Schnitzel Works

Fantastic and authentic food with very generous portions. Somewhat small dining room and strange hours would be the only drawbacks. Both schnitzel and sides were excellent, which was exciting, as continental European food is not too easy to find around here!

Excellent schnitzels and desserts. Like homemade. European owners (Slovak). Great service. One of my go to places in the east end. Only downside is I find the food a little too salty. But that’s the way it’s supposed to be. I just ask for less salt in my meal.

This is by far one of my go to places for lunch in the east end. There are few words to describe how much love is put into the food you get there. It’s a small place but that just means you get more in tune customer service. I love all of the items on the menu and the baked goods are home made and amazing. By far one of my favorites!

Big disappointment. Closed 30mins before the time posted on their website AND on the door. Not sure if I will try again. Maybe a good idea to call before you go there.
I’ve heard good things about the food…

This is one of my favourite little local places, and I love that it serves unique foods. If you love schnitzel or warm sandwiches, this is a must try!
I’ve only tried the schnitzel sandwiches and nothing else on the menu. The international themed sandwiches are fun and there is a wide variety of flavours to try. I’ve had Italian, which is basically a chicken/​pork parmesean on a bun, and Polish which was absolutely delicious if you love a bit of a sour taste.
My only complaint would be hours (unless you work in the area, you can only visit on Saturdays) and parking is quite limited. Also, I once took a day off work and decided to go for lunch, only to be turned away because the whole place was booked. I was quite disappointed as it’s a real treat.
It’s located in the industrial area of Cyrville, just before Star Top if you are going south. It can be a little hard to notice, it’s a brown house-​looking building. I think they may have added a bigger road sign recently.

This place is in sort of an industrial park type of area and they have what I would call weird hours, so it’s been a challenge to coordinate getting over here, even though they’ve been on our list to try for quite a while. (I know you want to know this, so I’ll tell you — they open at 9 for schnitzel breakfast, and close at 4 which gives people just the right amount of time to get take out for dinner. It works for this restaurant in this location.)
You can get pork or chicken schnitzel. They have ‘World’ theme, with schnitzel styles for a variety of countries.
Everything we tried was great. We could have split a meal and a salad and have had more than enough to eat. We didn’t, and we were both too full to finish everything.
Décor is pretty straightforward, service was great.
Would I return: Yes
Would I recommend: If the person like schnitzel, yes, definately. Not much on the menu beyond that, so use your judgement. :-)

I was really craving some schnitzel and hadn’t heard of any good places in Ottawa. Then I found the Schnitzel Works website online, I checked out the menu and decided to give it a try. The location is a store in the middle of an industrial area. Don’t let the location deter you though! While the restaurant is small it delivers big on taste! I ordered the German Jäger Schnitzel, (I had the Chicken, instead of the traditional Pork) which comes with sauteed mushrooms and red wine gravy. It is served as a sandwich on a kaiser bun, typically with fries. I tried the schnitzel alone first. The portion of chicken was good and was a nice level of thinness. It was fried perfectly, lightly crisped a nice golden brown, while maintaining the tenderness of the chicken. The mushrooms were sauteed nicely and the red wine gravy was a savory addition that added a nice richness to the chicken. When I ate the schnitzel together with the lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and kaiser bun, I felt the lettuce took too much away from the chicken and removed it. Now the sandwich was perfect, the kaiser bun was light and fluffy. The flavours of the schnitzel blended deliciously with the tomato and mayo. I could probably eat another one right now! haha! The woman who took my order was nice and she was quick. The waitress who was serving the tables near me seemed to know everyone by their name, so I am guessing that there are quite a few regulars who frequent the restaurant. I am happy to have found a great schnitzel place in Ottawa and will definitely be visiting again!