Best steakhouse in/near Calgary!…read more Both food and service was excellent. Better than Caesar's and Hy's.

What a beautiful experience from Start to finish…read more We had the scallops to start, incredible in a mushroom sauce, seriously delicious. My wife had the lamb and I had the Rib steak, both were amazing, not sure which I liked better. We finished with a cheese cake, I'm not a dessert person for the most part and usually don't order but am I glad that I did!! Overall, if you can get in, it's worth it, the view, the service and the food create a perfect trifecta of a wonderful evening and experience!!

2nd Visit: My wife and I came here to celebrate our wedding anniversary, and we had a great…read moreexperience. I'd indicated it was a special occasion on the reservation, and that got us a nice thank you card and free cheesecake for dessert (which was great!). I had the fish and chips, which was cooked to perfection (their fries are excellent), and my wife had the baked lasagna which she loved. But nothing was better than the "Apple Pie on the Rocks" cocktail which she said was the best cocktail she'd ever had in her life. We'll be back!   1st Visit: We loved our first visit here a few days ago so much, we're coming back again already! The staff is fantastic, the ambiance is relaxing, and the food was excellent. Our party had a mixture of dishes, including a smoked old fashioned drink, filet mignons, pepperoni pizza, chicken sandwich, and other things. Everyone was impressed with their food and drinks. I had the Cajun Chicken Fettuccine, and it was flavorful and delicious, with just the right amount of spicy kick. Excellent garlic toast as well, only lightly spiced with garlic. I departed with some leftovers and it was even better the next day. The Caramel Apple Crisp was amazing and is a must-try for dessert! The other thing that impressed me was that all our food came out at the same time, and everything was hot and fresh. A lot of restaurants can't pull that off.

The food was excellent, and the staff were extremely attentive. The ambiance was well above…read moreaverage. This is a classy place. The cauliflower appetizer and the steak skewer appetizer were both amazing.

food was very good. the service was great. all the workers at this restaurant are really good but…read morerachel was excellent tonight. when we go to strathmore this is one of our fav spots. told the owner a few weeks ago that what made her place so great was she had the best staff. rachel is one of her best.

Worst pizza I've ever had. Took one bite and had them box it up for my dog. Debated about giving it…read moreto her. Do not order the pizza.

My in-laws took me and my husband out to Stavely Slate Steakhouse for what they called a tasty…read moresteak dinner because it was recommended by a few of their friends! The dinner was my in-laws way of expressing their appreciation for all the hard work over the holiday season! We drove over an hour to reach this restaurant because of its good reviews and recommendations. Unfortunately, I think my in-laws were ill informed! The service provided by the serving staff was impeccable! However, the food left something to be desired! My husband and in-laws ordered the New York Neptune meal and they were happy with the steak itself, (even though not one of them got their steak the way they requested it be cooked) but the crab topping was definitely from a can and was not eaten by any of them! And then to top it off I was given a meal that I didn't even order! I ordered the most expensive steak on the menu which was the 14 ounce ribeye steak medium rare, which cost approximately $64. The steak I received was the furthest from a ribeye steak that you could get. It was about 3/4 of an inch thick if that, was definitely not a 14 ounce piece of meat and was in no way, medium rare... How could it be, being that thin? And the flavour was something to be desired! It was so disappointing because none of us had had a really good steak dinner in some months and were all looking so forward to it. Plus travelled quite a distance (over an hour) to get exactly that! I would not recommend this steakhouse to anyone! Seems they are trying to substitute your order with something that you didn't order (obviously much cheaper in value), as well as not being truthful on their menu items and are hoping you will not complain about it! I would definitely not ever recommend this restaurant to anyone and personally will not ever be eating there again!!! And want to note that there is no way in hell that the silver slate steakhouse should be listed as the #1 steakhouse! The Longview Steakhouse, as well as Longview's Bistro definitely hold spots #1 and #2 as the top two steakhouses in Alberta!

Everytime I visit my Dad in Vulcan we go out for Steak. It is literally the best steak I have ever…read morehad. The only complaint I would have is that my stomach isn't big enough to eat all the yummy food plus dessert.

So this is one of the nicest steakhouses in Calgary, overlooking a man made river. They have a…read morestrict dress code of nicer clothing, and everyone there looked as though they dripped of money. We went in for a super late reservation of 9:15pm, because on Wednesdays, they have a nice special dinner for two that comes with an 18 oz ribeye, cheese bread, two salads, two side dishes, and a slice of cheesecake. This place screams luxury. The bathroom has an attendant (sign outside says no tip) that walked over to give me a fresh towel every time I washed my hands. They also had pads, tampons, mints, floss, extra clothes, anything you could think of for grabs! When I got up to use the restroom, my server looped his arm around mine to escort me there. It was genuinely quite insane lol!!! We tried the Waldorf salad and the house salad. Waldorf was delicious - who knew celery, apples, walnuts, and arugula in a creamy dressing would be so refreshing?? The house salad was pretty standard with a nice addition of radishes. Then came the cheesy bread. That was so insanely fluffy and cheesy - literally some of the best bread I've ever had. Reminiscent of the Taiwanese cheesy garlic bread. The steak was very hearty and perfectly medium!! We had the roasted mushrooms and the broccolini. Broccolini was perfect - just the right chew, crunchy but soft inside, with a light lemon butter and garlic on top. The mushrooms were a bit heavier. They came out perfect, but the longer the sat, the longer it marinated. We finished with the cheesecake. This is on the heavier side, and a great way to finish out the meal! Overall, the food was amazing!! This is the perfect date night romantic spot or just for a super nice meal with stellar service!!

