The Office Resto Pub — Restaurant in Ottawa

I have quite recently gone and discovered this place, which is " The Resto Pub " coffee breakdown, situated at a few minutes of walking from the intersection of Sparks and Bank streets(how convenient it is for one who spends most of his week and/or weekend time in the downtown area, especially if you are a day person, for it opens as early as 6:30 and closes at 3 in the afternoon!). Its great newness(it has been opened for a few weeks!), its considerable proximity with my workplace(it is situated literally next to my workplace’s door!), the most amusing picturenesqueness of its inner walls(if you adore the comics, and sometimes feel quite nostalgic about it as well as about its great comicality, you will be a great deal amused by the drawings on its walls, especially if you ever were into “ The Office “ famous TV series or merely adore any productions or novels regarding the comicality, which bureaucrats are capable of displaying!), not to mention its remarkable cleanliness! On entering it, a few mornings ago, I was amazed at the ineffably warm grace of her early morning server by name Maeve. Maeve displayed an ineffably warm smile, akin to those of those air stewardesses, who offer you a service comparable in its gracefulness to their attractiveness. Besides, Maeve has splendid taste, which is observable not only in her clothing style(she even manages to simultaneously pay tribute both to her Sudbury and Irish origins! Fancy how much cleverness and taste she is possessed of! Furthermore, there is a good topic of conversation if you are fond of the culture of Ireland, of which Maeve is proud!), but also in her very own glasses’ colour and style, which denote impeccable taste and like source or sources of inspiration! On the other part, Maeve is also capable of most charming conversation on diverse topics(our origins, work schedules, work careers, studies, and even entertainment and the world of humour! See how much she is capable of interesting, charming conversations!) and can extend her natural fondness for people and customer service to personal confessions. Have you ever heard of that expression stating that people are “ easy to fall for “ ? Well, such is her case, whether one falls for her as a friend or something still more solid! To return to this coffee, which, incidentally, is an extension to « The Office Resto Pub “, I must say that I have also adored the Tiramisu Latte, which is a coffee containing a good deal of chocolate and some expresso, as well as the Ginger Snap cookie. They had both been displayed on the shopfront as specials of the day, and I must say that this shopfront was seductive in the highest degree(you must also discover how awesome is this store's storefront, I assure you!) : colours so matching and breathing so much gaiety, so much festivity(Kelly Green, Scarlet Red, and Royal Blue!), and use of words that also agreeably attract attention such as " NEW " and " NOTEWORTHY ", for example. As regards prices, you cannot help but be agreeably surprised : for $6.75, for instance, one is able not only to buy this Tiramisu Latte($4.75), but also this cookie, which I had accompanied with ($1.25 for this Ginger Snap), and the HST amounts to an unsignificant $ 0.75, which I cannot yet believe, seeing only how clean, new, and artistic the place is, not to mention Maeve's ineffably gracious and equally professional service! Imagine all! Another remarquable point is Maeve's said work schedule : she is preparing her last exam whilst performing and early day shift(she completes it at 1:00 pm), which is most courageous, considering this examen bears upon notions of Philosophy. Thus then, if you are, just like myself, I must confess, admirative of students who arrive at perfectly conciliating studies with work, and would like to express your admiration and support to these, going and discovering this coffee shop, especially at day-time on week days, may be a propitious occasion for you to...

As another reviewer mentioned, our waitress on Sunday evening appeared to be quite intoxicated... My partner and I ordered a pitcher and left without trying the food because our experience was so bad. The waitress was walking around almost dazed and unaware of the patrons around her. She was slurring and mumbling things to us and to other tables without looking at us and walked away mid sentence multiple times. I felt awful for the table across from us, as she stood there for a while chatting with them and swaying back and forth with her chest in one guy’s face, completely unaware of her surroundings and social cues as the patrons were visibly uncomfortable. When they left, she came over and sat down at the table beside us for a minute and told everyone she was tired.

Our table and two others had to get up and wait at the podium outside to pay. No servers were present for a while - thankfully we aren’t the type to dine and leave. When we finally paid, she seemed almost incoherent and it took a few tries to get her to focus and initiate the pin pad. She complained to us several times about what a long day it was, which I get, but it’s honestly no excuse to be that unprofessional and behave inappropriately. The whole experience left a really bad impression and we likely won’t be returning. I spoke to people at my office about it afterwards and a colleague had a similar experience...

Our server, Kiki (Kiyana) was cheerful, friendly, warm and very attentive, making our cocktails to order (they're not standard in the bartending books).

The bar is bright, clean, and well lit, with comfortable seating both at the bar and at booths and conversation circles.

We went at a less busy time and the mix of soul, blues and 1950s rock was a welcome change from the often too-loud, autotuned, entirely forgettable tunes that assault patrons' senses in most establishments today.

My only concern about The Office is that it's located down a flight of stars, making it entirely inaccessible to those dependent on mobility aids or wheelchairs.

I appear able-bodied; that is, I have no mobility issues. Nevertheless, I do have a disability. More than one, in fact, although none is "visible" or appparent. I therefore feel it's incumbent upon me to advocate for the disabled—individuals who make up an estimated 10 to 15 per cent of the general population. It may not effect immediate change, accommodation or remedy, but if more add their voices to the conversation, it just might one...