Mamma Teresa Ristorante - Ottawa

The food was out of this world fantasticThe pasta was incredible and the wine was perfectThe service was slow and tables felt neglected at times.

Mamma Teresa in old chelsea__Waiter: how is the antpasti dish_Me: ok, the scallops are tasteless, they seem frozen_Waiter: yes they are frozen, _Me: ok,

First visit to this restaurant but certainly not the last! Pasta was amazingly good and portions generous. All 4 of us were very pleased and I could have licked my plate it was soooo good! Great service too ! Waiter was knowledgeable, gave great wine recommendations and was pleasant. We had a great evening out and recommend this restaurant!

DISSATISFIED AND DISAPPOINTEDLast time we were there years ago, the food was very good. This time it was disappointing!! The Pinot Grigio we ordered was absolutely awful and no other available by the glass a bottle would have been too much and there were only 2 to select from. The physical menus are tattered and need replacing. The bread with oil, balsamic and olives were very good! Best part of our meal!! My wife ordered the minestrone soup quite tasty and the halibut. It was totally dry, too salty and came with penne but no vegetables. In order to moisten the halibut we added the dipping oil and vinegar used for the bread. Not great a great dish!I ordered the Escargot Bourginione as I have had for the past 50 years. Big mistake!! The escargots were served on a small sides bowl, swimming in a sea of green liquid! Some garlic and some butter I think were in the dish but by no means Bourginione!! 0/10!!Then I ordered the chefs special seafood pasta. It was edible. Not a good linguini manufacture was used and tasted starchy, as though it had been reheated after being previously cooked. While there were enough shrimp and scallops it showed lack of imagination for a $42 pasta dish on the chef’s part for what was his special and the type of fish used.No dessert was had. We had it elsewhere. All in all I had great expectations from the last visit but this time TOTALLY DISAPPOINTING!Won’t be back. Oh, the service, however, was very good!

They will treat you bad if you don’t order any wine. And the tip would be charged of 20% including in the bill even through they treated you very bad.The food was not good as I expected. Penne sausage is quite salty.However, I just wondering what’s wrong with the service?At the beginning, the server was nice and friendly. After we decided not to order any wine, he just became quite awkward and coldness. Besides, another server walked around and said hi to all other tables except us.The bill was also added the tip with 20% automatically.I don’t think he deserved that much. Maximum 10% but only for the womenserver.Such an awful experience in such a nice late summer evening.