My husband and I ate here with our toddler and 3 month old in tow.
Food was great we had potato wrapped jumbo shrimp, wings and truffle fries to start. Then had the New York strip and lobster Mac and cheese. Everything was so good and came fresh from the kitchen.
What made our experience amazing was our server Jacob. Super friendly, quick and efficient check-ins with us, so attentive and communicated every step of the way through our meal. Was extremely on top of the fact that we were sitting for a meal with two little kids and wanted to make sure everything was timely.
If you want to ensure a great experience here, ask for Jacob!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenita Dyer
I was traveling solo so I sat and had a delicious starter from here which was also very filling. My server was excellent and I would definitely recommend stopping by here for a bite to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Scott C
The beet salad is the smallest I've ever seen for $20. I wish the server told us this when we said we wanted to share it. However, the fries were a better portion.
The mid quality of food does not warrant the high prices and insect sized portions.
Nearby Woody's bar is so much better just go there instead.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Allehea Bowen
Cute, cozy bar. Cocktails are fabulous and a good beer list. Witnessed some uncomfortable health code violations like staff mopping the floor with their clothing, trays dropped and picked up with feet then put away, and my server blew on my drink as part of the presentation. They also need to vacuum crumbs out of their bar stools. Watching things become grosser and grosser left us feeling icky at the end of our meal. Bummer!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Brayden S
Great spot! We got the angus burger and Cajun chicken sliders. Standards were low going in as it is a lobby bar, but it’s amazing! Good service and fairly priced for the location. We will definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sydney Anderson
We come to kananaskis lodge every year around Christmas and this year we went to the blacktail bar and had Lauren as our waitress! She was wonderful. She was kind and attentive and we had an awesome experience! We will be back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Manuela Calina
We decided to eat here since it was right after finishing the Nordic Spa and we were hungry. The service was ok not not excellent considering it’s a very pricey hotel. The food was good for the most part except the lobster Mac and cheese was the most bland from all of them. The mussels portugués style were good and the sliders and wings were good as were the truffle fries. It’s convenient as they’re right there but wouldn’t rave about them.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
SungDO Ahn
There is a lot of food and it tastes good^^
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
James McCarthy
In this quick review I’ll focus only on the drinks. I didn’t have a chance to try the food.
Getting the “correct” martini mix is so difficult especially with so many different ideas on what makes the perfect martini.
I prefer an extra dry non dirty martini. As simple as that sounds, rarely is it ever to my taste.
I don’t know the name of my bartender however, she nailed each martini based on my description. That gets a five stars in my books.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kayla T
We really enjoyed our selection of cocktails at this bar once we had wrapped up a fun day on the hotel grounds. It was open late enough for us to get a bit more out of the night before heading off to sleep. Definitely recommend if you're staying at the hotel and looking for a great way to finish off an evening!
Blacktail Bar was amazing. The food was delicious & service was excellent. The restaurant management definitely cares about providing exceptional service ~ it is appreciated. The Crispy Potato Wrapped Jumbo Shrimp were spectacular and certainly jumbo, the steak was cooked perfectly and the Cobb salad was loaded with all the good stuff. The restaurant atmosphere is great and conveniently located beside the hotel lobby. We will be returning to Blacktail Bar during our next visit to Kananaskis.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Claire Midgley
A mixed experience. Pros: Good coffee, nice beer selection, and the salmon couscous bowl I had was nice. However, limited vegetarian/pescatarian options, service was mediocre, and the food took ages to come out even though we were only a party of three. Would not warm someone against going here, but also wouldn't recommend it.
Dru Peacock
Vegetarian or vegan…. Do not bother!! They don’t seem to recognise you or care to offer anything more than fries or a salad (that you’d need to modify anyway to make it suitable). To not even offer one suitable dish, it’s disgraceful. Not eating animals is much more common nowadays than your narrow minded kitchen thinks.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kasia Rzepa
Skip the burger, try the chicken sliders.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Anne Stevenson
We came for a late lunch before the twilight spa. Two of us ordered the burger. It was overcooked, dry and didn’t taste or look anything like the description. The fries were soggy and greasy. Would not eat here again.
