The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge, Winnipeg, MB

The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge

Name: The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge
Address: 1979 Wellington Ave, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, R3H 1H5
Telephone: (204) 594-1967
Price range: CAN$30 and under
Rating: 4.3

4.3

101 Reviews

CAN$30 and under

Tapas / Small Plates

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Located in the lobby of The Grand Winnipeg Airport Hotel by Lakeview, the Blue Marble features a wonderful menu . contemporary small plates focusing on local ingredients in the restaurant and more traditional fare in the lounge, this menu utilizing locally grown and produced product from Manitoba is certain to impress.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Sep 25, 2023

7:00 PM

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates, Contemporary American
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(204) 594-1967
Website
http://www.lakeviewhotels.com/restaurants/blue-marble-restaurant-lounge/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Jamie Pastorin

Location
1979 Wellington Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3H 1H5
Neighborhood
St. James
Parking details
Airport main parkade, validation with purchase over $20
Public transit
City Bus Route 15 and 20
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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SoupCA$9.00
Chef's soup made fresh in house
CaesarCA$16.00
Romaine lettuce tossed with house made dressing, croutons, bacon finished with parmesan cheese
Spinach SaladCA$17.00
Spinach and arugula, strawberries, oranges, toasted almonds, feta cheese, yellow beets, Saskatoon berry vinaigrette, sweet poppy seed dressing
Seafood PastaCA$23.00
Salmon, shrimp, Pernod dill cream sauce with grape tomatoes, onion, arugula and Padano cheese
StroganoffCA$23.00
Beef, mushrooms, onion in a creamy herbed beef sauce tossed in serpentine pasta finished with herbed bread crumble, arugula, and Padano
Beef BurgerCA$18.00
House Pressed Sirloin burger topped with Swiss cheese, bacon, arugula, tomato served on brioche bun with mustard, ketchup, mayo Served with soup, salad or house cut fries
Pork Belly BowlCA$19.00
Crispy pork belly, pickled vegetables, grape tomato, sunny side egg, tare sauce served on jasmine rice
Duck Leg ConfitCA$27.00
Served with saskatoon berry duck jus, roasted parsnip garlic potato puree, and chef's assorted vegetables
Beef ShortribsCA$29.00
Braised beef shortribs sautéed mushrooms, rosemary thyme fingerling potatoes, chef's assorted vegetables and Guinness sauce
Steak FritesCA$39.00
10oz grilled ribeye cooked to your preference, with house cut fries seasoned with truffle salt, chef's assorted vegetables and red wine demi

Small Plates

Veganator BowlCA$17.00
Sautéed seitan, grape tomato, chick peas, onion, olives served with creamy mashed potato cauliflower, garlic chilli "butter"
Stuffed FlatbreadCA$17.00
Grilled house dough stuffed with plant based cheese, artichoke, pickled eggplant, spinach, served with hummus eggplant puree, smoked chimichurri
CalamariCA$16.00
Lightly breaded and fried calamari served with lemon yogurt, cucumber and cantaloupe salad
Chicken BreastCA$20.00
Stuffed with cheese, spinach, served with butternut squash puree, green pea puree, potato, bourbon bacon jam, red pepper velout, Padano, super seed mix
Braised Lamb ShoulderCA$22.00
Wrapped in puff pastry, served with grilled asparagus topped with smoked chimichurri
Salmon NicoiseCA$20.00
Chef's spiced seared salmon with greens, potato, edamame, grape tomato, olives, medium boiled egg, house Dijon caper vinaigrette
Brussel SproutsCA$16.00
Fried Brussel sprouts tossed in a lemon caper dressing, hummus, sunny egg, and Sriracha
Battered PickerelCA$23.00
Sundried tomato, scallion, edamame, wild rice mix and topped with house tartar sauce
Duck BreastCA$24.00
Seared duck breast with green peas, butternut squash puree, cranberry coulis, rosemary thyme fingerling potatoes, red wine garlic butter jus
Chicken LiversCA$17.00
Fried dusted chicken livers, grape tomato, scallions, red wine jus, garlic butter, served with garlic toast

