Strand Shawarma & Cafe: Poutine, Fish & Chips, Pizza and Desserts.

1265 Bank St, Ottawa
(613) 523-4585

Recent Reviews

Natalie Cox

Delicious food very cute atmosphere would recommend?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mixed Shawarma Sandwich

Jennifer McAlister

I was so happy to stumble across the Strand. The combination of shawarma restaurant with old time diner vibes the perfect combination of nostalgic and modern. With Beatles playing, the garage doors open to the sun, and delicious coffee, this was a great place to sit and work for a bit. I was blown away by the Boston cream donut, it’s my favourite donut I’ve found in the city. Will definitely be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Doughnut

EcoAce “EcoAce.ca”

Gone for breakfast and they do open at 8am not 10amLove the sourdough bread ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bacon Eggs and Toast

KL Stevenson

Love this place. Gluten free fish and chips!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips

franciska konji

Very welcoming and nice atmosphere. They gave us samples as well! Would definitely go again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marie Elizabeth Jane Bolton

Food was good, staff was friendly and patient, and the ambience was pleasant. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ashrakat Mostafa

Went with a big ish group, we were about 7 people, and we were treated so so kindly! we were given free samples as well, the owner was so sweet:) It was our friends birthday so we decided to sing her (after we asked if it was okay of course) but nonetheless, they were so kind and patient with us while we were a bit messy with the singing! Cant wait to come back for more yummy shawarma! The poutine was also delicious:)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Doughnut

Chaz z

This restaurant offers a seemingly endless menu of diverse foods, which is usually a red flag to me, but I was pleasantly surprised with how good their mixed shawarma sandwich was! ?On the other hand, the apple fritter was one of the worst I've ever had... but it was cheap. I'll ignore it for this rating given how good the shawarma was!Mixed shawarma sandwich - (4.5/5)-fresh meat and toppings ?-rolled perfectly, not too much sauce, so it did not get soggy ?Parking: Small parking lot beside the restaurant.Kid-friendliness: Great place for kids given the amount of diverse food options and deserts on the menu!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Leona L

The staff are super friendly, donuts are delicious, and love the variety of menu items. I’m happy to have poutine with my falafel with kawartha ice cream for dessert.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Thomas Ledgley

Weird sign prohibiting photography of the food, and the falafel recipe used to be better.No longer a go-to for me unfortunately

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 3

Carlos Montoya

I bought two shawarmas but wasn't good as other shawarma than I tried before. I just found that one of them smell weird believe was only one ingredient that affected my shawarma.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Nicole Belair

Was looking for a new shawarma go-to place and found The Strand. Enough said. Delicious shawarma with fresh ingredients.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tyler Chapman

Excellent shawarma, friendly staff. The family platters are a real-crowd-pleaser, and great value for money!

J

Great food, good prices, good service

Michael Nordlund

This has been our go to place for a while now however, the quality has gone downhill. The past couple times we have had undercooked potatoes, missing items and the portions for meat have gone down considerably. It’s just not consistent enough to depend on. Too bad.

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Strand Shawarma & Cafe: Poutine, Fish & Chips, Pizza and Desserts.

1265 Bank St, Ottawa, ON K1S 1S5
(613) 523-4585