The Merchant Tavern

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Lori Potvin

Absolutely loved my dinner at The Merchant Tavern. The wonderful service, to the amazing food down to me ordering the the seared scallops on the night specials twice. The experience was exceptional. Thank you to the chef. Would definitely recommend :)

Mell Meunier

We are from Ottawa and came here for dinner tonight based on a recommendation, and immediately the place is stunning, the vibe is great. The staff is warm and energetic and all seem to be actively enjoying their nights. The food was also excellent. The only issue we faced was that our server, Chloe, seemed to be struggling. We waited a long time for her to come to the table. Things didn't get cleared, drinks didn't get refilled. She walked by and would say she'd be right back and not return. She also seemed to struggle with menu knowledge and described a few things incorrectly, but thankfully we aren't picky eaters. I'm not sure if it was just a tough night for her, or if she needs more training but the restaurant is blessed that the rest of the service staff stepped up and ensured we were taken care of. One of the bartenders came and cleared our dishes and took our dessert orders, other servers came with our bill and checked in offering us water and such. Honestly the rest of the night here was excellent, loved seeing the staff having fun dancing around, laughing and working hard. Just maybe an off night for Chloe, thankfully she has some great support that saved the experience for us.

Swarup Sharma Druba

Experienced my first ever tasting menu Started the night with some sparkling and white 🍷 First course was an assortment of tuna crudo, scallop cheviche, NL snowcrabs and merasheen bay oysters. The crudo was a burst of umami. The sour and refreshing flavour of the cheviche wakes up your mouth perfectly before all other courses. Second course was a pan fried Newfoundland cod with a lemon-butter sauce. The brininess from the capers was wonderfully unique to my south asian palette. Most favorite dish of the night. Third course was a lobster spaghettini with lobster bisk. Al dente pasta, creamy bisk, sweet lobster. What more you can ask for! Fourth and the main course was a rendered duck breast with parsnip purée and butter roasted parsnip and mushrooms. Finished with a smoky jus. Fifth and the final course was a coffee cake topped with orange mascarpone on a base of caramel sauce. Perfectly sweet, balanced with the mascarpone whip. The Sauternes at the end felt like a course by itself

Viacheslav Spesyvtsev

The 5 course meal from chef - absolutely delicious and amazing experience. Service and drinks also very very good. Thank you, we will be back.