Banff Social

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   Brock

   Calgary

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great experience. It’s one of the few independent restaurants in Banff. Happy hour menu is fantastic value and runs until 6 PM in January. Had Korean wings, bison goulash and tomato soup. Would certainly recommend.
   

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   Kelli

   VIP

   Denver

   117 reviews

   3.0

   117 reviews

   Dined on 1 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Service was ferry friendly and attentive. Space felt a bit empty downstairs, but helped with staff flow. They need more low set tables, mostly pub height which is uncomfortable for short people. The menu online seemed to have many vegetarian options which is why I booked it for NYE for my husband. They had a new winter menu that was not updated online with fewer V options. We liked the poached pear salad, but our entrees were not very good and came out when we still had half the salad left to eat. The chickpea panisse is too dry and needs some sort of sauce to accompany it. The tenderloin steak was very fibrous. It either wasn’t a tenderloin or it was a very poor grade of meat. I rarely complain, but opted to say something to the server and they discounted my meal, which I appreciated. The wines by the glass that we had were very good and we tend to be picky about wine, so that was an upside to the night. Seems like they are proud of their cocktails but we didn’t have any. We were done in less than an hour.
   

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   Chad

   Houston

   3 reviews

   1.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 30 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Avoid - horrible food and drinks. Many better places to go in Banff.
   

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   Veronica

   Calgary

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 26 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   There was a wedding going on upstairs which we didn’t know about, so our food came out very late and we were only told about this about half an hour after waiting for our food that they hadn’t been able to start ours yet. I feel like we should have been told about the wedding and therefore slower kitchen service right away, as soon as we sat down because we would have just found somewhere else to go. There were items that they had ran out of which we were told about right away. I had a couple French 75’s and they weren’t made very well. The server was very nice but just could have been better service.
   

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   Evangeline

   Calgary

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 25 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Wonderful people working on Christmas Day. My steak was not great, a bit tough they offered to replace with another meal I decided not to but they discounted it. Everyone else was happy with their food.
   

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   Anjali

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 24 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   The drinks were great but food was very slow despite a nearly empty restaurant for lunch. Didn't find it lived up to the hype
   

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   Anshuman

   Calgary

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 16 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Elegant restaurant in the Center of Banff. Great food and service. Make you feel special with amazing cocktails. They have great wine list too. Really enjoyed
   

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   David

   Calgary

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall great experience. Appetizers were especially good. Loved the Lemoncello Spritz on drinks menu!
   

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   Carita

   Orange County

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 12 December 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Weird service staff, manager seemed nonchalant. Our steaks were not great, bison meatballs tasted like overcooked ground chuck. Will not be returning.
   

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    Bobby

    Vancouver

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 December 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    Ordered a ribeye steak and they gave me sirloin. They even tried convincing me that it is ribeye
    

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