Signatures Restaurant

We had visited this restaurant a few years ago but was recently here as part of a special event. Cocktails and canapes in the bar area to start and then a tour of the facilities, followed by a three course dinner with wine service. Service was good, food was amazing as usual. A little gem, not widely known. One of only 3 restaurants as part of the Cordon Bleu school and the only one in North America. How fortunate for those who live in Ottawa.

It is first time to come to signature restaurant foe supper. The atmosphere in the restaurant is relaxing and wonderful. The food there is extremely amazing and impressed to me. My brother and I had a great time and we will definitely come visit again. At the end of the supper, we got two macaron, they were gorgeous and not too sweet. The macaron gave the supper which is five courses a perfect ending. It is my pleasure to have a such amazing supper in Signatures restaurant.

The best place to enjoy every bite of your meal. The scallops are must try and I’m going to tell you why, because those people know how to cook it to perfection. The Chef was so understanding of our dietary restrictions which led us at the end to enjoy all this masterpieces without any concerns. Thanks a lot to signatures and Le cordon blue you are unbeatable keep it on.

We decided to give Signatures a second chance after last year's Valentines day customer service flop. We went back again this year on the 15th. First off the food was incredible. Although a very similar menu from last year. We didn't mind since the food is out of this world, spectacular! Words cannot describe how amazing the food tasted. I fault Signatures once again on the service. When you pay almost $300 for your night out, you expect the service that goes along with it! Throughout our first few courses the dining room was quiet and there were only 3-4 tables. Service was great. As it should be when there are several servers for only a handful of tables. As the evening progressed though the service became terrible. Our main course dishes were not cleared for 35 minutes. The table next to us had come after us, finished their main course after us, had their table cleared, dessert delivered, drinks replenished, bill delivered and paid, then the servers flipped the table and reset it, following that another couple sat down. All before our dessert course was served. We waited and stared in awe. After dessert we waited another 20 minutes before the bill was brought to our table. This is exactly what happened the year before except we got tired of waiting for the bill, got up and we went to ask a manager if he would like to take our money before we left. This was exceptionally difficult get past after we sent in our review after the meal, voiced our concerns and they went unanswered. Hence why this review is posted 5 days later. We wanted to A. cool off before writing a heated review and B. Offer the restaurant an opportunity to explain. This is arguably the best tasting food in the city but sadly we will not be back to enjoy it as the service is far from acceptable!

I've known of this Cordon Blue teaching restaurant for a while and recently tried it for a Mother's day dinner. Highlights; the Foie Gras was the finest I've even had. The beef tenderloin and deer loin were choice and their Fundy scallops really went well with the suggested white wine. I had the 5-course meal (seasonal) which I highly recommend if you'd like to sample their menu. At $95, I considered it a bargain. I also went with the wine sampling they offer with the 'Gastronomique menu'. While the wines (4x 3oz glasses... sparkling wine, Ontario white, Ontario red, Italian red) certainly highlighted the flavours of the plates they accompanied, at $65 I would have expected some finer European wines. The staff were great and took obvious pride in the food served. We sat outside and enjoyed a bug-free June evening.