What 101 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
4.3Service
4.1Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

101 Reviews

RW
ReneeW
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on September 9, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience3
Food was delicious, service was nice. I had the duck breast "with peas and fingerling potatoes" that was 6 peas and 3 small pieces of potato 🤣
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AndrewJ
Manitoba
14 reviews
vip
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on September 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Honestly, wow! Really good food, reasonably priced and great service from Ryan. This was our first time but we will be back! 👍
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DanaR
Orange County
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 7, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience4
Server was kind, sweet and tried her best. She was by herself so it took a while to get her attention but overall if there would of been more staff it would of been amazing.
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joser
Cleveland
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Seafood was amazing
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JoanneK
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
One of the best plant based meals I've had in a long time....while 2 others had Steak bites, 1 had seafood pasta. 1 had Salmon on salad.....all excellent. Chicken liver appetiser and tomato soap.... very good.
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TaraW
Calgary
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 29, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience3
For an airport hotel restaurant this was a pleasant surprise. Service was attentive the menu surprisingly adventurous, with generous small plate options to share that tasted good. If stuck at YWG airport, worth the walk over.
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Arlener
Manitoba
4 reviews
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 18, 2023
overall2food3service1ambience4
We chose Blue Marble for a family birthday event googling “best restaurants in Winnipeg”. Obviously a gross error. We arrived a bit late and two family members had already ordered cocktails. One choice was ginger infused and tasted off. Our waiter told us “I make it like the recipe; you order it, it’s yours”. We probably should have taken our cue there because not one of the four cocktails we ordered after that were quite right. My husband loves a Manhattan and as he said “I could have made a much better one myself”. We ordered from both the small plates and larger portion sides of the menu. We ordered 5 dishes in total to share between 4 people. Two dishes were very good. One was average and two were way below par. The chicken livers were chunks of liver in a heavy brown “beefy” sauce that overwhelmed the dish. The stuffed bread was so oily it virtually “swam” in the plate making it gooey instead of nicely chewy. Usually when you go to a top end restaurant and the waiter knows it is a birthday celebration, they offer a dessert selection for the person having the birthday. Not here. We ordered two desserts to share between us,. Again, a hit and a miss. One, a pavlova, was not chewy on the outside and soft on the inside but so hard it was difficult to eat. The other, a chocolate panne cotta was very good. So overall, you certainly take your chances with this restaurant - you may luck out and get something very good but likely will have that outweighed by dishes that are almost uneatable. For a dinner costing over $250, and a special celebration we expected much much more.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Calgary
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on May 17, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service and delicious food. Would return again.
1 person found this helpful
LD
LisaD
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Service was impeccable, food was delicious. Highly recommend the calamari, duck confit, and pork belly.
1 person found this helpful
OT
OpenTable Diner
Saskatoon
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 10, 2023
overall2food2service4ambience4
The menu is very limited and the details poor. The food I ordered gave what was in it and when I got it I didn’t find half of the items on it that it said. I ordered something different and it was good. Still charged me full price for both meals.
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ClarkS
Toronto
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very accommodating. We had 2 young children with us and they made a special pasta dish for them.
1 person found this helpful
D
Deelighted
Manitoba
24 reviews
vip
5.0
24 reviews
Dined on February 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic place to go just before your flight or any time!
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CT
ConradT
Manitoba
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
I guess that for a location that almost no local would consider (being part of the airport), there was lots of empty tables. The food, service, and wine selection was really nice though. If you’re making a last minute decision to have a nice dinner, nice wine… walk right in.
1 person found this helpful
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MoonlightQ
Manitoba
9 reviews
vip
4.0
9 reviews
Dined on October 28, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience4
Always love to go there for a quiet dinner, service are excellent!! Only to found out last night they took my favorite dishes , fish and chips away 😩😩! Why !!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Manitoba
19 reviews
vip
3.0
19 reviews
Dined on October 22, 2022
overall3food3service1ambience3
We typically enjoy our meals here... But this time it was very slow (a flight came in and they had few staff... Not thier fault) the pork belly was overcooked and dry, the fish dish was way over done, dry and overly 'fishy'... (Yes, it was fish but this wasn't good at all) and the validated parking was gone... So we had to pay an additional $10 on our $200 bill.
1 person found this helpful
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foodiewithfriends
Hawaii
15 reviews
vip
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on October 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Brett was great & attentive, had a nice, quiet booth too, satisfying my request.
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Diner40
Vancouver
6 reviews
1.0
6 reviews
Dined on August 14, 2022
overall1food1service1ambience1
Made a reservation…showed up on time. Restaurant was closed. Was staying in the hotel. Apparently, there was no staff!?
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Minneapolis
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on June 18, 2022
overall1food1service2ambience1
We wondered why it was easy to get a reservation on a Saturday night. Ordered 2 Caesers to drink and they were good. We started with the calamari and it was cooked fine but was very bland. My wife got the pork belly bowl and again very bland with little flavour. I ordered the steak, med. rare and it came out well done. No worries, they made another. I ate some of the fries and veggies and by the time the new steak came my wife was done with her meal and again the steak was well done. I let our server know and wondered why this could happen not once but twice because there was only 3 other tables in the restaurant and they were all done and eating dessert before our food came. Anyways, the server was very pleasant and understood our frustration and only charged us for our drinks and my wife’s supper. Never again. The manager would not even acknowledge us as I paid our bill.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Manitoba
