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| - I took some work colleagues here for dinner last night after researching some restaurants on Yelp. 4 stars and 151 reviews seemed legit. Being a foodie from out of town, the locals were laughing that I even knew about this spot. Anyway....It looked good so we went.
Let's just cut to the chase. The food was delicious, but the portions were very small. No surprise, I expect that. But just letting you know.
We had baked oysters, broccoli Caesar, cheese puffs, beef carpaccio, and ceviche. All were delicious. I had halibut for my main and it was amazing.
I give the place 3 stars because the waiter was a douche and the overall ambiance was lacking. I looked at the wine menu to select a Pinot Noir and there weren't any from BC on the menu. (Are we in effing Canada???) I asked why and he smugly said, "French Pinot is better". Then he recommended the highest priced one on the menu. Total douche move. I bought it and it was mediocre at best.
Now I will say, it was hilarious when two of the guys actually ate the salt that the baked oyster was presented on. I guess they've never seen it. One of us was from BC, and being from Houston, salt under oysters is standard operating procedure. Regardless, it was hilarious and shouldn't allow the douchebag, bearded, skinny waiter from owning how lousy he was as a server. I'm the one writing this review. Not them. And I've eaten food on five continents and drank Pinot IN France. BC wine is legit.
Afterwards, the guys went and ate hot wings because they were starving to death.
Good food, but I won't be back. Calgary is a great city with too much to offer for me to waste my time...
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