Good. Needed a good lunch. I knew the server person. Comfortable and nice. Al's is always good…read more Sometimes get inconscient server receipts. For honest; Less salt. But good - NaCl can be deleted. We all exceed our RDA IN factory inputs!

This is a basic diner that is clearly a local fave. We found it on Yelp as we are visiting Ottawa…read morethis weekend. The food was done as requested (eggs were actually over easy). The staff are friendly, even tho they are kept busy on their feet! The place is busy and so it was loud but it was clean. Steps to get in tho if you have mobility device.

We came back today around noon (after all, we had a gift card to use from previous visit! But we…read moreprobably would have come anyway :) We love this place, great atmosphere and most of all, great service. The owner/host is always so pleasant and nice and remembers his regulars. Waitresses are all very nice and polite! Boyfriend had some breakfast plate and coffee, I had my usual corn dog with fries and salad, and a margarita. Our meals were great. Beans served with his breakfast were well seasoned and delicious. Fries are noticeably freshly made and so tasty - and I'm picky about fries. I guess my only complaint would be my drink - both today and on our previous visit, they seem to have changed their margarita mix or recipe - it tastes different and I liked it better before. Too bad because this place used to be in my top-3 fave margarita spots (with Antica in Niagara Falls and Little Grill in Littleton NH!).

Recommended by website a good lunch in byward market…read more Ordered oreo milk shake and root beer float. Both are tasty. I ordered king eddy breakfast that comes with bacon, rye bread, 2 fried eggs and very small cup of chili (sample size you get from supermarket). I also upgraded to poutine. The breakfast are decent. Enough for leftovers for dinner. Steak and eggs. Steak was flavorable. My wife ordered scrambled egg with it, plus white toast. Decent. Kids ordered pizza. Pizza isn't that good. I think they have partnership with next door lil z pizza. Flop. And not as good as pizza pizza. Corn dog kids also are men. Services was excellent. Waitress was attentive. Nice and smiling.

Good portion and great is amount of fruit goes with the dish. It's very welcoming and lots of…read morefamilies coming in. Looking in the menu, they all look so good and hard to decide. Good morning breakfast is very good especially the cinnamon bun. The waffle with banana cannot go wrong., It's very busy and the restaurant is big enough to have big parties to seat in before 10am weekend. My family went there 3 times in a row for thanksgiving weekend.

I was looking for a "new" or "different" place to take the parents. I gave it a three based only…read moreon the menu, which looks good. But there were no prices in the online menu, so no thank you. Six customers lost.

Took the short walk while waiting for my car to be repaired to find this hidden gem in a business…read morepark. Cindy's is a traditional old-time diner with great food and great service (served by Cindy herself). Ambiance is exactly what you'd expect for people looking for a solid breakfast or lunch in a comfortable setting. Definitely recommend.

Visited Cindy's Restaurant one work morning for a quick breakfast. The service was fast despite…read moreonly one server who was excellent. The food was fairly priced and tasty with good portions. The coffee wasn't the best and the juice was only bottled but not a big deal :)

Food item prices are on the higher end, but that is reasonable considering the vibe or atmosphere…read moreof the place. Zak's Diner is at the heart of ByWard Market. There are plenty of botiques and other dining places nearby. You would get the option of patio dining outdoors or indoor seating. Food is standard diner fare with nothing noteworthy. There is an option to "poutinize your fries" for an extra $4.99, which I find a little bit much for the cheese curds and gravy. I did enjoy the Zak's Famous Milkshake ($8.99) and Ice Cream Float ($6.49). The Milshake was creamy and came with a metal cup filled with extra milkshake / whip cream. We came to have lunch a little past noontime rush. It was nice that we, a group of 2 people, were allowed to move to a table for 4 when we requested it. It was always welcome to have more elbowroom. Their table for 2 is a little bit cramped when you also have a bag or some other things with you.

