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   AlanL

   Calgary

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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   Food was good had the Cod and Chips wife had the Crab Cakes. Must try the apple Empanada was really tasty.Waitress was very friendly and helpful. Definitely will be back!

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   JudyC

   Calgary

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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   Wonderful ambiance & very clean. I enjoyed being seated next to the fireplace & it never felt cramped or too empty. I wish I had more of an appetite b/c I wanted to try many things on the menu, but what I did get I enjoyed. My friend’s entree was equally fantastic

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   MarieChristine

   San Antonio

   4 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on January 29, 2023

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   Not a great atmosphere. The buffet was set up in a room with a few tables. Food was very good but some dishes ran out at the buffet

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   Richard73

   Calgary

   62 reviews

   5.0

   62 reviews

   Dined on January 26, 2023

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   Had a great night. The food was ok but batter was too heavy on the fish and chips and the seasoning was not to my liking on my salad. The band playing, Ready Set Bro was excellent.

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   BettyW

   Toronto

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on January 22, 2023

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   Great service. Me and my family always go back for the buffet.

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 15, 2023

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   The service are excellent.

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   FineDiners

   Calgary

   31 reviews

   5.0

   31 reviews

   Dined on January 14, 2023

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   Very nice place to come pre-concert!

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   PeterM

   Calgary

   3 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 8, 2023

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   We love the Sunday buffet Great food great value great service PM

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   DonB

   Calgary

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 2, 2023

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   Thomsons was a better casual restaurant that was open on NYDay. We like to dine downtown after a Philharmonic Salute to Vienna Performance nearby. Reliably good and peaceful place to dine.

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    tlt13

    Calgary

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 31, 2022

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    We were mislead by the parking validation as the website does not say that food needs to be purchased or a minimum spend made to receive free parking. We had a large group of 16 people for drinks so our spend was significant but they would not validate our parking. So disappointed! Won’t be returning!

    Thomsons Kitchen & BarResponded on January 5, 2023Hello, tlt13. Thank you for bringing this concern to us. We're sorry to learn that our terms of parking validation were not clear and are subject to being misunderstood. We will review this and will provide detailed information soon to avoid confusion. If you'd like for us to reach out to you and provide an explanation of the incident, we'd be delighted to start a conversation. Please let us know how we can reach you.

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11. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2022

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    Went to Thompsons for dinner on a Wednesday night. The restaurant wasn’t very busy, and the wait staff at the beginning were diligent and helpful. Towards the end of the visit, our waiter spent a noteable length of time visiting with another table, which overall ended up being 45 minutes of us sitting and waiting for the bill. My company was also initially wanting to order a dessert, but due to the gap between the waiter visiting us, they decided not too as it was too late. We would have probably not spent the 2.5 hours there that we did, and ended up having to flag our server down to get the bills. As for the food, the portions were generous for the price and the scale of the restaurant itself. The menu doesn’t have an overwhelming amount of options, but a diverse range of items you wouldn’t find at every restaurant (ie bison, boar, elk.) The food and ambience was very nice and while I would dine there again, I would explore other options in the area before I go back right away.

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    Zauberin

    Calgary

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 25, 2022

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    Christmas Eve set menu. Tasty and delicious 4 course meal. Outstanding service. Quiet ambiance with some background Xmas music . We would have wished for a choice for the entree; other high end hotels offer that choice since not everybody enjoys eating turkey. Maybe Thomsons Kitchen and Bar will offer the choice next year.

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    Sinclair

    Calgary

    39 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    39 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2022

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    Spot on service, and the food was fresh, quick, and delicious.

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    VirginiaH

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 18, 2022

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    Excellent buffet, best I’ve ever enjoyed in Calgary. Christmas decor was the cherry on top.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 17, 2022

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    Went as part of Theatre Calgary dinner and a show set-menu. Excellent value for a delicious three course meal and drink. Service was quick and friendly. Validated parking underground was an extra bonus! Will definitely be doing this again!! Fantastic evening seeing Little Women. Highly recommend the whole package!

    Thomsons Kitchen & BarResponded on December 22, 2022Thank you for supporting our local business and patronizing local theatres and their talents. We're glad that you enjoyed the Stellar Set Dinner offering in partnership with Theatre Calgary. It's a match made in heaven! We look forward to your return as we'll be updating our menus based on the show that will be playing. It's going to be an experience for the senses!

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    Jordy

    Calgary

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 14, 2022

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    The website and servers are not on the same page regarding promotions.

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    Lydia

    Calgary

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 13, 2022

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    Excellent service, wish breakfast buffet to be back

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    JordanM

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 12, 2022

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    10/10 experience. Our server, Ringo was fantastic and made sure our glasses were never empty. Super attentive and funny! The food was great, everything we had was prepared perfectly and had lots of flavour.

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    Katy

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 12, 2022

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    Went to dinner before attending the theatre. Enjoyed the preset meal deal and had amazing service! Rowena made the night extra special as we celebrated our son’s birthday occasion!

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    JayT

    Calgary

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2022

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    Great location and the food choices! Good variety on the menu.

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    JayA

    Calgary

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 6, 2022

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    We went for a 7pm dinner date, they insisted on seating us right next to the only other seated table of men, who were incredibly loud and obnoxious, and also directly beside an open ballroom where staff would go to sneeze, cough, and take personal calls…. Service was incredibly slow. There were only 3 seated tables and a few people at the bar when we were leaving, and it took 20 minutes and then my husband going up to the bar to get a bill despite asking for it earlier. We watched a waiter sneeze into his hand then pick up and serve a plate with the same hand seconds later without sanitizing. Our meal was quite good. That was the only redeeming quality. We’re here for 3 days at the hotel and won’t be going back. After dinner we strolled down Stephen Ave and went to Hys for dessert and drinks and got the 5 star service and ambience we were looking for at the same price point.

