The service was not what I expected. The waitress seems to be more concerned chatting with other waitresses than checking on her tables. I have only had to send back my steak once in my entire lifetime and it was at this location. read more

Showed up at this establishment on a balmy Friday evening. Had the pleasure of being served dinner and drinks by Julia! She's the best. She was attentive, personal, and outgoing for the entire experience. She even dialled me in on the perfect arm angle for a G split. The experience really is all about the service, and Julia is the best there is. Will be back, almost immediately! Hell ya brother read more

Great atmosphere, and fantastic service. The seasonal menu had some delicious and satisfying drinks. Would definitely visit again!

I checked this out place out on my visit to Calgary and it was pretty good! I liked the ambiance and set nice overall. I had a little bit of everything and I absolutely loved the sushi tofu tacos. I've never had anything like it. Only complaint is that it's too small and isn't filling. My next recommendation is the mushroom pizza! Loved the flavors and the taste of the crust. I personally am not a fan of vegan cheese and wished it was regular mozzarella but overall it was filling with a lot of flavor. Lastly, I tried the tofu sesame citrus noodles. This dish was ok. This dish was more on the citrus side so if you like a citrus and less in flavor dish, this may work for you. Get the truffle fries to start but you may need 2 orders because again, portions are not the best. read more

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Food has always been delicious! Service is phenomenal! Every visit in this location has been great!

Great food, the service from ordering wasn't a long wait. Food was delicious. The ambiance was nice and chill. Music selection was good. read more

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The least they could do is dust off the patio seats if they are expecting people to sit there. Everything else was great! The blackened chicken, yum! Excellent wine with half priced bottles on Tuesday! read more

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Really nice renovation of this Earls, and good service. They did an impressive job. Just came by for a drink with an old friend.

DO NOT COME HERE! My girlfriends came here celebrating a birthday and then were shocked to be notified that we had to leave because a waitress here said they had a past personal matter with one of the girls here with NO EXPLANATION no reasons so details they just said a waitress feels uncomfortable. We asked the managers who is this waitress and they would NOT disclose name or any information. It seemed super immature like high school drama? Over a girl that had past personal issues with someone here she couldn't take the night off so we could continue to celebrate? She couldn't work on the opposite side of the restaurant far from us? We asked if we could just celebrate our friends bday in peace since everyone was here and we ordered our food because we weren't even disruptive or causing any problems. Sammi and nick the managers here said "because our staff here does not feel comfortable we have to take her side" we were kicked out and rushed to leave could not finish our drinks or food DO NOT COME HERE because the managers need to be reviewed for losing out on paying customers that were not causing any disruption or did anything wrong read more

Earls Kitchen + Bar - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Saturday Dec 15th evening. Food sub par for semi fine dining. Service seemed rushed from first seating. Ambiance was noisy like being in a bar. Went with a friend who is vegetarian. Ordered appetizer Dynamite roll sushi. The menu does not indicate seafood. It does and the waitress didn't say anything. I ordered the main as Cajun chicken burger. Small breast in a regular hamburger bun. Come on!! Really?? I've had better in a pub and other restaurants. Don't remember what my friend ordered but was small and overpriced. He mentioned he also ordered wraps which never came. We were both upset and disappointed. This is a place that will be remembered negatively. read more

went for Mothers Day brunch today and left there 2 hours later not actually getting my food. I ordered shrimp Benedict and it came without shrimp (took 25 minutes to get the food). was asked if I wanted a new one and I said no but asked if I could have a side of shrimp - no problem he said. I took a bite and everything was cold. called the waiter over and asked for a new order - no problem he said. 20 minutes later the side of shrimp was delivered. 20 minutes later still do not have food and everyone else at the table is done so just asked for the bill. not once were we asked if we wanted refill of coffee or more drinks. we were still pleasant after all this but not happy and left hungry and yes we still tipped read more

