Yellow Door Bistro

Nice evening with friends, food was great, nice waiter...overall a great evening!

We had reservation but to get anyone to seat 💺 us or approach us was awhile, I saw 4 staff members passing us by none had approached us to even say someone will be right with us. This happen twice with us already it the server we were assigned to was very attentive though after we had our table. Dessert could also be improved they should have more dessert selections and also it’s a brunch however we found more breakfast selection than lunch so maybe if they are offering brunch they should improve in putting more lunch selections like sandwich, meats and soup so the money we paid for would be worth the dine. ($26 per person)

They are very accommodating and when we didn’t have any reservations for brunch we still got a seat and enjoyed their hot brunch buffet! The staff are great, energetic and overall amazing! Food is great as well! Love the grilled ratatouille salad and little dessert table and their brunch cocktails! Will definitely go back!

We came here for dinner on Valentine's Day. They had a set 5 course menu for $75 each. Given there were 5 courses, we didn't expect them to be huge but they were pretty small.

1. Salmon croquettes.
These were really tasty but the size was tiny.

2. Beef carpaccio.
This was thinly shaved carpaccio, with a few tomatoes, and a few bits of toasted something like toasted pita bread. It was nice.

3. Lobster soup.
I think in our portion, there was about 4 pieces of fish and a small amount of broth.

4. For the mains, we had the salmon with green coconut curry and the striploin. Both were nice and the portion was reasonable.

5. Strawberry and white chocolate champagne cake.
This is probably the worst dessert that we've had at a restaurant. It was hideous and tasted cheap, as white chocolate typically does.

Overall, we weren't too impressed. Looking at reviews, it seems portions are normally a good size and that is not what we got. Perhaps more a brunch place than dinner.

We weren't a huge fan of the atmosphere either. The restaurant had a nice design but it very much felt like a "hotel restaurant."

We went for Valentines Day and had the five course meal organized for that night. All food was delicious and we had great service. Cost of the meal with drinks was a little pricey but we enjoyed our evening!

Always a good ambiance and food for my business meetings in Calgary!
J.F.

The brunch was quite tasty and some very lovely flavours. The fritters were to die for. The server we had was incredible, I think his name was KJ or something very close to that. The only thing I didn’t like was the seating. There was three of us side by side so it was hard to have a conversation. And it was quite cramped. Won’t stop us from going again though. Hopefully sooner than later.

The service was excellent, the food was delicious and the presentation was great! That horse is weird, though.

We went for brunch on a Sunday morning. Two people in our party ate the brunch and two ate off the menu. Food was ok. Buffet food wasn’t as great as we would have hoped. But still nice. The macaroons were stale and hard, Chicken had very little flavor, noodle bowl wasn’t edible and truly the buffet wasn’t worth the money in our opinion. But still the menu offerings were delicious and perfect brunch foods. Great environment and fun decor. The service was impeccable!

There was another large table for a BD, noise level was very high. Our service was very slow.
I order the chicken sandwich. French fries were barely warm.

Noisy. Restaurants need to figure out how to entertain boomers as they are hard of hearing. Otherwise they won’t be chosen a second time!

We chose a table poolside, at Yellow Door Bistro for our Sunday morning brunch - poolside boasted a chill, relaxed vibe for a Sunday morning. The food was delicious, timely and reasonably priced.
The only complaint would be the service. As a table of just two, we didn't feel we received the same quality of service larger tables received - we waited 20 minutes for coffee, while a larger table of 8 or so were having their coffee refreshed after their meal was completed. Even when coffee came, it did not come with cream or sugar, so that lead to more waiting and cold coffee.

Food was good. Service was decent/as expected. Also, I’m not sure how this happened but I was charged on the wrong card. I inserted my credit card and fed in all the details but I was charged on my debit card. That card did not even leave my wallet - I am certain of that. The only thing I can think of is that it must have picked up on the debit card’s tap feature but I don’t know why it would do that if my credit card was already inserted. This is a mild annoyance but I would fix the payment terminal if I were the restaurant management as there is room for fraud or error here.

Best brunch in Calgary! Dessert sushi was unexpected but delicious. And the beef sliders were super tasty (they should go on the regular menu!) We will definitely be back

Every single thing about our experience at The Yellow Door Bistro was outstanding!!! Thank you!!!!-💛

Awesome evening!

