Laurier Lounge

My husband and I celebrated our 8 year wedding anniversary here and it was wonderful. The server was incredibly attentive even noticing I was a bit cold (by the window) and offering me a blanket! The food was fantastic! We did the fondue dinner for two and after every dish I was sad it was over and we already can’t wait to go back! Thanks Laurier house for such a memorable experience!

The food is nice but well overpriced. Two starters/​sharers $ 16 and $ 19, two 6oz glasses of wine (Californian and Argentinian) $ 10 each, side dish $ 6!!! come on, that is just a rip off.

Tucked in an adorable little building, the Laurier Lounge has a huge advantage on any other brunch spot in the city — it’s the one place you won’t have to line up for an hour or two for a table for a party of 5 at 11am.
That said, although the setting is adorable, it’s never that busy, and the food tastes great (their mushroom Eggs Benedict is DELICIOUS), they do have a few glitches that need ironing out.
The first time we went here, we had a server who both screwed up our orders, and when my sister knocked over a glass (which then broke all over her), took over 10 minutes to bring the napkins, towels & a bin for the glass we asked for, which meant my sister had to pick up the pieces with her bare hands and had no way to dry off.
This time was better, but our breakfasts & the coffee was all lukewarm.
So, while I’ll still keep going here (my family isn’t as picky as I am), I’m still not ready to give them a great review until their service picks up.

What a hidden gem in the heart of town.
Go enjoy Laurier lounge but keep it a secret!
We enjoyed everything from the classic building & decoration to the charming ladies who greeted us with a French-​English accent, to the menu and service.
Definitely going back.

The Laurier Lounge is a nice gem in the Beltline area of downtown. It’s a nice walking distance from our place so it’s great for brunches. Their eggs benedicts are very good. The eggs are cooked perfectly every time.
Breakfast potatoes are excellent as well. Staff is nice and friendly, and there’s always a table available even on Sundays around 10~11am.

So this last weekend I decided to go to Calgary to meet up with some old friends from High school. Anyways, I went to eat at a few places in Calgary, but I decided to keep it tame and only take pictures and write about one place. I opted for a nice brunch place called Laurier Lounge. It’s located downtown in Calgary, and it’s a really small and quaint restaurant. The chefs and primarily all of the serving staff are from Quebec, so I had the chance to brush up on my french a little bit.
When you walk in, you’re greeted by a narrow hallway that connects the kitchen, the upstairs, and a small dining area on the main floor. I’ve actually been here once before a few years ago, and it looks relatively the same, with the exception of an added patio dining area. It’s kind of small and quaint and I love the atmosphere of the place. Occasionally they have french music playing in the background and it’s just a great place to catch up with some old friends and relax.
Their menu is relatively simple. You have options of Eggs Benedict, crêpes, sandwiches/​burgers, and salads. They change it up every so often, so it was different from the last time I was there. I decided to get the ‘Laurier Brunch Plate’ with the Pancetta Eggs Benedict because it comes with a little bit of everything! We were also a little bit hungover so we decided to treat ourselves to their poutine…

I find this place a bit pretentious and the service was quite rude. The food I had here was very average, and the prices are a bit steep. I have no desire of returning here.

I really enjoyed eating breakfast here this past Saturday. I arrived at about 10:30 a.m. and we waited a few minutes to be seated. This restaurant use to be a house. When you walk in, the kitchen is to the left and some of the dining area is to your right. We were escorted up the stairs, where they have 4 more little areas for eating (All former bedrooms), We sat in the room to the right at the end of the hall. It’s a very cozy environment, and we had the whole room to ourselves. Most of us ordered the Brunch plate, that has your choice of Eggs Benny 3 different ways. Pancetta, smoked salmon, and I can’t remember the third one (sorry). it also comes with a strawberry crêpe, and potatoes. It was indeed very tasty. In fact after I finished my plate, I was still craving another eggs benedict. We also had the strawberry crepes, which my son really enjoyed. The coffee that was ordered I hear was quite strong. It was good, just quite strong.
The service was friendly, and was good. I also noticed that a 20% gratuity was automatically added.
I will definitely come back to Laurier lounge, but next time for lunch.

Stopped by for a drink and a nosh before our Unilocal Elite event tonight. First time I’ve been to Laurier but I had heard good things and I was not disappointed. Only going 4 stars as we only did a glass of wine and appys so I’ll want to try a full meal to give up the 5^th star. The service, awesome. A lovely gentleman seated us upstairs in a cozy corner and our waitress was great. Wonderful smile, nice suggestions on the wine and appys. We each had a glass of Pinot Noir, a bottle of fizzy water (only 1.25 and they keep refilling for you) and the baked brie. All were delish. The room upstairs is really nice with a long banquet along the outside wall and easily set up tables for 2 or 4. Price are in line for the size of appys and wine by the glass is reasonable with a good selection. Definitely recommend and will be back.