We just went today for happy hour (2-5pm) and only went because we had a gift card. I ordered the street tacos off the happy hour menu $9 and pointed at them when I ordered as I always do to make sure the server gets the right thing. I did not get the right thing she gave me the full size one with an up charge for the side which brought it to $22.75 I was not happy when the bill came seeing as it was wrong. She then changed it to the happy hour tacos and then $9 for the side - the side that I didn't even touch since it was too much for me to eat after the tacos ($9 for 25 fries if that are you kidding me!!) It's a nice enough place but we won't be going back. read more

My experience was the worst! I made a reservation days in advanced and wanted to enjoy a meal with my family but instead received the worst service at the Tin Palace location. Not only did they give me the worst table at the restaurant, but we waited over almost 2hrs and never got our food. When I talked to the manager for an explanation she told me they had to re-do the order several times because the potatoes were cold. Not only was she indifferent to the fact that my kids were starving, but she gave me the most ridiculous excuse. She couldn't even tell me when the order would be ready so we decided to leave and the manager didn't even care about the situation. Worse service ever and don't recommend it to anyone! read more

Earls is always a solid bet for a quick dinner or drinks. Great location on 4th Street. My complaint is that while they do in fact offer a few plant-based options they UPCHARGE if you ask for a meal, say tacos, without the chicken!! How is it thats ski g fir extra veg works out to be more pricey than the meat!?! It's a big problem with this place and completely unjust and unfair. Change this! read more

Tin Palace is marked different from other Earl's locations, with a swagger you don't expect. The clientele is slightly upmarket, the decor is a mix of antique finishes (hence the moniker Tin Palace) and grayscale blocking with modern lines. The patio offers a bit for everyone with a semi-covered West-facing area wrapping around to a fully exposed North-facing area that gets sun all afternoon in the summer. The happy hour specials are great. The $2 raw tuna tostadas with jicama and avocado crema are perfect bites. The $10 nachos are freshly fried chips loaded with lots of fresh peppers, onion and tomato on top. These were tasty, satisfying treats that didn't make me feel heavy afterwards. Both the tostada and nacho toppings were cut by someone with really good knife skills. This Earl's has the chef and managers names prominently displayed on the front door, something you might not expect at a chain. The $5 mojitos were really good too, with real raspberries muddled in. The 20oz Stella was on special and it tasted like they clean their lines diligently. Five stars for value for money, atmosphere, and patio options. read more

Earls Kitchen + Bar - Tuna tostada - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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If your single, you might like this location. I walked over to the lounge section to use the washroom and it was whoah - meet market! I felt like I was trespassing - crossing into this foreign world. Decently priced wines by the glass. Service was very good. We sampled a pizza (okay but bland and scant on toppings) and the spinach dip, which looked ugly but tasted good. I would hit this place up for drinks but I prefer other chains (Cactus/Joeys) for food. read more

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After being closed for almost 8 months after the flood this location has bounced back strong. The new decor and layout is great and the service has been excellent both times I've been here since their re-open. Earl's lost me for many years as I found nothing really differentiated them from other places like Joey, Moxies, Milestones, etc. Now it seems like they've rebuffed their menu and given things a twist that sets them a little bit apart from their main competition. On both visits I had the crispy prawns. I love the flavour but love even more that when the menu says that they're spicy, they actually are spicy. On my second visit last weekend I went with the ribs. They were nice and tender and fell off the bone. Also worth mentioning are the pork buns. read more

Earls Kitchen + Bar - Crispy Thai Prawns. - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Wow! W-O-W. Let's start with the often overlooked part of a restaurant that really impacts your experience, temperature. The temperature was perfect, normally my mom is too hot and my brother is too cold, but somehow we were all perfectly content. It was probabaly because we were distracted immediately by the incredible customer service. Before we even stopped talking about how pleasant and professional the hostesses were, we began talking about how amazing the bathroom decoder and soap aroma was. Ever single detail was perfect, who ever manages it must have an incredible detail and have a relationship with the staff that is friendly but respectful. Once again wow. Also the food was alright. ****edit: it is the morning after and I just had the best sleep of the year. I dreamed about the late night happy hour mini pizzas. Congrats Earl, your restaurant slaps. read more