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    JillJ

    Orlando

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on December 4, 2022

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    We were wanting a quick delicious meal before heading to the theatre. We were all extremely happy with our decision to try Thomson's. Our meals were outstanding, portion sizes were just right, you didn’t feel like you needed a bank loan to pay for a great meal and our server was very professional. To top it all off, we got free parking!

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    CatherineN

    Calgary

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 27, 2022

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    Although their Brunch buffet was pricey..it was well worth it! Huge selection of both breakfast and entree items, delicious and great service.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 27, 2022

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    Excellent service at opening

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    RomanG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 20, 2022

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    Top class meals, had a dinner here and then a breakfast while staying at the hotel. Both days had a wonderful experience at a rather democratic process. Amazing value, highly recommended!

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    NanC

    Calgary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 17, 2022

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    Great service, great food, perfect atmosphere - no loud music to shout over.

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    TonyW

    Calgary

    20 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2022

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    The Sunday brunch had a great selection of food there. Chef made omelets, an assortment of salads, chef served prime rib roast, seafood like shrimp cocktails, smoked salmon and mussels, other unique items that I normally don't see at a brunch, like a few dim sum items. They refreshed the dishes often to keep them fresh. The brunch comes with the usual, orange/apple juice, coffee/tea. Unfortunately, with all the great food show-cased, the service was very mediocre, it took a long time to get coffee/tea or water for the table (had to ask 2 or 3 times). I saw another table go to the serving station to get they own fluids refilled and I had to ask the bartender to get the water to be served when it didn't show for 10m after being ordered. If the drinks station was at the food section where you can help yourself instead, I would have probably given a higher score since I'll be able to get drinks refilled myself, however, with the very slow service, it really brought the review down. If you don't mind the slow service, the food offering was fantastic.

    Thomsons Kitchen & BarResponded on November 16, 2022Hello, TonyW! Thank you very much for your positive review of our Sunday Brunch Buffet. While we understand that you find our food spread impressive, it was on service that we fell short on. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention as it will help us improve tremendously. Trust that your feedback has been shared with the restaurant's managers. You should see improvements right away. We hope you can give us another chance to impress you.

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    PatA

    Calgary

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2022

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    Meal was delicious as always. Staff friendly and professional

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    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2022

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    Food was served hot and tasty and we had plenty of time to enjoy before our Theatre Calgary time. Our waiter was friendly, efficient and humorous - we enjoyed his good service and will dine again at Thomsons. Ambience was good- not noisy or hectic and we could chat without needing to shout.

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    MarkR

    Calgary

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2022

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    Outstanding! Food and service was spot on! Highly recommend

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    SotirP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 2, 2022

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    Really impressive, excellent service and food. Would come back again for sure.

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    Melba

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 30, 2022

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    Careful when you order a drink, as they automatically made my caesar a double without asking. If you are planning to drive, this could pose a problem. I didn't notice this until I paid the bill and my caesar was $17.00.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 29, 2022

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    Absolutely stunning! The food is incredible and there's a cocktail for every palete. 10/10.

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    YPBB

    Calgary

    8 reviews

    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2022

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    Server was lovely and friendly and helpful and knew when to leave us alone and when to check in. Food is always delicious here. A little on the higher $$ but good food and great presentation.

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    Jpinkfluff

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 15, 2022

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    We went in and let them know we had a reservation, they said they were serving lunch now and not taking orders for 20 min as there were too many take out orders. So we went and had brunch somewhere else as we had a show to go to.

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    Triedit

    Calgary

    3 reviews

    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 13, 2022

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    The food was okay - one of the guests didn't eat their caesar salad so guessing it wasn't fresh. We had cheesecake but seemed to be leftover from an event as dry pieces. Better places to try.

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    MaryG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 11, 2022

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    We were there for Thanksgiving dinner and had really been looking forward to it! The food tasted very good but could have been hotter. Even if the gravy had been hot that would have helped because, though I'd rather have butter on my potatoes, the butter didn't melt. Also both salads had brussel sprouts in them so my friend tried neither. 😕 Service was excellent, dessert was very good, portions were generous. It was a bit pricey but I'd have zero complaints if the food had been hotter. We had breakfast here 2 mornings as well, and it was very good!!! 🙂

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    CSYYC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 10, 2022

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    So incredibly disappointing particularly for a holiday dinner. Not the Thomson’s we knew at all. Portions were non existent for kids, we kept being told they were portioned for 4 adults (but we also had 2 kids at our table and they eat food), told waiter of my food allergy - he said I was fine until I triple checked an item and finally he said I couldn’t have it yet it was already on my plate. We were also in the bar with sports games on for Thanksgiving dinner, when I called to book I specifically asked if it would be the main dining room or bar and they said dining room. Overall it was a poor experience and I wish we’d gone elsewhere.

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 9, 2022

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    People all had great service skills. Food was more than decent. Decor was upscale.

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    JorjaN

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 4, 2022

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    Terrible service, orders were all wrong, steak was over cooked, 2 people ordered the exact same meal but received two very different things, Salmon was bland. Fish and Chips and the Poutine were delicious though!

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