Three times now I have gone to Laurier Lounge for fondue and it’s been fantastic. The atmosphere is quite unique, as it is in a historic building downtown, and there are many little private rooms for hosting birthday dinners, stagette dinners, etc. The mojitos are to die for (especially the blueberry ones, you can order them by the jug). Another recent experience was for brunch. A little pricey, but amazing, I tried a plate of Eggs benny (with fresh asparagus, mushrooms and brie), came with a crêpe, homemade croissant with homemade berry compote, it was so delish. I definitely recommend Laurier Lounge for a fun fondue night with friends or for an amazing bruch!

I have always loved this place. First went with my work for our christmas party. We had a blast!

Went here with a group of people, and ended up having the patio to ourselves. So cozy with the glass encasing and fireplace! The service was amazing, very friendly and knowledgeable. We came for drinks, appies, and poutine. The bacon wrapped dates are to die for, and everyone LOVED the poutines. I personally found them to be a little too salty, but it wouldn’t stop me from ordering it again. Just under five stars for this, and that my scallops were tiny and over cooked. Great time though!

Great brunch place.
A bit of a hidden gem as we had just walked away from Monki that literally had a several hour wait at noon on a Saturday.
We both had the «Brunch platter» which comes with 1 benny (your choice of pancetta, smoked salmon or grilled mushrooms), delicious potatoes, bacon (I subbed for fruit), and TWO crepes with strawberries and whip for $ 14.99 all served in a charmingly old home (The upstairs is still divided as separate rooms).
A pretty delicious and unique breakfast platter I would say!

I love this place. The ambiance. The food. I’ve had dinner — both entrée style & the «fondue experience» — as well as brunch. It’s never been anything but great.

We went here for fondue and we were really impressed. It’s small and quant from the outside — I wouldn’t expect to find a tiny little house in the middle of downtown. The menu is very french and along with that is a lot of fat content so keep that in mind.
The different rooms of the house have mostly been preserved so there are only a few tables around you but the décor is still very modern. The food all came out with nice china and it was quite classy.
The food itself was good although the presentation was plain. I found the price of the fondue a bit pricey for what we got but It was still a very nice evening out.
My sister loves the brunch here and has been trying to get us there fore it. One of these days I’ll give that a try.

This is a cool little restaurant I always take people visiting from out of town to for brunch. It’s an old small house that they converted into a restaurant so it has a lot of character, not your run of the mill breakfast spot. The service here is top notch and they make some of the best coffee in town. Home made crapes, croissants, fruit plate and eggs Bennie, yummmmmm. I’d recommend this place to anyone.

This place has a Good wine and good service… The cheese fondue was not bad… Even when is not very fancy or beautiful maybe I will go back…

I’m surprised that this was my first check-​in, as I go quite frequently. Such a great place!
And they do mostly gluten free! Yay! Love their patio, love sitting outside there.
We took my mom for her birthday, my parents shared the fondue experience and loved it!
I went the free range chicken breast with quinoa. Yum yum! Perfect size.
They also do an epic brunch! Hard to get into, but worth it!

I have heard a lot of great things about the Laurier Lounge. While walking down around downtown one day looking for a place to lunch, I passed by a cute little house. And then realized I had stumbled upon this restaurant that is hailed among the tweeps I follow.
I decided to stop in and I ordered the steak croissant sandwich. That has Brie on it. And a delicious Dijon mustard. And Brie. I fell in love with that croissant-​wich sitting on that patio while sipping a cold beer and enjoying the warm sunshine. PLUS they were playing French jazz. I can honestly state that I felt like i was on vacation outside of Calgary sitting on that patio that early afternoon. I did have that patio to myself so that could have swayed the vibe in my favour, but I will take it.
I do need to return to Laurier Lounge. Not just to nurture the relationship I have with my new favorite sandwich ever, but also to try the poutine that I have looked at with food envy on Instagram so many times.

Had breakfast here after stumbling upon it by accident.
How could I have not been here before!!!
I LOOOOOVE cute Frenchy café/​bistro types.
Love that it’s in an old house.
it was a lovely Saturday morning and we sat on the «porch”/“patio with morning rays shining down… ahhh, I was in heaven.
I had the procuitto eggs benedict and it was yum, the potato/​hash was super delicious too — crispy on the outside. yumm! accompanied with a mimosa, another happy day :)