This was the first bar I went to when I moved to Calgary and it remains my favourite.
It' simply a good bar- not too high end but not trashy either. It' big and has a food amount of seating on the bar side, dining side and on the massive patio
They have a good bar with a decent beer selection, the food is respectable and the service has always been good.
I have always had a food time at Melrose, and I've been there at many different levels of drunkeness.