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| - I absolutely love Cleaver, and have had great experiences for both dinner and brunch.
DINNER: This place is best in a group of 3 or 4, because you can order enough things to get a mix of their various dishes. And you do want to order a bunch of things to share - that's the best and really only way to do it. Take their advice on what's good, and how much to order. Their sliders are ridiculously good (I don't know what they do to their chicken, but everything chicken I've ever had here is amazing), and the happy hour deal is not to be missed (I recommend cutting them in half to get as many tastes of as many of them as possible when sharing). I've literally never had something here I didn't think was good, and having a taste of 4-6 dishes in a meal (with a group of 4) is super super great.
BRUNCH: We take the same approach to brunch always share several dishes among a group of people. SO THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. Why, you ask? Because you'll want to taste everything. Their blueberry pancakes were good, and not too sweet. The avocado toast with poached egg was cool and scrumptious. The mushroom and goat cheese Benny was awesome (though not a combination I'd have thought of or picked), and the chicken and waffles were yummy. We often have to order 2 of their buffalo chicken benny, because my husband loves it that much. Again, *that chicken*. Also, you can get a reservation for brunch - which is rare in the Calgary brunch scene and SUPER convenient for rallying the group you're going to want to bring in order to share the deliciousness.
OVERALL: Cleaver is a gem, and somewhere we love to bring out of town guests for a fun, scrumptious, family/european-style meal. Very highly recommended!
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