Birddog

Last night, I visited Birdog in downtown Edmonton. The atmosphere was cozy and not too loud, although it did get louder when the DJ showed up and played music. It seems they only do this on Fridays and Saturdays, but overall, it provided a nice ambiance to catch up with friends we hadn't seen in a while. I especially loved how the front of the restaurant opens up to a beautiful street in downtown Edmonton. The service was really good. It wasn't over the top, but our food arrived promptly, and our drinks were consistently refilled. Speaking of drinks, they were delicious. I had the Barcelona Sour and the Smoked Old-Fashioned, both of which were excellent choices. When it came to the food, the snack/appetizers stood out the most. They were flavorful and enjoyable. However, the main dish, the Juicy Lucy's, fell a bit short. While it was an acceptable burger, it wasn't as juicy as expected. It seemed like they attempted to stuff the burger with cheese, but the cheese leaked out, causing the burger to separate into two patties that didn't hold together well. This is the only dish I would not order again. Overall, Birdog provided a pleasant experience with a cozy atmosphere, good service, and tasty drinks. The food was mostly enjoyable, though the Juicy Lucy's could use improvement.

Such a great little trendy spot. Our server was wonderful. Everything came out fast. The cocktails are great, like all Century restaurants. The rigatoni is a garlic lovers dream. Be aware there are no soft furnishings so it gets extremely loud, this is not a quiet romantic date situation. We loved the lighting and the decor. I can eat a lot, but these desserts are HUGE.

Nice modern atmosphere, great drinks and not so bad food. The pizza wasn’t the greatest but the rest of the food we had was pretty good including the gnocchi and the deserts. Worth a visit for sure but come early if you don’t like louder music on the weekends. It’s part of the Century Hospitality group which also Lux Steakhouse, MKT and Parlour. I mention that as neither a positive or negative but if you’re looking for a little “mom and pop shop” then this isn’t the place.

Extremely dissatisfied. We dined on a Friday evening and all 6 of us left disappointed. See the photos, we didn’t finish our meals. The gnocchi tasted like wheatgrass shots. The rigatoni was watery. The tartare tasted like Dijon and mayonnaise only. Oysters are going to give us the poops for sure, they smelled awful. We ordered limes with our gin and tonics and the limes arrived after we asked twice for them, the same time the bills arrived. We will never be back. Photos attached of our un-eaten entries

First time visiting yesterday. Everything I tried was tasty. Drink menu looked interesting but didn't try. It was a Thursday afternoon so it wasn't really busy at all. Parking: Your usual downtown parking so it can vary depending on time of day and if there is an event happening downtown.

First round of food arrived lightning quick Honey Bunny pizza, steak tartare. When we asked for another round of crostini for the tartare, those took a while to come. Refills on our drinks were a little slow, too. We also ate the wings great flavour and texture, the Born to Brie fun take on a poutine, fries were excellent and the brie + honey combo was nice, and the Shrooms pizza the crust on both pizzas was disappointing – a little too soft on the outside. Our server Hannah was a darling, though — honest recommendations, very attentive and great personality.

First new foodie adventure of the year! Birdog took over the old Bottega 104 and gave the interior a bit of a face life: more seating available and opened up the space. Service was very attentive and clientele had a wide range I don't think the older adults and older family at the tables beside us didn't appreciated the music being cranked up midway thru their meal either since we were basically yelling to hold a convo. I understand you're a bar but maybe wait till 10pm to really increase the volume?. The menu is deemed global fare and everything was super tasty. The kimchi mac n cheese was a pleasant surprise and the steak tartare is highly recommended. Their deviled eggs has a bit of a scotch egg flair to it which gave it more texture, the yolk was perfectly runny. We had high hopes for the corn & crab chowder but it was overly salty probably because of the bacon and it took some fishing around to find any crab. The other letdown was the 9-layer horizontal carrot cake, the server said it was moist and light but it was dry and dense we didn't finish it. Out of the three of us that attended only one said they would return; their menu is limited and we tried everything we really wanted to in one sitting. I would say go and check out Birdog but doubtful we would return.

Good overall ambience. Service was fast. Delicious drink. Cheese pizza was decent too. Strawberry pizza was a little bit too sweet for our liking. Right in middle of downtown so that’s a plus and there’s some street parking in front.

I recently dined at this restaurant and my experience was mixed. While the service was really awesome, the food didn't quite live up to my expectations. I found it to be too expensive and not as good as I was hoping for. On the plus side, the drinks were okay, but unfortunately that wasn't enough to make up for the disappointing food. Overall, I would give this restaurant a three-star rating.

I will now only ever compare any other steak tartar I eat to this. First time having it. Definitely not the last. Cocktails were exceptional as well, and the atmosphere is nice. That being said, the music is too loud to talk to people, and unless you are both a restaurant and dance club, you need to tone it down. I left half deaf... and before you wonder how old I am. At heart, a solid seventy-nine.

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