Urban Well

J’allais prendre un verre avec des amis après mes cours. Je prenais toujours leur incontournable plat de nachos. Excellent rapport qualité/​prix, service impeccable.

Urban Well is convenient for Ottawa U students and those living in the Sandy Hill area. It’s a very casual atmosphere when you’re there to eat, but the lighting can be so dim that it strains your eyes. The service is pretty standard — sometimes it’s quick, and sometimes it takes longer. They have a lot of drink and menu specials during the week, as well as all day breakfast for pretty cheap. The portions for breakfast, appetizers, and lighter meals are generally large and filling enough, and have just the usual amount of grease you would expect for pub fare. The last time I ate here, they had the most amazing deep fried pickles, but I can’t seem to find it on their online menu, so I’m not sure if they still offer them. For the larger dinner meals like pasta and the «Favourites» section of their menu, I find that the prices a little more expensive than they should be for what you’re getting, which is nothing too fancy or out of the ordinary. I’ve had a couple of beers and drinks here, but I’ve never been to one of their event nights. They seem to be very popular though, because every time I’ve walked past it coming home, it always seems to be pretty packed. Might be something to check out.

Urbanwell has a great ambience and is a really classy place. The interior has a nice consistency in its décor which keeps everything feeling tight. They have specials every day including $ 5 martini’s and an all day Brunch on Sunday which is great to cure your hangover from the night before.
The barstaff are nice and had a good knowledge about what they were serving as well as some good new beers on draft that I had never had before but which I really enjoyed.

I wasn’t really a big fan of Urban Well. But, to be fair, I am a cranky 40-​year old married guy who’s ears have gone a little soft from my days of wearing my walkman at level 10! Urban Well is located in the heart of the Ottawa University district — literally down Laurier Ave. from campus. And, it is whole-​heartedly aimed at that university clientele. It has student discount specials, live music two nights a week, hockey game-​night specials, Jagermeister nights (ugh — my 40 year old liver is cringing at the thought!). It is boisterous, packed wall-​to-​wall, rockin’, and filled with good looking young women and men. If you are into that scene, then Urban Well is the place for you. It is strictly a walk-​to bar since parking along Laurier is notoriously skint. However, I do know you can park just north on Wilbrod and there are a few spots now and then on Nelson.