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Hours
Sun
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Fri
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sat
5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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PRICE RANGE
$23.00 – $34.00
CUISINES
Canadian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
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At Oxbow, we want you to indulge in the art of good food. We choose to play with our menu, bending traditional cuisine, letting you appreciate dining as it was meant to be... honestly uncomplicated. So stay for a little, stay for a while. Our in-hotel setting inside Kensington Riverside Inn inspires delightfully unexpected experiences, shared in both new and familiar company.
PRICE RANGE
$23.00 – $34.00
CUISINES
Canadian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Table Service
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4.5
54 reviews
Excellent
32
Very good
14
Average
5
Poor
2
Terrible
1
Marty911
Palm Desert992 contributions
I had a date at the newly opened Hotel Arts Kensington. I had steak tartare as an appetizer and my date had the Oxbow wings. We enjoyed a bottle of California sparkling wine. For our mains, I had a Striploin and my date had the pock chop. All meals were well prepared and the restaurant was careful about food allergies. Service was pleasant and the price was reasonable.
Written October 1, 2022
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voegelin
Calgary160 contributions
Mar 2022 • none
It's been really hard finding a replacement for our beloved Chaumiere. But we may just have found it.
Small place, quiet, intimate. Service is very, very good. No tuxedos, but very professional. Friendly, knowledgeable.
Wine selection is excellent. And reasonably priced.
Food was extraordinary. Not super fancy, just elegant, and ingredients shone through.
French onion soup was superb. It has chicken in it which is interesting and I'm not sure it really adds to the dish. But wonderful. Salads as fresh as can be and delightfully dressed and presented.
Rib eye was world class. Fatty in a perfect, unctuous way. Sides were "honey you have to try a bite of this" excellent. Sablefish was one of the best prepared pieces of fish we had had in a long time. Dessert was perfect.
If I have one concern, it is that the menu is a bit sparse. If one were to come regularly, there may not be much choice.
The Chef brought out our dessert, and sought feedback from us. Classy.
Overall though, I think we may have found it. Our new "go to" for elegant dining in Calgary. Exceptional place. Well done Oxbow. Well done.
Written March 11, 2022
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GPaCalgary
Calgary2322 contributions
Jul 2022 • none
We received excellent service on this occasion, even including some Proseco that was served to us at no charge because our friend was celebrating his birthday.
Birthday Boy ordered the halibut, which he loved. My wife ordered the burger. She asked for it to be well done which might explain why it was so dry. My pork chop was done perfectly. Our friend enjoyed her pasta. Overall, it was a great first visit. Wednesday is half price wine night which added to our enjoyment.
Written August 1, 2022
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CaitlinS
Calgary7 contributions
Feb 2020 • friends
I made a reservation to celebrate a birthday, I was disappointed to be sat in the lobby lounge and not in the dining room. If you are wanting to celebrate an intimate celebratory dinner do make this request when booking as it was not apparent when I booked that there was a chance of not being seated in the dining room. The food was good, we tried two different appetizers, both beef entrees (tenderloin and braised chuck) and two different desserts. The beef entrees were the highlights of our meal. On Fridays bottles of wine under $120 are half off, we decided to ask the wait staff for a recommendation but the staff didn't seem entirely familiar with the restaurant's menu.
Written February 8, 2020
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Sandi
159 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
The meal was good but not great. I really enjoyed the kale / squash soup but found the steak a bit tough to chew. Very limited selection of side dishes to accompany it. Good service and a nice room appearance.
Written January 30, 2020
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Justin C
Alberta277 contributions
Sep 2020 • none
My wife and I booked an in-city staycation for our anniversary this year during the pandemic. We stayed at the Hotel Arts Kensington for a night, and had dinner and breakfast at the restaurant.
Our dinner was on the outside deck facing Memorial Drive. Our waitress was very friendly and appropriately attentive during the meal. My wife's s salad was good, and my duck wings were tasty (although a bit dry. It was duck.) Our mains were good as well.
Breakfast was similarly good. The potatoes at dinner and at breakfast were delicious, good enough that we ordered extra!
Written October 30, 2020
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Cassie H
Calgary606 contributions
Jun 2024 • couples
We came for a wine pairing luncheon and it was incredibly well done. The staff were so friendly from the lobby to the semi-private dining room they had everyone in. The food was tasty and everyone had a good time.
Written December 7, 2024
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Becca
12 contributions
Jul 2023 • couples
Lovely food and atmosphere and totally amazing service! Couldn’t fault it at all - a very enjoyable evening and most definitely would return!
