I'm a fan of Earl's. They have yummy food, high customer-service standards. They have a decent number of Gluten-Free options as well. Personally, I almost always get the Hunan Kung Pao. It's awesome. I get several hot peppers added and as them to burn them slightly as it reduces the potency of the spice a notch. read more

Had steak and lobster... my "10 oz" steak was smaller than the burger patty my friend had on his burger (which means they either have huge burgers or earls have no idea how big a 10 oz steak should be).. it was more like 6oz.. IF that.... as for the Lobster tail.. have literally had prawns with more meat on them... the entire contents of the lobster tail fit on my tablespoon and not in a overflowing type capacity.. as in barely covered the spoon surface. First time in my life that i had a 10oz steak with lobster tail and left a restaurant still hungry.. and for a $60 meal i shouldnt still be hungry. If you dont mind paying inflated prices for undersized portions.. this is the place for you! read more

The main reason this is a 5/5 this visit is because of our server Diana. The service from Diana was what I had expected. As I asked and as she explained, She was handling a bigger party on the top deck of the dining room. But was later transferred to the bottom deck. She was not sure if we had been helped, I had made eye contact and within the next 2 minutes she was with us, great attitude and taking our order. She had our water filled when needed and checked on us twice during our meal just to make sure everything was okay. Bravo to the cooks who had prepared my Oven Roasted Salmon! The salmon was beautifully season and moist. The vegetables were delicious and thank god for the rice that it was not wild rice, it was well cooked and seasoned as well. The wife got the Blackened Chicken, once again beautifully seasoned and moist. More than half way through the chicken, the seasoning because a bit too concentrated but we suppose that's the way the rub is supposed to be. Once again, glad that Diana was our server and we will definitely be coming again and we'd like her to over see our visit. read more

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Before Covid19 Earls in general was known for the freshness of its food, always perfectly prepared. Now that they've reopened, the food is as amazing as always. They've added a few new items and drinks to the menus. The Earls at Barlow Trail is especially well served by the courtesy and professionalism of the staff. Our Server Evelyn, a lovely gentle young woman was always near enough to serve quickly but far enough to allow privacy. Serena, the elegant and caring manager has trained her staff well and leads by example. Our birthday experience was one of a warm welcome among friends. Definitely going back. Lylia C. read more

This location is getting very tired. I have been eating here for the last couple of years every few months when in town. Dinner is nothing great. Staff don't seem to care and the inside needs repairs or better yet a renovation. One of the biggest issues I have is that the locations in Ontario are a different look and feel. No consistency and unfortunately for the worse. Lots of competition in the area and I think the dinner menu is weak. The night before I ate dinner at Cactus Club down the street a much better experience overall. read more

Thank you so much to Greg, Sarah, and staff for an amazing meal on the house for our Uncle's 79th Birthday celebration. The food and service was amazing. read more

Good average food , friendly staff , with the sort of slutty look Busy , feels a lot like joeys to me Quick ok meal read more

The staff are fantastic and they did a great job with the décor and new menu items. The skewer platter is delicious! And lots of beer on tap. Anyone deterred by the auto gratuity shouldn't be. The level of service exceeds other establishments on Stephen Ave. As a matter of fact, I wish they would let you tip more... Been twice already on their opening week and will be back many more times for both client lunches and late nights out. read more

So.. this review is just about the service. We had 20 people for a Christmas party and the service was the worst I had experienced. We would never, ever have a company christmas party here again. We had to go find our server on several occasions to order more drinks, to refill our water, to take away dirty dishes, to bring cutlery. The service was so bad it was a joke, everyone was in our group was talking about it. They also placed a fqmily wotj 5 kids in oir reserved area?? Which was totally inappropriate . My thought was that because the gratuity was included our server just didn't care.. We were there Friday December 16. 2016. read more

The Quinoa and Avocado Powerbowl was perfect for me, as a Whole Foods, Plant-Based follower. It was vegan, and delicious. My husband had the roasted salmon, and he was happy. The staff was charmingly accommodating, and the wine selection was excellent. I only wish Earl's was a little closer to my home. read more

The new tipping format is fantastic. 16% flat tip and then the staff is tripping over themselves to give you good service. Great model, congrats to Earl's for implementing it. Food is top quality that we've all come to expect from Earl's. I only wish they would take reservations. Highly recommend. read more

I came here for lunch with a few co-workers. Our server was friendly and attentive. My Tuna Cheddar Melt was fantastic and exceeded my expectation. I also ordered a sleeve of Rhino beer which was on special for only $3. The whole experience was delightful and I think I will go back, but next time during happy hour. They have happy hour special everyday from 3 - 6 p.m. read more

