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09-18-2012, 03:20 PM
Q Haute Cuisine
100 La Caille place S.W, Calgary, AB
(403) 262-5554
Food Rating: 9/10
Ambience: 7.5/10
Service: 9/10
I know many people may have heard of Q or have been here before, but with the recent request from people about fine dining places or Q itself, I thought it would be nice to do a review and have some pictures (I do apologize for the pictures, I was at a window seat and the sun was setting)! I prefer the dark, woody look before the renovation than the white, modern look they have now. It doesn’t look as elegant or romantic as it used to.
I’ve been here numerous of times and have not been let down. This is by far my favorite fine dining place. The last time I visited Q was at the end of June. We had the 7 course + wine pairing.
Started off with a palate cleanser; beet Juice and beet mousse. It was unique, but I didn’t like it. Not much of a beet person.
http://imageshack.us/a/img717/8431/p1000272n.jpg
We then had a number of finger food. The first one was a cracker with very light cheese, salmon and garnish. The cracker was very light and crumbly, the salmon wasn’t too salty. I don’t remember what the second item was…sorry. Lastly, it was again, cheese. I’m a cheese lover, so I adored the third dish, but it may be too much cheese if you don’t like cheese as much as it was quite a mouthful.
http://imageshack.us/a/img9/2734/p1000277u.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img88/2249/p1000278n.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img9/7004/p1000279j.jpg
The soup was very thick and creamy. The sausage and the soup complimented each other quite well. The pate alone isn’t as rich as the other ones I’ve had, which was good. With the garnishes (the balsamic, the cream on the side), it enhances the flavor of the pate. I really liked the risotto. It was really rich; you can taste the truffle oil, the creamy-ness, the mushroom. The texture was perfect, it wasn’t mushy nor was it undercooked.
http://imageshack.us/a/img201/1575/p1000282j.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img339/2738/p1000283hr.jpghttp://img834.imageshack.us/img834/5554/p1000285n.jpg
The salmon was very unique, it had a foam on the top, a jelly layer, and then the salmon. The salmon was very moist and easy to cut. Everything complimented each other very well. The foam surprisingly had a lot of flavor to it and it brings out the flavor of the salmon.
http://imageshack.us/a/img145/6257/p1000286.jpg
This wasn’t that memorable, I just remember that it was really hard to eat as the ice cream was really tough and it kept rolling around.
http://imageshack.us/a/img696/5374/p1000288j.jpg
Our main course was a Squab. It was very moist and juicy. Never had a squab before, but I find it a little tougher to cut. Overall, the dish was quite delicious.
http://imageshack.us/a/img26/3778/p1000289r.jpg
Before the dessert was served, we were offered a kitchen tour. The kitchen was SPOTLESS, it was so clean. They showed us how they cook the fish to keep the moisture, in a vacuum sealed bag and boil it. We were offered "dessert lollipops" near the end of the tour.
The dessert was really unique. The chef comes out with liquid nitrogen and he puts whipped cream into it. The texture of the whip cream was really weird, never had anything like it. It was a little pasty but it’s so creamy. This dish was quite heavy as it was nearly a fist-size ball of whip cream. The chocolate dessert was really dark and rich. It wasn’t overly bitter, but the cream inside the chocolate tamed the bitterness.
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6033/p1000302x.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img140/2316/p1000307e.jpg
I wish I remember what the first one and the last one…but I don’t…sorry…
I do remember that they weren’t too sweet, it was a nice end to a rich and heavy night.
http://imageshack.us/a/img88/6772/p1000313a.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img818/8002/p1000314g.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img211/7761/p1000315j.jpg
The 7 course tasting menu is $125 per person + $75 per person for the wine pairing. When you go to Q, it's also for the experience in addition to the great food! Just a heads up, if you are doing wine pairing, 7-8 glasses of wine might wipe out your lady friend (as you can see the wine on the table), which may be a good or bad thing ;)
http://imageshack.us/a/img809/130/p1000317t.jpg
100 La Caille place S.W, Calgary, AB
(403) 262-5554
Food Rating: 9/10
Ambience: 7.5/10
Service: 9/10
I know many people may have heard of Q or have been here before, but with the recent request from people about fine dining places or Q itself, I thought it would be nice to do a review and have some pictures (I do apologize for the pictures, I was at a window seat and the sun was setting)! I prefer the dark, woody look before the renovation than the white, modern look they have now. It doesn’t look as elegant or romantic as it used to.
