Service:
I was late joining me boyfriend by 30 minutes in that time he had a drink and appetizer. But on arriving it took over 15 minutes to see a waitress. Then on ordering she was rude (only distinguishing feature was she had ink sleeves) and was abrupt.
When asking about how an old fashioned was made at this restaurant she actua?y huffed and said the same way they make them everywhere. Meaning she had little beverage knowledge and experience and she had a bad attitude.
Drinks:
I ordered the Catholic it was delicious ($10). My friend ordered the smoked old fashioned and it was $17 and not really anything special. They charged $8 for pilsner (the brand) on tap.
Food:
I have no idea what my boyfriends appy was but he said it was good, my friend said the Yorkshire pudding was good, though he had never had one before. My calamari was okay but for $15 I have to say 8 pieces is pretty sad (by the way this was ordered before our friend came). It looked sad when I got it and was definitely hungry when I finished. My boyfriend and I ordered our salad at the same time as our friend ordered the yorkshire. 45 mins after our friend got his dinner the manager came by to say sorry our salad was taking so long but the kitchen had dropped the plate and it was going to take five more minutes to cook new chicken. 15 minutes later our server dropped by saying nothing about the salad and we informed her we didn't want it and said we were going to go. Then another five minutes later she came back and said the kitchen had just plated it and she was going to pack it up and take it off our bill. 10 minutes later we got our on the house salad, to go, and paid the bill.
When we got home and took a look at the salad I have to say I was pretty insulted. A bed of kale some chicken slices and a blob of goat cheese, THAT'S IT!!! For $17, glad we didn't pay.
Wouldn't recommend and will definitely not go back. This place is stuck in the past of old Calgary where a mediocre restaurant can charge a fortune because it roasts a whole chicken and calls it "cock" on the menu and drizzles truffle oil on poorly assembled menu items. News flash Calgary is in a recession and I don't appreciate your pretentious, low quality food... even if you wrap it in a hipsterish bow.