This is one of my favourite date places to go! Amazing decor and great service, my favourite thing to order is the pomodoro Gnocchi which always tastes absolutely amazing. People say it is usually very busy but I have never been when it is too noisy or anything. They could have a few more vegetarian options to try but they have a few great ones so I can't really complain. read more

My three sisters and I joined my Mum for a meal here. It was our first visit. (I had been to another location that was briefly in Barrhaven some years ago and found the food of poor quality and flavour.) My sister chose the restaurant assuming that I (as a vegan) could eat there. In actual fact, there was little I could choose from. I had the butternut squash soup which was not hot when it arrived although my mother had the minestrone which burned her mouth. I found the soup very sweet and over spiced which spoiled the taste a little; a shame as it's a favorite of mine. Next, I had the whole grain penne with pesto, chick peas and sun dried tomatoes but without the cheese. This was $17.50. It was the right temperature and an expected portion size but it was floating in oil. I had to shake off every piece of pasta. It is a little surprising to me that this is billed as a Tony Greco recommended healthier dish! Meanwhile, my sister had the same dish with the cheese and had the same criticism. She couldn't eat half of it. Another sister had a linguini special with chicken. She said it was bland and over priced at $19. She ate the veggies and chicken and left her pasta. My mother's veal and vegetables arrived and she had to ask them to warm the meal up, which they gladly did but she said she found the meal tasteless (and she lives in a retirement residence where she is used to tasteless food so this was a shame). To be honest, I'm not sure what my other sister had; I just know she ate it because it was expensive. She said she didn't enjoy it and she has been married to an Italian for years and is thus, very familiar with Italian food. We had no desserts but enjoyed some nice tea and coffee. I drank only water, ate the soup and pasta and had a mint tea, yet with tax my meal was almost $34. The service was fine. The waiter was very pleasant but this is the second (and last time) I will step foot in a Fratellis. I find the food mediocre to poor and very over priced. I'm the only vegan in the family and it is not really a vegan friendly restaurant. I would not recommend Fratellis to anyone. I think it is a well known and often advertised restaurant with a lovely ambiance but the food is terrible and overpriced. My sisters and I only get together a couple times a year with my Mother as we live all over the place and frankly, it ruined our night out. Too bad. read more

On our recent visit to the capital of Canada, our friends took us to dinner to Fratelli. It's near their house and it has a gluten free pasta which is critical for one of our friends. There were six in our party (four adults, two children). They seated us quickly despite we had canceled our reservations a half hour before. Our waitress was really nice and made sure that we got bread quickly for the two kids at the table. She took our orders quickly and left us to our own devices. It did take awhile to get our main courses but it was a busy night. My husband got a caprese salad that he liked and I got an antipasto salad with pickled veg, cheese and meat with lettuce and the house dressing. Both of us enjoyed our salads. We ordered for mains a gnocchi with gorgonzola sauce for my husband (pretty good), meat filled cannoloni (a bit bland and the sauce tasted vaguely canned even if it wasn't) for me and a four cheese mac and cheese for our son. It was my fault for not asking what four cheese were in the mac and cheese since it is NOT listed on the menu but when it arrived, it had gorgonzola in it. Our three year old took a lick and immediately said "EWWW!" I had a couple of bites and though an interesting thing to put in gorgonzola, it overwhelmed the pasta to me. What was the best thing? The chocolate terrine. The triangle chocolate mousse encased in white chocolate was sinfully rich splayed over a sharp and sweet raspberry sauce was really amazing. My friend said that she had sent her husband to Fratelli solely for the chocolate terrine some nights when she was having intense cravings. Fratelli is okay. I'm not saying avoid it. Just don't go in with big expectations. read more

This is such a nice restaurant! Definitely more on the fancy side but great food well worth the money. Had the spaghetti and it was delicious. Definitely great for a date night read more

Nice food .. nice people. But went with toddler who made some noise some time back .. felt unwelcome by the staff .. family felt pressure to leave. Literally asking us if we were done with our food when we were clearly not done yet. I would say not too kid friendly! read more

I've never been disappointed with anything I've ordered in the many, many times I've been to any of the locations thoughout Ottawa.

