De grandes choses naissent parfois de débuts modestes, et c'est vraisemblablement le cas de Mamma Teresa Ristorante. En 1960, la famille Boselli quitte les collines de Parme dans le nord de l'Italie pour s'installer dans la capitale du Canada. La famille apporte avec elle son appétit pour la vie, de l'excellent vin, la cuisine traditionnelle italienne et l'hospitalité chaleureuse propre à un souper traditionnel italien.
En 1970, Giuliano Boselli et sa mère, Mamma Teresa, décident de partager cette passion avec leur nouvelle ville; ils ouvrent donc les bras et les portes de leur cuisine au public en fondant une petite entreprise familiale nommée en l'honneur de la matriarche de la famille: Mamma Teresa Ristorante.
Situé au cœur du centre-ville d'Ottawa, près de la Colline du Parlement, Mamma Teresa Ristorante est le lieu de rendez-vous des politiciens pour dîner et débattre depuis les années 1980. «Ces murs sont chargés d'histoire», explique le copropriétaire Frank Schimizzi. «Nous sommes connus comme le 'siège des libéraux' non officiel et les Trudeau sont des clients réguliers. La constitution a été signée ici!» s'exclame-t-il en montrant un mur couvert de photos historiques et de portraits dédicacés.
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The girls met up in Ottawa to celebrate with our soon to be bride Cristina. The weekend started on a great note from the get go. We all got dolled up for the opening night of our stay and left our hotel for our 8 pm reservation at Mamma Teresa's. From the moment we walked through the doors of this victorian style home, we experienced hospitality at it's finest. The maitre d Walter received us as if we were his long time friends and made us feel welcome. He showed us to our table which was set and ready for us, then introduced us to our waiter for the evening, Frank (or Francesco as he played it up with us ) What a Charmer! And he even knew his job, very well. He suggested a menu for us and helped us choose some fabulous wine to suit our menu as well as our taste buds. Everything was superb. The attention we were given was overwhelming. The service impeccable and the food terrific. We enjoyed ourselves so much that we never left till past midnight. We had a great experience and look forward to going back soon for a reunion weekend with the girls. Highly reccommended.
Probably one of my favorite places to go in Ottawa Highly recommend
This restorant has a delightfoul atmosphear with food to die for. It reminded me of being in italy If you are in Ottawa you should deffently give this place a shot.
I feel this restaurant is a true gem of Ottawa. The evening was very enjoyable and the food was even better. I would recommend this place to any one that would love some great Italian food and a fun night out.
The food was good I found that they had a good northern Italian flavor great quality. Service is great, they speak Italian. Would go back next time I am in Ottawa
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