A group of friends and I went to experience a tasting menu at Raw Bar. The restaurant manager began by telling us about the chef and how they were proud of being recently rated the second best restaurant in Calgary. The setting itself is very clean and modern. We were all really excited.
However, the meal itself was a disappointment.
Each course came with a custom cocktail. On average, our table enjoyed less than half of what was offered.
The first course was a duo of one bite offerings. Both were interesting and had great flavor.
The appetizer was solid, but seemed to have very little Asian influence.
The soup was OK, but likely more sweet than you'd hope and was served barely warm. We were not told if this was done on purpose.
The steak was chewy and not near the quality you'd expect for a small portion and high price.
The dessert was an intense, dense lemon cake that no one at our table finished.
It's possible the tasting menu was not a fair representation of the daily menu, but this experience did not make me want to go back to find out.