Primal

I’m a big fan of trying bone marrow on a menu so Primal was recommended to me while in Saskatoon. It’s a nice, intimate restaurant with some old-school soulful vibes playing. Our server was very friendly and made some great recommendations for food and wine. We had the oysters and bone marrow for appetizers. The bone marrow was the most savory I’ve had. For dinner, I had the rigatoni, goat cheese, mushrooms, tomatoes, greens, truffle oil dish. I paired it with a nice white wine from Italy after sampling a few. And for dessert, we had the chocolate torte. It was a perfect ending of a delicious meal. I’ll definitely be back.

The first time visit this strong western atmosphere restaurant, what an impressive meal I got with friend. We got two starters, one is half dozen oysters from Edwards Island; another is Beef Marrow. Really rare to find marrow dishes in town. The main dishes we got are delicious! I have my mushroom risotto as the pic shown. The cheese is so rich and fully cooked with rice, and three different mushrooms are matched so well. Pickled mushroom brings little bit sour which reduced the Parmesan cheese not so rich, and stimulates my tongue to push me eat more. That is amazing! Mushroom risotto is not very rare Italian good to find and cook, somehow, to make it this level with verify flavour taste you need to be professional. That spends longer time to prepare. The atmosphere is very fit for people who want to date. Absolutely in my recommendation list for this restaurant, you should come and visit!

We had an absolutely delightful first experience at Primal. Blown away by each and every dish selected for the 5 course, along with its wine pairing. Beware - the desserts will haunt you every night....I must have more of the sorbets and meringue...sorbet and meringue....sorbet...and... meringue...

The last two times I've been to Primal I asked my servers for suggestions. I recommend everyone do that. They certainly have very informed staff and I really look forward to going back for more. My most recent experience I had the mint and pea stuffed ravioli. The server was sure I should order it because they wouldn't have that dish on the menu much longer. She was so right! The restaurant has an intimate feel, the food is outstanding and the service is spectacular.

Great experience. Friendly attentive staff, well-appointed dining room and not too noisy. Loved my bone marrow and beef. Also shared oysters on the half shell to start. Very good! Hard to get oysters in SK. My son had mushroom risotto and raved about it. My virgin Caesar tasted like I needed a second! Prices are reasonable for quality, service, and the times.

Went for my significant others and my birthdays. We tried the five course meal so we were able to try multiple things. The food was incredible and service was great I think our sever was named Katie, but I could be wrong. The chocolate strawberry espresso martinis were delicious. Can’t wait to return again in the future.

GREAT food. We shared a few of appetizers amongst 6 people and each ordered our own mains. I personally had the Mushroom Risotto with Wild + Cultivated Mushrooms; it was AMAZING! We also shared couple of bottles of red wine. Was a busier evening but not necessarily full and it took a while for our mains to come. The server acknowledged it, apologized for the delay and asked if we needed anything in the mean time. Only note would be that each time we needed a server to order, ask something or get the bill, we had to wait fair bit of time. We will be back many times. Vegetarian options: Great vegetarian options on the menu!

If you like Italian food you need to try Primal. I have done the five course tasting menu twice once with wine pairing once without. To start the food is out of this world and the portions of the tasting menu are the perfect size. The wine were paired perfectly with each course complementing the flavors of every dish. The second time I got of few cocktails instead and they were also fantastic.

The fact that you always need to reserve a table gives the impression that it should be outstanding and fancier than other restaurants. However, we didn't feel that spark. The light is so dimmed. Nevertheless, the ambiance was good. The waitress was so friendly and handled a little accident quite nicely. The food was fresh but not as awesome as we expected. The wine was below average. We don't regret the experience, It was nice overall. Still, don't think we'll consider going again any time soon. Vegetarian options: The menu has a lot of vegetarian options.

Another recommendation from Saskatoon folks. Food was good, big push for sustainable which is neat but I have yet to see that concept yield good quality food. Restaurant was cold, atmosphere was quite dark, and window ledge was filthy we sat by window. Was a dirty restaurant which is also a trademark in these sustainable ideas trying to make it. Service was good. Server smiled and was informative. Not enough to bring us back.