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| - Charcut was a disappointment, considering the great beef Alberta is known for. Located downtown, attached to the trendy and upscale Le Germain Hotel, Charcut looks more like a developer's concept of a steakhouse, kind of like what you would see in a suburban mall. Service was overly trained and had a corporate affect. Addressing the table, "Would we like drinks tonight?" No, we would like to be spoken to
as if we are human beings, with hopes, regrets, jealousies, you get the picture.
The food sounded great on the menu, but everything tasted on the poor end of mediocre. Prime Rib, ordered by the ounce, was not much better than what you would get in a chain restaurant. The sides were quite tasteless. The pasta was not made in house, and was Olive Garden quality. As I said, very disappointing.
The coup de gras were the prices. Charcut is a damn expensive restaurant. In fact, the bill was the highest of every restaurant we ate at in Calgary. This included a very overpriced $75.00 bottle of red wine, the cheapest red on the wine list. Charcut is a restaurant to avoid.
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