I live in Vancouver but visit my family every summer and Christmas. And everytime I make sure I get a amazing yummy yummy Donairs at this place. Best i've ever had. Fresh food, clean place with friendly guys. and my mom LOVES their crispy perfect onion rings. Keep it up Donairs station. I'll see you in the summer.

Don't waste your time and money at this overpriced restaurant with mediocre food and a greedy owner with poor personal customer service and business building training.

The Good: The Serving Staff were Great! We had a wonderful waitress, and the guys that bring around the meat were hilarious! They really made the evening enjoyable and full of laughter with their interactions at the table! You are to be commended!

The Bad: The food was way overpriced for what we received in quality of taste and flavour.

The Mediocre: The food.

SALAD: I love salad bars - and their presentation was very pretty. But I barely ate more than one or two bites of each dish that I tried, and had to spit out one of them. There was nothing that wowed me even a little. The only saving grace was the fresh mango slices. We were all hoping for pineapple... but none until the very end of the night, and it was sliced sliver thin and layered on the plate with pork - meaning my friend that cannot eat pork couldn't have ANY pineapple. It was also very weird to have the salad dressings right after the plates. So are we supposed to go past, get our salads, and THEN go back to the start of the line to get to the dressings again? i gave up!

MEAT: At other brazillian restaurants, I have been jokingly accused of making 'inapropriate sounds' while fully enjoying the beautiful flavours of the many different cuts of meat. At PAMPA's however, I was very dissappointed! Only ONE of the 10 cuts of meat warrented a 'wow' experience - the rest were mediocre... and FOUR of them tasted like LIVER! *BLECH*!

DESSERT: Ordered separately at an additional charge - which was far overpriced for what we got. We were having a birthday party and did not see anything we could order as a 'birthday cake'... so ordered some other items instead just because the dessert menu items looked interesting. Enjoyable, but not 'wow', and about double the price it deserved.

The ugly - The Owner: Oscar.

So once everyone was completely finished with what the restaurant had to offer, I brought out 2 'backup' birthday cupcakes, because a birthday just isn't a birthday without cake (and the restaurant did not have cake to offer that we could buy for this purpose). I knew their bellies would be full, but just wanted a photo with the 2 birthday people before they could put the cupcakes back in the box and take them home to have the next day. One person chose to put theirs back, the other person ate theirs.

When the bill came - we were shocked and surprised to be charged $18/ DOLLARS CAKE PLATING SERVICE CHARGE!!!!! SERIOUSLY? a labour/service charge for a labour and service that they never performed! To add insult to injury - it was explained that the charge was based on $3 per person for every person at the table of 6! Regardless of the fact that only 2 cupcakes were on the table, and only 1 was consumed, and that no service of any kind was performed by the restaurant staff. The owner noticed the cupakes and ordered the waitress to add the charge to the bill. So we asked to speak with him to sort it out. We comfirmed that this surprise fee/policy was not posted anywhere in the restaurant (and have since confirmed that it is also not posted on their website).

The proper thing to do:

Option 1: at the time of noticing the cupcakes, approach the table immediately and politely explain the policy - allowing us to put the cupcakes away without any hard feelings, nor any further action, leaving the owner with his dignity and the customers with a pleasant experience. If the customer doesn't understand there is a problem, they cannot make informed decisions. Offering that information is a service to the customer. It makes the restaurant look good at the end of the day.

Option 2: if they didn't have the courage to perform option 1, and just wanted to see if we would notice the extra charge, or NOT notice it an pay without knowing... then at the time of being questioned, the smart thing to do would be to either wave it, OR to at the very least seek the middle ground. As a matter of principle - math has to make sense. If we brought in 2 cupcakes to serve and didn't know about the fee, then we should pay $3 x 2 cupcakes. So reducing the fee to $6 would have shown that the owner is reasonable and has compassion, and wants these 6 people and all of their friends and family to return.

Oscar - the owner - did not care about the math of 2 cupcakes vs 6 people vs no labour or service provided. And would not back down. Is $18 really worth the loss to reputation and future business? or in this case - if option 2 had ensued - is $12 really worth it? Apparently Oscar is greedy enough that he wants the $12 so bad right now he is willing to put blinders on and refuse to think of the future ramifications of his actions on his business.

