Restaurant Review

We've decided that one of the things we do best is eating out and as we're expecting you all to visit we're going to review restaurants we go to. We've been to three restaurants in Ottawa since we arrived so here are our first three reviews.

Imperial Palace (Chinese) - this has been Sarah's favourite restaurant so far. As Sarah is a great lover of food this is a real endorsement. We had hot and sour soup and chicken and sweetcorn soup for starters then lemon chicken and Szechuan chicken for main. The portions were large, tasty and not over powerful. Service was efficient and friendly and there were three photos of the restaurant owner with local celebrities and politicians. This restaurant gets a four star-fish rating.

Havali (Indian) - this restaurant is in a good central town location and had good decor and ambience. The food was ok, but we felt there was something was missing. Maybe it was the chutneys that didn't come with the popadoms. This restaurant gets two and half star-fish.

La Strada (Italian) - this restaurant is in our neighbourhood and has been visited by Pierce Brosnan (photo of Bond with restaurant owner). It is run by three generations of an Italian family and the chef wears a white singlet and pops out of the kitchen to make himself an espresso in the restaurant. The portions were too large, but the chicken stuffed with prawns and cheese in dill and mustard sauce was fantastic. This is my favourite but Sarah only gives it three star-fish.