My husband and I used to LOVE Earls. We even went there on our second date. Unfortunately, the last time we ate there, we saw a mouse! EEEK! Gross! I just cannot eat there anymore knowing they have mice. And...it was a quite small, which tells me there's probably a whole mischief of mice in this restaurant! read more

Its been years since I've been to this Earls location, but a meeting had me right in this area which warranted a long over due reunion. I have to say Earls new facelift is not too shabby at all, rich finishings and a sleek contemporary design is a welcome change to the old open space with tables out in the open as they once had back in the day. I love the cozy feel of the booths that are now abundant and the menu although completely revamped had an old friend back on it that I longed for, the Hunan kung pao is back kids. I was in heaven, although I am cutting back on gluten I had to have this, it took me back to my days in college where we would frequent Earls for their famous wings happy hour and shoving our face in a bowl of 4 chili hunan kung pao (you can actually choose how spicy you want it, and choose the amount of whole chilies they add to your dish!). It was a little different than I remember but still just as satisfying with the option of chicken, shrimp and a welcome addition of tofu for our veggie friends (I had the chicken but will be trying the tofu next time) I have since gone back for dinner with the family and had the blackened cajun chicken with the most divine warm potato salad; and let me say I was skeptical of this warm salad and really wanted to opt it out for some veg but our waitress coaxed me into trying it and she guaranteed me that there had not been one person she waited on that tried it and did not like it-SOLD. OMG it was amazing, I had daydreams about this warm potato salad, I even attempted to make a replica of this salad but it was no where as good as Earls. I have been back twice in one week just for that salad. My only complaint is there isn't enough of it with the meal. I mean my husband started to tuck into it and he hates potato salad. Almost every time I do dine out, I can gauge how good the meal is going to be by having a cocktail. I ordered the Caesar and it was perfect. If you can make this drink for me and I don't have a single issue with it, you got me. There was a beef jerky garnish, and something pickled if I recall correctly but I was just so impressed with it, that I ordered another. That aside, Earls has won a place back in my heart after a short separation- and to find out that my husband has had several lunch work "meetings" in the area as well speaks volumes about the quality of food and he is a tough critic, once he's turned off on a place, rarely will he return! Earls if you won my husband back you definitely got me back too. Although you absolutely deserve a 5 I will only give it to you once you bring back the dish thats up there with the Hunan kung pao and that is the GRILLATO CHICKEN. Those who know this dish know what I am talking about, amirite? That dish was an institution to hard core Earls patrons in the 90's and early 2000's, remember the Albino Rhino ale? Good lord I'm getting old. Either way, this one is a winner and will always go back there when stuck with the question of where to go out to eat. Wish there was one closer to the Country Hills/Panorama area as I would be there weekly. Thinking of starting a petition to bring back Grillato Chicken, anyone with me? hello? anyone? read more

When I walk into this earls I am met at the door by 4 young girls all dressed in black VERY short skirts and stiletto heels. Lovely young girls, well meaning but seemingly unaware that earl is exploiting them. These girls are servers, hostesses and bartenders... god bless them, but they can do better than work here. OK that is my rant about the girls....Having said that lets talk about the restaurant. I was surprised at how nice it was inside this particular location. Dark woods, lots of booths and multi level seating. Our server and service was very good, certainly no complaints. I chose the Penne Alfredo as I feeling particularly sinful and it was delicious creamy cheesy and very rich I later found it online it was 1523 calories. Holy crap! It was good though. My friend had a summer salad thing with Shrimp and she loved hers as well, it looked very colorful and fresh. I was pleased that most of the items could be made vegetarian, which I did. I mentioned the stiletto heel thing to my server as I noticed she had on flat shoes. she told me that she wouldn't wear stilletos anymore having fallen in the kitchen. I challenge any man to wear stilletos running around in a restaurant for 8 hours....no doubt these kids are being paid minimum wage plus tips, so they at least should be able to be comfortable and safe while working. Ok rant number 2 is over. There is lots of parking outside for Earls and the prices are reasonable, my meal plus tip came to seventeen bucks. Overall this is a decent place to eat, but if you are a woman working there, probably a pain in the arches. read more

Food was tasteless. Floaters in my drink. Go across and get a steak at joeys. Don't waste your time here. read more

Good meal, big portions - although I could have used another fish taco, great service. Lots of choice so perfect for our family of five.

