saltlik banff

rudest server ever.. i came to saltlik one time while in banff for a quick bite and the food was pretty good, so i planned my birthday dinner here becuase my friends and i rented cabin in town. my party was about 15 people, and i called weeks in advance to book the reservation. when we arrived at the restaurant they didnt have a table to accomodate enough people and we had to wait half an hour before a table was put together for us. i was understanding as i work in the industry and have worked for the joey group. when we were seating we got the rudest server i've ever had in my life. i understand that dealing with large parties is hard to handle as a server but this was just offensive how he treated my guests. one of my guests ordered a drink and he responded "uhh thats a 30 dollar drink" and another guest was ordering her appetizer and entree and was deciding if she wanted them together and he responded " il just bring them together" and walked off not letting her finish her sentance. i asked for a drink and he just put up his hand and walked off. the food was alright, they were out of some items but that wasnt even an issue. our servers rudeness continued the whole service and i finally went to speak to a manager about him. i told her he was completely ruining my birthday, i was worrying the whole night about everyone at my party being upset at how they were being treated by our server. as i have worked for this company i know exactly what their standards are and i am honestly surprised this man has a job there. no one was being rude or giving him a hard time, and he was in a mood from the moment he came to the table. at the end when we were paying one of my girlfriends was walking around the table collecting money from everyone (which he should have been doing) and he stood so close to the table several of us heard him say "look they cant even pay theyre bill" at that point she lost it and yelled at him calling him an "a**hole" and everyone at the table started clapping. so you can see i am not even exxaggerating at how much everyone wanted to call him out on his behavior. our bill was 1500 dollars and had an included tip percentage, i would never not tip a server even if they struggled with the service (being in the industry). however if i had the choice i would have given him nothing for how he treated me and my friends. the manager didnt seem to care much at the comments he made or how upset everyone at the table was. she apologized but wasnt very genuine and didnt do anything to correct the situation. i would have been happy if we were just given a different server the first time i complained. for the amount of money we spent there that night i would have expected a lot different. i will never ever eat there again.

one of the best meals i've ever had!. we went early on a saturday night for dinner and ate in the lounge downstairs so that my husband could have a burger. he ordered the kobe beef burger and it was amazing! very tasty and you could even smell the rich beef when it came to the table! i had the duck tacos and a house salad. yummy! the duck tacos are an appie and wouldn't be enough for a meal but paired with the salad it was satisfying. the salad had beets and goat cheese on it, so that alone is perfection in my book! as we were eating, we kept seeing small pans of dessert with ice cream on top coming out. we asked about it and were told it was apple pecan crumble pie. sold! and we never order dessert! it was soooo good. a large serving, enough for both of us. service was great, food was excellent and the atmosphere was pleasant. thanks saltlik, we'll be back next time we're in town!

no. just no. the steak was cooked good but they ruined it with the gross sauce and it was swimming in it. the servers were rude and un attentive. definitely not going back ever. the truffle mac and cheese is also a let down.

so this evening, we were craving for some great ribs and steak. after doing a quick research, we decided on saltlik!

the first impression upon arrival was the classy ambience. the two storey restaurant with an outdoor patio is perfect for a summer visit!

we ordered the bbq ribs and steak tenderloin, of course medium rare as always! we were so delighted with both dishes. the steak was cooked to perfection, and the ribs were juicy! the steak is a bit pricey but the flavour was spot on. we were a bit disappointed with the fact that it doesn’t come with a side and had to pay extra for it.. really??

other than that, the food quality is definitely on the top side, and the service was attentive.

the duck tacos are quacktastic, and i don't normally even enjoy duck!

best steak in the world. the california cut is quite possibly the best steak i have ever had.. at any price!

unfriendly.... this restaurant is totally not baby friendly. now before you flame me for taking a baby there, my baby eats out once a week, is used to it and normally very well behaved.

