5 /5 Dick Wong: Sterling is a restaurant worthy of its name. The exterior old-world mansion brings with it a touch of that haute couture vibe and feel.
The staff are the most professional and yet friendly staff that you can hope to be served by. Theyre attentive to the point of clearing the appropriate silverware when that course has been served. Your water glass is always topped up, the bread basket will be topped up as well when required.
The food, in a word: delicious. Everything we ordered, beef tartar, seafood croquet, French onion soup, soup of the day, New York steak, filet mignon, Provencal rack of lamb and pistachio cheesecake were all amazing. The food was executed very well in the classic French gastronomy style. Im sure Escoffier himself would be quite pleased with the meals.
Youd think my next comment would be that its wildly expensive, but honestly, for what we ordered and the size of the portions, I think that it was very reasonably priced. If you were to judge dining in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, for many years people told me that Sterling was the meter stick to measure against. I whole-heartedly understand why, their reputation is well earned.
