Tango Bistro

We decided to try out Tango Bistro’s dinner menu, since we regularly go there for brunch.
I have to say, we were not disappointed with our orders. I loved how there was time in between each food. The restaurant atmosphere was vibrant yet it felt relaxing.
It’s so hard to pick a favourite amongst our orders. But if I must, I’d pick the fresh oysters, tuna tataki and mac-&-cheese. Oh! I almost forgot the table side s’mores! Oh… s’mores!!!
I loved the infused alcohol served with the oysters, along with traditional flavourings. As per the tuna tataki, I am not a fan of wasabi. Yet the mixture of wasabi aioli and the ponzu sauce with the tuna, was a great combination. It wasn’t too creamy and not overly sauced either. Honestly I could’ve eaten that whole order by myself. The mac-&-cheese, creamy and not too cheesy. The thick cut bacon and mushroom, gave the dish that extra flavour. If I wasn’t so full, I would’ve ordered another mac-&-cheese.
Mmm… S’mores! S’mores don’t need to be described! But I sure like the fact that they serve s’mores!

The six of us had lunch here today. We all enjoyed it. Reasonable prices for the «business lunch» which gives you several options to build your own lunch. A soup, a sandwich and an accompaniment. I had the cream of mushroom soup, smoked salmon custini and yam fries with spicy aioli. I loved it. The quality was great, not huge portions but satisfying. The service was excellent. We all agreed we would return based on this experience.

As a semi regular it’s about time I write something.
Tango is excellent. Excellent service every time and the food is delicious.
First remember this is a tapas/​shared plates restaurant. You’re best to order a whole variety of items and share them. We use to come here for the fondue plate but the only down point I’ll say is they’ve taken that off the menu. It has though made us try new items such as the amazing beet fries (if you don’t like beets you can get the yam fries instead) also their Tuna Poke Tacos and Mac and Cheese (which is very good though they’ve changed this as well and I preferred the old one a bit more though my husband’s more of a fan of their new version)
Once you’re done the main items save room and try their 4 shot glass desserts, it doesn’t sound like much but there’s quite a bit of lovely sweetness packed it in this dish.
As a creeper who listens to other people conversations… either that or some people just talk very very loudly… I’ve heard almost everything we’ve been there the tables around us saying ‘this is excellent’ ‘wow, so yummy’ and all that jazz.
They have multiple different specials on different days including free corkage days so check those out as well.
Summary: great service, great food, never had to wait (though this review may screw me on that one… hmmmm… still worth sharing I guess) and lovely atmosphere.

Hands down this is one of my favorite places to eat. Amazing and interesting shareable plates makes this a great place to meet friends or take family. We have come here many times and the service and food is always exceptional. The Beet Fries are delicious, and the dessert try the Sampler you won’t be disappointed.

Ok so I was told that tapas was supposed to be fun because you get to socialize while eating food that is a real treat. This does not describe this place. Your at cramped little tables even when you make reservations weeks in advance for a large group. They bring drinks that are usually what you ordered pretty fast but the food service took forever. When it did arrive some was cold and had to be sent back and what was hot was small or should I say tiny and not at all worth the wait or price. Maybe if you’re hammered this place is great.

Second time here yesterday, first time was with work and the service and food were great, especially for a big group. Yesterday I took my skeptical boyfriend with me this time and he loved it too :) Great service, Great food! And half price wine on Wednesday! :) Our Favorites were the Pear and Gorgonzola Flatbread ($ 5 on Wednesdays too) and any of the Bison items, but anything we ordered was great.
Only sort of disappointment was the S mores dessert, it was good, but not what I expected.

Yum, amazing food, amazing service, Sunday is the best day to go as they have a 3 course special. Perfect for a date away from the kids. The dining room is intimate and cozy.

Tango is a great place to go with a group. Everything here is served tapas-​style and there seems to be something for everyone. Anything vegan, vegetarian, or gluten-​free is clearly labelled on the menu and there is plenty to choose from. As the loan vegetarian in a large group of meat-​eaters during my last visit, I did not go without. The pear and gorgonzola flatbread and the dip trio were especially delicious. Of course the menu is always updating and changing so you never know what’s going to be on it.
Aside from great lunch and dinner menus, Tango also offers and outstanding brunch buffet complete with a make-​your-​own omelette stand and an array of other breakfast favourites. They even include some desserts in case you weren’t already full.
The last time I visited, our server was a real treat. He was super friendly and even pretended to laugh at some of my dad’s lamer jokes. Now THAT is going above and beyond! This is a great restaurant that always offers a consistently pleasant dining experience.

