the marc

escargot, steak tartare, grilled octopus, pork belly, cornish hen, arctic char, entrecote frites, beignets, chocolate cake and lemon tart

there is some tasty dishes here that are worth eating. the escargot is served in bone marrow, persillade, horseradish, and pickled shallots. love escargot, and the combo of bone marrow is good shit. steak tartare had cornichon, pickles served with crostini. it was pretty standard tartare, good not great. grilled octopus was pretty good. served with chorizo sausage, peas, kale, grapefruit, pommes fondant and salsa verde. this dish not only looked good but tasted good. the tentacle on the plate looked great and it wasn’t too tough. pork belly had manila clams, cilantro, celeriac puree, pickled apple and fennel. the crackling on this dish was unreal, so crisp and delicious. nice that the dish had clams too. cornish hen had green tomatoes, arugula, couscous and roasted pepper emulsion. hen was not bad, but the couscous was pretty dope. arctic char was delicious. cooked well and had good flavor on the skin. would get again for sure. entrecote frites was pretty good. it was a grilled 10oz. ribeye steak, foie gras butter, frites & truffle aioli. pretty good steak and had added flavor with that truffle aioli. out of the 3 desserts we had, the beignets were the best. chocolate cake was pretty good, and the lemon tart was ok too, but the beignets were bomb. fluffy and light and 2 types of dipping sauces.
the marc is just south of jasper on 106st. not right on jasper but worth a walk or drive. atmosphere was kinda plain to me, nothing really stood out except for the french cuisine. the service was great and the lunch menu looks just as good as the dinner menu. gonna have to eat here again for lunch.

sal says: just eat it (4/5)

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amazing food and amazing service. i've been here for both lunch and dinner, and both were great! this is my favorite restaurant, hands down.

the marc is one of our favourite places to go for a nice meal. they have a great selection of classic french food, while avoiding the overpoweringly rich sauces that some french restaurants end up with. in particular, their arctic char is excellent. 

the service is excellent, the food is reasonably priced, and the portions aren't too small. one of the things that sets the marc apart from the other high-end dining downtown is that the wine starts at $40 per bottle rather than the increasingly common $55 - this really makes the difference when you're having 2-3 bottles over dinner.

nice place, simple decor, open atmosphere which could get loud if dining amongst large groups. steak well cooked add a little foie gras and it's super buttery and tasty. well thought out menu with focus on quality of food prepared with the right complement of sides. dessert menus matched well and equally pleasing the the palette.

went here about 7 months ago but i just started my food blog recently so i'll be writing about a few memorable places. i highly recommend the steak if you're dining at the marc! the duck leg was alright but nothing special.

the marc is a semi-formal-ish restaurant with excellent service and decent food.

i went with some friends for dinner a couple of days ago. we had a reservation and were smoothly seated at our table. our wait staff were attentive but didn't hover at the table. in all, the service was excellent.

the food at the restaurant was not as good as the service. we went during their "tour de alsace" promotion. i tried the tour menu. the main course was really good (choucroute). the appetizer and dessert i ordered (tarte flambee and tarte alsacienne, respectively) were decent but not at the level of the main course. overall, i was satisfied but not thrilled by the food at the restaurant.

i had the pleasure of dining here during my trip to edmonton. service and decor were great. loved the atmosphere. my partner and i both had the entrecote frites. the ribeye with foie gras butter was superb. it came with an arugula salad and the fries with truffle aoili. perhaps i am being too critical, but the salad was dry. it was tossed very lightly with fresh parmesan and olive oil. not sure if there was anything else in the dressing but i couldn't taste it. it was definitely lacking some seasoning. the fries and aoili were a nice pairing. overall, i had a great experience at the marc, and will be back once i've settled in edmonton.

a very good french resturant, the quality here is top notch. i ordered the cornish hen, very fresh and finely cooked chicken, tender juicy and well seasoned. it was spectacular, the portions are small but you pay for the quality and tasty food you get. entrees are high 20s to low 30s appetizers are high 10s. id come here again for special occasions.

last week i finally had the chance to try the marc for the first time. i’ve heard a lot of things about it, and i live like 5 minutes walking-distance away, so i don’t really have a great excuse for why it’s taken me so long to try it. i went on a nice friday afternoon to give their lunch a try.

my husband and i had dinner here to celebrate our 2 year wedding anniversary. overall the food was good but didn't quite meet our expectations based on the reputation of the restaurant. we started off on a disappointing note as both the drinks we ordered, and the entree i wanted to order were sold out. we ordered the french onion soup, frites with truffle aioli, and the escargot with bone marrow to start. the soup and the frites were excellent. they were nice enough to split the soup in two bowls for us so we didn't have to pass a single bowl back and forth to share. the truffle aioli was perfect and i could have slathered it on anything and loved it. the escargot was just ok- a little under seasoned and the herbs unpronounced.

