Aqua Lounge & Restaurant — Restaurant in Kitchener

Pros

Pretty good considering the hotel it is in Fast service Decently tasty food

Cons

Expensive for what it is

I ordered the clam chowder and seafood risotto. The clam chowder was quite good. I was expecting a ski lodge clam chowder with large, undercooked potatoes. Instead, I got a proper New England clam chowder with appropriately cut ingredients.

This delightful appetizer set me up for some disappointment on the entrée. Which, before I get to, I'd like to comment on how fast the service was. I have recently been to McDonalds and waited longer for my mcnuggets than I waited for any given peice of this meal. I had to ask for more water, but when I did, it came very quickly.

Now the entree, which was resotto or as they might have called it creamy rice. It was a little too aldente for me to think of it as risotto, but maybe that is a matter of taste. The texture of the inside vs the outside gave the feeling that my seafood dish had been sitting under I've of those heat lamps you see at a buffet. By and large, there isn't much of a reason not to be happy, even the seafood creamy rice was pretty good, until the bill comes.

Now it isn't the worst sticker shock, you know that being at a hotel means some guarantee of overpriced food, but still it is nice to get what you pay for and dropping $46 with tax and tip for the above wouldn't be my...

I was excited to see a seafood place had opened downtown, so convinced my husband to take a chance on a hotel restaurant. While the speed of service was fine, and the server suitably attentive, we were not pleased with the food here. The crab cake we ordered for a starter could have been delicious (it was crispy on the outside and flaky inside), if not for the fact that it was downright cold in the middle, like it had just come out of the fridge. My husband's fish and chips were a good portion size, but the fish was very greasy, like the fryer temperature wasn't quite high enough. I ordered the scallop linguine, and received just four small scallops on a plate that cost $18. My first choice of the lobster ravioli, which I had seen on their menu online, was stroked out with marker on their menu. Our server was very apologetic about our experience, and removed the crab cake from our bill, which was appreciated. Honestly, I'm just not sure that this restaurant gets enough traffic to warrant focusing on seafood. Maybe some changes to the menu would improve the dining experience here, but at any rate, we unfortunately will not...

Beautiful restaurant, excellent service, and great food. Alex, the chef, was super friendly and courteous . He came out to our table after Meredith asked if he would tell us the particulars of some sea food dishes I was podering to order. My son gad the butter chicken, I had to have a taste. We both agreed it was the best butter chicken we had. My shrimp.curru was also excellent 👌. Meredith, our waitress was very vmciurteius, respectful and helpful. We went again to the eestaurant on June 1st for the breakfast buffet. The omelets and the crepes were fantastic ! Yahia, the manager, was also very respectful and friendly. We celebrated 2 birthdays, and he got us a piece of cake for the birthday girl and boy. They also gave us a free parking pass to park at the Lacombe. I definitely recommend Aqua : grea atmospheres, very good food and...