Discovered this place after trying some of their food at the Big Rock Eddies. Although its a big dining room, the place feels super quaint with nice dim lighting and it’s actually quiet enough to have a conversation with your date or friends. Love the tapas style of their menu, and they always have great features. Every time I go, the service has been super friendly and charming. The poutines are GINORMOUS and their roast chicken and risotto dish is such a comfort staple.

Always a pleasure to dine at Tango. Tonight we had everything with goat cheese and even asked the kitchen to create a new dish for us. Well we just added goat cheese to a flat bread. Everything was delicious especially the beet fries. They were extra tasty tonight. Our server Kelly was very attentive and lovely. Tango is a great choice for first dates and an evening out with friends. The meal share program is a wonderful idea. Buy a meal for you and a meal is donated. The décor is kind of modern in the bar area and kind of rustic in the dinning area. Either way it works and you feel good eating there. Give a try you won’t be disappointed.

I don’t think I had high hopes for Tango but I also wasn’t expecting to be as unmoved as I was either.
Upon arrival we were greeted by a friendly hostess that lead us over to a booth, I noticed as we were walking that it was just us in this pretty large space and it felt a bit awkward.
When we sat down and looked over the menu I saw a lot of things that sounded very delicious — I cannot say the same about the wine menu though, it is REALLY lacking in options.
The ambience felt like we were sitting in a primped up Denny’s, there were tent cards on the tables and the staff kept loitering/​chatting in the middle bar, which was right in front of us which made the experience much less enjoyable.
The food was mediocre at best. We ordered the seared scallops which were tasty; I liked the addition of mushrooms. We also had the trio dips (awful), the beet chips and the mixed meat grill.
The dips were pretty bad in our opinion… very greasy and lacked flavour, the beet chips disappointed me because I was expecting thin slices but they showed up as overly deep fried wedges.
We did enjoy the selection on the mixed meat grill though, the steak was great — but when you factor in everything into this I would not go back.

A friend of mine and I came to try Tango on a Thurs night before the dinner rush.
So glad we did!
She told me that it was a tapas style restaurant. I had never been to any of the 4 restaurants in this building so I had no idea what it would be like. I prefer to eat small plates over a large, heavy meal so this seemed to be right up my alley.
I noted a clean space and amazing, modern décor upon entry. We were seated just off the central cozy fireplace area with a nice view of the bar.
We had a fantastic server who was very attentive and our water glasses never went dry. Love the little cranberries floating on top in the water! Little details really mean everything including the delicious mint chocolate at the end of the meal!
On this evening they had a 4−6pm special where if you ordered a drink, you got a free tapas item, free. Sweet! Tonight chef‘s choice was my fave — crab cakes. So we each got one to try with our drinks at the start. We enjoyed a Peartini and Raspberry lemonade. Both were martinis and were pretty tasty!
We ordered the Hunter Chicken that comes with fresh mushrooms and brussel sprouts. The gravy on the plate was sooo yummy!
Lastly, we ordered the Scallops that come on a parsnip purée and wild mushrooms.
All the dishes were very good. I cannot pick a fave.
The prices were reasonable.
There cannot possibly be line cooks back there — this did taste like Chef-​y food. Or maybe I was really starving. No, it was very good. The scallops were smaller than normal we were told, so we got a couple extra brought out on the plate.
The food served is meant for sharing and do not come out in any order, just sporadically and one at a time. I kind of liked it as it allowed for good conversation, not face-​stuffing-​before-​it gets-​cold time.
I had another cocktail, California something that was decent and my friend was raving about these Grizzly Soda soda pop things (she got a black cherry one) that you can only get in Canmore where it is crafted and bottled… OR here apparently according to the manager. LOL! What a great way to have us come back! No problem there, I want to come back with everyone I know and also try the other 3 restaurants — Smuggler‘s, Bolero and Open Sesame that are all owned by the same person who seems to be doing something very right!

