Our annual night of not-so-serious beer & cheese pairings with the clever & entertaining crews of PHILLIPS BREWING & OTTAVIO.  Join us at the brewery for one of the best events of the year.  Tickets $45 at Phillips & Ottavio.

We join our friend chef Jeff Keenliside at Vis-a-vis at our original Ottavio location (2232 Oak Bay Ave.) just down the street in Oak Bay.  Mark your calendars to join Monica, Andrew & Jeff for a great four course meal held at Vis-a-Vis, inspired by the products, customers & foods of Ottavio and the skills of Mr. Keenliside.  Prosecco reception and four course meal $45. Call Vis-a-Vis to reserve your spot at 250-590-7424.  Prosecco reception 5:30, dinner 6:00.....nice & early for a midweek treat.  SOLD OUT

Join us for a week of celebration of all things Québecois!

 *Artisanal Québec Cheese & Maple Syrup tastings

  Our own Tourtière, real Montreal Smoked Meat sandwiches, Maple Syrup Tarts, Maple Baked Beans and more in the Cafe.

* Specials on all Québec products including cheeses, cured meats, game pâtés, maple syrup, duck breasts & confit legs, foie gras and more!

• Come see the kitchen boys & girls of Ottavio cut the largest wheels of cheese made in the world today. Watch as they crack, cut & slice their way through the world’s oldest cheeses & learn about the animals & families that have produced these beauties for generations.  Taste the history & tradition of the cheese making craft.  
• We'll start easy with some smaller wheels of artisan cheeses from Quebec & move through the Italian king, Parmigiano Reggiano & up to the 225 kg behemoth, the organic, Swiss, mountain Emmenthal.  Samplings & specials on all cheeses cut.  A great event for the whole family.

Local grilled lamb sandwiches by Galloping Goose Sausages, Italian wine tasting by Penny Farthing, Ferraris, Vespas, music, gelato and Ottavio's Italian Boys & Girls.... all in one day!  Saturday June 9, 11-3

Our own Schnitzle, Spatzle & Wine Sauerkraut, Fresh Apple Strudel, Galloping Goose Sausages on the patio, Beer Tasting, Mustard Tasting, Hot Bavarian Pretzles & live Accordion Music.  This is a great fall event not to be missed!

Come celebrate Swiss Week @ Ottavio November 8-12th.  There will be Swiss cheese samplings all week and discounts on all of our Swiss cheeses for the week.  Now is the season when the high alpine cheeses really shine, built on the fresh grasses & herbs in the spring & summer fields.  Also, perhaps the best grilled cheese ever served for the week in the cafe with housemade ketchup.

 Don’t miss your chance to taste over 20 estate produced olive oils from Italy, France, Morocco & Spain along with an education on the farming, harvesting & production practices of the finest producers.  “Why would I pay $30 for a bottle of olive oil?”…. come & find out what is in the bottle and make some sense of the vast selection carried at Ottavio.  Advanced reservations are limited to 25 for this event and can be made in the delicatessen for $25/person, dessert & illy coffee included.  Discounts on all olive oils on this one night.  It has been a few years since we have done one of these so don’t delay in reserving for this delicious, educational & fun night.  Call Ottavio, ask for the Bakery & get your name on the list for this years's event!

Oak Bay Village flicks the switch to light up the village for the holiday season.  Don't miss Santa on the fire truck, carollers & live music, food stands, Ottavio roasted chestnuts & more.  Lights go on around 5 o'clock.

Ottavio's annual Christmas open house with product tastings & specials, warm roasted chestnuts & holiday cheer. Stroll down the Avenue & visit the galleries that are open late & offering refreshments.