Chez Lionel - Kanata in Kanata

Excellent

We enjoyed a wonderful cocktail and chacouterie board after work the week before Christmas. Service was wonderful and we will be back! Dietary restrictions: The kitchen easily accounted for a nut allergy - excellent!

Very cool interior design and service was excellent. Our server was very attentive, answered all of our menu questions, and helped since one of our group is lactose intolerant. Cocktails were excellent, as was dessert. Almost everything we had to eat was top notch, except there was a lot of fat/gristle on the duck. Will definitely be back and eager to try the breakfast/lunch menus.

Great atmosphere! Amazing food selection. Our group of 5 all loved their dishes: scallops, beef cheeks, ravioli, cod and steak! Welcome to Kanata !

Had breakfast here 2 days in a row, Britney was fantastic!! Amazing service and wonderful food!! Thanks Britney!!

Really nice place with a cool vibe and amazing food. Kid-friendliness: There was a kid screaming Food : 5/5 |

Awesome service, food, ambience once again. My 3rd time at this amazing place since it opened.

Great place, staff was so nice and food so great!

Very good food, I really liked my dish. On the other hand, I found the service quite slow. Vegetarian options: Vegetarian options available Parking: Enough parking spaces, we had no problems at this level

Great experience tonight at Chez Lionel. Food was fantastic. We loved our waiter Rob, he was super outgoing and fun, super knowledgeable about the menu and wine list too and excellent customer service. We just had a great time! Well be back.

Awesome experience all around, food was excellent

First time at Chez Lionel and we were all pleasantly surprised. A group of 6 friends got together for lunch. It all started with the amazing customer service from our waiter, Adam. Adam was very friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. He also provided us suggestions. We had an allergy in the group so he was great at communicating that with the kitchen to ensure it was taken seriously. We all enjoyed our meals throroughly and will definitely be back! The ambiance was inviting as well! Dietary restrictions: one of our friends has a severe allergy and they were able to accommodate without any issues.

Me and my girlfriend just had our 2 year anniversary dinner here. My servers name was Rick and he provide the best service ever! The food was absolutely amazing, recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for a nice dinner 10/10 all around.

A very pleasant evening celebrating my husband s birthday. Complimentary Prosecco and delicious food. Our server was a little wet behind the ears, but everyone has to start somewhere and she eager to learn :)

Amazing first experience at Chez Lionel tonight. The staff went above and beyond for us. Quick, friendly service, and our food was great! I will be back

Great new addition to Kanata! Located right in the holiday Inn. Beautiful decor, food was fantastic and delicious. We had the butternut squash gnocchi, flat steak, beef tartar, and scallops and no complaints at all. Beautiful presentation and delicious. Not overly priced, and friendly, attentive staff. Will definitely be going back and recommending to friends.

Great food, great wine recommended by your somnellier. Overall 5 star experience.

Beautiful decor, excellent service. Food and drinks too notch. Will be back.

We went for brunch. The food was interesting but mediocre. Not only that we got somebody elses food that was ordered and rejected and brought for us and we were told that. By the time we got the food it was lukewarm and the eggs were stodgy. The atmosphere was lovely. There was no salt and pepper or condiments like jam etc. And we had to wait a long time until we got salt and pepper. It was just okay.

Had the tomahawk steak and the service and food was excellent. Highly recommend checking it out.

Great service , great food . Definitely worth the visit .

The place is very nice, kind of loud though. Bar was understaffed, just getting the drinks took 30 min. Food was great and very well presented. Server took out desert from the bill to compensate the delay on drinks, that was a nice gesture. In brief is worth to try.

Wow, an exceptional culinary experience! As soon as we arrived, we were greeted with a warm smile and impeccable service. The dishes were a real delight, prepared with fresh and tasty ingredients. Each bite was a journey of flavors, perfectly balanced. The fries are super good and well cooked!! The atmosphere of the restaurant is both elegant and friendly, which makes the meal even more enjoyable. We fell in love with Roberto our server, wow great service and so endearing!! A big thank you to the whole team for this memorable moment. We will come back without hesitation

My wife and I had lunch there and it was amazing. The service was very good. We were promptly and nicely greeted. The server knew the menu very well and made good recommendations. The lunch portion was of a decent size and wow, great tasting. I had the flat iron beef, and my wife had a pan seared salmon. We will definitely be back. We want to try so many of the dinner menu items.

Overall a really good experience, food was good excellent service the only downside was a noisy environment , restaurant setup seemed so that its hard to get away from noisy group due to the open space nature of the restaurant.

