What a delight! While on a Friday to Saturday visit to Ottawa, we discovered French Press. Decor and atmosphere: cozy, comfortable, pretty. Staff: attentive and answered our every question. The food: SUPERB! We enjoyed Italian soda(peach) and fresh made lemonade, delicious Quiche Lorraine and the best Ratatouille I've ever tasted (served in a crepe). Dessert was house made lemon curd wrapped in a crepe with diplomat creme and fresh raspberries. This chef has a passion and a gift! The experience was so good, we returned on Saturday for another meal before heading home. We enjoyed the Quiche of the Day-- Italian sausage & giardiniera and Chicken Florentine....I wish we lived closer so we could visit regularly. Do yourself a flavorful favor and visit French Press!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sean Glinski
Wonderful place for breakfast or lunch when you are in Starved Rock/Ottawa area. Great cup of coffee there too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Natlie
Very nice and cutesy restaurant. I ate the quiche with bacon, normalized onions and feta cheese. The Loraine, was the nane of the dish. best quiche I have had in years. The texture was nice and very fulfilling.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shannon M.
One of the best places we ate at while visiting starved rock for the week
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dima
Beautiful, tasty and charming 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Felix D
A very unpretentious specialty restaurant. The food is excellent, hot, and served timely. The menu is quite different from what you will find in most Illinois towns away from Chicago and this is not Cracker Barrel. Service was excellent from a personable woman who answered questions and gave explanations. Thankfully, this is an adult restaurant. Children will be bored and they’re not likely to want anything on the menu. My wife and I enjoyed a wonderful 2 hour brunch today. My only suggestion is to reduce the volume of the music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jill Johnston
Gorgeous space with delicious food. The owners are amazing. We will definitely return. My only regret is that we don’t live closer so we can come more often.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Jennings Anderson
What a wonderful and elegant slice of French heaven. The crepes are light and delicious. The French onion was a perfect balance of subtle onion flavor bold cheese. The chief came out to great us and ask how we were enjoying our meal. Such a great establishment. Highly recommended. Next time I'm going to order the quiche!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott Gerkitz
Best omelette I ever had and crepes were fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peter B.
Very good food, and a great little atmosphere. Great staff. I even got an extra egg with my omelette.
The French Press is a real gem in Ottawa. Super cute French decorations and music. Great coffee, quiche (ready by 11), soup and so many delicious crepes - everything we tried was outstanding! Favorites: lemon curd crepes, the parfait (yum!) and any of the quiche. The owner/chef is there every day. We were here 4 out of our 6 day stay; there's no where else like it locally. We're over an hour away, but we'll make the trip for the French Press!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tamar Lasko
The best coffee I have had in a while. The savory crepes were delicious and the atmosphere is unbeatable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Raymond Francis Youell
I just went to the French Press for Breakfast. It’s a gem. So perfect. The music, decor, location, and of course the food. You should definitely check it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jamil Mashni
Charming setting with quality food.
We tried the French omelette, cinnamon roll crepe, and ratatouille crepe. We paired these along with French sodas.
This was the perfect brunch to wrap up our trip before we hit the road again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Colin Connect
Everyone enjoyed their crêpe, and the atmosphere is unbeatable. Our dog, especially was taking care of outdoor seating by the patio, which is incredibly charming.
What a delight! While on a Friday to Saturday visit to Ottawa, we discovered French Press. Decor and atmosphere: cozy, comfortable, pretty. Staff: attentive and answered our every question. The food: SUPERB! We enjoyed Italian soda(peach) and fresh made lemonade, delicious Quiche Lorraine and the best Ratatouille I've ever tasted (served in a crepe). Dessert was house made lemon curd wrapped in a crepe with diplomat creme and fresh raspberries. This chef has a passion and a gift! The experience was so good, we returned on Saturday for another meal before heading home.
We enjoyed the Quiche of the Day--
Italian sausage & giardiniera and Chicken Florentine....I wish we lived closer so we could visit regularly. Do yourself a flavorful favor and visit French Press!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful place for breakfast or lunch when you are in Starved Rock/Ottawa area. Great cup of coffee there too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very nice and cutesy restaurant. I ate the quiche with bacon, normalized onions and feta cheese. The Loraine, was the nane of the dish. best quiche I have had in years. The texture was nice and very fulfilling.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best places we ate at while visiting starved rock for the week
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beautiful, tasty and charming 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A very unpretentious specialty restaurant. The food is excellent, hot, and served timely. The menu is quite different from what you will find in most Illinois towns away from Chicago and this is not Cracker Barrel. Service was excellent from a personable woman who answered questions and gave explanations. Thankfully, this is an adult restaurant. Children will be bored and they’re not likely to want anything on the menu. My wife and I enjoyed a wonderful 2 hour brunch today. My only suggestion is to reduce the volume of the music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gorgeous space with delicious food. The owners are amazing. We will definitely return. My only regret is that we don’t live closer so we can come more often.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a wonderful and elegant slice of French heaven. The crepes are light and delicious. The French onion was a perfect balance of subtle onion flavor bold cheese.
The chief came out to great us and ask how we were enjoying our meal. Such a great establishment. Highly recommended.
Next time I'm going to order the quiche!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best omelette I ever had and crepes were fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good food, and a great little atmosphere. Great staff. I even got an extra egg with my omelette.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The French Press is a real gem in Ottawa. Super cute French decorations and music. Great coffee, quiche (ready by 11), soup and so many delicious crepes - everything we tried was outstanding! Favorites: lemon curd crepes, the parfait (yum!) and any of the quiche. The owner/chef is there every day. We were here 4 out of our 6 day stay; there's no where else like it locally. We're over an hour away, but we'll make the trip for the French Press!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best coffee I have had in a while. The savory crepes were delicious and the atmosphere is unbeatable
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I just went to the French Press for Breakfast. It’s a gem. So perfect. The music, decor, location, and of course the food. You should definitely check it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Charming setting with quality food.
We tried the French omelette, cinnamon roll crepe, and ratatouille crepe. We paired these along with French sodas.
This was the perfect brunch to wrap up our trip before we hit the road again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everyone enjoyed their crêpe, and the atmosphere is unbeatable. Our dog, especially was taking care of outdoor seating by the patio, which is incredibly charming.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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