Every time I have gone here the staff has always been friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. The food is always consistently good and cooked to perfection. Only once was there a problem with a steak which was actually another customers and served to me by accident. The manager insisted on comping me because I was a regular and did not make a big deal. It wasn't really necessary but I appreciated the gesture none the less. I have been to the Earl's on 8 Avenue SW (Banker's Hall), 16 Avenue NW, Earls Banff, Dalhousie, Barlow, Westhills as well as the majority in Edmonton. I am a big fan. Some of my favourite dishes are the lobster and Prawn, Peppercorn steak, Street chicken tacos, calamari, Caesar salad, clam chowder, Hunan Kung Pao, Surf and Turf, oven roasted salmon, filet and truffle butter and many of their wonderful specials. You can't lose eating at an Earl's. One of my favourites for years. read more

Earls Tin Palace or ETP if you're fancy is my favourite of all the Earls. Known for their food that can go toe to toe against any other Earls in the world and servers who are a few notches above than the other locations. This place is great for: 1) families 2) divorced fathers 3) single men 4) the lonely who are starved for attention This place is not great for: 1) unaccompanied minors 2) religious fundamentalists 3) committed men who have a wandering eye or a past history of infidelity read more

Definitely a step up from the other Earls in the city in terms of the swanky decor. In general I find Earls to be overpriced and fairly blasé, but we had a gift card, and I was pleasantly surprised! Our waitress was really nice and again went above my expectations for Earls. She was very helpful and came around quite frequently, though we had to ask to have our waters refilled several times. We started with the thai chicken and wontons; they are always very good and a classic Earls dish in my opinion. My husband had the seasonal curry sable fish for dinner. It was really good but not worth the $30 we forked over for it, in both taste and portion size. I had the seasonal warm kale salad and it was very large and was super tasty and unique. We also had raspberry lime sodas; they were generous in size and really good for $4 each. We also split a banana cream pie for dessert (also seasonal) which was delicious aside from the burnt caramel popcorn on top (we just took it off). Like I said, for an Earls, I was pleasantly surprised and definitely preferred the nice decor here over other locations in the city. read more

Earls Kitchen + Bar - Seasonal dessert: banana cream pie on a cookie crust! We took off the burnt popcorn on top, but everything underneath it was delightful. - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

This used to be our favourite restaurant. The service is so poor. Definitely not the Earls training or standard of the past. I get food portions have to shrink to make it but to hire subpar staff and expect a return visit seems to me like the chain is folding. It's a shame. read more

This is my favourite Earls in town, HANDS down!! I met a few bumble Bffs that I met on the Bumble App for brunch here this past Sunday. Just an FYI Earls has phenomenal brunch for cheap before 11AM! Who knew? I had the eggs Benedict and it did not disappoint!! The service was also great and I can always find parking which is definitely a plus!! Keep up the great work!!! Earls = Great Brunch!!! read more

Me and my friend came to Calgary for the weekend and were excited to experience the Calgary night life. We came to Earls to get some drinks and food and our waitress Sophia A was very rude to us. She ignored us for over 30 minutes. The busboy came to our table more than she did. Definitely not a friendly waitress at all! The manger was very helpful and kind! Should find nicer waitstaff. read more

Earls Tin Palace is a staple restaurant for my friends and I. Whether we are going out for dinner or just a few drinks and some appetizers, we can always count on Earls to deliver. Definitely the best restaurant chain that I have tried. The Caesars are by far the best ones in the city and the majority of the menu is very good. You typically don't find this kind of quality from chain restaurants. I would recommend Earls Tin Palace to anyone. *Last visit July/17 read more

Best Earls location in Calgary for sure. Fast service, nice servers, very attractive location both inside and out, and is always clean and well organized. Food is always as good as expected. read more

