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Ola Cocina
88/100 (2480 ratings)
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Vegan Options
Mexican
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Mexican
Central American
Vegetarian Friendly
Latin
Central American
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Breakfast
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Tapas
Tacos
Cod
Beef
Tortillas
Nachos
Duck Confit
Octopus
Salad
Duck
Tandoori Chicken
Calamari
Calamares
Sit down
Mexican
Central American
Latin
Accepts Visa
Street Parking
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Free off-street parking
Digital Payments
Free Wifi
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Accepts Mastercard
Breakfast
Dinner
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Brunch
Mid-range
"Cute little family owned restaurant with amazing food. If I lived in Ottawa I’d be a regular but road trip from Montreal is well worth it :) I..."
Jessica Braemer
"Hands down one of the best breakfasts I've had in a long time! � Donna and staff do it up right. It's a small but very mighty spot. Definitely..."
Dani Vézina
"What a find!!!! The restaurant has a casual and homey vibe. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. I have food allergies and they modified..."
Chantal Murphy
"The food was fabulous and fresh. The four of us shared the sampler platter starter, with chips, salsa Roja, salsa verde, guacamole, pico de gallo,..."
Wendy Williamson
"Amazing spot. The food, the atmosphere and the service are on point. Do yourself a favour and try all of their house hot sauces. You won't regret..."
Corey Liscumb
"Love the atmosphere here, felt so authentic . The tacos were beautifully prepared in rustic style on homemade corn tortillas. The open kitchen..."
Lisa Boutilier
"Best Tacos BY FAR! Super cute little spot, great staff, delicious food, fun atmosphere and ohhhhhhhhhh the food!..."
Sara Lowes
"Dona is awesome! The three taco meal is a great bargain. The pork belly and duck confit tacos are so delicious. Save room for the..."
Jose Mari Perez
"Best Mexican food I've had.....thats it! End of critique..... fresh honest delicious food, and made with love. We had the pleasure of watching our..."
Marc Marco Campbell
"By far the best tacos and nachos that we have ever had. The flavours send the buds into high gear. Linda and her staff are top..."
Dave Reid
"Delicious, fresh and fun food. Really great staff and a hilarious owner Dona - what a personality ! At Ola Cocina you will eat well and you will..."
Edith Sokolowski
"I just love it! The ambiance, the people and the explosion of flavours you could experience is unbeatable. I never been a fun of Mexican food until I..."
Sonia Cotrut
"My new favorite place...and it's peanut free! You have to try this place...you won't..."
Janie Racette
"It was so tasty and too find a place where we don't have to worry about my son allergies and that is good for people who are celiac. It is our new..."
Brigitte Pageau
"Just had a wonderful work lunch catered by Ola Cocina and it was delicious!! Fresh, flavourful and great value. Can’t wait to get to the restaurant..."
Jess Brown
"This place is to die for. Their chorizo tacos are something i will always crave now. Their service is amazing. Happy and friendly staff, and the..."
Kandice C Boutilier
"Their decor was insanely vibrant and full of character, I was mesmerized from the second I stepped in the door and instantly fell in love with their..."
EatIn Ontario
"Authentic Mexican cuisine, not Americanized, which is so nice. Amazing taco trio deal - 3 for $21 so I could try a variety of them. Friendly,..."
Melstiel Novak-Winchester (Melstiel Feli Novak)
"I LOVE Ola Comida the bring take home food is INCREDIBLE and I love how inventive Donna is with her Shepherds Pies. I can't say I ever have had the..."
Vanier Street Cats
"Ola Cocina you did it again!!! An absolutely amazing take home feast. Love love love the take-home kits. Our presentation is no where close to yours..."
C Vaillancourt
"Covid ready, excellent food. Drinks sold were tiny! No napkins included in the take out bag, which seemed odd. Like how the neighbours are all in on..."
Michael March
El Tucan Restaurant
84/100 (218 ratings)
Restaurants
Spanish
Mexican
Mexican
Central American
Spanish
Latin
Central American
Dinner
Lunch
Sit down
Spanish
Mexican
Central American
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Uhmmm great food!. If you love Latin food,... Beans, tortillas, pupusas, etcThis the place..."
Jorgepena
"Great service and solid food. I love this place. Not because it's the best mexican in town (though it's def top 5) but for the overall vibe and good..."
Ariane
"Exactly what I expected, delicious!. I visited this resto with a friend on a weeknight and am already looking forward to going back to try more of..."
Tip_the_canoe
"Very nice service, great food. El Tucan is a quiet spot in Vanier. Inside the small restaurant you can see a TV playing El Salvadorean programming,..."
