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    Cabotto's Restaurant

    4.0 (36 reviews)
    ModerateItalian
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    CABOTTO'S RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Upscale
    Quiet
    Dressy
    Outdoor seating

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    Calamari
    Janna L.

    Reservations were made for a Friday night. (Recommended.) You really are paying for the ambiance here. I found it pricey. It's a lovely old house, converted. Service was friendly yet polished and attentive. The food to me, was average for the prices. It was fine but nothing to rave about. The calamari was nice and light to start. The mains were a rigatoni with sausage and a seafood spaghetti. Italian is a fave of mine and I cook it often... I wouldn't get either of these dishes again but, hey, personal taste. Skipped dessert, left full and I had some leftovers to take home. I enjoyed the red wine. The bread was good too. I kept passing by this place wondering how it was. Now I know! I'd go back again and I would recommend it. It makes for a nice evening to throw on a dress and go here for something more special in terms of atmosphere. Parking in the rear of restaurant.

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    Demond S.

    What an awesome, family style Italian restaurant. I had two dinners plan with customers this trip to Ottawa, and my colleagues recommended this Italian restaurant for one of them. We started off with a couple of platters that featured sausage, calamari, fried zucchini, and much more. For my entrée, I selected the Fettucine Gamberi. It was served with shrimp and scallops. Very flavorful and filling. I was not a fan of the mixed drinks, and neither were some of my colleagues. I recommend soft drinks and wines here. Overall, it was a great experience, especially for a large private party. This place is most definitely worth making the visit. Bon Apetit.

    Spaghetti con Polpotte
    Stefan D.

    Never disappoints! Super fast service on a busy Saturday night. Everything is home made.

    Pollo Amarettos, delicious! A sweet sauce.
    Jana D.

    We celebrated Valentine's day one day early - to avoid the crowds, but you wouldn't know there were less people on this date! It was busy enough: Eighteen tables around this one room of this converted house, and all were occupied, with a steady stream of patrons. I have to say that I've been to Cabotto's at this location once before - many years ago, and swore we'd never go back due to the bad experience at that time (a story for another day). However, this day we had different staff serving us, excellent service, delicious food, and it was all very pleasant. We made reservations, which was a good thing. I ordered a glass of red wine to complement my meal. We tried to order "different" food than we would normally make at home, so no spaghetti meat balls this time. What we did order were a garlic soup, and Pollo Amaretto, which is chicken with a sweet Amaretto sauce. There was enough on this plate to fill me and take home leftovers, for lunch the next day. The setting was nice - although the room was full, we were not right on top of the people beside us. The volume of noise in the room was not bad. Service was attentive without hovering over us; the waitress kindly filled our water glasses without being asked. All in all, the experience was enjoyable, which I did not expect here due to previous experience. As a result, I would consider going back.

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    Awesome food, great service- 50 years and running. Business casual to casual dress w/ great lighting and atmosphere.

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    Food and service is always fantastic. The ambience is also on point. one of my favourite Italian restaurants in Ottawa.

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    Hands down best Italian food in town. Don't have to say anything else, simply the best!

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    ParsItal - Ashe-Reshteh

    ParsItal

    4.7(11 reviews)
    2.2 km

    We stopped in because we needed to do a fuel stop on a road trip from Almonte to Mont Tremblant and…read morewere hungry. We didn't want chain fast food that would make us feel icky during our drive, and my mom quickly found this place. Had no idea what to expect when we walked in. Honestly didn't even know if it was open because the lights were off and not really any music was playing. But we were greeted and sat at a table near the window since we were the only ones in there. I ordered the Ashe-Reshteh soup and the Fattoush. I devoured both as they were incredible. That Ashe-Reshteh though... I still dream about that. It warmed not only my belly, but also my soul. Mom had lentil soup (very good, but mine was more my favorite) and fattoush as well. I'm sad as I'll probably never be in that region again, but if I am, I'm immediately returning to ParsItal. Thank you for the wonderful lunch. We loved it so much.

    We stopped here for dinner on a lark on the way back to Ottawa from Algonquin Provincial Park. We…read morehad no idea what to expect, but we like Persian food, so we stopped to check it out. We were really happy with our experience. The lady who served us was very friendly and gave us helpful suggestions on what to order that would go together. We ordered the garlic shallot yogurt appetizer and the barbecue eggplant appetizer, and split the lamb shank. All were fantastic! The lamb came with a big plate of rice, and all the flavors were different yet melded well. We saved room for the homemade Persian ice cream for dessert that we heard discussed at another table. One order comes with three scoops, so it is definitely enough to share. The ice cream was flavored with saffron and other spices, and flecked with tiny crunchy pieces of pistachio. It was really delicious - fresh and herbal-tasting. We are so glad we stopped in to this place for dinner. Highly recommend.

