This small bakery was such a gem! I liked their baked goods so much I went twice on my three days…read morethere! The Cronut was so good and even better when you get there early. I don't know what they dip it in but it almost tasted like butter and maple syrup, YUM. The exterior of the cronut was crispy and the inside soft, oozing with butter. Don't skip the gigantic brownie. It was so rich and melted in our mouths. I forgot how many different kind of chocolates was in there but it was super chocolatey! I also grabbed a bag of the chocolate chip cookies. Also delicious! The blueberry pastry that looked like a toaster strudel was a bit dry. Would be great with coffee though, I bet. There were many other options, we wish we had more space in our stomach to try everything. The grocery side was clean. Small space but had most things you might need like snacks and Canadian/lcoal frozen ready to eat meals!

The apple fritter changed my life. I highly recommend. I also tried the croissant doughnut amazing.read more

Wow, one of my top 3 foods of my trip to Banff (this doesn't say much about the food scene in…read moreBanff, but it does say a lot about my appreciation for Beaver Tails). I tried the MEHPLE and it was sweet and delicious. I waited til my last day to try Beaver Tails and if I had been there sooner, I would've been here multiple days of my trip. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

We had to try this place since I have read all about it! We got a few flavors, the coco vanilla,…read morecheesecake, pistachio, and maple. They were really delicious and quite sweet. We had some to bring back as leftovers and had them for dessert later. Just microwave for 10-13 secs and it was perfect. This is definitely a place to try at least once.

Such a cute place. Food is good! Enjoyed my croissant and dad loved his sausage roll. Iced mocha…read morewas good too!

Great restaurant and bakery but the reason I took one star off is their lineups are much too long…read more They should have two cashiers or more prep staff to handle all the custom ordered sandwiches. There has been several times I just left because the lineup took too long. I have seen others do the same. Their bakery products are very good with a wide selection of breads and pastries. What makes JK Bakery so unique is you can custom make your own sandwich. Mmmmm good!!!! Staff are very friendly and helpful. They have pre made sandwiches and soup for those that want pickup and run. This is where they could use another cash register. Lots of seating, always clean, decor simple could use improvement, have colourful outside patio. The restaurant has pickup and delivery too. I'd just come for the custom sandwiches when it was not busy. Has a small parking area and lots of street pay parking. Jk Bakery is well known for their homemade soups. They have two locations in Canmore and one in Banff. Check them out if you are in the area.

I was so excited to try Tim Horton's during my time in Canada! Many people equated it to Starbucks,…read morewhich I found to be mostly true. The biggest difference is that they offer a wide selection of donuts! They also have a full menu where you can get burgers/sandwiches and I suppose it's fast food. It was really difficult to select what kind of donut I wanted, but I went for the apple fritter. It was warmed up for me and it was heavenly. The warm, glazed, doughy, sweet, apple infused donut paired nicely with my americano, which was actually really excellent coffee! It's not very healthy and not the most glamorous, but Tim Horton's has excellent coffee and donuts.

Tim Horton's is always a must go if you are visiting from out of the country!!…read more Tim Horton's is a doughnut shop, but it also has an all around menu whether it's sandwiches, burritos, bowls, etc. Tim Horton's has it :) My usual order is a London Fog Latte, 10 assorted timbits, and a BLT Sandwich. Tim's is a great place to get a good bite to eat and it's made fresh to order as well. I'll be missing Tim's in the meantime

I came here while visiting Canada. I was recommened to try…read moreTim's, as a Canadian answer to America's Dunkin. I'm not really a coffee person, but I am a donut person. I tried a maple frosted donut, a savory hand pie, and a custard tart. They were all OKAY but not stuff I'd crave or need to try again. My friend tried a biscoff coffee. After ordering, at the kiosk my treats never came out and I had to wait for them to redo the order (though the coffee came out fast). I think there were issues between the drive thru, face-to-face counter ordering, and the kiosk orders being processed and fulfilled efficiently.

Timbits are always solid -- I love the birthday cake ones!! Special shoutout to the chocolate ones…read morewhich are great too.

While browsing some of the shops when visiting Banff, we stumbled upon Beaver tails. The shop…read moreitself is on the smaller side with no seating inside and take out only, and the line was quite long. That being said the line moved relatively fast, I'd say we only waited around 10 minutes before we were able to order. When we got to the front of the line we decided to order the Maple beaver tail which comes with maple glaze as well as a chocolate drizzle. The worker highly recommended this one and it did not disappoint. The base tasted like a long fried donut which was light and airy and the topping tasted like maple glaze with warm fudge drizzle. It was delicate and delicious without feeling overly greasy!

