Cantina Gia

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   Joy

   Ottawa

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Absolutely wonderful food, bustling lively environment. Servers are all top drawer too.
   

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   Helen

   Ottawa

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lunch with co-workers for a holiday get together and it was just what we needed. Food was delicious, ambiance was perfect; cozy and inviting and staff lovely!
   

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   Andre

   Ottawa

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 13 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   I had mentioned via OpenTable that it would be my wife's birthday lunch, therefore, was hoping for a pleasant experience. It was a fiasco. After a long wait for our main dishes, both my wife and I were served cold and overcooked pasta. While the waitress offered to reheat our dishes, I chose not to since the pasta was already overcooked. The Caesar salad that we had as an appetizer was delicious, however, to be served cold pasta dishes in a restaurant specialized in Italian food ruined the birthday lunch. The maitre d let the waitress apologize to us but deleted the cost of my wife's pasta dish from the bill. It was frankly the minimum he could do. We left dispirited.
   

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   Niall

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 13 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Gia offers delicious food, beautiful ambience, and great service. Highly recommend going with friends and sharing so you can try more dishes!
   

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   Randall

   Seattle

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on 6 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Yesterday we made our annual pilgrimage to Cantina Gia to celebrate my partner's birthday. We have long considered the cacio e pepe there to be about the best we can outside of Italy. So we had that, the delicious arancini to start, the rapini for a bit of vegetable matter (delicious!), and we shared a tiramisu for dessert. I don't know why, but I had never notice the flight option for amaro liqueurs on the dessert menu. We decided to do that and got to taste three very different amaros. It was such a fun way to end the evening. Overall, splendid! And we will do it again.
   

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   Greggory

   Ottawa

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 4 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Had noted it was a birthday occasion but there was no effort from the restaurant. Perhaps they don’t do that? If the restaurant doesn’t offer a speciality service for birthdays the app shouldn’t ask if it’s the occasion.
   

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   Steven

   Toronto

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 30 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very attentive and top notch service. Food was simply amazing. Can’t wait to go back.
   

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   larry

   Ottawa

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 29 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Always lives up to my expectations. Service and food were great.
   

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   Lynda

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 25 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food and service were great - ambience was good- no complaints
   

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    Susan

    Saskatoon

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 23 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Exceptional service. Pastas are outstanding and ample. Decor is authentic. Worth the hype.
    

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