Where to eat and drink?
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa has five kitchens and three bars, and each one keeps its own days. The hours below are the ones the resort publishes, in Ottawa time; holiday hours should be checked on the resort's own site.
Where for a sit-down dinner?
Council Oak Steaks & Seafood is the steak and seafood restaurant at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa. Dinner runs Wednesday to Saturday, 5 PM to 10:30 PM.
Sunday runs on a different schedule. There is no dinner that day, only an all-you-can-eat brunch from 10 AM to 3 PM. Seatings are at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Guests choose one of the two start times.
Brick'd Italian Kitchen is in the Marketplace and opens at 5 PM, Wednesday through Sunday. Service ends at 10 PM on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. On Friday and Saturday the kitchen stays open until midnight. Neither restaurant lists hours for Monday or Tuesday.
Something quick?
Hard Rock Cafe at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa is open every day, 7 AM to 10 PM. On Friday and Saturday, an after-hours menu runs from 10 PM to 1 AM. At peak times, seating is limited to 2 hours.
YOUYU Noodle Bar offers dine-in or take-out. From Monday to Friday it runs 5 PM to 1 AM. Saturday and Sunday start earlier, at 3 PM, with the same 1 AM close.
Constant Grind never closes. The café sits in the Marketplace and serves coffee, pastries and house-made gelato, daily and 24/7. That makes it the fallback once the noodle bar shuts at 1 AM.
Where for a drink?
Marketplace Bar mixes craft cocktails just off the gaming floor at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa. It opens Friday and Saturday, 5 PM to midnight, and stays closed Sunday to Thursday. Hard Rock Cafe Center Bar sits in the heart of the casino floor, inside Hard Rock Cafe, with live music on Friday and Saturday. This guide does not list its hours, so check them with the resort.
The Council Oak bar, at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood, opens Wednesday to Sunday. Wednesday and Thursday run 5 PM to 11 PM, Friday and Saturday 5 PM to midnight, and Sunday 4:30 PM to 10:30 PM. Inside it, the Council Oak Lounge has live acoustic sets on Friday and Saturday.
Is there a concert hall?
Hard Rock LIVE, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa, is a 23,000-square-foot multi-use venue. Flexible seating holds up to 1,900 people, and the maximum capacity is 2,200. Set for banquets, the room takes up to 800.
The Joint is a venue for groups and live performances of 25 to 400 people. Shows and events for both rooms appear on the resort's own event calendar, on its website. Entry to every part of the property, Hard Rock LIVE included, requires guests to be 19 or older. That rule covers the restaurants too.
Questions to the desk
- Is anything open on Monday night?
- Hard Rock Cafe serves until 10 PM on Monday, and YOUYU Noodle Bar stays open until 1 AM. Constant Grind, the café in the Marketplace, is open 24/7.
- Can a teenager come to dinner?
- Guests must be 19 or older to enter any part of the property, including the casino, restaurants, hotel and Hard Rock LIVE. Accepted ID is government-issued photo ID, and guests under 21 may be asked for two forms.
- Does the Sunday brunch need a booking?
- Council Oak Steaks & Seafood serves the all-you-can-eat brunch from 10 AM to 3 PM, with seatings at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. For a table, ask the resort at 1-613-822-8668.
- Where is the event list?
- Shows and events are listed on the resort's own event calendar, on its website. This guide does not list acts or dates.