The Senate Tavern on Wellington

1008 Wellington St. W, Ottawa
(343) 984-4515

Recent Reviews

Reed Adams

The food was absolutely awful. I got the fish and chips and the two pieces of fried “fish” were basically just fried tasteless batter. The fries were whatever. Best thing on the plate was the coleslaw. My girlfriend got the slider plate, which consisted of jerk chicken, pulled pork and philly steak sliders. The only good one was the pork. The jerk chicken was pure spice, no flavour. The philly steak might as well had been mystery meat and had no cheese on it at all.The drinks were good and service was also good. Atmosphere is unmatched when it comes to watching sports, just stay away from the food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 4

Nicholas Paquette

Service is awful, they fired my favorite waitress - I hate this place now.

Dylan Michael O'Connor

After my previous review, someone reached out to me to apologize for the miscommunication.I've been back a couple times and even had the cauliflower wings on the AYCE wings night.The house hot sauce is great, and the local beers are really great (shout out to the Limerick Stout - I lived in Limerick for a couple years and have even reached out to Evergreen to compliment them on a good quality Irish stout!)All the staff are super friendly and attentive and the energy is incredible during the Sens games.Happy to have this place local to my new apartment!Vegetarian options: Not many vegetarian options, only the cauliflower wings, a salad, and nachos as far as I can recall. Nachos were good if maybe a bit pricey for the size.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Nachos

Elizabeth Cantin

Here on a Saturday. Wait staff was super nice. Food was SO good. I'm usually expecting g mediocre food at a sports bar but ot was hecking. My husband got the pulled pork sandwich and I got the Buffalo wrap. Prices are reasonable (coach tail was 15 which is mid but not to bad). Not so loud that you can't have a conversation. Really happy we went in here by on a whim.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kevin D Ottawa

Wanted to watch Sunday Football with audio and were told not the game we wanted to watch. Nobody in the place when requested this so we left and spent $250 at another bar.

Joseph Knizat

Great sports bar!! Good service, food, and drinks. Everything is reasonably priced, and the TVs are massive. The Buff Chick Wrap was awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hamburger, Pilsner, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Nachos, Wings

Shannon C

3 stars because of service and atmosphere.Bartenders have always made sure I'm ok for drinks etc.What on earth happened to the menu!? YIKES.No one wants to pay $21 for wings.The welly burger was $23 and did not live up to the price. Looks like a menu overhaul happened once Smoque Shack moved in.Go for the pints & stick around for the games.

Brandon Abou-Zeidan

Atmosphere is definitely sports bar. We were able to watch the formula 1 race without any issues though which was very nice. Cocktails are expensive but they come as 2oz drinks which is good. Our table got all burgers. The patties were very dry and overcooked. Untoasted buns really dried it out even more.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Sean Ryan

Great sports bar , some video games , the bar is just a wall of TV's great spot. nice staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Karl

Good spot for drinks ?Not a big fan of the pizza

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Brandon

Super nice bar, sports go wild here! The bartenders, the service, the food and the bathrooms are all exceptional, I don't think I've ever been to a bar where every stall was its own bathroom! Got like 7 beers and a salad for 60 bucks, definitely my new

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garden Salad

Geoffrey G

As my go to local pub it pains me to write a poor review. I was happy to see an updated menu so I decided to try the half rack of ribs on their new BBQ menu. It was the smallest portion I have ever seen for a half rack (3 ribs so more like a quarter rack). Not good value for $25. It was also hard to get the servers attention despite it being a really quiet night and they had no ice cream for the kids menu with no replacement. Hopefully the owner reads these reviews and can improve the experience. I will think twice before eating here again.

Tynesha Hodgins

Great service by the bartender Austin. The real star of the show was Laina came here on her recommendation and she wasn’t wrong. The new BBQ menus was fire. Although I wish they had brisket or pulled pork.. could be coming soon rumour has it. Overall do recommend. It’s a classic tavern great vibes good people and many characters to people watch while sitting on the patio.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jensen Hodgins

AMAZE BALLS SERVICE, wow, I cannot be more impressed with the service, staff was incredible (Lana, and austin) WILL be coming back for the great food, hot chicks( Lana) and just a hell of a good night ? ALSO food had me coming back for seconds so I WILL be wearing my stretchy pants next time hehe

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Shaily Allison

Newer sports bar with lots of TVs and great atmosphere. There’s also a buck hunter arcade game and a table/bubble/dome rod hockey game. We aren’t big sports people but often find ourselves here.Excellent draught beer selection. Lots of craft and classic domestic options and cheap triples when you want them! Something for everyone.Don’t sleep on their food!!! Their fries are chip wagon style, they have really good chicken wings (try the dry rubs) and their chicken tenders are top tier. I’m also a big fan of the spicy aioli that comes with the sweet potato fries - it’s actually spicy. We’ve never had anything here that wasn’t really good. Yes, it’s more expensive than the other good bar with food across the road but the portions are also bigger and the offerings are different.Love that they almost always have their front windows open.Tiff (server/bartender) is a gem (and makes really good caesars!)

Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings

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