Mission

This was a great spot, i will be coming back. Everything was wonderful, delighted we went there.

I love, love, love this place! Everything about it is great and if I could afford to go there everytime I went out, I would. First off, the wine - oh the wine!- so much to choose from and you have options. Try it by the 2oz sample (we did a "flight" of three), by the glass, half bottle, or full. Our server was SO knowledgeable and we were all super impressed with his service. All four of us who went have worked or work in the industry, and this service was top-notch! If you like red wine, you must try the Elyse 'C'est si Bon" GSM, it's very unique and very good. We ordered some cheese and meat and were also impressed with the spread of crackers, bread, coulis, olives, pickles, etc. that came with our selection. Portions are small for the price (ie. A wedge of cheese the size of 1/4 of my palm was $7) but everything is top quality and delicious. The Creme brûlée was also amazing, but small.
Overall a wonderful experience that all of us girls thoroughly enjoyed. The atmosphere is trendy buy comfy, impecable service, great food, and even better wine. You have to go here for the experience!

My favourite sushi place. The food is delicious and extremely filling. I'm never disappointed and I'm always trying new things there. Will recommend to anyone who is looking for great sushi.

The rooftop patio is amazing. They have free internet so you can have a glass of wine while surfing the web.

The staff even hand out blankets at night when it starts to cool down.

The pub looks great, very authentic Irish pub feel but that's about it has going for it. The service was none existent. Waited 30 minutes for drinks to arrive on a slow Tuesday night. Waitress seemed more interested in chatting up her coworkers in the corner than taking our order or delivering it. Had the fish and chips. Not exactly what I'd call traditional Irish pub fare. The fish portions were small and the tarter sauce came straight from a jar. I hate restaurants claiming "authentic" food but can't deliver. This is just one of the many "Irish" pubs in this city serving OK to decent food. Just to nitpick, Irish pubs typically don't have flatscreens blaring hockey and baseball.

Mercato is an amazing up beat place and a very social enviroment.

If you are headed there ensure you make a reservation...

They have an amazing wine list. The dishes are very large so if you are there for the four course meal...it is made for two!

The food is also very good. Gourmet Italian!

Yam Tempura - Overly browned, and they should really change the oil.
Takoyaki - good, what you'd expect
Spicy Tuna - Tuna was definitely not fresh and tasted weird. Got eight pieces of sushi, all eight looked different and had different heights.
Assorted Sashimi - Tuna was not fresh and i got more than a fist full of dry and unpleasent daikon radish garnish, which REALLY filled the plate.
The service at this restaurant was pretty bad. To start, the menu was dirty and oily. I made a point to show that i was cleaning the menu, the waitress looked away. I also noticed that the waitresses were wiping off the table, and all the dirty bits went to the chair, not so nice if you were to sit on it. Plates were shoved around the table so much so i didn't know where to put my elbow. Taking away my tempura dip before i finished my tempura didn't help either.
In my honest opinion, this restaurant offers Japanese food to the more general public, and not for authentic quality sushi seekers. However their prices only barely reflect this fact.
There are three things I always look for in a quality sushi restaurant. Fresh ingredients, taste and knife work /presentation. Hana Sushi have only one of these three elements, barely though.
Overall, with the kind of prices they are charging, you may not want to go out of your way to eat there, as you may be hugely dissapointed.

It's sad when the front of house completely lets down the hard work of the kitchen. Get ready to feel like the cattle you're about to eat! Clearly this was a case of trying to fit to many seatings in one evening. Our reservation was for 8:15 and we weren't seated until 9:00 with no apologies or even a smile from the hostess. We were offered a wine list while we waited but no one came back
to take our order, 15mins later we
finally approached someone for our drinks. It makes you wonder
why someone who isn't a people person takes the job as a hostess or why what appears to be an upscale restaurant would hire them. Service from beginning to end was rude, it spoiled an evening we were really looking forward too. The ultimate shame was the food was pretty good, what a let down by the front. If you're looking for a place for a special event try Centini's or Murrieta's which are close by with great food and consistently good service.

