Little Chief — Restaurant in Alberta

My husband and I went to Little Chief for breakfast and dinner as part of a date night package with the Grey Eagle Resort. I understand with Covid businesses have had to make some major changes to staff and menu. However, it was disappointing to see only one menu item that was indigenous when previously there were multiple items that were indigenous or indigenous inspired. We were seated and then someone other than our server took our appetizer order. Our server did not come to take our drink order until after our appetizers were brought to the table, and our main order wasn't taken until after our drinks were brought to the table. My meal (butter chicken) tasted fine, and my husband's strip loin steak tasted fine--but his side's were less than desirable. The veggies were limp, his fries looked and tasted as though they had been refried several times, the gravy was separated and tasted like it had been microwaved, and the peppercorn sauce tasted rancid. We were hesitant to go for the complimentary breakfast the next morning after our dinner experience, but decided to give it a shot. Breakfast was a much better experience, both in terms of service and food-quality. I understand that with Covid businesses have had to lay off employees and make changes to accommodate fewer patrons. It is unfortunate the Little Chief has reduced its menu so drastically that it no longer offers more indigenous foods, especially being on the T'suu Tina reservation and being part of the Grey Eagle Resort, and the quality is inconsistent. I definitely want to give the restaurant the benefit of the doubt and will give them another chance once Covid is over, and hope to see the quality and variety they...

Wow this restaurant has impressed me big time! I really love the indigenous fusion food and game meats, and the presentation is stunning considering it's not really a luxury dining place... the restaurant is located in the hotel and the service from start to finish was awesome. From the friendly doorman, the kind hostess, and the amazing waitress and busser, service was A+! I made reservations for a birthday dinner for 3 people and brought my own cake (3$ pp cutting fee) We had the charcuterie, hamburger soup, berry soup, gluten free elk pizza, short rib, and bison hamburger steak.

The charcuterie was not really a lot for 2 people as there was only 3 pieces of each meat and cheese but the breads were extremely dense and filling, I would like to try the bread platter next time.

All the food was EXCEPTIONAL! I am pretty picky about my dining and I researched restaurants in Calgary for HOURS before choosing this location. 1000% recommend to try especially if you like meat.

The berry soup tasted very sweet and is more like a dessert- think berry pie or cobbler without the pastry... I took it to go because it was too sweet to have before dinner as an appetizer in my opinion. I am going to make it into a mini pie when I get back home ;-)

The staff put the birthday candles on the cake and sang happy birthday to us and they were so lovely and kind, it was just overall a wonderful experience! The whole thing with tip cost 200$, and that was for 2 non alcoholic drinks and 1 beer plus the food.

Definitely...

We had a spectacular dinner here. Let's start with the complaints: it's a bit loud and the table we had was on the main aisle and near the bar... which added to the noise.. and traffic. Another complaint was that the fry bread is not like you might expect (at least coming from the Southwest, US) that's similar to fried dough or "elephant ears." So if thats what you're expecting for their fry bread, its not that. But it's still good!

Otherwise, everything else was excellent. Biggest kudos to Salome, our server. She was absolutely amazing. Really appreciated her attentiveness and suggestions. She was lovely and made up for the noise and traffic.

We had: Breads & Spreads (breads were great, tart cherry butter divine. Cheese spread and honey delicious. Sweet potato hummus, just okay. Pow Wow Poutine (Insanely large portion. Excellent blend of flavors. The smoked parmesan was such a great addition.) Juniper braised Short Rib (generous portion of beef cooked perfectly and amazing juniper jus. Perfect selection of vegetables to accompany.. only complaint carrots and broccolini were slightly undercooked. They were going for al dente, which is lovely, but they were just a bit undercooked and too raw.) Maple Pecan Tart (divine. Seriously. Little dollops of frozen mascarpone were a surprise and delightful.)

I can't remember what our cocktails were specifically. But overall, I'd...