Ottavio

I would leave it as it is not a very authentic Italian Restaurant but will do the job for a quick lunch…

Went there for lunch with coworkers. They have a special lunch menu where you can create your own pasta dish for only 10 $. I went for spaghetti with the sauce rosée. The portion was really generous, and I was barely able to finish. It was also quite good.
Service was courteous and efficient, would definitely return, but this time, I won’t forget to bring a bottle of wine!

I came in on the day they had a special on the veal, so I necessarily needed to try it. It was priced quite high at around 28 $ CAD and had many high-​end ingredients listed, so I expected truly a top class dish. To my greatest disappointment, I received something that came out of a school cafeteria. It looked completely unappetizing, was overly salty and the flavors simply didn’t work. I was truly disheartened to see such wonderful ingredients used in a pitiful way.
My friend ordered a pizza, and I have to say, it almost looked like a frozen pizza from the super market. It was definitely not worthy of being called a true Italian pizza.
Near the end, the waiter also began ignoring us and refilled our bread basket with only 2 breads when we were 6 people seated.
Will not come back.

For a small franchise in the burbs, this place is pretty good. The quality is consistent and predictable, which gets them bonus points. They have a gluten-​free menu and whole wheat options too. Finally, it’s BYOW and they have mussels and fries!
My favorite dish here is the lasagna — delicious! Add courteous service and decent prices, not to mention easy parking, and this becomes a no-​brainer!

Ottavio’s has an extensive regular and gluten free menu. The servers were very accommodating and knowledgable about the menu and food allergies.
We will go here again.

Oui, un bel accueil. Oui, des serveurs courtois. Oui, un service rapide. C’est parfait, c’est super. Cependant, un menu pas très varié, des plats sans gluten plus chers, des pizzas avec pâte de blé entier plus chères, des portions un peu trop grosses (heureusement qu’on peut compter sur le doggie bag), mais jamais trop froides. Le genre de resto parfait pour un repas en famille ou en groupe, mais pas en couple parce que c’est bruyant.

Office buddies like to grab a bite here every once in a while. We always call for a reservation since it usually gets full at lunchtime. It gets quite noisy so don‘t expect a romantic lunch here. Not sure about supper time.
Like others have stated; it is mainly pizzas, pasta and mussels. I have tried both pizza and pastas here, they are ok. Nothing fancy. Just wish they would add other sélections (like chicken, fish or meats)
I do appreciate the warm little breads but seriously the cold butter served with it, meh.
Service is always quick and friendly.
Ah yes it is a bring your own bottle.

We selected Ottavio as a place for a group dinner because we wanted a restaurant that is simple that everyone would enjoy and hearty and filling. Also it’s BYOB so you know you can control the booze so people don’t go too crazy or overboard. This is one way in which you can definitely rack up the bill with some guests that are a bit uncontrollable. As for the food, who in the world doesn’t like pizza or pasta? Perhaps you would have to be a frozen caveman or a neanderthal as I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone in my life who doesn’t like Italian food.
Prior to ordering we were warned they had no mussels. Maybe because of the high ice in the Atlantic and storms in the maritimes. Weird as you rarely see mussel shortages. Also the chicken and Veal specials were relegated to specific nights in which we were not on.
We ordered a bunch of appetizers to start the most enjoyable ones were the calamari and duck poutine. The duck poutine was rich, with a thick brown sauce that was devishly good. The calamari was big tubes but very light and tasty. A friend ordered the crab cakes but I thought there was very little crab meat and didn’t taste very good to me. I’m spoiled as I usually eat these in South Carolina where they are usually 100% crab.
For my main dish I ordered the Sicilian pizza. It was very nice and spicy, came with a huge green pepper and also what appeared to be cut jalapeños with olives and a spicy sausage. Flavour was rich with peppers, tomato, tartness of olive and acidity and heat of the peppers. Very flavourful. Overall the pizza was a solid ⁴⁄₅.
Service was friendly, fairly quick and of no issue. The restaurant was modern and with an open kitchen. Overall everyone in our group of 15 seemed satisfied and content with a full belly!

Great place with amazing service. I once had a problem with one of the dishes and they made sure to fix it right away. I love that they have the dairy free cheese option and the gluten free choices on the menu! Great for people with intolerances and allergies :)