Sometimes things really do live up to the hype. We have been "planning" to hit the Bruce Hotel Steak Night for what seems like years. This summer we finally got there and it was worth the drive an hour east of Edmonton. A really awesome small town Alberta bar that has been converted into something special... Bruce Steak Nights are this word of mouth phenomenon around my circles. The steak is perfect.. .very obviously local and fresh, seasoned and cooked to perfection. To be honest I found the hot sides and dessert offering very average. Good, just forgettable. The real star of the buffet table is the salad bar. There has to be 12 - 15 different homemade salads that remind you of the ones your grandmother or favorite aunt would make. I couldn't fit all the salads I wanted to try on to one plate, had to go for a second helping of salads! Service is small town friendly, everyone is having a great time. Just a perfect little road trip for an excellent Alberta dinner. So grab a Pilsner from the bar, fill your plate and enjoy. This ones not to be missed! read more

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Every time we go to the Bruce Hotel, it is a delightful experience of homemade salads, desserts and the best steaks. I love the quaint atmosphere and the staff are always so welcoming and friendly. I love this place and it's worth the drive from Edmonton. read more

Bruce Hotel - The best food!!!! - Steakhouses Near Me - Bruce, Alberta

We checked out the Bruce Hotel last weekend (August 27th) during the Bruce Car Show & Shine and glad we did! The drive out to Bruce from Edmonton was a nice drive even though it poured rain almost all of the way there. Our seating for dinner was an early one at 3:45pm, but that was fine with us. We arrived on time and we were seated right away. The staff are all incredibly friendly and helpful. They did an absolutely great job during our meal. Our server explained how the buffet works and when our steak would come out. I ordered mine medium rare, and my husbands was medium. The buffet is small, but a good selection. The first row for "appetizers/salads" was: - Caesar salad, tuna pasta salad, cucumbers in cream sauce, beets, pickles, spinach salad, and a couple other creamy type salads. The 2nd row for your buffet was for your sides: - plain boiled potatoes (you add on your own stuff) - THE BEST dill sauce ever! I should have had more....absolutely amazing! - Sauteed mushrooms - Sauteed onions - Baked beans - Garlic shrimp - Garlic bread This is definitely a buffet for a meat eater and not for anyone looking for anything healthy or vegetables. LOL! It was great! Desserts for our night were: Skor Trifle Strawberry Cheesecake trifle Cookies Poppyseed cake Fruit salad The desserts were okay. You're not there for the desserts, but you're there for the steak. Our steaks were seasoned perfectly and tasted great. Mine was a bit rare and I wish it was cooked just a minute more. If you read Lily's review, she describes the decore and ambiance perfectly! I couldn't have said it better! Overall, it was a great experience. The buffet has to be the most organized buffet we've ever been to. The owners are super nice and we enjoyed our outing to the Bruce Hotel! read more

What a fun excursion! Reservations are essential. A bit of a drive from Edmonton but definitely worth the trip. Quirky old hotel filled with local bric a brac. Very friendly service- runs like a well oiled machine- you order your drinks and how you'd like your steak cooked, then off to the salad- creative and homemade items. Once your steak arrives, go back to the buffet for all the trimmings- beans, mushrooms, sautéed onions etc. Steaks are very good quality and cooked to perfection. If you have any room left- there's homemade desserts- the lemon poppyseed cake is divine! read more

The Bruce Hotel is about an hours drive east of Edmonton on Highway 14. The drive was pleasant and the hotel was easy to find. We were greeted by the owner who even remembered our name and that we were there for our wedding anniversary. This was our first time here. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. My wife cannot have any food that contains MSG or carrageenan and a number of other commonly used ingredients. The staff went out of their way to be sure that what she chose from the menu was safe for her. Our steaks were excellent. Prices are very reasonable. An overall great experience. We will return. read more

This place is 100% worth the drive from Edmonton! Just head an hour east on Highway 14. The steak here is simply amazing. Always cooked perfectly! There are unlimited sides including a salad bar of at least 10 different salads, and hot dishes of potatoes, veggies, garlic bread. Check out their website for details about when then have they steak nights as they are not open every weekend. And some nights are steak and shrimp. This is just downright simple deliciousness, and I STRONGLY encourage you to check it out. Do call ahead to make a reservation. read more

STEAK NIGHT About an hour away from Edmonton sits the Bruce Hotel. A friend had been raving about their steaks for months so they organized a group of ten and we headed out there. You can't miss the hotel from the highway! Upon entering the cold and hot salad bar along with the dessert table say in front of us. We ordered our steak by giving our name and requesting how we would like it cooked Don't let the paper plates fool you! The steak was cooked to perfection and not heavily seasoned. You actually got to taste the meat - no steak sauce required. The severs were supper friendly and the chef came out and spoke to every table! What a nice touch! If you have not been it is definitely worth a road trip. Make reservations! read more

Bruce Hotel - From the hot buffet - Shrimp, dill and cream potatoes ( mine our better), mushrooms - Steakhouses Near Me - Bruce, Alberta

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Lovely dinner at the hotel, worth the drive, great steak with all the fresh trimmings. Personalized service while maintaining COVID rules.

