Everything we ordered was very delicious, could be the best Asian fusion food I've ever tried. I think it is a must try restaurant in Banff.But the restaurant is quite small, so if you come around lunch/dinner time, you may have to wait a long time and the space between you and the nice group will be very close too. read more

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Nice environment, staff (owner?) is super friendly and food is great. They have a nice selection of beers.

Block Kitchen & Bar was our favorite dinner in Banff! First of all, I would recommend to put your name down around 5:45pm so you can sit to eat around 7:00-7:15pm. It is a very small restaurant and there will almost certainly be a wait (but they take your number and text you when it is ready so you can go somewhere else and have a drink). The best dish we had was the lightly seared Tuna with sesame oil and sesame seeds - if you like fish at all, you have to get it. The grilled hanger steak was delicious, and bison flatbread was pretty good, as were the asian lettuce wraps. The spicy shrimp were SUPER spicy (at least to someone with a low tolerance for spice). The restaurant itself was very cozy, and the service was great despite the 1 waiter (for all of the tables) being extremely busy. I would highly recommend! read more

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Walked by this place many times before and kind of skipped by since it was pretty small inside and looked fairly busy. Anyways, determined, we put in a reservation (7:30 pm for next day cause they were that busy the same day!) for just the wife and baby. Just so happened that they had a tapas special Tuesday night. We ordered the Pork Belly Asian Wraps (great sauces to go with the pork, although the pork is missing some texture), Duck Poutine (good blend or sauce with the duck meat), Seared Saikyo Miso Scallops (great texture and nice Asian flare of cous cous) and the Zen Salad (pretty decent, almost too much dressing, could use a little more toasted walnuts to mask the dressing). We were starting to get full but wanted to try more which for me is a great sign of a fantastic menu. The environment is quite lively, and the decor is quite nice. Seating on the bench is quite tough on the bum, but worth the workout for the food we got to experience.. We'll definitely be back to try other menu items, thanks for the wonderful time! read more

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Such a cute place! Dropped by on a Thursday evening during off season. Wait was roughly 20min which wasn't too long. There are plenty of things to do in downtown while waiting for your table. There were a lot of options to choose from and daily specials so menu could change depending on what's available that day. We had the lettuce wrap with pork belly, Tokyo fries and bison flatbread and all dishes were delish. Additionally, service was great despite it being a bit busy. Highly recommend coming here if you're coming in town. Great food and ambience. read more

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This was a delicious lunch! This was our first stop in Banff and it was a wonderful welcome! Between the two of us we had the lettuce wraps with beef brisket, the pork belly bao buns and Naanwich with pork belly. All 3 dishes had excellent flavor and were satisfying. The service was great. Everyone was friendly and the ambiance was cool, clean and relaxing. read more

Tiny, tiny restaurant, but jam-packed with amazing food and the friendliest servers (from New Zealand)! My group ordered a little bit of everything and it was all delicious. It was on the pricier side, but nothing too crazy compared to typical small mountain town food. I'd say that this is a good bet for a small to medium size group (we had 6) if you're willing to splurge a little bit. The curry was surprisingly good (I was skeptical bc this obviously isn't an Asian restaurant) and the portion sizes were all decent! If you're willing to wait 15-30 minutes, this is a good spot to check out! read more

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Terrible host. We were not treated in a professional manner for misunderstanding the need for an ID along with our vaccination proof as we just arrived in Canada. We are fully vaccinated and had our cards, but I didn't have my drivers license as I wasn't aware. He also glared at my intellectually disabled child and wasn't satisfied that the service dog she has was a "certifiable, registered" service dog. (As there is no federal registration requirement for service dogs in North America and few people understand that outside of those with a legitimate, trained service animal like ourselves, there are many fake service dog "registration cards" for purchase online). Would not recommend based on this extremely rude experience. read more

Unbelievable meal and bartender and staff were amazing. I had the mushroom risotto and my husband had the special which was prawns and curry. Both were delicious. Would definitely recommend. read more

I've been around Banff multiple times. I didn't found anything special for my dinner until I got this small restaurant. I like it very much. I ordered warped pork belly and duck spring roll. As the picture, the food was mouth-watering. They were fresh and with good taste. The price is reasonable. I will definitely visit this place again sometime and try some new things. If you read the post, go and give it a try. You won't regret. read more

Block Kitchen + Bar - Sandwiches Near Me - Banff, Alberta

Have visited this place twice now- space is very tight. Sat at the bar with a friend. Cocktail list is extensive and prices start at $15. Went for the pork belly "naanwhich" and fries. Flavour was there and service was friendly. Would return. read more

