The Royal Pub Bankview — Restaurant in Calgary

asked, just to be sure, if they had the beer I was looking for - server said yes we have it in tall cans - came back and said no they don’t have it - no problem if you don’t have it but don’t lie to me - got two lbs of wings, that’s $1 a wing - with food prices the way they are these days, not letting me take them home in the liner of the basket is ridiculous - didn’t ask for a to-go box, just didn’t want it to go to waste (garbage) - paid and gave 20% tip - tried being nice to ask again why I couldn’t take them home and was told “do whatever you want” and the server walked away - you might get away with treating customers like that downtown but not here - welcome to the neighbourhood - will...

Their website advertises “Slow roasted prime rib” as the Saturday special. 4 of us planned this for a week. When we got there, we were told that they don’t do that anymore and it was changed to chicken cordon bleu. Very disappointing. They need to make sure the website is accurate. They were also out of several things on the menu, even though we were the only customers there. Everything we could order was bland and mediocre at best, other than the calamari which was very good. We won’t be back. The only reason we gave any stars was that our server...

Fun pub! We went for lunch on St Patrick’s day, and while it starts quiet it filled in quickly. The server was hilarious and was focused on checking in. A nice change from some other pubs. I had the prime rib dip… wow… honestly the best “beer dip” I’ve ever had. The pretzel bun was the right mix of chewy and fresh, and the prime rib was cooked just right. The au jus was tasty without being too salty. I paired it with tots, which were amazing! (The tots dipping sauce wasn’t to my liking, but ketchup or mayo was a quick request away). Definitely...