Ptarmigan — Restaurant in Churchill

Yes, this is typically a tourist restaurant, specifically for visitors staying in the adjacent hotel and if you had to order a la carte, you’d wonder how any locals could afford eating here. So as a visitor, eat up and enjoy because the food is delicious and customized to you.

One thing in particular I liked was the breakfast with veggie sausage—ask they don’t burn it. They make this patty in house and it is worth trying even if you prefer the unhealthier real deal. Also, I was pleasantly surprised they had Cholula hot sauce, which is 1,000 better than Tabasco IMHO.

Note that any ground beef has to be cooked well done but the steak option to your liking.

One thing about their cookies — most times someone adds salt as a garnish. Not my thing so watch for it. It’s not...

Our group ate at all the 3 main restaurants open for regular business im Churchill, Manitoba in mid March 2025 and Ptarmigan restaurant was the best - every time. They have a very talented chef who is creative yet holds onto the traditional in their food. Down home staples such as burgers and stews are top notch. Then they great modern breakfasts, salads and bowls in addition to our favorites. In addition, there is a wonderful espresso machine that makes just about any coffee or tea latte you want, yummy baked goods, the best marble rye bread I’ve ever had AND a friendly and competent staff to serve it all. Ask for Andrea to take care of you. She waited on us a couple of times and was so nice. We ate breakfast lunch and dinner here I highly recommend you...

I rarely write a review but feel compelled to do so to share with ownership how unprofessional and rude the gentleman with the Australian accent who was working (Saturday August 19, 2023 at approximately 12:30 pm) was to our party of 5 in a mostly empty restaurant. So much so that we chose not to dine at the restaurant.

Regrettably this does not appear to be an isolated incident. I was at the same restaurant the day before and while the food was very good, I was surprised to witness this same individual treating his colleagues in a less than professional manner.

My hope is that ownership can provide mentorship to this individual, including informing him that his behavior to colleagues and customers is unacceptable and will not...