It's delicious, trust me. It's not going to be the most innovative or life changing dessert, but…read moreit's a delicious crunchy dough topped with sweets and it's Canadian! Can't get better than that. We tried both beavertails on Main Street just for a quality check :p our favorite was the pistachio. No seating inside, it's more of a grab and beavertail outta there, walk while you eat. Service was quick, there were only two people working inside at the time we went and lots of customers. They were killing it.

Exception restaurant in Canmore!! Was tricked by friends when brought here initially - thought it…read morewas marijuana edibles on the menu. Went for a late lunch on a weekend. Gorgeous interior with two dining areas with a view of an open kitchen in between. Huge assortment of food from appetizers to pizza to smaller and larger dishes. Ate family style and tried all the food. The pickled brined chicken was a highlight - so flavourful and could be made into a lettuce wrap. The cabbage was surprisingly good. Service was fantastic. Only strange thing was the hours. Not open until 2 pm.

Overall it was just okay to me. The food wasn't bad, but it also wasn't anything that would really…read moremake me rush back. The service, however, was great. Staff was friendly, attentive, and made the experience enjoyable. Overall, decent spot, just personally not a place I'd be pressed to go back to.

We arrived with 5 minutes to spare before the end of Happy Hour so we quickly ordered our drinks!…read more There were a few pizzas included on the happy hour menu but once we saw the elk and kale we knew that one would be worth full price! And it was! We asked for a side of marinara for dipping the crust. We received it but it was served cold which was a little odd. We were hungry so we just went with it. My husband is British and so was the bartender (we ate at the bar) so they had a bit of a chat which was nice. Great service, tasty beers and pie!

Located off Banff avenue. This restaurant/brewery is a great place to try, especially if you have a…read moredog. The patio seating is comfortable and they provide a bowl of water for the pup. The service is pretty generic, at times it felt fake kind. They also took my partners drink without really waiting for a response. We ordered the cauliflower starter, it was ok. Kind of bland but eatable, 3/5. I ordered the chinois salad, pretty good and rich in flavor, 4/5. My partner ordered the chicken Ceasar salad, it was bland and the chicken was rubbery, 2/5. This restaurant lost most points on the price, the whole meal came to almost $200, unfortunately the food quality was not at that level.

I've never had fondue during happy hour so this was the perfect opportunity to order it!…read more The happy hour menu has a nice variety of cocktails and food items. The fondue came with potatoes, cornichons, and bread cubes. We ordered a salad, fries, and the prime rib, perfectly cooked to a medium rare. The food was delicious. Our server was delightful. He did his best to make our time enjoyable. The restaurant had such a warm rustic vibe. We had a lovely evening.

Here's the thing....our service was awesome. The vibes were cool inside. We came for happy hour -…read more50% off fondue and other items. If I wasn't there for that, I would have been disappointed and felt that was too expensive. The broccolini was delightful and my husband really enjoyed the "bacon" for dipping into the fondue. Cocktails weren't our favorite and the overall consensus was it was our weakest dinner reservation of our time in Banff. However, the people next to us ordered various cuts of steak and those looked unbelievable!

As we were planning our Canada trip, I wanted to make sure we tried some iconic foods and staples…read morethat are well known here. Beavertails came up and we saw they had shops within Banff, so we decided to try them out after our lunch. They had a flavor called "mEHple" and since maple syrup is also a Canada staple, we figured this would be a good pick. What we didn't notice was the chocolate drizzle that was on top of the maple syrup in the menu photo. The chocolate overwhelmed the entire dessert, and was a bit too much for our group. The pastry was good, crispy and flaky, but we really couldn't get through the entire thing without getting a huge bite of chocolate syrup. I think if they had put less chocolate, or even removed the chocolate altogether and just left the maple syrup, that would've been way better!

We couldn't miss out on trying this iconic Canadian dessert, so we had to stop by during our…read moredowntown Banff shopping session. Since maple is also something that screams Canada, we opted for the mEHple flavor. Unfortunately, it was a bit of a letdown. The pastry itself was good as it was light and flaky but still crispy, and we enjoyed the maple flavor. However, there was so much chocolate drizzled onto it that all we could taste was the overwhelming Hershey's chocolate drizzle-like taste. We didn't notice the chocolate drizzle on the menu photo, although I noticed there are a few different menus floating around, and some show the chocolate drizzle while others don't. However I saw a photo uploaded from a different Yelper of their mEHple pastry, and they had way less chocolate on theirs. I think it had to potential to be delicious, but it's just unfortunate that it was loaded with so much chocolate to the point where we couldn't really taste anything else. There were 6 of us that shared one BeaverTail and yet we couldn't even finish it. Overall, it was cool to try a uniquely Canadian dessert, but would recommend staying away from the ones with chocolate drizzle...or at least asking the staff to go light on the drizzle.