Reviews for Starbelly Open Kitchen & Lounge in Calgary, AB

A most comfortable spot to brunch in Seton! The food was pretty good but the best part of our brunch experience was the ability... to converse in a relaxed and not overly loud environment. Our waiter was super nice and attentive, we did not feel any pressureto finish up. The restaurant is clean, organized and so well lit with a lot of natural light. I enjoy looking at what I put intomy mouth so well-lit restaurants always score bonus points with me. Also extra points for a nice washroom and great qualitynapkins. I'd definitely would be interested to come back and try their full lunch or dinner menus! Read more

We got here around 5pm on a Saturday afternoon. We were seated right away without wait time. Staff are super friendly. We... ordered Smoked Old Fashioned and Peach Margarita from the happy hour menu. I have to say, the old fashioned was top notch intown! Smooth and well balanced with orange bitter and sugar. The peach margarita was absolutely tasty too! Actually, what earnedthe five stars was the bourbon glazed pork belly! It's crispy on the skin side, tender on the meat, and not greasy from thelayer of fat. The thick cut pork was glazed in apply honey sauce. We also ordered chicken burger and Starbelly burger. Theyweren't as "wow" as the pork belly. But, in my opinion, they should be the standard of all burgers. Read more

My daughter, K, and I have been to Starbelly several times now. We have always enjoyed it. The food has been amazing. We tend... to share a hand held and get some truffle fries or other appy. This last time we ordered a fried chicken sandwich, truffle friesand coconut prawns. The coconut prawns were very tasty! They came with a mango pineapple salsa. Tasty! The truffle frieswere excellent right down to the crumblies at the bottom of the dish. And the fried chicken sandwich was really crunchy butjuicy! I really enjoyed this sandwich and next time maybe we won't share. LOL. The service is amazing here. While we had onemain server, we were given water etc. by several of the servers. Seems like a real team effort here. I gave four stars becauseit is quite pricey! And it is so far away! I would have given it 4.5 but you can't. We will be back when we are in the areaagain. Read more

Nice neighborhood place but if your not in the area it is quite far. It is large open and spacious. Great for family gatherings... and celebrations. The food was delicious and well portioned. The service was fantastic, they were prompt, courteous andefficient. Read more

the restaurant environment is very cozy. But this is not a steak house, the steak is not recommended, I wanted it medium rare... but it's a bit over cooked, the shell is a bit burned. The other food we ordered are not bad, especially the pork belly starteris very interesting. We will definitely come back to try other stuff. Read more

Service and staff are amazing. Friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. Food is well proportioned, hot & tasty. The pork belly... although well plated and beautifully presented was skimpy. We would dine here again. Read more

A big miss for me. Ambiance and staff are amazing, but the food was overpriced and disappointing. The pork belly dish was... presented beautifully however it was overpowered with clove (or something similar to that) and that was all you could taste, ittasted like how your moms house smells on Christmas when she is making a ham. Now that sounds good in theory, but in this dishit just didn’t work for me as it was super over powering. I couldn’t even taste any of that salt or fat of the pork belly orthe grits. And speaking of the pork belly, it was was pretty chewy and dry in the middle, so very sad! I can see what they weregoing for here and I think it’s great but it was a big miss in my opinion. Love the concept of the restaurant, and will haveto try something else sometime but as for this round it was not the greatest. Yam fries were standard and the bacon wrapped datewas very nice overall. Read more

This restaurant absolutely deserves the fullest of 5 stars! Service from staff is exceptional and the food is fulfilling of my... sixth love language, food. ???? The incredibly rich flavors and display of dishes made for a high quality experience. Our groupbooked a private room with champagne and it could not have gone more smoothly or fun. Even the washrooms are gorgeous, nevermind the decor in the rest of the restaurant. A complimentary coat service was greatly appreciated as we came on a cold day andwere bundled up with at least 10 pounds of jackets and scarves. ???? The entrance is also wheel chair friendly. I would LOVE tocome back again for another culinary experience! Read more