Sky 360

Boyfriend took me here for a date and we went around the observatory before our dinner resercation. it was such a cool concept of a rotating restaurant and our server Noël (she’s a girl) was very accommodating and nice. The food was very good, nothing extravagant but definitely worth it. I recommend going with a special someone or family! Would have been better if we stayed later and watched the sun go down and the city lights come up but its summer so the sun came down really late.

I recently took relatives from out of town to Sky360 as my parents thought it would be a good idea to show them something «unique» to Calgary. I have previously been once before when I was fairly young for brunch, and did not remember much of it.
Prior to going, I generally have not heard favorable things about the quality of food/​service at Sky360 from colleagues and friends. Let’s just say that this «sterling» reputation was solidly upheld.
SERVICE
Our waiter, Zul, was at first fairly pleasant to deal with, but it was evident he knew he didn’t have to work for his tips when he questioned my relative’s choice of ordering her steak Rare. But this guy didn’t just question it, he reacted with «WHAT RARE???» as if ordering steak rare is a crime or something. I guess this is what happens when you have guaranteed Gratuity at 18% for groups of 8 or more — you really don’t have to put your back into it.
The real fun part of my meal was when the food came. I, have also ordered a steak sandwich (a $ 30 dollar steak sandwich…), ordered to rare, came out cold and well done. When I communciated this to my boy Zul (I feel like we have that kind of relationship now after he lambasted my relative for ordering something he didn’t like), this is the conversation that went on:
«Me: Excuse me, Zul, I am planning on eating the rest of this as I have to go soon and don’t want to wait for another meal. But I thought I should let you know that this steak that I ordered is well done and it’s cold.
Zul: (grabs my plate as my cutlery is still on it) let me heat it up for you.
Me: It’s fine, you can put it back down.
Zul: (puts my plate down) Did you want me to get you a new steak then? *in a tone of voice like it’s my fault*.
Me: No it’s really fine, again I am at a bit of a time crunch.»
Feel free to call me overly demanding, but as a paying customer to a
«fine-​dining» establishment, especially an establishment that advertises «unforgettable food, an award winning wine list and a contemporary design all come together to make this unique dining destination a step above the rest.» on their website, I expect their wait staff to be a bit more polite and professional.
The best part of this dining experience comes not 30 seconds after my exchange with Zul, when my brother in law finds a hair in his coleslaw that came with his fish and chips. The manager that we called over (I’m looking at you, sir with a purple dress shirt and glasses), promptly denied seeing the hair in the food. However, out of the goodness of his heart he agreed he will take the food back. He did somewhat redeem himself in his role as a restaurant manager by removing the item off our bill.
FOOD
The restaurant advertises the following on their website:
«With the purchase of an entrée, Sky 360 Restaurant takes care of your elevation fee and entitles you access to the Calgary Tower Observation Deck one floor above us.»
This generosity on their front is really a creative ploy by management to make up this difference in their profit margins. These are some of the more memorable prices on their menu:
-$ 18 dollars for two crab cakes probably twice the size of a POG (remember those from the 90’s?).
-$ 29 dollars for a 6 oz Steak Sandwich, which they advertise as the Striploin steak. It’s a piece of steak with toast underneath. It smells and looks like a steak sandwich to me.
-$ 24 dollars for Fish and Chips.
I think I’ve said my piece on the quality of the food as part of my anecdote of the service received, so I’ll let you, the reader, decide whether the food was good or not.
OVERALL
I think for spending north of $ 400 for a party of 8, this restaurant should be ashamed of the quality of food and service they put out. I get that it’s a tourist attraction and they will always have people going to it, but to charge the kind of prices and have a wait staff that talk to customers the way I experienced is more than laughable and an embarrassment to the Calgary restaurant industry. One time incident or not.
Specifically, I think this goes to show the amount of entitlement the waiter has when he knows no matter what happens, his gratuity is guaranteed. While I will give him the benefit of the doubt on trying to rectify my cold steak situation, to question any order the customer have is unacceptable in one’s role in the service industry. Coming from a professional services backgorund, choice of words is very crucial to how to communicate with clients/​customers. This particular waiter can really use some coaching in how to communicate with people.
Ultimately, this dining experience really highlights the lack of ownership and passion the Sky360 team has on putting out a quality restaurant. It seems to me the two particular folks would much rather work somewhere else than Sky360 judging by the way they communicated to us.
Unless they do a complete overhaul, I will not recommend this to anyone.

Great view of downtown Calgary in this beautiful revolving restaurant. The food is presented nicely, but food is not flavorful and service is so-​so.