We pulled into the Bruce hotel about 15 minutes early for our reservation and there was a bus load of seniors finishing their dinner. I knew this was a good sign because seniors know where the best food and the best deals are. The lobby area was packed with more people than likely live in Bruce. We got to meet a couple regulars and others like us who had made the road trip to try their famous steak. After the seniors wheeled out of the restaurant we were seated right next to the buffet. Our waitress let us know that she would take our name, how we want our steak done and drink order and then we can help ourselves to the salad bar. They only serve top sirloin on Friday nights, so ordering is really easy. The salad bar always has 10 different home made salads, my favourite was the macaroni crab salad, but the spinach salad was also pretty friggin good. The steaks came out and they were a thing of beauty. They serve everything on paper plates, but the steaks are double plated to prevent cutting through to the table out of pure excitement. My steak came a perfect medium rare instead of blue rare... However our waitress did follow up quickly and replaced it with a perfectly cooked steak. I will chalk it up to country cooking of steaks is usually a little more done than city cooking of steaks. The steaks are aged 21 days before serving and were tender and delicious. I probably could have gotten away with the 10oz instead of the 16oz, at least it was only 3 more dollars. The sides for the dinner were great as well. I had cooked carrots, garlic bread, and mushrooms. For desert I dipped into the skor triffle, which was even better when you ate it with a cookie. Shortly after dinner the karaoke began but we couldn't stay long because we had to get back to the babysitter. The old regular singing ring of fire by Johnny cash sure helped remind us that we were in rural Alberta enjoying Alberta beef in a destination dinner location. The world needs more places like this. read more

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For me, this place ranks as one of the best in casual steak dining! I've heard about it, and now I've finally had the opportunity to eat at this restaurant as the final stop of an Alberta "Big Things Tour" that was organized by our car club. The Bruce Hotel is less than an hour and a half out of Edmonton, but this rather unassuming restaurant serves up one of the best steak dinners to be had! Don't let the very casual atmosphere nor the fact that your steak comes out on a large oval paper plate deter you from a visit. You'll order your steak from a very friendly and accommodating server at which time you will give your name and request for doneness. You're then encouraged to go up to the cold side of the buffet style table and select from a very good variety of salads which on our visit included very tasty Asian bean-sprout, pulse (mixed bean), past-crab, various leafy, marinated vegetable, etc. Or alternatively, you're encouraged to make your way to the dessert table for a pre-meal fix of what your mother told you you couldn't have before dinner (no judgement here). The steaks arrived tender and perfectly prepared, though slightly irregular in shape- no pretense here folks! You can then make your way back to the hot side of the buffet table where you fill the very adequate space of you plate with things like new potatoes which you can top a creamy dill sauce, baked beans, scoops of sautéed mushrooms, baby carrots, and garlic bread. Once you are sufficiently suffonsified, you can make your way to the reasonably varied dessert table to partake in the selection of sweets including some glutten-free and what appeared to be other store bought baking. Fill your plate with the fresh fruits if you must, but do yourself a favour and be sure to save yourself for a generous helping of their chocolate Skor trifle! See if your now over-stuffed belly can resist a second helping. The meal at the Bruce Hotel is highly recommended if you'd like to try one of the best steak dinners in or around Edmonton (sorry Ruth's Chris, Bruce has you beat by a Country Mile (pun intended), or especially if you're passing through or in the area. If you're in Vegreville to see the world famous Pysanka, make it a point to head 29 minutes due south (faster by Porsche) and do what the Queen of England missed in '78! "Only in Bruce you say? Pity!" read more

Family from Grande Prairie, Calgary and Edmonton all got together and made the drive to the Bruce Hotel. Impressive ! I am not a steak kind a guy but had to try it just because and it was very good, the shrimp was excellent. but the salads and oh my goodness the desserts ! !...5 star for sure ! I probably gained ten pounds but i am ok with it LOL !, Next time i would probably preorder the chicken as is required if you do not want steak but i would definitely go there again. the staff are exceptional the country home feeling is amazing. it truly is a shame they are over an hours drive from Edmonton but worth it in my opinion. read more

Best steak place ever! You get allot for your money unlimited sides, salads and desserts. The sides and salads are the perfect complement to a always perfectly cooked steak, my favorite being the mushrooms, potatoes and dill sauce. And it doesnt matter how full you are the dessert is a absolute must have, two kinds of trifle. Theres always a variety of light cocktails and if its your birthday you get a free shot. If you cant eat red meat they will do a chicken breast for you instead and their is always shrimp on Saturdays. I looove the fact that the menu stays the same, with little bonuses here and there. Doesnt matter whatever plans you had initially planned if your anywhere near Bruce make a reservation! read more

Wonderful steaks, sides, desserts, hospitality, atmosphere, country drive. This is our go to . Sides are cooked from scratch. Love seeing the same wonderful staff.The owner, who is the one cooking the steaks always comes out to chat with her guests. I love this place.. read more

You're eating off old chipped plates, the sides look like your grandma made them for the Sunday School Picnic. But the steaks. I don't think I've had a better steak at any fancy steakhouse anywhere. read more