Vee Restaurant and Lounge

Awesome food, personal, prompt, and caring service, first class venue, and entertainment included, what a fantastic place, what a great time!
We celebrated our 24^th wedding anniversary at the Apex Casino in the Vee dining room in a private room that they call «The Vault», I’m not sure that words can do justice to the amazing time we had, you really need to experience it for yourself!
There were eight of us for dinner, we were ushered into The Vault, where we found a large dining table formally set in black linen with red and white accents, correctly placed silverware and glassware (sadly a novelty these days), and centerpieces. Our meal options were chosen from a specially prepared personalized menu which had been printed for us and included a personal message and picture of us on it. The four course meal was absolutely delectable and included hot hors d’oeuvres followed by soup or salad, a selection of three from the menu, after which came your choice of entrée, we had a choice of steak and prawns, salmon fillet in cream sauce, or chicken breast served with melted brie and cranberry wine sauce, and finally dessert, Red Velvet cheese cake, Chocolate Almond Torte, or deep dish apple pie a la monde. Despite a concerted effort, no one was able to finish all their food.
I can’t rave enough about the treatment received from the management and wait staff. It was like dining at a five star resort. Between the personal attention from Rameez, the dining room manager and the conscientious, prompt, and efficient service from our dedicated server, Roxanne who managed to always be available to refresh drinks, refill coffee, and attend to our wants without being perceived as hovering or intruding. In a word the service and the treatment we received was «Outstanding». The staff was so nice we almost felt like inviting them to sit and enjoy the dinner too!
For our entertainment a Blackjack table was set up in the room, we were provided with «Play Money» and a professional dealer, from the casino’s staff. Our play money was personalized with our name and a picture from our wedding day on it — such a nice touch. Our dealer, Terrance, was knowledgeable, entertaining, and amusing, He was especially patient and took the time to explain the nuances of the game to us non-​gamblers.
This event will go down in our family annals as possibly the best anniversary celebration ever, the bar has been raised! The casino and dining room staff made our experience very special and we certainly will be doing this again! We recommend the Apex Casino and Vee Dining Room, to anyone looking to host a smaller private dinner event, with awesome service, food, and some fun.

I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when I came to this restaurant… It’s located within the Apex Casino in St. Albert and that place is a definite eyesore from the outside. The parking lot is dirty and the building looks pretty sketchy…
But then you walk in.
It’s clear that this casino has undergone some major interior redesign. It’s actually really trendy and well down. Everything is super clean and new. Completely opposite to what it looks like outside, which was a relieving surprise.
Vee Restaurant and Lounge is on the inside, it’s open concept in between all the slot machines. One side is more dining room, and the other side is more lounge with a sit-​up bar. Our server was very nice and went above and beyond to answer our questions.
The food came out relatively quickly, which is good! I had the beef dip with soup. The beef dip was delicious, although it didn’t come with horse radish — so I stole some from my mother-​in-​law and then it was really good. My soup was really bland. Some creamy white perogey bacon soup which sounded good in theory but wasn’t that good in reality.
My in-​laws both got this prime rib, but it was extremely fatty. They don’t like fat so they lost about half their entrée just cutting off this thick slices of straight fat.
So ya, other than the food only being so-​so, it honestly wasn’t that bad. It’s not the type of place I would normally go to but it really wasn’t terrible. The service was good and that’s usually all I ask for in a place.

Summary:
— new food option in the area; part of Apex Casino
— simple pub food with a few other options; lunch specials during the week
Detailed review:
Vee Restaurant/​Lounge is attached to the Apex Casino in St Albert. The Casino was renovated in recent years and I believe the lounge/​restaurant is fairly new. The space is quite comfy although it is adjascent to an area with a bunch of slot machines so you need to be able to handle the typical sounds coming from slots. There are lots of TVs which typically have an assortment of sports on.
Food is standard pub food although they also have an entrees section that has simple steaks, stirfried dishes with rice, etc. Nothing will blow you away but they do have good onion rings! Great place for a snack if you are gaming in the building or want to have a drink in a non-​busy environment. They also have lunch specials every weekday — I sometimes work around the Apex Casino and this is a welcome addition to the few food options in this area.