La Maison The House - Ottawa Canada

That was my irrigation hole many years ago and I still can't believe it's still there. I have beautiful memories of this place; their poutins were excellent, they had a wide selection of beer on tap and very cheap prices. If you are not interested in the young university crowd, it is a great place to meet people, play foosball and do some karaoke (if they still have). The owner is a friendly gentleman who is proud of what he built.

Wonderful little spot. The servers are always chatty and enjoyable to talk too. The decor is plain and simple, which matches the menu, but you cannot go wrong with the prices. This little bar probably has the cheapest priced beer in downtown Ottawa. Theres also a fossball table which is always used on Friday and Saturday nights. You can always jump in the game to compete with random people.

This is a great place to grab some beers with friends, the environment is great for groups especially for college kids. The staff is friendly too but I would avoid using the dragon bathroom as it's usually covered in pee, but that's not really the staffs fault one would hope.

Came with a fellow graduate student to grab some bites and a drink after work and was quite surprised when we found a fun waitress/bartender running the place. She checked up on us an appropriate number of times, and had great banter. The food was great despite it being a student bar. I'd recommend the bacon cheeseburger and frankly the rest of choices on the menu sounded like they'd be as good too. Big con though was their diet soda tasted like tonic water.

More directed towards a college crowd (convenient location for one anyway). Very casual. Food is okay mostly pub menu items. The place seems a bit rundown, atmosphere seemed very depressing. Service could have been better.