Diners' Choice: Canadian restaurants in Calgary / Southern Alberta

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Updated May 05, 2025

Looking for restaurants with the best overall Canadian cuisine in Calgary / Southern Alberta? You’re in the right place. Each month OpenTable analyses more than 400,000 new diner reviews. We sort the results by category to help you discover new favourites. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Eden - Rimrock Resort Hotel

4.9

4.9 (1370)

CAN$51 and over

Canadian

Banff

About the restaurant

Our AAA Five Diamond award winning restaurant is an exquisite dining experience, offering French cuisine with regional accents. Combined with Eden's Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and ALTO Award winning service, this restaurant provides each guest with the finest in dining, service and scenic views in Banff. Sommeliers are on staff to offer the best wine pairing to complement the experience. Please check reservation for availability.

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ErinVIP

Dined 3 days ago

The wine was gorgeous with the stunning vegan tasting menu. The entire staff was impeccable and kind. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone.

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Experience

Cellar Experience

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6-Course Chef’s Tasting Menu

Stewart Creek Golf Course Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (77)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Canmore

About the restaurant

We are thrilled to welcome you for the 2025 golf season at Stewart Creek Golf & Country Club Restaurant; a very special year to join us as it is our 25th anniversary!
Set in the heart of Three Sisters, our little gem provides a unique and serene dining experience to each of our valued guests. Exceptional service along with delectable food, attentively tailored beverage lists, and views from our unforgettable dining room and patio will leave you fulfilled.
Please note if you are unable to book on OpenTable it is due to the fact that we do not take reservations while we have a function taking place. Thank you for your understanding.
We look forward to having you,
The Stewart Creek Team

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BarryVIP

Dined on Mar 26, 2025

Stewart Creek golf course restaurant is the best dining experience in Canmore. It is intimate, great service, great food and great value. What more could you ask?

525 Restaurant and Patio

4.8

4.8 (113)

CAN$30 and under

Canadian

Airdrie

About the restaurant

525 Restaurant and Patio was born out of a desire to provide a unique dining experience to our community. "High End Casual" is what we call it. We've created exceptional menu offerings that are complimented with polite, attentive service to produce memorable experiences for our guests.

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Cathy

Dined 4 days ago

Great evening catching up with a girlfriend! Hostess was very friendly and our server very knowledgeable and lots of fun! Gluten allergies were easily accommodated; fresh healthy food options. Prepared exactly as we had expected. One of our favourite go to places in Airdrie!!!

The Bison Restaurant & Patio

4.8

4.8 (3015)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Banff

About the restaurant

Named in Trip Advisor's top 10 Canadian fine dining restaurants and OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants in Canada, we proudly feature regional, seasonal, Canadian cuisine. Watch the show as a line of talented chefs prepare your meal in our open concept copper kitchen. Specializing in forno creations, fresh plant based dishes and of course Alberta bison. Enjoy your meal from our mountain view dining room, or escape to our rooftop terrace. Sip away on a signature cocktail, local craft beer or choose from our carefully selected wine list. Bison offers group & private dining options accommodating 8-100 guests.

Mountain-view dining room / Open-air terrace cocktail receptions / Total venue experience
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Learn more/connect about group dining:
www.banffcollective.com/groups
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Afu

Dined today

The Bison Spring Fling dishes are great and very good deal. We had a great time.

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Alberta Bison Tomahawk

The Lake House

4.8

4.8 (3486)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Calgary

About the restaurant

Perched directly above Lake Bonavista with large glass windows overlooking the lake, The Lake House is home to one of Calgary’s finest and most creative restaurants as well as a unique setting for weddings and events.

The Lake House features Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts‘ (CRMR’s) renowned and distinctive Rocky Mountain Cuisine. This is interpreted and presented by Chef Gareth Colville. Chef Colville and his team excel at showcasing the regional flavor of Western Canada. Our locally inspired menus are complimented by a diverse wine list offering global selections authored by acclaimed sommelier Brad Royale.

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Fernando

Dined 4 days ago

Excellent menu options and the service was outstanding.