Went for a dinner out on a beautiful night. Enjoyed the patio and our server. We ordered the caprese and calabrese sausage as starters and the warm olives and for mains we ordered the fettuccine sila and purloined pizza. Unfortunately the best part was the warm olives. Regular tomatoes used for the caprese, sausage was tough and sliced and chunked with little care and too much arugula on the pizza. As for the fettuccini, it tasted liked a good old can of Campbell's mushroom soup! Yes we got our fettuccini taken off the bill but for over a $100 with a couple drinks is way too much to pay for better food made at home. I'll give it a second chance another day .... I'm several months. read more

Had fusili genovese pasta, chicken was a little dry. But my aunt had a fettuccine sila (w/mushroom) that was pretty good. Good red wine list btw. read more

One of the best Pizza's I've ever had! Great food, great atmosphere, and exceptional service. The pizza is cooked in a fire oven and is a thin crust. I've had 3 different pizzas from them and they are all great! read more

I have been to this location 2 times now and both times had the worst service I have ever experienced. The first time I had a reservation on a Thursday night. It was not busy at all, maybe 3 other tables were filled, and after 20 minutes of sitting at our table and not even being ACKNOWLEDGED by the waiter (who walked by a dozen times) we got up and left. I went again last week to give it another try. Our waitress was a very rude, and barely acknowledged us. I ordered the meatball appetizer and when she brought it to the table she barely stopped walking as she slid it in front of me. The food was good but over priced, and the service is absolutely awful. Will never go back, don't waste your money. read more

New location, same old goodness. Well managed establishment. Staff smile and appear to be truly wanting to make you feel the same. Prices, portions and options are very reasonable. Food didn't disappoint. Flavors are well balanced and not over accented. The meatball made a great starter, fresh bread to clean up the sauce was brought before we had to ask. Seafood pasta was brilliant. Microbrewery beer was fresh and crips. Great service Robert. Thank you. read more

What a great place for a casual dinner. I sat at the bar and had a great pizza. The servers and service was over the top and very friendly . I will be back next time in Canada read more

Went here hoping that it would be great. There iare so few good places to eat in the area. It was okay, just okay. Service was okay, food okay. The atmosphere is very cool and it could be the place to be if they up the service and food quality. Mediocre food that you can get at any mid-range italian joint. Nothing new and standout to offer. Sad, because with the right folks in the driving seat it could be great. If you want generic italian food, go here. Won't be back. read more

We went to the new location and had hopes that it would be a nice spot. The food was fine, but the acoustics were so bad we could hardly hear ourselves talk. There is no atmosphere. Would not recommend it if you are looking for a quiet, romantic dinner. read more

Found a hair ball in my mouth from the bread. Waitress charged me even though I told her the situation, called later and management said I would be sent a gift card for my meal. This happened in august, have not received any compensation, and I've contacted them on 4 separate occasions. Food was okay, hair was disgusting and never will return. Management did not keep their word and I'm not impressed with the employee's negligence. read more

Normally I really enjoy Fratellis and get Take Out, but unfortunately they weren't staffed enough to handle doing Take Out orders on NYE... this was very disappointing. I understand it's busy, but this has got to be one of the only business out there that's not doing take out as part of their normal business operation. I would recommend staffing accordingly for special dates and events so you don't have to compromise your normal operations. read more

I recently went to the Westboro location, very polite hostess and servers. Always refilling our water with icy cold water and bread tray. I wish I could remember the servers name, she was very helpful. Food was delicious and filling. It was quite pricy, since I only ordered the spaghetti I can't say if it's worth the price but I will definitely be returning once in a while. It was quite dead for a Tuesday night, but that might just be the area. read more

Fabulous!! must eat here. Beautiful atmosphere, excellent service and most importantly the food was delicious. There was 3 of us having a girls lunch. we ordered the calamari and a caesar salad that we shared. It was yummy. our server was great. she was so friendly and informative. we then all ordered different things for our main. one was a pizza, one was a stuffed chicken tortellini in a cream sauce(that's what I had) and the other a vegetable pasta. I can easily say we all loved our food. we all had bites of each other and loved it all!! I cant say enough about how fresh and tasty the food is. It doesn't end there. We also had dessert.. WOW!! I had the sticky toffee pudding it was heaven. I urge anyone who eats there to have it. I would definitely recommend this fabulous restaurant to anyone who wants great service and delicious food! :) read more

Our favorite place to eat in the neighborhood. Their margarita pizza and pasta are our girls favorites. Staff always makes us feel like family. We have never been disappointed. Great food, great ambiance. read more