La Favorita

The restaurant decoration is elegant and lovely. Our server was truly nice and helpful. He constantly check in with us to see if we need anything and he was very polite as well but we did not get to know his name. The food is absolutely amazing. I personally love the fettuccine carbonara which came with just enough sauce and cream in it not over. Caesar salad and the calamari is fresh. If we ever return to Ottawa, La Favorita will be a place we definitely visit again.

The dishes were amazing - coming from someone who is picky about “authentic italian food”. Their calamari was super crispy and all the pasta sauces were so fresh+perfectly seasoned. The place feels really welcoming, probably partly because the owner treats his customers like family. Excited to come back when we can dine-in, it’s so pretty (especially for dates and such).

The restaurant has a good vibe in terms of the ambiance. It’s got a good Italian touch. The beer was quite nice. It was my first time when I tried an Italian beer (Moretti). The pizzas were also delicious. The dough was definitely freshly baked (one could make out the difference) and the pizzas were definitely well made. The reason for my three stars is because of the slow service. They took quite a while to bring out the pizzas. So my only comment would be if they could better their service time, it would be perfect.

Visited for lunch while visiting Ottawa and its Little Italy. Service was helpful and attentive. We were seated in a fairly cozy spot on their patio outside which helped with the experience. Tried one of their pizzas which was the Seafood Pizza (Frutta Di Mare) which came in a thin crust but was a crispy golden brown. There was a good mix of seafood on the pizza and was able to feed three with a large size. Recommended to get a larger size if looking to share or feed multiple.

If you order from skip the dishes, your food will be on time and probably amazingly fresh judging from the previous reviews. However, if you eat in the restaurant it is a whole different experience. Skip takes priority and tables are waiting for hours before receiving their meal. The servers can’t even be bothered to ask if you want refills on your drinks while you mindlessly wait. The owner sits around and chit chats with his staff instead of going to the kitchen to help his cooks since he says he’s so short on staff. Food is served to the same table at all different times. My meal came 45 minutes before the last one was served. All tables were like this. They make all the spaghetti for the whole dining room the serve, all linguine for the whole dining room and all tables and serve. You get the idea. The laughable part is that one person at our table ordered buttered noodles, and theirs was the last to be served….. like butter + noodles and it takes 4 hours to make 😂 Salmon was served raw in our party, chicken is over done, nothing was consistent except for long wait times for subpar food. My Greek salad was literally a whole bell pepper and some cucumber with italien dressing. Wouldn’t recommend unless you order through skip.