William Seward
"Just amazing. The service is amazing. The waitresses are very very friendly. The food is a true authentic salvadorian taste. They really are world..."
John Smith
"Lunch fare. I had the pollo asado which is a Salvadorian barbeque chicken dish with (chimol) pico de gallo with a side of rice, refried beans and..."
Andrea
"Very clean. Food is fresh made to order! Very very tasty! Look at my pics and you can see very very authentic! I highly reccomend this..."
Roger S
"Very pleased with this restaurant. We had a few appetizers, which were very good. The ceviche was fresher than I expected it to be; good and..."
Joanie Mitchell
"A great family run restaurant. The staff are friendly, hilarious and make you feel like you are part of the family. Really great food too. I went..."
mike valentine
"We came across this El Salvadorian restaurant by accident. The decor is maybe a little dusty and run down but the food was delicious. The service..."
Rebecca Happy
"Authentic Salvadorian food. The pupusas are amazing and filling. The sauerkraut and salsa rocha is home made and delicious. Platano frito with sour..."
David Bergeron
"If you like El Salvadoran food, Tukan is worth a try. Their pupusas are fairly authentic, but of course like all Salvadoran restaurantso in Canada..."
Kirby Evans
"Love the pupusas here and the service is great as well. Awesome guacamole, awesome tacos. Very authentic and one of my new favourite local..."
Meghan Penner
"My second visit. Pupusas are best deal on the menu, and oh so tasty. Low key. Recommending to all my..."
Jamie Lundine
"4.5 stars PAPUSAS GALORE! They even offer shrimp papusas, which I have not seen other places. Delicious food and the papusas are priced at $3. 3..."
Jessica Parent
"The mame has changed to Las Brisas but the food is amazing. We love the pupusas and curtido is the best. As a Native from El Salvador, I highly..."
Cori Cori
"Great place for a Decent bite or a cultural experience, the restaurant is family run and they take great pride in their work. Feel free to relax and..."
Alfredo Sadouni-Lopez
"Pleasant surprise! Authentic Salvadoran dishes you won't find elsewhere. Incredible pupusas, tamales, and mole! Ill be..."
Courtney
"Best pupusas in town, place isn't much to look at but hot damn I've never had a bad meal..."
Genevieve Roy-Poitras
"Delicious little hidden gem and really reasonably priced. We got mixed papusa, empanada and pasteles and I can recommend them..."
selena karkash
"Pupusa pupusa good as always. The mondogo soup hit the spot just nice after hang over. A bit pricy for pupusa. But still good. Very nice..."
Raphaël Sabadin
"Delicious Central American food in a very simple location. The woman who has been there serving every time we've gone is absolutely..."
Sharon Olenick
"Ordered chicken tamale, soup and cheese and mix pupusas. Loved it. Would definitely order there again. Hit the..."
Tis Life
Taqueria La Bonita
83/100 (2933 ratings)
Restaurants
Latin
Central American
Latin
Central American
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Mexican
Mexican
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Dinner
Lunch
Burrito
Tortillas
Nachos
Chicken Wings
Beef
Pork
Salad
Tapas
Tacos
Fast food
Latin
Mexican
Central American
Serves Alcohol
Wine and Beer
Parking Available
Free off-street parking
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Digital Payments
Takeout
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Omg I love this place, the best Mexican food in Ottawa, great place, all the food is delicious and the deserts to die for (I just want to the desert..."
Stalin Fernandez Gil
"Any better you'll have to go to Mexico. This is real Mexican cooking. I went to La Bonita for the first time with my family this past weekend and we..."
Carlos Pepin
"Thanks to the management, our wonderful server Gift and the cooks of Taqueria La Bonita for helping us with the celebration of my 75th birthday. We..."
Ana Maria Rutenberg
"Wonderful ambiance with music and art from all over Mexico, and lots of colourful textiles. Big drink menu with a huge tequila selection. Very good..."
Jonquil Garrick
"Everyone we bring here loves the food, drinks and atmosphere. Food portions are generous and staff are friendly. I highly recommend you make..."
Heather Bartlett
"Authentic. Great service and delicious food. Shredded Chicken and beef tacos really stood out. Great experience. I’ll recommend it and be back in..."
Matthew Hutt
"The service was great from the greeting to the server , food was athuentic the atmosphere Mexican .... we had a large Nacho for a starter and some..."
Johnny Enns
"Me han hablado mucho de la taqueria La comida se ve deliciosa, muy rica sin duda alguna tengo que ir el next year en mi paso por ottawa..."
