Reviews for Balkan Restaurant in Banff, AB
We stopped here for a feast after a long day of hiking. It's a pretty casual crowd with nice ambiance. For the apps, the... spanakopita was the highlight for me -- definitely get it! Others were pretty average, but still tasty. Lambs dishes aresupposedly their specialites here. The lamb chops were super tender, the lemon potatoes were flavorful and delicious, and thefeta dip was an excellent compliment for both. This was a very solid plate. The linguine dish wasn't as creamy as expected, butit had a generous amount of seafood. The chicken dish had good flavor, but was another average dish. I enjoyed the baklava tofinish things off. We definitely left Balkan with full stomachs and satisfied appetites. Read more
Great recommendation from a local. So glad we stopped by! Great atmosphere. Very clean. Friendly staff. Our waiter/bartender... Cameron was extremely helpful and personable. Highly recommend the sample platter. Lots of local beer options available. Thebalkan donair was perfect. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to leave here hungry. Read more
Excellent fresh authentic Greek food. So well done at Balkan. Fresh salads were a great end to a day hiking. The entrees were... great, flavorful with fresh ingredients. A good selection of cocktails. Priced appropriate for quality. Service was good. Read more
We entered this restaurant and it had a beautiful vibe of a Greek environment with elegant decoration. This was the best Greek... food I have had in all of Canada with fresh veggies and on order made meat. Every single item had a different and exquisitetaste which the flavor bursts into your mouth. Try this out if you are in banff and our host Scott made it all better with hisamazing personality. Read more
The food here is amazing. We tried three appetizers (calamari, dip trio, and salad) plus we had desert (baklava). I had the... pork chops and my wife had leg of lamb for dinner.. We would certainly eat here again. The portions were the right size andthe flavors were perfect. It was a great dinner with great service. Read more
This place was highly recommended by alot of locals. Tired of eating the reg western fries and burgers. We settled for... something more fullfilling on the pricey side. Love the atmosphere, very welcoming inside. Our expectations were met. Servicewas amazing Luke was very helpful and knowledgeable. Service is 11/10. Food was good and delicious. We had the Lamb Shank it wasgood and had the pork chops. Would def go back and try more dishes cause everything we had was delicious. Read more
Great service and very good food. Not cheap but still a good value. The grilled meat sampler plate for 2 was really good with... salad and starters. The pasta with mussels was also very flavorful. The lamp shank was also very good. Maybe make areservation if you go with a large group. Read more
The food was great and delicious. Really enjoyed the appetizers mussels and calamari. Needed more bread to dip into the tomatoe... base sauce it was that good. We had two plates that exchanged for rice as a side. However the rice was hard which wasdisappointing. Other than that everything was great. Read more