1888 Chop House - Fairmont Banff Springs

Our meal at the 1888 Chop House was exceptional. The sides were well prepared and enjoyable. The steaks were absolutely incredible. (We shared bites) Randy was an excellent server and it was a great dining experience.

The menu was excellent with one exception - no salads or green vegetables of any kind. Though the food was very good, digestion is better with even a few greens.

Came in for a late dinner after a long drive. Adam served us and he was outstanding. He is very knowledgeable of the food and beverage menus. His attention to detail is impeccable.
The food was delicious, we had a few vegans at the table and they thoroughly enjoyed the vegan selection.

awesome service and great dinner with the family !

We booked for a birthday and had a beautiful private room. The service was wonderful but the food was not good. The menu had very little items. We tried a few appetizers and one was alright but the other was terrible. Our steaks were very cold and not great, the side dishes where boring and not great. Something anyone could cook at home.
We had friends that had recommended this restaurant to us but that was when there was a different menu.
I really hope they change their menu and start serving at least warm steaks because this place is so beautiful.

The steaks will not disappoint. Service is outstanding, as it should be!

I normally don't take the time to write reviews but this was seriously one of the best dining experiences my boyfriend and I have ever had! We're both vegan so going to a chophouse we knew that we would have limited options, however, we were staying at the Fairmont and wanted to go just for the ambiance.

The chef completely went above and beyond our expectations. When we arrived to our table, two custom vegan menu's with starters, mains, AND dessert were waiting for us. I did call ahead and mention in the notes when booking that we're vegan and I was told that they would make sure they had something for us (I assumed it would be a salad and probably one main dish though). The chef personally came out to explain the menu to us and everything we ordered was DELICIOUS. Our server and all of the staff we're amazing as well.

Can't wait to go back again!

Amazing food, service, and wine. It’s a must if your are in Banff.

Amazing from start to finish. Highly recommend the champagne and wagyu steaks. Our server Nicholas was exceptional. Not inexpensive but absolutely worth it.

My girlfriend and I got different cuts of the Wagyu steak and both were amazing! Sides were good too but the steak is to die for. Service was great as well.

Wonderful experience for a special occasion supper!

Great food. If you love steak a must go at the Springs

The 12 oz steak for over $100 was the saltiest steak I have ever had. Its offensive how salty it was and the rest of the food was meh at best... truthfully the Keg will offer you better taste and value.

Was a great experience here. They were a touch late having our table ready so had some complimentary champagne ready for us when table was ready. The food was great. One of our tables steaks not done to her request and they were quick with another one to come and also quick to take her meal off the bill. Service was awesome. Definitely will be back again.

We enjoyed an excellent dinner and fantastic service. We highly recommend 1888 Chophouse.

Excellent!

My wife I went out for fine dining. We have been going to the Banff Springs Hotel off and on for a couple of decades. Usually everything is top shape and it should be especially given the higher prices that are charged to stay and eat there. Tonight was a disappointment. Service by the waitress was great and my wife’s meal came out piping hot and had excellent flavours, whereas mine came out luke warm to even cool and somewhat bland. The server had the meal warmed up but on the second go round it was slightly warmer but not hot… Very disappointed and not something that one would expect from a hotel and restaurant of this calibre. Not sure we will ever go back to 1888 Chop House. The prices at 1888 Chop House are similar with what one would pay at a Ruth’s Chris but the food doesn’t compare. If a person really wants an outstanding experience for food quality and service and is willing to pay for it, my recommendation is you can never go wrong with a Ruth’s Chris restaurant.

Very good food and exceptional service

Amazing food!!! One of the best meals I've ever had, fantastic. I do think the food was worth the cost. However I don't feel the drinks were. $57 ($19 each) on 3 pretty standard drinks for 2 people is far too high. I would love to go again but will not be ordering drinks again unfortunately. But I would absolutely return for the steak!!

This restaurant is one of the very best Banff has to offer. The quality of food is top notch and the service is fantastic. A must visit when in Banff.

