One18 Empire

I'm staying at the hotel for a conference and stopped in for a cocktail the first night. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. My martini was made exactly as I asked and the bartender was very accommodating. Will definitely stop in again. So I stopped in again for a nightcap and went with a Smoked Old Fashioned with walnut, Maple syrup, Aztec chocolate Bitters and Knob Creek Bourbon.

Unbelievable evening. Oren and Luke are just fantastic people first and foremost but rock as servers. Great greeting when arriving and drinks/food suggestions. The night was just amazing and the standard of service that we received is the benchmark. We will be back with service that most places would envy.

I've been wanting to try out @One18Empire for the longest time, and finally got a chance to do so this past weekend. We had a lovely family brunch with some pretty good food! 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱: 🍗 ᴘɪʀɪ-ᴘɪʀɪ ꜰʀɪᴇᴅ ᴄʜɪᴄᴋᴇɴ ꜱᴀɴᴅᴡɪᴄʜ ($21): Be warned... this is a huge sandwich! It comes with house-cut sea salt fries, house made piri-piri sauce, smoked sweet pepper aioli, pickled cabbage slaw on a brioche bun. We quite enjoyed this! The chicken was nice and crispy and well seasoned. 🥗 ᴏɴᴇ18 ᴋᴀʟᴇ ᴄᴀᴇꜱᴀʀ ($23): The brown butter croutons are so so good! I was tempted to ask for them as a side :p! We added chicken to our salad and it was perfectly grilled. Great healthy option! 🍔 ᴏɴᴇ18 ʙᴜʀɢᴇʀ ($23): Another huge burger! The patty is so fresh! They grind the meat in-house which is what makes it so fresh and yummy. I also loved the smoked cheddar, you could totally taste it! * Partially compensated Follow me on @WanderingInYYC for all things YYC!

Dine in dinner: chicken burger appears to be a solid choice in terms of value, taste and presentation. Everything else ordered had some shortcomings. Brussel sprouts, good but looks blasé. “Wagyu” Beef tartare; high expectations came up short when it was served over burnt toast and indiscriminate aioli sauce. Foie Gras Pate: good but only two pieces of oddly accompanied corn bread. Confit duck wings; all 5 pieces were drum sticks!

🏠 One18 Empire Another weekend, another brunch. This time at a spot where we’ve never been to before. However ever since I’ve heard that they serve Brant Lake Wagyu 100% halal حلال beef, I wouldn’t wait. 🍳 Brant Lake Wagyu Hash Eggs Benny Taste: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑 Now this is how you cook a perfect eggs Benny. They were poached perfectly (unlike another place been to before) and the beef, potato and hollandaise combination was great. The beef was more like pulled beef and it worked very well with the potatoes. Only thing I might see would be that I would’ve preferred some kind of bread under the bennies. 🍳 Chef’s Special Croissant with Brant Lake Wagyu Taste: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 Now that’s how you make a perfect breakfast sandwich. It is offered with eggs and ham in the croissant but we substituted it with Brant lake wagyu beef since it is halal. This was a really good combination and the croissant was gone in seconds 🤣. ___________________________________________________ Follow @zeetastec on Instagram for your local Calgary eats 🥞🍟🍗🍕

We had Christmas drinks with our company here, and was impressed by the service..which was awesome considering there were 20+ of us. The staff kept us in drinks without missing a beat. The old fashioned was excellent but had to have half sweet. We each had a starter, a meal and a dessert. All three were outstanding. I had Duck legs that were incredible, and the hanger steak was one of the best I have had and ended it all with the sour cherry cheesecake.....also incredible. Thank you to all the excellent staff..looking forward to seeing you again soon.