We walked in and were sat down pretty quickly on a Saturday night, the place was pretty packed too…read more Overall, the bar area has a really cool vibe and the staff was really great! I ordered the love lace and my partner got the brass tacks. Next time I would probably go with something else but overall we had a good experience.

This is a fun, hip bar with skilled bartenders…read more We sat at the bar and were entertained by watching the bartenders whip up all their menu requests. Bottles were flipped, beverages were poured from heights, liquids were stirred with finesse. All the servers were friendly.

I loved this restaurant. It had great music, ambiance, crowd, drink list, food, everything you…read morecould ask for. If you want a cool downtown type vibe, this place is one for the books. We had the Carpaccio and the beef tartar and they were both delicious. They sprinkle TRUFFLE powder on their tartar making it a MUST have in my opinion... oh it was heaven. I had this really delicious drink that had a floral taste with chamomile in it. They had such a unique drink list of many different flavours and styles. If you like trying new cocktails then check this place out for sure.

Lovely patio, tasty coffee, and very good food! Had to modify something to make it vegetarian, but…read moreit was doable and they subbed in a tomato for the sausage :) would definitely come back!

We came to The Nash for a friend's wedding and loved it so much that we returned the next day for…read morebreakfast. Everything we had was wonderful. I ordered the crab Benedict and my husband had the rotisserie chicken--both were delicious, and we especially loved the fresh salads that accompanied them. For dessert we tried the cinnamon rolls. My husband absolutely devoured them! I had a few bites--they're definitely on the sweeter side but very tasty. The service was excellent all around. Autumn was our server for breakfast and she was very sweet and attentive. The hostess was also incredibly welcoming. During the wedding, Kevin was fantastic--constantly checking in and making sure we had everything we needed. Truly top notch. Sage at the bar was friendly and made great drinks as well. Thank you to everyone at The Nash for such a wonderful experience!

We came for the YYC EXP prix fixe menu. OMG one THE most memorable meals ever! Brilliant local…read moresophisticated comfort food, great local beer, and I had an amazing "Foxtail" cocktail. Beautiful friendly service, lovely ambiance - lively but not too loud. Good acoustics for a conversation. Wow!! Sorry writing this before dessert!

cheese + chips was 12/10 - may have been a bit tipsy and snackish but it was soooo good if I…read moreremember correctly! And good price! Harvest Hills 12/10. So smooth, such a great drink. Every time we come into town we stop here!

Shelter is one of my favourite speakeasy bars in Calgary, along with Betty Lou's Library. I brought…read morea work crush here on a date back in 2018, and it was romantic. I remember the drinks were excellent and the vibe was impeccable. Although that romance didn't go anywhere, she bought me an iced coffee the next day at work.

Aloha Modern Kitchen - A Taste of the Islands Right Here in Calgary!…read more I've been meaning to check out Aloha Modern Kitchen for quite some time, and I finally had the chance to visit this past Sunday evening. Let me just say--it was well worth the wait! We ordered the Maui Ribs, Loco Moco, Charred Broccolini, and a few cocktails to round out the evening. As someone who's had my fair share of Loco Moco in Hawaii (it's my go-to breakfast item whenever I visit the islands), I was extremely excited to try it here in Calgary. To my amazement, Aloha's version did not disappoint--the Loco Moco and Maui Ribs were absolutely incredible! Packed with flavor, perfectly juicy, and cooked to perfection. I couldn't stop raving about it, and my guest was equally impressed. If you're looking for an authentic taste of the islands without hopping on a plane, I highly recommend dining at Aloha Modern Kitchen. It's a little slice of Hawaii right in the city.

