Blue Chair Cafe est un établissement convivial. Ce restaurant vous sert sur sa terrasse aux beaux jours. Ce lieu apprécié est ouvert en soirée du mercredi au samedi et en journée durant les fins de semaine. L'accès est aisé par vélo. Ils sont installés au coeur d'une zone ou vous trouverez de nombreux parcs.plus...Plus de texte
In 1972, Harold Wollin was travelling the world when a tapas bar in the Canary Islands changed his life. In particular, an open faced green pepper sandwich. It was so delicious it made him come back to Edmonton and enroll in cooking school. Eventually, Harold became a Red Seal chef. That led to more travelling, cooking on charter boats, cruise ships and in hotels around the world. After brief career changes into journalism and graphic design, the kitchen called him back and he opened the Blue Chair Cafe in 2004. “Since I started in the food business, I wanted my own place,” says Harold. “Having a restaurant is, in most cases, a dream and very difficult to bring to fruition and difficult to succeed in. You have to do it all yourself.”
That was true at the Blue Chair Cafe. It was a one-man show at first. “The first five years were really difficult. I did everything,” says Harold. “I would come and take your order, go in the back and cook it and then bring it to you.” But he got some help and hired more staff and, slowly, it’s become a successful restaurant featuring cuisine from around the globe, inspired by the different tastes Harold tried during his travels.
* GST is not included in menu pricing * Parties of 6 or more will be subject to an 18% gratuity added automatically to your bill
Bison burger
Lean crossrib bison, served on ciabatta with lettuce, tomato, pickle and chili aioli. Served with potatoes
16,00 $
Salmon Burger
Seared BC salmon on ciabatta with spinach, tomato, pickle and wasabe tartar. Served with potatoes
16,00 $
Pad Thai
Our signature Thai-style rice noodle stir-fry Made with chicken, shrimp, vegetables and spicy peanut sauce
17,50 $
Soup & Salad Buffet
12,00 $
Sandwich Special & Buffet
Ask your server
15,00 $
Salad Wraps
Our signature rice-paper rolls, filled with fresh vegetables, fruit and rice noodles and served with our tangy homemade peanut dip - available with vegan sauce — peanut and gluten free
13,00 $ (v, gf)
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Eggs benny
poached eggs on capicolo ham, with chipotle hollandaise fresh fruit & bintjis
13,95 $
Salmon benny
poached eggs on smoked salmon, cream cheese, with chipotle hollandaise & caperone, fresh fruit & bintjis
14,95 $
California benny
poached eggs on avocado, grilled tomato & cream cheese, with chipotle hollandaise, fresh fruit & bintjis
13,95 $
Florentine benny
poached eggs on a bed of spinach and goat cheese, with chipotle hollandaise, fresh fruit & bintjis
13,95 $
Crab-Cake Benny
poached eggs on crab-cakes and spinach, with chipotle hollandaise, fresh fruit & bintjis
15,95 $
Vegetable & bacon frittata
bacon, potato, vegetables & cheese in a crispy open-faced omelette with baguette and fresh fruit
13,95 $
Huevos rancheros
Soft white corn tortillas, black beans and cheese, fried eggs, ranchero sauce, sour creme, topped with lettuce and pico de gallo.
13,95 $
Blueberry yogurt pancakes
big, light, fluffy pancakes with butter, maple syrup & fruit. These are the best pancakes in town!
12,00 $with maple alder-smoked bacon
15,00 $
Banana bread french toast
layered with sliced bananas, served with syrup & fresh fruit
12,00 $
Fruit & Yogurt
two types of yogurt, homemade granola & fresh fruit
9,00 $
Kid's breakfast for kids
a poached eggs, a pancake and a piece of bacon
11,00 $younger
7,00 $
Bison burger
with lettuce, tomato, pickle, cheddar & chile aioli served on a bun with bintji potatoes on the side
16,00 $
Steak sandwich
7 oz. New York cut served with jerk toast, bintji potatoes & pico de gallo salad
21,00 $
Pad Thai
chicken, shrimp, vegetables and rice noodles stir-fried with an asian-flavoured sauce topped with bean sprouts and roasted peanuts
17,50 $
Vegan Pad Thai
Equally as good, but tofu replaces the meat protein
Our signature house-made organic black bean and corn soup
6,00 $ ((v, gf))
Soup Special
Ask your server what our chef has created for you today
6,00 $
Blue Chair Signature Seafood Cakes
Made with a variety of crabmeat, wild Pacific cod, herbs and potato, crusted with panko and served on spinach with mango-chili salsa
13,00 $
Sichuan-Style Crusted Ahi
Sushi-grade Ahi tuna, crusted with hwai jao and chilies, seared and served with our wasabi tartar and house-made chia chips
16,00 $ ((g))
Ceviche Peruano
Wild Pacific cod marinated Peruvian-style in lime with pepper and onion, served with avocado, cucumber and house-fried corn tostadas
13,00 $ ((g))
Mushroom Crostini
Sliced crimini mushrooms, spicy red curry and cream reduction, toasted on baguette slices with cheddar and jack cheese
13,00 $ ((v, g))
House Salad
we can also make it gluten-free Blue Chair tabouleh: quinoa, spelt and herbs with tahini-lime dressing garnished with fresh vegetables on kale and romaine
Our signature crunchy rice-paper rolls, filled with fresh vegetables, fruit and rice noodles and served with our tangy homemade peanut dip - available with vegan sauce — peanut and gluten free
13,00 $ ((v, gf))
Mains
GST is not included in menu pricing * