I did lots and lots of research on where I should go while visiting Calgary. National did not come up on any of those lists. I passed by National while walking around 17th, and thought it was as great space. I decided to give it a try. I walked in and was blown away by the German Style, open table/space concept. They had TONS of beers on tap with some tv screens displaying what beers they had and where they were from.
I sat at the bar, and the breakfast poutine was highly recommended by someone sitting next to me. Glad I ordered it! It had great vegetables, tater tots, cheese curds and some really good gravy, all topped with a fried egg. it was very very good! The only thing that it was lacking (and this is just a personal preference of mine) was some spicy. Luckily, they had tons of hot sauces to choose from!