Big Fish & Open Range - Renfrew

Great seafood restaurant with excellent service. Loved the bison short ribs and especially the roasted potatoes. Other mains that we tried included the cod, walleye and salmon risotto. Everytime was good and the ingredients were fresh. They also gave a decent amount of fish with every main dish.

This morning we booked a reservation and the waiter knew as soon as we came in that it's us even though it was our first time. Not only did they serve us with amazing good in a timely manner they are kind with their customer service. We ordered the scallop appi along with the cream of broccoli, salmon burger and some dessert. Everything was to our satisfaction but the dessert due to the fact it was half size was a bit disappointing. It was so good we wanted the full portion.

Went here to try their Oysters, non the less was amazing. Loved their sauces. I ordered 16 just for myself. 😉 the atmosphere was quiet and cozy, but probably cause I was sitting in a corner near the window i got pretty cold. The pecan pie was good, but would be amazing if it was served warm on a warm plate. There was more pecan than filling so worth the price. Whipped cream on top taste like from the can, so it sort of dripped even in a cold environment but still yummy. Would come here again!

Had an absolutely wonderful meal experience here. Ordered 3 appetizers, seafood chowder, steak bites and the scallops on top of the seafood pot au feu. Everything was excellent, well flavoured with the right amount of bread to dip in the sauces. Service was prompt with many smiles, so that added to the evening. Would definitely recommend and will return to try the open range side.

Like the other diners in the restaurant at that time, we ordered from the YYC Food & Drink Experience 2025 brunch menu. there seemed to a bit of inconsistency of the same brunch items coming out of the kitchen. We both had the Pistachio Raspberry Ricotta Whipped Ricotta Salata but only 1 was served with a raspberry?! We noticed the lack of raspberries for the other tables who ordered the starter too. I ordered the the Bison Short Rib bowl, our neighbouring table received a lot more potatoes and less bison in their Bison Short Rib bowl. Overall the food was good but disappointingly inconsistent. The restaurant ambiance was welcoming and volume was low enough to have a conversation. Service was okay but I did notice a missed order on another table. There appeared to be two servers but they didn't really work as a team and so individually they seemed hurried. There were a lot of interesting items on the menu that I would go back to try.

Come show your love to the amazing people and staff at Big fish & Open range! Food is amazing and the atmosphere is perfect! Everytime I'm here I fall in love all over again, reminds me of home. This is the type of cooking that makes a chef want to be a chef. The story behind the restaurant and amazing staff should be admired. Love you Big Fish & Open Range.

The worst YYC experience we have had. Knowing this is a local favorite, we had high hopes. Perhaps it was good, but like many other reviews suggested, the quality is no longer present. The restaurant started on a bad note for us, when requesting to accommodate two extra friends 24 hours prior to our reservation, the host told us to come 30 min later at 1:30pm and we agreed. On the day of, we got a call around 1:20pm asking if we are still coming since the reservation is at 1pm.... Okay not a big deal, as long as the food is good right? Well, at 45 bucks per person for a brunch, I certainly did not expect the souffle pancake to be cold and crumbly... You hear me right, crumbly, not fluffy at all, worst than Eggo in my opinion. The appetizer tasted alright, but nothing stands out, it was dry shelve-safe sweet potato chips with decent yogurt dip. The main was a disappointment tho. The omurice was really just fried rice with a side omelette, not the fluffy soft gooey Japanese style that one would expect. Even if you don't expect the Japanese style, you expect the two to blend well, but it just felt like eggs with rice slapped together, something anyone could make. The bison bowl was way too sweet and lack texture, it was overall very meh. The unforgivable disaster was still the pancake tho... It was borderline disrespectful.