We went to 1888 for our wedding anniversary. It was our first time there and i hooked about 2 weeks in advance, asking for a “romantic table” if we could be accommodated.
We were seated immediately upon arrival at one of just a few window tables in the restaurant, with a great mountain view. The service was prompt, professional, and everybody who helped us wished us a happy anniversary. The cocktails and the food were amazing. It’s definitely pricey but you get your moneys worth for sure! I would definitely recommend this place for anybody celebrating an occasion and wanting a higher end dining experience. 5 stars all the way!!

I'm a vegetarian so I ordered the only vegetarian entree on the menu and it was awful. I couldn't even eat it - funny thing is waiter asked me if I was finished, took my plate and didn't even ask if there was something wrong with the dish...obviously didn't care. My husband had steak and lobster tail and his lobster tail was raw so he only took a couple of bites and left the rest. He did tell the waiter the lobster tail was under cooked and the waiter said thanks for letting me know but didn't offer to replace it or credit the bill. We paid for a full dinner and left disappointed. We wouldn't go back.

Waiter was rude to us and a bit condescending. We got up and left and did not have a meal.

High quality food with service to match

Beautiful view of the mountains from our table added to the ambiance

Would highly recommend for a special dinner

Fantastic dining experience! The food was exceptional and the service was even better! Recommend for everyone to go while visiting Banff!

Overall everything was excellent.

Great steakhouse! Love that the meat is locally sourced and perfectly cooked. Sides are of appropriate portion. Must try the scallop appetizer - I could have eaten many more of those. Service was outstanding! You absolutely get what you pay for.

Thank you for the Fabulous evening! The food was delicious and the atmosphere perfect for a night in at the hotel. Our waiter was great as well!
Definitely recommend the Wagu Steak!

Our experience was great but we did notice that social distancing was not respected. Im sure without people in the chairs the distance measured between was perfect. Once people were seated though and chairs were pulled back we were not spaced properly.

Nice place to eat, good food and friendly service.

The steak was a little overcooked, otherwise all good.

Amazing experience. It was delicious and worth every pennies.. from the bread to the desert it was great. I will definitely return .

Very disappointed with. this experience as I made the reservation based on the great reviews. Unfortunately, the food did not live up to the expectations.

Starter: Ceaser salad was extremely salty and the croutons were soggy. We didn’t want to send it back but we did. Unfortunately, the second salad was as salty as the first.

Main: 20 ounce T-Bone. We requested it to be cooked to medium rare. Chief overcooked it to medium. Sides were mushroom and french fries. Once again, mushrooms were over over-seasoned and extremely salty.

Drink- The sidecar and champagne we ordered were great.

My husband and I were very disappointed with food at 1888 Chop house as their steaks should be their “specialty”....

I will not recommend this restaurant to any of my friends.
Save your money.

I took my boyfriend here for his birthday dinner. We are both from Calgary and we specifically came to eat here because of the incredible food and service! We will be back again!

Excellent food, service and ambience. We went two nights in a row as we loved it so much.

I miss the ambiance and food selection of the old restaurant that used to be in the same space.
The service was very curtious and helpful, but we found some of the timing of delivery of food and beverages to be off. This is highly likely to our waiter being very busy. We understand the constricitons of COVID, but feel that for the price tag for the meal that this was not within our expectations.
We did not like the QR system and hope that this is just something that has been implemented for COVID, but for a high end restaurant I did not like having to use my phone, scroll, enlarge, etc.
Maybe the Banff Springs has outpriced our budget, but there was a time when we could afford to go for special occations and felt that there was great value for our money, I am not so certain I feel the same way anymore.

High quality restaurant. Good food and service. Good location

Tasty steaks and great views. It’s magical to eat in a castle. Our server was fantastic. There is a champagne cart, a huge wine selection, and great mains.

We were seated in a semi private room which was perfect and our server was very attentive
The food was good but not great for the price
We would visit again

Great server (Adam)... very friendly attitude, plus helpful real opinions & recommendations. Not snobbish at all... Atmosphere & service really love up to the Fairmont image.

Food was decent for the most part, with only minor hiccups that didn’t detract too much from the overall experience.