Singapore Sam’s

Typical grease laden Chinese Canadian offerings, with a slightly better than average lunch buffet. My main reason for going here is that they are open very late, making it a classic post-​bar option. They have a disco ball, music, and sometimes people dance on the tables to keep the party going after hours. Friendly staff, and a private parking lot downtown are nice extras.

Coolest late night place to eat I have ever seen. So much fun! I even dumped into an NHL player!

This was pretty good. Ironically, while sitting there enjoying the free wifi I discovered that the Bistro across the street was actually a pretty damn nice place. Regardless, I was still able to savour the Hawaiian Fried Rice that I shared with a friend. The portions are pretty decent for the price. Pretty average for «Chinese/​Singaporean» food in Canada. Having been to Singapore and China, I would say that there isn’t even that much difference between the food here and there, except in variety and average quality. Most places in Canada have menus that are really hit-​and-​miss.

Omg this place is sad!!! I remember going here when I was a teenager and it was mainly an enjoyable experience.
It’s been years since we’ve been here and decided to give it a shot. Jeez! The décor hasn’t changed and you can tell it’s super dated.
The price for the dinner buffet remains low $ 13.50 but the food is awful. And in the this case you certainly get what you pay for! They only have one side of trays half filled with cold mediocre food.
The «fresh» items for the Mongolian grill looks like scraps from the cutting board. These guys are half baked and need to refresh everything about the restaurant or give up! Also they don’t do the candied apple and bananas anymore so 10 000 000 thumbs down!

This place is straight up dirty. I wandered in cuz I could smell delicious grease when walking past it. There was hair and dead bugs on the floor. A lot. The table was greasy and fingerprinted with sauce as we’re other tables near by.
I walked out without eating anything. It was so filthy. I was gagging.

Great times… until tomorrow :(
The atmosphere here is great! Come with friends, sing, dance, fool around, eat yummy food, stumble home, repeat. My entire group got madd heartburn though so take a pre-​emptive shot of ant-​acid :)

Stopped here because I was desperate for wifi. I was the only one in the restaurant during dinner time (looks like this is a late-​night hangout for drunks). I asked the waiter what was good and he said «everything». Usually not a good sign. Ordered the Singapore noodles and they were fine — just what you’d expect from a chinese restaurant. But at least it wasn’t greasy.
Finally, as I’m getting ready to leave the server says «Why didn’t you try the ginger beef?» He brought me a sample plate and it was really good — matchstick thin straws of beef tempura battered and sitting in a spicy-​sweet gingery sauce. Definitely more like meat candy, but I’m feeling a hankering for it as I write this.

I’ve been to Singapore Sam’s many, many times — at times arriving with drunken people (in my party or others’ parties) after last call. Some of these inebriated people are the ones who mar the image of this business, making it a bad experience for others and for the staff.
I have never served tables or worked in the service industry but can imagine it to be specially difficult to perform when tending to ‘drunks’.
Prices are high at night — I’m not sure about lunch time, never been there at that time.
Yes, this is fast food quality food but they’ve got the best GINGER BEEF in town!

Arrived at 3:30 am — I don’t know how many times I asked myself «WTF is going on here?»
People that enter these doors collectively decide to forget what is socially acceptable behavior — in a good way.
The floor was littered with food and broken chopsticks. The tables were stages for customer’s blissful dancing to Abba, Madonna, Snap!, and various other cheesy songs. In any respectable bar or club, those songs are booed and hissed. At Singapore Sam’s, they are celebrated!

This is by far the craziest and most fun restaurant I have been.
Imagine you are eating Asian food at 2 o’clock at night with 80s music playing in the background and everyone not eating either dancing on the table or playing drums with chopsticks. It almost felt like I’m in a human zoo… LOVE IT
When a place is this fun, food is just icing on the cake. Can’t complain.

Been coming to Singapores since 1996. Fav place in calgary for consistent non greasy over battered food. Very surprised that there are some bad reviews I have nothing but great meals. Even when family from out of town come to visit they always want to come here. Of course I only hit the buffet that ends at 9 so not sure what happens at 2 am when the bars close .
Cheers Singapores !

I don’t know if it was a bad day or what but I feel like this was a complete waste of money. I couldn’t eat much of my dinner, it was all just cold, shriveled and like it had been leftovers and left out for a while. We went around 6 so it was dinner hours. I felt ill about eating it but I had some of it and it was a mistake. I ended up getting very sick. The taste and quality of the food was not good, I hope that they improve somehow because it was not good at all. The highchair was also very dirty and I had to wash it myself.

Good late night drunk food. I would say if you are coming any other time; I would choose another place.

