8.5Food
8.5Ambience
9Value
The Room
Wilf & Ada's opened in 2014 on Bank Street in Centretown — a neighbourhood diner-and-brunch counter that has become the most-cited daytime address in Centretown. The dining room seats 35; no reservations, walk-in only, often 30-45 minute waits on weekend mornings.
Service is warm and unceremonious.
The Food
The kitchen runs an old-school breakfast and lunch programme — pancakes, fried egg sandwiches, soup of the day, daily specials — at the level a serious diner should.
Best Occasion Fit
First Date: Wilf & Ada's is the casual-Sunday-brunch first-date for the diner who wants the meal to be the conversation.
Solo Dining: The counter at Wilf & Ada's is one of Ottawa's better solo-diner seats.