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Small but cozy, with a nice sized patio. Service was courteous, quick and efficient. Very nice menu with a lot of unique entrées & mains. With a dozen or so by the glass wines. Their specialty are a variety of tartars, beef, scallops, bison, and more.
The meal started with a little «amuse-​bouche» consisting of a bison and pork «creton» with a warm little multigrain bun. Delicious!

To accompany the meal I selected a very nice Chilean Shiraz from the Aconcagua Valley, from the Viña Errázuriz family (Errazuriz Max Reserva Shiraz 2011, Aconcagua Valley). It was deep colored and full bodied, with wonderful berry tastes and lingering tart tannins. The wine can stand on its own but with the meal WOW.
As entrée I started with the smoked duck confit salad. It came with a generous portion of smoked duck and a few slices of warm duck breast, with a simple vinaigrette and roasted pine nuts. Perfect.

As a main course I selected the Flank deer shallot (Bavette de cerf à l’échalotte) It was good, not great, I asked for med-​rare and it came well done. Bummer.
To accompany the main, I ordered a side foie gras poêlé. It came a few minutes late, but boy did it add that extra fantastic kick to the main dish, along with the wonderful Shiraz, it was a winner. I still enjoyed my main course of deer. The little potatoes it came with were fried in duck fat, and the vegies were simple but well-​seasoned. Also there was a small sliver of a mini spinach omelet. The simple bland nature of the omelet was a perfect offset to the wonderful gameyness of the venison. Happiness.

To top off the meal I selected the stack of apples with rosemary caramel (étagère de pomme au caramel romarin)

I know the sound of rosemary with caramel sounds weird, but let me tell you, it may not have been the best desert I ever had, but it was definitely the most interesting. Warning this desert is not for the sweet-​toothed sugar lovers. It was not super sweet, it was tart with some rich caramel flavors infused with that rosemary aftertaste. Try it once, but be prepared for a taste bud roller-​coaster. I enjoyed my meal very much and next time I hope to share GY Traiteur et Resto with my honey. Total for the meal 67.55 total not including tip. Overall I give GY a 3.5 out of 5 stars for a fancy French resto. I will be back and will hope for a four or four and a half. Perhaps I will try the tartar-​trio.

Definetely an excellent gem among Ottawa’s french community. It proves to be extremely authentic, giving off a very subtle yet displayed Francophone environment. I really loved their tartare as well as the quality of their chicken.
The ambiance was nice, although there was a rowdy, white-​trash bar almost right across the street.
Overall– I’d go again; despite the location and long walk.