Talk about stumbling upon a culinary gem! We discovered this restaurant by chance and couldn't have been happier with our find. The atmosphere was relaxed, and the menu was filled with mouthwatering choices. We ordered a bit impulsively, which led to a small delay in getting our food, but once it arrived, it was worth the wait. Every dish was a flavor explosion, and we found ourselves eagerly devouring each bite. Despite the hiccup with the timing, the friendly staff made us feel right at home, and we left satisfied and already thinking about when we could return for more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Maria Diaz
I still don’t understand what was all the excitement about! My friend made reservations for both of us and honestly the food wasn’t all there, disappointing he said … but service was spotless.I ordered duck raviolis… dry, scarce and extremely salty, not even the garnish helped improve the dish. My friend’s salmon was extremely overcooked and I don’t know how he ate it. My friend had just arrived from Germany, here for business … and he had lots of referrals about the place, he wanted to surprise me and both of us were really surprised … in the wrong way.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Creative Soul
Went for my birthday yesterday and LOVED our experience !! We were taken care of by lovely Natalie(I am sorry if I am getting ur name wrong ) Also, a 10 star for the wine suggestion <3 Every plate we ordered left our table fully cleared, I almost danced in joy eating my main !! It was a great surprise by my husband and Beckta dining made it even more special for me.. Thank you again
John James
We had a great experience at this restaurant. I had the omnivore tasting menu and my fiancé had the vegan tasting menu. Tasting menu is blind and you may not get the same dishes as usWe loved to food. We found the food to be very approachable, delicious and presented beautifully. I think that most people would enjoy the menu and have a great experience. There were some dishes on the vegan menu that really surprised in a good way. Everything on the omnivore menu was delicious and there were some exciting elements with dill and mushrooms on a couple dishes. Meat dishes were great. Overall I don't know if it's the best tasting menu out there but I think anyone you brought here would be very happy. I saw in a few reviews before we got there that people thought the portions were tiny, I would say they are average for a nicer restarant. It's not a cheesecake factoryAtmosphere was very intimate and comfortable. It's essentially a house and you eat in the different rooms. Some of the rooms are smaller and only have room for 4 tables. We were celebrating a milestone for my brother so we enjoyed the vibe.I find ottawa better than a lot of larger cities for vegan options in general, but it definitely improved the experience for the whole table to participate in the tasting menu. We had 2 Veg and 2 omniService for the most part was pretty good. We had some servers who appeared to be training serving us. Some spoke quietly and were hard to hear but it wasn't a big deal at all. What impressed me about them was that you could tell they were nervous and trying hard to make sure we had a good experience. I have had better service at similar restaurants but I would say this was a good excuse. There was a senior person on the team leading everything so I'm being a little picky here.Wine pairings I thought were fairly well done. There was a focus on using ontario wineries (niagara mostly) which I'm not usually a huge fan of. However I had no complaints on the selections, I appreciated the late harvest wine at the end as I don't like very sweet ice wine.Vegetarian options: Vegan options available and are goodDietary restrictions: Accomodate basically everything, even the tasting menuParking: Across the street city hall has cheap paid parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Martin Alix
Unequalled and amazing food and wine pairing, as usual.**BUT** sadly ruined by sub par, disappointing and bland service.Bekta’s cuisine and chef(s) deserve at a minimum enthusiastic service and the guy who was there tonight (Mar 5th 2004) ruined it. They deserve a reprimand and or some training… Sad..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Ursula Robinson
Have been hearing about Beckta for years and finally went. It did not disappoint! Service was impeccable and friendly. The food was perfect. I had the duck magret which was cooked a perfect medium rare and melted in my mouth. The squash purée topped with roasted squash and hazelnuts on the side was a standout. Will be going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
stuart
Great food, thd biscuits were amazing as were thd mackerel, the duck confit and steak tartare. Only thing to watch is there are nuts in the cauliflower steak that arent kusted on the menu. Valudated parking was great and the staff was amazing. Great ambiance upstairs especially
Ali T
The food was average. Atmosphere is very nice. The service can be better. We waited about 20 min for the machine to pay our bill.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Yue El-Hage
Amazing food and excellent service. Each of the 5 courses for the omnivore tasting menu were delicious and flavourful. Our server Leah was very friendly and even brought us home baked cookies to take home! Will be going back for tasting menu again.
