Hawthorn Dining Room and Bar

Name: Hawthorn Dining Room and Bar
Address: 133 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2P 2M3
Telephone: (403) 260-1219
Price range: CAN$30 and under
Rating: 4.5

4.5 (891)

CAN$30 and under

Contemporary Canadian

133 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2M3

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2 people

Jun 14, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 20 times today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

Good for special occasions
Fancy
Charming

In the heart of Downtown Calgary, in the landscape of the prairies, where our history meets our future. Hawthorn offers a modern interpretation of authentic prairie fare, serving familiarity with a twist. A fresh sense of sophistication, rooted in place.

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Contemporary Canadian, Cocktail Bar, Lounge
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 7:00 am–10:30 pm Fri, Sat 7:00 am–11:30 pm
Phone number
(403) 260-1219
Website
https://www.hawthorndiningroom.ca/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Rupert Garcia
Private party facilities
A boldly modern interpretation of authentic prairie fare, closely intermingled with the elegance and gravitas of Fairmont Palliser – Hawthorn is both iconic and unexpected.
Private party contact
Food and Beverage Sales Manager: (403) 260-1274

Location
133 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2M3
Neighborhood
Calgary
Cross street
9th Avenue SW & 1st Street SW
Parking details
Hotel Parking
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, High Tea, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

Wine Wednesday
Multiple dates available
Wine not make your Wednesday wonderful? Join us in the restaurant for Wine Wednesday – 50% off our Sommelier’s Selection list. The lounge might be off-limits, but let’s be honest… a glass of red and a perfectly cooked steak? Not a bad trade.
Flute Friday
Multiple dates available
Celebrate the beginning of the weekend with an effervescent soirée at Hawthorn. Join us for Flute Fridays where Veuve Clicquot, Brut and Rosé, are featured at $20 per glass. Available from 4:00 pm until closing *every Friday*. Partake in a refined toast to the weekend.
Live Music Nights
Multiple dates available
Sip on cocktails and unwind to the soulful sound of live music - Friday & Saturday evenings beginning at 7:00pm. Hawthorn is one of Music Mile's proud music-loving venues. Music Mile is a mile along 9th Ave SE from the Fairmont Palliser to the Blues Can in Inglewood. It is the coolest stretch of live music in Calgary and connects two of our best-loved and most walkable neighborhoods.

Private dining

Popular dishes

Hawthorn Signature BreadCA$10.00
Seasonal Whipped Butter with Sea Salt
Charcuterie & CheeseCA$36.00
House Pickles, Mustard, Fig Jam, Wild Grain Bread
Beef TartareCA$27.00
Tarragon Aioli, Brioche, House Preserves
Shrimp TatakiCA$21.00
Ponzu Emulsion, Radish, Sesame, Agria Crisps
Ginger Beef BitesCA$21.00
Vegetable Julienne, Toasted Sesame
Carrot HummusCA$12.00
Persillade, House Pickles, House Baguette
Brussels Sprouts
Maple Gastrique
- HalfCA$9.00
- FullCA$15.00

Greens & Gathered

Endive & RadicchioCA$17.00
Pistachio Dressing, Citrus, Cilantro
ArugulaCA$19.00
Pickled Beets, Candied Walnuts, Fennel, Apples, Hawthorn Dressing
Palliser Clam ChowderCA$19.00
Sourdough Croutons, Creamy Nage

Prairie Plates

TenderloinCA$63.00
6oz, Brussels Sprouts, Pomme Purée, Bordelaise Jus
Flat Iron SteakCA$44.00
Prairie Fries, Truffle Aioli
Steelhead SalmonCA$40.00
Carrots, Fennel, Arugula, Hawthorn Dressing
Pistachio Dusted CauliflowerCA$29.00
Carrots, Persillade
Shrimp & WalleyeCA$44.00
Wild Mushroom Risotto, Radish, Labneh
Mushroom & Arugula Gnocchi
Labneh, Almond Butter, Pickled Mustard Seeds
- HalfCA$19.00
- FullCA$32.00
Vegetable SachettiCA$29.00
Sautéed Mushroom, Carrot Cauliflower Purée, House Preserves, Herb Emulsion

For The Table

Served with choice of two sides

Cowboy Rib-Eye ChopCA$225.00
Persillade, Natural Reduction
Bone-in Beef Short RibCA$150.00
Persillade, Natural Reduction
Aged StriploinCA$124.00
Whipped Herb Butter, Red Wine Demi-Glace, Sea Salt
Heritage Chicken
Parsley Emulsion, Berry Jus
- HalfCA$74.00
- WholeCA$108.00

Signature Experiences

Signature Cut Cowboy Rib-EyeCA$355.00

Accompaniments

Pomme PuréeCA$12.00
Garlic Butter, Grana Padano
Prairie FriesCA$15.00
Truffle Aioli
Organic CarrotsCA$11.00
Almond Butter, Gastrique
Wild Mushroom RisottoCA$12.00
Truffles, Grana Padano

What 891 people are saying

Hawthorn Dining Room and Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.6Service
4.7Ambience
4.2Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Calgary
Contemporary Canadian

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Hawthorn Dining Room and Bar offers a sophisticated dining experience within the historic Fairmont Palliser Hotel. Guests praise its "beautiful venue," "amazing food," and "impeccable service." Highlights include a cozy ambiance, live music, and special touches like surprise treats. Perfect for celebrations, it's a "hidden gem" with "premium flavors."