15 reviews
vip
4.0
15 reviews
Dined on May 15, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Pleasant surprise after a rocky start. Parking is an adventure. Food was very good. Presentation lovely.
1 person found this helpful
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and ambiance. Awesome service.
1 person found this helpful
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 19, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Awesome experience at the Blue Marble as always! When in Winnipeg, this is my go to restaurant!!!
1 person found this helpful
OT
OpenTable Diner
Manitoba
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on April 5, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Thanks to Ryan (and Adam too) in providing excellent service as usual. We always enjoy our dining experiences here, the food is really great. Soups are always changing and definitely a must have, burger was very tasty and the tuna was excellent. Delighted to see some desserts are coming on board - carrot cake and lemon tart were two enjoyed on recent visits. Would be nice to have some rolls or something to have with the salad and or soup to start the dinner with. Look forward to the evolving menu. Keep up the great work!
1 person found this helpful
ML
MavLex
Manitoba
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on March 5, 2022
overall4food2service5ambience4
The waitress was nice:) The drink menu is really large, good champagne last, The appetizers were the best things calamari and roasted brussels sprouts. Lamb chops were very dry and tasteless, the main courses need a little bit of work not very flavourful
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FussyFoodie
Manitoba
11 reviews
vip
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on March 5, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always excellent!
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ReDz
Manitoba
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on February 26, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Good was great. Would have liked more explanation about their menu as its not traditional and more seasonal. Their menu indicates small plates.. These are basically "lunch" size portitions. Once we got passed the menu the food, experience and such were good!
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smoke19
Palm Springs
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was excellent. The service was very good. It got a bit noisy when a group sat behind us.
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Unknown
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2022
overall3food4service2ambience3
Not valued, service was not good at all. Will not coming back again
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GG
GermanG
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 14, 2022
overall5food4service5ambience4
It was a big surprise that an "Airport Hotel" have a great restaurant and outstanding service. The food was very good, full of flavor and perfectly cooked and served. The best of all was our server who happens to be the bartender, his name is Adam and he was absolutely fantastic... the same with the girl who came to our table with few things we asked and she was fantastic as well, but mostly of the time was Adam. For a moment you forget that you are at an airport hotel. Congratulations.
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OpenTable Diner
Manitoba
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our food and the service was great 👍🏼
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Manitoba
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2020
overall1food3service1ambience2
I understand it was Valentine’s Day but our food took 1 hour and 20 mins to come a little long since there was just two of us. A quick apology and no offer of anything to make up for the wait.
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viking
Fargo
11 reviews
4.0
11 reviews
Dined on January 18, 2020
overall4food4service5ambience4
Hidden gem close to the airport
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OpenTable Diner
Manitoba
19 reviews
vip
3.0
19 reviews
Dined on January 18, 2020
overall3food3service2ambience2
The problem with Blue Marble is that it is incredibly hit or miss... One night it will be absolutely fantastic and the next... You're not even sure you're in the same place. They need to have consistency, then they'll be a great place to go.
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OneandOne
Manitoba
8 reviews
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on January 1, 2020
overall4food4service5ambience4
Our main course choices were great. Nice portions and very tasty for both the surf and turf and steak and potatoes. Disappointed in the beet salad. While the greens and dressing was tasty, the beets were tasteless.
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JacquesB
Manitoba
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 1, 2019
overall5food5service4ambience4
Great food as always
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BrianLorna
Manitoba
12 reviews
vip
3.0
12 reviews
Dined on October 26, 2019
overall3food4service5ambience2
The food and service was good. But there was no one else in the restaurant.
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Foodie
Naples
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on September 28, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was great, service was very good. Friendly staff
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CarolB
Vancouver
21 reviews
vip
4.0
21 reviews
Dined on September 8, 2019
overall4food4service4ambience4
Always very quiet - a great secret at the Winnipeg airport. Good food
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MelissaS
Manitoba
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on August 1, 2019
overall4food4service5ambience4
Excellent and attentive service. Food was served in a reasonable amount of time. Had to pay extra for parking as they didn’t give me enough to cover the total amount.
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CharlaM
Calgary
60 reviews
vip
5.0
60 reviews
Dined on June 8, 2019
overall5food5service4ambience5
We were in town for a family gathering and chose this restaurant because of the reviews and the location. When we arrived, it was quiet and then two larger fishing groups came in and it got louder. Still, we had a booth and the noise level was fine. We started with a couple of shareable plates: the quail and the duck. Both were delicious. We then ordered entrees. My husband had the fish and chips and I ordered the pork belly bowl. We were pleased with the meal and then shared a dessert of banana bread French toast. Overall, the meal was delicious. Our server was a little different but he was attentive and polite. We would definitely return next time we are in town.
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GarryG
Ottawa
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 4, 2019
overall5food5service5ambience4
Our dining experience at The Blue Marble was outstanding. Our thanks to our excellent waiter "Brett" for his attentive and pleasant service. We wish we lived in Winnipeg so that we could come often to this restaurant.
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FAQs

