Mountain Man
Senior Member
Salt & Pepper was pretty good, a bit pricey and the portions were on the smaller end, but was quite tasty! The owner was chatting with us the whole time, very nice guy. Definitely recommend!
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Calgary Restaurant Thread
- Thread starter Surrealplaces
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Mountain Man
Senior Member
Is that place veggie, or do they just accommodate veggie? Lots of my vegetarian and vegan friends go there so I always assumed...
Habanero
Active Member
I was there back in the summer and we had chicken and beef in a couple of the dishes. They do have some vegan dishes iirc. I agree with surreal, it's not cheap, but the food kicks ass. We were planning to go there for our company Christmas dinner and it got kiboshed due to belt tightening
Definitely meat dishes there, but the veggie ones they have are really good. Almost makes me want to become a vegetarian until I realize I can eat all the delicious veggie dishes I want and still eat the delicious meat ones too!
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Tried Blowers & Grafton for lunch, it's a Halifax street food themed place, pretty decent had a Donair that was quite good, maybe a bit heavy on the sweet sauce, but still really tasty. They do home made chips there too, quite enjoyed them as well.
What were the prices like?
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Not bad, high teens to low 20's
Disraeli
Active Member
Went to Bread and Circus the other day. We had two appetizers-- charred cucumber and salt cod and a chicken liver dish-- which were excellent. The pasta main was good but didn't blow me away. Service and atmosphere was great. A little pricey but the quality was there. Definitely worth checking out.
Went to Cibo on Centre Street N the other day. Thursday they have appetizer special where you can get 5 appies for $20 bucks. All of the appies range from solid to excellent. Great place for a date as two people could easily do 5 appies, and each have a couple of drinks and still be well under $50 bucks.
Appetizers
Appetizers
- House Marinated Olive
orange, garlic, oregano, chilli - Arancini
roasted mushroom & mascarpone, tomato, grana padano - Truffle Fries
white truffle oil, grana padano, sea salt - Roasted Roots
chestnut honey, toasted pumpkin seeds, goat cheese, mint - Duck
preserved duck, pickled cherries, whipped gorgonzola - Cauliflower
brown butter, pickled raisins, capers, black olive & walnuts - Veal & Pork Meatballs
tomato, grana padano, evoo - Whipped Ricotta
blueberry compote, lemon and vincotto - Chickpea Hummus
lemon, parsley, smoked chilli, garlic - Brussels Sprouts
prosciutto bread crumbs, feta heese, pomegranate molasses - Artichoke & Olive Dip
grana padano, mascarpone, garlic, basil - Calamari
chickpea puree, pickled cucumber, red onion, hot peppers, lemon
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Had dinner at Rea's Italian Cucina on Edmonton Tr a few blocks south of McKnight last night, sooo good! it's pricey but worth every penny.
MichaelS
Senior Member
Another Downtown West establishment has closed its doors. Upper Deck, above the co-op liquor store on 10th Street and 6th Ave, has closed down. This was on the door earlier this week, with the hand written note saying they were closed for good:
darwink
Senior Member
I’m surprised it lasted this long. That space the lease has got to be super cheap to make it work.
MichaelS
Senior Member
Maybe I am part of the problem, having only went there once in the past 3 years. However, it didn't really impress that first time (exact opposite really), so didn't go back. Hopefully something a little nicer goes in, but I have a feeling it might be vacant for a while. The old Good Earth retail bay is still empty.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Went to Bridgette Bar last night, great spot for a date! food is almost Tapas style where everyone shares plates, great location and nice layout. Food was quite good, again was a bit pricey, but is good for the occasional date night as I said.
Mountain Man
Senior Member
Anyone know if Bear and Kilt on Stephen Ave is done? they have a sign that they closed on April 9 for some plumbing repairs in the building, and nothing since...