891 Reviews

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marybeth
Calgary / Southern Alberta2 reviews
5.0
Dined 6 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Staff and service was most excellent. Food was timely and tasty, overall excellent
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Amanda
Edmonton / Northern Alberta1 review
4.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I went to the hawthorn for my birthday dinner with my family. As a vegan I made sure to reach out ahead of time to know my options. The main vegan options were disappointing. My mom went to order a pasta dish but was informed it was a radish based pasta and not really pasta. We both had the pistachio cauliflower. I had high hopes because I’ve had really good cauliflower steaks in the pasta. This one was only okay. It wasn’t cut like a steak but rather like they cut the head into quarters. The middle was pretty bland and the edges weren’t crispy. Neither me or my mom could finish because it was all just bland soft cauliflower on top of mushrooms and what appeared to be parsnips. However - dessert saved the day. Don’t skip granny’s chocolate cake. It was coated in a hard layer of dark chocolate and was super gooey and delicious! I’d come back, but only for the cake.
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Denise
Calgary / Southern Alberta4 reviews
2.0
Dined 7 days ago
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We attended high tea. It was overpriced for what it was. The bread was stall for the sandwiches, like it had been sitting out for a while. The cucumber sandwich was so thin it was soggy. The chairs were worn to the stuffing. Not a good look for the historic hotel. The pastries were also soggy. The tea on the other hand was excellent.
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Ralph VIP
Vancouver / British Columbia1 review
3.0
Dined on June 3, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
The meal and service was good. However, the restaurant was absolutely freezing, which ruined the experience.
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Ricardo
Calgary / Southern Alberta1 review
4.0
Dined on May 25, 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The room is beautiful! The service was great! Very detailed. The food was basic. We had a nice time.
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Andrew VIP
Calgary / Southern Alberta3 reviews
2.0
Dined on May 18, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
Service was very slow. We had the afternoon tea. Normally you expect the server to come and offer a hot water top up at least once. Our server vanished after delivering our tea and only emerged again once we had finished the meal. This left us with the rather flat "sparkling" water to drink.
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Tara VIP
Calgary / Southern Alberta4 reviews
2.0
Dined on May 11, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
I’ve been a long -term Fairmont guest, I still have my original President’s Club membership card! So naturally choosing Fairmont Palliser for Mothers Day brunch was easy. However, the food was 100% not up to par and very bland and overcooked (eggs benedict was so basic,boring and no flavor, potatoes overcooked, bacon extremely thin, dry, overcooked) the service was polite and attentive but not very professional to Fairmont standards. I can certainly say I was disappointed as was the whole table. The atmosphere was as always incredible, live music a fabulous touch…but the menu offering and the food itself was definitely a let down. Hopefully this will not be the case the next time I return !
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Holly VIP
Calgary / Southern Alberta9 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 10, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Went here for Mother’s Day tea. The experience was exceptional, and we certainly will come back for tea at some other time. 🙂
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Danielle
Calgary / Southern Alberta4 reviews
3.0
Dined on May 10, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
I booked brunch for 11:00am with a friend, with spa treatments booked for 1:00pm. First we were seated at a small table in the back that would be more suitable for happy hour, not brunch. There were a ton of open tables but because they were setting up for afternoon high tea we could not be seated there, even though high tea wasn’t for 2 hours. Our server was nowhere to be found for over 10 minutes when we were ready to order, we had to ask the server at the table next to ours if he could come by. We ordered The Hawthorn brunch experience for 2, the starter came somewhat quickly but the second course took quite a while and was not hot when it did arrive. The food itself was just okay and the croissants were missing. But because we had spa treatments at 1pm and wanted to use the hot tub before, we figured we’d be done brunch around noon but by 12:20 we had to flag down the server again just to get our bill. Overall was not a great dining experience for two moms treating ourselves to a Mother’s Day getaway.
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Evanne
Calgary / Southern Alberta1 review
5.0
Dined on May 10, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely! We had a great breakfast the Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend. They gave us a beautiful chocolate cake for a birthday!
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FAQs

Hawthorn Dining Room and Bar is rated 4.5 stars by 891 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Jun 14, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 20 times today

Experiences are available.

Google Map for Hawthorn Dining Room and Bar

133 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2M3

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
9th Avenue SW & 1st Street SW
Neighborhood
Calgary
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu, Sun 7:00 am–10:30 pm Fri, Sat 7:00 am–11:30 pm
Price
CAN$30 and under
Cuisines
Contemporary Canadian, Cocktail Bar, Lounge
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Hotel Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Rupert Garcia
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, High Tea, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.hawthorndiningroom.ca/
Phone number
(403) 260-1219
Private party facilities
A boldly modern interpretation of authentic prairie fare, closely intermingled with the elegance and gravitas of Fairmont Palliser – Hawthorn is both iconic and unexpected.
Private party contact
Food and Beverage Sales Manager: (403) 260-1274

Hawthorn Dining Room and Bar

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Dining areas

Additional information

Wine Wednesday

Flute Friday

Live Music Nights