I hope these people keep their shitty review. I came 40 minutes away, spent all that gas money just…read moreto come right there for them to tell me i cant wear hoodies and sweatpants. Couldnt even try the food and see the ambience because they told me "yeah its our choice what you wear". Pretty fancy people for a restaurant not even 5 stars. Dissapointed.

This was a "treat ourselves" meal and we definitely did treat ourselves. This place is an absolute…read moreexperience so go for the experience and make the best of it. We go almost every table side dish we could. There is still a couple more to get so we will be back but we got the Cesar salad prepared tableside, we got the steak Diane as a main course that was prepared tableside and then we got the cherry jubilee dessert that was prepared tableside ! All so delicious and we love that you can watch the steaks be cooked through a glass room

Fabulous steak. We stopped here to eat on our way from the airport to Banff. The meal was…read morewonderful. Wanted to go again on our way home but they were not open on Sunday.

I've went to numerous steakhouses across the world. I've eaten almost every type of cut and grade…read morefrom USA to Asia including A5 and Kobe and Wagyu. I must say that Alberta's AAA with a 28 day dry aged process has made these steaks impeccable and ranks in my top 10 and that is without breaking the bank. I had the bone-in 20 oz Cowboy Ribeye with twice baked potato and a side of mushrooms, bernaise sauce, and brussel sprouts. Everything tasted amazing! Our server Amanda was also very knowledgeable and professional and provided exemplary customer service. The restaurant decor is nice, clean, and modern but had the right amount of Texan Cowboy flare with an intimate dimly lit setting. I was so impressed. I'm reserving it for my daughter's 16th birthday party.

Had opportunity to have a "date night Alberta " and we went to the cattle baron for dinner…read moreHave to say the wait staff was excellent and more than accommodating! Just wanted to mention that the restaurant is decorated lovely however the lighting is not good at all. As being a young senior I had to take out my phone and put the flashlight on to be able to read the menu . Also extremely hard to see what you are eating with such low lighting. We mentioned this to our lovely waitress and she as well Agreed that the lighting was poor. I would love to return however not being able to read menu and see really what we are eating I would maybe hold off until they turned up the lights just a tad other than that the staff certainly made up for the lack of lighting

Absolutely amazing food ... the blazing blackberry bacon burger was one of the best burgers I've…read morehad. Fiancé had the Cochrane Chicken Club and she said it was sublime! Will be back. The service staff were terrific too.

This place is located in the middle of industrial area and we would have never found it without…read moreYelpers reviews. Thank you! This place was exactly what we hoped to find for lunch on our first day in Cochrane. We sat on the back porch overlooking the busy road with lots of excavating going on across the street but it added to the experience. Our server was incredibly efficient and made the meal even better. We ordered the pulled pork sandwich with fries and the honey garlic wings with onion rings. The guys ordered beers of choice and we girls had club soda with lime - a $3.00 charge. Some places it's free. The food was so much we didn't finish even though we split a meal. Outside there is a rock garden where you are encouraged to take one and leave it somewhere else to bless someone. I will take mine home to FL. So glad we came here!

was rather disappointing experience. took almost 45 mins to get our meal from the time we ordered…read moreit and when it arrived it was luke warm at best if not cold. The "baked" potato was microwaved vs actually baked And it was so cool that the butter I put on it didn't melt. Ordered a side of garlic prawns and got 3 small unflavored shrimp instead that were maybe an inch long if you stretched it out. my sons fries were undercooked (some weren't even golden, they were still potato white) And said some of them were kinda crunchy/stiff. I had the owners cut of prime rib and it was smaller than the last two times I had been to smugglers where I ordered a smaller cut (first mate) And it was cold, even the au jus was barely warm. Also probably the smallest Yorkshire pudding I've ever had there. Maybe 1/3 the size you use to get. We ordered desert and it took newly 30 mins for it to be brought out - my son's "warm" apple krisp was cold he said. i have been smugglers at least A dozen times in the last 3 years and more so in the last decade and this was by far the worst experience I have ever had. In both service and quality. As it stands I would not recommend - where as before I always raved about the smugglers inn. For a $400+ bill for myself and my 3 kids, I def expected way better quality, actual warm food and not have to wait a combined time of over an hour for service. It was also my son's birthday, and he found the experience very disappointing and said he never wants to go back. When we booked we said it was a birthday, we mentioned it was his birthday and the server didnt even say happy birthday to him. Oh and it wasn't even that busy when we got there... there was maybe 10 costumers when we arrived. I might try it again due to past visits being great. But another experience like tonight and I'll probably take my prime rib expeditions else where. I doubt my kids will ever go back as the complained how horrible it was the entire drive home. I usually don't give a lot of reviews but it was such a sub-par experience I had to report it.

This was our first time back to Smuggler's after the ownership change so it's been awhile. We…read morewanted to come try for awhile and finally we decided to celebrate out anniversary there. Parking was pretty full but we managed to snag a spot. The place was busy but not too loud. While the server did ask us if we were celebrating anything, there wasn't really anything done that made out time there special. We started with the Marrow and Escargot and shared a 12oz Prime Rib with lobster tail and Creme Brulee for dessert. The food was okay, not sure if it was worth the price of admission. Server was fine, but not memorable. We were disappointed in the experience as this used to be our go to (bi-monthly) dinner place before the ownership change.

We made a last minute reservation before a Flames game on NYE and were seated near the bar. Our…read moreserver was attentive and service was seamless. We started with calamari and the kale Caesar salad, both were flavorful and the perfect portion to share. For dinner, we both ordered the strip steak. We liked being able to choose our ounces. The steak came with crispy potatoes and a truffle aioli dip which was to die for. The restaurant was moody and the perfect atmosphere for a date night to ring in the new year!

Amazing staff that very knowledgeable and friendly. Food was absolutely amazing, can't recommend…read morethe prime rib enough. Will definitely be visiting when I'm back in town again.