[waterloowarrior]

Restaurants
From January 29 to February 22, 2009.*

Chefs at a variety of local restaurants have created special prix-fixe menus. The three-course table d'hôte menus are available for $25, $35, $45 or $65 per person.**

http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16298-22877-32870&lang=1

http://www.theottawamap.com/winterlude

101 Café (Crowne Plaza Ottawa Hotel)
101 Lyon Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Allium
87 Holland Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Anthony's on Elgin
274 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

ARC Restaurant (ARC THE.HOTEL)
140 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Arôme Seafood and Grill (Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel)
3, boulevard du Casino, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Atelier
540 Rochester Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

b/Side Wine and Small Plates
323 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Bâton Rouge (Gatineau)
320, boulevard St-Joseph, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Bâton Rouge (Ottawa)
360 Albert Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Beckta Dining & Wine
226 Nepean Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Benitz Bistro
327 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Biagio's Italian Kitchen
1394 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Big Daddy's Crab Shack & Oyster Bar
339 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Bocado
343 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Canal Ritz
375 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Carmello's on Cooper
131 Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Coasters Seafood Grill
54 York Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Courtyard Restaurant
21 George Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

D'Arcy McGee's
44 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Divino Wine Studio
225 Preston Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Domus Café
87 Murray Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

East India Company
210 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Elgin Café (Lord Elgin Hotel)
100 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Empire Grill
47 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Hy's Steakhouse
170 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Juniper Kitchen & Wine Bar
245 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Kinki
41 York Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Le «French Quarter»
80, promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Le Café (National Arts Centre)
53 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Le Cordon Bleu Signatures
453 Laurier Avenue East, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Le Saint-Éloi café bistro
100, chemin Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Le Twist
88, rue Montcalm, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Les Fougères
783, route 105, Chelsea, Quebec, Canada

Luxe Bistro
47 York Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Mambo Nuevo Latino
77 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Mamma Grazzi's
25 George Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Mangia
121 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Merlot Rooftop Grill (Ottawa Marriott Hotel)
100 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Métropolitain Brasserie Restaurant
700 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Milestone's Grill and Bar
700 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Murray Street
110 Murray Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Navarra
93 Murray Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pasticceria Gelateria Italiana
200 Preston Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Perspectives Restaurant (Brookstreet Hotel)
525 Legget Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Piz'za-za
36, rue Laval, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

Play Food & Wine
1 York Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Restaurant e18hteen
18 York Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Santé Restaurant
45 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Savana Café
431 Gilmour Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Social
537 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Stella Osteria
81 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sweetgrass Aboriginal Bistro
108 Murray Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Black Thorn
15 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Buzz Restaurant
374 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Capital Dining Room (Delta Ottawa Hotel and Suites)
361 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Fish Market
54 York Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Urban Pear
151 Second Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Whalesbone Oyster House
430 Bank Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Vineyards Wine Bar & Bistro
54 York Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar
41 Clarence Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Wilfrid's Restaurant (Fairmont Château Laurier)
1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

[Mille Sabords]

I've been trying to get a table at Navarra, to no avail. It's full all the time. You need at least 2 months to get a reservation.

[harls]

Some of those restaurants on that list are pretty far from the action (Chelsea? Legget Drive?)

[Ottawade]

There has been a ridiculous amount of talk about Atelier lately. I really want to try it... Though they usually have a blind prix-fixe anyway...

[mrarlyn]

There has been a ridiculous amount of talk about Atelier lately. I really want to try it... Though they usually have a blind prix-fixe anyway...
It's one vote, but I can tell you that Atelier exceeded my expectations.

[aesthetic]

Omnivore Ottawa has a post (http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/omnivore/archive/2009/02/12/once-around-the-byward-market.aspx) about the taste of winterlude dining experience. It all sounds delicious.

[Jamaican-Phoenix]

It's one vote, but I can tell you that Atelier exceeded my expectations.

What is the average price range if you don't mind my asking?

[Ottawade]

If i understand it correctly there is no menu at all. It's a "blind" 12 course meal. They will ask you when you get there if you have any allergies, strong distastes or are a vegetarian. Other than that its your guess what you will be served.

The tasting menu is $75 I think and there are probably multiple costs for wine pairings but the citizen review said they had the $55 pairing...

Citizen Review (http://www2.canada.com/ottawacitizen/features/diningout/story.html?id=82b67d64-492f-4907-85f0-6a4831e139d2)

Official website (http://www.atelierrestaurant.ca)