Calgary's Edmonton Trail has a lot to offer, from Over Easy to Diner Deluxe, and now Big Fish. I was pretty excited for this night out with my girlfriend and her family because my experience with seafood in Calgary hasn't been too great. We made it for our reservations at 7 and right off the bat I had a good feeling about the place and it's great atmosphere. Our server, who's name eludes me, provided us with exceptional service. She knew the menu like the back of her hand and she displayed her expertise in seafood when answering the questions we had about the fresh fish on the nights menu.
If you're a wine drinker then it's good to note that they have free corkage on Wednesday nights, which we had taken advantage of.
We started the night with a bucket of shrimp and a half dozen oysters. The shrimp and cocktail sauce was what you would expect and the oysters were surprisingly very small, but had a nice fresh taste from the green onions and ginger. As for the mains, we all decided on the Pistachio crusted Arctic Char with Sundried Olive truffle butter and Wild Mushroom Sage mashed. This entree was fantastic! The Arctic char was fresh and cooked to perfection. It was delicate and held in its juices. The olive truffle butter, which was spread on top of the fish, was packed with huge flavour and to top it off the portion size was amazing.
Will definitely be back to see what else Big Fish has to offer!
Make sure to make reservations as this place gets busy.