Rodney’s Oyster House Calgary

I first checked out Rodney’s oyster house with my sister and from the moment I walked in, I LOVED it. The first thing I noticed was how homey and open the atmosphere was. It literally made me feel like I was back visiting somewhere on the coast. Everything from the décor to the open oyster bar in the middle was nostalgic and amazing. We ordered a couple different things (oysters, pasta and soup) so that we could try more of the menu and all of it was delicious. So much so that we ended up ordering a second round of oysters. Rodney’s definitely didn’t disappoint! I’d say the only downside would be that it is a little bit on the pricey side but at least the food is good, opposed to paying more for bad food.

Great fresh seafood and friendly staff. Ample seating available so there’s no need to wait. Had a great experience when the sweet GM comped us some oysters to sample. It’s definitely a splurge, but if you haven’t been, it’s definitely worth a try.

Loved the ambience, and service was great. However, we weren’t too impressed with the food. Found some of the oysters to be quite salty, clam chowder just tasted like cream, and lobster roll was quite bland.

I came here with my person, and we over ordered. We ordered 3 types of oysters, beef tartar, stramed mussles and clams, clam chowder, and fish and chips.
The server we had, took his time and explained the sauces we can use for the oysters. I believe there was 6+ more sauces and most of them were good! I totally forgot the oysters we have chosen but they were clean and so fresh!
While we were waiting for our food, one of the managers (?) gave us a free sampler of the steamed mussles. It was really good and made me excited to eat the dish.
Everything was good. The sauce the mussles and the clams were cooked in was cooked to perfection, the tartar was creamy and had the right seasonings. The clam chowder was good as well! The Cole slaw that was a side for the fish and chips was soooooo good. I was so full but I couldn’t stop eating!
I really wish they had some sample platters that was available. But I couldn’t complain anything about this place!

I was here as part of a corporate function and we stayed for a great seafood dinner (5 in our party)
Started with an appetizer of assorted smoked seafood, including tuna, oysters, salmon, and mussels… really good for a starter. We paired these with Cannonball Cabernet Sauvignon…
For main course we all shared a Dungeness crab, lobster, and scallops which were all amazing.
Great friendly service as well.

I hate to admit to… but I blew it. My amazing, wonderful, handsome boyfriend made reservations to take me to Japanese Village for my birthday. Where you need to be on time… and I run 10 minutes late… always. So we missed our reservation.
After some grumbling… from both the mouth and tummy… we settled on going to Rodney’s. We had been in Vancouver recently and had a great meal, and were able to quickly book a table online. Our server was great and was able to make suggestions for oysters. We enjoyed shrimp cocktail, mussels, an awesome NZ wine. It was a delicious meal and we will definitely keep coming back!

East coast oysters, all excellent and loved wide selection of toppings. Smoked salmon was perfect and clam linguine, although a bit gritty, was also tasty.

I was not super impressed with this place. The décor is fabulous, but the food was sub par. They charge expensive prices and didn’t offer anything that was semi neutral for a person who doesn’t want shell fish. There’s no chicken and only one steak choice.
No salmon or tuna steaks, just cold smoked salmon.
The service was amazing and made up for it a lot. It’s still not a place I would return too.

Rodney’s Oyster House in Calgary is big, bright and beautiful. I’ve been to both the Toronto and Vancouver locations which are amazing and I have always had a great time when visiting from out of town. The staff is very knowledgeable and man those shuckers know their shit! I’ve been to the Calgary location 3 times know since it’s been open and they are right on point with oysters and seafood. The last time I was in I was educated a little bit about the oysters from Jesse who was shucking the oysters that day. Nice beard! He was explaining to me that the oysters come straight from the farmers and on to the plate. Pretty cool! Definitely one of my go to spots in Calgary.

