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Moxie's Classic Grill
Categories: Restaurants Canadian (New) Restaurants Mediterranean Restaurants Chicken Wings Canadian (New), Mediterranean, Chicken Wings [Edit]
601 Earl Grey DrKanata, ON K2T 1K4
(613) 599-5000
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
5 reviews for Moxie's Classic Grill
5 reviews in English
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Review from Jenny C.
Kingston, ON
2/15/2011
I've been here a couple of times and I've always been satisfied.
This place is like The Keg or a high-end version of Kelsey's. Basically with these sorts of restaurants you're getting a higher-end restaurant appearance and atmosphere, improved service (usually) and nicer food presentation. The food quality, while advertised and presented to be higher end, can often still be back down at the same level as Kelsey's, (but you'll still be paying as though it weren't).
I find all Moxie's are usually staffed by above-average-looking servers (or if it's the Bayshore one, super skinny girls). With this place, service is almost always good, the food is always well presented and usually very tasty!
The ambiance is relaxing and the restaurant is gorgeous, although at times they go a bit overboard with the mood lighting (I still need to be able to read the menu!) And on a side note, the bathrooms are gorgeous!!! Normally I wouldn't notice, but god their bathrooms are nice.
Bring a date here and you'll surely please him/her! Bring a business partner, and you may do less well. That being said, it would still definitely beat out many other restaurants in this range. -
Review from Oliver G.
Mississauga, ON
4/9/2012 1 Check-in Here
After a long drive into the Ottawa area I decided to go to the Moxies nearby. I had been to this location before and the experience was good so I decided to revisit this same location.
I arrived at the place at around 9pm and was greeted by....No one.
Myself and another person were waiting for some time to see if there was anybody that would come and sit us (or greet us for that same matter). After approximately 3 to 5 minutes, a girl that was not the hostess walked by us and said, just sit yourself anywhere. I did.
The Blue Jay's opening game was on, which was great, and I sat right across from the TVs, in a long sharable table. I was greeted by my waitress, Casey, who informed me of the specials. I decided to try the top sirloin topped with a crab cake and bearnaise sauce. A glass of wine was also in my order as I sat to relax after my long drive.
I ordered my steak medium. It came medium well. After about 5 to 10 minutes I was asked how my food was and I mentioned the overcookedness... I was offered to have my food taken away and have a steak redone. I was hungry and I truly do not like returning a meal. I suggested that i would eat it anyway.
I was quite disappointed that neither the manager nor the chef came to make a mention of how my experience was or even comment on anything. I could not even identify who the manager was. I was offered a free dessert as a compliment for the overcooked steak, but I was not hungry anymore after my big meal.
The rest of my meal was delicious. The crab cake was tender and flavourful. The bearnaise sauce was very tasty and at great temperature. The meal also came with a side of vegetables, which included a very tenderly prepared asparagus and beets, very well cooked; and I ordered sweet potato fries instead of the mash potatoes.
I had a Chilean Merlot (Casillero del Diablo) to pair with the meal and it went very well with it. I also noted my waitress carefully checking my wine glass before bringing it over, which is always appreciated.
The service from my waitress was great but I remain slightly disappointed with the management. It seems that for the $44 meal (before taxes), there was no real attention to the true satisfaction of the client. Disappointed. -
Review from Coy W.
1/27/2012 2 Check-ins Here
I've been here for a few lunches and I'm not particularly a fan of this place but it's not particularly horrible. However on my last trip I tried the Korean Kimchi BBQ pulled pork sandwich.
The service is normally fast and friendly and I'm not sure why but I always feel weird in here seeing a bunch of upper middle aged guys gawking at the much younger girls and getting giddy over it. Creepy...
Anyways I had a Korean BBQ sandwich. The sandwich was pretty gross. The pork was salty but it was a weird marinade salty. The sauce that came with it sucked and wasn't spicy at all. It wasn't reminiscent of anything Korean and tasted like salty molasses :(
I'll try something new the next time I'm here for lunch and report back! Maybe I shouldn't be so adventurous with my food and stick to the burger. -
Review from Jim E.
1/9/2011
Really modern atmosphere and awesome food. Great place to bring a date or the wife for dinner. Only complaint is it is a little noisy and reservations are recommend.
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Review from Red S.
Kanata, ON
9/11/2010
Everytime that I visit moxies in kanata, i have a bad experience. but since i live here and the food is quite enjoyable, i always give it another try! This time my experience was so bad that i have to write a negative review on it. The hostess are HORRIBLE and i mean horrible. If you are not a young man, or a young female who are probably highschool friends with the hostess' you are to be ignored. When i made eye contact with the 5 hostess standing around doing nothing i was not acknowledge until they were all done taking. They asked for my name tossed me a light up pad and told me its going to be a 45min wait. somehow we got seated in about 25mins, in the darkest seats of all in the restaurant. we honestly couldnt even read the menu. we asked the server to change seats because of the loud noises from the kitchen and the fact that we could not even read the menu. The only available table was in the lounge side. We got sat NOBODY acknowledged our presence until about 20mins later. By this time, my friends and i were starving, not happy about the service, but stayed because we were already here. Our waitress was too busy talking to men at the bar to give us any attention throughout our meal. By the time she came over, we were all done our food, there was no water left in our cups, no drinks left in our glasses. we had asked for the bill.She had forgot to print out the bill for about another 15mins. Lets just say, there was no service fee given whatsoever. Ive never done that in my life, but i thought that this young woman did not deserve anything from us.
I always enjoy the food here. I love the steak salad and the soups. They're always amazing and the cheese on the nachos is fantastic!
On another note. it seems like moxies is hiring anyone who walks through the door with blond hair, extensions and a push up bra. It didn't use to be that way. the servers are getting dumber and very unattractive.
Needless to say, this will be the last time i visit moxies in kanata. You've let me down too many times
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