Orso Trattoria

What a lovely experience. The food was hot and fresh. There was plenty of variety for everyone's taste. We loved the pastries and the fruit. I found the sausage and smoked salmon to be a little dry, but we also came to breakfast at the tail end of it. So that is to be expected I guess. Our server Sumit was attentive and kept our tea , coffee and juice glasses full.

Locate inside Jasper Park Lodge. They have extensive buffet for breakfast but gets busy in the morning as it is only restaurant open except for coffee shop. Dinner menu is mostly Pasta with few other entrees. The view over the lake is spectacular with picture windows.

We were not able to eat here till our last night as Orso requires reservations. Out of all the restaurants in Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, this was our best meal here. Keep in mind, the menu is a set 3-course meal at $68 with steaks at an additional cost on top. We both started with Asparagus and Halbiut. It had a very clean taste which allowed you to taste the halibut meat with sharp basil flavors injected into each bite. The grilled asparagus offer texture which the bursts of salt complimented the overall dish. I could eat this all day! For my main course, I chose the Sardinian Fregola. My preference for pasta is a red sauce. This dish did not disappoint. The tomato flavor tasted fresh and added acid to the pasta. The pasta were cooked perfectly with the slightest al dente texture. The shrimp was plump and the sausage was the right meat to pair with the pasta. Another winning dish for me. My wife had the Lobster Gemelli which she found Decadent and rich. She loved it. However, it wasn't amazing to me as I don't tend to like white sauce. The lobster meat was cooked perfectly though. I rounded out my meal with Rubarb Sorbet which was so refreshing! What a nice finish to today's meal for me!! My wife rounded out her meal with an Expresso Crème Brulee which she thought was great. My kids had the Minestrone soup and Chicken Fingers with Fries. The soup was more for adults as it was a rich broth with crunchy veggies. Normally I find veggies in soup to be soft, but here I found a surprisingly nice crunch with the peas. I would be happy with this soup. The Chicken Fingers with Fries were better cooked in this restaurant than the other restaurants. The chicken Fingers were moist and not dry like we had the other day at one of the sister restaurants. The fries were much fresher in Orso than the other sister restaurant. My kids loved them... as usual. My kids also shared a Vanilla Sundae which they happily wolves down. If you had to choose only one restaurant to eat at in Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, you definitely should choose Orso. Best meal of this vacation, hands down!!!

Chef Dan and staff do a great job. Went there for my 41st birthday and was an incredible dining experience. Highly recommend y’all check them out!

Had the Sunday brunch and it was worth every penny! My wife and I loved the food and the ambience. Every item on the menu was amazing and our server was very friendly and courteous. It's an all you can eat and we definitely over-ate but no regrets whatsoever lol. We enjoyed walking around the lake after our meal as well. One of my top brunch experiences ever.

This restaurant was a unique experience. The menu encourages you to order 3 courses for dinner and when I went I had the fagottini to start, the cannelloni, and finished with an orange sorbetto. The food was all absolutely delicious and quite frankly I doubt you could go wrong with any of the items on the menu. The real highlight of the dining experience though was our server Owen - he recommended for me all three courses I had for dinner and was engaging and knowledgeable throughout the evening. At the end of the evening he suggested an amaro from a region in Italy I had visited, which was a nice touch and a great way to finish the evening. As such I was thrilled when we came back for Sunday brunch (which is an amazing experience in itself, which I would highly recommend) and we had Owen as our server a second time.

My boyfriend took me here for Valentine’s Day and it was easily the best meal we’ve had together and both agreed. From the bread to the very last bite of dessert, it was phenomenal. The Valentine’s Day special was a great choice by the chef. I normally do not like seafood but the meal still came with prawns and I finished them all because they were delicious as well. 10/10 recommend for anyone wanting to take someone for a special dinner and be treated like royalty.

This experience was beyond what I can express here in words. Our server Kieran was amazing! We put our full faith in his judgement as to what wine to pair with our 3 course meal and he more than came through. The meal and experience has ensured that we will be coming here again and will be asking for him specifically. As I mentioned before, words can not express how amazing this experience was.