Riviera Ottawa
1131 Reviews
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- Thursday5–11 PM
- Friday5–11 PM
- Saturday5–11 PM
- Sunday5–10 PM
- Monday5–10 PM
- Tuesday5–10 PM
- Wednesday5–10 PM
About the Business
Riviera Ottawa |
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Website
Call Us
+16132336262
62 Sparks St., Ottawa, ON K1P 5A5
Hours
- Thursday5–11 PM
- Friday5–11 PM
- Saturday5–11 PM
- Sunday5–10 PM
- Monday5–10 PM
- Tuesday5–10 PM
- Wednesday5–10 PM
Features
- Delivery
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
- Credit cards
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Transgender safe space
- Takeout
- Dine-in
- Wheelchair accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible washroom
- Healthy options
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Washroom
- Groups
- Accepts reservations
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Bar on-site
- High chairs
- Late-night food
- Romantic
- Upscale
- Great cocktails
- Gender-neutral washroom
- Reservations required
Recommended Reviews
Can Berk Atabey
13.10.2023
Riviera Ottawa
One of the most famous restaurants in Ottawa for sure and it can be said that it deserves its reputation. Even though the prices are quite high and the portion size is small, everything we tried has been amazing! From the homemade garlic bread to beef tartare and to lobster spagetti, all tasted awesome. The service also one of the aspects that Riviera escalates compared to other restaurants. Our waiter was nothing but attentive, helpful and kind. If you would to try delicious gourmet food and don't have any financial troubles with your bank, I can would highly recommend this restaurant. A solid choice!
Brittany Greene
10.10.2023
Riviera Ottawa
Very fun environment! We had seats at the bar and it was a lot of fun speaking to Mr. Flood. I said we were celebrating a birthday, and every staff member who interacted with us wished my husband a happy birthday. He even got a little candle on his dessert.Our food arrived exceptionally fast and tasted amazing. Portion sizes were large. We tried at least 5 incredible drinks and those alone will bring us back. I highly recommend the Fruit of the Mother - it tastes like the holidays.
Simran Kochar
28.09.2023
Riviera Ottawa
We celebrated our 7th anniversary for dinner and loved every moment. We had oysters and caviar with blini, followed by steak tartar and a malfadine pasta with rabbit Sausage. All were incredible! Dessert was a pavlova type dessert with strawberries, absolutely delicious.
Michelle Mak
22.08.2023
Riviera Ottawa
I had a very enjoyable dinner at Riviera. We were able to get a reservation at 5:30pm on Canada Day, sitting at the bar, which was perfectly fine. Excellent service and love the decor of the place, with this midcentury modern vibe. Prices of plates were reasonable especially with the generous portions! We ordered the white fish caviar, the octopus, duck breast and the steak. The pavlova dessert was a delight, must try! The steak was the least spectacular of the four, so I would recommend trying another dish since you could probably get a better steak elsewhere. All things considered, it was a lovely dining experience.
Sam Samida
10.08.2023
Riviera Ottawa
The Batman here is amazing. He is an artist of advanced calibre. Dishes in this place are made with perfection. Beautiful building with some wow type architecture. The Barman here is the most sophisticated barman I have ever met. You can request a martini without giving any info and he will make magic. Sitting on the bar is pure fun
Anna Maria
26.07.2023
Riviera Ottawa
Beautiful atmosphere, AMAZING food & amiable service.There is a photo booth in the back many patrons may be familiar with, we tried to use it, and it happened to be out of order. We had already paid for the photos & a waiter noticed so he gave us a complimentary glass of champagne since they couldn't refund us from the machine. This staff has a passion for what they do.I'll be coming in again for dinner because everything we had was so good. Also, if you enjoy cocktails, they have a large variety and are super tasty.
Andrew Gulya
22.07.2023
Riviera Ottawa
The Riviera is an absolutely delightful restaurant with great seating and ambiance, subtle and timeless decor, and world class food and drinks curated and prepared by excellent chefs, cooks, mixologists and bartenders. I went to the Riviera with my partner last week for dinner and we were both amazed at the wonderful dining experience we had here. We couldn’t pick one so we got two seafood starters; grilled octopus with romesco and shishito, and a shrimp and scallop dish that I can’t for the life of me remember the name of but they were both superb and delicious. I had the braised lamb shank with sorghum, celeriac purée and gremolata, and my partner had the striploin steak frites with bordelaise sauce. We both loved our own entrees and each others! The lamb was so tasty and cooked perfectly, everything on the plate paired so well together. The lamb and steak honestly did not stand a chance, they were gone before the next round of cocktails came. Oh yes the cocktails! In total we had a lucky 7 cocktails, some from the Negroni menu and some from the Classics and Neoclassics menu. It was definitely difficult to pick which ones to try because the Riveria cocktail and wine menus are DEEP and extensive. Standouts included the Corpse Reviver, Rikki Don’t Lose That Number, Electric Avenue, and Mezcalita. Our servers were always very helpful to make suggestions and provide further insight to our dining experience and were very attentive to us and other tables throughout the night. They really made this a 5 star experience. If I were allowed by Google to give 6 stars then I would because the rhubarb pavlova that we shared for dessert can only be described as “other worldly”. It was so extremely delicious and such a magnificent way to conclude our night. It appears that the Riviera has had many different pavlovas on the menu throughout the years, so I will definitely be back to try another :-) The Riviera is worth it!
Sara R. Santos
20.07.2023
Riviera Ottawa
The food was absolutely delectable. That is what saved the evening for us, one of the best beef tartars I've ever had. The building is beautiful, an old bank, but we found the seating was not very comfortable. Small tables, very close together, feels like your eating with strangers. If you don't mind it. Not exactly what we had hoped for.Was difficult finding parking nearby. Good spot to walk to though.
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62 Sparks St., Ottawa, ON K1P 5A5
Riviera Ottawa