"15"^^ . . . "5"^^ . . "Notable was recommended to us by some friends who now live in Bowness (I [heart] Bowness, word). So as our anniversary was approaching we decided we'd check it out. Ends up, it was a pretty solid decision. \n\nA quick breakdown of Notable:\n- Owned by Canadian chef legend, Michael Noble, Notable is quite new on the Calgary restaurant scene. \n- Located in dodgy Bowness, you're in for a people-watching treat.\n- Go early, go late, make a reservation or be prepared to wait an hour for a table.\n- Cool menu offers a select choice of dishes available as \"tasters\" or \"mains\"\n- No espresso, but serve French-pressed Phil and Sebastians, which is tight.\n- Quaint patios with headers offer an awesome \"cool-Calgary-night\" alternative.\n-Serve Canmore's Grizzly Paw sodas\n\nWhat we had:\nLobster salad \"mini buns\", chili garlic butter - $24 (main). This dish comprised of five \"toasts\" with a diced lobster salad mash on top. It was decent. Felt like I was eating lobster SPAM on garlic toast. Honestly, I probably wouldn't have this again.\n\nRavioli of confit chicken, roast mushrooms and Borsin cheese - $15 (taster). Loved, loved, loved this dish. The ravioli was definitely hand made and, with the accompanying buttery sauce goodness, melted in my mouth.\n\nPulled rotisserie chicken, cured bacon, Broxburn Farms tomato, lettuce sandwich - $15. What is really a glorified chicken club, this sandwich had me craving more. The mayo offered the perfect condiment and the bun was like the lightest focaccia you've ever had. Side house-cut fries bumped this from a 4.5 to a 5 star dish. I would definitely have this again.\n\nChinook honey creme brulee - $9. Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant. This dessert came with blueberries and an almond nougatine that did a great job putting the finishing touch on a great experience. \n\nWhat we liked:\n- Atmosphere is elegant but comfy, which is on par with their \"gourmet comfort food\" menu offering.\n- Busy. The place was bustling with all types of people not afraid to have a good time enjoying good food and good company. \n- Single bathrooms, not communal, which seems to be the new thing. \n- Open kitchen\n- \"Non-stop\" sparkling or still water for $1, which goes to charity at the end of the year.\n- Staff were totally laid back and seemed to like their job (rare)\n\nWhat we didn't like:\n- Old-style furniture. The tables were cool, but the chairs were right out of my great aunts bridge game room - wooden with flat, brown cushions that brought on numbness before the second dish.\n- Slow food service. Not sure if it's because they're still finding they're way, and I get the whole \"enjoy your meal\" thing, but it seemed slow."^^ . "4"^^ . "2010-09-05T00:00:00"^^ . "4"^^ .