The owner says he prides himself after training under the chef of Tin Roof Maui. I've been to Tin…read moreRoof Maui many times over the years. So here we go: We came for Lunch at The Aloha Modern Kitchen for all the raving reviews on line. Aloha Modern Kitchen food has a different flavour in food by far, not in a bad way at all it's not what we are use to in Hawaii. I know we are land locked as well as we can't get most of the Hawaiian spices as well as Aloha Soy. I wanted to so try the poke, but we have been spoiled with fresh fish in Hawaii. I didn't want to be let down with not fresh or frozen fish. Instead ordered appetizer of one Spam Musubi and the main was Mochiko Chicken plate lunch comes with 2 scoops rice and a small spoon of Mac salad and a Mochiko Chicken sandwich with fresh cut fries. Let's start with the Musubi with spam. Was very sweet and didn't taste anything like in Hawaii. Understand Aloha soy is not available in Canada, still tasted good was over priced for the small size at $6.00 for one cut at an angle. The two cheapest ingredients rice sprinkled with Nori and spam put together with soy and dried seaweed. It was small compared to what we get in Hawaii. Now the plate lunch, the Mochiko chicken was crispy and tender with just enough spice, rice beautifully cooked Hawaiian Mac Salad no flavour.$18.00 Mochiko Chicken sandwich was nicely presented with home cut fries chicken crispy and tenter very flavourful $21.00 Ordered one drink Lava Flow over priced for a martini glass that it came in at $15.00. Where we are use to a good size glass again in Hawaii. (I know I say this a lot) I'm not complaining by any means we are so use to the food in Hawaii and to try Hawaiian food in Canada just isn't the same. Still it's a nice treat!! I gave this place 5 star because it made it with ingredients they were able to get and worked with what they were given to give a close taste of Hawaiian food. All in all the food tasted good. -The service was wonderful -inside very clean and had the Hawaiian vibe -washroom very clean with a Hawaiian vibe. -parking is pay parking very limited first hour free. Will at some point go here for dinner.

I made a reservation (admittedly same day in the morning) and arrived to a packed right up to the…read moredoor waiting "area" with no way to make anyone aware we were there as there was barely space to breathe, and had anyone wanted to leave we would all have had to go back outside to allow it (to give you an idea of how small the space was). After about 10 minutes we were close enough to see a server and say a reservation name, she asked for a moment, and walked off, fair, then came back and asked the party one before us who were seated nearby to get up and move elsewhere, which i have literally never seen anyone do and was frankly shocked that they would do that, nevermind in front of us. Unfortunatly this set the tone for the entire visit. A server did come over fairly quickly and ask if we had drink orders, but two of our party are not from Canada so were restricted to WiFi, of which there isnt a public password available anywhere and the menus are QR based, which i do appreciate given the changing menu, however there should be at least one hard copy available for situations exactly like this. After this we waited around for a wifi password which allowed one more of our party to connect, but the last member was still unable to throughout the entire visit, for no obvious reason. Around 40 minutes into our visit we were finally blessed with another visit from a server (they dont have set tables and only the first introduced herself so i dont have names) she was INCREDIBLY rude when taking our drink order and seemed generally inconvinienced by our presence, she also asked for a flavour choice on a drink (from our non menu bearing member) and she had missed that there was a choice, and therefore said she wasnt sure sorry, the server made zero effort to list the options (i have seen servers list less options from more packed menus) and again was incredibly rude about it. After this interaction she also made us aware that the second table for two our party of four was using, "needed to be kept empty" and directed us to share one single table for two, and i mean a table for two here, between us four. Two in the booth seating side (which blocked anyone getting to said empty table) and two on two chairs, which even when shoved right up against the edge of the next raised seatinf area, did not fit side by side at the table leaving one party member half between the empty table and the parties table. It should be noted this extra table remained completely empty throughout our visit, and no reason was stated (if it was to be clear to get large drink presentations to tables/reserved/they just wanted to see if they could). The menu does state that drinks may take a while to arrive, however, we ordered one of the "specialty" drinks, 3 regular menu drinks and four shots, and i feel an hour and a half into our visit we should have at least seen the shots. BUT those came last. The non alcoholic mojito (lime flavour) tasted like concentrated lime juice, no sign of the mint the menu also states it has, the non alcoholic butterbeer, was 90% ice and tasted like watered down whatever they were aiming for, deff nothing special and not anything id have said was butterbeer based on the thousand recipies out there, what I ve made myself, and what ive had at any other HP themed places. Pistachio bourbon wasnt mixed or given anyway to mix, so it was a layer of syrup in the bottom of the glass and then the bourbon so didnt really give the desired effect. Honestly extremely dissapointing given the prices. In the hour and a half we were waiting for our drink order, nobody had checked if we wanted to order food, infact it was difficult to even get a server unless we were willing to walk over to the other end of the crowded bar to where there were servers chatting with each other. We chose to use this as a sign to NOT order food and go elsewhere. Once we asked for our bill, the server suddenly became very chatty, and friendly, honestly it was like a full personality transplant occured, wonder why! They were out of paper to print a reciept and showed it to us at a distance on the tablet they have, unable to clearly see a total i have no idea if we were subject to the 20% gratuity mentioned, nor do we have a copy for ourselves, the menu does mention this applies to parties of 6, however reviews imply its added regardless. So overall we spent almost 2 hours, spent over $110 for subpar drinks and horrific service. The place itself looks vaguely harry potter, but like, harry potter walked into a christmas tree and lost the fight. It was hard to see the main draw of the bar (the theme) through ALL the christmas decor, lights and neon wall lighting, which was dissapointing. I had been waiting for a long time to come here specifically with my HP loving family, and this was very much not it. The huge tv playing christmas movies directly in my face on the wall deff didnt help the ambiance, and the cold draft every time the door opened, and servers