Recently I ventured out to Rodney’s Oyster House for lunch. A newer restaurant in Calgary that is all seafood all the time. I was not disappointed. Living here you just get used to paying more for seafood and the prices are on par with other restaurants offering seafood. And you also expect the seafood to be good.
As soon as you walk in it’s light, airy, spacious and welcoming. I loved the décor with the whimsical furniture and oyster bar in the middle of the restaurant — it’s all very nautical and the perfect atmosphere. We were greeted right away and seated. Very friendly staff and attentive.
We tried some of the oysters to start after recommendations by the server. I found the condiment rack they brought out very cool (just a minor distraction) and quite enjoyed the pepper flavoured vodka as a topper for my oysters. I made sure to sample all the condiments and they were all tasty. The oysters were delicious.
For lunch I had the tuna tacos. After assembling I topped mine with a little squeeze of the charred lime on the plate — it added the perfect finish. Fresh & simply delicious.
What a great experience for my first visit to Rodney’s. I do have to say the pictures in the bathrooms kind of took me by surprise and didn’t seem to flow with the nautical theme lol, but in the end no bigs.
Will be back and hopefully soon.

I had a great lunch at Rodney’s Calgary today — a killer Manhattan clam chowder, and some fab oysters shucked expertly by Trevor. Service was excellent, and the food arrived in a timely manner. The staff seemed genuinely concerned to make sure I had everything I wanted. I’ve eaten at 3 out of four Rodney’s (Toronto, Vancouver, Yaletown), and I can say that Rodney’s Calgary performs solidly as a the newest Rodney’s. Love having them in Calgary!
I gave them only four stars for two reasons — their bread is a plain boring white bread. It doesn’t compare with the sourdough at Rodney’s Vancouver (I know, they’re not directly related). And, on a previous visit, I wanted to order some to-​go items from the main menu, but take-​out options are limited to what is on the menu of the connected take-​away counter only.

Came with my wife to celebrate our anniversary. We came early and were seated promptly with great attention from the staff. I was a bit worried based on the other Unilocal reviews that I read, but our server was super helpful, funny, personal and all around awesome. We started with some very tasty chowder, oysters (go for the east coast ones), fried clams and smoked salmon. I’d skip the smoked salmon next time around. We moved into mains with a Thai based mussels special of the day which was very tasty! We also had a large order of the scallops, which was the only dish that was disappointing as the scallops were pricey, small and a bit overdone. We also planned on ordering the lobster roll and the pasta clams dish but our server who was super cool in cautioning us from ordering too much. We did go with the lobster roll as well, which was alright, it did have good chunks of lobster but the roll was a bit too buttery for my taste.
Hearing that we were celebrating our anniversary, Sedric bought us a mousse dessert that was very nice. Overall a very enjoyable experience, with exceptional service.

Best seafood in Calgary! Came during happy hour and great selection of oysters (super fresh and delicious), jalapeño crab poppers and shrimp cocktail. Even had periwinkles which my husband hadn’t seen since he lived in the UK. Also the ambiance and interior is super chic looking and comfortable/​inviting as well as friendly staff. We’ll definitely be back and make this a regular stop :). Oh an amazing French bread to start out with!

Been meaning to come here for quite a while now after seeing pictures of their food on my fb feed. Been craving for oysters forever. Our server was great, and he took our orders promptly and was patient with us as we weren’t sure of what to get. We let him pick the oysters for us as we weren’t sure what to get. I got the clam chowder to start which was fabulous! Clams with every bite. Super yummy. The bf one of their white plate specials; the beef tenderloin «carpetbagger»; he said it was good, had to search for the cotuit oyster though as it was buried under the demi glacé hollandaise.
Our server gave us a great explanation of the sauces for the oysters before they arrived. Sadly, a waitress from another table took them away quickly from us. She grabbed them off our table without asking. All she said was that they would bring it back if you have oysters. I understand that another table might need them, but we were in the process of reading the sauces and trying them to see which ones we would be using for our meal. Thank you for so rudely interrupting what we were doing. What frustrated me was that I saw some sitting on empty tables, she could have just easily walked a few meters further for it. Oysters were great though when they did arrive.
It took me a while to seek out a washroom, the pack of servers didn’t seem to notice me looking lost, and they didn’t give me the best directions from my table. Three servers later, I found a washroom! Very interesting washroom décor for sure… you’ll understand once you see it.
For the prices we paid for the food, I expected better service. Gonna continue looking for a better oyster bar in the mean time.