Block Kitchen + Bar - Pork belly naanwhich - Sandwiches Near Me - Banff, Alberta

Crispy... Chicken... Sandwich! Delightful crispy pieces of chicken seasoned to perfection. The spicy mayo sauce is delicious! If you're with a friend, splitting the sandwich and a salad is a good idea. Only about 7 tables and a bar area. Worth the wait! read more

Great spot in downtown Banff. Had the following: - crispy chicken skewers (good) - beef lettuce wraps (delicious sauces) - cold ramen soup (fantastic) - brûléed tiramisu (just like it sounds, a mix of tiramisu and creme brûlée, which are conveniently two of my favorite desserts) This spot was a hit! read more

After a long day in the mountains, Block Kitchen was the perfect place to unwind with a couple of cocktails and tapas. Despite getting to the restaurant 15 minutes before closing, somehow they were able to fit us in at the bar area and made us feel welcome and comfortable. For food, we had the Smoked Bison Flatbread, Asian Lettuce Wraps with pulled duck, and Tokyo fries. I also indulged in the Watermelon Splash, a refreshing vodka concoction. The flatbread, my favourite item, was absolutely delicious. The creaminess of the goat cheese coupled with the smoky flavour from the bison blended so incredibly well. The sauces paired with the lettuce wraps also added complexity to the tender pulled duck. The Tokyo fries were alright - just some fries with seaweed and bonito flakes. I do wish that the server or bartender would have checked up on us at some point during the meal, but I get that it was a busy time. Definitely check this place out, I can't wait to come back to Banff so I could try some of the other menu items! read more

Fantastic-- saw so many people look at the menu and pass by while we were eating here and couldn't help feeling sorry for them. Incomprehensibly, we almost had the place to ourselves. Please eat here so that it stays open. I would like to come back next time I'm in Banff. Oh yes the food... Inventive, fresh, with unexpected juxtapositions that worked phenomenally. Scallops, chicken skewers, pig and fig, apple and squash soup special, red curry mussels special, duck spring rolls... Mm-mm-mm! read more

Block Kitchen + Bar - Apple and squash soup with pesto sour cream - Sandwiches Near Me - Banff, Alberta

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Great place. Small but worth the wait. Tofu lettuce wraps, zen salad, and the prawns were excellent. Server seemed disinterested. Would still go back again just for the lettuce wraps. read more

Great food in a cozy place ! All the food we ordered was great , beef lettuce wraps and curry chicken.

We arrived there around 8 pm, busy restaurant with a few seats. Waited about 30 mins. Food are great, went with these most popular food on Yelp. Especially recommend the flatbread! read more

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Duck poutine was good. Large portion. Two could split. Indoor outdoor seating. Friendly staff. read more

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Block: Kitchen and Bar (that's how it's phrased) has a novelty wine rack where bottles poke out of the wall. The light fixtures are either copper bowls or wireframe models of wormholes (at least I think). The name of the restaurant in branded into the serving boards. The drinks menu is glued to a slab of wood. The menu sits on a podium at the entrance. To put it simply, Block is cool, but in that annoying, trendy cool, the kind you both love and hate. The kind you like to hang around with and glean some attention from, but when away, begin to loathe and begrudge. That guy that both plays video games and goes to the gym. That girl that has a baby and regains her figure inside of a week. I bet the owners all smell like jasmine and say words like "urban" and "rustic" in casual conversation. One of them probably has an epic and perfectly groomed hipster beard. I'm not heading towards a negative review. I love Block...like I love Samuel L. Jackson or Christopher Walken, amazing actors, though you suspect are probably a little weird. I mean read that description above; it works. The food is absolutely stunning, let's get that out of the way, but let's also not deny some of the issues one could find with this restaurant. For one, its bar takes up more real estate than the anything else in the entire establishment. It's obtrusive the way West Edmonton Mall is. Block's menu differentiates food by vegetarian, gluten free or vegan...because apparently that has to be a thing now. Block's website opens with the words "Urban Rustic" (I knew it!), stealing my most common descriptors, though I admit ones that don't indicate anything about what kind of food to expect. There's another issue with the menu. It commits a sin that I admit personally gets my hackles up: it lists appetizers as tapas. For those who need clarification, tapas should be presented as dozens of small offerings at cheap prices, meant to encourage numerous dishes shared among friends. It is not a synonym for "starters". An 18$ cheese board is not tapas, neither is a $29 charcuterie. Asian lettuce wraps for $14? No. About the only thing that could qualify are the $5 fries (served with sumac and spicy mayo). A restaurant in my hometown committed that same transgression, and the public never let them forget it. Okay, so it's established, you cannot rename appetizers as tapas unless you wish to invite ridicule. That pushed aside, what's left is truly impressive. The menu options, even the ones under the tapas banner, are all tempting. We ended up settling on the 16$ Block burger (Angus beef, pork belly, roasted tomatoes, onion compote, mayo, and smoked cheddar) and the smoked pepper sausage & cheese sandwich (asiago, smoked mozzarella, leafy greens, onion compote, and grainy mustard), both served with the aforementioned side of fries. Although it took a while for our meal to arrive, the delivered wooden planks were topped with two of the best looking and tasting sandwiches I've ever had. These are the types of meals reputations are built on. They can be forgiven for the whole tapas thing; maybe I'm just working out issues. Here's the thing: there's a restaurant in my hometown that mimics many of the themes Block succeeds at. Where it differs is that Block's "urban" and "rustic" ideology didn't impede my enjoyment of the meal. With our local place, it did--chairs were oddly shaped, the bathrooms were labeled like Picasso-prints--I felt like I had to solve Lemarchand's box each time I ate there (a Hellraiser reference...yeah, no one got it on my review of that place either). Clarification through comparison--Block is a Lancer Evolution with proper ground effects and a stage 2 turbo tune while this local place is a Subaru WRX with an STI body kit and an 80 lbs. metal wing (wow, damning) The Block is cool in ways that enhanced my experience, like the small reeds tied with a knot rather than large toothpicks to keep sandwiches together. Yes, it's a tad more expensive than your average lunch, but there's value with the delivered meal. If I lived in Banff--and seriously, why would I--I could imagine Block being my regular spot. I'd imagine having a reserved stool by the bar where I would enjoy a meal while chatting it up with the owners...because I might, just might, come off a little cooler by just hanging out with them. They'd call me by my first name. I'd ask for a sandwich, and they'd just make me sandwich. I wouldn't care what was in it. They'd serve me wine and we'd talk about the cool people they had in their establishment that day. They'd introduce me, say I was cool...sigh...dreamy--I-I...mean...sorry. They got good burgers. Food: 5/5 Service: 3.5/5 Presentation: 4/5 Value: 4.5/5 Recommendation: 4.5/5 read more