Preface: This review reads like a complete compli-sult, but I'm having trouble conveying my solid Earls experience. Like if you found out that song you really like was actually Nickleback... but nowhere near that bad! I'm sorry Earls, there's no way you deserve and analogy that harsh. Ready? Here we go. Wait, this is an Earls? My oh my how the once burger joint has evolved over the years. I'll have to admit, when a friend suggested Earls, I was all over my Yelp app trying to find somewhere else in mission that could take a group of 9 for some relaxed drinks at 10:30pm on Friday. No such luck. Colour me surprised, Earls, you've got quite the swanky joint. They've got a bit of a cocktail list going on now. Several friends opted for the $7 single oz mojitos and enjoyed them. I managed to sneak a few sips and liked it. A classic mojito done nicely with some very impressive fresh mint sprigs. I grabbed an old fashioned that they make with root beer bitters instead of angostura bitters. I was really excited to not only see an old fashioned on the menu, but a creative take on one, none the less. I appreciate the fresh approach, but I learned there's no messing with an old fashioned. I'll go without the root beer bitters next time. Our server was a total gem. (I can't remember her name, sorry Earls. She's a transplant from another earls who by this point would have been working there for a few weeks. Kendra? Anyway...) I was impressed by all the staff. Everyone was exceptionally friendly and even though the place is huge and was crowded, as soon as I stood up and looked confused there was someone there to take care of me. There's some serious quality and consistency that goes into this restaurants staff training that making me rethink my opinion of the entire chain. The people there definitely don't strike me as being on the adventurous side, but it definitely didn't seem as... I don't know... Suburban domestic(?) as I thought it would. While Earls still isn't my first pick to meet up in Mission, it's no longer my last. I feel it's more of a deep seeded want to hang out at local places instead of chains that makes me go elsewhere. The place is chill and funky, our service was great and the drinks were drinkable. read more

I'm not much of a complainer, but I ate here with a friend and she received chicken that was terribly undercooked. I don't mean a little pink, but practically raw. (Picture:http://imgur.com/O2VUh ) She had eaten most of it without noticing. The manager spoke to us. She said she had talked to the cook, and yes, there was a tiny bit on the outside that wasn't cooked as well as it should have been, but everything is fine. We were like, um, here's a picture. She continued to tell us how it's totally fine, how she promises she'll be okay, etc, because the germs were all killed by the heat, etc. This was a person who either did not know what she is talking about, or else is shining us on. I'm not sure what one should expect from the establishment at this point. The manager is giving us her card and saying 'Totally email me if you don't feel well after, or even if you do, just to let us know, and we will take care of you.' What does that mean? "Let us know how how you're feeling, it's important to us", Unless the Earls Helicopter is going to appear, lower its breadstick ladder and take us to Earls Hospital where Earl himself is going to give us Thai massages while we wait to see if my friend has salmonella, I'm not sure what "we'll take care of you" means, unless it is colorful sounds to make it so that we don't get all uppity about being served a chicken that still has feathers on it. They took her chicken off the bill. They left the drinks and other things. I don't know what standard procedure is, but to be allowed the privilege of eating raw chicken free of charge kind of seems like a poor deal. Also, the teenage hostesses in negligee creeped me out. But that is different. read more

Chad W is far too polite. Yes, it is busy. The lounge is usually filled with DBs and aging businessmen who always seem to be hugging the waitresses. The Earl's lounge hugging phenomenon creeps me out - although I'm considering starting a drinking game for it. So, just know what you are getting yourself into. If you want to go stare at girls with "Calgary Tans" (the slightly orange, fake glow of winter in Calgary), wear your Affliction t-shirt and get paid a decent amount of attention by the waitress, while watching whatever game is on - this is a great place for it! Having said that, everyone knows the girls at Joey's are better looking and show more skin (and the Ahi Tuna Salad at Joey's is worth the trip for us girls too). Note: There is nothing wrong with Earl's. The food, for this kind of place, is pretty decent, although I've had food poisoning from there twice and found styrofoam in my salad. Not exactly perfect, but hey, these things happen. read more