Of course its a little pricey — so we went for breakfast /​brunch and honestly… I would pay more for the service. I had crab benny… good, not blow my mind good but very good. My hubs had the skillet — cause he would only ever order a skillet if its on the menu… he didnt speak for 15 mins which leads me to beleive that it kinda blew his mind. My mom (grandma) had the spinach salad and she said it was really really good (notice the 2 reallys). My dad (papa) had the traditional breakfast. He was happy with his good portion of bacon. Now here is where is gets the 5 star. We took my daughter for her bday. She always wanted to go here and so for breakfast seemed the least ridiculous for a 7 (almost 8) year old. She order pancakes as did my other daughter and we have her friend with us too. For some odd reason, cause she is a crazy kid, she didnt like her pancakes. Probably cause they were fluffy pillowy melt in your mouth goodness and she is used to my hard brick, whole wheat, packed with some flaxs and an egg for protein. LOL. So our lovely waiter noticed (we didnt say anything… he noticed) and returned it, tried to find something else she would eat and took the pancakes off our bill. Not necessary. She is a picky pre tween sometimes and I am used to to. But regardless, brought her a little plate of hashbrowns which satisfied her, and then finished it off with ice cream. Our waiter was happy to take the time to take pictures of us all, as well — asked all the girls names and would address them each. It was well well worth the extra money. I was so happy we came here and enjoyed the atmosphere, the peaceful surroundings, the excellent service and the food was great.

Our family celebrated a special occasion here.
The revolving restaurant gave us a really nice view of the city and the food was enjoyable as well.
I would say the food was decent here, much better than what I expected for sure. They were well executed, flavourful, nicely presented and had good portion sizes. we got the chicken breast, the seafood risotto and the salmon. Would recommend them all.
The server was way too talkative though, like, I have no interest in his personal life, but he kept on talking about himself. It was a celebration of OUR family occasion, we wanted to savour OUR moments, not his.
Other than that, no complaints.

I took in this restaurant hoping it would be as exciting as the tower attraction… not even close. Don’t waste your time or money. The only thing good was the wine, and even that was overpriced for their selections.

I decided to take my family to the Calgary Tower for breakfast as my son had never been.
The views I must say are spectacular and if not for them this restaurant would get 1 star. After we were seated (on a couch like chair that had rips in it) it took probably 10 minutes for a waitress to come and see if we wanted anything to drink. My wife and I ordered coffee. The waitress brought our coffees and then took our food orders.
…20 minutes goes by with no offer to refill our empty coffee cups. Another 10 minutes go by and I flag down a hostess and ask for coffee as no one is paying attention to us. It took about 45 minutes for our food to show up and when it does the waitress walks away and we realize that none of us have any cutlery, again I have to flag someone down to let them know we can’t eat without knives and forks. My breakfast came with toast and I discover I have no jams as none were offered. So again I have to literally have to wave my arms in order to ask for jam.
Overall the service was abysmal, but the views are great.

We took my grandparents here for dinner, as it had been about 15 yrs since our last visit. Service was good, but the food was disappointing and mediocre at best, especially for the price. I had the tuna, which came properly cooked, but had no seasoning, not even salt & pepper; the bland wasabi spaetzel couldn’t make up for it, and the side squash was both over– and under-​cooked depending on each individual piece on the plate. The rest of our party had the halibut special; again, the fish was cooked perfectly but was bland, and the starch on the plate was rock-​hard friend chunks of bread — no salad, veg, or potato — very strange choice.
The thing that upset me most, however, was that the waitress overheard us saying that my mom’s birthday was coming up, so she brought out an ice cream without us asking or mentioning the birthday directly to her. It was a nice gesture, but my mom is lactose intolerant so she couldn’t eat it (Grandpa took care of it for her, so we did eat it). Then, when I got the bill at the end of the night, I noticed we were charged for it! Pretty bad service to charge your guests for a dessert they didn’t ask for.
One positive is that the bourbon vanilla cheesecake was divine, and the view is obviously great. Pick up a free headset before the elevator ride to learn lots of interesting things about Calgary, but just pay the $ 18 fee and skip the expensive meal.

The ambiance, the phenomenal food, the great view of the city and the wonderful staff makes this place an amazing place for a great meal.
While visiting Calgary, my friends took me here and it was the best meal I had the whole trip. The meat was perfectly cooked and the garlic mashed potatoes were to die for, and I don’t even like mashed potatoes much. I didn’t care for the cabbage but my two friends loved it so that’s just a personal preference. Everything was a little pricey, but that is to be expected at a place like that. It was definitely worth every penny.
It was a really cool way to see the city, and we went early evening so when we started the sun was up and when we ended, the sun was down and it really added to the ambiance.
Our server was very friendly and very knowledgeable and gave me an excellent wine pairing with my dish. She was present without being overbearing.
Ultimately, this is a great place to bring someone on an anniversary, though I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to see the city and have a great meal.

