River Café

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall4food5service5ambience5

   Was there for our 1 year anniversary. The food, wine, and service where amazing. It was a bit loud and busy but the experience was still amazing.

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2. RB

   RayB

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall3food4service4ambience2

   Felt it did not live up to being rated number 10 in Canada. The inability to park close, noise level being too high were major issues. Food was good to very good

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3. KM

   KennethM

   Calgary

   29 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   29 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   The food here - even though its breakfast - is a step above. As it was Sunday noon it was very noisy and out with families and small children but still a wonderful brunch

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4. J

   Jenn

   Calgary

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Mel our server was fantastic! Lovely brunch!

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5. TE

   TERESAM

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Beautiful location and delicious local food and drink.

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New York Area

   1 review

   vip
   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   So fun! Great location and tasty food!

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7. L

   Lamb

   Montreal

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   A quite comer of a quite park. Like walking into a jungle. If the view doesn’t wow you, the food will. Great service as well, though not inexpensive by any means. It was worth the price.

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   New England

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Lovely place and great food!

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9. BR

   BuddyRock

   Dallas

   15 reviews

   4.0

   15 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Must do once when you're on Princess Island Park in Calgary. Food was very good. Cost not what I thought it would be. Higher than expected.

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10. MJ

    MikeJ

    Vancouver

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Top flight Restaurants, great for date night or special occasion

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11. TA

    ThomasA

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Beautiful outdoor dining experience. Food was amazing, especially the charred eggplant. Service was great. Calgary’s jewel.

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12. MS

    MariaS

    Saskatoon

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Had a wonderful dinner with our cousins visiting from LA. The location is always my favourite, especially the walk through the park to get to the restaurant. Our waitstaff was very patient and had great recommendations for food and drinks. Overall a wonderful time, and a very good way to show off Calgary!

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13. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    excellent and come again☺️

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14. AD

    AndrewD

    Vancouver

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Quality of food was excellent and exceeded expectations. Loved the sablefish and the morel agnolotti.

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    NEW167

    Calgary

    10 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food4service4ambience5

    Beautiful patio - perfect for summer. Service is impeccable. The menu is not extensive but we each had a different entre and all were delicious! Pricey but well worth it for a special occasion.

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16. TT

    ToniT

    Calgary

    14 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    14 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall3food2service3ambience5

    Not enough vegan or fish options. Food wasn’t as good as I’ve had in past.

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17. LK

    LindaK

    Calgary

    9 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall3food2service4ambience5

    Flatbread was great. Service pretty good. Patio table wonderful. However, 4 out of 5 of us ordered the green salad that was supposed to come with root vegetables. It was literally a small bowl of various types of lettuce with barely any dressing. For $18!!! I had no root vegetables, two of us had one piece of cucumber and one person had two carrots……. The salad was a total waste of money.

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18. S

    Sammy

    Calgary

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 26 June 2022

    overall2food3service2ambience4

    Perhaps we were there on an extra busy day - Sunday afternoon on a lovely day, but service was exceptionally slow. Took almost an hour from sitting to getting a drink - 45 minutes for food to arrive. Food was unexceptional & skimpy.

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19. WK

    WaldK

    Calgary

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 June 2022

    overall3food5service1ambience5

    Great food, beautiful place but poor service. Booked a table few weeks in advance for a special occasion. Patio was almost full however they had 2 tables for 4 people available. Hostess refused to accommodate just two of us. Table service was not the best either.

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20. LJ

    LauraJ

    Calgary

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 June 2022

    overall3food5service3ambience4

    I was disappointed with the length of time it took to order refill drinks, and the meal.

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21. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 June 2022

    overall4food4service2ambience3

    Food is great but it took too long…. I guess it was busy for sunday brunch time… but we waited for food for an hour.

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22. MT

    MeiT

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 25 June 2022

    overall3food3service1ambience4

    The waitress said “That worst, bye now.” when she looked I paid 10% tips on the bill. Then, she turned & went. So bad she was. I thought she expected more than 10%. I am a visitor from Winnipeg our hourly wage is $11.95 not as high as Calgary $15. This is what I can afford. I’m so disappointed about her attitude. Actually I didn’t feel she provided me good service all the way. Compared with the host at Sky Bistro (Banff), that girl host was excellent to everyone I observed. Even she was not a server, I gave her tips when I left. Tourists from different places with different backgrounds, bad servers destroy the image of the city.

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23. CR

    CyndiR

    Calgary

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 25 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Saturday brunch for a Birthday! nice to see the Jaipur Bridge open !

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24. GL

    GeoffL

    Calgary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 25 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    There's a reason why River Cafe is rated in Canada's top 10, brunch was outstanding and the ambience is second to none. What a great way to spend a beautiful summer morning.

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25. R

    Royce

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 24 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This is an excellent restaurant. The ingredients are local, the menu is interesting , the food is delicious, the servers are expert, and the setting is lovely.

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26. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 23 June 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Lovely ambiance and beautiful delicious food. They accidentally brought me ‘gluten full’ crackers with one dish (I ordered gluten free as I am celiac), but I caught it. Portions are a bit smaller than we would like.

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27. JP

    JoeP

    Calgary

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 22 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Everything was great except that they could not accept the open table check as it was over a months. We were never told this by open table not was this mentioned in the letter attached to the check that was sent to us. We were told to let OpenTable know and new checks will be issued to us. Please advise who we are to contact to resolve.

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28. EB

    ElliotB

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 22 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Meal was very good - service very good as well A little pricy - but expected

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29. RS

    RobinS

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 21 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful place with great food, comfortable atmosphere, super staff.

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30. KK

    KateK

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 June 2022

    overall5food4service4ambience5

    Great place, delicious food! Would love to be back!

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31. PT

    PrimusT

    Toronto

    12 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on 20 June 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    Great food and beautiful location. Experience would be further elevated with a higher level of detail in glassware, silverware and presentation to take the restaurant to the next level.

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32. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    3 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 19 June 2022

    overall1food2service3ambience5

    Well…..I had to send back pancakes and then my family all done and I was still waiting. We had to serve our own water at one point. The waitress was nice and apologetic but I was kinda done by then. To too if off they charge 1.00 for water….really? Lastly, they had to clear the patio for a storm and the manger was very unkind to one of her workers who was trying to help her.

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33. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Fathers Day

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34. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Portions were great. Quality top notch. Enjoyed our evening very much.

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35. JO

    JOLES2

    Calgary

    45 reviews

    5.0

    45 reviews

    Dined on 19 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Always an enjoyable experience. Great food, drinks and service. We'll be back again.

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36. SS

    StevenS

    Charleston

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 19 June 2022

    overall3food3service2ambience4

    The wine arrived warm and it took ages to cool down. However, the food kept coming despite no wine. I would not expect the food to arrive if the wine is warm. The server could have offered another bottle or at least a glass - nothing was offered. For over $400, we expected better. I would recommend this place but with a caveat - beware.

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37. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Amazing patio. The server basically recommended our ensure meal and was spot on!

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38. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 June 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Wonderful outside patio

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 June 2022

    overall1food5service1ambience5

    Food was impeccable. Lovely setting and ambience. Service was uneven and poor. Ordered one bottle of wine and took quite a while for server to let us know it’s out of stock, second bottle we ordered also out of stock. Dinner came before we got the glass of wine each we ended up ordering. Server was inattentive. Felt like we were an after-thought.

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40. KW

    KatrinaW

    Calgary

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 June 2022

    overall4food5service4ambience5

    Patio was gorgeous. Service was fine, nothing to rave about. Food was delicious but pricy for the portion sizes.

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