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| - Excellent service, uneven food, decent portion size, and strangling prices.
Nothing wrong with being an expensive restaurant, but you'd better be really worth that money.
In my personal case, we absolutely enjoyed the service - super polite, accommodating, helpful, flexible, useful. Total attention, no nuisance - and very relaxed. I loved that none of the people serving us were making "important" faces and striking fake "we are expensive" acts while helping us. Thanks guys, and respect for being professionals.
Food... Well, here is the gotcha. I loved the menu - an interesting Mediterranean twist of a seafood, with some quite original plates. And mostly - but just mostly! - quality of these plates was simply great. Worth every penny.
However, talking $$$$ and bringing a salad with dull, "second day in a row out of the fridge" leaves? Really?? Why??? That was a big fail. And there were a few other items of "this could be better for a bill size" type.
Not really fatally disappointed, I would like to give Oceana four stars - I do believe that raising the quality of food to 100% is something totally possible. I'd like to give them another try one day, and will update my review accordingly.
I can absolutely suggest you giving this place a try as well - the more opinions, the better. And you would definitely get something upscale-ish. As much as this level is generally represented in Calgary.
PS: Oh, and their parking is a joke. And a bad one, really. Just so you know and plan accordingly.
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