Cadena Restaurant & Tapas Bar

385 Richmond Rd, Ottawa
(613) 695-7772

Recent Reviews

Ben White

Our visit to this restaurant was a delightful experience from start to finish! As we entered, we were greeted warmly, instantly setting a positive tone for the evening. The atmosphere was cozy and inviting, making us feel right at home. We perused the menu, which offered an array of tempting dishes. However, there was a small hiccup with our order, leading to a slight delay in receiving our food. Nevertheless, the staff handled it with grace, and once our meals arrived, they were nothing short of exceptional—each bite bursting with flavor and expertly prepared. Despite the minor delay, the overall experience was fantastic, leaving us eager to return for more culinary delights.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

zecheng sun

Good food and service. Recommend their

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brigette Murray

Thoroughly enjoyed our evening here. Great food, service and atmosphere. Will definitely return!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood

Chuck Letourneau

We shared 5 tapas plates. All were excellent. Our server recommended a wonderful Spanish white wine. He was very knowledgeable about the ingredients and portions. We will definitely visit again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp Ceviche, Patatas Bravas, Lamb Chop

Jasmine Zhou

A nice restaurant with a welcoming atmosphere! Ox tail was really tender and the paella was fantastic, a must visit in Ottawa!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kevin Duffin

Meatballs were awesome. Highly recommend

Stand Studios

Paella was tasty but the portion is pretty small for the price. I am used to it being more than twice the size for that price.

Food: 4

Recommended dishes: Personal Paella

Ksomething Xsomething

It is my first time having paella in ten years. Looks delicious and the seafood are great. However, it taste very flat, smells like KSF seafood flavour instance noodle when closeup. Not to say its bad, maybe that's the nature flavour should be like. Btw, I like the sausages!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Daniel Martin

Was recently in Ottawa for a tournament and had heard about Caden's. the staff were friendly and knowledgeable and helpful when it came to ordering the food. Highly recommend going here and if ever I'm back there I'll go again.

Lisa

A very friendly and welcoming atmosphere! It reserved for a table of two and ordered calamari and 1/2 dozen oysters for starters. For the main we ordered the small traditional paella. It was perfect for two people and we finished super full! The service was super nice and the overall atmosphere was very nice. We went on a Saturday night and it was pretty busy. We made a reservation before hand so we had a table for sure! Definitely recommend to try it out for the paella!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Traditional Paella, Calamari

Nick Ibra

Thank you Cadena’s for making my first date one to remember! Safe to say we are going on a second date now thanks to the chef. My favourites are the Seafood pasta and the paella very good✅✅

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Karen Reedman

Loved the live music. Chris Smith was playing. Two thumbs up.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Philip

Food was too salty and overpriced. Service was excellent.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Calamari

Antonio D'Orazio

Great spot, would highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anie Graveline

My sister and I went there last night. We love food and eat anything and everything. We wanted something different. We certainly go different and not good at all. We ordered oysters. Very basic. Put all the sauces for them on an escargot bowl. I’m pretty there was relish as an option. Then we had the ceviche. I was drowning in cumin. Shrimp was not cooked through with lemon juice. Not good at all. Then the charcouterie board. Pretty sure they’re just salami from a pack at the grocery store. 3 tiny pieces of what I think was Parmesan cheese. And the last 2 plates were pork belly and octopus. They were served with identical sides. Home fries frozen like veggies and a garlic oil of some sort. The pork belly was very 2 small slices of “oreilles de crisse”. They were soggy and tasted like they were frozen. We split the bill equally and each had a glass of wine. It was $100/each. Not even worth $25 each. I will never ever return to this restaurant. I want my money back! It is not authentic. If they want to stay open in that area of the city, they really need to up their game. This past month reviews dropped. Might be worth figuring out why.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

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Cadena Restaurant & Tapas Bar

385 Richmond Rd, Ottawa, ON K2A 1Y8
(613) 695-7772