After several visits to Purple Perk, I still have mixed feelings. I think they have excellent coffee, good service, and good atmosphere. I'm not a big fan of their prices - I feel like I've found equivalent food for cheaper elsewhere. I've had lunch there a few times and it was just okay. Their service is fast if you just want a latte, but if you order food it seems to take a very long time. They do have a great spot for sitting outside on a warm day to see and be seen. So if you feel like channeling your inner yuppie, Purple Perk is the place to go.

Too bad. It use to be good and the owner was very nice. Maybe it was a bad day?

While we found that the tables were not spaced apart very well... a little too intimate for our liking, the general atmosphere was groovy. Food was delicious (the pork belly was sooooo fantastic, I may be going back for that alone.) Enormous wine list, with 2 oz "taste" pours available-this is by far the greatest idea in the universe- tasting 10 wines wouldn't be out of the question in an evening. Karen, the sommelier, is knowledgable and personable, and the serving staff seem to enjoy where they are working, so not too hard to enjoy yourself here!

towa sushi makes the best sushi. but a little bit expensive

TO date best sushi place DT! Will be surprised if I find one better. Huge rolls, great price. GREAT service.

Am a repeat customer ..weekly.

Hadn't been in a couple of years to this pub as it used to be the most boring Pub in Calgary. They have new owners now, a couple of years I guess, and it it has really livened up!!

We went on a Wednesday night for their 1 cent Ribs, we even called ahead because we didn't believe it but were assured the only catch was you had to order at least a pop with every 20 ribs.

The place had great energy and the Ribs were amazing, regardless of price. We had Salt and Pepper and Honey Garlic and they were big and juicy and 10 was actually enough.

The service was top notch and they had lots of TVs for sports ect, something it never used to have.

Went for a lunch a couple of time since and the food again was excellent, the Wild Boar Burger is as good as a burger as you'll find anywhere

It's been around Mission for years, and is always great. Excellent basic sushi, friendly staff, reasonable prices. I try lots of different sushi places in town, but never go too long without going back to Hana

We had a group of eight with us and chose this venue to celebrate a friend's birthday. It took an hour and a half to receive our meal. The meals themselves were average, overcooked, and did not meet expectations for what we felt french fine dining should have felt like. Plates were shoved in front of us and hastily removed the instant they saw an empty plate. The waiters were rude, gave very resentful looks at us, and gave no courtesy in saying "excuse me" or even "thank you", especially when grabbing (literally) our credit cards out of our hands. The Tables were set up in awkward fashion making it difficult for the waiter to move between tables. In fact, one of the waiters tripped over one of the girl's purses which was laid next to her seat, said "F*** You!" to the birthday girl, picked up the purse and threw it across the restaurant without a care for an apology. Later on we found out that waiter was the owner/manager of the restaurant. All in all, I have never regretted going to eat out as much as this night. I have never seen such disrespect for customer service. Please heed this message! For the traumatic experience that that poor birthday girl experienced, please don't go to this restaurant!

I had the Caramel Prawns to start and the Lobster Risotto as a main. The Risotto was a little steep on price ($34) but I must admit that both dishes were absolutely fantastic. Went down on a Thursday and stumbled on some live jazz, which made for an excellent atmosphere!

the lunch portions were incredibly small. They sat us alone upstairs and service seemed to take extra long given the waiter had to scale the steps every time we needed a drink refill.

wine comes to life

I love to hang out here. This place has great staff, good food and fantastic coffee. The owner Paul obviously loves what he does and his customers. Worthy of your $. Great place to sit and watch people on the patio.

Very nice atmosphere, good food, and friendly service. This is a busy restaurant so get there early!

Best steak I have ever had, I get it every time I go. Love how the kitchen is open!

Towa Sushi is one of my favorite places to get sushi. It is very unique with their creative rolls and just the sheer size of them. This place does not skimp on the fish. Each piece of sushi is definitely a two-biter, so you're bound to make a mess. But don't worry, they actually provide you with a wet-nap! I think that Towa has the best spicy sauce in the city. I usually order extra and have asked if they sell it, it is that good. Towa is great for when you really want to try something different, for example, one roll is wrapped in a thin egg-sheet and another has jalapeno tempura in it. The space is attractive with funky lighting fixtures and the service is good.