dairy lane cafe

wonderful attentive service. cool small little place.greatcraft beers. fantastic hummus. very fresh vegetables, good burgers made from fresh beef seasoned to perfection.greatplace for family's and friends. will return soon!

best burger in calgary. amazing burgers and fries, love the local sourced food. salads are exceptional. the burgers have real flavour and the sylvan star cheese and hudderite bacon aregreatadditions. these guys are fighting calgary's bland generic food epidemic one burger at a time.

good food and service. delicious! today i had the pleasure of having the chicken club and it was on point. the pesto mayo, avocado, bacon and chicken made for agreatcombination. the sandwiches usually come alongside either fries, soup or salad. naturally, i went with the yam fries. i was absolutely in love with the aioli that accompanied it. best part about it, is that breakfast is served till 3pm (which is rare for diners) and they are opened straight through the day into the evening. the restaurant itself is quite small and i can only imagine how busy it gets on weekends. i love that its in quiet neighborhood and has that home-like feel.

i had heard a lot ofgreatthings about dairy lane, so we decided to head down there for dinner tonight. it took quite a while for a server to ask us for our drinks order, my little brother asked for an iced tea, which turned out to be actual iced tea, and not the sugary stuff that we all know and love. my brother asked the server if he could switch it, to which she replied “yeah that’s fine but i’m going to have to charge you for this one”. why not just switch it out without charging for the untouched drink? most restaurants wouldn’t charge for that but ok. we ordered the nachos to start and they were amazing. they don’t have a huge assortment of ingredients, but the peppers, and beans that they add on, with the drizzle of cheese was seriously good. i ordered the buttermilk chicken sandwich which was wonderful, the chicken was light and seasoned really well. my brother got the fried chicken which was seriously juicy and light, it was amazing. my best friend got the cheeseburger, prob the least tastiest, it was dry and not really that good. service was ok, the place is very small so there’s not much room, only a few tables. wait time was really long, we waited quite a bit until our food arrived.

wow! what agreatvibe! the employees greeted us with the most beautiful, genuine smiles. it's small and cozy, so either go early or prepare to wait (we went at 815 am on saturday morning, were the second ones seated, and in 15 minutes the place was full). we got the hillhurst breakfast sandwhich and the breakfast burrito with brisket with fruit on the side and a slice of cherry pie to share. the food was excellent and the portion size was perfect. the brisket was perfectly cooked but a little boring in terms of seasoning. we will definitely be back though, looking forward to trying a more traditional breakfast meat next time :p

super cute place that you can tell is supported by a loyal community that keep coming back.  the food is pretty good, reminiscent of a diner but made with love that is apparent from the friends running the place.  they give you the feel that they are all sisters.

seating isn't huge here, but a few tables and a lively atmosphere make itgreatplace to pop by for a coffee or a meal!

would definitely come back if in the area.

this would have gotten a 4.5 star rating but...
first time i ate here with my husband, both food and service weregreatwhich made for a memorable meal... enough to travel from edmonton to calgary again just to eat there. the food is homey and comforting for a good price. my husband and i recently returned in the middle of the afternoon and was told there would be a 45 minute wait. at first, the staff seemed to be welcoming and friendly when we walked in. we declined to be put on the list but later changed our mind so my husband called up and explained we were just in there and changed our minds and we now wanted to be added to the waiting list. when we came back to be seated the same server who greeted us the first time was rather rude and waved us to a table without barely acknowledging we were there.
the rest of the service staff was rather rude and had a lot of attitude; they acted like the customer had no choice but to deal with it if you want to eat there because it's such a popular spot. in terms of the food, my dish was good... grilled cheese with bison chili and sweet potatoes fries. the sweet potatoes fries were enough to come back from the first time and even travel from edmonton and the best i've ever had; crispy on the outside and soft inside with a hint of cinnamon in the coating. my husband had the same burger as he had the first time and it definitely wasn't as good as the first time; the patty was borderline burnt but, in fear of not wanting more service with attitude, we chose not to send it back. 
overall, i definitely wouldn't drive from edmonton anymore to eat here again for the fact that the service was lacking and very unwelcoming, which for me ruins the experience no matter how good the food is. there is never any excuse for bad service in the restaurant biz although there's certainly enough of it. i think my husband and i have to find another calgary go-to restaurant. if you read this and have any suggestions, please feel free to message me with your recommendations.

food tasted average. the service was not toogreatas despite having few customers, everything seemed to happen in slow motion. it took us quite a while to receive our food.