I've had the misfortune to visit three Earls' in Calgary since arriving back here a year ago. I've visited the one on 8th Ave Mall, on Barlow, and of course, the Porsche magnet on 4th Street. In all instances, I was praying (okay I'll concede that I do not pray) that the experience would be better than the previous one. Alas , it was not! To be fair however, as this is an objective review, the 4th Street outlet is the best of the most undistinquishing Earl experiences one can experience. As usual, we find a chain of casual dining, that has deteriorated over time. No longer offering the vibe and atmosphere of the past. So what do we have on offer? A childish, immature, coquettish alien, balancing herself on 6 inch heels, pretending to welcome you at the door, with a puzzled look of indifference. Not sure whether you are there for a meal or whether you are there to use the washroom. Of course, Earls does not take reservations at noon; and I've finally figured out why. Their staff are too pre-occupied to manage the table reservation process and will have difficulty reading the names of the guests on the list. So we stand like cattle, admiring these flirting fleas, waiting to be escorted to our table. After being seated by the "hostess" who then wriggles away unsteadily on high heels, we get confronted by the 'server", usually good to look at with their short tight skirts, and yes, I'm not excluding the guys, open white Florida shirts and cute chinese tattoos adorning their exposed necks. Fluttering her CoverGirl eyelashes and pouting those Red Deer sculptured and shimmering lips, the seductive question rolls from her mouth; Have you eaten at Earls before??? Now if you really want to irritate me big time, ask me that question in a restaurant!!! Do I look like a bloody restaurant virgin? Do I sound like one? So from here it's a downhill experience. Service is at best superficial, pretentious, disinterested, and quite frankly ORDINARY. So what's the hype folks? If you are fifteen, imagining that you are 21, and if you are 40 and drive a Porsche looking for pubescent stimulating company, Earls is definitely the place to be! For smart adults...look around, there are amazing choices across the street!!! read more

Whenever we are a group of 5 and go to this place, we get the round table near the washrooms! I guess not many choices for group of 5! We had dinner last Friday and the food was great. The waitress was a bit rushing us to order and finish! read more

I've never had a waiter demand a bribe, and least of all never heard of a similar story. We had a late dinner with few friends in their 40s who admittedly had too much beer earlier in the night. We were quiet but my friend unfortunately ended up throwing up. The waiter came over upset 5 times throughout the meal and harassed us with long winded assertive lectures about drinking. Eventually, I asked to see the manager to offer to pay the cleanup bill. I ask the manager to put an end to his employee's harassment and obvious biased dislike for our personal choices on alcohol. The manager said it was okay and there was no need to pay a cleanup fee. However, the waiter continued to be upset even after a 20% tip and on our way out he threaten to called the police unless we paid him $50. Being from out of town we complied, but this is on my top 10 list of strangest life experiences in the last 40 years. read more

This is a "test" Earls. I have so far boycotted until further notice for the following reasons: - menu changes were bad, nearly 0 selections for vegans/vegetarians - using PAPER un-sustainable menu's which the server says they toss after 2-4 uses - slow - 16 year old girls in high heels they cannot walk in working there read more

This Earls is dead to me. Terrible service, terrible Sunday Brunch. Somebody needs to turn this franchise around. Westhills location your best bet! read more

The food at earls is always gonna be above average. However, it was the service I received that took the lunch from good, to great. Our server Ben was extremely attentive while being conscious enough to let conversation flow naturally. He was very knowledgeable about the menu and was able add previously unknown facts about the restaurant without coming off as pushy. I wouldn't hesitate to return if I knew he was serving me. read more

Earls Kitchen + Bar - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Once again Earls pulls off another excellent experience! Wings on Wednesday 6.50 and pints of their Rhino Ale for 5 dollars. Fresh food and excellent service on the Patio from server Dakota. I also recommend the desert call "gold digger". read more

