Banff Food Tour: Eat the Castle

A perfect way to spend 3 hours with a group of friends. Beth was a fantastic guide, the food and beverage samplings were delicious and the information about Alberta foods and the history of the hotel made it a perfect in every way. The hotel and staff were friendly and inviting. Well done Karen A for putting together a highly enjoyable tour. I would highly recommend this tour or any other of Karen A's Alberta Food Tours.

If you are a big eater, eat before you go. We enjoyed our guide Simmi she was excellent at sparking conversation. And the food was very good, and locally sourced. Some surprising things on our menu like honey comb and Saskatoon berries. However, I felt for the price that we should have been fed more food. We expected a steak! But when the meat portion came, it was bison, which was lovely but we got two slices. And some wonderful beet puree, and barley. Beets are so easy to grow and I literally got two small cubes of beet and a dollop of beet puree. And with 5 chefs making these meals they called it a labor of love. I just didn’t see the labor in it. I can make this at home. I really feel that for 300 $ I should have gotten more. My husband and I walked away hungry. I didn’t eat all day because I wanted to be able to have room for all of the food. I guess in America we are used to bigger portions. Now I want to say that every bit of food we got was absolutely delicious, and lovely. I just felt we should have gotten a little bit more. I am thankful for all of the chefs who made my meals because there was nothing wrong with them. They were all fabulous I just found myself wanting to lick every plate. The wines were so good too. I cannot say how much the wines were. One other thing that was a bit disappointing was the fact that the hotel was being remodeled and the carpet was torn up in certain places. I enjoyed the tour of the hotel it’s an absolutely beautiful hotel but hard to navigate the work being done. I want to say thank you again to Simmi you did a wonderful job with our group and we loved talking with the people in our group. Our only complaints were with the amount of food and the construction. Thank you again.

I did this tour with a friend when she was in the area and it was incredible. We loved the food and we learned all about sustainable food in Alberta. Amanda did an amazing job showing us around this national historic hotel ... the history, art, and architecture. I would do this tour again the next time I have company in the area!