milestones

find this place last night on yelp. after walking in the rain for a bit we finally found it, it's says it's on sussex drive but the real entrance is on mackenzie.

the food was awesome, got the asian chicken bites for a app and has the krispy chicken sandwich with some fries and it was so good, i would definitely come back and try them for their brunch too :)

a standard choice for girl's night out and celebrating birthdays - we went tonight for cheap bellinis and apps. great service makes this location stand out as the menu is the same no matter where you go.

location and ambiance is nice.  service was slow and staff looked sleepy and more interested in talking with each other than providing service, however they were polite enough when talking with them.  food unfortunately was very poor, prime rib came out cold and bland.  for $30+ you'd expect a nice meal.  disappointed.

yes, it is part of a national chain of casual dining restaurants featuring a modern menu and decor. however, this location situated in the heart of downtown ottawa makes for a perfect night out if you are looking for all of your canadian inspired favorite meals. salmon, chicken and pastas are always a popular choice. the service is always friendly and accommodating.

the food is generally good, not amazing but okay. the service is okay but can be slow when the place is packed. love their cocktails. very popular and packed more often than not. if you don't like huge and very busy restaurants, don't go there.

awesome place for a girls night with their bellini cocktails! the food is also great, the staff very attentive and the vibe just great overall for grabbing food and drinks with your girls!

love miles stones! the foods good and so are the drinks! beliinis are 4.50 on tuesday's and they're sooo good!! only thing is if you want a good table, you should make a reservation, because they are always busy.

thee most horrible service i have ever experienced. this happened the last time i was there in the summer and did not have a choice but to go the second time and received the exact same experience. horrible slow service and the food is bad from the apps to the mains, doesn't even compare to the one on baxter rd. my pasta was a cold clump of oil. my friend's steak and mashed was overdone, tendony, cold and sent back. there were four of us and it took 15 minutes to get our drinks . i watched three staff members talking amongst eachother for five mins before starting our drinks and then the drinks sat there for another four mins waiting to be served, i was starting to get out of my chair to get them myself until she finally came. the two at the bar were standing there doing nothing and were were literally sitting right beside them...they couldn't serve them to us? everything about the experience was horrendous. i will never ever return even if it was for free. the point was for four co-workers to relax after working long hours and it didn't happen.

upon arrival you will be greeted by a friendly hostess who will lead you into a well decorated art deco type restaurant. i chose to sit on the patio as the weather permitted and the view is enjoyable. the waiter was a friendly young gentleman named steve who was on top of his game. i ordered their speciality, a grilled chicken and portobello mushroom with creamy sauce on a bed of mash with grilled veg. now considering that milestones has the gaul to breach the $20/entrée barrier, you'd think that this meal would be expertly prepared by expertly trained chefs. instead i received overcooked chicken (as in some-bits-were-crunchy overcooked) and veg that was drowning in oil. all in all, the service and atmosphere are exceptional, but the sub par food coupled with high end prices make this a place an overall loser.

love it. it's a gem of a brand in otown. service is perfect and food is perfect! ask for shea- very attentive and strives to please will return if we can request her!
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awesome!!. went again today to milestones on sussex in ottawa for a friends birthday and was thrilled once again with excellent food and with our server whose name is colin - he did an upstanding job of hosting our table as he's very personable and has a way with people that makes you want to go back just to see him :).

the food is always delicious and i have never been disappointed.


-----09 mar, 2015-----

awesome!!. went again today to milestones on sussex in ottawa for a friends birthday and was thrilled once again with excellent food and with our server whose name is colin - he did an upstanding job of hosting our table as he's very personable and has a way with people that makes you want to go back just to see him :).

the food is always delicious and i have never been disappointed.

if jason rosso is reading this - i'm dina's aunt :)

i usually love this place but i went today on a saturday and the service was terrible as was our appetizer. the sweet potato fries were flavour less and the supposed chipotle aioli tasted like ketchup. we sat on the patio at first and were ignored immediately. we tried toughing it out but had to move ourselves inside. i never got asked for a refill on my drink. we saw our waitress once to order our food and never saw her again until 40 mins later when our food finally came. the food was great i had steak with buttermilk mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. i never got a refill on my drink the whole time i was there. also, there were no straws given with the water. there was a chip on one of the glasses and i cut my lip. very unimpressed and i won't be coming back here. maybe another location would be better but this one was terrible.

disappointed. upon calling milestones for a reservation for 10 i was informed that they do not take large reservations on the weekend. they will take a reservation for six and one for four but would not promise to put us beside each other. i was told that there are stand alone tables but they will no longer put them together and their kitchen is not adequate to accommodate large parties between approximately 5pm and 8pm.
i stated that it must be nice that business is so great that they can turn down potentially $700 - $1,000.
i also stated that i would not recommend this restaurant to anybody due to lack of flexibility....very disappointed.
i am sure there is someplace in the market that would gladly take our money.

new lunch options are the spicy thai basil noodles and the stacked burger. i ignored those and was looking at the chopped salad as a possible option, another one being the fire-grilled salmon, served with a pineapple and pepper salsa and quinoa pilaf.

consistently good. went for dinner before a performance at the nac. we were seated quickly in the lounge, as requested, and equally "checked - out" quickly when we had to departed. the service was excellent and attentive. the first item, the sirloin steak, seasoned well and cooked to a perfect medium rare. the second item, the lamb shank, was slightly over cooked and bland (would not order it again).

notwithstanding, an excellent meal and definitely would return again.