town & CITIZEN

“Small but trendy and clearly popular restaurant downtown on Elgin. We were 2 on a Friday and got our reservation the day before. Great drinks. Excellent food with multiple options for anyone's taste. Service was helpful and attentive. Really guided us through the menu. Highly recommend.”

“Amazing! This was our best meal on our weeklong trip in Canada (and our favorite meal so far this calendar year). The atmosphere was cozy and perfectly suited for the menu and vibes. Emily was incredibly hospitable and kind! We enjoyed some sparking wine and the seasonal citrus Italian soda. We loved the fried olives, meatballs and polenta, and the quail and pork belly. Our plates were clean, as every bit of the food and sauces were amazing! We saved room for dessert, and the peanut butter chocolate one (forgot the name) was a big winner for us! It was sweet, but not overly/artificial sweet. It was a lovely pairing of the chocolate with the peanut butter flavors, and the salted peanuts added something to every bite! It was too bad this was on our last night in town, as we will be dreaming about this meal for a long time!”

“This place was fantastic! The restaurant is cozy with a nice ambiance, while it was still able to accommodate for our larger group! They present seasonal cocktails which were incredible, as well as nailing some classics. The carpaccio is some of the best I’ve ever had, and a good portion size. Our group loved all of the food we got, with nothing but great things to say. The service was fantastic as well, our water did not go empty, drinks were always offered to be topped off, and food was very timely. I super duper recommend this place!!!”

“We had multiple dishes. The focaccia, bay scallop ceviche, Nashville hot rabbit croquettes, parsnip agnolotti, town meatballs and fregola. The meatballs are to die for! So good, definitely reccomend. Also the agnolotti was great too. The rabbit croquettes were good, but I would have liked to see a hot sauce along with it. The focaccia bread was nice and salty with whipped butter. The Tiramisu was very good! My date had the chardonnay and really liked it. One of the best resturants in Ottawa.”

“Our group of four enjoyed a lovely evening at Citizen. We started out with the House Focaccia and the Tangy Cucumber Salad which we shared - both were fantastic. For mains, we had the Roasted Hudson Valley Duck, Lemon Ricotta Cappelleti and the Saffron Seafood Risotto. The duck and cappelletti were excellent while the risotto was good but didn’t have quite the same flavour hit - still good though and the sea bream was perfectly cooked. We ordered one of each dessert to share around the table - the sticky toffee pudding was the favourite followed by the panna cotta and then the tiramisu. All the food was beautifully presented. The drinks list featured a good selection of options - we ordered two glasses of wine, a cider and one one of the non-alcoholic options. The Farmgate cider was disappointing but the other choices were great (the Crazy Creatures Grüner Veltliner was a discovery and it is stocked by the SAQ so will pick up a bottle to enjoy at home). Our server was very friendly, helpful and attentive. We will definitely think of Citizen when planning to go out for a special meal again.”