Reviews for The Grizzly House in Banff, AB
Loved this place! Comfort fondue is always a good idea after a hike. The experience itself is what makes this place so great.... Dipping bread in gooey cheese, cooking your choice of protein and such. They have a good selection of meats, like beef, elk,buffalo and venison. Others more exotic. Shout out to our waiter Dave, he was the best! It's a bit pricey and the portions arenot that big, specially if you're going with a big group. So keep that in mind. Also, make sure to make a reservation as it IS abusy restaurant. They do take walk-ins, it didn't take long for us to get seated, but for a more comfortable experience I wouldbook the next time. Read more
You know a good waitress makes your breakfast, luck, or dinner either good or bad and because of that we had an awesome lunch... here at the grizzly house. Her recommendations on the steak and the other items helped us out. She also brought us some extragarlic butter so I can use on my steak, not because it was badly cooked but just to give it some extra flavor. And also thefondue is good, we got to try it with the bread, recommend it to anyone who wants to experience that or just wants to have agood lunch. Read more
This supposed to be a four-star rating. But since I have been double charged on my debit card, and haven't got any refund in a... month. We were there in the afternoon around 3, not too busy but taking a bit of wait time to get our order/food. The servicewas absolutely excellent! The cheese fondue was great, but it was a bit greasy as it's only bread dipped in cheese and there areonly two of us. the hot rock BBQ is good, with a small portion tho. The other thing I loved about this place is the deco,vintage and country vibes, bears, moose, woody and rustic deco, every little detail filled with an eye for beauty, a great photospot! Read more
Pricey but well worth it. You can get a good steak anywhere but this is a unique experience i say it's a must do in Banff! We... had the complete fondue dinner it was so tasty. Started with house salad, the the cheese fondue with bread, seafood trio andbeef+lobster on hot rock, finished with chocolate fondue with fruit and wafer cookies. Everything tasted delicious had to remindmyself to save room for the next course. The main course is a bit small but with the other courses left perfectly satisfied. Read more
The appetizer Creme of Cauliflower soup was very flavourful and perfect and Salad was also very good. The dressing was... home-made, paired with the fresh sald was very good. Our waiter Dan was very attentive as he refilled our water whenneeded. The vegetable fine do seems to have fermented before being cooked making it very tasty and very good. As an exampleThe Onion was salted and fermented before being placed in the oil. The cheese fondue with wine inside is also very good. Themain course was also very tasty. I suggest you to go with the hot plate instead of the oil. The Buffalo tasted spectacular, alot different from the beef. The garlic butter to oil the pan was also very tasty when paired with the Lobster. Make sure not toput too much butter on the hot plate as the butter will splatter everywhere. The raspberry dessert jam was not too sweet, whichwhen paired with the sweetness of the fresh fruits was very good. The only thing that bugs me is how expensive the dinner is.More expensive than eating at the top of Calgary Tower. Read more
I've personally never been here before, my friend recommended the place and after lastnight I understand why. Our server was... Susan M. And she was the best server I've ever experienced. She was bubbly, personable, extremely knowledgeable, and all aroundshe made our already amazing experience perfect. The restaurant serves wonderful dishes and I recommend you come in a group andtry a little bit of everything. The decor of the restaurant gives it a very nice cozy, rustic atmosphere. We enjoyed the fonduebut swapped out for hot rocks for our main entrees. As mentioned earlier, Susan M. Was fantastic and she anticipated our needsbefore we could even ask for a fresh hot rock she was offering to replace them. We tried the house cocktail, gin based, and itwasn't overly sweet but extremely flavourful. We also tried the 3rd tap brown local draft. I was expecting more of a honey brownbut it was darker like a Guinness, which wasn't bad at all, but I definitely filled up a bit too much for it. Definitelyrecommend you choose lighter drinks, like the house cocktail. Read more
The Grizzly House was a must-do experience for your first time in Banff?however, the food itself is fairly lackluster. The... good, as I mentioned, was the uniqueness of experience. Choosing what to order, sharing and exploring the fondues with yourfellow guests and cooking (or trying to) with the provided hot plates. It was fun, the staff were great and it was verymemorable. Now, the food itself seemed a bit overpriced, taste was underwhelming and portion sizes were small. For what wepaid per person, we shared what seemed like pretty small portions of vegetable and cheese fondue? the starter Caesar salads werefairly bland, and the house tortellini soup served lukewarm. Following the starters and fondue, we received our 6-7 ounces ofprotein per person (which felt quite minimal once served)? but as I said, it was fun to cook and eat, so not a wasted experienceby any stretch. We had made a reservation, but be prepared to wait until the exact minute your reservation begins.Understandable given the busy nature of the place, but something of note nonetheless, as we had been accustomed to being seated5-10 minutes prior at most other restaurants. One tip I read that I was happy to have followed: skip your fancy clothes! Due tothe hot plate cooking, our table and surroundings collected some cooking grease? nothing to bother us, but we were glad to haveknown this prior, and dressed accordingly! Thanks for a memorable experience! We had a good time - likely wouldn?t return, butgrateful for it nonetheless. Read more
Getting a table at Grizzly can be a bit tricky, we went there on a Wednesday evening and all tables in the interior dining room... were fully booked, however the tables outside by the terrace are first come first serve, we got lucky and didn?t need to waitlong before being seated. Overall the service was good, our waiter checked on us periodically and provided the necessary detailsto enjoy the dining experience, we went for the fondue option, which included an starter, appetizer, main course and a desertfor the price of 57$. We cooked the food on a hot stone plate, which was a pretty cool concept. All in all the food was great,however portions are on the smaller side. When it comes to overall dining experiences in Banff, I would say this is myfavourite, other restaurants I?ve visited during my stay are Chucks and Brazen, both of which were underwhelming and overpricedfor what you are getting. If you are visiting and are undecided, I recommend checking this place out. Do remember to book aheadif you want to guarantee a spot. Read more