So excited to have a Rodney’s in Calgary! I’ve been to the one in Vancouver a few times so I was excited to try it! Had a dozen oysters to start (a must!) we just let them pick for us cause we’re no oyster experts. We had ones from Nova Scotia, PEI and BC, all nice and fresh. We had the Clam Chowder which is amazingly delicious! Definitely the best I’ve had in Calgary!
The last thing we had was disappointing. We had the Seafood Hotpot which was on special. It tasted fine but for the price it was tiny! 2 shrimp, 2 clams, 2 muscles, 2 small pieces of fish with a few boiled potatoes for $ 26! Seemed like a rip off when we’ve had steamers there that came with over a dozen for only $ 15. Definitely won’t order that again!
Other than that everything tasted great! Will definitely come back!

Coming from Toronto and also being a huge Rodney’s fan, I had to give them a go! The location is prime and you can’t miss it at the corner. As we entered the restaurant, was greeted right away from their friendly hostesses. I had made reservations online and we were seated immediately. The décor was mostly clean white with wood furnishings. It was really pretty inside and quite comfortable of an atmosphere.
Our server was great and she took our drinm orders promptly. Their housemade lemonade was tasty! They also have a nice wine list to pair their menu with.
We ordered a few dishes to try: new England clam chowder, lobster roll (had to order 2!), tuna poke, bison tartar, pan fried oysters and fresh oysters! We let our server pick out our selection. Everything was good but I will admit my favorites were definitely the chowder and the lobster roll!
I was a little disappointed that their lunch and take out menus offered different selections and next time I will need to ask why. Especially since the take out menu us only offered a other times. Odd!
Also a little note to those bringing children, the washrooms have some very provocative art work selections. I suggest using the wheelchair washrooms when taking your children. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
Overall a fun experience! We will be back!

Just went there tonight. The food was below average for what they charge you for. Service was also VERY VERY poor. My friend and I got seated and had to ask for who our server is after sitting there for 15 mins. We had to wait another 35 mins to get our appetizer – raw oysters which you would think it would be rather fast. After finishing our entrée with minimal interaction with the server, I had to chase our server down to get the check. I understand that they just opened this location, but for an upscale-​casual chain restaurant, I would expect a much better service than that. It seems like the staff selection is not the best either. I don’t understand what the hype is but very disappointed. Sorry never going back again.

Calgary is a bit of a challenge for this pescatarian, so when a friend explained that Rodney’s was in town, I thought I’d check it out… on Valentines Day nonetheless, with all the love-​sick oglers.
First, I was taken by it’s relative elegance since I was expecting a seafood shack. It was large, open, warm and quite lovely.
I sat at the galley bar to avoid any wreckless cupids. Cedrick, my bar keep, was extremely friendly and quite well versed in the varieties of oyster. It was quite the presentation and he never missed a beat on service.
Chef Robin recommended the smoked salmon and indeed it was perfect. And while it was served with accompaniments, it stood deliciously on it’s own. Then I ordered half plates of both the shrimp and scallops. The shrimp were large, succulent and perfectly cooked and seasoned. My favorite, however, were the scallops. Perfectly seared and served atop a lovely mix of sautéed veg.
I was quite full and satisfied… until one of the many friendly and bustling servers insisted I try the special banana cream pie dessert served in a small mason. This was bruleed-​banana-​topped perfection. Please put it in the main menu!
Suffice to say, I will frequent regularly.

First the good: the food. I had the lobster roll, which was buttery and delicious. The oyster selection was broad and tasty as well. The crab, also very good. The lone dish that was underwhelming were the scallops, which seemed to be more of an appetizer than a main — and was very salty.
Now the not so good — The overall vibe of the dining room seemed to be several steps below the price point. I found it way too casual for a $ 20+/plate spot. Staff looked to be dressed in their street clothes, and were indistinguishable from the guests (outside of the downtown sport coat crowd).
Be sure to check out the eye opening (though unappetizing) artwork in the men’s room.
Service was also quite poor. I can give it a pass since its the first month of operations and they’re still figuring it out. But we had our server confirm what we had ordered a half hour after we had ordered it and had extraneous dishes arrive at our table sometime after that. My wife’s dinner arrived after the rest of us had finished our mains, with minimal apologies.
So in the end in sad to say it’s a bit of a mixed review. I’m sorry Rodney, but I won’t be rushing back to your hipster Red Lobster any time soon.

About time!!! Finally some great seafood in Calgary.
Rodney’s never let me down in Toronto and it’s great to finally have it here. The selection of oysters is fantastic and their menu has so much to offer to the seafood lover and those interested in acquiring the love of all things ocean!