Reviews for NeXT in Ottawa, ON
This restaurant is a gem in Ottawa. A little out of the way but worth the drive the food and service are both phenomenal. We... ordered the fried cheese curds, it was so light and crispy. The kale salad was full of flavors. The steak was preparedperfectly. All and all great experience. Read more
Best place to go on a date that your really trying to impress. Romantic beautiful place, if you take the shared tasting menu you... will try the most popular dishes so your guaranteed to enjoy, both times I went different menu & enjoyed it just as much. Sharedmenu takes a bit of time, you will probably be there for 2 hours, great spot to talk & get to know that lucky someone whileimpressing them as well Read more
I was seeking out a restaurant to celebrate with my co-designer on a project we worked on and I discovered NeXT. Upon arriving... at the restaurant we were greeted with a lively atmosphere and very pleasant staff. We decided to order the 9 course tastingmenu in hopes to sample what the restaurant had to offer. When the first dish was set on the table I knew we had made the rightchoice! All the food that was brought to the table was magnificent and I can't recommend the fried cheese curds enough. I willdefinitely be visiting NeXT again to try some more of their marvelous food. Read more
This is our 3rd time doing the Blind Sharing Menu, 9 dishes with lots of time to digest and enjoy. We love the surprise of the... spectacular menu. The presentation is amazing. Every server we've have had was able to describe the dish in detail, chef Blackiealso made an effort to come and provide more info about the dish and tell us a story about which country he got his inspirationfrom. I don't think I could eat for a few days after .. so full. Its not just a dinner out its an experience. ENJOY!! Read more
We tried the blind tasting menu which was pretty tasty and great value. Service was a bit slow but friendly. We got: -... compressed watermelon, spinach, feta salad - kapow cauliflower - orecchiette with Italian sausage (off menu) - tempura friedcheese curds - spiced roasted corn + coconut soup - ginger snap crusted crispy beef short rib - confit duck leg - P.M.C (peanutbutter & milk chocolate mousse with caramelized bananas and marshmallow fluff) - deep fried cheesecake pops - dirty bottomcocktail and cherry bourbon sour cocktail Considering all the different food we got, most of the dishes were excellent.Prepared fresh with good ingredients and technique. Our favourites were the compressed watermelon salad, kapow cauliflower andthe duck confit. On to dishes with room for improvement. The corn soup was very salty but had good spice balance. The friedcheese curds would benefit from a sharper spicy/sour sauce rather than the sweet dominated one. The beef short rib was a veryinteresting pairing with the ginger snap crust which sometimes overpowered the savoury elements so I recommend adding the extramustard and reduction they also serve on the side. The marshmallow fluff on the PMC was too sweet for us and didn't have anybanana flavour. Lastly, the outside of both our cocktail glasses were super sticky, likely spilled over on its way to our tablebut just felt a bit unhygienic. Overall, more good dishes than not and would visit again to try different dishes. Read more
Amazing customer service and delicious food! The portions are very small though especially for a big guy like me. Recommend the... fried cheese and watermelon salad. Would repeat but avoid the blind serving experience as it was not worth the price for 4. Read more
New Year Eve's experience at home was fantastic. Loved everything about it. Great food, plentiful portions, a fun and easy... YouTube to follow along with the Chef!!! We will definitely be doing this again and going to NeXT as well for a meal!! Read more
Food was spectacular; every dish we got was impeccable. We ended up ordering more food to try after we finished our first round... because we enjoyed our first dishes so much. I definitely see what the hype is about this spot. I would come back in a heartbeatto try the other menu items. Read more