I like the bar, decor, and style of the restaurant. Manager on duty today for lunch was absolutely delightful. She sold me on the lobster roll. Our waitress was not nearly as charming and the lobster roll was good not great. read more

I have been to this restaurant on three separate occasions when in town on business. I choose Earls because I am very familiar with the brand and I find you know what to expect with their food. However, this location is by far the WORST one I have ever been in. The first time I called in a takeout order to take back to hotel. After making me wait forever on hold they completely screwed up my order - and it was a simple order. The second time I went it was because I called to complain about the major screw up on the first order. They got the order right the second time but I stood around forever waiting. They said a 10 minute wait, I arrived at 20 min mark and still stood around. Not because they were busy. It wasn't peak times. The third time I decided to give this particular location one last try was for a simple soup and salad. Again, take out. Again, I waited forever on hold while they found someone who was able to take my order. How hard is it to find someone to write down S. O. U. P and S. A. L. A. D.?!?!?! Holy Hannah. That done I was told a 10min wait. Again, I gave it 20min. I like to give a little extra just in case a kitchen is busy. But again, not peak hours. I arrived and.......again......waited FOREVER. First for my food to arrive and then for someone who could ring it through. Are you kidding me?!?!??! The multitude of servers working and wandering around chatting but not doing anything couldn't take 2 min to ring through my order. Good god. I didn't realise soup and salad was so freaking difficult. You'd think they were rebuilding Rome or solving world peace. And I loved how the hostess just kept trying to hide and make herself scarce because otherwise it would be so painfully obvious that she was standing around doing NOTHING while I stood there and waited. I will never go to this restaurant again. Their head office needs to have a conversation and check up on how's it managed. Absolute ridiculousness. Never, ever again! Oh, and let's not forget the food - the salad wasn't even made right. I order it all the time at many, many Earls locations. Not rocket science. With all the time it took to get the order ready they still couldn't get it right. Epic fail!!! read more

Great food, Great Service. This place is one of my go-to places for lunch/dinner. (Also has happyhour for drinks) Not much else I can say, but I definitely recommend. read more

I came in from California. I was told by a friend I had to try Earls. I had a great meal with the BBQ ribs, chicken, warm potato salad and a Caesar to drink. I also received very good service and my friend and I enjoyed the conversation with the server. When in Calgary check out Earls, it will not disappoint. read more

I go to this Earls all the time, the service is awesome, the people are friendly, I don't know about the prices as I usually stop by here to mingle with the staff or just have beers with my buddies. Its a shame Peter the last manager is gone, but service hasn't gone down to much that I have noticed yet... read more

I'm still shaking my head at a recent experience at this Earl's. It was after the dinner rush, and the place was empty. It took 15 minutes to get a waitress to acknowledge us, despite walking by several times and fixing tables adjacent to us, and only having one other table to attend to. After finally taking our drink order and giving us menus to look over it took another 15 minutes before the waitress returned, with flat beer by the way. My friend ordered quesadillas and the waitress gave her chop sticks.... We both laughed about if for hours in and still can't figure out why in her right mind the waitress would give out chop sticks for quesadillas. I didn't even know Earl's had chopsticks!! Then the waitress returned again saying the tap was being changed..... 15 more minutes later she comes back saying they've had problems all night with the beer..... so if that is the case then why even let me order it and wait 30 minutes or more.... just tell me and let me order something else. The food was okay, by the time it came I think so much time had gone by we even forgot what we ordered and that we were starving. Good for a laugh, but don't go there if you're thirsty or hungry.... read more

Yummy food, especially the burgers!! Great service and atmosphere! Excellent spot to meet friends after work.

Ok, so seriously... Amy is the most amazing server! She made me try new things that are amazing! My experience was just fantabulous because of her. She such a nice girl and is great towards her customers. read more

Great food and atmosphere! Staff is excellent - very friendly and accommodating. Nice selection of menu items

Best Earl's i've been too. Our server, Naomi, was super attentive and funny and Clair, the manager, stopped by to make sure everything was perfect. Do I even have a reason to go to another Earl's?? No. No I don't. read more

Great food. Great service. Always enjoy coming here for dinner or lunch or even just a cocktail.

Earls used to have a wonderful burger, but now they are "smashed"...so instead of being fat and juicy like before, they are flatter, very dry and burnt around the edges. Too bad! read more

Just an update to the original review - while the food was a bit better the second time, the wait staff still leaves much to be desired. This was another office function so there were 10 of us at the table. The waitress came to bring water to us, poured one glass, then started talking animatedly to the assembled crowd, completely oblivious that she was holding the pitcher directly over my lap, and at a 45 degree angle. She poured the next glass, began talking again, and once again poured about half a glass of ice water directly into my lap as she tried to make small talk. She then sensibly recused herself from further contact from us and one of the more experienced waitresses took over. The group heeded our experience from last time and no one ordered the hamburgers. I had the fish and chips - slightly undercooked, and quite unremarkable. French fries seemed to be cooked from frozen rather than fresh. read more