The Velvet Glove Restaurant - Winnipeg

Updated review: I have in the past given the Velvet Glove (Though renamed VG Restaurant) 5 stars. It continues to hold it. I went twice in a relatively short time frame. On my previous visit we were allowed to order from the new fall menu. We did Milk buns, pickerel fritters, tomato salad , Bison Tartare, Strip loin, Porchetta, Peanut butter dessert and Cake for two. The milk buns were a great highlight. They no longer serve a bread basket however. On this visit I tried the vegan menu and had the cauliflower fritters, gnocchi, boudha bowl and the cake. The cauliflower fritters and the gnocchi were outstanding. I do not believe they are on the regular menu, but I don't see why not. I am not a vegan (as you can tell from my first visit), but I think these two items would do well on their regular menu. Regardless of vegan fritter or pickerel fritter, you can't go wrong with either. I personally wasn't as much a fan of the tomato salad that night, but I think that was just personal taste. I think I have to be in a certain mood for it, as it is pickled. The bison tartare was a solid choice. I enjoyed the porchetta, but I feel it is more a sharing dish unless you have someone who very much likes to eat a lot of pork. It is a VERY large piece of meat and as much as I love meat, for myself it was too heavy. I liked the variety and the sides we received with the strip loin. Out of the desserts I was a fan of the peanut butter one, but that is personal preference. My friend ate the cake for two by herself, which I think says how good that was. Previous review ----------------------------------------- My meal tonight was outstanding. It was part of a special menu (the local authentic experience). Aside from the service going above and beyond, the food plating, presentation and flavors were all fantastic. Its been a long time since I've had a meal this good in Winnipeg (my other recollection would be Segovia which is in the Canada's 100 best list) Their price point is also friendlier than some other high end restaurants with comparable level of quality. Dinner includes parking but you do need to get it validated before you leave (Valet as well as self park). Lunch does not. Dinner is only open Friday and Saturday.

I cannot say enough about the VG. Service is always phenomenal and the menu is creative and delicious. We've been many times and had many different menus and I would not be able to choose a favourite dish from the close to 100 that we've probably had. And the new Sunday brunch is ??????. Fun, creative, and totally affordable!

We went to the tea. The cost for two people $165.00. The tray consisted of one bun with ham and cheese,, one bun with chicken salad,one croissant with egg salad and one piece of bagel with salmon and cream cheese, one scone with cream and jelly per person. There was not one, no not one sandwich. The buns were hard and cold. Egg salad dry and grainy. The dessert tray was lovely. We were offered tea once and had to ask for more at the end. This was awfully done and an establishment such as the Fairmont Hotel and the velvet glove should be ashamed.

We booked a normal restaurant table for dinner. They took us to special valentines dinner area. Nobody served even a water for 20-30 minutes there. Anyhow, we went to the area where we booked our table. It’s ruined my mood already. Then what we wanna order, they just ran out of it. We end up ordering something else just to have a dinner??. Not gonna visit again.

Twice we’ve gone here for Mother’s Day. 5 years apart. I have to start off saying that the food is quite good but I’ve also noticed that the food quality has gone down a little. What is most disappointing is that both times their service is subpar. For a Mother’s Day brunch 5 years ago and a high tea this year, neither event shows any type of good service you’d expect from a fine dining restaurant. Their waiters seems incapable to fairly treat each table. 5 years ago they treated us like second class citizen. And this year, not major improvements from that. The waitress seemed she was overwhelmed and flustered. She rushed us to pay bill and when she brought over the machine she turned to me the mother to expect to pay for my own Mother’s Day high tea. I find that a restaurant hosting an event like this they should clue in to what the event is about. Needless to say if you want to pay $60 a person brunch or high tea, other places might provide better services

Technically this was at the VG Lounge, as the restaurant itself was closed due to the pandemic. The lounge itself was open to Hotel Guests. And the food itself is available for purchase on the mobile delivery apps. I enjoyed every meal I had here. It was top quality, in line with the Fairmont name. You can't go wrong here. Also I just need to mention how awesome these washrooms were. You require a hotel key to open them which I appreciate. Because it feels like an exclusive experience. This might be the most aesthetically pleasing washroom I've ever been in.

Valentine’s Day high tea experience was phenomenal! The tea selection is very fragrant and the desserts were the star of the show.

Have been multiple times and always had an excellent experience at the Velvet Glove Lounge at the Fairmont. Exceptional service and wide selection of cocktails and fine eats. We had cauliflower wings that might be the best I've had. Nice atmosphere and the staff were very accommodating - serving us breakfast outside of the usual hours. Really enjoyed our visit to both the hotel and the restaurant.