Reviews for Bistro Ristoro in Ottawa, ON
Amazing experience! The food was fantastic, the atmosphere was relaxing, and the server was very friendly. The chef also came... out and greeted us. Highly recommend this restaurant!! Read more
Amazing place! The Carbonara is creamy, and the bacon has just the right amount of saltiness to cut through it. The marinara... sauce has a little wine taste that really enhanced the flavor of the calzone. 5 out of 5! Read more
What a wonderful gem of a restaurant and a must go!!! Our first time in Ottawa exploring the area and by chance found this... restaurant. We LOVED it!! . We had the Pillows as an Appetizer and they were delicious! The stuffed eggplant was amazing andserved in a very creative way with mascarpone and feta cheese on top! (So annoyed I didn’t take a photo!). One of the besteggplant dishes we have ever had! We paired it with a bottle of Zinfandel that really complemented the dish!! And a shout out toour server who was just the best! Read more
This is one of the best restaurants in Ottawa! The food is authentic Balkan: the flavors are amazing! The service is incredible,... the owners are always there to chat give good suggestions or simply just to welcome you warmly! They have just came up with thenew dish, it is Cornbread Chicken Casserole (I am attaching a photo of it here)! It is hard to describe the quality of it!!!! Ihighlighted recommend this place!! Read more
Bistro Ristoro is easily one of our favourite restaurants in Ottawa. It's a wonderful local business run by the best people - we... always have great conversations with Vlado and Lydia when we are there. The restaurant serves delicious, authentic Macedonianfood. The last time we went there we had the piquant stuffed champignons, the pillows, the spicy sausage roll ups, and much more- everything was AMAZING! One of my favourite dishes there has to be the Halloumi and roasted red pepper appetizer - theHalloumi is the perfect consistency and tastes really great! Their pizzas and mains are also fantastic, and I highly recommendthe Oliva pizza if you like olives and mushroom :) One of our favourite things about this place is the passionate and energeticteam that runs it - you can tell that the owners and staff truly care about putting delicious food out for their customers! It'sunfortunate that we had to move out of Ottawa and can't visit anymore, but this is going to be our go-to place every time wetravel to visit the city in the future! Read more
Great experience! Friendly waiter, very comfortable space. Simple but really tasty food ( which is rarity in Ottawa). They use... fresh and good quality ingredients. The only one thing-you should wait a bit more , but worth it. It’s better to wait and eata good meal than having heartburn after the garbage that is often fed in Ottawa restaurants. We were 5 adults and 2 kids whototally satisfied with the meal! Read more
Hidden gem of the Byward market. Great atmosphere and the staff very attentive. Chicken parmigiana was so juicy and pasta sauce... was on point. Pizzas are so delicious and yes even the salad was tasty. Read more
Went with a friend yesterday evening for dinner - certainly wasn't disappointed. Halloumi was great (first time trying), and... the champinones con chorizo were absolutely amazing. My main (the Veal XL Burger Plieskavitza) is one of the national dishes ofSerbia; it tasted amazing and I was so full that I took the leftovers home. Note that the online menu has many more optionsthan the in-person option. Service is quite slow, but it is one of the restaurants where they don't kick you out and want you toenjoy and savour your food. The owners and staff are extremely friendly. Will certainly be coming back here many times over. Read more