Pub cuisine: the best places to taste it in Ottawa

Mill St. Brew Pub

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"My fiance brought me here for my birthday with a group of friends. The staff was extremely friendly, our server was awesome the beer was great and..."

Patrick Harte

"What an amazing place! The selection of drinks is amazing, try some of the beers that the brewery makes you won't be disappointed. Food is amazing..."

Kimberley Summers

"Never disappoints! The patio is the perfect place to take a break and chill on a busy, hot day. Found my new fave - the Queen St. 501 Cider. Sooo..."

Michelle Varlese Fox

"This is an awesome place. The tour was great. Our guides were very friendly & quite generous with "The samples". Learnt alot of cool things. This..."

Tammy Langkamer-Hardcastle

"Mill Street very quickly became our favourite restaurant. The staff are always professional, courteous, and friendly. Taya was our server for our..."

Wendy Jeffrey

"Good food,good beer,nice..."

Carl Joly

"Good place to go to at any time of the year. I've been here many times, and each time I've had the same problem. The food took forever to make. The..."

Danica Petrov

"Sat on the patio with a great combination of sun and shade. Surprisingly quiet considering how close it is to the roads. The Belgian Ale was..."

Joseph Christie

"Always a great time at Mill Street. GoodFood, great beer, awesome service and ambiance. My fiancé attended their annual Robbie Burns Dinner and..."

Hungry87

"This is the place for good beers and good snacks. Great views in a nice old building. Tourtière was good and fresh with peas and ok mashed potatoes...."

Costa

"Went to the Mill Street Brew Pub for lunch on a Monday...Monday's special is their Angus burger for $5!!! Great value and very, very delicious Yukon..."

Tom London

"I have had several good meals at Mill Street. We biked here today along the River Pathway. It's a gorgeous setting, especially the patio. I love the..."

@missfish

"Great spot to stop for a drink. This is a perfect spot to stop for a drink if you are following the waterfront trail to downtown. Lovely patio,..."

Jlb

"Great good, odd service. The food was great and the beer selection excellent, even a good cider for my wife. However our waiter was very inattentive..."

Ollie

"Building is awesome (but loud), Beer is fantastic, Food is OK. Love the building and the vibe is good. The beer is generally really good stuff. The..."

Bfr

"Food is ok. Especially enjoy the charcuterie platter. Service is friendly. I just wish there was a better selection of quiet..."

Kre8tv

"Always enjoyable. I have been many times throughout the day and have always enjoyed myself - decent prices, good food, beautiful scenery, good..."

Prudence85

"Short but sweet. We didn't stay for a meal or anything. just wanted to try their beer. I had their organic lager. They also offer gluten free beer..."

M.elle.kat

"Will try it again. After reading all the bad reviews was a bit hesitant about going. But my sister chose it for her birthday so off we went last..."

M8r-ks7jw1

"Is the Honeymoon Over?. The beer is always good, service on the weekend was great due to the place was basically empty. Sunday at 5pm and only 20..."

Ginger Brick

"Service was a little slow but the beer is great (samplers are awesome). Really enjoyed the..."

Dez

"Great atmosphere and cool historic architecture. The beer is flavorful and the food is great too. Try the crab and spinach dip. The only regret is..."

Sarah

"Love this place! Interesting beers to try and the jerk sauce for the wings is..."

Daisy

"A group of 6 of us went yesterday and everyone enjoyed the food and beer! 5$ appetizers on Monday, can't go wrong with that! Free parking..."

Roxy

"Great location, great service. Food is nothing out of this world, but it is above average for a pub. Beers are very good. Definitely recommend and I..."

EM

"My family and I had a great dinner tonight! The service was especially notable- there was a wedding going on upstairs, and, as a result, our..."

Bronwyn

"Mill Street Brew Pub. First visit, had an excellent server named Marc. Beer is delicious. Liked the Caesar salad, flatbread and crab and spinach dip...."

Carina

"Had a great time at the Mill St Brew Pub tonight. The chipotle beer was awesome! Our server Laura was very friendly, we'll definitely be..."

