Canal Ritz

375 Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa
(613) 238-8998

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chloe gaudreau

Great fiid and service

Food: 5

CA Ross

Great location great food fabulous service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeriko Konichi

DRAGONS DRAGONS BEWARE OF DRAGONS FIRE BREATHING DRAGONS

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

CATHY POPE

We held our 25th wedding Anniversary renewal ceremony there. Everyone and everything was wonderful. We go back as often as we can.
Feb, 13th, 2023
Another wonderful meal. Hubby had the salmon, and I had the Canal Ritz sandwich with salad and house dressing.
November 17th, 2025, we went back for lunch. My husband had the Salmon and I had the Chicken Parm. Both were excellent. My husband also had the caramel carrot cake which he really enjoyed. It was very nice seeing Khalil, and Chris once again. Our server was very attentive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jerome Levesque

Outstanding view. Food is awful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 3

Jo-Anne Poirier

I hosted my husband's bd party on saturday and had lunch with 30 friends. Food was delicious and the service was flawless. Chris the manager is great to work with and very responsive. Have hosted several events there and always a great result.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

louise branch

Unfortunately for the second time the scallops in my seafood fettuccine were extremely overcooked hard little pucks. Not enough sauce. Our server was wonderful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Melanie B

Will return- beautiful view and the pizza was delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Steve Carkner

it's been many years since I last ate here, happy to say that it's improved quite a bit. Food was good, not high end, but improved. love the patio and service was smooth and efficient.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Samantha Oord

Had a lovely experience yesterday, but were very confused to be told about extra charges on our bills (gratuity? service charge?) as I had assured my 5 friends that we would not have a service charge added as it would be illegal to do that without informing us in advance. No mention when I reserved, no signs visible, nothing on the menu. Always uncomfortable to find a restaurant unable to follow basic legal requirements - what other rules are they ignoring?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Vanessa Rotondo

Sadly not vegan friendly - paid $40 for a gluten free pizza with no cheese. Friendly staff though that tried to accommodate.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Judy C

We always enjoy visiting the Canal Ritz. You can't beat the view. However, the pasta was pre-cooked, so it arrived overcooked. Al dente would have made all the difference in this dish. It was still flavourful though.
Also, beware as the parking lot has some very huge holes in it that could cause a serious trip and fall.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Zoé Béthus

Disappointed. Broke. Hungry.
That how I felt after having dinner at Canal Ritz. For 25$ you have a ridiculous small pizza that you eat in the dark on a plastic table.
Advise: if you like the idea of the Canal atmosphere, take out a pizza from a proper pizza place, bring your camping chairs and eat it near the canal. You will feel less scammed.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

Helien Watson

Had dinner here on a Tuesday and it was reasonably busy. Parking was conveniently close. The food was excellent, very nice server, lovely view and overall a great spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

HM S

Great atmosphere, service & setting, Food average.

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