My first and only experience here was for a birthday party. I like the décor and it feels a bit more intimate than other restaurants. I’d say it’s a good place for a romantic dinner if the location is convenient for you.
My spouse and I shared three dishes and my favorite was the Wonton Crusted Prawns. The sauces had some kick. The Crab Cakes were good too but a bit pricey for what was served. The Sauerbraten Poutine was really filling and decent, although I thought the beef was a tad dry. Also, there were giant curds that weren’t melted, so we had to mix up the fries and bury the curds before we dove into it.
The service was average. Our party did get a hard time because we had tables reserved that didn’t get used immediately. I wasn’t impressed at how this was handled and even though we eventually gave up some space, the staff could have been nicer about it. It put a temporary damper on the birthday girl’s mood.
Truthfully, there isn’t anything about Tango that stands out enough for me to return. I’m happy to have tried it once, just to satisfy my curiosity.

We went on a busy Saturday night and were able to get reservations right away. Staff was friendly. It is a tapas style restaurant, so your meal is selected from a list of different appetizer sized foods and is shared among the table. The tapas come out as they’re prepared, so they are always hot and allows you to pace yourself. Nearly everything we got was amazing! I loved the lobster rolls, mushroom soup and mini surf and turf. Which is saying a lot, because I’m not the biggest fan of seafood. We also ordered the duck flat bread which was gross, but as soon as we made mention of it to our server, it was whisked away and removed from the bill. This is a great place to go if you’re looking for a fun and different dining experience.
Note: Since everything is a shared plate, you may want to only enjoy this restaurant with smaller groups or when ordering for larger groups get more then one plate of each type of tapas.

Before checking out a comedy show, a girlfriend and I wanted to have a light dinner. Since she had such a great experience at Tango before, I was totally up for another go at trying tapas.
I was expecting it to be super busy considering it was a Saturday and the parking lot was ridiculously full, but it surprisingly quiet empty in Tango. (I think because there’s 4 full sized restaurants in this building you’re battling all these people for parking)
We were seated at a window table and our server was kind enough to take our bottle of wine to chill while we settled in and looked over the menu. Honestly everything sounded amazing, but we had to keep in mind we couldn’t eat ourselves to a food coma since we were heading out after. We decided on the wonton crusted prawns, cedar baked brie, prosciutto wrapped asparagus and seared scallops.
The food was nicely timed, we were able to enjoy each dish before the next came out and they were all amazing in their own way. The prawns were crunchy, brie was gooey goodness accompanied by a tangy cranberry & orange compote and both the asparagus and scallops were cooked to perfection.
My arm didn’t have to be twisted to get some dessert — the ice cream sandwich with habanero gelato sounded interesting. The first few bites were good, but the gelato got overpowering — the spiciness kind of attacked your throat like you were doing the cinnamon challenge. I’m glad I tried something different but I don’t think I’d get it again.
Looks like team tapas is slowly winning me over :)

What a fantastic restaurant. Our meal was so divine; seriously, I can’t stop thinking about it. We sat outside on the patio to enjoy the sunshine and it was marvelous.
Most of the dishes are made to share so my friend and I shared a salad — oh the pear salad is amazing — the surf and turf and the dessert platter. The steak was probably one of the juiciest steaks I’ve ever eaten; thinking about it makes my mouth water. The shrimp that topped it were done perfectly, not over cooked and were sautéed in the perfect amount of sauce. The presentation of the dish; impeccable.
Onto dessert… holy try the sampler it gives you just enough of each dessert that you want more, but enough that you will be to try all of the ones in front of you. The raspberry truffle cake pops were my favorite but all of the little desserts in shot glasses were adorable and scrumptious. Our server was excellent, the martini I had was great and I loved that our water was infused with fruit, it really gives a restaurant a nice touch!

