballs that really didn't taste like anything other than the meat. Nobody's food was anything special.Not what I would expect from an "Italian bistro". You can get better at East Side Mario's. If you want good Italian food Ottawa is full of good Italian restaurants.
Mike Hammy
I have never tastes such yuck lasagna in my life!!!!!!! It makes M&M lasagna seem like super gourmet! I will never step foot in this place again! Italian Bistro??? I'd like to know who is cooking this Italian garbage? Never tasted anything like this before in my life. Hey Roger, your pasta dishes are worse than the $2 Michelina TV dinners! Have you ever thought going to Preston St to find a recipe? <br/>G A R B A G E !!!!!<br/>I should have asked for my money back
Sheena
Heard about good things about this place from a local retailer. When my husband and got in it was busy. We were placed at a very small table and it was tightly crowded between other tables. Was surprised that there was no side salad with our pasta meals and they were overly priced so we skipped that. The waitress brought a bun and butter to our table. The bun was just a small sub not even warmed and the butter was hard like it just came out if the fridge. I would think a Bristo of elegant appearance would serve warm buns and whipped soft butter. The meals were good and hot but average nothing special. Wish we went to Eastside Mario's instead. We won't be back.
George
Beyond bad. Went for lunch today, ordered meatball sandwich with fries, what I got were two lumps of bread sauce meatball and cheese wrapped in foil, the foil was stuck to the bread, the bread was chewy like it had been overnuked, the fries had to be the worst fries I've ever encountered. Don't waste your time or your money.
Golf Chick
What the.... I was there recently and I was speechless... not in a good way. My friend ordered a pizza which was really good. I ordered something safe: spaghetti with sauteed mushroom and green peppers. As soon as I saw my plate, I knew the pasta was overcooked. They probably let it soaked in water all day. When the waitress asked about our meal, I told her that my pasta was not al dente, they were way overcooked. She said: "Sorry hon but we only do al dente pasta upon request". I was shocked! ITALIANS DON'T COOKED PASTA LIKE THAT!! (I don't cooked pasta like that). She offered to change my plate but it would take some time which I politely declined. If they going to serve overcooked pasta, maybe the restaurant should be renamed as Roger's Cafeteria! As for dessert, we asked if their tiramisu was homemade she laughed and said "no, we don't have time for that". I guess not, too busy overcooking pasta! I'll never go there again. Oh btw, the reviewer Dale/Dale1965, best pasta in Ottawa!?! You need to get out more often! To Harley Davis: if you want great Italian food at a good price, go to Pesto's Deli on Hazeldean in Kanata.
Amy L.
I ordered a Caesar salad thinking that there's no way to mess that up. When my plate arrived it was iceberg lettuce entirely covered in shredded mozzarella cheese, with green olives and shredded carrot and red onion. Never seen a Caesar salad like that before! Very disappointed with this place, will not be back.
Nicole Court
We just found out that they started serving breakfast a few months ago. It was awesome! Fresh fruits, my favourite breakfast potatoes and the eggs were done just the way I asked. I have a gluten intolerance and they kindly catered to my needs! Thank you Roger's!
Sharon.handelsman
Birthday Party. We held our mother's 90th birthday party lunch at Roger's Italian Bistro -- we, and our 30 guests, had a spectacular time. The food, the ambiance, the service were all terrific and the price was very very reasonable. Thank you Roger's.<br/><br/>Sharon
Chief
Nice patio... Okay service. We had lunch and the food was mediocre at best. The sole tasted too fishy and the Alfredo sauce was too runny and bland. Won't be coming back.
Michael Suddard
Tuesday my wife and I headed to Rogers Italian Bistro ( 500 Terminal Avenue, Ottawa ) for dinner out. We had been eyeing this Italian restaurant since it opened in May 2013, but was unsure if was any good as we had walked by previously to find not many people either inside the restaurant. As well the restaurant's patio was also void of customers. But the patio problems are probably a result of the patio overlooking exhaust spewing Terminal Avenue on one side and the back strip mall dumpster area of Ottawa Train Yards . Inside the restaurant looked a lot more promising with a modern tiled interior and brown leather booth style seating. Accompanied by a prompt hostess attention and seating, things were looking good. On their old website they claimed to have 25 years of experience while being the second generation of Italian restaurateurs following in the footsteps of parents with 40 years of experience. So at least the experience and service was there. What could go wrong? We peruse
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