La Strada Restaurant - Ottawa

Beautiful restaurant! Love the intimate set up. Food was perfectly cooked with the best ingredients. Server was attentive and professional. I think it was the owner or possibly the manager approached our table quite aggressively, threw off the mood.

Went here on a work function with some business partners. I actually recommended this place as it was local and I heard good things from others.We had a reservation for 12 unfortunately we had some cancellations the day of that were beyond our control. When the owner/manager approached us about our guests not being there it was incredibly awkward, embarrassing and rude. I can appreciate that our reservation for 12 was large and may have reduced the number of tables they had but there was a better way to handle that in that moment, and he did not handle it well.Instead they made us feel incredibly uncomfortable in THEIR restaurant. Then proceeded to move our tables so he could free up the other table (while dropping one of our guests cell phone on the floor). We told him we were very sorry and we’re trying to fill the spots as we understand his point of view.His response was well I’m going to move the table and if more come and I have no room to seat them that’s too bad.It was such a horrid start to a meal that was supposed to be great. It’s unfortunate because the food was great and the waiter was nice but this one particular person was awful.I would never recommend this place again for a work function, nor would I return on my own just because of his attitude.Kind of embarrassing that I recommended this venue.

Great ambience, food and service!!! A little loud! Maybe sound attenuation panels and or drapes could be discreetly installed to minimize the echos!We will be eating here again!!Thanks La Strada for a nice evening!

I had the lobster and veal dish in rose sauce! Well for 47$ I would have liked to see some lobster! The veal was well prepared and quite tender but the lack of lobster left me cold! Definitely won’t have that again!!

Wonderful Italian restaurant! Excellent service! Excellent food! Friendly staff. An absolutely delightful evening!Vegetarian options: Had the zucchini sticks. They were amazing! Delicious vegetarian minetrone and the eggplant parm. Really excellent food!