Honestly the food was terrible. I know Ottawa isn't really a "food" city or an "anything" city for that matter, but don't market your 5-course meal if it's subpar. Also the ambiance was really creepy and tacky. Felt like a mix of cheap air-bnb and a horror film. 100% would not go back. Overpriced, tacky and really bad food.
Rose Gomar
First time being here, wasn’t that impressed. The dining room was beautiful. I heard that other waitresses talk about the food and the menu, but ours did not. For drink, we ordered a scotch and something blue cocktail, were not impressive at all. We ordered duck confit and steak.The duck really smelled like duck. Both dishes were so salty. I couldn’t believe beet which is naturally sweet, can be this much salty! The food presentation was very good though. Also the Royal trumpet mushrooms on the steak side were amazing. I would probably say the mushrooms were the best part of our dinner.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
JRMTL
We found the menu very limited to a choice of four (4) main courses so increasing to at least six (6) would be appreciated. Betka is one of our favorite Ottawa restaurants and are always overly satisfied with the food quality and excellent service.
MeganH
The first course (biscuit) and the second course (mackerel and the lamb) amazing. The main course we had the duck and steak. The duck was okay, crispy. The steak was terrible. No taste, too thick and tough to eat. For $62, the worst thing on the menu and a waste or money. If we just went with the first and second course I would recommend to the restaurant.
Crucethus
Fantastic Knowledge by the staff. The wine pairings ( Orange wine with the sashimi) with the tasting menu were immaculate. The Scallop dish was the best, the Duck Magret was the second best (The carrot purée was pure umami. The Sashimi Yellowfin Tuna dusted with Shishimi peppers) was amazing. The Pork belly with a dashi broth and shoyu sauce was a smart choice to be paired with shitake and gyoza that had mushroom and foie gras. The choice of a ginger meringue was brilliant as it helps in digestion and the mix of Kumquat and cocoa crumble and mousse was like a Terry's orange on steroids, bravo for the chef's choices. The pacing was perfect (2:45) warm cozy dining area I highly recommend it for gastrique lovers in the Outaouais region.
Bad staff
Talk about stumbling upon a culinary gem! We discovered this restaurant by chance and couldn't have been happier with our find. The atmosphere was relaxed, and the menu was filled with mouthwatering choices. We ordered a bit impulsively, which led to a small delay in getting our food, but once it arrived, it was worth the wait. Every dish was a flavor explosion, and we found ourselves eagerly devouring each bite. Despite the hiccup with the timing, the friendly staff made us feel right at home, and we left satisfied and already thinking about when we could return for more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I still don’t understand what was all the excitement about! My friend made reservations for both of us and honestly the food wasn’t all there, disappointing he said … but service was spotless.I ordered duck raviolis… dry, scarce and extremely salty, not even the garnish helped improve the dish. My friend’s salmon was extremely overcooked and I don’t know how he ate it. My friend had just arrived from Germany, here for business … and he had lots of referrals about the place, he wanted to surprise me and both of us were really surprised … in the wrong way.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Went for my birthday yesterday and LOVED our experience !! We were taken care of by lovely Natalie(I am sorry if I am getting ur name wrong ) Also, a 10 star for the wine suggestion <3 Every plate we ordered left our table fully cleared, I almost danced in joy eating my main !! It was a great surprise by my husband and Beckta dining made it even more special for me.. Thank you again
We had a great experience at this restaurant. I had the omnivore tasting menu and my fiancé had the vegan tasting menu. Tasting menu is blind and you may not get the same dishes as usWe loved to food. We found the food to be very approachable, delicious and presented beautifully. I think that most people would enjoy the menu and have a great experience. There were some dishes on the vegan menu that really surprised in a good way. Everything on the omnivore menu was delicious and there were some exciting elements with dill and mushrooms on a couple dishes. Meat dishes were great. Overall I don't know if it's the best tasting menu out there but I think anyone you brought here would be very happy. I saw in a few reviews before we got there that people thought the portions were tiny, I would say they are average for a nicer restarant. It's not a cheesecake factoryAtmosphere was very intimate and comfortable. It's essentially a house and you eat in the different rooms. Some of the rooms are smaller and only have room for 4 tables. We were celebrating