We enjoyed our meals very much. Both entries were delicious. And the atmosphere was top notch. The service however did not match the quality of food and environment. Our server was not friendly, seemed to be going through the motions with no desire to engage other than do the bare minimum. With such great food, this restaurant could truly shine and stand out if they had staff to match.

We were a group of 11 and had our own sectioned off room. Service was wonderful. Everyone of the 11 people enjoyed their meal. Would definitely return.

Beautiful restaurant. Excellent service. Yummy food with fresh ingredients.

We always like coming here for special occasions. This time was no exception. My only complaint was the portion sizes of our entrées was not large enough to resolve our hunger, left us with a feeling of wanting more. My fiancé and I, had to have another entree following dinner otherwise we would have gone to bed hungry.

I would definitely go back again, but next time I will save up for the 5 course meal instead of settling for the 3 course.

Service was excellent and food was good. The only drawback was that a few of us had meals that could have been hotter. Overall a good experience.

I felt like the service at yellow door was amazing and the interiors are very modern and interesting. I did not enjoy the food. I had the gnocchi and I did not find that it was worth the price.

Great service by JR!

Amazing food for brunch, we really enjoyed our meal.

The savory brunch offerings were delicious. Good cup of coffee

Fantastic food and service!

It was really nice. The food was really good and definitely a brunch spot

My reservation was made 1 1/2 weeks ago and we were still seated in a very poor spot (right by main door and horse); food took very long to finally appear...albeit it was good.

Food and service was great!

It was a very busy morning and we were seated in an area that was hosting a large family brunch of at least 12 people of all ages. Needless to say it was quite noisy and a bit disruptive for the two of us. The food was good, but it appeared that perhaps there were less choices. Certainly it is a great bistro to visit for brunch and dinner.

The food was so delicious, and the service top notch. Had an amazing dinner and dessert for a romantic date night. Server made excellent recommendations and even brought a few wine tasters on the house. Will definitely be back. Would love to try the brunch.

Visited for the 1st time. Had the hot buffet. Food was delicious. Restaurant was very busy so we were sure glad we had a reservation and were seated at a table vs one of the sofas. We would visit again.

I had the chef's three course meal. Every component was absolutely delicious. One of the best meals I have had in Calgary (in 40 years of eating here).

The food was super delicious. Lots of interesting flavours. Only thing that we tried that wasn’t our favourite was the tamponade on the trout dish. The lemon curd bowl for dessert was so bright and refreshing, a must try!! The restaurant was quite loud and unfortunately we got seated beside a rather rambunctious table, but the staff was very accommodating when we asked to move so we could actually hear ourselves talk.
Extremely knowledgeable and attentive staff.

It’s very good and the food is very well presented. The prices let you know that it will be a very good quality and savoury plate but it’s missing the “zest” that would make it outstanding for the price.
Service is very attentive and friendly.

We had a great time and a wonderfuk meal. My girlfriend was here from Vancouver and really enjoyed the restaurant.

Service was great!!!

Looks can be deceiving, and this restaurant fits that phrase perfect.

The decor was amazing, probably one of the best I have ever seen. The food "looked" great, but as I said it was very deceiving.

Firstly, the COFFEE was super super super diluted, and it was pretty much sewage. Has to be the worst coffee I have ever had. It was practically water with a hint of coffee.

Secondly, we ordered the French toast with peach custard cream. There was barely any cream though. We had to scramble hard to look for cream but could probably find a drop only of it. Absolutely garbage, and as I said, was very misleading when they say it is peach custard cream.

Furthermore, we ordered salmon eggs Benedict. The eggs was extremely runny. How can you screw up poached eggs?

We also ordered the double fried fries. It was stone cold!

All in all, the restaurant is all looks. It doesn't taste good and you might as well go somewhere else for a proper brunch. Coffee has to be the worst thing I have ever had in my life. Funny enough, I ended up paying $50 for such a garbage breakfast.

I love the Yellow Door Bistro it is one of my favorite brunch places in Calgary.
The only complaint I would have is it’s very loud in the space and our waiter although very attentive was not loud enough when he spoke so it was very hard to hear him. He also was having a hard time hearing us. We ended up doing the buffet except for my father in law so our orders were all correct but I could see that being a future problem when commutation can’t be clear because of the noise level.

Service was lacking all around