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Onto the big guns…the entrees! Every single menu item is unique and might produce a bit of reader’s drool - you've been warned. The Stuffed Chicken is filled with Italian sausage, feta, and comes with gorgonzola “smashed” potatoes, sun-dried tomato pesto, and parmesan crisp. A Bouillabaisse is sprinkled with tiger prawns, digby bay scallops, PEI mussels, white clams, chorizo, white wine saffron-tomato broth, and French bread. If you aren’t salivating like Pavlov’s dog by now, then you either can’t read or haven’t heard the signal bell. Ding!
Escoba also offers a selection of salads, flatbreads, pasta, and risotto for anyone who wants to take a detour from the ordinary. Truth be told, the menu is simply too extensive to fully cover at one go. Your best bet is to head over to Escoba with a group of friends and order as many different things as possible (even more delicious when the meal's racked on to someone else's plastic). You’ll leave completely satisfied and in need of one gigantic food and alcohol digestion nap (is there any better kind of nap?).
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 AT A GLANCE
Escoba
624 8th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB
403-543-8911
Comfort Food
Beltline
Venue:
Restaurant
Hours:
Mon. to Fri.: 11:00am - 11:00pm Sat.: 5:00pm - 11:00pm
Price Range:
$$ (Affordable)
Payment:
American Express, Master Card, VISA
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2 Reader Reviews | We made a reservation for saturday night and were seated at a nice table with couch like chairs. We were greeted by a friendly server who brought out waters for our table of 4. We started with a beautiful spanish wine and the cheese platter - beautiful soft, fresh, and flavorful cheeses with a warm freshly baked loaf of bread. Many of the other servers were very gracious, ensuring that our water and wine was always topped up. I had the tenderloin rare with a djon reduction sauce, smashed potatoes, and golden beets. It was the most flavorful meal I have had in a long time - very high quality food. Our server informed us that all of the food is grown locally or nationally, organic, and all of the meat is free range. My tenderloin was extremely tender, melted in my mouth. Our server suggested another bottle of wine to suite our meals and it matched perfectly. We finished with the dessert platter which included chocolate zucchini cake, truffles, a cream cheese and pine nut tart, and apple pie rolled in crispy crepes. Each dessert was delicious and beautifully complimented each other. The food was top notch, service was unbelievable, and atmosphere was delightful. Quickly became a favorite! Perfect for a slow paced romantic night out in a restaurant has all the charm of a european bistro. Highly recommended!
1. Rachael's Review :: November 16, 2008 Rachael's Rating: 4 Stars |
It was a slow Friday evening judging by all the empty tables. Our hostess brought us a table and we sat there for ten mi nutes before a waiter came over and asked if we were ready to order. We mentioned that we have not seen the menu. He was apologetic and got right to it. The atmosphere reminds of those hole in the wall places in Europe but without the charm. There was a table of 8 that was loud and kept on saying explicatives much to the dismay of the diners and not once did anyone from the establishment make an effort to either apologize to the diners or talk to the group. We had the evening special that consisted of a filet and 2 lobsters tails. The food was bland, no butter or any kind of sauce for the lobster, and the beef while it was cooked well looked odd on a plate withou any reduction sauce or compound butter on it. At 49.00 dollars, i'll pass ---better yet--i'll pass on the whole place. Don't be fooled by the website, it is certainly not a restaurant I would recommend---go to Brava or Alloy instead. This place makes Earl's or Joey's look like fine dining.
2. Bob's Review :: September 20, 2008 Bob's Rating: 2 Stars |
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