Reviews for The VAULT Bistro in Manotick, ON
Slow and disorganized dinner. The food was OK, just about what you would expect from a restaurant like this. Tasted good but... nothing extraordinary. The staff were really friendly and helpful... When they were around. The problem was the timing ofordering and getting our food and drinks. I am not sure if they were under-staffed or what was going on, but it took 15 to 25minutes to place our drink orders. The drinks came in two groups separated by a minute or two. The same happened with our foodorder. 3 of us got our orders, then after a minute 2 more got our food. Then it was nearly 5 minutes for the last plate to comeout. The last meal had been clearly waiting a long time under a heat lamp. If you are a group of 2 - 3 and not in a hurry, thenThe Vault is probably 4 stars. But until they can get things organized, I would recommend this restaurant if you are a groupover 3 Read more
First time trying this place. Arrived at 8:10 pm on Saturday night. Seated at the lovely table beside the in and out to the... patio (four other tables were open though). Once sat waited 11 min for a waitress to address us (side note?there were 7 onshift). Gave our drink order then took another 15 min for drinks to arrive. She then took our food order. We finished ourdrinks to then have our appetizers arrive. Husbands soup was good...nice bread served with it. Also had ordered calamari. Theywere bigger and fatter than A&W onion rings. More breading than squid. Not good. Supposed to be served with sweet chili sauceand tzatziki. Only came with sweet chili sauce. But we were hungry so ate them. Then waited?and waited?.and waited? At 9:50 weasked for the bill, and cancelled the main course. 1.5 hr and still didn?t have our food. The place was almost empty?patioparty happening, patio had started to empty. Of course, when we said enough is enough, our food was miraculously ready. Nothanks! The waitress should have been on top of the kitchen to get the food out. It?s her responsibility. Would not recommend. Read more
There are two primary choices of dining places in Manotick and The Vault is one of it. It?s prime location with 2 outdoor... terraces are great spots to sit and enjoy a meal. The ambiance is modern and chic. They also have some nice art works on thewall. Service has always been quite friendly every time I go there. However if the place is busy, it does get slow down quitesignificantly especially the kitchen. Food quality is mostly good but not always perfect. This time we ordered flat bread pizzaand the Vault appetizer platter. While the flat bread was delicious , the portion was quite small for $16. The appetizerplatter was nicely portioned. But the charcuterie and cheese slices were very uneven and some look like end pieces. Not veryconsistent. Overall, I do like the bistro but the food presentation and quality is not always consistent. It would be greatto have same high quality food each time I eat there. Read more
My partner and I had our first (and last) dining experience yesterday Sunday July 31st. We ordered a steak sandwich MEDIUM and... the chicken wrap. His steak "sandwich" arrived WELL-DONE as an open-face 'sandwich' with a steak knife for the sole utensil. Mychicken wrap was served cold although there were burnt grill marks on the wrap itself. Generous portions of fries. NO utensils(other than that steak knife) or serviettes given until we asked for them. I might have given 3 stars IF the server had waited 5minutes before asking if everything was to our liking but she delivered the food, asked if we needed anything and then left. Wedidn't realize we were without basic necessities until we scanned the tables for forks and napkins. We both found the entreeslacking in flavour...thank goodness for ketchup, salt and pepper. Lovely patios and super comfortable seating. Read more
Perfect weather for patio dining so we went to Manotick and saw that The Vault was open. First time there and it was excellent.... The red sangria was very good as was the ABC cream ale (going to have to check out their pub in Ashton). I had sauteed scallopsfor a starter, and the seared ahi tuna salad. Both were excellent. A previous review has a description of the same salad thatis, as you can see in the photo, very different from the one I had. They possibly read that and made improvements. All in all avery pleasant experience... I'll be back for sure. Read more
First time at the Vault. Had the scallops and the steak salad. It was absolutely delicious. The service was great as well. We... got to sit out on the patio. Our first patio of the year. I tried the Ashton Brewing Company cream ale and it was fantastic!.Will come back for sure. Read more
We went to the Vault last night for dinner with friends. I ordered the beef wrap but couldn't eat it so I took half home. When I... opened it up at home today they forgot to tell me that it was a BEEF FAT only wrap. DISGUSTING! I had no idea that beef fat wasso expensive. I WON'T BE GOING THERE EVER AGAIN!. Read more
Was looking forward to eating here, I did find the service to be slow, from being greeted, to seating us, to taking our drink... order was longer than expected. The food was good and the atmosphere was nice. It's a good place to gather with friends withlarge open space for long tables. Read more