River Café

4.7

4.7 (4920)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Calgary

About the restaurant

An extraordinary dining experience is a journey—one of taste, place, and connection.
We've created a beautiful space in a remarkable setting, where every detail is designed to make you feel at home. Our passionate chefs craft menus rooted in regional, seasonal ingredients, offering a true taste of place, while our caring team ensures every moment feels special.
Open seven days a week for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch, we are proud to be a regular on Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants list and France’s World's Best Restaurants 'La Liste', in addition to enRoute and Avenue Magazine’s best restaurants year after year.
Step into our warm wooden interior, relax by the inviting stone fireplace, or dine al fresco on our serene, water-facing patio. Surrounded by lush gardens and open green space, we also offer seasonal picnic baskets for those seeking a more leisurely experience.

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Tracy

Dined 2 days ago

Delicious food, great ambiance and wonderful service. A great way to spend Mother’s Day. Will be back.

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Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (4381)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Calgary

About the restaurant

The Bow Valley Ranche is located at the end of Bow Bottom Trail SE, in Fish Creek Provincial Park, just follow the signs for Bow Valley Ranche.

The Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant is the new fine dining facility located in the restored Ranche House. Their menu features a contemporary interpretation of Alberta regional cuisine. Today, the flavours and traditions of Alberta’s ranching heritage live on at the Bow Valley Ranche. Our Grand Salon holds approximately 110-120 guests. William Roper Hull and Senator Patrick Burns hold approximately 30-32 guests. Our John Glenn room, located in the upstairs, old master bedroom of the house, holds approximately 12 guests.

Sit down beside the massive fireplace in the Grand Salon or enjoy the covered wrap-around veranda during warm weather. Enjoy lunch, dinner, cocktails or weekend brunch. Reservations are recommended. Please note that we do not take reservations for the patio.

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Carmelo

Dined 3 days ago

We had an excellent family day, and enjoyed the delicious food.

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Seasons of Bowness Park

4.6

4.6 (1403)

CAN$30 and under

Canadian

Calgary

About the restaurant

Seasons of Bowness Park is a Casual/Fine Dining restaurant perfectly situated in one of Calgary’s largest and historically relevant parks. Overlooking a beautiful tree-lined water system used for boating in the summer and skating in the winter, Seasons is the perfect setting. Open year round. Join us for our weekend brunch before strolling along the banks of the Bow River. Seasons is the perfect setting for everything beautiful. Date night, Brunch, Weddings, Rehearsal dinner, Graduation Dinners, Thanksgiving Dinner, Private functions, Celebrations of Life, Christmas Parties, Birthday Parties, We do it all at Seasons...All Year! Our summer Patio is bar none the best patio in Calgary's North West. Where else can you sip beautiful wine, enjoy some appetizers and watch the beavers eagerly working away while sitting on a beautiful patio. Seasons Patio is also open during the winter months. Watch the kids skate while enjoying a relaxing winter drink. SEE YOU AT SEASONS!

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Saveria

Dined 2 days ago

Great service & food. So happy we decided to spend Mother’s Day there and enjoy the scenery!

Deane House

4.7

4.7 (2033)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Inglewood

About the restaurant

A collection of beautifully curated rooms, each with its own unique character, set the stage for a Canadian culinary journey at Deane House. In the dining room, library, bar and gardens, we guide guests on a seasonal, regional exploration. Enjoy dinner and weekend brunch in Inglewood, 5 minutes from Calgary's city centre.

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Alex

Dined 1 day ago

I have always had an enjoyable experience at The Deane House. The food is incredible, the service is excellent, and the ambiance is gorgeous. I cannot say enough great things about this restaurant! It is one of my absolute favorite places to dine in Calgary 😊

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Experience

Afternoon Tea

Experience

Wine Wednesdays: 50% off all glass pours, all day!

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$2 Oyster Thursdays

Klein / Harris

4.7

4.7 (1272)

CAN$31 to CAN$50

Canadian

Calgary

About the restaurant

KLEIN / HARRIS is an independent restaurant concept, inspired from the diverse bounty that Canada has to offer. Located in downtown Calgary on Stephen Avenue, KLEIN / HARRIS highlights the stories of passionate Canadian producers with the use of exceptional products and ingredients. Working with a long list of national heroes that make True North Cuisine possible, Executive Chef James Waters focuses on distinct coast-to-coast Canadian dishes; a culinary journey that begins in the West to eventually end on the East Coast, highlighting ingredients like wild seasonal mushrooms from British Columbia and fresh notable oysters from The Maritimes.

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ThorDineVIP

Dined 3 days ago

Great! Enjoyed an amazing night out with friends!

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