l'orée du bois

food is ok but coming from a familly of france will tell you its basic french cuisine portions are small and dont expect to leave with a full stomach , theplaceneeds to be redone entirely carpet is dirty and the rest is really out datedplacewas neglected for a long long time and on top of that the restaurant can get noisi and the menu lacks of choice ! i would not recomend , le pied de cochon feal more intimate and more welcoming and food is similar but better service , the l orée du bois is aplaceto eat and go ! cocktails drinks are not that good !! and the management could be way better i rate thisplace2,5 on 5 stars , go to le baccara food is way better and the service is a real 5 stars .

went there on sept the 6th to celebrate both me and my wife's 5th wedding anniversary and also my parents 46th. thisplaceexceeded my expectations ! service was outstanding ! food great and the table d'hôte great value especially when you can can adjust it with the a la carte menu and create your own a la carte ! amazing value and very charming. will bring back friends with us for sure again !

it's like being in france!. went for the table d'hôte de la st valentin. it was a six course meal. smoked salmon spread with chives(very good), two celery soup with beet sour cream (the beet cream formed a heart on top of the soup, nice touch, very good), 5 appetizers to choose from, i had the rabbit terrine with pistachio(excellent-nice display with veggies, mushrooms, salad), main courses 7 to choose from, i had the duck with peppercorn & cognac sauce (excellent), lemon verbena sherbet (very tasty) and i had the cheese platter instead of the desserts (excellent). the variety in your choice of bread was excellent, warm and fresh. it was extremely busy, but the service was still very attentive and good....for $50, it was a steal of a deal. we also had the palette de vin which matched wines to the menu...very well match and nice choice of wines. i visited france this summer and the food is so good there, i must say, thisplaceis comparable...bravo to the chef
my friends had the red deer and couldn't stop raving about it.
my husband had the roasted pork...he wanted to add salt as he is a salt junky...the salt never showed up at the table.....but our 3 meals needed nothing added. will go back soon...really love the food and the place

consistent quality and great value - we keep coming back for more!. this has become a regular favourite among my friends - we've been numerous times, sometimes with large groups, and i don't think we've had a bad dish yet. favourites include the lamb, duck confit, salmon and the rabbit. all dishes are very rich and flavourful - they don't skimp on the fat...and that comes true in the taste. they have a table d'hote that is excellent value for the price paid. desserts are equally divine - again, they've all been great. if there's one criticism of theplace- the menu rarely changes and is perhaps less adventerous... which may be a good thing, as they've perfected most of the dishes. we've been to many more expensive fine dining restaurants in ottawa, where the quality has been very hit and miss. here it has been consistently excellent, so we keep coming back!