Was here for the tasting menu Nov 8 2024. Was very happy with the pacing of the courses as well as the food and excellent service. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Raf
The drinks were good. It was a nice view of the leg grounds. The food portions were not that big however they were tasty.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Baker Brewz
Came for the tasting menu $105 per person and it was so worthwhile! There is parking behind the building a little hidden but super close. And I did see a baby change table in the bathroom too… but this is definitely an upper class dining experience. To start with we decided to order some drinks instead of doing the wine pairing. Tried the non-alcoholic Bees Knees $10 and this ginger tumeric mocktail of healthy goodness was right up my alley. I ordered the signature London Fog $16- earl grey vodka, vanilla cordial, lemon, egg white. And this drink was amazing! Creamy and smooth and so tasty. Our servers were amazing, my water cup was always full and they checked in on us often but not too much. They were friendly and did a great job presenting the courses as they came out. The tasting menu changes so I’d be game to come back and check it out another time for sure: Ahi Tuna - Shishito: so refreshing and I loved the spicy pepper salsa medley Bison - cured egg: I’ve never had bison tartar but dang this was such a unique and delightful dish. It also had some mushrooms on it that were so delicately tasty. Winter cabbage - caramelized whey: the best dish in the house! I’m a big cabbage fan already but this dish was just delightfully rich and full of flavour. Lingcod - Fennel Velouté: probably the least outstanding dish. Still good and served with lots of root vegetables which I enjoyed. Typically if I order from a menu I lean towards the fish dishes so I’m glad they served one in this tasting menu. Alberta AAA ribeye: very fitting for an Alberta/ local food forward restaurant. You can’t go wrong with a good cut of meat cooked right. Posset - raspberry: this was more of a mint forward dish, the brig strips of mint were alright. I enjoyed the flavour of the posset- it was light and fresh with a nice lemony flavour. And to finish it off in case you weren’t full enough we got a small order of the cheese board. Lovely presentation and the jams/jellies/honeys so good! Overall a memorable and delightfully tasty first tasting experience I would recommend to anyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Plate, Bison
Eric Hanmer
They’ll be closed by March. Just returned from a pre paid “ high tea”. Fatty cold food. Really???? All the savoury was cold. How dare you serve such garbage.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
riki
Disappointed and honestly embarrassed with their high tea. What should have been an elevated and sophisticated experience it fell flat in both taste and presentation. To have a dry tasteless Oreo cupcake as a course in a fine dining restaurant was laughable and what's more it looked like my toddler decorated it. And to present a green dyed corndog with tacky sprinkles shoved into it was so cringey. I bought this high tea as a present to my sister in law as her first experience here and it was a genuine fail. We were embarrassed at the quality of the food and won't be recommending this restaurant anymore. Either the chef has changed or they are majorly cutting corners but don't waste your money!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Laf Ren
The service was impeccable. Food was beyond amazing. The view was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yuan Wu
This birthday experience was a disappointment！I came in with high expectations for fine dining, but it was far from it. The restaurant has a nice location and the atmosphere was decent. We chose the tasting menu, which was $125 per person, not including tax. However, dish after dish was simple and lacked creativity. I was utterly disappointed with both the taste and the quality. Is this what we get for a $125+ meal? Their à la carte menu is much cheaper, around $70 per person.
The biggest letdown came with the last two courses, which were desserts. I was expecting a surprise, but they were a total disaster. The final dish was a cheap lemon pastry, something I wouldn’t even want to eat if it were given to me for free. What’s worse, the table next to us had a birthday candle arranged for them, yet our server forgot about mine? We had mentioned it was my birthday both when making the reservation and when we were seated.
When I gave feedback about the service and food while paying, the server was indifferent and even suggested we leave a review on Google! I won’t be coming back. The 8-course meal took us 2.5 hours, and none of the dishes were surprising or exciting. The price was way too high, and the service was terrible. Avoid this place if you’re thinking of getting the tasting menu – it’s a complete disappointment.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
SCott McKie
Went for my partners birthday and we really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food. Lovely place to celebrate with great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Greg Thorsley
We had my daughter's wedding there on the weekend. It was perfect. The restaurant was on top of all the details and Samantha was great to deal with through the entire planning process. We never once had an issue with anything. Samantha also had suggestion for cake and other vendors that knew the venue and that made things a lot easier as well. Staff at the restaurant were great; casual and fun to talk with and they make an awesome Old Fashioned. :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nabil Mitha
Absolutely fantastic dinner experience. The cocktails are very unique, the duck and salmon were phenomenal. The service was amazing from start to finish, with a description of every dish as it came out. Loved this and will definitely be back!
The Butternut Tree was our venue for our wedding and I cannot say enough amazing things! From the planning, to the day of everything was so seamless! The staff went above and beyond making our day so special! The food was absolutely amazing, the location is perfect with stunning views of the river valley and the Legislature building! Thank you to The Butternut Tree for making our day that much more amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carolyn Sale
Nice setting, comfy chairs, great service. The food (brunch) was, however, only so-so. The pork belly on the Benedict was overcooked and dry. Perhaps the dinners are of higher quality?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Shannon Ledger
The smallest portions with lack lustre taste and a HUGE price tag. It was actually kind of comical. I’m surprised to see so many great reviews. The view is beautiful but I definitely won’t go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Jane Boychuk
Food was meh, but looked so good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Wellington
Y L
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE BRUNCH! I always wanted to visit and finally here I was. Straight out the best brunch I had in a long time. I had a quiche with extra mushrooms, avocado and potatoes. Everything was fresh and warm. Copious amount of fresh arugula salad! I am always happy to find a place that doesn't skimp on good veggies :) Clean and minimalistic decor with open kitchen concept. Friendly service and their cocktails weren't too bad either. I would like to come back and try other brunch menu. It was such a treat!