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Portions are not big at all the dishes are meant to be shared. It's a small little place so best to make a reservation. We had the duck spring rolls, pork belly lettuce wraps and the prawns with peanut sauce. Food was amazing, so flavorful. We will be back next time we're in Banff. read more

Block Kitchen + Bar - Delicious - Sandwiches Near Me - Banff, Alberta

This place had a really great atmosphere for a beer and their menu is decent. They had a menu of the day when we went and I got the wagyu beef Baos. It was tasty and came out in 3 separate Baos. Their Calamari was really good as well. Service was fast and courteous. No complaints. read more

Wooo!! This place is awesome! Super small restaurant so expect to wait if you're going during a prime time. Try the mussels. You will not be disappointed. Actually try everything. They made everything absolutely delicious. Even something as basic as their fries were made fancy and so yummy. Their cocktails are also spot on, made with fresh fruit and all the yummies! This place is a must in banff! read more

Their zen salad was amazing and the mushroom risotto was heavy but a perfect blend of flavors. Truly excellent fusion place

Amazing food!!! Quite a lot of options for both lunch and dinner! Must try in Banff!!!

We were traipsing by the restaurant when the special of the day caught our eye, katsu curry. Mr B knew this would be the perfect meal for us to share, as this is my favorite dish when we go to Japan. The katsu curry was everything I remembered and more! Much more elevated with some fusion touches, but they worked. Katsu was perfectly cooked and the curry was the best I've tasted in years! My compliments to the chef! read more

Block Kitchen + Bar - Katsu curry = amazing - Sandwiches Near Me - Banff, Alberta

I had the best meal of my entire trip to Banff at the Block! The menu isn't especially large, but everything sounds appealing. The food and service are excellent. There are a few specials every day and many of the lunch items are on the dinner menu as well. I ordered the Thai Chicken Curry (daily special), probably the best curry I have ever had. My other two partners ordered the crispy chicken sandwich and the burger. Everything is well executed: presentation and attention to detail. I will definitely eat here again before going home. Thank You!!! Went back the following day to savor my last meal in Banff. I highly recommend ordering whatever the daily special is. I ordered the Thai chicken curry again and it was a different curry from the previous day but equally tasty. We also ordered the pork belly sandwich and poutines --amazing! You'd think after eating there twice we would find something about the place we didn't love. Everyone who works there is nice and attentive. Looking forward to our return trip to Banff and to Block! read more

This might actually be the best small cocktail bistro in the world. Not kidding. Over several days and several visits of trying half the food menu and pretty much the entire cocktail menu, literally everything was first-rate. We loved everything we tried. You literally cannot go wrong here. It's so good I'm almost afraid to post this. read more

