Bar Robo Queen St Fare

Very busy, but you know why - this is the place where people come to have a nice lunch and to hangout. Watch out for the size of the dishes - they are huge!

Drink wise pretty standard. It's in a food court so if you're looking for a place to sit, chat, or work there are other cafes nearby. Dairy alternatives are available for ¢70.

I got an Iced Caramel Latte and it was amazing 👏🏻☕️ The in-house caramel sauce is to die for - one of the better ones I’ve tasted! Service and staff are lovely as well. Totally recommend 🤩

Great spot to just hang out on a lazy Saturday, drink cold hipster beer and listen to a great playlist. Great tunes ranging from Otis Redding and various soulful 70s-80s tunes to early Smashing Pumpkins. Whoever controls the playlist, keep up the good job!

I do not know why it took me so long to go here! I love the red neon robot sign! I ordered a vanilla iced decaffeinated latte, and it was delicious. The girl working at the counter was super friendly. The service was also really fast. I will most certainly be coming back here!

Unique location with live music. Great atmosphere and ambiance. Feel the special when you drop in and sample their drinks and hotdogs. Licensed establishment.

Just had lunch at Bar Robo today and it was great! I ordered the mushroom melt and my friend got an iced coffee. Everything was delicious and prepared well. Super friendly staff. Attentive and cheerful. I’d recommend this spot for a nice, quick, and easy lunch or if you need an afternoon coffee hit.

Good place for coffees that taste great. Friendly staff and good vegetarian options. +1 for their latté A bit pricy on the food side.

Great spot for lunch or drinks after work. Lots of seating. Decent food and drink options.

My husband and I met up with one of my Yelp friends visiting Ottawa from Toronto along with his wife and son for dinner at Queen Street Fare. Overall, I liked the look and feel of the food hall. It is a bit on the smaller side with just 7 vendors, but it's still cool. I like that there is a good mix of different types of foods offered there. The vendors are Sen Kitchen (Pan Asian), Green Rebel (soup, sandwiches, and salads), Mercadito (Mexican), Fiazza (pizza), Capitol Burger (burgers and fries), Bar Robo (cafe) and Q Bar (serves alcoholic beverages). They also have a water station where you can help yourself to free water. There is a lot of seating with a mix of large communal tables, some booths/half booths, and smaller tables. Vendors are staggered throughout the space and while the official name of each vendor is in the same uniform font, inside each kiosk each vendor is able to express their own style. So it does look like a collection of unique businesses. I mention this because I was recently at the Time Out Market in Montreal and all the vendors looked exactly the same and they were all next to each other in a big circle. I did not like that layout or aesthetics at all. I do like the layout of Queen Street Fare. I had the Chicken Pad Thai at Sen Kitchen ($12). I thought it was unremarkable. My husband had the Cubano Sandwich at Mercadito ($13), he enjoyed it. I had some of the potatoes that his meal came with and I liked them. They were crispy with nice seasonings. My Yelp friend had a chicken sandwich at Green Rebel. It was huge and he said it was very filling. His wife and son shared a pizza from Fiazza and they seemed to enjoy it. His wife also got a pho broth soup from Sen Kitchen. It appeared to be just broth with bean sprouts, no noodles nor meat. She did not say anything about the broth, so I'm assuming it was unremarkable. I think the food hall as a whole is neat with a chill environment. I think it would benefit from a dessert vendor, like a place that sold gelato or ice cream, or maybe donuts or cakes. Anyway, I'm glad Ottawa has a food hall, even though it's a bit small ;)

Queen St Fare is a happening place even on a snowy Wednesday evening! Good for groups as with the different offerings from various vendors, everyone would find something they enjoy. Live music and drinks from Q Bar. The vibe here was excellent when we dropped by for a bite. All food venues has Ritual Order options. And some even participate in different promotions available through the App. Great location as it is right in tourist/business area.

