Minto Skating Club — Restaurant in Ottawa

The location is amazing, right near home near the Science and Tech museum, two nice ice rinks, great atmosphere, and bar and wifi are excellent - and the pub takes cash and cards. It's cozy and large and has several large wall-mounted TVs for watching games, while looking over both of the rinks. Beer on tap is good and cold. Great coaches and programs. The figure skating programs has the most male skaters I've seen compared to other clubs. Drawback is that the figure skating club doesn't also have convenient methods of payment available (have to pay with checks) and it's very hard to reach the office for registration and questions. However, the change rooms in the basement absolutely reek! I have to hold my breath going down there. If that were fixed,...

This arena is really outdated. There are huge potholes in the parking lot. It's quite a hike from the parking lot with a goalie bag up the hill to the arena. I don't think it was designed for hockey at all. Doors are not accessible (no handicapped button) so 3 doors to go through, and then 15 stars down to the dressing rooms. It's pure hell getting up these stairs with a goalie bag. The rooms are a decent size but are never cleaned and in poor condition. Toilet stalls reek of urine and are seriously gross. The flooring mats are saturated in filth. The showers are mouldy and nasty gross. The leagues are fun and well run, and the bar is good. Food choices are limited. Staff is friendly. The facility itself needs an...

It's an important rink in the city, offering one international sized rink, one NHL sized rink, and one mini rink that's used for drills and goalie practices. However, the facility is very old and suffers from humidity issues in the summer, with foggy air, condensation running down the glass, and soft ice. It also doesn't have an elevator to get to the change rooms downstairs. The facility does boast a pub, but no concession stand. It's well past due...