Jesse

"First time going and the service, food and beer was great. Tried a sampler of 4 beers and my favourite was the organic lager. It had a very smooth..."

Sarspars

"Great wings. Was at mill st last night, it was too bad it rained because their patio is awesome. Tuesday is their wing night (wings were $5.50 for..."

ThisguyOttawa

"Crowd pleaser...if you get in. Mill street is not rave-worthy. Most of it's charm is due only to its beautiful building. In it's favour, it has free..."

Emily Mays

"Great place!!!. I love this pub. Great vegetarian options, all delicious. Kudos to the chef and kitchen staff. The restaurant is beautiful and Pete..."

Kristin

"Good Times!!. Great times at Mill Street! As good as the Toronto airport location if not better. We were served by Guillaume and he recommended the..."

Jpsavard

"Great beer, good food, great service. A bunch of us from work have tried several pubs in the market, westboro, and across the river. We stumbled upon..."

Brad Stocking

"Had the beef burger and added blue cheese and bacon... delicious! Also had the Original Organic beer and tried their root beer, both were really..."

Lwood

"Awesome service!. A friend and I visited Mill St. two nights ago to enjoy some of their great Vanilla Porter. Pepe our server was amazing and..."

Rnlamoureux

"Great fun!!. Stopped at Mill Street with a few friends for dinner a couple of weeks ago. First time at Mill Street for most. It was a very busy..."

Arrk

"Went here with my boyfriend on our weekend away. - the wait was long and our time waste at the bar was pretty confusing and uncomfortable but by the..."

Kai Mai

"Très bonne bière. Nous avons essayé les différentes bières proposées et elle étaient très bonnes. Comme repas, j'ai pis l'agneau et il était..."

Marieevecloutier99

"Great food and EXCELLENT service. I am also having my wedding reception there and Rachel the events coordinator has been amazing to work..."

Jw

"This was my third time at the restaurant, and the service was exceptional. Matthew, our server, provided fantastic suggestions for food and drink...."

Norm

"A Toast to Pepe. I traveled to Canada to see my friend and celebrate our co-birthday and support her during her divorce. Each day was bittersweet,..."

Jessica C

"Went with some friends for dinner and was quite surprised! Good food, atmosphere, beer, definitely will go..."

Dimitri Lamprogiannis

"Good Food and Great Atmosphere. I went to dinner here last night (Tuesday at around 7pm) with my parents. It was a really nice place to eat. The..."

J-Bo

"Loves it!. I went to Mill Street a few times when they first opened but had not been back for a few months. I went on Friday night and loved it. My..."

Anna H

"Nice!. I love the beer, love the apps, and love their club sandwich. Yes, at times you have to wait to be seated but you can down some delicious beer..."

Imhungry

"I had the fish and chips, probably the most reasonably priced item on the menu. The batter was perfect, it had that golden colour, and no hard brown..."

Duane Avery

"We went to this restaurant on Friday night, the table was full so we couldn't get the window side table. But the food was awesome and the server was..."

Yoon Kim

"It is a fun place, food is Ok. More vegetarian options would help, especially cooked food, not just salads. It a great place to friends and family to..."

Igor Kanshyn

"A very nice place and location. We were a party of eight. People were happy with the food but service was very slow, it took an hour before food..."

Robin Spencer

"Edited.... So, my 2nd trip to Mill Street was like having a supernova light up a power outage. GM Amy and our server Cooper took care of our grossly..."

Grant Kummen

"Love this place! Amazing food and beer in downtown Ottawa, WITH parking! I recently photographed a wedding here and the staff was amazing, it's a..."

lauren dabros

"Visited Mill St. Brew Pub during Canada Day. There was a reasonable wait and the staff seemed well prepared for the rush. Nice interior with great..."

Jason Chapman

"Excellent selection of in house brewed beers, a wonderful burger with a generous helping of fries. Couldn't be a better pub meal.... and the service..."

Dave Kattler

Lieutenant's Pump

77/100 (3277 ratings)

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"Visted from Hamilton. Really cool atmosphere and decor! Amazing food with great portions for a great price, also loved all the fresh fruit as an..."