My husband and I ate here with our toddler and 3 month old in tow.
Food was great we had potato wrapped jumbo shrimp, wings and truffle fries to start. Then had the New York strip and lobster Mac and cheese. Everything was so good and came fresh from the kitchen.
What made our experience amazing was our server Jacob. Super friendly, quick and efficient check-ins with us, so attentive and communicated every step of the way through our meal. Was extremely on top of the fact that we were sitting for a meal with two little kids and wanted to make sure everything was timely.
If you want to ensure a great experience here, ask for Jacob!
Food: 5
Service: 5
I was traveling solo so I sat and had a delicious starter from here which was also very filling. My server was excellent and I would definitely recommend stopping by here for a bite to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The beet salad is the smallest I've ever seen for $20. I wish the server told us this when we said we wanted to share it. However, the fries were a better portion.
The mid quality of food does not warrant the high prices and insect sized portions.
Nearby Woody's bar is so much better just go there instead.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Cute, cozy bar. Cocktails are fabulous and a good beer list. Witnessed some uncomfortable health code violations like staff mopping the floor with their clothing, trays dropped and picked up with feet then put away, and my server blew on my drink as part of the presentation. They also need to vacuum crumbs out of their bar stools. Watching things become grosser and grosser left us feeling icky at the end of our meal. Bummer!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Great spot! We got the angus burger and Cajun chicken sliders. Standards were low going in as it is a lobby bar, but it’s amazing! Good service and fairly priced for the location. We will definitely come back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We come to kananaskis lodge every year around Christmas and this year we went to the blacktail bar and had Lauren as our waitress! She was wonderful. She was kind and attentive and we had an awesome experience! We will be back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We decided to eat here since it was right after finishing the Nordic Spa and we were hungry. The service was ok not not excellent considering it’s a very pricey hotel. The food was good for the most part except the lobster Mac and cheese was the most bland from all of them. The mussels portugués style were good and the sliders and wings were good as were the truffle fries. It’s convenient as they’re right there but wouldn’t rave about them.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
There is a lot of food and it tastes good^^
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
In this quick review I’ll focus only on the drinks. I didn’t have a chance to try the food.
Getting the “correct” martini mix is so difficult especially with so many different ideas on what makes the perfect martini.
I prefer an extra dry non dirty martini. As simple as that sounds, rarely is it ever to my taste.
I don’t know the name of my bartender however, she nailed each martini based on my description. That gets a five stars in my books.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We really enjoyed our selection of cocktails at this bar once we had wrapped up a fun day on the hotel grounds. It was open late enough for us to get a bit more out of the night before heading off to sleep. Definitely recommend if you're staying at the hotel and looking for a great way to finish off an evening!
Restaurantji Recommends
Blacktail Bar was amazing. The food was delicious & service was excellent. The restaurant management definitely cares about providing exceptional service ~ it is appreciated. The Crispy Potato Wrapped Jumbo Shrimp were spectacular and certainly jumbo, the steak was cooked perfectly and the Cobb salad was loaded with all the good stuff. The restaurant atmosphere is great and conveniently located beside the hotel lobby. We will be returning to Blacktail Bar during our next visit to Kananaskis.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A mixed experience. Pros: Good coffee, nice beer selection, and the salmon couscous bowl I had was nice. However, limited vegetarian/pescatarian options, service was mediocre, and the food took ages to come out even though we were only a party of three. Would not warm someone against going here, but also wouldn't recommend it.
Vegetarian or vegan…. Do not bother!! They don’t seem to recognise you or care to offer anything more than fries or a salad (that you’d need to modify anyway to make it suitable).
To not even offer one suitable dish, it’s disgraceful. Not eating animals is much more common nowadays than your narrow minded kitchen thinks.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Skip the burger, try the chicken sliders.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
We came for a late lunch before the twilight spa. Two of us ordered the burger. It was overcooked, dry and didn’t taste or look anything like the description. The fries were soggy and greasy. Would not eat here again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
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