Aroma Meze - Ottawa, Ontario

Nice restaurant that serves Mediterranean dishes. Service is exceptional, waiters are attentive, friendly and fast. I had a meal of 6 dishes and although it was my first time trying most of the dishes, I enjoyed them. The only thing was that the restaurant was crowded and thus noisy so I ... had to strain to hear my companions. I guess every restaurant wants to be full so this is not a complaint😊. I just wished it was a bit more quiet Read more

Other than the super long wait, everything was amazing. It’s so hard to find Halal high end restaurants but this one offers Halal meat and chicken!!! (Thank you Aroma) The system for ordering was interesting, what is shown on the menu is to serve 2 people, and you multiple that by ... the amount of people you actually have, and you all share that plate (for example we were 5 so we did x2.5). I really liked this because you don’t have to worry about having to cut/figure out how to share your dish with people, since it’s already done for you. This allowed us to try so many of their dishes. The service was amazing, the man who served us was super helpful and kind. One thing I disliked was that it took super long for dishes to be served, and this was when the restaurant was not that busy. It took around 25mins for each dish to come (dishes are served one at a time). Octopadaki: A great option if you like seafood. The octopus tasted great but the texture of it starts to make you not want to have it after a while. The red peppers were also amazing. Smoked salmon crisps: This was in my opinion the second best dish we tasted, however other people with me said they didn’t like the sauce too much Open face chicken: All 5 of us agreed that this was definitely THE BEST dish. The flavour mix was spot on, everything went well together. The chicken was tender, the sauce was sweet, but not too sweet, and gave the whole thing a perfect balance. 10/10 MUST TRY!!! Kotopulo Avgolemono: The sauce was fantastic, the meatball itself wasn’t anything crazy, but still tasted good. It had a bit too much lemon for us. Crème brûlée was great 10/10 no notes! Read more

First time here and had high expectations based on reviews. From the beginning - reserving online was easy and received confirmation and a thank you note after dining there - nice touch. I noted that it was a birthday dinner. Parking on the street can be a problem downtown Ottawa, but ... snagged a spot right out front at 5:45pm on a Wednesday. The front dining room is a bit dated but ok. 6 courses for two were recommended from their large, varied menu, so we did that as per photos and it was about right. All 6 were good and a couple were outstanding - for me the octopus and the tomato zucchini feta dish. The red wines at $10-12 per 6oz glass were Italian nero d'avola (open a bit too long perhaps?) and Argentine malbec - quite nice and even fruity for a malbec. We were able to chat easily without too much noise and after a leisurely 2 hours asked for the bill and went on our merry way. Service was very competent and friendly although one dish was forgotten. It came quickly when we were asked if we'd like anything more but reminded our waiter of the missing 6th dish. No mention of the birthday, which would have been nice to top it off. Recommended, and I would return. Read more

Had a wonderful time dining at Aroma Meze in Ottawa. Our server, who has worked for the restaurant for 10 years, was friendly and knowledgeable. This more relaxed, sharing style of dining is an excellent change of pace from the usual. The food was incredible, and I would definitely return. ... The restaurant was clean, although a little dated. Read more

Dinner was very tasty. It was fun to try lots of different things to eat, most of which we really enjoyed. The atmosphere was cozy, it gets a little loud when everyone in the restaurant was a little wine, but that is part of the fun of it. The restaurant ... surprised us with a little anniversary desert which was a very nice touch. I loved that we never felt rushed, it was an enjoyable slow dinner. Read more