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Didn't fail to impress, as usual. Food was tasty, well presented and on time. Service was excellent and atmosphere is fresh and urban. I do miss the parrots though. read more

Earls Kitchen + Bar - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

We had wanted to dine at Famoso but there was a half hour wait and we were starving. Walked up the road a bit and voila, there was Earl's with no wait time and I had an Earl's gift card burning a hole in my pocket. I liked that there was a hostess at the ready for us to get us seated. The lounge was packed and very loud so we opted for the dining room and there was a table ready for us right away. Too bad we were seated next to the screaming, crying baby in the room. I would argue that this restaurant is NOT for children/babies. Overall, the food here was pretty good. The service - not so much. We ordered a caesar salad to start and the waitress was kind enough to have that split into 2 plates for us. The salads here are huge. The caesar is - well, boring. No bacon and it does not come with any lemon to jazz it up. Had to ask for the lemon and ground pepper. We had asked the waitress how the baby calamari was upon ordering and she said it was pretty good. We agreed that the salads would be plenty with our full meals and that next time, we would try the calamari. Wouldn't you know it, the calamari was brought to our table anyways with our salad. Hmmm. We mentioned to our server that we did not order it and she advised that as long as we did not touch it she would bring it back to the kitchen and implied that it would be re-served to someone else. Really? I would not want that happening to me so we told told her that we would just keep it, thanks. Error #1. I ordered a 7 oz steak that came with a really nice whisky sauce and some button mushrooms over top. The veg was a couple of cut up roasted red pepper pieces and purple onion. They could have used a little imagination for a $26 plate and used asparagus. I did enjoy the meat, it was cooked rare, to order and I loved the mashed potatoes too. I would be hard pressed though call these garlic mashed as were described on the menu. Too bad. I love garlic and there was not a hint of it in there. I finished my drink and ordered another - which NEVER came. Error 2. No waters were ever poured for us either throughout the whole meal, none offered. By the way I ordered my first Earl's Bellini as my first drink and I really liked it. Very peachy, very summery and cold. Hubby ordered his usual hamburger with cheese (extra charge of course for cheese) yam fries (extra change of course) and for dipping, on the plate was a really nice curry- mango sauce. Inventive, we both liked that and the fries were killer yummy. I took half my meal to go as the unexpected calamari kind of filled me up and dessert never even crossed our minds, we were so full. Not that we were offered any - the server approached us and advised that she was off shift and could we settle our bill? I guess so, sure. She advised that one of her colleagues would be checking on us as she scooted on out of there but that never happened. Service fell down tonight, was not on point, the server was in lala land and there was just no efficiency whatsoever. I felt that the food was good enough that the review warranted 3 stars but maybe that is too kind. I am in a generous mood today. I guess I was in a generous mood last night too as despite all all server's flaws, she still made her 15%. But she was standing right there as I entered the tip into the machine too so - what else could I do? I doubt we would ever make a point to come back here - too bad. They could do much better business if they would step up their game a bit and do some staff training. I can see by the other reviews as well that this place is struggling to keep its lackluster overall 3 stars. read more

Classic fare, but nothing out of ordinary. Don't forget the wing specials on Weds. double baked.

This location has done a lot of work to fix any less than perfect service in the past. You have to give them a second chance. Earl's is the best restaurant in town and the McLeod Trail location knocked it out of the park. We had a fantastic dinner and a fantastic time. It's unusual that a couple gets an actual experience going out for dinner, it was unexpected! Steaks = Perfect Vegetables = Perfect Appetizers = Perfect Wine Recommendation = Perfect Tea = Perfect & Unexpected Desert = Unbelievable Service = Incredible Hostesses = Awesome Best time we had at Earl's - EVER, (and we have had some great experiences). Thanks go to the Earl's team for such an awesome time!!! read more