So was in Calgary for a wedding and we had just landed prepping to head to a wedding at lake louise. Given that it was a an 1+ hr drive, we decided to grab food as a group in Calgary and after a bit of searching was able to land on Brasserie Kensington. It was easy to score a table online and we walked in at around 1:15 for a late lunch. There is plenty of street parking around so just find a spot and make sure to pay at the machines. The joint itself is up a flight of stairs and has an open feel allowing with plenty of tables inside. The servers were all very friendly and brought over menus quickly allowing us to peruse.
As a group we decided to go with the Poutine with foie gras (of course), butterleaf and frisee salad, olive oil pan bread, a French onion soup, and the fried chicken skin. We had dinner planned a few hours so wanted to keep it balanced and these seemed like the right options. The olive oil pan bread came out first which reminded me a lot of a fusion naan with the lemon ricotta being delicious. All the carb lovers enjoyed this small bite. The French onion soup was good and was thankfully not too salty. There was the right proportion of cheese to it so it was good for what we were expecting. The Butterleaf/Frisee salad was refreshing and with the toppings making it a nice balanced salad for both taste and texture. The poutine with foie gras was good although I was hoping it was going to be a bit more unique with flavor. It was still good so don't get me wrong but perhaps just my high expectations. The winner off the table was the fried chicken skin which came with a side of hot sauce which was absolutely delicious. This thing was like crack cocaine and was absolutely addicting for the entire table. I will be honest in saying I kind of wanted to place another order of it but restraint kicked into play.
This was a solid place for food and is in a nice neighborhood allowing the group to walk around a bit afterwards to digest some of the goodness we just ingested. A good place and somewhere I will be back especially for that fried chicken skin.