11-26-2025, 09:14 AM
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#2821
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by fotze2
In-laws are coming for Xmas for Macs Midget. Grandma is turning 75 and they are quite the high end foodies. She wants a meal with a tablecloth (for some reason). That probably narrows it down quite a bit. I cannot think of anything to be honest. Money not an issue. Expect to pay >$1000. Any suggestions?
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https://www.fairmont.com/en/hotels/c...te-dining.html
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11-26-2025, 09:20 AM
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#2822
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Farm Team Player
Join Date: Sep 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze2
In-laws are coming for Xmas for Macs Midget. Grandma is turning 75 and they are quite the high end foodies. She wants a meal with a tablecloth (for some reason). That probably narrows it down quite a bit. I cannot think of anything to be honest. Money not an issue. Expect to pay >$1000. Any suggestions?
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Open table just released their list of the top 100 restaurants and based on the ones I've been to in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto, it seems like a pretty decent list.
https://www.opentable.ca/c/en/top-restaurants/top-100/
If she's up for a steak dinner, Chairman's I'm sure would fit the bill for a "tablecloth" dinner.
If not, Fleur De Sel or Teatro might also work.
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11-26-2025, 09:34 AM
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#2823
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze2
In-laws are coming for Xmas for Macs Midget. Grandma is turning 75 and they are quite the high end foodies. She wants a meal with a tablecloth (for some reason). That probably narrows it down quite a bit. I cannot think of anything to be honest. Money not an issue. Expect to pay >$1000. Any suggestions?
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Wellingtons has tablecloths. Chairmans maybe? I can't think of anything that has a tablecloth other than a steakhouse.
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11-26-2025, 09:41 AM
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#2824
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Originally Posted by RandyHolt
Open table just released their list of the top 100 restaurants and based on the ones I've been to in Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto, it seems like a pretty decent list.
https://www.opentable.ca/c/en/top-restaurants/top-100/
If she's up for a steak dinner, Chairman's I'm sure would fit the bill for a "tablecloth" dinner.
If not, Fleur De Sel or Teatro might also work. |
Good list
I went to Portage in NFLD this past summer.
It was a great dinner.
Also had a meal at Pat and Betty, really good
Thanks for posting this
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11-26-2025, 09:54 AM
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#2825
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Hey I ate at Olia in Edmonton. It was good.
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11-26-2025, 09:54 AM
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#2826
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by Boblobla
Wellingtons has tablecloths. Chairmans maybe? I can't think of anything that has a tablecloth other than a steakhouse.
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Yeah if that senile bat wants a tablecloth the options narrow down significantly.
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11-26-2025, 10:11 AM
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#2827
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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My friend owned and managed a restaurant in NW Calgary. The monthly bill for tablecloths was outrageous.
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11-26-2025, 11:47 AM
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#2828
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze2
In-laws are coming for Xmas for Macs Midget. Grandma is turning 75 and they are quite the high end foodies. She wants a meal with a tablecloth (for some reason). That probably narrows it down quite a bit. I cannot think of anything to be honest. Money not an issue. Expect to pay >$1000. Any suggestions?
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Gatsby's is exactly what she wants.
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11-26-2025, 11:52 AM
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#2829
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze2
In-laws are coming for Xmas for Macs Midget. Grandma is turning 75 and they are quite the high end foodies. She wants a meal with a tablecloth (for some reason). That probably narrows it down quite a bit. I cannot think of anything to be honest. Money not an issue. Expect to pay >$1000. Any suggestions?
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Buon Giorno on 17th?
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11-26-2025, 01:15 PM
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#2830
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Il Centro has tablecloths.
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11-26-2025, 02:12 PM
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#2831
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Originally Posted by fotze2
I thought Il Centro was new owners. Was not as good as I remembered and the owner was actually nice most recently.
Went to IBU last night. I just assumed it was sushi. It is not sushi. No sushi. Was pretty good. Cauliflower was the star, Mushrooms meh, potstickers were potstickers. Huge portions for appetizers. Made us not order mains. Told the waiter they should probably reduce portion size.
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Finally went to UBU on the weekend as well- Cauliflower and Brussel Sprouts were amazing(coming from someone who dislikes both)
We also had crispy pork belly appy with an egg dip (awesome) potstickers I agree were decent. Mains were Scallops and more pork belly (wouldn't do again based on portion/cost) Charred Chicken was good, Tenderloin I would order elsewhere, Miso cod was delicious. Great quality food I think, looking forward to going back, maybe even just for the Spicy Mango Margarita.
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11-26-2025, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by NuclearFart
Gatsby's is exactly what she wants.
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Yeah, for your audience, this is an excellent suggestion. It didn't blow me away, but my tastes tend to run more to Asian flavours. But, the oldies will lap up the name and the ambience, and the fact that the servers will trip over themselves to make them feel special. They can likely even puree G'mas food so it doesn't get stuck in her partial... 
Vintage group has a 20% bonus on gift cards for Black Friday, so good chance to cut your expenditure a bit. Spend $800 and you'll end up with $960. That basically covers the costs for 4 people to have the 9 course set menu.
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11-26-2025, 03:28 PM
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#2833
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Originally Posted by Shazam
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Anything called Hawthorne will spark ptsd.
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11-26-2025, 03:36 PM
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electric boogaloo
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Originally Posted by NuclearFart
Gatsby's is exactly what she wants.
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That place certainly fancy, holy crap. I’ll send it to them.
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11-26-2025, 03:57 PM
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#2835
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Originally Posted by fotze2
Anything called Hawthorne will spark ptsd.
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Even better then, make her life miserable (note: I have no idea if they have tablecloths there).
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11-26-2025, 04:04 PM
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#2836
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Originally Posted by Ruttiger
Il Centro has tablecloths.
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Villa Firenze does too.
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11-26-2025, 04:27 PM
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#2837
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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As does Teatro
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11-26-2025, 05:50 PM
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#2838
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fotze2
In-laws are coming for Xmas for Macs Midget. Grandma is turning 75 and they are quite the high end foodies. She wants a meal with a tablecloth (for some reason). That probably narrows it down quite a bit. I cannot think of anything to be honest. Money not an issue. Expect to pay >$1000. Any suggestions?
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Lot's of options for restaurants. Table cloth is a nice but missing addition to a lot of dining options these days. Most classic steakhouses like Caesars and Wellington's will have table cloth as well most classic Greek/Italian/French places. Let me know what part of town you live and I can give some options as well.
You got young in laws if the grandmother is only 75 so it's nice that your family get's a chance to make some good memories
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11-27-2025, 07:25 AM
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#2839
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electric boogaloo
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Originally Posted by Shazam
Even better then, make her life miserable (note: I have no idea if they have tablecloths there).
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No PTSD with me.
It’s an unusual request, she’s an old hippy from Denmark and is very down to earth but has been going through some sort of cancer and has bad asthma from hucking darts and other maladies. I don’t want to suggest to my wife but this might be her last birthday. They got money so that wouldn’t be a problem.
Last edited by fotze2; 11-27-2025 at 07:29 AM.
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