Le Café at the National Arts Centre - Le Café au Centre national des Arts

Name: Le Café at the National Arts Centre - Le Café au Centre national des Arts
Address: 53, rue Elgin, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1P 5W1
Telephone: (613) 594-5127
Price range: CAN$31 to CAN$50
Rating: 3.9

3.9

504 Reviews

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Continental

Le Café is an establishment in Ottawa, Ontario that offers up contemporary Canadian cuisine. The eatery is a nice place to visit whether you are having dinner with a friend or a corporate lunch. It offers some delicious options for starters, including baked eggplant, sockeye salmon and beef tartare. Le Café has some excellent main course options, too, including shrimp & pappardelle pasta, lentil ragout, Cornish hen, bone-in pork chops, beef tenderloin and striploin. Le Café also offers side dishes, such as potato wedges, roasted beets, mushrooms and wilted greens. Make sure you try some desserts, too, such as the spiced apple pie cheesecake or the carrot cake.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Cuisines
Continental
Hours of operation
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am to 2:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Sunday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm (when Southam Hall is open). Brunch: Sunday: 10:30am - 1:30pm
Phone number
(613) 594-5127
Website
http://www.nac-cna.ca/en/lecafe/lecafe/index.cfm
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
John Morris
Catering
http://nacmeetings.ca/en/eventspaces
Private party facilities
http://nacmeetings.ca/en/eventspaces
Private party contact
http://nacmeetings.ca/en/eventspaces: (613) 594-5127

Location
53, rue Elgin, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1
Neighborhood
Downtown
Cross street
Albert
Parking details
http://nac-cna.ca/en/visit
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 504 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9

3.9 based on all time ratings

4Food
3.9Service
4Ambience

Noise • Moderate

504 Reviews

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Paul
Ottawa
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on January 18, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food and service were excellent. Practical for dining before attending event at the NAC
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like2experience
Ottawa
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 11, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our evening turned out to be a great experience. After attending a joyful matinee at the NAC featuring "the Hockey Sweater", my wife and I enjoyed a delightful dinner at the Cafe. The lamb sweetbreads appetizer was well prepared. We stuck to two other appetizers on the menu and found them just as delicious. The service was superb. Hats off to the restaurant staff. Thanks.
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BBFamily
Ottawa
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 8, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We are subscribers of the NCA Orchestra and half the time have dinner at the NAC Café before a show. The food is exquisite, ambiance between casual-chic and formal and the service is excellent. It is walking distance to the Ottawa Byward Market and tourist attractions like the NAC, Museums and Parliament Hill.
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Globalprof
Toronto
4 reviews
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on January 1, 2014
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
The choice for the different servings could be much better, for such an expensive new year's eve dinner. The cauliflower soup was too heavy, the quail was too fatty and the desert which tasted like a sugar/maple tart was terrible. For a meal that came with wine to $208 was not up to expected quality
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MamaMia
Ottawa
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 31, 2013
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Went to Le Café for lunch before a show. Got a lovely seat by the window. Our waiter was professional and pleasant. Menu has a good variety. Can satisfy the foodies and the picky eaters. Our entrées were all excellent and disappeared in no time. Had the red & white quinoa salad, was beautiful and excellent. I had the duck as did my daughter. Mine was a little dry but hers was excellent. The gallet and red cabbage salad that came with it were so yummy. Decent wine list as well/. Would definitely return.
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beaulieud
Toronto
4 reviews
3.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 31, 2013
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We visited for valentine day and we were disappointed with the food. We started off the meal with a smoked haddock soup. The broth was very bland and there was only one minuscule piece of fish in the entire bowl. The veal chop was nicely cooked but the sauce was heavy. As for desert, we had the special which was some heavy dough with a chunk of melted chocolate surrounded by a passion fruit sauce. Overall, our dinner experience was very disappointing. We had been in the past and had always been pleased. I'm not sure what has changed at the Café, but that change is not good.
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LostandFound
Ottawa
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 31, 2013
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Truly enjoyed the Chowder offered on Valentine's Day. Never tastied anything like it before!
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OpenTable Diner
Ottawa
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on December 27, 2013
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I brought my out-of town visitors for lunch. My Czech-born daughter-in law loved the view of the canal. The sweet potato & pear soup was delicious. B.C. salmon slightly overdone, but the vegetables were excellent. Restaurant was very quiet and the staff attentive. Merci!
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NotMyFavorite
Montreal
8 reviews
3.0
8 reviews
Dined on December 25, 2013
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
We went for Christmas Diner. Neither the website nor the reservation system informed us that only the table d'hote menu was available for this day. Disappointing ! I live in Montreal and compared to Towne Hall, 40 West, La verita or places of the same type, this was inferior. Besides that, the rest was good.
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Niteoutfor2
Ottawa
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 23, 2013
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
We had a great meal at Le Café prior to our show. They kept the service moving, which was good given the fact we had a show to get to but would have perhaps felt rushed if we didn't. We were seated just outside the main door to the restaurant in the foyer which we were disappointed by. I would have liked to have known this when making reservations (well over a month in advance) because I am not sure I would have gone ahead. I guess it is a first come, first serve restaurant and our reservation time was 6:30pm so the earlier folks get the best tables. Anyhow, the host was accommodating and everything else was fine. At least it was quiet and we were able to talk. The flashing lights prior to the 7:30pm show was kind of disruptive however.
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53, rue Elgin, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1

Additional information

Cross street
Albert
Neighborhood
Downtown
Hours of operation
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am to 2:00pm; Dinner: Monday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Sunday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm (when Southam Hall is open). Brunch: Sunday: 10:30am - 1:30pm
Price
CAN$31 to CAN$50
Cuisines
Continental
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
http://nac-cna.ca/en/visit
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
John Morris
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.nac-cna.ca/en/lecafe/lecafe/index.cfm
Phone number
(613) 594-5127
Catering
http://nacmeetings.ca/en/eventspaces
Private party facilities
http://nacmeetings.ca/en/eventspaces
Private party contact
http://nacmeetings.ca/en/eventspaces: (613) 594-5127

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