Michelle Robyn

"Dropped in for lunch yesterday, great food, good beer selection and an unbeatable server, a real ‘sweetheart’! You know who you are! Made our..."

Michael Bradley

"Ultra friendly bartender and waitress, delicious food and nice atmosphere. Highly recommend this English..."

Robbi Madonick Sobczyk

"I'm in visiting from Saskatchewan! Loved this place , beautiful atmosphere & couldn't get over how big it was inside! definitely would recommend to..."

Nenny Belle

"Great place, great atmosphere! The Food is good! Fast friendly service! One of our favourite pubs! We❤this..."

Brenda Levesque

"Excellent food great service and very classy atmosphere on a Saturday night it was a busy..."

Robin Gold

"Great pub, wouldn't call it "British" tho. Great selection of beers, quality food, nice conversations and very friendly staff...plus busservice from..."

Steffan Skyler

"Astonishing pub. Very attentive waitresses, nice beers and..."

Henrique Figo

"Was there for a friend's birthday last night. We had the back bar to ourselves for most of the night and had a terrific time! Shoutout to our..."

Chris Gauvin

"Really busy with tons of people and so many tables you can barely walk thru and yet somehow intimate and not too noisy. Food was good and staff..."

Kimby O'Brien

"Great place to hang with friends, make new friends. Great service from servers, bar tenders and of course John the owner - all are very welcoming...."

Paul Donoghue

"It was BINGO night. It was a lot of fun and will return to play again..."

Cindy Royle Day

"Sunday brunch is a must , after the party there on saturday night of..."

Sean Forbes

"Très bon service et nourriture excellente..."

Josée Filion

"The Pump is an awesome place to hang out, have a few drinks and chat. The service is excellent any time of day. Check them out for brunch on..."

Sarah Quigley

"Awesome selection of imported and local beers and by far best nachos in..."

Rachel King Pronovost

"Knows an x-wing from a watch! The beer and wings sure aren't bad..."

Aar Mck

"Best place in the whole wide..."

Brayden St Pierre

"Mmm mmm, breakfast goodness and pumped up not-yo-cheese! Plus tons of great beers on..."

Jonathan Koscik

"Best place to work at!!! By far my fav..."

Karina Salgado

"Always a great time there, summer or..."

Florin Munteanu

"I always recommend Lieutenants Pump for delicious food. Service is always excellent, and food is served quickly. Always fresh and delicious. I have..."

Joelle Henri

"We had the Duck Poutine and it was very good. Service was OK but not outstanding. I would go back but it’s not a place that I would make a point to..."

Daniel H

"I think this is one of the better places in Ottawa for a casual social gathering. The food service at heaviest occupancy is still reasonably prompt,..."

AaronBoBaron

"Very nice place to grab a drink or dinner as large group but the place can use a bit more light. Trivia night as a group is definitely fun after..."

Hang T

"Great pub with 32 interesting choices on tap and a nice menu selection. We had a fantastic broccoli and cheddar soup of the day and in fact ordered..."

WKDFROG

"Quickly became my boyfriend and I's favourite weekend breakfast spot - I always order the eggs any style and have never been disappointed! Perfect..."

A

"Very good had eggs benny here. Good service and the server was very sweet we will be coming back! More hollandaise sauce next time is the only..."

Maria D

"Came here for brunch, and ordered their special, which was french toast with a strawberry compote, and fresh fruit.The portion was..."

Jessica Parent

"Super tasty brunch spot!!! They've got several options for eggs Benny...which is a dream come true. Cozy ambiance...and seemingly family friendly..."

PetitePlus, Meow!

"Surprisingly nice pub!. From the outside it really doesn't look like much - but inside, the venue is very large. The drinks (cocktails) are wonderful..."

Hoxjennifer

"A classic on Elgin. I've gone to the 'Pump' before for brunch, special occasions, dinners, or informal nights out. It has never let me down. I find..."

Commeah

"Best wings! Thank you for making me like Wednesdays..."

