Edmonton Food, Coffee, Dining, etc. - Page 303

Coldrsx · #**6041** Posted **Jul 24, 2019, 9:08 PM**

JW Marriott

Raise your glasses to our drink specials
available at The Lobby Bar

HAPPY HOUR
daily from 3pm to 6pm and 9pm to close
$6 draught beer
$7 glasses of wine on tap
$8 select cocktails

MARTINI MONDAYS
$10 gin or vodka martinis

TUESDAYS ON TAP
$6 16oz Miller or Miller Lite

WINE WEDNESDAYS
half-priced bottles of select wine

ROSÉ THURSDAYS
half-priced bottles of select rosé

FANCY FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
$10 5oz glass of Zonin Prosecco Brut
specially priced bottles of sparkling wine & Champagne

SIP AWAY SUNDAYS
$6 Caesars & mimosas

Coldrsx · #**6042** Posted **Jul 25, 2019, 4:12 AM**

Uccellino - Tagliatelle L’Ancetre Butter, Sage & Grana

https://twitter.com/IanOyeg/status/1154242784976441344
@ianoyeg

rapid_business · #**6043** Posted **Jul 25, 2019, 9:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

JW Marriott

Raise your glasses to our drink specials
available at The Lobby Bar

HAPPY HOUR
daily from 3pm to 6pm and 9pm to close
$6 draught beer
$7 glasses of wine on tap
$8 select cocktails

MARTINI MONDAYS
$10 gin or vodka martinis

TUESDAYS ON TAP
$6 16oz Miller or Miller Lite

WINE WEDNESDAYS
half-priced bottles of select wine

ROSÉ THURSDAYS
half-priced bottles of select rosé

FANCY FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
$10 5oz glass of Zonin Prosecco Brut
specially priced bottles of sparkling wine & Champagne

SIP AWAY SUNDAYS
$6 Caesars & mimosas

When do they open?

Coldrsx · #**6044** Posted **Jul 25, 2019, 9:10 PM**

August 1st, but they have been doing soft openings of place... so perhaps a bit sooner?

rakesh · #**6045** Posted **Jul 26, 2019, 1:43 AM**

So far I love Edmonton. The people here are super nice. But why oh why is food so expensive here. Toronto has hundreds of cheap eats. Even coffee is expensive here. I miss Toronto's food scene (the only thing I truly miss). Hopefully the situation is gonna change in the near future.

I thought Taste of Edmonton was good but again expensive.

rapid_business · #**6046** Posted **Jul 29, 2019, 3:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by rakesh

So far I love Edmonton. The people here are super nice. But why oh why is food so expensive here. Toronto has hundreds of cheap eats. Even coffee is expensive here. I miss Toronto's food scene (the only thing I truly miss). Hopefully the situation is gonna change in the near future.

I thought Taste of Edmonton was good but again expensive.

Groceries are always going to be more expensive. That is a product of the distance from major markets and growing areas. As for meals, sure, I feel that. But it comes with the offset of higher disposable incomes (generally, for the middle class) and less housing expenses.

Taste of Edmonton is always going to be that way. It is a way to sample a bunch of different places, not fill up on cheap food. Go in expecting to pay $30-40 per person and it's a nice evening to enjoy.

rakesh · #**6047** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 5:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by rapid_business

Taste of Edmonton is always going to be that way. It is a way to sample a bunch of different places, not fill up on cheap food. Go in expecting to pay $30-40 per person and it's a nice evening to enjoy.

IMO, festivals like these should be accessible to everyone. I might be ok with $30 - $40 but not everyone can afford it. $6 to $7 dollars per sample is excessive (also $9 beer). $20 to sample 5 items would have been more reasonable. I enjoyed the event though.

Hardhatdan · #**6048** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 5:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by rakesh

IMO, festivals like these should be accessible to everyone. I might be ok with $30 - $40 but not everyone can afford it. $6 to $7 dollars per sample is excessive (also $9 beer). $20 to sample 5 items would have been more reasonable. I enjoyed the event though.

I'm not sure ToE is exactly sitting on a pile of cash. This isn't a small feat to put on and there's also free entertainment that comes with your tickets.

With somewhere between 300,000 and 350,000 visitors over the festival duration, overall that's pretty accessible.

It's easy to say it should be cheaper, but it's an event. Events have a premium price, if you want the best deal go to these restaurants one at a time on a day they have their best specials. But that comes with it's own issues right?

