hy's steakhouse

hy's steakhouse is tucked away at the core shopping centre, so finding parking was not an issue. as for the food...the cheese toast is absolutely delicious!!! it's probably one of my favourite appetizers of all time!!! thesteakportion was actually decent and tender. the service was top notch and had a fantastic time. only negative was that the restaurant was a bit too dark. more lighting would help when navigating around the restaurant. i look forward to coming back here again soon!

#fullpost{display:inline;}   working downtown, you can’t help but roam the core shopping centre from time to time. everybody needs a break now and again. however late last year i couldn’t help but notice that there was some major construction on the main floor of the mall and wondered what new amazing shop was going to be opening. how surprised was i when i found out that hy’s steakhouse was returning to calgary! i still remember their old location and how everybody went there and knew they’d be served a delicious steak. so needless to say, i definitely stopped by to grab a bite when they opened. atmosphere: a nouveau modern interior with a dining area which opens up to the grill room, where you can witness the steaks being cooked in all its glory. the perfect combination of new and old school. price range: $20s - $40+ food & wine: one can find all the great classics served at hy’s like tableside caesar salad and banana’s foster, so we couldn’t wait to indulge. to start we opted out of the aforementioned caesar due to my entrée selection and went with the wedge salad. i really enjoy the freshness of wedge salads and find that they’re not offered much on menus anymore. this version had a creamy thousand island dressing with hints of blue cheese, adding a bit of punch to the iceberg lettuce and bacon combination. it was a great refreshing way to start off the meal. i was excited for my main because i ordered thesteakdiane, which means tableside flambe of the steak. the beef tenderloin filet is cooked with dijon and fresh mushrooms, lit up with brandy and then served with fresh green beans and potatoes. it smelled amazing when it was being prepared and i was excited to taste it. since i like my steaks rare, i was surprised that the filet remained quite tender cooked to medium. the flavour of thesteakwasn’t compromised but instead elevated with the mushroom brandy cream sauce. it was definitely a decadent dish. the hubby couldn’t pass up ordering something from the

this is one of my go to spots if i have meetings or doctors appointments downtown for lunch. the stroganoff is amazing, the cheesecake fantastic, the onion soup mmmmmm. and then there is the cheese toast.

had a great dinner with friends the other night, the peppersteakwas amazing, the desserts well bam.

this was the beststeakdinner we’ve ever had. the meat was tender, juicy and cooked to perfection. the accompaniments were delicious as well. highly recommended!

absolutely in love with everything about this place - food, service, everything. and if you're asteaklover, this place is not to be missed! amazing steaks! and it's a really nice place for a dinner on a special occasion. also, i prefer coming here for their happy hour specials... the service is way better than any other place around.

throwback in time when all this city had was steak. the place is an absolute cave -- at least they ditched the red velvet panelling and shag carpet. it's fun to come for a drink but i have to say i'm a little reluctant to pay $11 for a tossed garden salad. the $120 chateaubriand is tempting but i know there's little chance of it ever meeting expectations. i'm always leery about steakhouses because i make the beststeakat home.steakis something i cook on hot coals and eat on the patio with a nice red. every time i've paid $50 for a striploin at a supposedly upscale restaurant i feel ripped off.

oysters were soso. the escargot tasted great i love the presentation they have in their foods. it a perfect place for fine dinning. thesteaki feel is a bit better at a few other places but over all a place i would come back once in a while.

these guys know how to do steak, one of my favourite places to have asteakdinner doesnt matter what cut, very nicely appointed restaurant , the service we had the day we were there was excellent, there were four of us all had steaks all four of us had them done differently from rare to well done, all of them were perfect, which i must say is a first for me,usually its hard to differentiate from rare to medium, apps, were great, desserts looked good, defiantly many returns are in the future

on my recent dining at hy's  i must write this recommendation just because i was so impressed, first of all i find that the staff is  professional, kind  and accommodating , when it comes to the food, well it is the beststeakhouse in calgary with their special grill, i don't think anyone has that in the city . when you dine at hy's you actually feel like you
been somewhere, great dining rooms (they have several) , beautiful people, i find that the clientele here is more sophisticated as opposed to the other dining establishments around hy's .  it's a great dining experience all in all.

my colleagues wanted to get together after work for the holiday season. i suggested hy’s as i’ve been wanting to try their happy hour menu for months. what’s the big dealio? bubbles are 40% off, select wines for $8.00 and some cocktails are 50% off. there’s also a tasty list of specially priced food, including one of the beststeaksandwiches i’ve ever eaten. also note that now until christmas, you can drop off a christmas toy for the magic of christmas, a charity that gives toys to children in need.

