Carmelito Cafe

354 Preston St, Ottawa - K1S 4M7
131 reviews
Coffee & Tea
(613) 234-5336

Great coffee and a nice selection of pastries and meals for breakfast or lunch. Awesome service and the food is good.

Great cafe with lots of indoor and outdoor spaces. Comfortable chairs and large selection of drinks and snacks.

My friend and I go to Carmelito’s almost everyday for lunch. Staff is super friendly and the food is amazing. We always look forward to seeing the employees who we can connect with and treat us like friends. We always receive the best quality items and great service. I would recommend visiting and eating here!

Delicious pastries, great drinks, relaxing vibe. I haven't been here since they were called Simply Biscotti but I love the renovated space upstairs.

Coming from Toronto, I’d say the price is fair, taste is decent, but not impressive. Maybe I was having high expectations after read the good reviews here. The desserts make a good date night companion.

Place is cute, food is hit or miss and over priced. My first impression was wonderful, I walked in and was greeted right away, I also really liked the atmosphere. My latte and the tiramisu was delicious, but since that first visit it’s just gone down hill.I do not recommend the sandwiches as I find them a waste of money and inedible. I’ve ordered a their sandwiches a few times, each time they were dry or soggy, cheese was hard and so was the bread. Got a breakfast croissant and the egg was cold pretty much frozen, somehow ended up being really moist pretty much wet but the croissant itself was burnt.As for the desserts, I’ve gotten desserts that had the taste of freezer burn and cookies that were hard as rocks. For mediocre treats they’re very over prices. What I can recommend is the blueberry cheesecake, the tiramisu, and fruit tart! Amazing.With all this said the service is amazing and since I work in the area I’ll be back because my employer really enjoys it. Hopefully overtime they make improvements and I can give them a better review as I see potential.

Little boutique style café, the desserts are amazing but the coffee is so good. I had a black coffee and I can tell it was a nicely brewed coffee. The carrot cake was awesome (although I don't like raisins lol). They have different dining table settings in the second floor. Great for groups or even a date.

We had a great first experience at Carmelito Café today ! The paninis were really tasty , and there was a nice selection of pastries . The relaxing atmosphere and colourful decor added to the overall experience . My wife received a beautiful rose from the owner since it was Mothers’ Day . Certainly recommended !

Cute coffee shop in Little Italy. The service we received was excellent and we really appreciated the recommendations that were provided. We tried the pistachio and opera cakes. We found both cakes extremely sweet, a little too much for our liking. The upstairs seating was cute but a little dated.Would visit again to try their mini cheesecakes.

Customer service was kind. I tried a few desserts and they were all too sweet for my liking. I was hoping for more with the high price tag.