for the entree i had the arctic char and my husband had the lamb. his portion was quite large and he thought it was satisfying, but not the best lamb he's had. the arctic char was perfectly seasoned and prepared with a lemon caper sauce and served with lentils and roasted vegetables. overall a great combination of flavors.

we finished off with some beignets, which were light and crispy, but honestly reminded me of a less sweet and much more expensive version of a honey cruller timbit.

all in all a good experience, but not stellar. we thought it was funny that both tables next to us were asked if they were celebrating anything special but our waitress didn't ask us. we must have looked more like two young kids on a tinder date than a couple celebrating two years of marriage :p

oh and kudos to the waitress at the table next to us who basically did a mini photoshoot for the couple she was serving. we were so jealous. ;)

a big check mark for the marc.  fantastic experience, will definitely be back.  my friend and i made a late reservation at 830pm for downtown dining week, and stopped by a bit before then.  while being waited to be seated, the host came up to us and told us unfortunately that they had just ran out of the downtown dining week special.  however, he proposed an alternative for us - that we were allowed to choose any one appetizer, main, and dessert from the menu and he'd charge us the same price as the downtown dining week menu.  we accepted, and were seated.  words are tough to describe how the food tasted.  it was pretty much perfect.  the smoked pork rillette had an extremely fresh salad, and my duck breast was salted perfectly and tender throughout.  my friend's lamb shank was huge, and we both enjoyed our dessert.  by the end i felt extremely full, but not in a greasy way.  service was overall good.  it started off pretty impersonal and average, but as the night improved and became less and less busy the service became much more personal and conversations improved.

the atmosphere here is definitely romantic and a fantastic place to have a date.  all in all i know it was a special exception but i loved my experience here and how they went the extra mile to accommodate the situation.  i love the food and will for sure be back.  highly recommended.

my boyfriend took me here for christmas dinner and it was the best possible place he could have taken me that night. i ordered the scallops and they were so delicious. 10/10 i would go back to enjoy that dish. the fries were really good. the dessert was great as well. it was a bit pricy for the portion size, but the taste was absolutely worth it.

greeted by the owner upon arrival. sat down around 745 and ordered an appy and 2 main courses pretty quickly. the steak tartar was quite good but warning for those who are scared of eating raw food as this is completely raw. i think we waited for over an hr after we sat down until we got our main course..the wait was quite long and cold as the ac was quite strong and cooled down my tea quickly. our waitress jenn was quite nice and checked in on us occasionally. my partner ordered the steak+frites which was good. i ordered the cornish hen which came with cabbage+bacon and potatoes (its nice for those who want something light). we ordered beignets for dessert - it tasted good but its similar to a chinese dimsum dessert and i think  i find that one better. i'll prob come back...but hopefully the wait isn't as long next time

an excellent spot. sporting an impressive, french cuisine genre, menu, bare that in mind because french cuisine is very rich (a good rule of thumb when cooking french is, if it doesn't taste good yet, add more fats) but richness is indeed delicious, and the food here is certainly more than just decadent faire. our server was excellent, a very sweet woman who was very patient with our special dietary requirements and indecisiveness.
i would consider the marc to be a "fine dinning" experience, which i find is a term i reserve almost exclusively for ludicrously expensive (but hopefully worth every penny), hoity-toity haunts, but in the case of the marc there was every ounce of the high-on-the-hog veneer that i expect in a fine dinning experience but at a more reasonable price point and with reasonable portion sizes as well. oh, don't get me wrong, its still an expensive place to eat, but honestly i feel that given the quality and nature of the experience it was more than reasonable.
a note for the more conscientious eater; if you are anything like me, there are certain meat items that you cannot bring yourself to eat, no i'm not vegetarian, but i care how my food was treated in life, and with the specials and a few regular menu items including things like veal a foie gras it did start to feel a little like my selection was limited. i imagine they could do some substitutions if you were put off by certain ingredients but still anted a particular dish, but just a heads up.
excited for my next excuse to go again.

my husband and i celebrated our first wedding anniversary at the marc last night. it was amazing. the service was outstanding. our server jael, was around every time we needed her, and was very knowledgable about the food. the owner greeted us at the front door, and you can tell the pride he takes in his restaurant. i had the char, and the skin was cooked beautifully, my husband had the pork sausages, and the dish was so well put together. thank you for such a wonderful night out! i hope to be back!!!