#115 Lunch on a Sunday during the BIG Taste of Calgary.
$25 gets you the following choices:
1st course:
Winter vegetable soup or kale Caesar salad (my choice today and appeared very fresh with bacon and parmesan crisps as mentioned in other reviews)
2nd course:
Bison burger or fried chicken sandwich (my choice today and the chicken was perfectly breaded and tender, coming with fries or chips with what appeared to be a homemade ketchup) or quiche
3rd course:
Apple turnover
Two mixed drinks:
Pencillin (2oz) for $16
Chocolate Orange Manhattan (2oz) for $12
Bright and light decor feels very inviting. Lots of tables of various sizes so groups will love this. Not good for kids but some person brought theirs. There are 3 TV's but they were not on today. The music plays in the background as it should and is not a hindrance to the conversation. The open kitchen is very nice as are the hanging planters above the bar.
The service was really good today as the hostess seats you rather quickly and follows up on drinks and such.
The menu is a little pricey for sure. That may change as more restaurants of this type open up. This is definitely a good once or twice a month spot.
The clientèle ranges from working class to the seemingly well-to-do so there is a little air of attitude floating around.
Luckily, I did not experience any of the other problems with service that other reviewers seem to have had. That being said, most of those seem to be in the evening hours.
From experience, farmers are not evening people so stick to lunch/brunch.