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River Café - Calgary, AB, XX

Here is regional, woodfired Canadian cuisine in a lovely location in Prince's Island Park (accessible only by foot, bicycle or skates). The authoritative Northwest menhu ranges from such exotica as stinging nettle soup and Alberta lamb paté to a beautiful platter of cedar-planked wild salmon.
100% Approval Rating (1 votes)
5 - Overall: Worth driving from anyplace
Overall: Worth driving from anyplace

Must Eats

steak ($20.00)
salmon ($20.00)

Written Reviews

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Michael Stern
Roadfood.com Editor
" Calgary is Canada’s cow town. Home of the annual Stampede – Canada’s #1 Rodeo – it is a place where ten-gallon hats and belts with saucer-size trophy buckles are standard attire, and where Alberta beef commands respect no less than beef in Texas. One of the ..."   [Read More].

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Prince's Island Park, Calgary, AB, XX
403-261-7670

http://www.river-cafe.com

Hours & Policies

Seasons:Open Year Round
Meals Served:Lunch
Operational Hours:Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:Yes
Alcohol Served:Yes
Outdoor Seating:Yes
Reservations Accepted:Yes
Delivery Available:No
Takeout Counters:No
Prince's Island Park is a romantic destination; River Cafe serves food and drinks to match.
"Prince's Island Park is a romantic destination; River Cafe serves food and drinks to match."
Michael Stern





Alberta is renowned for beef. Here's a River Cafe sirloin that made us very, very happy.
"Alberta is renowned for beef. Here's a River Cafe sirloin that made us very, very happy."
Michael Stern


This basket of flatbreads and stix is eminently munchable with cocktails before supper.
"This basket of flatbreads and stix is eminently munchable with cocktails before supper."
Michael Stern


Pacific Northwest seafood, like this slab of salmon, is a specialty of the River Cafe kitchen. That's a delicious heirloom tomato salad underneath.
"Pacific Northwest seafood, like this slab of salmon, is a specialty of the River Cafe kitchen. That's a delicious heirloom tomato salad underneath."
Michael Stern


Cedar cured salmon and candied salmon are part of an appetizer platter that also includes tea-smoked duck, sablefish brandade, venison pate, buffalo pastrami, grilled apple turnip relish, and red onion marmalade.
"Cedar cured salmon and candied salmon are part of an appetizer platter that also includes tea-smoked duck, sablefish brandade, venison pate, buffalo pastrami, grilled apple turnip relish, and red onion marmalade."
Michael Stern


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