Grace in the Kitchen - Kanata, Ontario

nanc.y.b

Grace in the Kitchen is an awesome store. Make sure you give yourself lots of time to browse throughout the store. The store is packed with gift ideas, beautiful crafted cards, staple food items, frozen foods and meal ideas, kitchen gadgets, and the most mouth watering cheese and meat counter I had ever seen.

Google R.

Really nice stock and a fresh food and take home food section. They have cute cards and vinyl stickers.

Nathan R.

I’ve been having ongoing issues with my knives not holding a sharp edge, to the point where I’ve been using other knives instead. I brought them back in for re-sharpening, but when I was there in person, even the staff behind the counter agreed they weren’t sharp — the knives didn’t pass the paper test and didn’t feel improved. I asked for a comparison against a new knife, but they declined.

I was told the manager would follow up later. During that call, I was informed that my knives had “passed” her paper test (when I mentioned that the same test failed in front of me and her staff yesterday, she gave no answer). I was then told their sharpening expert could not improve them further (But! I was also told that he wasn't in today, so when did he have time to review them?). Finally, I was told that that I need to take my business elsewhere.

To say I’m disappointed is an understatement. I invested a significant amount of money into these knives at this store with the expectation they’d be a lifelong purchase. Instead, the issue has been dismissed, and Grace has essentially washed their hands of me as a customer.

Bran Y.

The selection is lovely, and SOME of the staff are very kind. There's one old lady that seems to suspect everyone is a shoplifter though, she always follows me around the store even though I'm a regular that has spent thousands here. If I'm going to be followed around the store at least chat with me while I'm browsing, it's so awkward to see the same person lurking around every single aisle I happen to be in.

Alberto T.

One of my favorite kitchen stores, I’m not often on this side of town, but when I am, I always make time to visit here as well. Large selection of kitchen items, and food (especially fresh cheeses) have all been delicious

Mtb C.

We are so lucky that we have a quality kitchen store right here in Kanata. It makes me happy to learn that they have expanded in the last year. If you really take the time to meticulously browse all the aisles you will realize that they carry an inordinate amount of kitchen and foodie items. They also seem to regularly rotate thier stock to keep up with recent trends.

Don't be enticed by those 70% off ads in the Canadian Tire flyers for what may seem like similar products. Grace is one of the few places in Ottawa that sells the high end quality pots, pans, knives etc. that your kids will still be using long after you are gone. I encourage you to compare for yourself. Dont be afraid to ask the Grace staff how thier items compare to the competetion. There is a reason a single pot costs more at Grace than a 10 piece set at Costco.

In addition to great kitchen items, Grace also has one of the regions best cheese counters and you will also find freezers full premade meals, plenty of dry pastas, canned fish, olive oils, and everything else you would expect in a kitchen store.

Grace also has a little coffee bar with great organic coffee, pastries and tea offerings and they promote local artisan food producers.

OMG i just realized this review makes me sound like a hippie! Anyways - insider tip here ... when I cant think of a gift for that foodie in my life, I head over to Grace and tell one of the knowledgeable staff 'I have X to spend, please show me some items no one would ever buy for themselves'. These gifts have always been a big hit!

MB

A variety of options. Was looking for a specialty jam that I have been looking for for a while, they carried it. A good selection of cheeses aswell.

kevin B.

We purchased a set of butcher knives. The staff were helpful in finding a good product that matched our price range. The quality was well worth the price which happened to also be on sale!