Aroma Meze - Ottawa, Ontario

zhang xu

At first,the service was great with each guy.The staff was attentive,friendly, and clearly well-trained. They made us feel comfortable.
Then is the food.That’s pretty good for each dishes. I think they may pays careful attention to the order of serving dishes, ensuring a pleasant dining experience. Their lamb is tender and juicy, and the salmon is delicious as well.
I think I’ll bring my friends come here next time!

Michelle Lang

We just happened to find this place on a Sunday evening because it was near our Airbnb and it was drizzling rain so we wanted something close by. What a wonderfully fortunate find! The dishes we tried were all fantastic! We especially enjoyed the orzo shrimp and gorgonzola gnocchi! We are from out of town, but will definitely recommend to family in the Ottawa area!

Onyinye Vian Foster

Nice restaurant that serves Mediterranean dishes. Service is exceptional, waiters are attentive, friendly and fast. I had a meal of 6 dishes and although it was my first time trying most of the dishes, I enjoyed them. The only thing was that the restaurant was crowded and thus noisy so I had to strain to hear my companions. I guess every restaurant wants to be full so this is not a complaint?. I just wished it was a bit more quiet

Foodddy Review

Other than the super long wait, everything was amazing. It’s so hard to find Halal high end restaurants but this one offers Halal meat and chicken!!! (Thank you Aroma)

The system for ordering was interesting, what is shown on the menu is to serve 2 people, and you multiple that by the amount of people you actually have, and you all share that plate (for example we were 5 so we did x2.5). I really liked this because you don’t have to worry about having to cut/figure out how to share your dish with people, since it’s already done for you. This allowed us to try so many of their dishes. The service was amazing, the man who served us was super helpful and kind. One thing I disliked was that it took super long for dishes to be served, and this was when the restaurant was not that busy. It took around 25mins for each dish to come (dishes are served one at a time).

Octopadaki: A great option if you like seafood. The octopus tasted great but the texture of it starts to make you not want to have it after a while. The red peppers were also amazing.

Smoked salmon crisps: This was in my opinion the second best dish we tasted, however other people with me said they didn’t like the sauce too much

Open face chicken: All 5 of us agreed that this was definitely THE BEST dish. The flavour mix was spot on, everything went well together. The chicken was tender, the sauce was sweet, but not too sweet, and gave the whole thing a perfect balance. 10/10 MUST TRY!!!

Kotopulo Avgolemono: The sauce was fantastic, the meatball itself wasn’t anything crazy, but still tasted good. It had a bit too much lemon for us.

Crème brûlée was great 10/10 no notes!

Ouss J

Was in Ottawa for a business trip and wanted to try something in the area close to the hotel. I found Aroma Meze. I love Mezze in generals and tapas style places. Especially for a discovery trip.
The staff is nice I didn’t make a reservation and was by myself and they got me a quick table. Yes it’s Tuesday night but the place was almost full.
Went through the menu tried one or two plates from each section. Tried the spinach style dip, the bread that comes with it is awesome.
Tried the smoked salmon, comes with labneh style cheese: really good
Tried the eggplant with cheese rolled with tomato sauce
The grilled octopus is always a good choice
And finished with the lamb poutine comes with great sauce not too heavy and with a bit of feta cheese
Definitely recommend this place and will come back for more choices maybe next trip to Ottawa. See pics for order

Julie Taghizadeh

First time dining at Aroma Meze. The service and servers were excellen! We tried 6 dishes that are just the right size for sharing. The spicy dip with warmed pita , flaming saganaki and beetroot tower were our favourites but we liked the others as well (Greek salad, spanakopita). We picked the chocolate mousse for dessert-a perfect ending to a wonderful tapas experience.

Alicia H

I went there with my mum for a nice evening and it was honestly the best restaurant experience I have had. The atmosphere was wonderful, the food was amazing (I loved the tapas style menu), and the service was incredible. I don't have a single critique, it was lovely. Zachary the owner was so friendly and the servers were amazing as well, explaining the menu items and just being friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend!!!

William Szepesi

First time here and had high expectations based on reviews. From the beginning - reserving online was easy and received confirmation and a thank you note after dining there - nice touch. I noted that it was a birthday dinner.
Parking on the street can be a problem downtown Ottawa, but snagged a spot right out front at 5:45pm on a Wednesday. The front dining room is a bit dated but ok.
6 courses for two were recommended from their large, varied menu, so we did that as per photos and it was about right. All 6 were good and a couple were outstanding - for me the octopus and the tomato zucchini feta dish. The red wines at $10-12 per 6oz glass were Italian nero d'avola (open a bit too long perhaps?) and Argentine malbec - quite nice and even fruity for a malbec.
We were able to chat easily without too much noise and after a leisurely 2 hours asked for the bill and went on our merry way.
Service was very competent and friendly although one dish was forgotten. It came quickly when we were asked if we'd like anything more but reminded our waiter of the missing 6th dish. No mention of the birthday, which would have been nice to top it off.
Recommended, and I would return.