I had a lovely experience here this past Friday! My sister, my boyfriend, and I decided to have dinner somewhere on MacLeod Trail, seeing as how we wanted to go rollerskating at Lloyd’s afterwards. Originally we had planned to go to Cactus Club but they do not take reservations, so we decided on Tango Bistro. Having driven by plenty of times, it was an ideal location so I was sold.
Although the place doesn’t look like much outside, it’s beautiful inside. We were immediately taken to our booth which was in a great spot, except the sunset beading through the blinds directly into my eyeballs. Our server was so sweet he graciously adjusted them for us, crisis averted! We decided to bring our own bottle of wine per Raissa R.‘s suggestion, and I was SO glad we did! We were brought our wine glasses immediately along with a chiller to keep the bottle cool. Very helpful!
As it is a tapas-​style restaurant, we ordered the cheese plate and the house olives to share. For $ 15 it was a steal — we had 3 HUGE chunks of delicious cheese with an assortment of crackers and spreads. Beautiful presentation and well worth our money. The house olives were simple but delicious, paired with the cheese they were a hit! We also shared the pear & blackberry arugula salad, which was beautiful. Next we ordered the seared scallops, which were absolutely wonderful — served on a bed of beautifully cooked mushrooms, they were cooked to perfection! Along with those we had the crab cakes, which I personally was not a big fan of. My sister really enjoyed them so it was just my personal preference. Finally, we had the pear gorgonzola flatbread, which was TO DIE FOR. And it was huge! We were all absolutely stuffed. I was worried about sharing tapas (not enough food for this piggie) but the portions were actually very generous. My only minor complaint would be the timing, it seemed like everything all came out at once, it would have been perfect if the dishes came one after the other, as we were left without much room on our table!
There were tons of yummy looking desserts on the menu as well, but once again we were all completely stuffed. My boyfriend had a coffee and my sister ordered a cocktail, and our bill came out to less than $ 100! I was so impressed. Bringing our own wine was definitely a smart idea, seeing as how we were only charged a $ 12 corking fee (the price of a glass at most restaurants) and given how full we were, I thought this was such a steal given the amount and quality of food we had. I will ABSOLUTELY be back to try more of what Tango has to offer.

My sister and her husband LOVE this place. They go here a ton because they love ordering lots of things and sharing. I decided to bring a date here because what better way to suss out a potential partner, then trying to navigate a menu together right?
First, the good. YOU CAN BRING YOUR OWN WINE. I was super classy and pulled a sweet bottle of Menege a Trois out of my purse which we enjoyed for only $ 12 corkage. This is huge and accounts for approximately 2.7 of the 3 star rating.
The ambiance is great for a date. Nice lighting, cozy booths, professional service.
The food is ok. I’d prefer them to offer fewer items but knock them out of the park. We had:
Bacon wrapped beef tenderloin — good, but not great (sigh…)
Moroccan tangine — nothing special…
Pear & blackberry salad — meh
Gnocchi — had high expectations for this bad boy but… pretty average
At this point you’re probably thinking the date was doomed given the lackluster food. Well, great news — I didn’t feel like dessert but my date was a genius and ordered TWO desserts so we went home full and then put on stretchy pants to rub our stomachs.
Bottom line: Nothing says love like wine and dessert.

Overall a decent experience. Can’t beat the 5 course wine paring experience. Tapas served.
Best dish was easily the mushroom soup!
Shrimp wontons were great.
Duck flatbread was just ok with some soggy areas and fatty meat.
Desert was great and service was great as well.
I would give it a shot. ;)

Tango, you’re a cozy little bistro. Modern décor, a crackling fire place in the far corner, hard wood floors, semi round booths and an array of different tables and seating arrangements.
I love that I was greeted promptly at the door (though it was 530 and still rather early for dinner) and that our server (thanks Ian!) gave us a little spiel about how a tapas place is meant for sharing, so nothing comes out in full meal sizes.
Service and décor, Tango’s got that spot on. 4.75 stars all the way.
What I wasn’t as impressed with was the food. Don’t get me wrong, it was good, but it was 3 star good, like ok food trying to be fancy just not quite making the cut.
What you need to try: the wild mushroom soup. I am a lover of mushroom soups. Since I was 3 yrs old, my favourite meal has been a bowl full of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup. Well, this little bowl full of awesomeness blew that out of the water any day. That’s saying a lot for my favourite food of the last more than twenty some years.
The wonton crusted prawns. They were big, they were just battered enough and I enjoyed the sauce they came with.
What was just ok: The poutine. It was a big beautiful bowl full of fries, cheese curds, and mesquite chicken. Instead of gravy, it was supposed to be mesquite sauce. Something needs to change with that sauce. I felt like all they did was pour a bunch of BBQ sauce over the fries. If you’re trying to do something different with a classic like poutine, you’d better blow me out of the water. This didn’t.
The gnocchi. Call me spoiled, the first time I ever tried gnocchi was in Italy. I usually don’t eat it if it’s not a super food snob Italian preparing it. This reminded me why. Again, it’s not that it was bad, it was actually quite flavourful and I loved the bits of sausage on top. The pasta itself though, waaaaay too squishy. Yes, it was squishy. Gnocchi should not be squishy.
Come on Tango, step it up. You’re three quarters of the way there, I feel like you’re the smart kid in class who knows they’re smart and is coasting on through on a B– when they’ve got the makings of an A+ valedictorian.