hotel saskatchewan dining room

i've been impressed everytimei've been. lunch buffet is excellent with lots of choices.

special dinner event: the food was absolutely fantastic.

one of my favourites.

my wife and i decided to celebrate our 12th wedding anniversary by having brunch at the hotel saskatchewan this morning.  this is the firsttimewe have had brunch there since the renovation.  i have heard mixed reviews of the reno so i will start there.  i really like it.  the tables and chairs are very comfortable.  the room is still very classy and elegant.  my only criticism is the laminate floor.  i think tile or wood would be more befitting.  onto the food.... it was as good as ever.  perfect eggs benedict, tasty sausages, a carving station, omelettes to order and so on.  the best thing that i ate were the steamed muscles served cold on the half shell.  they were meaty, tender and served with the perfect cocktail sauce.  another highlight was at desert.  saskatoon berry tarts topped with a shortbread crumble.  i had to have 2.  my only complaint is in reference to some of our fellow diners.  some were dressed like they were going to the beach rather than the nicest hotel brunch in the province.  i would like to see an enforced dress code.  however the over all experience was top notch and i am looking forward to the nexttimei can indulge in such a great brunch.

are the new owners ruining the hotels reputation?. i am a regular patron and have always had a high opinion of the hotel, the staff and the food service. in many ways this historic hotel is the reputational anchor for high class hospitality in the city and province.
do the new owners appreciate that.?do they wish to maintain it's high standards? are they attempting to squeeze maximum revenues from operations by reducing the quality of service? is skimping on supplies and labor and stafftimea way to please the shareholders and irritate regular guests? according to some it would seem so.

is the province's premiere hotel now being run by a bunch of skin flints wanting to squeeze every buck out of operations by reducing the quality of service, food, cleanliness and housekeeping so they can please the shareholders? how does it maintain it's standards if the staff are demoralized and frustrated by cutbacks?


-----25 mar, 2014-----

consistently first class.. my first choice for brunch, lunch and happy hour since the early seventies. food and service has always been top notch, the long term staff are the best in the city, the dining areas are aesthetically beautiful, and the value for money is very reasonable.
the hotel has always treated their staff well and it shows in terms of how they treat their patrons.

reputation would lead one to expect better. upon arrival we were greeted by staff, we were ontimefor our reservation, we gave the staff our info and then the restaurant phone rang, we were ignored for another minute, a second staff came to assist us but was rudely interrupted by the first girl when she hung up the phone. we were further ignored until the second staff person just walked away then the first girl looked at is again and said "reservation?"
once seated the service wasn't awesome and the food was fairly unspectacular. what was spectacular however was the bill, two adults, one 6 year old and one three year old... $108
ouch!
i do not recommend hotel saskatchewan radisson for brunch.