hy's steakhouse

great service poor food. we were celebrating valentines day early due to the availability of babysitter. the service was great...the cheese toast was absolutely heavenly. however....this is a steakhouse who doesn't cook steak well....sigh...
i ordered a steak diane and my hubby ordered a wellington. ended up sending both back with mine being too salty with the sauce and hubby is probably close to well done. i told my server if the same sauce was being used....i'd rather order something else....which the something else turns out to be perfect. however....my unlucky hubby got an 'almost blue' beef wellington which we asked them to forget about cooking another one. we ended up sharing my perfect second go around steak. however...throughout the dinner experience.. the service was good. however.... they really need to train the kitchen for a better quality control.p

dined at hys on jan 17, 2015. excellent food and great service. happy we came here! porterhouse was perfect and the entire team was fun, pleasant and helpful!

very good place to have steak in calgary.

hy’s has made a triumphant return. the restaurant originally opened in calgary in the 1950s only to shutter that space nearly eight years ago—but, lucky for us, it’s back. located in the core, the new iteration of hy’s steakhouse is a classy addition to the downtown restaurant scene. we love the old-school vibe of the space, right down to the dark wood and tableside cart service. don’t skip a classic caesar salad—a recipe we seriously need to get our hands on. for a real treat, be sure to splurge on steak diane or chateaubriand for two; both dishes are prepared tableside, right before your eyes. welcome back, hy’s.

not overly impressed. we were excited to hear hy's was back in calgary. we planned a family dinner, they have transformed the space beautifully - the classic steakhouse decor. the service was very good, had appetizer and dessert made in front us by the server, this brought us back to the original hy's. albeit the steaks were very good, the plate presentation could use some work. when you receive a filet and baked potatoe and nothing else on the plate, it is very minimalistic. i realize that vegetables could be ordered separately, but i feel for the price of the meal, a few colour veggies could be added. not sure if we will return.

my dad took the family to hy's so we could experience what a traditional high end steakhouse was like.
in general, everything was pretty average. however i felt the ambience was lacking and felt very cramped for a place charging $45-60 a plate.
i had the chateaubriand which was quite nice, however not overly exceptional for the $50/plate price. we had over priced wine and desserts and left feeling very full and satisfied, but with empty wallets.
the service was very good and everyone was very polite, especially the gentleman greeting us at the door.
i'm glad i got to experience hy's, but there are other less expensive steakhouses i'd prefer to go to for easily the same quality of food.