when we arrived we were informed they did not have high chairs available. they they indicated that it was a policy not to allow strollers in the restaurant, therefore our baby had to sit on my lap and we were both uncomfortable.

i cannot say whether the food was good, i had to eat my food cold as my baby was in my lap until my husband finished....the staff just seemed unfriendly toward us since we had a baby with us.

clearly we should have known better when they did not have a high chair...

with saltlik steakhouse recently becoming part of the growing joey restaurant collection of establishments, executive chef chris mills, along with the always enjoyable director of marketing from joey, britt, decided to host a tasting meal this past weekend. if you don't remember, i had my first encounter last year when chef mills came through edmonton on his james beard preparation tour . with memories from that meal being some of the best i've ever had, there was no question that we'd make the drive out to banff when i was invited. arriving for our one o'clock lunch appointment, sarah and i found ourselves upstairs in the cozy, wood framed dining area. the room provides guests with a brilliant view of the mountains as well as the comfort that many would come to think of when chalets run through your mind. grabbing a table right beside the action, sarah and i were introduced to the team at saltlik, while chef mills and saltlik chef,

came here for a quick birthday dinner, our waiter wolfy made our night with tremendous service and recommendations! 5* service, thanks again wolfy!

oh my, the best steak i've had in quite some time. the friendly staff were very accommodating and made great recommendations for wine pairings!

a friend organized a dinner for 8 at saltlik while we were on holidays in banff. nice atmosphere and the menu looked great. i ordered a steak and asked the waiter if the descriptions on how they cook a rare steak was accurate. he confirmed so i ordered a rare steak (menu says: rare: deep red throughout).

when my steak arrived it didn't look quite right, and once i cut into it to i discovered it was well done (zero color and tough). i asked the server if he made a mistake and gave me someone else's steak and he said no, but took the steak back to show the chef.

the waiter came back and said the chef is cooking a rare steak for me. the steak shows up and the waiter disappeared before i could even cut into it to verify. i cut into it and it was pink which is not quite medium-rare by their description (med-rare: pink edge, deep red cent).

everyone else had already finished their meals by this time so i decided to give up on trying to get a rare steak and finish my meal. not even two minutes later, the waiter shows up in a panic with a third steak, telling me that he gave me the wrong steak. before letting him take away the 2nd steak i asked him to wait and i cut into it and surprise, surprise i finally received a rare steak.

it's a steak house and it took them three tries to get a steak cooked right! if you want a good steak cooked right the first time, go somewhere else. i would never go back.

visited february 2017

i got the ginger salmon salad with quinoa and broccoli slaw, which i thoroughly enjoyed. the salmon was cooked to perfection, flaking away easily and soft in the middle. there was a perfect amount of ginger throughout this dish, to make it refreshing and light but still hearty with a decent amount of quinoa. i also sampled some of the elk gnocchi, which had a generous amount of slowly cooked elk which fell apart at the touch of the fork. the service was good, but our server did seem to have a difficult time splitting the various bills, but considering we had a large table that was understandable. we did notice though that generally the staff seemed a little flustered even though the restaurant didn't seem overly busy. overall the food was great and that's what you'd expect for the price here.

classy, modern steakhouse in the middle of banff's main shopping and dining district. good drink menu combined with solid meats and other dishes. great service.

misto ktere z venci vypada ryze kanadsky ale kuchyne je krasnej fusion evropy a zdravoterianstvi. meli jsme nekolik predkrmu a steak kterej by strcil do rukavu ambi. obsluha se pro svych 18% sakra snazi!

drove out to banff for the day, and saltlik was the perfect place for a late lunch. we opted for the lounge, which is big and spacious. i had the 8oz sirloin, and was able to substitute the fries with the seasonal veggies, delicious asparagus. i also added avocado on the side and asked for no bbq sauce to be whole30 compliant. the others ordered the hanger steak, the double cut pork chop, and the 10oz sirloin, with a side of sweet potato fries for the table. the service was lovely and we had an overall great experience!