I went Friday, there was that Classified concert and it was a free 1.5 hour show. I don't know what he normally charges for his shows, but you probably got a $30 freebe right there.

DKaz · #**6049** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 2:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by rakesh

IMO, festivals like these should be accessible to everyone. I might be ok with $30 - $40 but not everyone can afford it. $6 to $7 dollars per sample is excessive (also $9 beer). $20 to sample 5 items would have been more reasonable. I enjoyed the event though.

If you bought the $35 ticket pack, it's only $8.75 a beer.

But yea it's like $5.25 to $7.20 per food sample but they had to pay for the fairly reasonable concert lineup somehow. Classified.

stefanYEG · #**6050** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 2:44 PM**

So Hudson's downtown closed; didn't last long at its new location. Too bad. The very first date I had with my wife was at the original location in Oliver Square. That place was always packed.

MacLac · #**6051** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 2:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by stefanYEG

So Hudson's downtown closed; didn't last long at its new location. Too bad. The very first date I had with my wife was at the original location in Oliver Square. That place was always packed.

What? Wait a minute....the original was in Oliver Sq..yes. Where did it move within DT after that?

s4.audios · #**6052** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 3:28 PM**

^ 109 Street North of Jasper and the Pint. Really it closed down??? Wtf I thought it was doing good, weekends are always busy there.

stefanYEG · #**6053** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 4:46 PM**

I was surprised to see it close as well—always seemed to be quite busy.

This arcade bar out of Calgary is apparently taking its place:https://www.gretabar.com/

MacLac · #**6054** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 4:56 PM**

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Originally Posted by s4.audios

^ 109 Street North of Jasper and the Pint. Really it closed down??? Wtf I thought it was doing good, weekends are always busy there.

"And the Pint" They were one and the same?

"Greta?" As in Greta Van Fleet? Read the website - terrible Hipster name, Hipster concept with wide-brimmed-ballcaps-worn-up-and to the side cooks. All the food appears to be served in paper baskets - street food entirely. "Shareable" cocktails? What the hell is that? We've already worn out "shareable appetizers?" Now we're sharing cocktails? How's that gonna work out? No thanks, stay in Sh*tkicker town.....

Coldrsx · #**6055** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 5:43 PM**

Hudsons was fading and competed very directly with the Pint... they wanted a new concept there.

s4.audios · #**6056** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 6:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by MacLac

"And the Pint" They were one and the same?

"Greta?" As in Greta Van Fleet? Read the website - terrible Hipster name, Hipster concept with wide-brimmed-ballcaps-worn-up-and to the side cooks. All the food appears to be served in paper baskets - street food entirely. "Shareable" cocktails? What the hell is that? We've already worn out "shareable appetizers?" Now we're sharing cocktails? How's that gonna work out? No thanks, stay in Sh*tkicker town.....

No no.. Just North of The Pint.

Greta actually seems to be doing really well in Calgary. Just from what I have seen walking by often, and never been for food just at night. It's pretty much like Beercade in Edmonton, but more crammed. The arcade games also not pay per use like Beercade, you buy prepaid cards like the Rec Room.

ExcaliburKid · #**6057** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 7:04 PM**

Banquet Premium Dive Bar opening soon in Currents at Windermere

https://www.facebook.com/thebanquetbar/

Airboy · #**6058** Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 8:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by s4.audios

No no.. Just North of The Pint.

Greta actually seems to be doing really well in Calgary. Just from what I have seen walking by often, and never been for food just at night. It's pretty much like Beercade in Edmonton, but more crammed. The arcade games also not pay per use like Beercade, you buy prepaid cards like the Rec Room.

Table reservations "A party totally rad and customized". Definitely not my demographic.

Coldrsx · #**6059** Posted **Aug 2, 2019, 4:13 AM**

Braven for opening night.

Great space, service was amazing due to day 1, food was very good. Overall pricing is very comparable to other top of market places with some things underpriced by 20-30% and others a bit over by the same. We all enjoyed it.

The lobby bar was overrun with people wanting to see/experience it. Looking forward to going back after the rush, but a nice space.

https://twitter.com/IanOyeg/status/1157140403952336902
@ianoyeg

CMD UW · #**6060** Posted **Aug 2, 2019, 7:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by s4.audios

^ 109 Street North of Jasper and the Pint. Really it closed down??? Wtf I thought it was doing good, weekends are always busy there.

My understanding is that they sold it to this new group.