Oysters
1/2 dozen | dill citric | hot radish
Beef tartare
black garlic aioli | crisps
Scallop ceviche
strawberry gastric | tostada
Thai coconut broth
Bread plate
warmed olives | roast garlic spread
Crispy beef short rib nibs
honey-glazed
Crispy braised lamb dumplings
warm olives | preserved tomato
Lentil + raw nut taco
basil slaw
Crispy fish taco
pico de gallo
The full board
Charcuterie | cheese | grilled cheeses | pickles | olives
The cheese board
Artisinal cheeses (3) | house chutney | tree nuts
Grilled cheese taster
Grilled chicken
romaine | sun-dried tomato vinaigrette | aged Gouda | overnight tomato
Grilled flank steak
grilled veg, spinach,aged Gouda
Arugula
basil lemon thyme | cucumber | pressed apple
Available until 4pm {with frites or chef's salad}
Duck confit sandwich
cranberry mustard, arugula
Meatball panini
pickled onion, onion rings
Roasted Portobello Applewood Cheddar
Bacon, Fig Jam Glasgow Glen Gouda
Angus Reserve Beef {served with choice of PEI potato: fried, or mashed}
Steak frites
Tenderloin
72-hour slow jus
New York strip
mushroom beef reduction
Bone-in rib eye
beef jus
Empire burger
caramelized onion butter | Gouda | bacon | romaine
Egg Benedict
smoked ham | soft egg | emulsion | chef's salad
Sous vide duck breast
confit | citrus quinoa | Arugula | aged balsamic
Crispy pineapple chicken
jacked rice | sweet chili
Fish + fry
Atlantic haddock | black garlic aioli | frites
Pork ribs
mac 'n cheese | smoked onion jus
Crab Cake
lemon-scented slaw | spicy sour cream
Steelhead Trout
wilted spinach | rice | chimichurri
made fresh daily at The Grand by Chef Omar Rossi
Chicken
rigatoni | chorizo | basil + cashew cream
Atlantic scallop + shrimp
rigatoni | overnight tomato sauce
Meatballs
spaghetti | aged Gouda
Vegetarian
roasted mushrooms | thyme cream | pappardelle
Sides
Aspargus + Cheddar Crisp | Broccoli + Sweet Pickled Onion | Spinach + Roasted Mushroom | Onion Bajji
Chocolate Lovin' Cake
chocolate drip
Empire ice cream/sorbets
Cookie plate
Lemon pie parfait
Caramelized Apple Cheesecake
cider caramel
Drinks
SPARKLING/WHITE/Rose/rED/Crafted Cocktails
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Way too dark! Couldnt our my plates. Food presentation was awful. Server was rude. Over an hour wait for dinner. Table was added due to over booking.(we had a reservation) Overall was super disappointing espesially since it was a birthday dinner! We will never come back. And have told many ppl about our disapointments with The Empire Grill.
To be fair, the food and the service were great but the pricing was excessive.
Close to perfect - could have used a better cloakroom - but now we are just getting picky. Amazingly delicious food, and excellent service. Seamless.
This place is fun. From Toronto & in Ottawa on business. Was a guest of a vendor. 3 of us had steak & the other lamb. Real nice food. Server was on top his game. Great spot.
The service was awful!!! And it's not because it was Canada day, the restaurant was less than 1/2 packed! Our waiter (we think is also the floor manager...seemed to be the one making decisions) did not bring us bread after we ordered (but he brought some to the table next to us...). Our drinks came out in cheap plastic beer cups and water was served in wine glasses?? He did not come to check up on things (he did check up on the table next to us..) so we had to flag another waitress to bring us utensils. At the end of the dinner he assumed we didn't want desert and gave us the bill and left...This was by far the worst service I had ever had (in Ottawa). Will never visit again.
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The reputation of being casual, cool and comfortable is well-earned here – unless you choose a shaded patio table on the street in the height of one of Ottawa’s humid summers, that is. If you want a tender Canadian-grown Angus beef steak, a charcuterie or cheese sharing board – where you can observe how your colleague copes with sharing – this is the place for you. Summer’s humidity and heat may dictate a salad, so here’s where lime coconut chicken works impeccably with romaine.
View this Smart ListEmpire Grill is an urban eatery that serves brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Start small with their Ottawa valley gazpacho (a lemon basil crème fraîche) before tackling their brunch board for two. It consists of a croissant cheese melt with scrambled eggs, French toast, bacon, sausage and mushroom on toast, crispy beef nibs and a fruit cup.
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