Reviews for Normand's Restaurant in Edmonton, AB
Last night my husband and I had a beautiful birthday dinner at one of YEG's most beautiful long standing restaurants. French... cuisine, wild game, and seafood are their specialties. We've had the pleasure to try their breakfast/brunch when they have beenavailable, but never their dinner service. Drinks included a glass of White Zinfandel ($11, brand Beringer) and the JamaicanParty ($13, 2oz) off their martini list. Appetizer included a half ounce order of prized white truffle oil, and their agedbalsamic with house-made bread. Soup choices were their Wild Mushroom Cream ($8 cup) and their Baked Thyme Onion ($11bowl). Dinner included their: Wild Game Featured Dish (Seared Wild Boar Bacon, Elk, and Bison; served with mixed veggies, andscalloped potatoes); and Lobster, Scallops, and Jumbo Shrimps Mornay ($49). For dessert we both ordered a hot chocolate($4.25), the Terrine of Sorbets ($11), and the Coupe Normand ($12, came free with birthday dinner). At the end we had ourpicture taken by our server to keep as our own. Peter our server was amazing through the whole dinner service, and thebartender and chef were amazing as well. Truly an unforgettable experience. Read more
I honestly wouldn't have known about this place if it wasn't for the internet. It's a smaller, cozy restaurant, nice atmosphere... and ambience. The owner was our server, and you can tell he's had years of experience, he's fantastic at his job. He kept ourdrinks topped up, continually asked how our food was, and managed to hold about five different conversations with various tableswith ease. The food was excellent. Both the portions and quality were top notch. My girlfriend had the fish dish, I had wildboar ribs. For a starter, we shared mussels and shrimp. The sauces are out of control. There's strong French influences, withheavy cream, fine herbs, wine and shallots. The fish had a creamy dill, and my boar ribs had a saskatoon based BBQ sauce. Thesides had perfectly cooked veggies (squash, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower and carrots), I had scalloped potatoes while shehad mixed wild rice. Both meals were nicely balanced, cooked well, and tasty. The portions were large enough that I can't writeabout dessert...there wasn't any room. I always tip 25% when service is exceptional. In this case, there wasn't any thought onmy part. Not only were we taken care of, he offered to take our picture, proceeded to print it out without telling us and giftedit to us as a memento. How cool is that? You absolutely can't go wrong if you eat at Normand's. We'll be coming back! Read more
I haven't been to Normand's for over 15 years. I pass by it almost weekly. Back in the day, Edmonton has a handful of higher end... dining establishments of which thus Jasper Avenue haunt was one of them. The last decade especially has seen a boom in Edmontonin dining establishments that offer contemporary and fusion cuisine from all over the globe. As such, it's becoming harder tofind top end restaurants that do meat, potatoes and veggies the old fashioned way...simply but with some extravagance. I wastold Normand's has been serving edmontonians for over 30 years. They must be doing something right in a very hard food industryto still be standing the test of time. The location is the same as is most of the decor. You know you're visiting an old friendwhen you step through the front doors. You can feel the vibe...history and tradition. The food is exactly as Idescribed....extravagant and timeless. The service was so engagingly wonderful. I gave it five stars because Normand's knowswhat they do, they stick to their lane and they do it very well. Read more
Celebrated my in-law's birthday at Normand's and it was excellent from the beginning to the end. Although the interior of the... restaurant was a bit too old and my husband and I were a little worried about the quality of the restaurant at first for thatreason, the food and service were above and beyond. The server who took our reservation ensured that we would get a nice table,and actually took care of our table on the day of our reservation. He was professional and had a great sense of humour! Wecouldn't stop laughing every time he checked on our table or came to serve our food. The dishes we ordered were well-balancedand flavourful. The birthday dessert was on the house and served with a candle and a Happy Birthday message. The server alsotook a picture of us with their phone and printed it on the spot. Thanks to Normand's for the unforgettable service and specialmemories! Read more
I was impressed by the quality of the service especially to find out that Normand himself serving my table!!! He was absolutely... amazing, the timing of serving the food and the way they care about every small detail to make you comfortable andhappy. Regarding food, it was delicious and something new I tried. Their menu has a lot of good options and I highly recommendtheir seafood selection. I would definitely come back and great job! I would recommend this location Read more
The owner is fantastic, super nice man and the food is simple but yet complex. The basic protein, vegy and starch meal combo but... with nice flavors that makes the food quality shine. The Lamb was great and I had it Medium which I would recommend for thosewho usually get well-done, the lamb since it's a such a quality meat the Medium is perfect. Read more
We had a wonderful meal at Normand's. I brought my daughter here to celebrate a special event and it didn't disappoint. A local... fixture for over 30 years now and it's easy to see why. The food was excellent. Everything from the starter, to the mains, tothe dessert was expertly prepared and delicious. The staff was friendly and helpful. They provided us a great understanding ofthe menu options and made helpful suggestions. Read more
We had a very nice dinner at Normand's. The speciality dishes were very tasty. Wild board with Saskatchewan blueberries sauce... and Fish with shrimps Including the bread with a very nice spread and fresh green salad with cherry tomatoes and red sweetpeppers. We had Californian and French rose wine to accompany our food. As dessert we had a delicious sorbet with champagne. Andfinally two decaf lattes. The ratio quality / price is just right. Normand is a very nice funny host. We really recommend thisrestaurant for special occasions. Two Thumbs up! Read more