Johnny Farina

216 Elgin St, Ottawa
(613) 565-5155

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corey hurst

Just had dinner here, Lasagna was the best we’ve ever had. Amazing service by Noah. 5 star establishment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

pam pariseau

I went for dinner (1 st time) end of January. Meatball appetizer was lukewarm at best and the arancini was frozen. The server had the arancini remade. Waiting for this mistake to be corrected really set back dinner. The pizza wasn't that great. The manager working came by and offered a tiramisu for the mistake. Given how poorly our experience had been, it would of been nice to had at least the arancini to be compensated.
I also asked the server the soup of the day. He said there wasn't one. The couple next to us had a different server and in fact there was a soup of the day.
We had been seated in a section in the middle and there was tables on each side of us. It made it difficult to talk and have a romantic date night because the people next to us could hear everything we had to say.
It was also embarrassing to have the manager come over and have multiple guests hear about our appetizer experience.
I was disappointed to see more intimate seating by the bathrooms.
Definitely not a good first impression.

Dean Rokos

Ignore any negative reviews. Food was excellent. Highly recommend this restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Patrick Byrne

Gorgeous restaurant, the ambiance lighting creates a very nice atmosphere.
The food was very quick and absolutely excellent, Amaretto sour cocktail was amazing.
Service was good very minor (Cannot stress minor enough) issue, a slight mixup when we didn't want dessert and still had a full drink in front of us that they gave us the bill even though we hadn't asked for it yet and planned on ordering another drink. Drinks also were slow to come out.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Lea Macantoni

Amazing food & service, we had a great experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anonymous

Fantastic evening!!!
The manager Noah was friendly and provided an enjoyable experience with his friendliness as well as his customer service.
Jay our server was helpful in helping us choose our dishes . Pizza and pasta were delicious and copious!!Jay was very knowledgeable in the menu and her recommendations were fantastic. She has great smile ,and positive energy!!!!
We had a memorable experience: excellent service + excellent food=happy customers!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alexandra Gauthier

I don’t understand why people still choose to dine here. Ignoring the multiple reviews about people finding cockroaches in their food, the restaurant is below average.

Twice I've had a meal here, and both times it’s been underwhelming to say the least. Service is horrendous even when it’s slow. Our server rolled her eyes when I asked about a food intolerance. Glasses were completely dirty from either not being washed properly or at all. Servers seem to spend more time chatting amongst themselves at the bar than they do running out food or drinks.

Save your money, save your time. There’s better food and locations to eat out.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

CJ Bonk

I had an absolutely delightful time dining here! I had the arancini rice balls as an appetizer, the linguini pescatore for my main and the sticky toffee pudding for dessert.
Would recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

saiteja narahari

Went for Friday night dinner.
Great service.
Had a linguine pescatore with sticky toffee pudding.
The pasta was fresh and tasted great.
Sticky toffee for a desert was the best!!!

Food: 4

Service: 4

Robin Joseph Paul

Absolutely loved the linguini pescatore in rose sauce. The pasta was perfectly cooked, and the seafood was fresh, tender, and generously portioned. The rose sauce struck a great balance—creamy without being heavy, with just the right touch of tomato to complement the seafood rather than overpower it. Every bite felt well thought out and comforting yet refined. You can really taste the care in the dish. Would 100% order this again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Shamina

Had dinner with friends as part of a group party. I had heard good things and finally had an opportunity to go. Atmosphere was great service friendly. My partner and I shared rice balls (arancini), he had linguine pescatore and I had penne primavera. Both were tasty and good portions. We didn’t have dessert but several at our table ordered the sticky toffee pudding. Would return.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Helen Karbaliotis

First time coming here. The food was phenomenal. The staff were friendly and welcoming. He shared the zucchini fritti, strawberry goat cheese salad, tje shrimp scallop bacon pizza and the trio dessert (sticky toffee, tiramisu and cannoli. Portions were very generous. We will definitely be coming back and recommending to others.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ornob Paul

Loved the Gnocchi and our waiter Noah was great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tom McBoatFace

Very expensive, small portions, food tastes like the most average meals possible. Not worth it in the slightest. If you want the Johnny Farina experience, just follow basic Italian recipes in a random cookbook sold at Walmart to get the same result for 1/10th of the price.

They should either drastically increase portions, decrease the prices, or make the food actually taste premium.

Stop pretending to be a premium experience. If you give me pretend food, I will give you pretend money.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

KAY SUE

Thanks Drake for the lovely bar service!

Service: 5

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