this place is now one of my favourite steakhouse restaurants. my boyfriend took me here for dinner on valentine's day and we left with a memorable experience. the ambiance inside is lovely. when you first come in, they ask if you want them to take your jacket before seating you. we were seated on the side of the restaurant in a secluded open room. there were 3 other tables inside with us but they were far apart enough that you didn't hear their conversations or vice versa. it was also fairly quiet even though the restaurant was busy. nothing ruins a nice dinner than having to yell at the other person so they can hear you. our server's service was top-notch. he was very friendly, ensured that we were well informed of the menu and kept his attention on us without being bothersome. since it was my first time here and i didn't know where the washrooms were, i asked our server and he actually walked me to the ladies washroom, which i thought was really nice. now for the food. for appetizer, we ordered their famous cheese toast. the cheese toast was so good!! the inside of the bread was soft and the outside was nice and crunchy. yet, the cheese was perfectly melted and had so much flavour to it. we wanted to order more of it but we decided to wait and finish all our food first. for steak, i ordered the 8oz filet mignon and my boyfriend ordered the 16oz bone-in rib steak. my filet mignon was succulent, tender and perfectly seasoned. the bone-in ribsteakwas also very moist and tender. it had lots of flavour to it as well. we both got mashed potatoes as our sides, it was creamy and went really well with our steak. we also ordered a side of white cheddar macaroni, and their famous cheesecake for dessert. the macaroni was subpar but the cheesecake was delightful. i'm not huge cheesecake person because i find that it gets too much after a couple bites. however, the cheesecake here wasn't too heavy or overwhelming. it's the best cheesecake i've ever had. i also had a mojito to drink and that was great too. this place is expensive, our bill came to $200 including gst and tip. in my opinion, it was worth it. overall, i loved everything about this place and i will definitely be coming back. i highly recommend this restaurant forsteaklovers or if you want to take someone on a really nice date.

came here with the in laws tonight to celebrate christmas. our first time here, service and food was phenomenonal! we started with cheesebread to share, my husband had a caesar salad to start which they prepared tableside. my father in law and i ordered the special-steakwith prawns, mother in law got ordered the special- salmon with scallops and my husband got the 16 oz bone in rib eye with baked potato. thesteakwas mouthwatering and delicious from first bite until the very end. mysteakwas gigantic, i can't believe i finished the whole thing and pretty much licked the plate clean. hahha we were so full that we didn't have room for dessert. the menu is pricey but it was totally worth it.

came here last night for our christmas dinner. it was an unbelievable experience. i'd never had tableside service before, and the service really treated us like royalty. 

we all had a round of cheesy bread to start which was amazing. everyone wanted seconds.

for mains, we had the chateaubriand - which was prepared at the table. thesteakwas exceptional and we had so much food on our plate we didn't really know where to start. 

we also had thesteakdiane, which was flambeed at the table, and looked incredible. 

by all accounts, the filet mignon was also excellent, although it only came with a carb and no extras. even the extra gravy should have cost $3. when our friends decided not to have it, the waiter seemed so disappointed that they'd be going without gravy that he gave them a complementary gravy boat.

we heard excellent things about the roast chicken and the lamb chops as well. 

for dessert, we had a variety of dishes, including the bananas foster - flambeed bananas, prepared by the table - this one wasn't really my cup of tea to be honest; it was a little orangey. the chocolate bourbon cake was incredible. 

the key lime tart was also delicious and tangy, and we heard that the creme brulee was also incredible. 

overall this was an incredible experience that we all enjoyed immensely. the huge bill at the end didn't feel unreasonable considering the fantastic meal we'd had, and we were happy with the 18% autograt.

i would 100% come back here again for special occasions, and look forward to it.

08/20/2016

i received a call from the restaurant manager today (ironically, at the same time my bestie and i were discussing the incident) about my review.  she wanted to assure me that hy's treat all diners with respect and would never judge anyone in any way.  while i do not want to add anything else to my lunch incident, i appreciate that hy's actually takes time to read customer reviews and take them into consideration.  we were also invited to have lunch at the restaurant again where it was unexpected, but definitely appreciated.  thank you hy's for standing behind your reputation for exceptional customer service.

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08/19/2016

wasn't entirely impressed with my visit today.  food was still on par however my brother and i agreed that service was poor and lackluster.  i felt that i was being judge by our server because i wasn't dressed in business attire.  has she not heard of casual fridays? i am dressed down today, but i wasn't aware that hy's only catered to the business crowd.  she looked like she didn't know how to smile or just didn't want to smile at us, perhaps.  now i feel like i shouldn't go to hy's unless i'm dressed up...

sad that how one employee can ruin two people's dining experience in less than an hour.  i feel that service has gone down overall for the rest of the staff, too.

eta: my brother thinks the reason of our poor service was because we didn't order alcohol.  either way, we will not be returning for a while.

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this was my first visit since their old location closed many years ago... i was deterred from visiting b/c i noticed that they are now a lot more upscale and the prices were quite high.  however, after having lunch there today i have to say it was well worth it.  my friend and i shared the cheese toast, she had thesteaksandwich and i had thesteaksalad.  you can tell thesteakis really good quality, it was cooked perfectly to medium rare and the marinade was spot on (my husband just saw my picture and actually said that looks like it's really tasty! lol).  anyways, we both immensely enjoyed our meals and wouldn't hesitate to come back.  the service was really good and overall it was a great experience.

hy's steakhouse is hit or miss. a restaurant that charges this much for a filet mignon should be perfect every time. the first time i came here, i ordered a filet mignon at medium rare. it was the beststeaki've ever had. i brought my entire family back a month later, ordered the filet mignon in medium rare.. and i got medium... i was so disappointed... i paid $56 for a chewy steak. service is always great, however, i am 26 years old and i feel that i get ignored for the guests that are 40+ years old. pictures i am adding today are from the first time i went, when i had a decent experience.