I’ve been here numerous of times and have not been let down. This is by far my favorite fine dining place. The last time I visited Q was at the end of June. We had the 7 course + wine pairing.
Started off with a palate cleanser; beet Juice and beet mousse. It was unique, but I didn’t like it. Not much of a beet person.
http://imageshack.us/a/img717/8431/p1000272n.jpg
We then had a number of finger food. The first one was a cracker with very light cheese, salmon and garnish. The cracker was very light and crumbly, the salmon wasn’t too salty. I don’t remember what the second item was…sorry. Lastly, it was again, cheese. I’m a cheese lover, so I adored the third dish, but it may be too much cheese if you don’t like cheese as much as it was quite a mouthful.
http://imageshack.us/a/img9/2734/p1000277u.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img88/2249/p1000278n.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img9/7004/p1000279j.jpg
The soup was very thick and creamy. The sausage and the soup complimented each other quite well. The pate alone isn’t as rich as the other ones I’ve had, which was good. With the garnishes (the balsamic, the cream on the side), it enhances the flavor of the pate. I really liked the risotto. It was really rich; you can taste the truffle oil, the creamy-ness, the mushroom. The texture was perfect, it wasn’t mushy nor was it undercooked.
http://imageshack.us/a/img201/1575/p1000282j.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img339/2738/p1000283hr.jpghttp://img834.imageshack.us/img834/5554/p1000285n.jpg
The salmon was very unique, it had a foam on the top, a jelly layer, and then the salmon. The salmon was very moist and easy to cut. Everything complimented each other very well. The foam surprisingly had a lot of flavor to it and it brings out the flavor of the salmon.
http://imageshack.us/a/img145/6257/p1000286.jpg
This wasn’t that memorable, I just remember that it was really hard to eat as the ice cream was really tough and it kept rolling around.
http://imageshack.us/a/img696/5374/p1000288j.jpg
Our main course was a Squab. It was very moist and juicy. Never had a squab before, but I find it a little tougher to cut. Overall, the dish was quite delicious.
http://imageshack.us/a/img26/3778/p1000289r.jpg
Before the dessert was served, we were offered a kitchen tour. The kitchen was SPOTLESS, it was so clean. They showed us how they cook the fish to keep the moisture, in a vacuum sealed bag and boil it. We were offered "dessert lollipops" near the end of the tour.
The dessert was really unique. The chef comes out with liquid nitrogen and he puts whipped cream into it. The texture of the whip cream was really weird, never had anything like it. It was a little pasty but it’s so creamy. This dish was quite heavy as it was nearly a fist-size ball of whip cream. The chocolate dessert was really dark and rich. It wasn’t overly bitter, but the cream inside the chocolate tamed the bitterness.
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/6033/p1000302x.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img140/2316/p1000307e.jpg
I wish I remember what the first one and the last one…but I don’t…sorry…
I do remember that they weren’t too sweet, it was a nice end to a rich and heavy night.
http://imageshack.us/a/img88/6772/p1000313a.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img818/8002/p1000314g.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img211/7761/p1000315j.jpg
The 7 course tasting menu is $125 per person + $75 per person for the wine pairing. When you go to Q, it's also for the experience in addition to the great food! Just a heads up, if you are doing wine pairing, 7-8 glasses of wine might wipe out your lady friend (as you can see the wine on the table), which may be a good or bad thing ;)
http://imageshack.us/a/img809/130/p1000317t.jpg