I really like food, so when I heard that a food hall was opening up in Ottawa, I could not wait to check it out. They had some of the best of the best under one roof. Everything from tacos, pizza, burgers and salads. Feel like a cocktail late at night? They have that here at Bar robo. Feel like trying the beyond meat burger? They have that at capital burger. In the mood for tacos? Mexican Mercadito's got you covered! I really like the concept of this place. It's pretty spacious, and you are able to "restaurant hop" and give your taste buds a treat. I went for the pizza at fiazza. The margherita is pretty bomb. I finished my pizza off with a drizzle of honey and spicy oil. The veggie spring rolls and Sen Kitchen were pretty delish as well. We showed up around lunch time, so it got pretty busy since its connected to an office building, but it died down pretty quickly afterwards. I also went during the Christmas break, so I am not sure if it's generally like that all the time. This is also close to parliament and major attractions, so I can see this spot being awesome if you are touring around Ottawa and need a pit stop. Great for groups. I am sure I will be back if I am in the area again.

An upscale food court or "hall", it has a God selection of food vendors - mexican, coffee shop, burgers, asian, salad and a bar. The venue also has a stage so expect various performances to happen. With nooks and crannies this might make a great place to hang out and enjoy some music. Would I return? Yes. Would I recommend? Yes - nice option for those working in the core.

New twist on food experience - like a fancy food court with a DJ, low lighting and beer. Food options varied across the common areas - Asian-fusion, Mexican, Italian, burgers, coffee/bakery, bar Seating was more spaced out than a food court for sure and the flow in the room was very open, perhaps it gets standing room only at times? Sustainable concepts everywhere like zero trash and free water fountain. Seems like an after work hangout. It was super busy early on and definitely became less busy as the night went on. A bit loud for holding actual conversation, but we made it work overall. Some issues around getting food include needing to save your seat when you get up to order and the diceyness of that. My friend ordered from the burger place and waited a long time for everything to cook from raw - fine in a sit down restaurant, not cool while standing at the counter waiting by yourself because everyone picked a different restaurant. Overall, burger was okay and the fries were pretty tasty. I ate at the Sen Kitchen. Overall a good experience with great service. Appreciated the table bussers - the place was always tidy. In general, I don't know how I feel about the whole place. I'll need to go back again to make a final decision. Definitely above a regular fast food experience, don't think it beats a sit down restaurant. Maybe include an at-table ordering system with all the restaurants connected to really make it a modern dining experience! IE, I don't want to leave my conversation, but I'd like a coffee or another beer without losing my table. Definitely a great dining idea on which to continue building. Has lots of potential.

Queen St. Fare is basically a higher end fast food court. It has a beautiful bar when you first walk in to the left, huge and clean restrooms and the atmosphere was pretty sweet. For people who are from Toronto this is similar to Assembly Chefs Hall but on a much smaller scale. I walked in around 11ish on a Tuesday and a few tables were filled up. I had a meeting at Bar Robo which is a cute little coffee shop. I ordered a cold brew which was decently priced and pretty good. After my meeting, I walked around to check out the other joints. There was a pizza place (wood fire oven), Burgers, tacos, noodles and a few others. I love these concepts! It's not you're typical fast food, it's a bit better quality and in my opinion much tastier. A side note; a lot of people had also brought their lunches and there were big groups together. It's a great spot for co-workers to enjoy a meal and get out of the office. Keep Eating, Angela

My friend and I went to the Q Bar for a glass of wine this afternoon. When we sat down at the bar there were 2 bartenders, one walked away and the other started cutting fruit. When he was finished cutting fruit he went to the opposite side of the bar and started talking to the people sitting there. We waited for 10 minutes and he totally ignored us so we left. We are middle aged retired women, dressed normally, so not sure what offended the bartender. Very disappointed. I was looking forward to experiencing Queen St. Fare for the first time.

So as I explained this place to people, they would say "oh, a food court" or "sounds like a cafeteria". Well, maybe the best way to describe it is a hip (ster) food court... for foodies... with alcohol! Went with a group for a friend's birthday and it was perfect! Everyone could get what ethnicity or flavours they were craving, serving themselves, people didn't have to arrive at a certain time to order (like a restaurant), and the setting was great- big tables to fit 8 people! Food was great! Some had pizza, burgers, Asian, and I loved vegan al pastor tacos!

Ate dinner at Mercadito and was thoroughly underwhelmed - the beef tacos were overcooked/dry and lacked flavour. Fish taco was tasty but soggy, lacking that crisp batter you expect in a good fried fish taco. The wheat tortillas were disproportionately large and thick/dry. Very overpriced as well for what you're getting. Would not go back.