Written June 30, 2023
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Melissa B
1 contribution
Jun 2023 • friends
Definitely expected more than what was delivered. Food was tasty, but not memorable. Feels like a bit of an overreach.
Pros: patio seating is lovely
Hendricks dirty martini and crab arancini were great
Cons: unsure if there was a staffing issue that night, but service was very spotty and disorganized. One round of our drinks were delivered to the table behind us, and we had servers stop to give us things that weren't for our table. Service was also exceptionally slow - we were there for 2.5 hours and didn't have desert. There was a good hour, maybe even an hour twenty between our appetizers and entree.
Written June 18, 2023
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Blake J
1 contribution
Sep 2020 • none
Brutally inappropriate service and accountability why must a customer suffer from your bad habits and preparations
Written September 21, 2020
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MKH000
Calgary254 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
I was in town meeting friends and we went to Oxbow in Hotel Arts. The main diniing room (also very lovely) was closed off and ther smaller section open for a few diners. They lit the wood fireplace for us and the ambience was lovely. The vegan options were few, but they willingly made some vegetarian options available such as cauliflower steak instead of the meat steak as part of the chef's tasting trio. I still find I overpay for plant-based substituions but the restaurant community is slowly coming around. Would go back but order individual plant-based options. All the food was good, as was the service. Parking in the area in general can be painful but there is a pay parkade right across from the restaurant.
Written December 27, 2019
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alan a
Calgary1071 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
Ambiance reflects a boutique experience.
Small bar area, and an intimate dining room.
Service was encompassing. Reduced , but complete menu items.
Charcuterie was very tasty. A shared House soup was very enjoyable.
The Lamb Shepard’s Pie was phenomenal!
Salmon with Beet Risotto was exquisite!
Blood orange cheesecake was the perfect finish.
Extensive wine menu.
Overall—a delightful evening, and definitely a recommendation for
Fine dining.
Deserves a repeat!
Written December 15, 2019
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Adrianne K
2 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
The Oxbow is set in the Hotel Arts Kensington. The hotel itself is beautiful, with a warm, contemporary feel. We started our evening with cocktails in the lounge. Since it was not a crowded evening, we ultimately chose to eat at a small table in the lounge in front of the crackling fire.
Cocktails were meticulously crafted by bartender, Jenna, who would later perform double-duty as our server. She was very knowledgeable about the food and drink offerings, steering me away from a Malbec toward a Cabernet Sauvignon with my Steak Tartar. (She was right!)
The menu is small, but features unique flavors. My husband and I each ordered a salad and then shared the tasting menu as we weren't overly hungry. The Steak Tartar was excellent, and the Arctic Char, although not our favorite fish, was quite good.
When booking our reservation, I mentioned we were celebrating our 13th anniversary. We were treated to a complimentary dark chocolate dessert (on top of the tasting menu dessert of deep fried chocolate chip cookies.)
Overall, we loved the ambiance and adored Jenna. We will recommend the Oxbow to anyone traveling to Calgary.
Written December 10, 2019
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Susan N-G
Delta65 contributions
Oct 2019 • none
There are lots of breakfast option in Kensington but this place is convenient if you are staying in Kensington and want a good breakfast with good service.
Written November 2, 2019
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kpounds26
Calgary137 contributions
Oct 2019 • none
My fiancé and I came here with my parents for a Sunday night dinner. I had the chef’s tasting menu which was a celeriac soup, salmon and wild rice risotto and a blood orange cheesecake. My dad had the goats cheese dip and the meatballs and tortellini, the fiancée had the duck wings and then the confit duck and my mother had the tempura green beans and the falafel. Overall the food was decent and the ambience was really nice. I think I would say ambience trumps food in this instance. Our waitress seemed a little flustered – she was having an issue clearing the plates fast enough and the plates were sitting a long time under the heat lamps before she claimed them. She also had to ask the kitchen about a few menu items and what they were. It wasn’t awful but had the restaurant been busy, it could have been. You get the opportunity to sit and look into the open-kitchen which is a nice change. They have the quietest chefs my fiancée had ever seen! They did all their work in complete silence! Out of all the dishes I think my fiancé enjoyed his the most. I probably gave mine overall about 6/10. The cheesecake at the end was the highlight. My mum’s falafels unfortunately looked very disappointing. It is definitely not one of the best meals I have ever had but it wasn’t bad. Again, the setting was nice and calming and we didn’t feel rushed. I might come here again maybe in the summer to see what different items the menus offered. It is attached to a hotel as well so it has a different feeling than a regular restaurant.
Written October 21, 2019
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