thyme & again

cutest little place. thyme & again is my favourite place to take a quiet lunch, grab a great handmade sandwich with the best coleslaw i've ever eaten and a crunchy dill pickle. their soups are to die for andserviceis quick and sweet. the atmosphere is great, although on the main level and patio, there is limited seating. if you go up the back stairs, there's a lot more room/chairs/tables to house more people, although the light and airy feeling on the main floor is a lot more attractive. there's decorations and knick-knacks for sale and i often find cute little things to buy for friends and family there. overall, it's a great place to go for a coffee, a snack or a meal. it's suitable for children, working or just meeting up with friends for a great meal.

amazing catering service. hard to believe that with just a few short phone calls i could make myself look like the hostess extraordinaire! have always loved the “take-home” food from thyme and again, but this year for our birthdays my husband and i used their cateringserviceto host a dinner of twenty friends and family. the food as usual was delicious. from hors d’oeuvres to dessert their servers and chef turned my home into an intimate high end restaurant... far better than anything i could have imagined. if you are not used to hosting, their experience and ability to improvise without direction are certainly what you need. by the time they packed up and left there was nothing left to do but remember our lovely evening. a big thanks to rose for knowing exactly what we were looking for. lorraine

bad service, not worth the price. we ordered two slices of cake to go and a couple of candies for the kids, and after we paid (close to $20), the guy handed us a box and said "here's your cakes" (notice the plural). we chatted with someone we recognized at the cafe for several minutes then went home only to find one slice. we drove all the way back and politely asked for the piece we were not given. the guy made it a point to say "oh yeah, you guys forgot it" - no apologies no nothing. after having to drive all the way back, i certainly wasn't expecting to be blamed for their mistake. i didn't argue, just wanted what we paid for. so i said "we were told our cakes were in here", and he insisted "no you guys forgot your piece, you left without it". if we were there for several minutes talking to someone else, couldn't he have just told us we have one more cake coming? he said he gave our piece to the next customer. terrible service. the cakes weren't worth the price either - couldn't taste any lemon in the lemon thyme cake. the experience soured me enough that i won't be going back. i've had it with some of these pretentious, over-priced cafes in westboro that don't even have the decency to provide a better level ofservicein exchange for the prices they charge!

a great neighbourhood shop.servicehas always been quick and friendly whether i'm grabbing coffee and lunch or take away and treats! love the bustle and have always been able to get a table. we get take home meals often - easy, tasty and don't disappoint.

catering for events. thyme & again catered an event for the community foundation of ottawa.

they did a wonderful job. they provided professional and creative input in the planning stages and friendly, respectfulservicethroughout the evening. the colours of the dropcloths and the food was stunning. i did not sample everything, but the canapés that came my way were absolutely delicious.

awesome catering for my wedding!. when trying to think of words to use to describe theserviceand food provided by thyme & again at my wedding this past weekend at the museum of nature there is only one that comes to mind..... amazing! they handled everything perfectly from start to finish. every aspect of theservicewent off without a hitch. our wedding required a good deal of room changes and set-up between ceremony, reception and dinner, and the staff made everything look flawless and beautiful. it was so nice having everything taken care of and not having to worry about a thing. also the little things made me and my bride feel extra special; such as the servers making sure that we had the chance to enjoy each of the appetizers served during the cocktail hour since we were busy taking photos for most of that time. the food was also outstanding! i am still thinking about the chocolate oblivion cake :) thyme & again also took great effort to accommodate everyone’s food sensitivities, restrictions and allergies (we had a quite a few people at our event that required this extra care taken with the food). i highly recommend anyone planning a wedding to use thyme & again for catering. me and my wife's wedding day wouldn’t have been as special as it was if it wasn’t for the effort they put in.

and a very special thanks to sandra for being such an awesome coordinator!

the food has been ok but unfortunately theservicehas taken a significant turn. i can't comprehend a scenario where the staff, on a sunday morning at 10:04am, with absolutely no one in the store, tell my wife that her order of six sandwiches should have been called in ahead as a large order. note: the sandwiches are pre-made and took all of one minute to pull from the fridge. the tone was smug and this isn't the first time. we are proud supporters of local business and have grown up in family businesses. we have been consistently supporting thyme and again but theservicehas become increasingly unwelcoming. unfortunately no more thyme and definitely not again.