| Restaurant | Rating | Type of Food | Style | Description | Information | ||||||
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| The Main Dish www |  | General | Takeout | The is a high–quality take out establishment with everything from soup and sandwiches to salads and main courses. Here is the perfect place to stop to pick up the lunch you were too rushed to make or the dinner you are to exhausted to prepare. There is also plenty of room to eat in. And keep in mind their brunches on weekends and full service fine dining on Saturday nights. Good vegetarian selection. | 903 General Ave. NE (1 Ave. NE and 8A St.) 403 266-DISH (3474) | Daily 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. | |||||
| Manies Pizzeria and Greek Cuisine |  | Pizza / Greek | Informal | You can get pizza and Greek food here or look for some place better. Good vegetarian selection. | 811 - 17 Ave. SW 403 228-9207 | ||||||
| Manuel Latruwe Belgian Patisserie & Bread Shop | | Bakery | Informal | This was a difficult review, as Manuel Latruwe produces excellent pastries, and an assortment of quiches and sandwiches as well. So far, so good. But we went especially for the belgium waffle breakfast, and this is what lost them points. The waffles were not particularly bad. But they were not big, pudgy Belgium ones, but rather very thin, somewhat anemic ones, with good toppings, but not horrifically superior to any number of other breakfast places in Calgary. Thus they ended up with a somewhat lower score than we would like to have given them, but with a high recommendation for the pasteries and other treats. Good vegetarian selection. | 1333-1313 1 St. SE (southbound Macleod Tr.) 403-261-1092 | Tu to Sa 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | |||||
| Marathon Ethiopian Restaurant | | Ethiopian | Informal | The food here is quite tasty, reminiscent of Indian cuisine but with its own particular blend of spices. The meal is usually eaten with one's hands from a large common serving dish using barley bread that looks, but thank goodness doesn't taste, like thin foam rubber. The staff were freindly, but seemed to disappear once the meal began. And the washrooms could use a little more attention. Good vegetarian selection. but note that males in the group will have to use the women's bathroom on the main floor. | 130 - 10 St. NW 403 283-6796 924- 17 Ave. SW 403 802-1580 | Tu to Su 11:00 a.m. - midnight M noon - midnight | |||||
| Margarita's Dishes | | Eastern European | Informal | This is a part of our great project of eating our way through the Calgary Farmer's Market. The food at this particular stand is a mixture of Ukrainian and German home cooking. (We always worry about home cooking as we have been in some homes where the cooking wasn't that enticing.) Here we got a split verdict. The cabbage rolls and sauerkraut were average; the schnitzel and latka's good. So we split at a 4. Good vegetarian selection. | Calgary' Farmers' Market (the old Currie Barracks) | ||||||
| Matador Pizza & Steak House | | Pizza / Steak | Informal | This is another of those restaurants that seem to have been around forever, and in this case, the longevity appears to be deserved. The setting is fresh and bright. The service is friendly, and the thin crust pizza is made with the freshest and tastiest of ingredients. The steak side of the menu we found rather ordinary, so the compromise was a "4" right on the category cusp. | 4625 Varsity Dr. NW (just north of Market Mall) 403 286-3133 | Su & Holidays 4:00 p.m. - 10 p.m. M 4:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Tu to Sa 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. | |||||
| Mercato |  | Italian | Informal | Most people are eager to take advantage of the deli part of Mercato with its wide variety of Italian food from pasta to olives, from sandwiches to cheese. But don't forget the restaurant. The bread is made on site. The soups are hearty and tasty. The sauces are light but rich. In short, for not much more than you would pay for a heavy pasta special elsewhere in the area, you can come here and enjoy what you get thoroughly. Grant, however, is a little disturbed by the fact that there are no free coffee refills. The excuse is that this is slow drip coffee. "So?" Grant asks. Good vegetarian selection. | 2224 - 4 St. SW 403 263-5535 | ||||||
| The Metropolitan Grill www | | General | Informal | The "General" category is becoming crowded, especially in the downtown area, with "business" restaurants—places with an upscale feel catering to the oilpatch crowd with everything from gourmet burgers to AAA steak. The Metropolitan Grill fits well into this category with a crisp business–like décore and high–quality dishes. On our visits the service has been a bit slow. And let's find a bit stronger buns to hold the burgers. Downtown: Click here to make reservations through Open Table. | 880 - 16 Ave. SW (Mount Royal Village) 403 802-2393 | 318 - 8 Ave. SW 403 263-5432 | Open daily at 11:00 a.m. | ||||