Very atmospheric, but horrible service. I don't want to wait 10+ minutes for a drink, or over an…read morehour for food. Food wasn't even good, cold burger, cold fries. I could tell right away that my burger wasn't fresh, easily could tell it was frozen/store bought.

A VERY special and LOUD shout out to hostess Phoebe for making my birthday EXTRA happy this past…read moreSaturday. Kind, well-spoken, gentle, efficient, always a smile on her face and she went above and beyond. I had a 12:15 pm reservation. Unfortunately a group was taking much longer than expected. I waited over 30+ mins to be seated and so yes, I could've made a scene, but that wouldn't be me. Phoebe could've just let things be ... you know? Because "it is what it is". But she didn't. Once she seated me and my friend, she offered to take photos for me and of me. SO thoughtful! She also brought me a beautiful ice cream with a sparkling candle in it. SO sweet! She smiled at me every time she walked by almost as a way to make sure I was doing OK and feeling good. She was WAY more attentive than our female server who looked, sounded and acted like she couldn't leave work soon enough. Wasn't going to let her dampen my birthday though... Food tasted good. Presentation was beautiful. The male server who took over was SUPERB. Genuinely happy to "close out" our transaction with him. He was super attentive and willing to make everything go well. Thank you, Phoebe and male server for making my birthday memorable. XO

We were in Calgary for a night for our Lake Louise trip. Before our road trip, we decided to come…read morehere. First off, parking is small af. You only have about 5 or 6 spaces since it seems like the rest of the spaces have a "no parking" sign in front of each space... wtf... The place was nicely decorated and quaint. Loved the vibe. We walked in at 8am, opening time, and there were two parties sitting already. We got seated and looked at the menu. Our waitress was very friendly and mentioned that the Queens Breakfast, and the Montreal Smoked Brisket were the popular dishes. I decided on the Omelette Al Tartufo and my wife decided on the Montreal Smoked Brisket with Poached Egg. The Omelette Al Tartufo was good. Had a good earthy taste of the truffle. They had truffle paste so a hint of real truffle was there. There was a bit of melted cheese in there but there was a good balance. My wife had the Montreal Smoked meat with poached egg, which was also good. Pastrami-like protein with a poached egg, presented in a croissant. Very good, but very filling. Eat this, and you won't be having lunch! All in all, good food, and good service.

