About
Elegant, airy restaurant with globally inspired dishes that diners rave about. The menus change seasonally, but there is always something delicious to try like vegetable-based soups and salad starters and light bits of fish, seafood or meat. Guests can relax in the warm and welcoming ambience while sipping on cocktails or wine from a curated wine list.Reviews
Alloy is a renowned fine dining establishment in Calgary, praised for its elegant decor and peaceful atmosphere with pink blossom trees. Reviewers consistently highlight the delicious dishes like beef short rib, pork striploin, shrimp tempura, truffle gnocchi, Pacific Red Snapper, Lamb Chops, Arctic char, and braised beef short rib. The service receives high praise for being attentive and knowledgeable about the menu. Guests appreciate the friendly staff and owners who make personal visits to tables. Desserts like milk chocolate cheesecake and oreo cake are described as incredible highlights of the dining experience.
It's been several years since I've visited Alloy and I was delighted to step back into such familiar and welcome surroundings. I recall being quite impressed with the decor when I first discovered this fine dining establishment over a decade ago. The pink blossoms on the trees that separate the semi-circular booths create a peaceful atmosphere in which to enjoy a great meal.
I was happy to find my favorite dish still being featured on their menu. The beef short rib was as delicious as ever and the pork striploin got a 5 star rating from my friends as did the shrimp tempura. The service was great and one of the owners even stopped by the table to say Hello. All in all a great evening!
I haven't been to this spot in years and it did not disappoint!! Love the atmosphere with the pink blossom trees.
Now to the food, ordered the gnocchi and tempura chili prawns to start. Both were fantastic! The mains ordered were the artic char and braised beef short rib, really happy with both. Dessert, shared the milk chocolate cheese cake and it was incredible!!! I'd go back just for that, it's so smooth and rich...one of the best desserts I've had in a long time.
Dined in with a group of four who have not eaten here before and we were quite surprised at the experience. There are quite a few mixed reviews, some praising the food but also some with a negative experience. The restaurant interior is quite nice, and the service was good. Wine selection is good. However, when our food came out we were all surprised at simply the lack of flavour. Something was missing and we couldn’t quite figure it out. Almost like the food was under seasoned. Which was disappointing as some reviews speak very highly of this restaurant and never mind the cost of the food. The gnocchi was quite good and the surf and turf was just okay. Perhaps it was an off day, but for four not very picky eaters to unanimously agree that food was blend has to account for something?
Consistently great food and ambiance.
A great birthday or any excuse to dine out experience.
Our server was new to Alloy, she was just the right amount of attentive and customer service driven.
Truffle gnocchi and Shrimp tempura open up the appetite and are a regular starter item on menu.
Pacific Red Snapper and Lamb Chops with rosemary & mustard sautéed onion cream sauce were both delicious to enjoy as main course meals.
We passed on dessert.
5/5Michael Ianni-Palarchio
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Excellent experience at Alloy! Service was great, food was superb! Cannot express how impressed we all were. The short ribs were probably the best I’ve ever had. The lamb was excellent and the enchiladas are the star of this dish. What an excellent idea. The Arctic char was prepared to perfection. This is textbook execution of how to sear a fillet of fish. The crispy skin was a work of art. Best of all, it wasn’t that expensive. They could easily charge more. 10/10 would return.