| Milestone's Grill & Bar www | | General | Informal | What we have here is an upscale Earl's with everything from hamburgers to pasta and steak to nachos—all with a certain sense of style and friendly service. Again though in this mix there are some hits and some misses. Reservations are recommended at peak times. Good vegetarian selection. | 107 - 8 Ave. SE 403 410-9521 | Milestones South Centre 403 225-1150 | |||||
| Mimo Restaurant & Lounge www |  | Portuguese | Informal | Excellent, inexpensive, filling Portuguese food with friendly service. | #203 4904 - 17 Ave SE 403 235-3377 | ||||||
| Mongolie Grill | | Mongolian | Buffet | A choose–what–you–like–and–they–cook–it–for–you restaurant with a good selection of meats, vegetables, noodles, sauces/condiments and friendly service. Soup, rice and wraps are included as a part of the meal; the cost is based on the weight of what you pick up. There is a 20% discount if you choose vegetarian. They do tend to be a little understaffed. Good vegetarian selection. | 1108 - 4 St. SW (SE corner of 11 Ave.) 403 262-7773 | ||||||
| Montana's Cookhouse Saloon www |  | Steak | Informal | This is a main line just-what-you-would-expect steak house with the usual cowboy and logs overlay. And if it hadn't been for the crumbs on the table when we arrived on our last visit, the score may even have been higher. | 112 Crowfoot Terrace NW (Crowfoot Plaze) 403 241-9740 | 2555 32 St. NE 403 735-9270 Calgary International Airport 403 221-1792 | 5622 Signal Hill Centre SW 403 217-1100  | ||||
| Moroccan Castle www | | Moroccan | Informal | The atmosphere of a Moroccan hideaway surrounds you in your private eating space, but this restaurant doesn't do the details as well as The Sultan's Tent. For example, the water for hand washing isn't scented, and there is no bread provided, making eating properly with one's hands more difficult. We also found the dessert rather heavy. But we did appreciate the separate dining area for smokers. Good vegetarian selection. But stairs will limit your access to certain parts of the restaurant. | 217 - 19 Street NW 403 283-5452 | ||||||
| Moti Mahal Restaurant www | | East Indian | Informal | This bright, spacious restaurant offers a wide selection of well-prepared Kashmiri food, avoiding the bland spicing of hot dished that some other eateries use to pamper the western pallet. As with many East Indian restaurants, however, we do have some concern with the dish size vs. price ratio, and free fill ups on the coffee might be a good idea. Reservations Recommended. Good vegetarian selection. | #201 1805 - 14 Street SW 403 228-9990 | Midnapore Mall (Macleod Tr & Midlake Blvd. S 403 201-7336 | |||||
| Moxie's www | | General | Informal | With everything from burgers and sandwiches to pasta and pizza on the menu, restaurants like Moxie's are difficult to grade. Often one or two superb items are dragged down by numerous bland ones, or "home style" can mean you should just have stayed at home and made the sandwich yourself. However, we believe the Moxie's does do things well, and deserves a try if you want a wide variety of items from which to choose at reasonable prices. Good vegetarian selection. | #13 3625 Shaganappi Tr. NW 403 288-2663 | Sandman Hotel Barlow & McKnight NE 403 291-4636 | West Hills 120 Stewart Gr. SW 403 246-0366 888- 7 Ave. SW 403 234-7507 1331 - 17 Ave. SW 403 228-1447 | Chinook Centre 6455 Macleod Tr. S 403 259-5742 10606 Southport Road. SW 403 225-9598 41 Shawville Blvd. SE 403 254-5100 | |||
| Murrieta's West Coast Bar & Grill | | Grill | Informal | The old stone walls of the former Alberta Hotel site mixed with dark wood and a spectacular skylight give their Calgary location a feel of the old west. The food, however, is a bit more difficult to define. "West Coast" says sea food, and it is plentiful. The name has a ring of the old American southwest, and the appropriate spices are present. Although everything was well prepared, there was nothing we tried that really grabbed us. Reservations Recommended | #200 808 - 1 St. SW 403 269-7707 | 2nd Floor, 737 Main St. Canmore | |||||
| muse restaurant & lounge www |  | Gourmet | Business Casual (though depending on your business, that could vary quite a bit) | There are two kinds of gourmet chefs. One pushed the envelope of flavour and ends up with a hit and miss menu; the other has the knack of finding unique, pleasing flavour almost every time. The muse staff fall into the successful part of that equation. From Oven Toasted Brussel Sprouts to Yukon Potato Lobster Lasagna there are pleasant surprises here for everyone. And the multi–level eye–pleasing setting adds visual flavour to the food savour. Just ask for even more vegetarian selections. Click here to make reservations through Open Table. | 107 - 10A Street NW 403 670-6873 |