Missy's was surprisingly quiet for a Sunday evening, but honestly, that's a whole vibe in and of…read moreitself too. We were greeted by a group of bartenders (who all happened to be wearing toques) when we walked in, and I felt both welcomed and slightly out of place (no toque). The cocktails were meticulously crafted--priced at $15-20 a drink, it's on par with bigger cities like Vancouver and Toronto, but they also live up to the standard. Honestly, the highlight of our visit to Missy's was the Missy's This That charcuterie board. Each piece of cured meat was sliced impossibly thin, the olives were meaty and delicious, and the cheeses were carefully selected to complement everything. I loved that it also came with a side of thick cut bread and pickled vegetables. One of the best charcuterie boards I've had at a restaurant for sure. Not cheap but worth the pretty penny on a slightly fancy night out.

A heaven for Burgundy lovers. And for Champagne lovers. And for German Riesling lovers. And Rhône…read morelovers. And Jerez lovers ! Book this for your next meeting with Jasper Morris, Anne Krebiehl and Peter Liem lol A very well researched selection, from Meursault villages to the most coveted 1ers & Grands Crus in white and red: Puligny, St. Aubin, Volnay, Pommard, Vosne-Romanee, Gevrey Chambertin, ... Lafarge, Hubert Lamy, Leflaive, Mugneret-Gibourg, Some excellent lower yield & early accessible vintages like the 2019. Not many bottles are older than 10 years, but a number of suppliers provide pretty much the rarest new stuff available in the region. Cold cuts, sardines and cheese served, the place is full of young young, smiling people listening to unobtrusive music. Make sure you find the stairs from the street level to get here. Oh, and they have Les Robarts by Suenen. I had to visit four wine stores in Champagne to get two bottles of that. Good luck finding that anywhere else.

I was in town for a conference from the US; we had been recommended the Fleetwood Lounge from a…read moreserver at another restaurant, and it absolutely did not disappoint. Our bartender and server Val and Taylor made us feel completely at home, from when the restaurant was quiet through when things got busy. They gave great recommendations on drinks, as well as suggestions on where else we should check out in Calgary. The food was delicious and just what we needed, especially the oysters and the bavarese dessert (recommended by Val). Cannot recommend enough and kudos to the staff for their service.

From the owner: Fleetwood Lounge is a premium cocktail lounge offering high-end quality spirits, specialty curated…read morecocktails unlike anything else you will find in the city, a large selection of fine wine and sophisticated sharable bites. From the moment you walk through our doors, every detail of your experience is stylish, sophisticated & elegant.

Had a meeting the other day to view this space as an events space and man did it blow me away. Set…read morein the heart of downtown, this 100 year old historic building still conveys its original pride in its golden leaf mouldings, the original theatre ceiling and original walls. Most of the architecture has been updated and the lobby area houses the sexy and sultry Velvet Restaurant. The main theatre is a jaw dropping thing to experience, from the catwalk you see an expansive area with rolling seats that can be set up as a classic theatre formation or can be set up against all four walls with the stage in the center. The hardwood floor is rich and dark and the brick wall is an interesting urban feel which could house really unique staging. The theatre was renovated by theatre diehard loyalists and you can tell the dedication that has been put into this venue as everything is so well taken care of. There is a killer mezzanine area, with a bar that presently has been popular for wine and scotch tasting events. The only criticism I would have is because of all the historic restoration they are not so open to hosting youth events there but it is understandable considering the fine details of the architecture. All in all the place is a superb location and akin to theatre spaces I have seen in New York City and Toronto, but it's not its grandness is all right here in Calgary.

A friend gave me tickets to a Charlie Chaplin event called Modern Times. People were decked out in…read more1920s outfits, drinking cocktails, and the amazing beauty of this old gem. They had Juno winning musicians masterfully creating the sound for this old film. I was blown away by the beauty and history of this theatre! I have since attended several events and loved them all. This theatre has heart and soul and artists to run it. It's an incredible space with more history and nooks and crannies that any other joint in our FINE City! Heading to their showing of The Princess Bride tonight, pass the popcorn. ;)