A1 Café - Calgary

Name: A1 Café - Calgary
Address: 1213 1 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0V3, Canada, R, 2, Canada

4.6/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

$29

BONE IN, DOUBLE BONE PORK CHOP

choice of: herb lemon compote butter and epazote, or marjoram anchovy salsa verde (Pro move: add 1/2 order of clams on top +11) (GF)

$29

Contact A1 Café

Address :	1213 1 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0V3, Canada
Phone :	📞 +777
Postal code :	2
Website :	http://www.a1cafe.ca/
Categories :	Restaurant ,
City :	R

1213 1 St SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0V3, Canada

Best Restaurant in Canada

B	Brock T on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Awesome spot! We did take out for Monday night pizza and it was fantastic. The donut is probably in the top 3 I’ve ever tasted. The pizza is solid. The cabbage and frites were awesome too. And to top it all off they have a really neat little market to grab some local odds and ends plus the service is outstanding! Make time to check it out!
S	Sabrina Reid on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Mediterranean outdoor cafe feel! Our server was engaging, took the time to review the menus, and was delighted to offer suggestions. The Roasted Beets was incredibly flavourful, the finish of roasted pistachios was perfect. The Pide dough was crispy to bite with a garlic chewiness that made you want more. The smokey finish on the Gnocchi was unexpected and worth every bite. Well priced, easy to share!
A	Andrew on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The staff were friendly, the atmosphere is nice and the food is decent (it has flavour; it has saltiness), also there is care and creativity in the meal presentation. I would probably give it 3.5 stars were that the extent. However, the portion sizes are tiny, the prices are very high, and you're not really getting what you pay for in ingredient quality either. Moreover, while there has been effort put into presentation it is not to the extent that it is considered throughout the meal preparation process. So you aren't spending your money well there either. It was ok, but because of the quality/enjoyment doesn't match the price and portions, I would not go again.
B	Ben on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Loved it here! The restaurant has been beautifully designed and decorated inside and out. The patio at the back is charming and a great spot for a hot date (great music Playlist for ambience).The servers were fantastic and very friendly. The build your own charcuterie is a great way to start off a meal and the truffle honey is deadly good. I had the finocchio pizza and the Mushroom pappardelle pasta. Both were fenominal. Will be going back even if it's to pick up some more of their Chilli oil from Bodega!
S	Sanna Ma on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Food was okay - I enjoyed the tuna crudo and roasted cauliflower very much but the pizza was too thin and had the texture of a cracker. Friendly staff.
M	Mark Rossi on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A wonderful spot with good vibes, good patio, and incredibly flavourful and unique dishes! Service is great too. We also like the cocktails and the many vegetarian dishes on the menu, not to mention the locally sourced ingredients for a lot of their dishes.
L	Leah V on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ We decided to go here after seeing a lot of Filipino influence in the menu. We tried the empanadas, scallop kilawin, lechon kawali and the confit mushroom khachapuri. Our top two dishes were the khachapuri and kilawin. The empanadas were quite small so there wasn’t much filling. If there was more filing they would be really good! Service was great! One thing I’d just suggest is that wait staff learning to pronounce the Filipino dishes is just learn how to make the vowel sounds, then the words can be sounded out as they as spelled if that makes sense!
K	King Rosales on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Delicious experience. Had the fig + beet salad and exceeded my expectations. It came with arugula, walnuts, feta, balsamic vinegar, olive oil. The beets were charred a little bit but added extra flavour. I also ordered the Georgian cheese bread with mushrooms and truffle oil. Easily way too much food for one person but good to know the portions next time.