Cantina Gia

My go-to place in Ottawa. Amazing proteins (meat or fish - always great choice), salads, pasta, desserts for dinner and the Farmer breakfast for brunch. As gluten free, you won’t find a better place!

Gia Cantina is a beautiful Italian restaurant. The design is a mix of old and new which I love. If your looking for space to rent for an event or host a dinner you won’t be disappointed with the atmosphere. The service was decent. I have a gluten allergy and the waiter went through the option with me which was nice. They even had gluten free calamari which was a plus - I haven’t went to another restaurant in Ottawa that serves this. The calamari was crispy and served with a creamy sauce which I enjoyed. Unfortunately I was disappointed with my main dish. I ended up getting the mushroom pasta and it was a good size but was lacking flavour. Another thing to take note of is there aren’t any gf desserts. Despite this, my friends ended up getting some of the other options on the menu and they really enjoyed them. Overall I had a good experience and am not opposed to returning again to try more options.

So totally impressed. Major kudos to this place for being so accommodating to the gluten free crowd.