The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (204) 594-1967.

The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge is rated 4.3 stars by 101 OpenTable diners.

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

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Sep 25, 2023

7:00 PM

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge

1979 Wellington Ave, Winnipeg, MB R3H 1H5

Additional information

Neighborhood
St. James
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Cuisines
Tapas / Small Plates, Contemporary American
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Airport main parkade, validation with purchase over $20
Public transit
City Bus Route 15 and 20
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Jamie Pastorin
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.lakeviewhotels.com/restaurants/blue-marble-restaurant-lounge/
Phone number
(204) 594-1967

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The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

Featured in

26 Winnipeg / Manitoba Restaurants to Love This Valentine's Day

Menu

Blue Marble Favorites

SoupCA$9.00

CaesarCA$16.00

Spinach SaladCA$17.00

Seafood PastaCA$23.00

StroganoffCA$23.00

Beef BurgerCA$18.00

Pork Belly BowlCA$19.00

Duck Leg ConfitCA$27.00

Beef ShortribsCA$29.00

Steak FritesCA$39.00

Small Plates

Veganator BowlCA$17.00

Stuffed FlatbreadCA$17.00

CalamariCA$16.00

Chicken BreastCA$20.00

Braised Lamb ShoulderCA$22.00

Salmon NicoiseCA$20.00

Brussel SproutsCA$16.00

Battered PickerelCA$23.00

Duck BreastCA$24.00

Chicken LiversCA$17.00

What 101 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

FAQs

Does The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge restaurant rated?

Is The Blue Marble Restaurant and Lounge currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

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