Norca Restaurant & Bar

This restaurant was truly amazing. It’s honestly hard to find a place in Ottawa with such beautiful decoration and thoughtful design, but this one really stands out. The atmosphere was warm and inviting, and the music added perfectly to the experience.

The food quality was excellent, it felt familiar, like flavors I’ve enjoyed before, but presented in a fresh and exciting way.

The service was also great. The staff were friendly and welcoming, and I especially appreciated that they didn’t come to the table too often. Sometimes it can feel overwhelming when servers interrupt repeatedly, but here it felt balanced and comfortable.

I highly recommend this place, it’s definitely one of my favorite spots in Ottawa.

Went to this fine restaurant because we saw online that they had a special NYE menu, they called it a tasting menu.

First impression we were told we could sit anywhere so we sat a a beautiful table. That table setting was perfect. Very romantic.

We were a little upset that they changed the drink menu that was online. However that did not matter. We asked for the drinks that we wanted and they made it happen. You can see the pictures of our drinks in this review.

Oh I didnt mention this was a 5 course tasting menu. You will notice that not all pictures are there because we were to amazed.

First course came out. The server explained the dish in great detail making it even more enjoyable. This was how all the other courses came out as well. 10/10

Now for the negative.(and this has nothing to do with the service or food) We were disappointed with the lack of people in the restaurant. Yes maybe people came out later due to the day. We reserved for a 6pm time. We were the first people there. All the staff worked hard to make this a beautiful dinner/experience.

I hope people read this review and make plans to attend next NYE.

Last part of my review.
Thank you to Chef James Bratsberg for creating such a wonderful menu. Enjoyed all the flavors, experience. Tried food that I have never tried before and enjoyed everything. Merci.

The waiters to the sous chef have gone above and beyond to create a personal experience. Beyond that the food had been some of the best I’ve had. This is my third night ordering from Norca. Highly recommended.

First time at Norca, was always intrigued from the view from the street below.
Nathan was my bartender and he was fantastic!!! I had 2 cocktails, oysters and a glass of wine. The ambiance is so beautiful in Norca, next time i come back i will definitely order more off the menu.
There was a slight issue with my oysters but Nathan fixed it asap. Love it , highly recommended!!

We went to Norca for our Wedding Anniversary celebration while staying at Le Germain in Ottawa.

It was wonderful. Service was great and food was delectable. I took a few pictures but missed a few dishes because we were too excited to try them and forgot to take pictures.

We will be returning! We have had breakfast here twice as well and it has not disappointed.