a milestone for my brother so we enjoyed the vibe.I find ottawa better than a lot of larger cities for vegan options in general, but it definitely improved the experience for the whole table to participate in the tasting menu. We had 2 Veg and 2 omniService for the most part was pretty good. We had some servers who appeared to be training serving us. Some spoke quietly and were hard to hear but it wasn't a big deal at all. What impressed me about them was that you could tell they were nervous and trying hard to make sure we had a good experience. I have had better service at similar restaurants but I would say this was a good excuse. There was a senior person on the team leading everything so I'm being a little picky here.Wine pairings I thought were fairly well done. There was a focus on using ontario wineries (niagara mostly) which I'm not usually a huge fan of. However I had no complaints on the selections, I appreciated the late harvest wine at the end as I don't like very sweet ice wine.Vegetarian options: Vegan options available and are goodDietary restrictions: Accomodate basically everything, even the tasting menuParking: Across the street city hall has cheap paid parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Unequalled and amazing food and wine pairing, as usual.**BUT** sadly ruined by sub par, disappointing and bland service.Bekta’s cuisine and chef(s) deserve at a minimum enthusiastic service and the guy who was there tonight (Mar 5th 2004) ruined it. They deserve a reprimand and or some training… Sad..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Have been hearing about Beckta for years and finally went. It did not disappoint! Service was impeccable and friendly. The food was perfect. I had the duck magret which was cooked a perfect medium rare and melted in my mouth. The squash purée topped with roasted squash and hazelnuts on the side was a standout. Will be going back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, thd biscuits were amazing as were thd mackerel, the duck confit and steak tartare. Only thing to watch is there are nuts in the cauliflower steak that arent kusted on the menu. Valudated parking was great and the staff was amazing. Great ambiance upstairs especially
The food was average. Atmosphere is very nice. The service can be better. We waited about 20 min for the machine to pay our bill.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Amazing food and excellent service. Each of the 5 courses for the omnivore tasting menu were delicious and flavourful. Our server Leah was very friendly and even brought us home baked cookies to take home! Will be going back for tasting menu again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Honestly the food was terrible. I know Ottawa isn't really a "food" city or an "anything" city for that matter, but don't market your 5-course meal if it's subpar. Also the ambiance was really creepy and tacky. Felt like a mix of cheap air-bnb and a horror film. 100% would not go back. Overpriced, tacky and really bad food.
First time being here, wasn’t that impressed. The dining room was beautiful. I heard that other waitresses talk about the food and the menu, but ours did not. For drink, we ordered a scotch and something blue cocktail, were not impressive at all. We ordered duck confit and steak.The duck really smelled like duck. Both dishes were so salty. I couldn’t believe beet which is naturally sweet, can be this much salty! The food presentation was very good though. Also the Royal trumpet mushrooms on the steak side were amazing. I would probably say the mushrooms were the best part of our dinner.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
We found the menu very limited to a choice of four (4) main courses so increasing to at least six (6) would be appreciated. Betka is one of our favorite Ottawa restaurants and are always overly satisfied with the food quality and excellent service.
The first course (biscuit) and the second course (mackerel and the lamb) amazing. The main course we had the duck and steak. The duck was okay, crispy. The steak was terrible. No taste, too thick and tough to eat. For $62, the worst thing on the menu and a waste or money. If we just went with the first and second course I would recommend to the restaurant.
Fantastic Knowledge by the staff. The wine pairings ( Orange wine with the sashimi) with the tasting menu were immaculate. The Scallop dish was the best, the Duck Magret was the second best (The carrot purée was pure umami. The Sashimi Yellowfin Tuna dusted with Shishimi peppers) was amazing. The Pork belly with a dashi broth and shoyu sauce was a smart choice to be paired with shitake and gyoza that had mushroom and foie gras. The choice of a ginger meringue was brilliant as it helps in digestion and the mix of Kumquat and cocoa crumble and mousse was like a Terry's orange on steroids, bravo for the chef's choices. The pacing was perfect (2:45) warm cozy dining area I highly recommend it for gastrique lovers in the Outaouais region.