*Great food* (Cooks) 5 star…read more My experience is with a rude/unhinged server/manager Sunday Oct 4th 2026 approximately 6:20 pm She projected her day on me, she says sorry just finished a rush was her reasoning. I could not find her or anyone to help me as I walked around the restaurant for 10 minute, cooks looked at me serveral times, I guess I came at the wrong time for service. I had asked for a manager & that's when she started projecting with the insults, calling me rude, bringing my daughter into it when my daughter went home across the street to go to the bathroom & manager telling me why my daughter left, really! great customer Service. I told her to stop 3 times but more insults kept coming, she said why do you come here then, I replied because I like the food, but not so much my service by her.... Busser then trying to cover for her, he said there is no one to speak to she is the manager after she already said i could speak to someone, that was like pulling teeth to have her write it down, scribbled on a piece of paper you can't make out part of the phone number or the name, you can't make this stuff up, she needed to deescalate You can clearly see the way she wrote on the paper, by this point I was in shock with her behaviour & continued projecting. I get it when you work together you want to cover for one another, so I thought I would address it here... anyways great food, but the lady server/manager representing ZAKS do better, I did not leave a tip & that's where her emotions took control of her. it all started with the sausages, no Jams for toast, no hp sauce, no extra napkins when needed, not asking if we would like refills on pops bringing my 1 sausage to go on a plate & takes the hp sauce away lol, but she just finished a rush is what she claims & that makes it ok, but yet I've been to ZAKS serveral times this week and there's no one in there when I've been in, if this is how she acts when not busy, I could imagine when it is busy. again do better as a manager, I'll say it again, you are representing ZAKS IN OTTAWA., Don't sabotage something that's not yours. The way you talk to customers, I wish the owner saw her whole demeanour....that would be grounds to be fired or time off.

An amazing breakfast…read more The food at this location was amazing because it was freshly made and prepared and most importantly, the food was authentic and delicious at this location. The service at this location is excellent because the staff are very friendly, polite, kind, and helpful and most importantly, my food was quickly prepared and given to me. The ambiance at this location is wonderful because the location was clean and I loved the diner atmosphere. The price here is reasonable considering the good quality of the food, service, and ambiance that you will get here. For the reasons that I have stated in this review, I highly encourage and recommend that you visit this location because of the great and authentic food, excellent service, excellent prices, and excellent ambiance.

Came here late at night after a local recommended this spot over another nearby one. It was pretty…read morebusy for around 9-10pm, which is always a good sign. We ended up sharing a couple things, including one of the more... interesting items on the menu--a burger with grilled cheese definitely a bit of a wild combo. It was fun to try and gave us a good laugh, but probably not something I'd order again. We also had a poutine, which was okay nothing amazing, but not bad either. Overall, it's a decent late-night spot if you're looking for something quick and a bit different. Worth checking out at least once!

What a terrific place. We went there for breakfast the other day and loved it…read more The service was quick and friendly. The ambiance was pub-like but with booths and some chair seating. The food that I had was excellent. The bacon was perfect; not too salty and just done right. The eggs were scrambled perfectly too. Rye toast lightly buttered and the home fries? Actual chunks of potato prepared on the grill and I opted for the extra onions for added flavour. Will definitely return for breakfast. We'd been there for supper and their pizza is excellent too. Must review that one soon!

Finally! Decent prices! Had a great, late lunch here…read more Kim.. our server was a rock star. So fun! Confident and outgoing. You can tell that this place has its regulars. It was warm and cozy. A real diner experience in Stittsville! How had I not been here yet?! My friend got a pizza and swears by it for her family. It was sooo cheesy and too rich/thick for me as I had tried half a slice. But that's me. I had a smoked meat sandwich that was pomped on the menu as piled high... It wasn't but hey... Inflation is real. Fries. Peeled and freshly made. The gravy I got on the side took me back to my youth. Coleslaw was fine. I can't wait to go back and try something else. The menu was big!

So Headquarters is a restaurant, cafe AND a salon? Interesting business concept, quite fitting in…read morethe trendy touristy Byward Market. Granted the salon half is a separate unit separated by a glass wall so you don't have to worry about the very idea of hair bits and hairspray migrating into your meal. But I'm just here for the food, which Yelp tells me HQ has plenty of highly rated, it opens early enough and is close to my hotel, so I can walk my lazy ass over for a big brunch. Because my lazy ass figured if I have one big brunch each day of my trip instead of two separate meals, I can gain more time to explore. (Not sure if you want to follow this bit of travel hack advice.) Who wouldn't want to do brunch every day, right? It's an Instagram foodie influencer's bloody dream! The street HQ is on is full of wide street patios. (Judging only by what I saw in the Byward Market, honestly Ottawa has a better street cafe culture than Toronto--sorry Toronto.) So naturally I took up an entire table outside and had me some coffee to start. Cute trendy clean ambience with friendly staff, who apologetically warned me even of wandering wasps which may be bothersome. Must be an Ottawa thing--nobody in Toronto ever warn you of annoying wasps and bees! My main was a Brunch Poutine. Which in summary was a fun and decent choice, not too sweet with the honey drizzle, though the bacon topping was overly crisp.

Grabbed a croissant from Headquarters. Was unimpressed. It was dry and hard…read more Their concept is cool. They are part hair salon and part cafe/restaurant. Maybe their drinks and meals are better. Decor, ambiance and staff are nice. Maybe I will return in the future to try something else. Street parking or paid parkade parking only.