The Nelson Pub & Eatery

244 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa
(613) 695-5166

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Ann

We booked a group reservation about a week and a half in advance. Sadly, the wait time for our food was extremely long and everyone received our food at different times. People at my table received their food 1 hour before I received mine even though we had ordered the same thing. By the time I started eating, half the table had asked for the bill.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Morgan van Beerschoten

Stopped in for a quick bite and a drink. Corey was absolutely fantastic! He was incredibly quick and attentive. Thank you for the excellent end to our night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alison Seymour

Foods good but they seem to have found themselves a fruit fly infestation which prevented me from enjoying my cocktail as two flies gave their lives in it.

Jake Stevens

This place is the go to if you live in the area, or don’t. It’s an all round go to for those near and far, solid food, solid drinks, homely place, a proper pub. All the servers make you feel at home. With Cory at the helm, Vaiva the ever charming, Josh, Davey, and the Adrian doing the thankless job of cooking the grub (and those unmentioned who weren’t working tonight) all work tirelessly you keep this place what it is, a staple of the neighborhood.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katie B

Solid food and service. We got the Halloumi burger and the sliders and both were tasty. We went early in the evening so not a lot a folks there but looks like it would be a fun time when they have music or another event going on.

Marilu Cervantes

Good place for a quick bite

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Allan-Micheal Fyke

Great local pub- service was incredible. Almost no wait time, staff were attentive and the food was good and hot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eric

Extremely long wait time even with a reservation, poor service and small portions.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

B D

This place had been on list of places to try this summer, and I am glad I finally got around to it.
Started by ordering a quart of Molson Ex. You know it's a legit pub in Ottawa when they have quarts available. It was nice a cold and went down great on such a hot day.
For dinner I ordered the double smash burger. It was huge! What I liked best about the burger was it had havarti, instead of cheddar. Just gave it a different flavour.
There were just the right amount of fries. Enough that you weren't going to leaving hungry, but not overloaded so you can't finish them.
The service was very good and I am quite happy to have stopped by.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

shelley B

Went there for the first time on Friday evening, food was great, live music was awesome and everyone was super friendly. Please check this place out it is such a cool vibe and great time. We will be returning to this charming place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

J Keats

I just left with my husband. It was a bad experience. He ordered the Smokey burger and got sweet potatoes as well as a beer and I ordered the spicy chicken sandwich.
1st the beer came and had 3 fruit flies ontop of the beer.
2nd my husband's meal I watched go outside then come back inside go back into the kitchen to then come back out to
Him. I was shocked at the size of his meal and the sweet potato fries portion. He got the size of a kids fries at McDonald's (small handful) and charged an additional $3. The fries were also soggy, not crispy. I mentioned this to the server. We waited 5 minutes and my meal hadn't arrived. My husband waited to eat until my meal arrived. So by the time he ate his, his had cooled off. When I asked about it, the server who said she was called in, said it was taking longer. I respectful expressed that they needed to bring them together. When my meal finally arrived the sandwich looked like it was slapped together. The chicken was dry and overall lacked any flavour. I didn't taste any spiciness either. As I shared with the server the food lacked restaurant / pub quality. The fries were hot I can say that was positive. I hate to say this but this was very subpar. My husband wanted to take us for some good food and instead he was eating and I was left to wait. I called the server over and politely asked for her to remove it from our bill. She said she would try to do that. My husband and I looked at one another. Um... your cooks failed to provide a quality product. As a result I wasn't eating it nor should we be asked to pay for it. The bill in the end was appox 33.90 for my husband to have a fruit fly beer, a burger, and a kids sized portion of sweet potatoes while he watched me,his wife sit mealless. Very unsaisfactory experience for our night out.
We also watched tables around us, and witnessed that meals weren't coming out together for those sitting together. Therefore, this isn't a one off experience. For example, The table beside us, the one woman got her poutine and was pretty much done it by the time another person at her table got her meal later.
Finally, I said to my husband went can cook better than this. That isn't supposed to be ths case when going put to eat.
No manager came to speak with us.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mackenzie Lugli

The food here is really really good. My boyfriend and I go weekly because it’s well priced. We love it here!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Nathan Pillinger

The beer is fresh, lines are clean, food is good and service is awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

David Stachon

Had a really great time there last night watching the hockey game. They have a cool room at the back with a big TV and couches. Service was excellent, good choice in beer, and would definitely recommend the wings.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

B M

The service, food and atmosphere here are TOP notch. What a great addition to the Sandy Hill community.

If you’re there for breakfast, try their avacado toast or the omelet. They are delicious!

If you’re there for lunch, my favourite is the chicken club with a side of their poutine!

So many amazing menu options to choose from. Not to mention their cocktails are just out of this world WOW.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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