Lago Grill View - Ottawa

I visited a few years ago for a 3 course meal with some family. It was a beautiful sunny summer day. We enjoyed some refreshing blue lagoon cocktails, starter salads, peppercorn steaks, and assorted cakes for dessert! Excellent service and delicious food. Was worth a visit for the hospitality and for the wonderful view of the water and boats! Will definitely be back soon. Thank you to all the staff working hard and adapting to the new restrictions!

We had a Groupon for this restaurant. We were greeted nicely and had a choice for seating between two tables, which was a nice offer as the restaurant did not appear too busy as we had a late reservation. We started off with a red wine, which was very good! And whatever we didn't finished from the bottle, the server re-corked it so that we can bring it home. My husband and I each chose a different appetizer to sample between the two of them. We got a tuna tartare which was pretty tasty, however we could've gone without the chips as it was somewhat salty and took away from the tuna tartare; I would personally choose to replace it with something else. We also got some sort of shrimp appetizer, which was kinda meh, I would choose to get 2 tuna tartares instead next time. For the main entry, we decided to pay the extra $5 each for the NY striploin and ribeye. The NY striploin was flavourful and was cooked medium rare as asked. The ribeye, it was absolutely delicious; was cooked rare as asked, and it simply melted in my mouth. For dessert, we had 3 choices, however due to my nut allergy, I had a fourth choice since the other 3 could not be guaranteed that there were no nuts, therefore I got the mango sorbet which was very refreshing and tasty and they gave me a very generous portion. My husband, he got the raspberry tart; he said it was just OK and said he would've preferred to have gotten the mango sorbet as I gave him a few spoonfuls on the side to try. Overall, with the groupon, I will highly recommend this restaurant as it is worth the price! The service was prompt and the staff was very friendly. I will definitely eat here again!

This place is awesome! Never been there for regular dining but my wife and I had our Wedding reception there. Everything from the extremely helpful and tentative staff, to the Super Delicious food (the Brie Mashed Potatoes trumped everything), to the months prepping for the event, it was definitely a pleasant experience. They really made our experience easy and beautiful!

I recently revisited this restaurant for a work party and was extremely pleased with the food. The set menu offered three choices for appetizers: maple salad with apples, wild mushroom and bacon chowder with truffle, or arugula salad with homemade ricotta cheese, grapefruit, and pistachios. For entrees, there were options like chicken breast with ratatouille, a 12oz Angus striploin with mushrooms, or maple marinated salmon, all served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. The dessert was cheesecake with berry sauce. I had the wild mushroom and bacon chowder as my appetizer and the steak for my entree. The chowder was creamy and flavorful, with plenty of mushrooms. The steak, although cooked medium, was still tasty and filling. I particularly enjoyed the garlicky mashed potatoes. The cheesecake had a delicious crust with crushed almonds, which added a nice touch. Overall, the meal was enjoyable, although caution should be taken for those with nut allergies due to the almonds in the crust. It would have been helpful if the restaurant had mentioned this on the menu.

My partner and I decided to try the Valentine's Special at Lago. The restaurant is spacious, but lacking in decor. Unfortunately, our window table only provided a view of darkness. The prices were not listed on the website or menu, and even our waiter (who provided excellent service) was unsure of the cost. However, the food was fantastic - beautifully prepared with exquisite flavors. The wine and cocktails were reasonably priced. We also used a Groupon, so we are excited to return to Lago. Kudos to the chef, but the ambiance could use improvement from the manager or owner.