Where are the Top Calgary Restaurants for a Formal Night Out?
Posted by Justin Havre on Thursday, April 4th, 2019 at 8:30am.
Maybe date night is coming up and you're trying to find a great place to take your sweetheart around Calgary. Maybe you've just got amazing news and need a place to celebrate the special occasion.
Perhaps you have a special occasion like a proposal, wedding rehearsal or baby shower and you need a formal place in Calgary to celebrate with loved ones. Here is a look at the places that are designed for your celebratory events that will offer a great atmosphere, delicious food and great service.
Blink – 111 8th Avenue SW
Blink is the perfect place for a formal night out. Just ask for a quiet corner and you can celebrate with loved ones in a romantic atmosphere. Owner Leslie Echino has made Blink a beautiful, formal and appetizing place to dine in for a special occasion. Try the prosciutto-wrapped rabbit with roasted beets and lentils or the Parmesan polenta with parsnip crumble. The Valrhona chocolate tart is great for dessert.
1888 Chophouse – Banff Springs Hotel – 405 Spray Avenue, Banff
If you're looking for cozy and elegant, try the 1888 Chophouse in Banff. You may remember it as The Banffshire Club. You can order dishes like the duck confit in a tomato broth, the buttermilk whipped potatoes and the venison grilled over maple charcoal. The wines from the extensive cellar will wow you.
Eden – Rimrock Hotel – 300 Mountain Avenue, Banff
The Banff's Rimrock Hotel has some of the best views sweeping across the valley form the Sulphur Mountain at Eden. Enjoy the views while you dine on two, three or four course meals.
Q Haute Cuisine - 100 la Caille Place SW
This elegant and attractive French restaurant is located near the waterfront, making it the perfect spot to have a wedding reception, first date, or an anniversary celebration. Business executives like to bring their clients to Q Haute Cuisine for a night of tasty wining and dining.
At this restaurant, you'll enjoy a colorful menu with seductive dishes. One of the best French restaurants in Calgary, Q Haute Cuisine is known for having excellent wait staff that makes diners feel comfortable. If you've never eaten at a formal restaurant, this restaurant is an excellent introduction to fine dining. You'll enjoy the way the restaurant pairs food and drinks, and the creative use of different ingredients.
Rush Ocean Prime – 207 9th Avenue SW
Lobster lovers will want to take your formal night out to Rush Ocean Prime. The lobster-and-truffle devilled eggs with lobster pot pie and bone marrow compound butter is the perfect meal to enjoy at Rush. The buttercake with crème Anglaise and fresh berries is the perfect dessert.
For your next formal night, you'll have to try one of these top picks in Calgary.