RG

"Been here many times. I've had excellent breakfast on the weekends and some delicious fish and chips for lunch but it's the zucchini sticks and nice..."

Spooner

"Dear Mmmfood,. My opologies for the poor experience that you had at The Lieutenant's Pump. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I would like..."

John Couse

"Excels in comfort food! Amazing fish n chips. Fresh crudités appetizers with great dipping sauces. Very generous portions. Nice staff. Came here on..."

Tamara Hayat

"Great service. Love the nachos!..."

Mountaingirl

"The Saturday night steak and wine special is great. $40 + tax, you can't beat it. We first went to steak night in 2006, when we moved here and have..."

Paul Levesque

"Definitely my favorite pub in Ottawa! With an incredibly fun, freiendly and attentive staff and the best selection of micro brews in the city makes..."

ZedDeeCee

"Breakfast is Fantastic! But Be Prepared to Wait.. Recently started going here for breakfast a few times per month - it is surprisingly great! Who..."

Melissa

"Great patio and atmosphere. Menu is so-so. Service isn't..."

GeorgiaGray

"Not bad!. I couldn't eat most of the food on the menu, but the waitress was very sweet and understanding as I went about ordering a "customized"..."

Angela89

"Crowd pleaser for brunch. Always go here for ladies brunch with my friends (typically a group that can vary from four to ten people) as they are..."

Ginger

"Brunch good, dinner bad. The brunch was good food at a great price. Dinner was a bad steak and a bad chipotle turkey croissant for my companion. I..."

Herb

"Good food, excellent prices, and a nice..."

David Worrall

"Great breakfast. I reeeeally enjoy coming here for breakfast - they do a great english breaky and its good value. however, i find alot of..."

B-lo

"Great and cheap for breakfast!. This is a usual hang out spot for the family for Sunday Breakfast. It's simple, cheap and tasty.The atmosphere..."

Chantal Sarkisian

"Amazing weekend brunch! The menu has a great selection, the wait staff is super friendly and always prompt with the coffee refill, and the food is..."

Valerie Gapp

"One of the few places in Ottawa that does a Sunday beef dinner like I used to get in the UK, complete with Yorkshire..."

Gary S

"Good brunch, sometimes.. Use to hit up the brunch here often. Too busy now, and it is a dominoe effect from the floor to the kitchen. Great food for..."

Capital City Hunger

"I have planned to visit this place ever since I first saw it from the nearby, but now defunct, Big Daddy’s Crab Shack . As it happened, it was only..."

John Thompson

"While my family was visiting from Toronto a couple of weeks ago, we decided the last meal before they returned, a brunch, would be at Lieutenant's..."

Michael Suddard

"A month ago, the brunch club, I belong to, hit the Lieutenant's Pump on Elgin Street (361). We arrived at 11:00 am, but discovered the Pump a very..."

FoodiePrints

"Nelson @ Ottawa: I was visiting Kitty for Winterlude and sadly it was too warm to skate on the canal. We did enjoy a nice breakfast at this Irish..."

BiteMe

"This used to be one of our regulars. It still kind of is but we don't make it there as often anymore. It's a great place to meet up with friends,..."

Rachelle

"Recommended. Great Breakfast, good presentation, good client service,, good value, tasty options. Lots of comfortable seating and dining space. Great..."

Wayne Radford (UncommonAdvisor)

"The Salmon Meal exceeded expectations! Highly recommend! Our server also took extra steps to get us dessert after the kitchen closed! My best..."

Natalie Arar

"Nicest waitress we ever had the pleasure to encounter. My girlfriend and I were charmed by the service and the food came quick too. Only negative..."

Bruno Ladouceur

"I love this place. I have tried burger nachos and ... the food is reasonably good. Very polite staff. I like their sour bear its called Jelly king..."

Amir hossein

"I was very happy with our brunch on Sunday. They were really nice and quick. Everyone was having a good time enjoying the sun. The breakfast was..."

Christopher Stephenson

"I was here some days ago and I had the bbq wings&fries, the Bbq wings tasted like it was over fried/too dry but I love the ranch sauce dip it came..."

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