First time coming here, thanks to my partner for bringing me here for my birthday :)
This restaurant is unique as it is on top of the Calgary Tower — spectacular panorama night view as the restaurant rotates 360 degrees around.
There’s free entrance to the observation deck for those who dine on top. It was pretty cool — standing on a thick glass floor. But as for the view — it was the same as in the restaurant, so we didn’t dwell there for that long and headed up to dine instead.
I got the Lois Lake Steelhead Trout ($ 35) — food was decent but not delicious. I think people tend to come here for its dining experience rather than the food quality. We chose a chocolate option for dessert after dinner. It was okay, I would probably try something else next time though, the presentation could be a little better too.
The staff provided good service as well — but because the restaurant is in a circle, sometimes it can be hard locating a staff member haha.
Overall, my partner and I had a romantic and fun night here. We enjoyed the 360 view as we dined at a table right next to the windows.

For Big Taste, it’s totally worth it to come up for lunch. Even if Big Taste wasn’t going on, this place is a must visit. Why? THE VIEW! Normally Calgary Tower charges you $ 18 dollars for the pleasure of the view on the observatory deck. Well, go for lunch or dinner, and you get to check out the view for free.
For the Big Taste lunch, you can pick from potato leek soup or a mixed green salad, a burger, fettucine, or a blackened chicken sandwich and gelato. The chicken sandwich was filling, a generous amount of white chicken breast, juicy thick slices of tomatoes, lettuce and a spicy aioli. Fries were okay.
If I didn’t have to work, I would have loved to have ordered a glass of prosecco or wine. This is a place to linger and enjoy yourself. I felt like I was in an old black and white movie, so retro.
I would go again for lunch. Dinner is pricier, so the lunch option is better value. FYI, if you get dizzy easily, take gravel before you go up. It gets a little spinish up there as you rotate around.

Food was delicious, we got to go around the entire tower 1.5 times while we were there, great way to see the city!

The place is absolutely amazing the place at night looks beautiful, but when it comes to the food it definitely ordinary nothing special with the price your paying I guess you’re paying more for that view than for the food. So come here for the view not the food.

Cold food … I ordered that trout and the fish was cold and sausage was dry ! Picture was taken. Lamb was delicious and felt like the server was rushing us to finish our appetizers … So I wasn’t sure if that’s because the main courses have arrived and they dot have a heater to keep food warm!??

When you come to a restaurant like the Sky 360, one expects a high quality experience. However, the food had no personality just as the service.
Bland food, our waitress was a robot who didn’t smile, even the ambiance wasn’t welcoming and warm. For a tourist location, I get sometimes food isn’t the most flavourful but it’s vital for a tourist spot to have good service. And this place just doesn’t. Pretty disappointed.

Beautiful restaurant with a view that can’t be beat. Food is very good with decent portions.
NOTE TO MGMT: you need a policy for flash photography at night. A table close to us had a photographer with them and was taking flash photos the entire time. When the flash wasn’t in your face, it was reflecting off the glass. Very distracting :(

I have to say Sky 360 is one of my favourite restaurants. The food is always fresh, the service is great and the view is well you know. one of the best in the city.
If you make a reservation you don’t have to pay $ 18.00 to go up the tower.
Lunch is awesome, not overly expensive, and you get great portions.
If you’re worried up parking. The only thing I suggest is parking at the Core for $ 2.00 after 4pm on week days and on weekends it’s $ 2.00 all day.
They’ve now changed the menu. Some of the new dishes are, Butter Poached Prawns (amazing), Beet Salad which is one of my favourites because of the cucumber yogurt dressing that has a tad of dill.
So if you’re looking for a romantic night out or a quick lunch, head to Sky 360!

Food was average for sure, but my server Carmen was very attentive and friendly. I think it’s worth eating here if you’re here for the view. In addition, as others have mentioned… So long as you order an entrée dish, the fee to the observatory is waived :)

The food was relatively good, I had the braised chicken leg with some assorted veggies and potatoes. It was alright. The chicken was tender and juicy in some areas then dry in others. My friends both had the confit chicken sandwich which was alright too.
The four stars are mainly because of the great view and the waitress was still very nice even though we came in close to the closing lunch time!

I had gone in to specifically try the new summer menu from Chef Schafer. Let’s start with the atmostphere.
Sky360, literally the tallest restaurant in the city being 510 feet above the ground, is easily one of the best views of pretty much the entire city. As a breathtaking view, or just a panoramic vantage point, it’s easily one of the best places in town for a different perspective on things.
Colin, my server, was quite attentive, despite my inability to choose between the 2 recommended dishes. Seeing a smudge on my knife, he immediately dispatched it and went to grab another. He was charming, informative and friendly.
As for the food, Chef Schafer did not disappoint. The experimental black sesame crusted halibut cheek was well balanced by the sweet mixed fruit salad that accompanied it. The Veal tenderloin was exactly that… tender. Served on a bed of enoki mushrooms and a side of goat cheese and potato perogies, it was by far an excellent dish to savour while enjoy the sights as the restaurant slowly spun. And the chocolate torte with the crushed honeycomb was the perfect end to the meal. Not too sweet, yet accentuated by the honeycomb, it was a joy to slowly devour again to the beautiful scenery.
Excellent meal all around.