ok so i haven't been here for brekkie but i did come here last week for one of their 'famous' burgers. i've gotta say that the food here isn't great. i ordered the way too garlicky bruschetta for an appy and the cheese burger for a main dish. the burger was a huge disappointment. it wasn't awful, but it wasn'tgreateither. the patty was quite flavourless actually.
as far as the prices go, i found it to be very expensive! especially the wine 🍷...as in $14-$17 for a 9oz glass 😳
the decor here is super cute retro cafe style from the 60's. very tiny restaurant though. nice ambiance, friendly staff, very hip. too bad the prices are so high and the food didn't live up to it hype.

went here today with my boyfriend and it's a cute and pleasant place to stop! it was busy at 2:30 on a sunday but we did get a table right away. it's a little cramped in there but manageable.
i ordered the dairy lane veggie burger and it was delicious. the patty is thick and hearty and tastes home made. fresh lettuce and thick tomatoe slice!greatbun that was very soft and fresh. the fries were a little dry but i didn't really have a lot of room for them after i finished the burger.
my boyfriend ordered the canadian omelet and loved it. very thick and packed with ingredients.greathome style hash browns. verygreatcomfort food.
i would definitely come back as they have a lot of vegetarian options.
16 dollars for each entrée but well worth it.

i have tried coming here for breakfast a couple of times after reading somegreatreviews online but was never able to get in cause was always packed. i am glad to say i finally made it in today & am so glad i did. i tried the garlic fried mushrooms & spinach benny with hash browns when the dish cam out it was a beautifully presentation. the benny was beautiful almost felt bad eating it but it wasgreatthe fried mushrooms & garlic, spinach, egg & the brown butter hollandaise sauce all worked together perfectly nothing over powering the other ingredients. the hash browns were amazing not sure how they make them & what herb they use with them but they are one of the best hash browns i have had in a while. i highly recommend.

this place is very small and always busy, but the food is alwaysgreatand i love the little patio in the summer. i love all day breakfast and diners and this is one of the really good ones

i was real excited to try dairy lane as i had heard about it in the summer time but hadn't had the chance to try it until now. my initial impression walking in was "cute café, but so cramped". and i've been to other local restaurants, but this is the most cramped i've experienced. on the bright side, there's a ton of free residential parking to take advantage of and it's in a very convenient location just off kensington.

next was the service. was welcomed right away and given the choice to sit wherever. i'd been to dairy lane once before and the wait time to be seated was half an hour so we decided not to stay that day. this time we came early to ensure prompt seating and service. it's quite busy so if you're wanting to try it for breakfast, come before 930-10 am to avoid that wait time. as far as service, we were given 2 waters right away, offered any other beverage (for a price, that is) and menus were already at the table. our server was great, but didn't smile nor introduce herself the entire time. kind of like she didn't want to be there..? butgreatservice nonetheless - she took our orders right when we were ready, gave us waters, asked us how our meals tasted, took our plates, gave us our bill, and wished us agreatrest of our day. just no smile or introduction - and that's okay.

next is the food. i've been really craving eggs benedict lately and have been on the hunt for the best hollandaise sauce, so i tried their spinach and mushroom eggs benedict (soft poached eggs). i thought the food was decent. not amazing, but good. the eggs were definitely not soft. i was looking for more of a runny yolk kind of effect. the hollandaise was creamy but could have had more flavour, and there wasn't much of it. overall, it was about average to me.

finally, price. the price didn't bother me as much as other people. i think it's pretty standard that eggs benedict be $15 but that's just me. and when i skimmed over the menu, i'd say it's reasonable.

overall, it wasn't bad. i'd give it another chance in the future. i think i just hyped it up too much for myself. 3.5 out of 5 stars!

dairy lane used to be one of my favourite places for brunch, but it's not in my top 3 anymore. the place feels so cramped and gets really loud. they used to serve free coffee to customers who were waiting, but they haven't done that the last couple of times i was there. there's a small waiting area in the back.

i think they need to keep up with other breakfast places and experiment with their menu a little bit. after years of going there, the menu gets a little old.

quality of the food is stillgreatthough. i just don't enjoy actually sitting there because it's hard to talk over brunch due to the noise level and being so cramped.

heard a lot of good things about this place, so i went there with friends for early dinner. the place is super tiny, probably can't seat more than 15 people indoor. we waited for approximately 20 mins for a table and that was consider fast. their menu shows a strong emphasis on using local ingredients. having said that, i didn't see that translate intogreattaste that would persuade me to come back. kevin tok