There is an unfortunate amount of hate-​on going for ol’ Sam’s, so I’ve decided to come to their (honest) rescue. First, let me give you some context:
1. This is not the place to come for authentic Chinese cuisine. Abort mission if that’s your goal. Go somewhere with a name that you can barely understand.
2. This is not the place to come for personalized service and attention, especially not at 2am on a weekend. You will be treated like what you probably are — a starving drunk person just as likely to skip out on your bill as you are to vomit on their floor.
Seriously — these folks put up with a lot. A LOT. Can you imagine taking care of hundreds of drunken morons every single night for the entire weekend? It’d be like babysitting 100 children with ADHD who are also carrying loaded pistols and have an undeniable urge to hump on your white tablecloths. So I chose to cut them some slack.
3. I liken this to being the Denny’s of Chinese food. It is greasy, unhealthy and oh-​so-​delicious. You love it while your eating it. You tell yourself it’s the greatest meal you’ve ever had in your life and you want to marry it.
But in 15 minutes it’s going to sit like a stone in your stomach and you will question every ounce of your judgment. If you can survive this brief period of remorse, your overall experience will come out on the positive.
4. On a diet? Yeah, no. Not for you.
Yes, I too have been part of the raucous crowd that convenes here late at night after a night out in the Beltline. I have slithered their noodles down my throat and I have savored the juices of their finest ginger beef. I literally can’t imagine coming here for a sit down meal at any other time.
I’ve also come here for the lunch buffet — as take out. The place isn’t quite as fun when the disco ball isn’t a-​glowin’. Now if you’re a student, a cheapskate or a person in need of large quantities of food (as much as you can physically force into a styrofoam container) — this place is a great option come lunchtime. Just make sure you bring CASH. They get a bit ornery if you try to pay with Debit/​Credit.
Pro tip: Stuff as much as you can into your styrofoam container and just hold it shut, even if it won’t close naturally. You might get dirty looks, but I’ve never been yelled at — yet. Mmmmm, 5 pounds of Calgary’s finest imitation Asian cuisine.
Is 4 stars probably pushing it? Yes. If I could I’d give them a 3.5. But as someone else mentioned, Calgary owes these fine folks a bit of thanks for giving us an option other than late night pizza or microwaved Alphaghetti.

One goes to Singapore Sam’s because one of their drunk friends thinks it’s a brilliant idea and it’s the only place open that late at night. After eating you immediately regret the decision and the person who choose it never lives down the choice.

I have posted this review anonymously before because I was wary of the restaurant owners and their affiliations, but I believe it is important that people know how I was treated at this establishment so that it doesn’t occur again.
My boyfriend and I tried to use a coupon from the well-​known Entertainment Book here– a 2-​for-​1. The waiter first told us that it didn’t apply to late-​night menu (same menu…), then threatened to punch my boyfriend in the face when he asked to see proof of said mystical ‘other menu’. I’m horrified to say I’m not lying.
We were screamed at, had a mag light flashed in our faces, then were dragged and thrown out the back door. Keep in mind this was not a case of drunken disorder. This was a couple being thrown out for trying to use a coupon.
We called the police, who couldn’t do anything, but the officer himself said he would never take his own family to dine at this restaurant.

I had no idea that this place was a late night hangout… it explains alot.
I went with 2 friends around dinner time and it was deader than dead.
As soon as I walked in I was hit with the smell of grease. It was as if the air was thicker in there… I knew that when I left I too, would reek of grease. I did.
The service was ok. However the buffet at the back was not. The presentation was less than stellar and almost all the food was swimming in pools of grease. I ended up eating about 12 bucks worth of veggie spring rolls. They were greasy good, but definitely not healthy.
I went once, i will not go again. yuck.

No, this isn’t the best Chinese food in Calgary.
But, where else can you get food so late that isn’t Boston Pizza or a pub?
Singapore Sam’s owners/​managers deserve some kudos for offering us Calgarians something that is hard to come by and that is a place to go after the bars/​clubs/​pubs shut down at 2ish! They stay open til 3 – 3:30 AM from Wednesday to Saturday. That is pretty unheard of. I’ve been there after 2AM and it’s a gongshow! So it can be quite hilarious or quite annoying, depending on your mood. They keep the party going on weekends by having the dance music turned up and the disco ball turning so you’ve been warned.
This isn’t where you go for quality Chinese, but you can get your late nite Chinese on and that’s worth Unilocaling about.

Not much nice to say about this place. Stopped off for a wee rest on a Saturday night a while back post-​bar and pre-​Warehouse. It was crowded with a ton of people who had flooded out of the nearby clubs. The atmosphere was okay, if crowded, but the seating arrangements left something to be desired. Me and my girls got chatted up by a group of dutch pilots (?!) which was sketchy (and if we hadn’t been at almost the same table, they would have been easier to ignore), and the food was subpar.
I’ve had my best meals when I’m tipsy and my senses are dulled, but even then I could tell that this was subpar AND expensive. Paid 13 dollars for chicken and cashews in yellow bean sauce, and got a bunch of celery in sauce with a little bit of chicken and three cashews. Everything was soggy with grease.
First and LAST time!