Great lounge to enjoy cocktails and quiet to have good conversations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jean-Christophe Townsend
Overprice 10ml cocktails. Service was non-existing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Adam Corrigan
Charlotte's is a place that doesn't know what it wants to be other than an excellent bar. I was looking for a quiet after hours bar for my wife's birthday to find a place were the party could relax and have a few drinks until the end of the night. Charlotte's has nice relaxing lounges that feel like your living room more than a bar and their drink list again is long and distinguished with wild cocktail mixes and it would have been perfect except for the blaringly loud techno music. If this was a club or it even had a dance floor it might have made sense but Charlotte's looks and feels like your home and has endless options for living rooms to lounge in, so the music being so loud you can't talk and so danc-y with nowhere to dance makes Charlotte's seem unsure as to what it wants to be. Outside of that, the drinks where amazing and the service was impeccable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Parr (Lisa)
Set up for conversation, although quite loud with the dj. Comfy couches, plenty of seating. Old Maxwells location . Cocktails were lovely. Rangec18-23 each
Kimberley Hum
This hidden cocktail bar/lounge is so pretty and so are their drinks too! Its located beside pure kitchen on elgin st but its upstairs. I love the inside and the bathrooms are pretty for pictures! There were a few downsides tho. We didn’t have a reservation and we got put on the waitlist. It was around a 30 mins wait on a Saturday night, which wasn’t bad. There was a dj playing and the music is loud so its hard to have a conversation. Service was ok and we were kind of left unattended for the entire time we were there. It wasn’t super busy while we were there but there were big groups. The server took a long time to take our order as well as bring us the bill. This spot is cute for the drinks but unfortunately service could be better.
Amelia Lam
I came here with a large group of 20 friends and we had a large section reserved for us. We had really great service and our server was super attentive and it was a pretty quiet night so we almost had the whole place to ourselves until after 9PM.
The food that is on the menu are snacks from pure kitchen downstairs so there is not too much to eat so come here just for cocktails and snacks. While the cocktails were really unique and aesthetically pleasing, I found that for the price of them they weren’t actually that good in terms of alcohol content they didn’t taste super boozy, and I had three cocktails there and was barely feeling anything. Meanwhile, I usually have three cocktails at a local pub for $12 and have a really good buzz.
I come here for a cute date night drink or a girls get together before going out somewhere else, but I find it a bit overpriced for the cocktails. I would likely go somewhere else to try specialty ones.
Katherine F
I was excited to try this spot, but unfortunately, the cocktails didn’t live up to expectations. I ordered two different drinks, and tried another two drinks that my friends ordered.
All of them were quite watery—the first sip tasted about 50% like water. The flavors of the ingredients were barely noticeable, which was disappointing given the $15–$20 price range. For that cost, I was expecting a more balanced and well-crafted cocktail.
The atmosphere and service were nice and relaxing but not too much on the chic side, and the drinks just didn’t hit the mark for me.
Natalie Woodland
Lots of space and a very cool vibe. For a sit and talk place though the music can be a bit too loud. Drinks were good
William Anderson-Wright
Service and cocktails are terrible and the music is so loud you can't hear yourself think. Avoid at all costs.
David Fyneah
Charlotte is the gift that keeps on giving. The ambiance is like nothing else I can find in Ottawa. Stefan was on his first night, but made me and my girlfriend feel like we’re the only people That mattered in the bar. Extensive knowledge of the menu, great recommendations, and an outgoing personality. Thanks for making our night special chief.
Music is being played louder than nails in a garbage disposal, service was essentially non existent
Ella Bawagan
Service was like purgatory (but more so leaning towards hell) our group of 10 showed up and immediately noticed how loud the music was, so loud our server misheard every single order and was unable to bill us out for 1 hour after we asked. Over the course of 2.5 hours we were able to order and receive two rounds of drinks EMBARRASSING and terrible. We were celebrating a birthday and brought a cake which took about a 30 minutes to come out because the server had smashed the candles into the cake presumably because she was black out drunk given she was doing a shot every time she went by her friends who were sitting at the bar. I can’t articulate how angry and disappointed I am. Everything is poorly thought out from the poor chairs which will have you leaning 3 feet over to talk to the person across from you. The bathrooms are filthy, the floor is sticky and the whole concept and restaurant should be scraped. It’s terrible don’t go unless you’re out of nails to drive in your fingernails because that’s the only experience.
Adele Klassen
Really wanted to love this place because the atmosphere and vibe was amazing but we were served a room temperature bottle of white wine. When we brought it up with our server she acknowledged she had just gotten it from the wine cellar and got us a different bottle that had been chilled.
Fatima Ravazdezh
This bar is really chic and gives out a classy vibe. There was a DJ (on Friday night) which elevates the mood. We've been served by Grace. She was so sweet and professional. I'll be back for sure.
alexia v
The service at this bar is terrible. You can sit for 15-20 minutes and nobody will acknowledge you, let alone take your order. Once you do place an order, expect a long wait and to never see the server again. I have tried to like this place multiple times, but it’s really just overpriced cocktails, bad music, and even worse service. Had to walk out before even being served last night because nobody acknowledges you unless you are sitting directly at the bar.