Came here for lunch at 11:30 when it just opened and the place was empty. Very cool small space. Very knowledgeable bartender took our drink orders and gave lunch suggestions. Ordered the soup of the day (barley veg) and a pork belly sandwich. Our friends ordered thai beef sandwich. Everything was great, it was clear that the chef really cares about everything he makes. The fries dusted in Sumac were some of the BEST we have EVER had. Ordered fried banana dessert (tasty but hard to eat) and coffee (air-pressed- VERYgood). Great stop!! read more

Block Kitchen + Bar - Pork belly sandwich, FAB fried and soup - Sandwiches Near Me - Banff, Alberta

Great restaurant in the heart of Banff! The food was spectacular. We ordered the spicy prawns (shrimp) for an appetizer and loved them so much we ordered them again to go with our main entrees of hanger steak! Staff was super friendly. The only knock on restaurant is that it is small so expect a wait. But take it from me, it is worth the wait. Go about 30 minutes before you plan to eat, put your name on the wait list, and go walk around the beautiful town. Before you know it, your table will be ready and you can go enjoy the wonderful restaurant! read more

Wow, this place was our best meal in our week across Banff and Jasper! Wish I had discovered this the first night. It is a small restaurant, so make sure you book or be prepared to wait. Food: Chilled ramen noodles - 5/5. Just amazing. Broth was spot on. Huge portion. Everything in it tasted good. Lots of veg as well. And at $15, a great value in an expensive place like Banff. Lettuce wraps with pork belly - 5/5. A good sized main course for one, or a starter for two to share. Super tasty peanut sauce, and pork belly was marinated well. Comes with Kimchi too! At $16 also good value. Thai red curry with prawns - 3/5. Authentic taste. Beware, it is spicy! 7 out of 10 on the spice scale. It is tasty, but weird it comes with both rice and flatbread. And some Kimchi. At $29 it was not good value though. Overall we had a fantastic meal at Block, and definitely going back again! read more

Great pork belly Naan Burger! Very accommodating and friendly staff, even though they were quite busy.

We thought about eating here for dinner but ended up having lunch here instead. We really enjoyed it. read more

Small unique adventuresome hipster describe this place! We tried the squash orange ginger soup of the day it was amazing! Pork kimchi goyzas $8 on a lark but they were great! Kind of reminded me of and egg roll. I had the bison burger chutney Asiago. It was tasty but a little hard to eat kept trying to slide out a lot. ($22 included soup) We also had the Chilled Rama noodle salad which was the delicious for $15. We had water to drink Sarah bill only came to $47 pretty cheap for Banff and the food was top notch. I want to recommend that you go here but the place is tiny it's going to be difficult to get a table if it's the weekend or even dinner we stopped in for lunch on a weekday. I'm saying it probably worth the wait if there is one read more

The duck spring roll is so gooood! A total must get. The charcuterie board was so good too. But definitely get the duck spring roll. We got here around 6 and waited about 30 minutes. The service was attentive. I definitely recommend it! read more

Block Kitchen + Bar - Sandwiches Near Me - Banff, Alberta

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Great location in Banff, small but cozy style with a large Asian style selection that is not often seen in most restaurants. We ordered the soup of the day, Tako Yaki, Tokyo Fries, Pig, Duck and Figs, prawns in Thai Curry and the Wild Bison flatbread. Very flavorful and a good amount of food for the price. Some of the dishes are very spicy so it would be helpful to inquire with the server. A mix of six plates is a good amount for five people. read more

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Small place, We had reservations but when we got there, there were still empty spaces. GET THE SMOKE BISON FLATBREAD. I repeat, get the bison flatbread. It is to die for, that we went back the next day to get it as take out. It just the right amount of everything, bison, cheese, bread.. SO GOOD !! read more

Block Kitchen + Bar - Smoked bison flatbread and Asian pork belly wrap! - Sandwiches Near Me - Banff, Alberta

Some of the best drinks I've ever had, the one with beet and the one with earl grey YUMMMMM

After a week long trip and time spent in lake Louise and Banff this was by far the highlight of our trip. Best restaurant in Canada!

This has been my favorite restaurant in Banff! It's tiny - perhaps 6-7 tables plus bar. They don't take reservations, so show up early to snag your spot. I shy away from fusion places. Being Asian, I'm extremely weary of most renditions if this. However, the chefs here really showed a true mastery of the combined flavors! We had their Zen Salad and Icelandic Cod Panang Curry to share. Both surpassed our expectations and really wowed us! I believe the Panang curry is a special item, so keep a look out on the chalkboard left of the bar for it. Banff can be quite pricey, but for the level and quality of the food here I found it to be a steal. $44 for dinner! read more