Starlite Restaurant & Bar

chicken wings are awesome, nice friendly bar

One of the best pizza I’ve had in Calgary. Awesome service too, will definately be coming back here

I LIKE this place. Sure, it’s stuck in the ‘70s — they have liver and onions still on the menu and they may have just replaced the original carpets with hard flooring, but it has character!
This is part of the «hub» of Acadia — the only lounge unless you cross Heritage, they definitely have their VLT regulars’ crowd here.
They also may have a regular named ‘Sasquatch’.
But why I enjoy Starlite is for their PIZZA! YAYYYYY Pizza. It is very good.
Don’t come here for a fine dining experience, come here to embrace the lounge lizard ambiance or to go back in time with the menu or if you want to eat with your kids on the restaurant side cause you are too busy to cook and want someone else to pour you water for you.
Actually, I don’t know if they even do that, but have a look at the cocktail list and see if you can recognize anything.

Great service! We go here quite often for a pitcher of Keiths and wings. WISH they had wings on Friday nights (only Mon & Sat) they hands down have terrific pizza and the steak sandwiches are ALWAYS cooked to perfection. The garlic bread is the best I have ever had and we always get some to go and the potato skins are LOADED with cheese and bacon– Yum! The staff is terrific and always prompt… There is definitely a «neighborhood watering hole» kind of vibe to it and A LOT of regulars. If your looking for a casual/​unpretentious place to grab a beer and bite, I highly recommend.

The outside looked nice. We were all like «Let’s go inside!» Then when we got in it turned out to be an ill favored dump. The waiter was nice but had big grungy finger nails. Pizza was so-​so crab artichoke appetizer was horrid due to the fact it was icy cold in the center and the crab meat seemed to be synthetic. I would not visit again you could get better food at Wal-​Mart. Do not go here.

Pizza’s OK but don’t order Fish & Chips, can buy better at Safeway.
Really the worst I’ve ever had at a restaurant… ever!

We stopped in here for a impromptu dinner while the child had soccer practice at a nearby school. As I could see VLTs from the parking lot we didn’t know what to expect.
When you go through the doors you have a choice of the lounge (where the VLTs live) or more of a «family restaurant» style dining room. We opted for the latter. While the décor was kind of dated and could use some love, it seemed relatively clean. We were seated quickly and it seemed pretty busy for the time/​day of the week. There were retired folks, families and a couple of younger couples.
The men is varied with pizzas, sandwiches, pastas and «main» entrees. We didn’t really know what to try so we both got sandwiches. They were average, fresh and the fries that came with them were quite good. I had a ham and cheese on a croissant and it was tasty aside from the ham essentially being a pretty low grade cooked ham. Kind of pricey for what it was by a couple of dollars but what can you do?
I’d try the Starlight again for perhaps their pizza as reviews elsewhere I read afterwards indicated that they do a great job of that. This isn’t a place to go out of your way for, but if you are in and around Acadia and are looking for some simple food, check it out.

I’ve only been to the lounge. The room is quite small with a lot of VLTs and 1970s décor. They play the background music very quietly, so when the lounge is not too busy, you can hear other people’s conversations which can be a bit awkward if you want to keep to yourself. Also many of the patrons seem to know each other and the bartenders, and are often talking to each other across the room. However, everyone is very friendly and the place feels comfortable. I’ve always had great service, even on busy nights.
The food is outstanding. I usually get a pizza to share with my friend. It is a thick style pizza which is always filling and fresh. For the two of us, a medium is often enough, though sometimes we get a large if we are hungry or want a couple of extra slices to take home. I recently had the French onion soup, which did not disappoint. It contained A LOT of cheese on top, almost too much. The broth tasted homemade and was not overly salty. The soup was topped by croutons that had a bit of a garlicky flavour. IIRC, it was around $ 4 – 5 and definitely worth it.

The inside is a bit of a dive, but the food is really good :)