Was here for the tasting menu Nov 8 2024. Was very happy with the pacing of the courses as well as the food and excellent service. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The drinks were good. It was a nice view of the leg grounds. The food portions were not that big however they were tasty.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Came for the tasting menu $105 per person and it was so worthwhile! There is parking behind the building a little hidden but super close. And I did see a baby change table in the bathroom too… but this is definitely an upper class dining experience.
To start with we decided to order some drinks instead of doing the wine pairing. Tried the non-alcoholic Bees Knees $10 and this ginger tumeric mocktail of healthy goodness was right up my alley. I ordered the signature London Fog $16- earl grey vodka, vanilla cordial, lemon, egg white. And this drink was amazing! Creamy and smooth and so tasty.
Our servers were amazing, my water cup was always full and they checked in on us often but not too much. They were friendly and did a great job presenting the courses as they came out. The tasting menu changes so I’d be game to come back and check it out another time for sure:
Ahi Tuna - Shishito: so refreshing and I loved the spicy pepper salsa medley
Bison - cured egg: I’ve never had bison tartar but dang this was such a unique and delightful dish. It also had some mushrooms on it that were so delicately tasty.
Winter cabbage - caramelized whey: the best dish in the house! I’m a big cabbage fan already but this dish was just delightfully rich and full of flavour.
Lingcod - Fennel Velouté: probably the least outstanding dish. Still good and served with lots of root vegetables which I enjoyed. Typically if I order from a menu I lean towards the fish dishes so I’m glad they served one in this tasting menu.
Alberta AAA ribeye: very fitting for an Alberta/ local food forward restaurant. You can’t go wrong with a good cut of meat cooked right.
Posset - raspberry: this was more of a mint forward dish, the brig strips of mint were alright. I enjoyed the flavour of the posset- it was light and fresh with a nice lemony flavour.
And to finish it off in case you weren’t full enough we got a small order of the cheese board. Lovely presentation and the jams/jellies/honeys so good!
Overall a memorable and delightfully tasty first tasting experience I would recommend to anyone.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Plate, Bison
They’ll be closed by March. Just returned from a pre paid “ high tea”. Fatty cold food. Really???? All the savoury was cold. How dare you serve such garbage.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Disappointed and honestly embarrassed with their high tea. What should have been an elevated and sophisticated experience it fell flat in both taste and presentation. To have a dry tasteless Oreo cupcake as a course in a fine dining restaurant was laughable and what's more it looked like my toddler decorated it. And to present a green dyed corndog with tacky sprinkles shoved into it was so cringey. I bought this high tea as a present to my sister in law as her first experience here and it was a genuine fail. We were embarrassed at the quality of the food and won't be recommending this restaurant anymore. Either the chef has changed or they are majorly cutting corners but don't waste your money!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
The service was impeccable. Food was beyond amazing. The view was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This birthday experience was a disappointment！I came in with high expectations for fine dining, but it was far from it. The restaurant has a nice location and the atmosphere was decent. We chose the tasting menu, which was $125 per person, not including tax. However, dish after dish was simple and lacked creativity. I was utterly disappointed with both the taste and the quality. Is this what we get for a $125+ meal? Their à la carte menu is much cheaper, around $70 per person.
The biggest letdown came with the last two courses, which were desserts. I was expecting a surprise, but they were a total disaster. The final dish was a cheap lemon pastry, something I wouldn’t even want to eat if it were given to me for free. What’s worse, the table next to us had a birthday candle arranged for them, yet our server forgot about mine? We had mentioned it was my birthday both when making the reservation and when we were seated.
When I gave feedback about the service and food while paying, the server was indifferent and even suggested we leave a review on Google! I won’t be coming back. The 8-course meal took us 2.5 hours, and none of the dishes were surprising or exciting. The price was way too high, and the service was terrible. Avoid this place if you’re thinking of getting the tasting menu – it’s a complete disappointment.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Went for my partners birthday and we really enjoyed the atmosphere and the food. Lovely place to celebrate with great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We had my daughter's wedding there on the weekend. It was perfect. The restaurant was on top of all the details and Samantha was great to deal with through the entire planning process. We never once had an issue with anything. Samantha also had suggestion for cake and other vendors that knew the venue and that made things a lot easier as well. Staff at the restaurant were great; casual and fun to talk with and they make an awesome Old Fashioned. :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely fantastic dinner experience. The cocktails are very unique, the duck and salmon were phenomenal. The service was amazing from start to finish, with a description of every dish as it came out. Loved this and will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The Butternut Tree was our venue for our wedding and I cannot say enough amazing things! From the planning, to the day of everything was so seamless! The staff went above and beyond making our day so special! The food was absolutely amazing, the location is perfect with stunning views of the river valley and the Legislature building! Thank you to The Butternut Tree for making our day that much more amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice setting, comfy chairs, great service.
The food (brunch) was, however, only so-so.
The pork belly on the Benedict was overcooked and dry.
Perhaps the dinners are of higher quality?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
The smallest portions with lack lustre taste and a HUGE price tag. It was actually kind of comical. I’m surprised to see so many great reviews. The view is beautiful but I definitely won’t go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Food was meh, but looked so good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Wellington
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THE BRUNCH! I always wanted to visit and finally here I was. Straight out the best brunch I had in a long time. I had a quiche with extra mushrooms, avocado and potatoes. Everything was fresh and warm. Copious amount of fresh arugula salad! I am always happy to find a place that doesn't skimp on good veggies :) Clean and minimalistic decor with open kitchen concept. Friendly service and their cocktails weren't too bad either. I would like to come back and try other brunch menu. It was such a treat!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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