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    Graffiti's - Steak Salad

    Graffiti's

    2.7(14 reviews)
    3.7 km
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    2 stars! for starters the "eatery" was empty like their dusty wine rack, I assume usually filled…read morewith cheap Ontario wine. In addition, the waitress, dare I mention her name! constantly stumbling over her words, just like the cooks in the kitchen as they prepared my soggy, gross, and unseasoned bread with goat cheese! aka "la pizze magarita"! No thank you graffiti! As a person who has visted Naples, home of the pizza, I can confirm that this is the worst interpretation of a pizza on this planet! Would not recommend! wondering why I didn't put 1 star? because their washroom was beautiful, the place I rejected my food! Don't stop reading because there is more to add! this place was superb! I was only joking about the part above, food perfect, wine amazing (French wine!!) and this was such an amazing dinner staff and everything were amazing we had a great time! vibe was on point!

    I went to update my review of Graffiti's today and I couldn't believe that I never wrote a review…read morefor it in the first place. I've been to Graffiti's many times over the last 5 years. Usually just a quiet dinner, but I've also been to a birthday party dinner here, and had a big family dinner here too. I don't understand the poor reviews here, I actually quite like Graffiti's. The food is good, presentation is pretty, and the service is excellent. My most recent visit was with my husband and father-in-law. We started off with the Bruschetta ($9) which was perfect because it is 6 pieces. The baguette was thinly sliced and crispy but not overly hard. It had the usual tomatoes and garlic on it, but also perfectly caramelized shallots, and some mozzarella cheese. I loved the balsamic reduction drizzle on it. They must have recently changed the way they do the bruschetta because I've had the bruschetta here in the past and it was pretty unremarkable (bruschetta I can take or leave, but my father-in-law is a huge fan of it, so we usually order it if it's on the menu) but today's rendition was definitely memorable, and in a good way! I had the Spinachi Salad ($9) and added a salmon filet ($8) for some protein. The salad had fresh baby spinach, red apples cut into matchsticks, red onion (which I mostly picked out), sliced toasted almonds, and goat cheese. The portion size was good for dinner. I got the maple cider vinaigrette on the side. The dressing was good, but a bit on the watery side and I did not actually taste any maple flavour. The salmon filet was nicely grilled and went well with the salad. My husband had the Graffiti Burger with fries ($17). The burger is made with beef and veal, and came with capicola, provolone and tomato and lettuce. He really enjoyed his burger and said it was excellent. I had some fries. They were a bit too salty for my liking, but they were hot and crispy, although a little starchy. My father-in-law had the Meat Lover's Pizza ($17). It had pepperoni, bacon and ham as toppings. He said it was great. They do brush their pizza with olive oil and it definitely looked oily to me. The pizza style is not Neapolitan, the crust is not all blistery. It's more like a pan pizza. For dessert, I had the Apple Blossom ($6). I have had this in the past and it was heavenly. Today, it was good, but not as good as I remembered it. The blossom was definitely smaller today, maybe 60% the size that it was. The crust was more like a traditional pie crust today, in the past it was more like a phyllo crust, if I recall correctly. The caramel sauce was also not as rich tasting as it was. If I just had the Apple Blossom today for the first time, I would have thought that it was fine, but in comparison to the Apple Blossoms I had in the past here, I was disappointed. They should bring back the old recipe. Our server was Sabbir, and he was excellent. Very attentive, polite and nice. The restaurant is attached to the Holiday Inn. The decor is typical of hotel restaurants. I feel that the quality of food here is better than what one would expect of a hotel restaurant. We normally only eat at hotel restaurants when we are staying at that hotel. However, we have never stayed at this Holiday Inn, we actually come from outside to eat at the restaurant. Since it's attached to the hotel, there is free parking in the lot. There are some spots reserved for "platinum status hotel guests" only, so you just need to be careful where you park (unless you are Platinum with the IHG group, then I guess you can park anywhere in their lot, lol). So overall, I really like Graffiti's. Their appetizers and mains have improved over the years, but their Apple Blossom dessert has gotten worse. Oh well, there are other desserts on the menu.

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    Graffiti's - Graffiti's Lounge

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