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Chateau Lake Louise - Fairview Dining Room: Restaurant Reviews

111 Lake Louise Dr., Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
403-522-3511
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Ranked #2 of 28 restaurants in Lake Louise
Cuisines: Continental
Good for: Romance
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, Late Night
Restaurant details
Good for: Romance
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, Late Night
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Montana
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35 restaurant reviews
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35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
“Good food, formal setting”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 17, 2013

We recently traveled to Lake Louise to ski and dined in the Fairveiw Room. The setting is very formal although we were not alone in being dressed in jeans and sweaters. The wine list is very good though not as good as the Post Hotel's. The sommelier was knowledgeable but was serving all 3 of the restuarants there at the hotel so unable to be very attentive. There were four of us that shared 2 starters which was plenty. We each had a different main course: lamb, salmon, duck, bison. The lamb was not very good though the accoutrents served with it were. All the other mains were very good, especially the duck. Our waitress was ok but definitely not up to par for the price of the meal which was quite high. If you want a truly gourmet experience with absolute 5 star service, go to the Post Hotel instead.

  • Visited March 2013
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Food
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Ottawa, Canada
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38 restaurant reviews
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
“Excellent Food and View!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 6, 2013 via mobile

We dined here one evening when it was very quiet with only a few tables booked. We were seated at a table with a wonderful view of the lake and skating rink and sculptures. The staff was very attentive and knew details about the menu. We had the scallops, ahi tuna and foi gras for starters which were all exceptional. For mains we had the elk strip loin which had the subtle wild/gamy taste and the beef tenderloin which was delicious. Overall a great dining experience and a bit pricy but its in the Chateau!

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Edmonton, Canada
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Pricey!”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 26, 2013

Good food but if you are one of those folks who dines out a lot, like me, you will find the pricing (even at this gem of a location) pricey.

Visited January 2013
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Calgary, AB
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“sometimes it's not as great the second time around”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 18, 2013

Our family of four returned to this restaurant on our last night of our stay at the Chateau - mostly because our daughter had enjoyed it so much last year. I guess this time our expectations were a bit too high. First off - oyster bisque is not really something kids want to dig into - so while it was "compliments of the chef" they were not interested.

My daughter found her pasta sauce to be very watery and while I know it was off the kids menu, it was not very good. My husband and I ordered the three course meal with wine paring - which was fine, however, I felt we were a bit rushed between our courses, so much so that you had to rush to fnish the wine given before digging into the next course.

Also, my husband ordered the lamb and I had to share some of my tenderloin meal with him as his plate was pretty sparse.

We may reconsider dining here during future visits to the hotel.

  • Visited February 2013
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Food
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“Great wine list and fantastic food and service”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2013

Fantastic dinner, great service, very classy. Great variety of choices, sea food, meats and fondues.

Visited February 2013
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