Oscar - there is a lot of training out there for you in the realm of customer service, and proper choices and recourse to PROSPER and BUILD your business. I hope you put that precious $18 towards enrolling in such education! Especially since one member of our party who had been talking earlier in the evening about this being a good choice for her Father's birthday of 15 people - has now abruptly cancelled any such thoughts! But it's just as well... she had never been to other Brazillian restaurants of this nature and therefore had no comparison to base the quality of the food, and therefore to think of 15 people paying that overpriced charge is hard to fathom anyways!

This is an amazing restaurant/lounge. Wether eating in the bar or the restaurant you are guaranteed to find a great atmosphere. The only thing that people should be aware of is the fact that the lounge at this location is frequented by trades. As anyone knows trades have a different way of speaking and that they frequently use vulgar language which may offend some. Other than that the staff are wonderful in both sides. Anyone who enjoys rum should have C.C. make them a Zombie. Ive been told that this is her drink. The restaurant is always clean, the staff are very presentable and the washrooms wont leave you with the willys. The bar is full of true Esks/Oilers fans and everyone is welcome. The crowd that does the Esks express is well behaved and compared to other locations will not make those who are not big drinkers uncomfortable. All in all the prices are excellent, the staff will make you feel welcome and you will definitely want to come back again!!

I checked out the Capital Pizza in Belle Rive Edmonton on 8304 160 Avenue. Really good lasagna and pasta. Be sure to try their steak as it was wicked. They have a nice lounge as well with drink specials. I ate in the dining area and the service was amazing. Will return often.

Spence

Our extended family (19 of us including 3 children under 4) decided to try the New Year's Day Buffet at Daltons Restaurant. There was a nice variety in the food - both hot and cold dishes - with a good selection of desserts. Everyone was pleased with the food and found something they liked. The atmosphere was quiet and they were able to seat us all together at a long table near the back of the restaurant. It was an excellent experience for our family and we will definitely plan on returning next year (if not before).

I have been eating at Happy Gardens since the 80's and it is one of the rare places that has stayed consistently good ! It is small and intimate, a little off the main road so you have to know where you are going. I doubt they get many walk-ins except for people in Parkallen neighborhood yet they are still thriving. Great food for great value.

During a cool rainy day I stopped at Brookyn's Pub for a coffee and baileys. When the server brought me the bill she had charged me $5.25 for the baileys and $1.67 for the coffee. The total for one drink was $7.00. If someone orders a coffee and baileys wouldn't the coffee be included in the price.

Guess I will be going somewhere else.

This restaurant came highly recommended from a family who have lived in various countries, and know their indian cuisine. I have been three times, and must say I am thrilled to be 'in the know' now. They have a massive selection of bottled beer from all around the world which can be viewed in the vertical glass coolers that line the entrance hallway. Beautiful rich, luscious decor. I have brought my finicky 9 year old and my vegetarian nephew - both leave stuffed and happy. Something for all of us here. Have dined buffet twice, and a la carte once. Both were wonderful. Fresh, made to order naan, and the doting chefs are always available at the buffet table, ready to assist. Table service is very good - friendly, competent, unobtrusive. ....I LOVE the white-guy waiter. Seems a bit out of place, but he's been there whenever we have and he sure knows his stuff!

This place tries a bit too hard with the young, eager wait staff. They seem to always have a new gaggle of fresh-faced kids experiencing their first job from the surrounding neighborhoods. Chirpy and energetic doesn't always equate to competent table service, which seems more chain restaurant oriented than higher end casual Italian. Service doesn't seem to reflect the menu. The Sunday night special of various pastas is a nice idea, generous for sharing, and taking home leftovers. However, the 1/2 dozen times I have dined here, I usually feel somewhat dissatisfied with the experience. Place is usually packed, they turn a good profit, but I sure wish there was competition nearby. The time before last, I made the mistake of looking down at the carpeting. It is the most disgusting filthy carpet I have seen in a restaurant still carrying a license. I assumed it was due for a cleaning, being spring and all. I was wrong, as I made the mistake of looking down on the last visit. I try hard to like this place, what comes from the kitchen is solid. They have to get it together in the front - it's a bit of a joke.

This is excellent pizza. Good sauce, the right amount of toppings, generous cheese, atop the old-style heavier, slightly sweet crust. When you're not in the mood for gimmicky and tedious thin crust pizza from the new trendoid joints , this is the way to go. We have ordered many times over the years and have never been disappointed. Sure would be nice if the owners of this sad Petrolia strip mall would make a move one way or the other and Grandma opened a restaurant. It may be that Grandma Pizza's owners may be set on delivery business only, but I could sure see my husband and I enjoying many a pie with a pitcher of draft. ....along with many other peeps and families from the 'hood.