1008 WELLINGTON STREET · Hintonburg - Mechanicsville
March 6, 2026
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The restaurant must prevent pests from entering the building and eliminate conditions that allow pests to live or breed there.
Cleaning cloths and towels used for dishes and food contact surfaces must be clean, in good condition, and used only for that purpose.
THE SENATE TAVERN is in the Hintonburg - Mechanicsville neighbourhood. Hintonburg - Mechanicsville, Ottawa has 137 restaurants tracked on Pass or Fail, inspected by the local public-health unit. As of June 4, 2026, there are 126 (92%) that have passed their most recent inspection, with no conditional passes or closures.
This restaurant has been inspected 6 times since September 27, 2024, with 6 passes, 0 conditional outcomes, and 0 closures on record.
The food premise is protected against the entry of pests and kept free of conditions that lead to the harbouring or breeding of pests.
Cloths and towels used for cleaning, drying or polishing utensils or cleaning food contact surfaces are in good repair, clean and used for no other purpose.
This record comes from the local public-health unit for Ottawa. Inspectors record any violations of applicable health regulations on each visit. The result above is the most recent inspection on file.
A pass means no significant violations. A conditional pass means an issue was found and the restaurant was given time to correct it. A closed result means the inspector ordered the place to stop serving customers.
Hintonburg - Mechanicsville
All equipment, utensils and multi-service articles that are used for food preparation in the food premise are of sound and tight construction, in good repair and suitable for their intended use.
Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations. Provide an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained and kept adequately supplied and that are situated for convenient access by food handlers.
Every operator of a food service premise ensures that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training during every hour in which the premise is operating. Operator must ensure that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training.
Cloths and towels used for cleaning, drying or polishing utensils or cleaning food contact surfaces are in good repair, clean and used for no other purpose. Maintain cloths and towels used for cleaning, drying or polishing utensils or cleaning food contact surfaces in a clean condition.
The surfaces of equipment and facilities other than utensils that come in direct contact with food are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary condition. Clean and sanitize the surfaces of equipment and facilities as often as necessary to maintain such surfaces in a sanitary conditions.
Every operator of a food service premise ensures that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training during every hour in which the premise is operating. Operator must ensure that there is at least one food handler or supervisor on the premise who has completed food handler training.
Every food premise shall be provided with employee hand washing stations. Provide an adequate number of hand washing stations that are maintained and kept adequately supplied and that are situated for convenient access by food handlers.