CAN: Grizzly House
Enjoying the sizzling sound of meat cooked in oil fondue~
I saw quite a number of diners enjoying their melted Toblerone chocolate fondue for dessert. That might be too rich for my blood.
Grizzly House is a famous fondue restaurant in Banff, Canada. It started off as Western Canada's first discotheque in 1967 with the food delivered through literally a hole in the wall from the neighbouring Chinese restaurant until the latter closed down. It was only then that fondue dishes were introduced and became a big hit.
The restaurant serves exotic ingredients, such as ostrich, wild boar and rattlesnake meat, but my BFF and I didn't try any.
Soup of the Day (Set Menu)
Taste: 8/10
Some of the main courses, such as the one shown below, comes with a choice of soup of the day or tossed salad. Topped with chopped parsleys, the clear chicken soup was hearty. Besides chicken breast, there were carrots and three-coloured cheese tortellini.
Traditional Buffalo Sausages C$26.95 (~S$28.25) (Set Menu)
Taste: 7.5/10
The buffalo sausages topped with deep-fried onions were firm and meaty, although they were a tad too salty. Thankfully, the naturally sweet wild mushroom sauce could help in balancing the flavours. I enjoyed the garlic toast, as well as the blanched vegetables, that accompanied the sausages. Between a choice of rice and rosti, I chose the latter, which turned out to be not so crispy, but buttery alright.
Fondue Bourguignonne (Sow Portion) C$27.95 (~S$29.30)
Taste: 8/10
Instead of going for cheese fondue, we opted for oil fondue that'd give us an experience to fry our own meat. As the menu allows us to have a choice of Alberta beef and/or free-range chicken, we went half-and-half to get the best of both worlds. Pika's advice: As an alternative to frying in oil, you can enjoy your meat cooked on top of a hot rock.
Both the red and white meat were of good quality. On a metal platter were five different kinds of dipping sauce: teriyaki (a kind of Japanese sweet sauce), honey garlic, spicy tomato, Dijon mustard with horseradish, and onion with bacon. My top two favourites would be the luscious honey garlic sauce and tangy Dijon mustard with horseradish.
Maritimer's Maple C$7.95 (~S$8.35)
Taste: 6.5/10
As we weren't particularly interested in having any dessert, I decided to order a warm alcoholic coffee drink topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. It tasted pretty interesting, but I felt that it could tone down on the amount of white rum that somewhat overshadowed the aroma of the coffee and maple liqueur.
Melon's Rating
Taste: 7.5/10
Ambience: 8/10
Service: 7/10
Overall: 7.5/10
I saw quite a number of diners enjoying their melted Toblerone chocolate fondue for dessert. That might be too rich for my blood.
Grizzly House
207 Banff Avenue
Banff
Alberta
Canada
(Daily: 11.30am - 12 midnight)
*Prices quoted are subject to 5% GST.
Have a nice meal,
Cliff(y)
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