Your City's Revolving Restaurant

AuxTown · #1 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 3:31 AM**

I thought I should start a thread about something that every big Canadian city seems to have. Many were built in the 70's and 80's and they may not look pretty, but they sure have some nice views of the city. So what's the revolving restaurant (or rooftop restaurant if you don't have one) in your city? Post some pictures of their brutalist (at least our podium is) glory and possibly a look at the view.

Here in Ottawa it is the Merlot Grill on the 29th floor of the Marriott Hotel at the corner of Kent and Sparks.

Rico Rommheim · #2 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 3:35 AM**

you know, I don't think we have one!

mersar · #3 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 3:40 AM**

Calgary's (at the top of the Calgary Tower of course) is currently undergoing renovations, and will be reopening in July as 'Sky 360'. The one thing that I hope they change is the policy on getting into it, the previous restaurant still required you to pay 50% of the tower admission to get up to the restaurant.

AuxTown · #4 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 3:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim

you know, I don't think we have one!

I think you're in Montreal, and if so, you guys have a revolving restaurant in the Delta Hotel called La Tour de Ville that fits my description of these Canada landmarks perfectly.

Rico Rommheim · #5 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 4:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey

I think you're in Montreal, and if so, you guys have a revolving restaurant in the Delta Hotel called La Tour de Ville that fits my description of these Canada landmarks perfectly.

well I'll be. Been here for 21 years and I never knew this. Thanks!

Kevin_foster · #6 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 4:04 AM**

Edmonton's is quite nice.. La Ronde in Chateau Lacombe

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Except I think every rotating restaurant has the same name

Calgarian · #7 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 4:44 AM**

I never knew there were so many revolving restaurants in Canada. Do people know when they were built? basically, which was the first.

SteelTown · #8 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 4:47 AM**

Looks like they were a big trend during the 80's for hotels.

caltrane74 · #9 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 5:00 AM**

Westin Harbour Castle

from www.flickr.com Jan1ce

Evergrey · #10 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 6:06 AM**

"food tastes better when you're revolving"

Alberta

* La Ronde, at the top of the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton, Alberta
* Panorama Dining Room, at the top of the Calgary Tower, Calgary, Alberta

British Columbia

* Cloud 9 restaurant at the Empire Landmark Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia
* Top of Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
* Vistas Revolving Restaurant & Bar, on top of Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside, Vancouver, British Columbia

Manitoba

* The Royal Crown Revolving Restaurant, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Ontario

* 360, CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario
* The Merlot, on top of the Ottawa Marriott, Ottawa, Ontario
* Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Quebec

* L'Astral, on top of the Loews Hotel le Concorde Quebec City, Quebec
* Le Tour de Ville, on top of Delta Centre Hotel in Montreal, Quebec

raggedy13 · #11 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 7:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by Evergrey

* Cloud 9 restaurant at the Empire Landmark Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia
* Top of Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia
* Vistas Revolving Restaurant & Bar, on top of Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside, Vancouver, British Columbia

And here they are as ordered above:

deasine · #12 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 8:20 AM**

Vancouver's Cloud Nine is just a ripoff... disgusting food, disgusting service, and to top it off: super expensive. Not worth it: even for the view imo.

1ajs · #13 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 8:21 AM**

can see ours in this pano i did on a -40 day........

portion of the veiw

both images shot by me

harls · #14 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 1:05 PM**

I was just up in Ottawa's at the end of May and took these:

MolsonExport · #15 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 1:06 PM**

There are none in London. Some revolting restaurants, but none revolving.

WhipperSnapper · #16 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 1:52 PM**

Do they all still revolve? This one ...

... hasn't revolved in 8 years. We still have the CN Towers though

Rico Rommheim · #17 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 2:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

There are none in London. Some revolting restaurants, but none revolving.

caltrane74 · #18 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 3:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by goodlookin'

Do they all still revolve? This one ...

... hasn't revolved in 8 years. We still have the CN Towers though

goodlookin', can you revolve on it?

WhipperSnapper · #19 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 3:51 PM**

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goodlookin', can you revolve on it?

Only if you can do the twist otherwise, from what the staff told me last year, the revolving mechanisms are completely trashed and have been for years.

MolsonExport · #20 Posted **Jun 9, 2008, 4:32 PM**

revolving? or rotating? or revolting?

A tub of chicken, eitherway.