Great lounge to enjoy cocktails and quiet to have good conversations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overprice 10ml cocktails. Service was non-existing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Charlotte's is a place that doesn't know what it wants to be other than an excellent bar.
I was looking for a quiet after hours bar for my wife's birthday to find a place were the party could relax and have a few drinks until the end of the night. Charlotte's has nice relaxing lounges that feel like your living room more than a bar and their drink list again is long and distinguished with wild cocktail mixes and it would have been perfect except for the blaringly loud techno music. If this was a club or it even had a dance floor it might have made sense but Charlotte's looks and feels like your home and has endless options for living rooms to lounge in, so the music being so loud you can't talk and so danc-y with nowhere to dance makes Charlotte's seem unsure as to what it wants to be.
Outside of that, the drinks where amazing and the service was impeccable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Set up for conversation, although quite loud with the dj. Comfy couches, plenty of seating. Old Maxwells location . Cocktails were lovely. Rangec18-23 each
This hidden cocktail bar/lounge is so pretty and so are their drinks too! Its located beside pure kitchen on elgin st but its upstairs. I love the inside and the bathrooms are pretty for pictures! There were a few downsides tho. We didn’t have a reservation and we got put on the waitlist. It was around a 30 mins wait on a Saturday night, which wasn’t bad. There was a dj playing and the music is loud so its hard to have a conversation. Service was ok and we were kind of left unattended for the entire time we were there. It wasn’t super busy while we were there but there were big groups. The server took a long time to take our order as well as bring us the bill. This spot is cute for the drinks but unfortunately service could be better.
I came here with a large group of 20 friends and we had a large section reserved for us. We had really great service and our server was super attentive and it was a pretty quiet night so we almost had the whole place to ourselves until after 9PM.
The food that is on the menu are snacks from pure kitchen downstairs so there is not too much to eat so come here just for cocktails and snacks. While the cocktails were really unique and aesthetically pleasing, I found that for the price of them they weren’t actually that good in terms of alcohol content they didn’t taste super boozy, and I had three cocktails there and was barely feeling anything. Meanwhile, I usually have three cocktails at a local pub for $12 and have a really good buzz.
I come here for a cute date night drink or a girls get together before going out somewhere else, but I find it a bit overpriced for the cocktails. I would likely go somewhere else to try specialty ones.
I was excited to try this spot, but unfortunately, the cocktails didn’t live up to expectations. I ordered two different drinks, and tried another two drinks that my friends ordered.
All of them were quite watery—the first sip tasted about 50% like water. The flavors of the ingredients were barely noticeable, which was disappointing given the $15–$20 price range. For that cost, I was expecting a more balanced and well-crafted cocktail.
The atmosphere and service were nice and relaxing but not too much on the chic side, and the drinks just didn’t hit the mark for me.
Lots of space and a very cool vibe. For a sit and talk place though the music can be a bit too loud. Drinks were good
Service and cocktails are terrible and the music is so loud you can't hear yourself think. Avoid at all costs.
Charlotte is the gift that keeps on giving. The ambiance is like nothing else I can find in Ottawa. Stefan was on his first night, but made me and my girlfriend feel like we’re the only people That mattered in the bar. Extensive knowledge of the menu, great recommendations, and an outgoing personality. Thanks for making our night special chief.
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Music is being played louder than nails in a garbage disposal, service was essentially non existent
Service was like purgatory (but more so leaning towards hell) our group of 10 showed up and immediately noticed how loud the music was, so loud our server misheard every single order and was unable to bill us out for 1 hour after we asked. Over the course of 2.5 hours we were able to order and receive two rounds of drinks EMBARRASSING and terrible. We were celebrating a birthday and brought a cake which took about a 30 minutes to come out because the server had smashed the candles into the cake presumably because she was black out drunk given she was doing a shot every time she went by her friends who were sitting at the bar. I can’t articulate how angry and disappointed I am. Everything is poorly thought out from the poor chairs which will have you leaning 3 feet over to talk to the person across from you. The bathrooms are filthy, the floor is sticky and the whole concept and restaurant should be scraped. It’s terrible don’t go unless you’re out of nails to drive in your fingernails because that’s the only experience.
Really wanted to love this place because the atmosphere and vibe was amazing but we were served a room temperature bottle of white wine. When we brought it up with our server she acknowledged she had just gotten it from the wine cellar and got us a different bottle that had been chilled.
This bar is really chic and gives out a classy vibe. There was a DJ (on Friday night) which elevates the mood. We've been served by Grace. She was so sweet and professional.
I'll be back for sure.
The service at this bar is terrible. You can sit for 15-20 minutes and nobody will acknowledge you, let alone take your order. Once you do place an order, expect a long wait and to never see the server again. I have tried to like this place multiple times, but it’s really just overpriced cocktails, bad music, and even worse service. Had to walk out before even being served last night because nobody acknowledges you unless you are sitting directly at the bar.
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