Apothecary Lounge

The best bar we went to in Ottawa during our trip. I loved the decor and atmosphere. The bartender was one of the best I’ve seen too. He was personable and you could tell he was a true professional in his craft. I can’t find my receipt, but he was a tall, thin man with tattoos working on 8/6. Every employee that greeted us was pleasant. Outstanding service and fantastic drinks. Thank you

Review of cocktails only...but they were some of the best cocktails I've had! The mortician was really good! It's a Johnnie Walker black based cocktail that is sort of reminiscent of an old fashioned. It has a smoke element to it where the server removes the cover at the table to release the smoke and reveal the drink. Wife had the snake oil which was also very good and a perfect layer of egg white foam on top. Server was very friendly and attentive. Great vibe to the restaurant/bar. Sort of like a speakeasy. Food also looked pretty good. Definitely will come back. Cheers

This is one of the best cocktail bars I’ve ever been to. The underground seating area is charming and warm, and the servers are knowledgeable and friendly. Our server was able to answer all of our questions and explain what the different liquors were that we weren’t familiar with. We tried four different cocktails and loved every one. We’ll definitely be returning on our next visit, and we’ll be sure to get food as well.

My girlfriends and I stopped by for dinner last week and the lounge was cozy and comfortable. It’s got ample seating, a full service bar with some incredible cocktails. The food and service were great! I got the chicken sandwich and it was delicious!

Checked out the rooftop patio for the first time. Very disappointing experience. We started off ordering a bucket of Sol. Only for our server to come back and say they were out of Sol. We asked if we could substitute for another type of beer in the bucket. He said no and we'll have to pay the price per beer. Ok fine. Only to come back again and say they're out of bottles and we had to order cans. He was nice enough to offer a discount for our bill. We had ordered Calamari to share and it was very good. However we were done eating the food before we even got our drinks. It was a very annoying experience. It shouldn't take 25 minutes to get a drink especially after your first 2 requests cant be fulfilled. My fiancée had a whiskey sour and she said it was great. We heard their cocktails were great so they have that going for them. We couldn't help but notice 3 other tables had issues. One with food being messed up, one for things taking too long, and one had an issue with no server and waited way too long before getting up and leaving. The overall vibe of the place seemed like no body cared. No sense of urgency when dealing with customers and being at a place with multiple dissatisfied tables is a real turn off. I don't know if this was an off night for them. But definitely not an experience that made me want to return.

Very recommended place for drinks . Their basement bar is so cute and cozy , their menu is like 90% drinks and they have an small mostly sharing plates. However I did not tried the food, but I heard what they offer is pretty good . I was expecting thei cocktail menu to be a bit bigger, as this was the main reason this plave caught my attention. We had the cocktails “dealers choice” as our first choice wasn’t fully available weird for a cocktail place . The drinks were tasteful and very fair in the alcohol, each cocktail goes for an average of 18$ that I find it fair with the market right now . They are opening a rooftop patio in the summer and cannot wait to visit as it looks simply awesome just by looking at it from far .

Hidden gem!! This bar has the cutest decorations and I love the theme. Service was great and the Grimace cocktail I had was good. The only thing was that I found the cocktail menu really limited considering it’s a cocktail lounge and that the food menu could also be expanded.

Went their for just cocktail & jazz. The waiter gave the “too-good-for-you” vibe. We ordered just non alcoholic drinks & some dessert. Had the sponge cake and it wasn’t worth the $14 price tag. Way overpriced & too pretentious with bad food, drink & service.

Cute space. Had the carbonara and both of their non alcoholic cocktails. The Abigail the one with blueberries and butterfly blue flower tea was quite tart. Not my favourite but the Anthony was great. Spicy and sweet. Definitely filled my need for a cocktail without the booze. The carbonara was pretty good. A bit salty but lovely. Service was friendly as well.

Service is #1 . The food is amazing specially the Beef tartare so good and the cerviche… wow! The restaurant is so beautiful. REAlL had a great night in Ottawa! 5/5