Murrieta's West Coast Bar & Grill

808 1 St SW #200, Calgary
(403) 269-7707

Recent Reviews

Carla Twynam

Food was good, but the service was pretty slow, and I find the one room packed with tables loud and without much

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Marlene James

I found the service to be very slow. When we sat down it was quite a wait for her to appear to ask if we would like water. While we were waiting I was looking over the menu to see what I think I would like to order and what dishes I might need to get more information on as I am a Celiac and can't consume wheat, barley or rye. When the server finally did come back to our table with water I asked her what items were gluten free, and she seemed genuinely annoyed with this inquiry. Don't get me wrong I know that going gluten free seems to be trendy right not but I was not asking for fun, I have an auto immune disease that wreaks havoc on my body when gluten is consumed. Would she have been annoyed if I told her I had a nut allergy? I didn't find her to be very helpful in explaining the menu options that would be safe for me. She told me pizza and pasta. I mentioned I was looking towards the Buttermilk Marinated Chicken Supreme, I did see it included perogies but I was hoping she would offer a substitute for maybe a rice or potatoes based side, but all I was met with was "No, you couldn't have that." I was a little taken aback by this as I have been to numerous fine and casual dining establishments since my diagnosis September 2010 and have been accommodated quite well. I inquired if the pasta in the Quinoa & Snap Pea Sauteé was actually pasta made from Quinoa or was it gluten free pasta with Quinoa as part of the dish. I was informed it was Quinoa pasta. I thought I would give that a whirl as I have heard of Quinoa pasta but have yet to try it, I was quite excited actually. My fiancé ordered the Buttermilk Marinated Chicken Supreme however after sometime our server came back to inform him it was no longer available. Should she have not known this BEFORE she took our order? She didn't even bring him a menu to review again for another selection; he had to do it from memory. Also the guest of honour was informed that she could not have the crab cakes she had ordered as an appetizer as they too were unavailable.The server than brought bread to our table and as she set it right in front of me she said "I know you can't have this.' Gee thanks for the reminder. It was after the appetizers were done and our plates were cleared that another guest asked why I didn't have any bread and I explained I was a Celiac that is when they said they saw on the menu that Gluten Free rolls and flatbreads were available. I obviously missed this but the server should have offered this to me, it wasn't news to her I was in need of gluten free options!Fast forward to the presentation of our entrees and to my disappointment I found the server mislead me on the contents of my dish. I did not have pasta made with Quinoa, but Quinoa in the dish itself. I was extremely disappointed as it is rare for me to enjoy pasta when I go out, and this turned out to be a time when once again I would not be enjoying a real pasta dish. I also found the dish to be extremely salty but decided not to mention this to our server as I didn't want to be perceived as a problem guest like I was made to feel when I asked about gluten free options. I only ate about half of my dinner as the salt content was something I could not handle. When she came back to ask us if we were interested in dessert I was more than happy to order the Flourless Brownie to fill the void my dinner left and I must say the brownie was the highlight of my entire meal.

Patricia Balanza

Parking: I parked in a parking lot nearby

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Calamari

John Marchowsky

Wonderful Italian restaurant. Amazing food and romantic setting!! The Gnocchi was Michelin worthy!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ken Johannesson

All around great place for a romantic dinner. 5 stars.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Juliette de Bruin

Bijzondere locatie met veel sfeer en goed personeel. Prachtig glazen panorama dak. Eten viel een beetje tegen.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Swainer

This place is so awesome, the food is great, the wine selection is very good however I wish there was a little more BC wine on the menu. Service is great and the price is reasonable!

DarrylR

We have been regular customers for many years, but last night the service was not up to par as it was in the past. When I made the reservation they asked if this was a special occasion, I said it was the birthday of the 2 women in our party, and nothing was done to celebrate the special occasion.

Had a great dinner with friends at Murietta's on Friday night. First off, they have a great happy hour, so we had a couple of appetizers and an incredible mushroom pizza and a couple of glasses of wine for each of us. Then we had our main courses and all were excellent! My braised short rib Pappardelle was excellent and a lot of food. $25 Wife's Chicken Supreme was awesome. $33 Friends Ricotta Gnocchi was incredible! $26 Food is great! The dining room is beautiful! One of the nicest rooms in the city. The prices are very reasonable. Substantially better value than most restaurants in town. Try it, you'll love it.

Kcheeb

From the moment we arrived to when we left we felt taken care of. Everyone there helped make a special day superb. Super friendly staff and well versed in how to take care of guests. The wine glasses were never in danger of going empty, our food came in a timely manner and was delicious. I can't say enough good things our experience.

Tracy Bolthouse

Love this spot but feel as it isn’t as class as it once was. Food is great, service is wonderful. Just the weekends I don’t come anymore. The atmosphere is not feeling as class as the food and service. Music is no longer where I go and I tell all my girlfriends it’s not the same fun place to eat and relax than dance the night away. I miss you being my favourite spot. Please get better bands

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rick

Very very noisy. The service was outstanding, bottles of wine was outrageously priced. Food was like warm not warm or hot. 4 people, one had a salad, one had duck, I had a 6oz sirloin, over cooked. 500$ bill. The tip started at 20%!!! Wtf. I added 5.00 for a tip and left the waiter 20$ so he could keep it all. I would not recommend this place unless you like a mortgage payment for a bill and very small portions of cold food. Rating 1-10......2. Save your hard earned cash and go to the Keg. Same dishes there were 325.00 including top.

Jarrod Pawlak

Love the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ichiban Noodles

Had the salmon it was pretty darn tasty.I'll be back in the future.It was my first time here, but my spouse has been here several times with work colleagues.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

theleer

The dining room is absolutely gorgeous and the staff is professional, friendly, efficient. We ordered wine and beer, parmesan fries, lamb meatballs, charcuterie board, pepperoni pizza and mushroom pizza. Everything looked and tasted delicious and the price was reasonable. Highly recommend Murietta's!

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Murrieta's West Coast Bar & Grill

808 1 St SW #200, Calgary, AB T2P 1M9
(403) 269-7707