Andres Cuellar Montaño
"First time going last night after hearing good things.The decor was incredible. From the paint on the walls to the authentic Mexican art work gracing..."
Mauro Catana
"First time visit for lunch was great. Service was friendly and attentive. I appreciated the suggestions for both food and drinks. The Aztec tomato..."
Allen Weekes
"The food, the drinks and the services is always the best. I love coming here to enjoy their great tasting food...."
Nicole Flores
"We love this place! It's our little secret place that we go to for our kid-free date nights. We've been going since they just opened and we've seen..."
Andrew Busing
"I've only ever had good experiences here!! The decorations​ are beautiful, would definitely..."
Jess Sutherland
"Great Service! Fresh amazing food and the Margarita was amazing. Cool vibe/..."
Shelley MacKinnon
"Heard great things about this place so was looking forward to trying it out. Started off with the nachos, very tasty and big portion. The guacamole..."
Imad Assaker
"First time going to La Bonita, for lunch, and was simply blown away, by the food, the presentation, and the service. Even the ambiance and decor was..."
Kushal Agarwal
"This was my first time at La Bonita and will certainly not be my last. The service was very friendly and the food was absolutely amazing... Amazing..."
Peter Chung
"Such a wonderful place, a real hidden gem! Amazing decor and ambiance. Best sangria I’ve had in Canada! With real fruit, not overloaded with..."
Katy Grinberg
"One of the more authentic Mexican restaurants here in Ottawa. I had 2 visitors from Mexico and they found it close enough to Mexican food at home...."
Christian Liu
"We had a lovely dinner here with my family. The stars of the night were Tres leches cake and Sangria! They were soo delicious! We also enjoyed our..."
Harika Ozhalepli
"Cozy little out of the way, but not too out of the way place. Very friendly servers and the menu looks enticing. As does the drinks menu/cards. The..."
Mary McEwen
"We really enjoyed this restaurant. The food was lovely. The golden tacos were fabulous. Chips/salsa/guacamole are good also. It’s definitely one..."
J E
Cabana Restaurant
81/100 (916 ratings)
Restaurants
Central American
Salvadoran
Vegetarian Friendly
Latin
South American
Central American
Latin
Salvadoran
South American
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Shrimp
Tapas
Tacos
Sit down
South American
Central American
Salvadoran
Latin
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Outdoor Seating
Takeout
Television
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"I been a customer of la Cabaña for the last 15 years and Don David y Doña Irma have been there all the time delivering great food and excellent..."
Luis Andrade
"I went back today and had a sit down dinner. All I can truly say is OMGGGGG their food is delicious. As a latin american myself I can honestly say..."
María Canella
"We've tried multiple dishes on many occasions! All of them were very delicious! Be sure not to be in a hurry as it's not your typical fast food..."
Maria Teresa Salazar
"Depuis 10 ans, moi et mon épouse sommes clients réguliers de la Cabana, à Ottawa, au coin de Carling et Merivale. La nourriture latino-américaine..."
Johny Francis Simoore
"Was unfamiliar with the cuisine, so went with hesitation. Thoroughly enjoyed the food. The restaurant was extremely busy with little available..."
Joan Cota
"The best Salvadorian food in town is just..."
Jorge Ramos
"Pupusas are the best and their other dishes as well. I am lucky as I have the restaurant conveniently located. I also take advantage of La Tiendita..."
Ingrid María Fryzek
"Pupusas are excellent, but, my Family and I enjoy their other dishes too. Never disappointed with anything we have ordered. Our favourite place to..."
Ruth Knipe
"Visiting from Toronto. Food was delicious. Best Yuca frita and chicharon ever. Pupusas were also good. Good customer service. Got very busy and..."
Anna Milani
"I have a lot of love for the pupusas. the cheese ones are yum. Also the black beans. Most of all the cheese and black bean ones!!..."
Michelle Segger
"I've tried everything on the menu. Can't decide my favourite. ..."
Susan Nancy Phipps
"Good value for money - I can make a meal of the pupusas...."
Sarah Trottier
"Absolutely amazing dishes! Everything is so fresh and the people who work there are super friendly! I'll be..."
Olivia Anne
"Food is very good and the owners are very..."
Elena Alvarado
"Me encantan las pupusas, los platanos, la yuca y la deliciosa agua de tamarindo. Muy buen restaurant súper..."
Tere Herrejon de Tamez
"Amazing authentic food. Very traditional and typical. Wonderful flavors. This is a must..."
JPL
"We've tried multiple dishes in many occasions and they are all delicious! We're so glad to have this restaurant as a true gem of authentic food from..."
Maria S