Reviews for Braven in Edmonton, AB
First time at Braven. Drink recommendations were great, service was great (Melanie). Anyone else who came by was very friendly... and polite. Appetizers were good, steak tartare and the smoked salmon. The pasta was great, the beef short rib was good. I’vehad better short rib but it was decent. For a slower night, I would’ve expected the short rib to be quite warm but it wasslightly on the cooler side and a smidge overcooked for my liking but it was still very tender. I feel it could have a bit moreflavour as well but it was still good. Short rib gets a 7/10 with room to be a 10/10 one day. Key lime pie was 10/10. Nicedecor, relaxing spot. Overall a good visit and great service. Read more
We had a great meal and experience. The food was on par with any high end steak house. Our server was on point (and put up with... our mild drunkenness). We sat at the grill bar and had a good time. As many of you know, high end steak houses all have the samehigh quality food for the most part. The staff was cool and a cool atmosphere, that’s why I say 5 star. Would definitelyrecommend. Read more
Service: 5/5 Food: 4/5 Vibe: 4.5/5 Price: 3.5/5 It's our third time going to Braven. The food was something you expect from... them. Great qualityof service. I wish the steak came with more sides or at least more options. The music was a little loud andwas not at the level of such a restaurant. Overall the quality is good and I believe 4 start is fair! Cheers. Read more
Very expensive place. Two adults two kids spend $346 on a Mother’s Day dinner and I was on diet otherwise I might have ordered... another hundred dollars of food. Servers are courteous. Food are okay- lambs and beef rib are good. Can’t say the same aboutappetizers. Read more
We were here for a private dinner party in one of the private rooms. The main course, the sirloin, came to my table less than... hot. Also, there was no sauce with the steak, so the plate was quite dry. I was a bit disappointed in this being we paid $100. I would have preferred to replace this main meal with something at a less expensive restaurant. The cheesecake, although aunique recipe, was ok. If I was paying $100 for my meal, that included the tip, I would expect better quality in the food. Read more
Please note that I am not bashing the restaurant and I did not "hate" my food, just throwing my honest opinion out there for... people to read. Braven is really nice, located at a new premium location, inside the Ice District. The renovations were great,a bit dark to even read the menu which is a nice rare scene in Edmonton. We have been to Braven's lounge/bar a couple of timesbefore Oilers games, and we always loved their drinks (yes, it is a bit pricy, but location location location). Two of us ateat the restaurant on this particular night. We have been wanting to try Braven since the pandemic. We ordered the SeafoodPlatter, Ribeye steak, and the Smoked Ribs. We ordered the Braven Sangria, which is one of our favorite drinks. We arrived atthe door and the hostess at the front addressed us right away, and we were seated in a short couple of minutes. The restaurantis beautifully renovated, the mood was great, but it was extremely loud. The restaurant echoes noises pretty badly, and we canbarely hear each other as there was a few rowdy tables around us. The server was very polite and courteous, however, lacks theservice of a high end fine dining restaurant. In fact, the experience was more like Joey's, or even a regular brew house. While I don't feel the servers are properly trained for fine dining, our server was extremely polite and we loved her. Thefirst plate was the seafood platter. The Oysters were very very small (might not be in season??), and the Steak Tartar was verysoggy. Although we were not happy with the food, the presentation was very nice. Then came the entrees. The server thatdropped off our food was not our regular server, and he dropped off our food, zero eye contact, and we said thank you and hejust turned away. The gentleman appears to be younger, and definitely not well trained. When a client say thank you, the worstyou can do is turn your back on them. But again... it was really loud... maybe he didn't hear us..... Read more
Although I did not actually dine inside their restaurant, from what I saw it is quite beautiful with a nice ambiance. Their... patio is nice, but will be even better when the area construction is completed. We started with their Truffle Fries, which IHIGHLY recommend. I ordered the Lamb Sirloin (I love lamb) that comes with a delicious side of broccolini and a deviled tomato.Unfortunately, my lamb came on the more well done side instead of medium/medium rare.. although still delicious, this was a bitof a downer as it did effected the flavour of the dish and the server didn’t really offer to do anything about it. Consideringthe plate costs $40 and this is a 5-star hotel restaurant, I would have expected at least a suggested solution or evencompensation for sticking with the plate. We also ordered their Smoked Boneless Beef Short Rib that is paired with mash potatoesand broccolini. The meat was packed with flavour and was extremely well smoked! I was super excited to try their Phyllo WrappedCheese Cake for dessert, but sadly the server failed to alert us that their was also a last call for food and not just drinks.That was a bit of a bummer, but if I do visit again, the cheese cake will definitely be on my list of things to order! As Imentioned, considering this is a restaurant in a 5-hotel I was expecting a higher quality of service from not just the serverbut even the host at the door. However, I like to give people the benefit of the doubt, so it’s possible they are a bit rustyfrom being closed for a while. Read more
We loved our experience at Braven tonight. Karen was our server, what amazing lady she was, we enjoyed our evening even more... with her serving us. Our steaks were perfect, our sides were amazing. We didn't expect the food to be the portions they were,definitely we should of orders less sides than we did. But everything we had was perfect. On the down side, we only booked thislocation because of the cheesecake that we saw online, we were disappointed to know this was off the menu months ago. It isvery hard to find desserts that are worth it in Edmonton. We did instead get the Key Lime Pie which ended up being a newfavorite of ours in Edmonton. We will definitely come back for the desserts. Please bring back your cheesecake. Read more