Hayden Block Smoke & Whiskey

Our friend recommended this restaurant during our short visit to Calgary and we were not disappointed. Initially we sat on the patio, but bees started to swarm our table so the staff moved us inside. We ordered the tacos, brisket sandwich, and a meat plate with brisket, chicken, potato salad and greens & beans. The food was excellent and reasonably priced. Though we wish there was a sampler option or party platter as we wanted to try a little bit of everything. The drink menu was a little misleading, showing the alcohol content on the right side instead of the price.

We enjoyed a lively pub scene with live music. The stout was excellent, and the brisket had a good amount of smoke taste. It was tender enough to eat with just a fork. We split the whole meal and we could not finish the meal. The mac and cheese had a bit of spice, but not overbearing perfect for me, a little too spicy for my wife.

I come here a lot with friends after 10pm for half off meats. Their brisket is top tier - ribs are great as well! They come with 3 kinds of BBQ sauce - my fav is the Espresso and House BBQ. Their Mac n cheese is also delicious. Man, combine their meats onto a slice of WHITE BREAD comes free and make your own sandwich oh man you don't understand how delicious it is. Oh and I had no idea they had a SECOND FLOOR and there's live music on Fridays and it's lit. Highly recommend, must have in Calgary

Amazing food. Seriously. Ribs that are perfectly cooked, meat just falling off the rib, flavourful and smoky. Brisket, bursting with flavour, marinated perfectly and cooked to perfection. Pulled pork was alright, felt slightly lacking in flavour unfortunately, but still good! Only thing i didn’t really like was the Turkey. Slightly dry and meh. Everything else, 10/10. Service 10/10. Sours, 10/10. Would I recommend? Heck yes. Bring everyone you know to this amazing location.

Some of the best smoked meat I've ever had, and I adore the family style serving! My husband and I came and ordered 1/2 pound brisket, 1/2 pound pulled pork, a hot link, baked beans and the smoked corn, and we had lots to take home for smoked meat breakfast. Everything was incredible! The corn was SO good, no idea what was in it but it was addictive. The beans were perfectly smokey and sweet. The meats were the stars of course though, the crust on the brisket was so flavorful, and the pulled pork was so good it didn't even need sauce. Obviously the sauce was an incredible addition, but its not often I eat pulled pork bare. The hot link was one of the most delicious sausages I've ever eaten, and cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone. We didn't drink, but the cocktails all sounded so good, and I really liked how they had so many sifferent price options for their whiskeys. The service was amazing, food incredible, and gorgeous decor. We look forward to being back again and again.

Stopped by for a quick bite and a drink. We ordered brisket, beet salad, beans and broccoli salad on the food side. We found the brisket a little dry and the beet salad over cooked. The beans and broccoli salad were great. Loved the ambiance and the service. We also really enjoyed our beverages - great selections of beer and of course whiskey. We'd go back as I've heard from others their food experience was great. Given the positives it's definitely worth another try.

My go to place for late night eats/drinks or just when I'm craving meat big time! I love the atmosphere here, they set a good mood with low lighting and the music isn't too loud. They have a great selection of meats and side dishes and happy hour after 10pm is great.

We finally got a chance to check out this place over the weekend! The meat was delicious, especially the Chipotle Maple Smoked Pork Belly ! The cocktails were exquisite! The staffs were super friendly.

I had higher expectations from this place. We went in after 10 pm and it was way too busy. The table right next to us had drunk boys who were so loud and the servers didn't even ask them to tone it down, the manager did ask them to tone it down but as they were leaving. Secondly because they were so busy we didn't even get served plates to eat on and just had to eat straight out of their platters. Coming to the food, we ordered the ribs and brisket and it lacked flavour for me. The ribs were a little too charred for me. We enjoyed the corn salad though. Servers were friendly and kept checking on us, so can't complain about that. Would I visit again - no, will pass Vegetarian options: Yes they do have salad options Kid-friendliness: No way too loud for kids Parking: Lots of paid parking options available on the street

Excellent selection of whiskeys, highly recommend going there between 4 - 6 for their half price whiskeys to try some of the more pricier ones! Great bbq and selection of home made sauces as well. Our fave was the smoked hot wings!