Perspectives At Brookstreet - Ottawa

Our friends treated us for dinner at Perspectives' outdoor patio last Sunday (originally planned for this weekend, but the patio tables were all booked up . Note that all persons entering the hotel building must wear a mask while in public indoor spaces as required by Health Ontario. When we checked in, we needed to scan the bar code to enter our contact information. Then we were brought to the patio to be seated. (We can choose to be seated inside the restaurant as well. But we preferred to sit in the patio for better air circulation . I ordered their Table D'Hote menu. Few ordered from the Starter and Main menu (see photos for what we ordered . Now my review would be based on food taste, service and ambiance aspect: 1 Food Taste and Presentation: Food taste was alright. One dish (seared Scallops received 4.5 star rating. My salad tasted good while the Arctic Char fish was ok and I gave 3.5 star rating (I would like to give 4 star rating. But then I think the kitchen chefs used too much MSG to enhance the food taste. I felt so thirsty at night and during my sleep. My husband also felt the same. He said the MSG level was too much and was more than the food in the Chinese restaurant. Not acceptable! . The triple chocolate mousse my husband ordered was very tasty (4.5 stars . But my Apple Cobbler with vanilla ice cream was a bit too sweet for my teeth. 2 Service: I understand that staff shortage is a problem for many restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic time. The patio tables were served by one server with her assistant. We asked for cutlery (knives and forks and our server kept forgetting it. My husband had to use the tea spoon for his soup. Our water bottle wasn't filled. Basically the service wasn't attentive. But again, we understand this due to staff shortage. But I think my friend still gave good tips that made her smile! 3 Ambiance: That night was very hot. We sweated while we ate. As the sky got darker, our legs got bitten by mosquitos. Well, it was time to leave the patio. Anyway, still a good place for dining! Hope that the kitchen will use less MSG (or prefer not to use any MSG at all d

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