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    Big Fish & Open Range

    4.0 (22 reviews)
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    Apricot Glazed Pork Chop
    Allison Y.

    Some friends and I decided to try out Big Fish & Open Range during their customer appreciation week at the beginning of March. Given the high ratings on Yelp and Google, I was quite excited to see what they had to offer. We were greeted warmly when we walked in, and we were given two menus: one called Big Fish which contained seafood dishes and one called Open Range which contained meat dishes. A bit of a strange concept, I thought, almost like two restaurants in one. We started with the seafood appy platter, which was alright. The smoked salmon was a bit leathery, but the scallops were cooked beautifully. I liked the chutney and tartar sauce as well. For my main, I ordered the pork chop with a sweet potato hash and mushroom risotto ($49). Unfortunately I was very disappointed. The pork chop was quite overcooked and almost tough to eat, and the risotto had the texture of fried rice. The flavors were fine, but the execution of the dish impacted my eating experience so much that it was hard to look past that. We chose not to stay for dessert, as we were a bit wary at that point, but I really hope this was just an off day, as the ideas behind the dishes have great potential--they just need a bit more precision on execution.

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    Maple S.

    If "expectation vs. reality" was a restaurant, this would be it. Disappointed to spend $95 on this. Should have just ordered from Earls instead- I don't want to be mean but I honestly would have traded this for A&W in a heart beat because if I'm going to have quality like this it shouldn't have to cost me more than $20 bucks

    Duck breast
    Paul M.

    Came here on a Saturday night and two out of three dishes were very good. I got the apricot glazed wild boar chop, delicious!! We also got the Canadian duck breast which was also wonderful. The only dish that was a bit of a miss was a curry style seafood dish, the curry somewhat overpowered the seafood. Service was casual and friendly, and the place was clean.

    Caroline P.

    The boys took me out for Saturday brunch on Mother's Day weekend. We made reservations on OpenTable but was also asked to confirm our reservation via phone. Our table was all set and ready for us when we arrived (condiments and ice water were set up a few minutes before our reserved time). We ordered the Seafood Platter to start: the scallops were fresh, tender and sweet. The beer battered shrimp was lightly battered, crunchy and juicy. A pair of condiments (house made tartar sauce and smoked tomato chutney) and crackers complemented the cured Arctic char salmon pate, and smoked salmon perfectly. For the mains, I ordered the eggs Benny with blue crab(which I enjoyed immensely). Our son had the pork belly omelette and hubby had smoked lox, poached eggs and brioche. Our first experience here for brunch certainly won't be our last!

    Walleye filet with sauteed spinach & bacon
    Amy F.

    We wanted to try some of the game and freshwater fish that Alberta is known for, while visiting. While several places offer bison, this restaurant was the only one that offered elk steak and walleye. Even though our reservation was in mid-afternoon, the manager Andy took great care of us! From a fascinating take on white sangria (it had dragonfruit in it) to their housemade ice cream, his recommendations were spot on. My husband had the elk sirloin, rare, with a baked potato that had been scooped out and stuffed with corn, poblano, and cheese mixture. It was all so delicious, and the presentation was beautiful. I had a walleye filet with sauteed spinach & bacon on top, served on a bed of mashed, seasoned red potatoes. The bacon & spinach were the perfect foil for the fish. And the fish skin was crispy, yum! No bones or scales...prepped really well. Portions were generous, we were absolutely stuffed. And though I loved my fish, I want to return someday to get that tender elk and stuffed potato myself. As my hub said, it was the best potato he had ever eaten.

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    Everything was wonderful... food & service were excellent and the menu options were varied. Will definitely be back!

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    8 months ago

    Great food and service at Sunday brunch. Beautifully presented plates. Amazed by the very reasonable price for such high quality.

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    1 year ago

    Absolutely fantastic!! The fresh oysters were really fresh! The pistachio crusted arctic char and duck dishes were prepared perfectly!

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    Food are average .. a bit disappointed compared to a year ago . Service is good & server was very professional

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    2 years ago

    Food is fine. Nice atmosphere. Would go back for the lobster buttr chicken. Quite good

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