What a wonderful experience! The atmosphere is amazing, and the food is excellent! Really, really excellent! We were well looked after on our second visit, which we enjoyed just as much as our first, if not more. We were delighted with the personalized service from manager Léa, and our server Emmy. The rest of the staff are lovely, (hosts, bar, wait staff) and do not hesitate to engage, to make your experience unique. Chef and Kitchen are careful about dietary restrictions, and will make most all dishes available for celiac diners. We plan to return as often as we can. Bravo les amis!! Dietary restrictions: Chef and kitchen are attentive to dietary needs. Celiacs are well looked after!

Great decor. Convenient free parking. Excellent meal and very attentive service. Don t let the fact it is located on the main floor of a hotel turn you off. Wheelchair accessibility: Ground floor of Holiday Inn and Suites.

We went last evening to celebrate 20 years together. The restaurant is beautiful. The atmosphere was outstanding. The food was excellent and the service was outstanding.

Our visit was an all around pleasant experience. Food was excellent and the service was friendly. Will definitely go back

I wanted to try this new restaurant in town. Took a gf of mine for her birthday dinner. Atmosphere, decor, greeting was exceptional. My gf s ordered the seafood risotto, it was good, although my butternut squash gnocchi looked pretty, but had NO taste whatsoever! I was disappointed. Apple, crème brûlée desserts were good, coffee and latte as well. Service was on and off. Started off good but then, waited for service waited a little for drink order to arrive, had to ask other servers around for bread at the beginning and a to go box for dinner leftover and a dessert menu at the end I ever wrote in my reservation that it was my gf birthday. I had to remind the server possibly add a sparkler as someone in the room has it served with their dessert. The dessert ended up being complimentary which was appreciated. At the end, my experience was just ok.

My husband and I were very excited for the new Chez Lionel opening in Kanata, so we decided to try it for a date night, made a reservation ahead and went there last night. We were seated right away, and then for half an hour, absolutely no service. Not even water. Eventually we asked one of the hostesses that was walking around if we are going to be able to order anytime soon, but she didn t have an answer and had to go check. Our server spent a lot of time at the table next to us, and even took one of the guys to see the wine collection, while we were just sitting there for half an hour, waiting for any kind of attention. At the half-hour mark we decided to leave. What was even more annoying, was their absolutely non-apologetic attitude. The hostess told us on the way out: well, you had to wait because we are busy. Well, maybe don t overbook your place and make sure everyone can get at least half-decent service? Wanted to like it, but it was extremely disappointing!

We had a great experience having brunch at Chez Lionel this weekend! The staff were so friendly and attentive and the food was very tasty and hot. My one suggestion would be to include something fresh (e.g. greens or fruit) with the indulgent brunch dishes even if you had to increase the plates in price as the pricing was very reasonable too! Will Be back for sure :)

We definitely go back for dinner. The brunch was super nice.

The place is nice for pictures. But the food is not the best at all. You can go eat somewhere else and go there for a drink take nice pictures

Great food, excellent wine list. Very friendly service. 100% will return. Kid-friendliness: Great kids menu Food : 5/5 |

Well it is hard to rate: we had dinner and breakfast next morning If you are looking for high end French food with no substitutes then it was amazing If you are a regular person that just wanted some food at the hotel that are staying then it was not so amazing- few choices, no substitute of anything, no we do not have any tomatoes , calling for bill in am but the server did bills for 3 other tables that came after us before she addressed us and we were in a hurry

Fantastic and attentive service with a fun server who made our evening out extra enjoyable. The new restaurant is well decorated and has great ambience and our appetizers, main course and dessert were great. Bonus points because they have great mocktails!

Ambience, atmosphere and drinks were great. Beef brisket was superb. Thanks. Food : 3/5

This location could seriously use a floor manager to manage the floor staff and service. Food is good but would be scored higher if arrive hot on heated plates. Cutlery was taken away with the appetizer plates but not replaced. The fries ordered never arrived with one of the meals. Beers took way too long to arrive from the bar. Our server seemed very over whelmed saying it was really busy not so at 5;30 pm. Supervision would improve the rating.

The food was so yummy. The atmosphere and the decoration are very comfortable and elegant. The prices are very reasonable I will back again for sure Food : 5/5 |

We dined at Lionels last week for the first time and it will not be the last! The atmosphere is so nice, its a great space with the right lighting. The service was perfect! Ellie (not sure about the spelling) was assigned to our table and she was delightful. She advised us on our wine choice and offered some tasters. The price/quality balance is just right. We had the beef cheek and it was delicious, especially with the truffle celeriac purée. The cheeks could have been a little warmer but it did not take anything from the great taste and texture. We will be back soon to try the rest of the menu! Parking: The parking places are reserved for customers.

