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River Café Calgary Reviews
Beautiful setting
Lovely restaurant with excellent service in a beautiful setting. I dined outside on a lovely night and it was quite nice. My food was good.but not the cacophony of flavors I enjoyed at some other top Calgary restaurants. I started with the tomatoes,
Wonderful, if expensive, Dinner
We wanted somewhere special to celebrate our 25th Welding, sorry, Wedding Anniversary, and booked at River Cafe. Despite living in Calgary for a long time, we had never eaten there before. We chose the special 5 courses with wine pairings, had a real
Wow! What a brunch!
My wife and I “brunched” with her mother at the beautiful River Cafe to celebrate her 80th birthday. Jasmine’s service was excellent. The patio was exhilarating on a beautiful August afternoon. The Old Fashioned and rose were perfect complement
Loved it ! Great location, great food.
A hidden gem, perched up on an island in the Bow River. Calgary vanishes behind a wall of trees. Small, secluded, peaceful. Great indoor and outdoor seating options. HUGE wine selection. Food choices, limited, but exotic. Lamb and Duck, both amazin
Good Food, Nice Atmosphere
This restaurant has a nice patio outside. Inside, it’s casual and rustic. I ordered the Kyuquot Sound Smoked Sablefish as a starter. For my main, I ordered the Yukon Arctic Char. The Kyuquot Sound Smoked Sablefish was good. It didn’t stand out
Nice experience
First, it's on an island. We took an Uber to one of the pedestrian bridges then had a five or seven minute walk to the restaurant (watch out for goose poop) The menu was unique but small. We most enjoyed the tomato appetizer and Char fish. Biso
Birthday Disappointment
We reserved a table with the River Cafe more than a month in advance. It was my wife's 60th birthday, she'd had a terrible year losing both her parents, and it we wanted it to be special and to try something new. I requested a nice table
horrible event planner/ coordinator needs training
I strongly advise against hosting any significant events at this venue. While the food presentation was visually appealing, the overall experience was far from acceptable, mainly due to the appalling behavior of the event planner and the poor level o
Up and Down
Had a great brunch- the last celebration of our son’s grad from Med School at U of Calgary. Entry, all staff amazing. We all had different orders- all 5 out of 5. HOWER must say I wanted some pepper for one of my dishes- was told that they only
Hidden Gem
Amazing hidden gem. Service and food Excellent. Highly recommend it. Looking forward to summertime for lunch. A must visit
Great location and food
Great location, local Canadian inspired food, good drink selection and friendly service. All ingredients are Canadian. Including "pepper," which is from regional tree bark. Not as spicy but flavorful
Amazing beef burgers
The Beef Tartare and the Beef Burger were really unique and fantastic in taste and flavor. They mostly use locally sourced ingredients and this makes the food excellent in flavor. The service was excellent and we had a memorable lunch here.
Most expensive disappointing meal we have ever had.
Sadly, this was the most expensive disappointing meal I’ve ever had. I truly wanted to love this place. My wife and I came to celebrate our anniversary, and we chose River Cafe based on the great reviews and locally sourced, Canadian-focused ingre
Well prepared local foods in a beautiful setting
We had just driven to Calgary from Banff and weren’t quite ready for the city.. a walk on Prince’s island fit the bill and a seat on the porch at River Cafe for some late afternoon charcuterie and beer/cidre was absolutely perfect. It’s a bit p
Basic and average
We booked for mid afternoon Sunday. The only option was the weekend brunch menu (not specified on website that lunch menu not available) and food very basic - eggs, bacon, fried small bits of potato. Small enough portions. Service initially very slow
one of my best meals ever!
I read about this restaurant in a travel book and was very interested in trying it. I walked a little further than I expected, but the meal made the walk worth it. From the start, the staff were very attentive and made excellent recommendations. I ha
It deserves it
It certainly deserves its excellent position in the ranking: a very pleasant place inside and out, good food, good service. Informal but clearly - given the type of local clientele - considered at the top
Recommended
Had a great dinner at river cafe yesterday. Food was excellent with attentive service. Only item worth mentioning was that the wait time for the food was a bit long as they were quite busy but special thanks to the restaurant manager for handling th
Disappointing Birthday Afternoon
Wow. What a disappointment. I made a reservation for my fiancé and I for her birthday. We arrived at 16:45 with River Cafe nearly empty. We were given the afternoon menu with the option for the dinner menu. We started developing an appetite based on
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