Marina Zupanich Bannan
+5
It was the best of the best. Our service was amazingly above and beyond. Mike is amazing,friendly and overall personable! We will definitely be back just for the service alone, the food was an added bonus! Delicious!!! The freshest oysters around! Mouth watering!!!! Would recommend this place in a heart beat!!!
Love this place. Super fresh oysters and great staff. And don't be fooled by the deceptive list of typical bar food on the menu - this is 5 star, drooling good eats.
Oysters were fresh, if a bit slow to make it to the table, but they were packed in a Thursday night. Cocktail sauce thick, pepper sauce hot hot, mignonette balanced. Drinks were great and service was too. Laid back as can be so wear what you're comfortable in. Perfect for beers and snacks late night. Meatballs, fish and chips, tuna on toast. Escargot were heaped high with cheese piled on top definitely worth the money and a nice surprise when you usually see six little guys each in their little pocket with a sprinkle of cheese garnish.
Will go back.
$160 for two with oysters drinks mains and tip. So $60 without oysters and we drank doubles. Not too shabby!
I love the 70s vibe at this place. Note: it's the original 70s decor! My top pick for fish and chips in town. I like the coleslaw because it's unusual yet delicious. The fries are perfect but most of all they know fish!
A great and unexpected find. The bread is amazing and the food well prepared and presented in a rustic tavern setting. The coconut curried mussels are a different twist on a classic.
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We were two couples and went in with anticipation of a pleasant evening. There was a 3 piece jazz combo and that was good. We were seated and then neglected for long periods, while the waitress and others hovered around a few tables....when she did find time to serve us, it was with her best duty face. Like a lot of restaurants in Ottawa and specially the so called trendy areas: good in parts..a vegetable dish was over salty; the mussels indifferent and the Fish n Chips...the oysters were fine but served poorly..no real explanation of names and at more than 3 dollars per oyster, it may be have merited some intro. We felt that the staff and managers were serving a private party and we were just some inconvenient guests...so Ottawa that the owner of the place hunkers down with some high rollers at one table and does not even deign to look or welcome the others, who are actually paying to eat at his establishment. Now if he was doing his Xmas dinner for the Sally Ann, and we his guests that would not be a problem as we would be soooo grateful to be out of the cold and eating his cut price Turkey, but alas, we were punters, old ones to be sure but paying to eat there...Anyway, it reminds me why we travel to Montreal, Vancouver, NYC to eat out and when here , we stay home going to places that we know -- because we will not be patronized to eat indifferent food served poorly...with no weclome ...Sayanora....
We held our sales and marketing dinner retreat, at Elmdale Oyster House & Tavern and had the absolute best time. The Chef's 4 course meal was beautiful, delicious, creative, generous and out of this world! Unanimously, the best meal any of us every had, and, we are all “foodies”. Each course was better than the next with the porkbelly/prawn being the absolute grand finale! We are still talking about it and salivating. The talented Chuck Karn Band and our Indian Summer heat added to the Elmdale/Hintonburg atmosphere. Peter (extraordinary owner, business man, and foodie) Mike (Talented Hipster Chef), Louie (Cool Sous Chef with so much style) and our server, Amanda, ("Amazing Amanda" with the great tattoos)...kudos to all of you.
Great Seafood restaurant!. One word WOW!
best place in Ottawa.
Cool and Fun - Great Food. One of our favourite places in Ottawa. The atmosphere is a cool retro tavern that hasn't been too over touched. For the most part we have received excellent and fun service. We have had some great debates at the bar about Rob Ford, and there are trusty waiters who will chase you outside in the rain when you drunkenly leave your cell phone behind. For the food, oysters are always a must and are absolutely fantastic. They recently changed their cut of steak for the steak and frites: this was a good choice, and an improvement. We have also had the curried walleye dish a number of times, it is also very tasty. The menu changes enough to give good variety. Overall there is a great and fun party atmosphere. Especially when the burlesque show starts up on Fri or Sat nights.
Think your better than delicious pickled eggs? Your not. Solid oyster bar.
Go to Elmdale, drink a quart of 50 and thank me later.
Awesome.. Great food. Great company. Great time. Love it!
Great food and fresh delicious oysters! What else can you ask for?
Good atmosphere, lots of room and very friendly staff. Highly recommended
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