Good restaurants in Calgary

[DOOM]

I love going to Smugglers. I start with a bowl (usually two) of Steak soup and then get the Cajun Blackened New York Steak (usually with a twice baked potato)

[Travis Munroe]

Originally Posted by Daradon

Loungeburger was great when it first opened, but it's gone downhill after the first year. They reduced their menu and the overall quality seemed to go down. Guess they were having problems with their margins.

Couldnt agree more.
Food was way better, drinks better (ie chill towers/beer selection and not some wanna be specialty caesar house) & the service/servers were better!

That replacement of Olives was ok.... im so tempted to try the $100 burger just to say I ate a $100 burger in my lifetime however the description doesnt even slightly tempt me.... Ill save my once in a lifetime stupid dining purchase on something else.

[nik-]

This is a little off topic, but I didn't want to start a new thread for it. There seems to be a little "European Deli"/meat/cheese shop on Kensington Road in the same building as Kensington Wine Market. I've driven by it three times and I've never been able to see a name to look into it.

Have any of you Latte-Sippers been to that place yet or know what its proper name is?

edit: just to clarify, it doesn't appear to be Malicher in that wood cabin looking house, unless they moved?

[troutman]

http://www.visitkensington.com/

[nik-]

Yeah, I looked on there a while back, but there's nothing that stands out as the right place. It should be on the 1200 block odds, but it's not Niko's Bistro.

[btimbit]

+1 for the River Cafe. I was upset at the damage they had after the floods and have been meaning to get there since they re-opened. Great food with some interesting twists

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

For casual dining, Phoenix Grill in Westhills is a pleasant surprise.

Thanks for the comment, I was at their other location for 5 years and it's where I started both my career and passion for food.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by nik-

Yeah, I looked on there a while back, but there's nothing that stands out as the right place. It should be on the 1200 block odds, but it's not Niko's Bistro.

I'll have a look next time I'm down there.

I don't think you are talking about this place on the other side of the street:

http://www.peppinogourmet.com/

[Regular_John]

So for the fellow Yop Gobblers in the south, had dinner at Toscana Italian Grill tonight (Heritage & Macleod) and it was pretty decent meal. Everything we had was perfectly prepared and the service was attentive. It is definitely a step up from something like Chiantis or Fiore's, but not overly stuffy either. Didn't hurt the wallet too much either.

Their branding/marketing had me convinced it was going to be a little more casual than it was, definitely not a bad choice for a date.

I'd give it a solid 8/10 and I wouldn't hesitate to return.