Recently dined at this restaurant. It was a beautiful venue. The decor was gorgeous. However in a nutshell the service and meal were the worst ever encountered. The pasta was hard no not el dente and was completely stuck together. Would be nice to see some French Bistro favs like Onion Soup, French dip with real frites maybe a daily crepe or quiche????

We were a group of 9, and the numbers changed before the final evening. I was coordinating the event and really appreciated that they always answered the phone and were very helpful. The restaurant has a great ambiance, so don t get put off that it s located in a hotel. We all found the food delicious. The service was very good. Because of the size of our group they add 15%, though that isn t shown on our individual bills. They did communicate this as they take the credit card but some of us felt that the service was worth more than 15%. We had a mix of prix fixe and a La carte orders, the restaurant was busy but the staff handled it well.

The welcome and the environment were pleasant. We were seated quickly and attended to for water, drinks and info on the menu. Noise travels significantly in this venue so it did get loud as the restaurant filled up. We had a bottle of wine which, like all their wines are not available widely. That being said, I was able to source the bottle we selected. We paid $73. Retail value is about $30. I generally dislike paying more than double the retail in a restaurant but the wine was very good. The main dishes were of excellent quality. Fresh ingredients, well seasoned and prepared, piping hot. If the appies had been of the same calibre, I would have rated the food 5 stars. Appies were iceberg lettuce (bad name) which is a take on Caesar salad made with iceberg instead of romaine and fried prosciutto instead of bacon. It was ok but not outstanding. Also had calamari. The garnish was tasty and fresh but the calamari itself was a bit heavy and tasted from frozen rather than fresh. Dessert was a raspberry, white chocolate creme brulee. Fabulous. Prices were very reasonable for the food received. Forgot to mention... Mains were a pasta, steak, and cod. Steak was cooked perfectly, cod was fresh and pasta was excellent.

Great new restaurant in Kanata. Chez Lionel does not disappoint. The food and service was first rate. I had the Duck confit ricotta ravioli. Try it. Youll be glad you did.

Worst service ever

The servants were so rude.

Chez Lionel is a great spot in the Holiday Inn Kanata. I have been twice and each time the service was great and the atmosphere welcoming. The menu has a good variety and our food was great. I will be back.

We were so excited to try this food after seeing pictures and reading the menu online. But the food did not deliver and server very green. Who ever crafted this beautiful menu would be very sad to see the execution. We tried 4 appetizers, 2 cocktails and 2 mains (would have tried dessert but they never brought the tea I ordered). First and last time for me with so many restaurants near by that have reputable food and knowledgeable servers.

Had a great experience here this week. My duck was cooked perfectly. The charcuterie was presented beautifully and the burger was delicious! The atmosphere was also lovely. Will be back for sure.

The food and atmosphere was amazing until one of the servers (not even our server) was disrespectful to us.

Excellent soiree! Food very good, service outstanding. Rob (Roberto) is an excellent host, very proud of this restaurant. Chez Lionel is certainly one of the best in town now.

Excellent customer service, will definitely be going back.

Having just returned from a month in France (Nice & Aix-en-Province), Chez Lionel is French cuisine at its pinnacle of excellence. Our table had nearly half the menu and it is our intention to sample the entire menu in the near future. The selection of wine is a breath of fresh air bringing new and exciting names and brands normally unavailable through local liquor stores. Chez Lionel is definitely a beacon and jewel in Ottawas cuisinary crown!

What a great night. Great food, Eddie was our waiter, he was awesome. Ambience was fantastic. What a wonderful transition from the older restaurant that was there. The choices of the food menu are wonderful, the wine menu is nearly endless. I think there is a new player in the restaurant industry in Kanata !

Excellent experience, especially considering that Chez Lionel had opened only 3 days previous! The waitstaff was engaging and informative, the food was unique and very good. Will definitely return!

The renovations look amazing, the staff was super friendly (our server was quite the character, super funny), the food was delicious!

Service was amazing, overall was a great date night spot. Feels luxurious but didn t break the bank!

It was perfect. The food was extremely good and our server Rob was so nice. Will definitely come back for the food and for Rob of course

We had an amazing time for my friend birthday. Rob took care of us and his service and suggestions for food and drinks were amazing. We had a great time and the Food was delicious especially the Flat iron steak and the duck breast à l orange ! Food

I wish the owners all the very best! I came here with my family to celebrate my birthday, and we had amazing service and delicious food. Shout-out to our waiter Robb!

We absolutely loved Chez Lionel in Kanata. A bit more upscale than what Kanata has on offer. The food was on point good brasserie style, the service was over and above what we expected. Overall, great all the way. I say welcome to Ottawa Chez Lionel, we needed you!

Amazing food, drinks, and great service. Nice having another higher end restaurant option in Kanata.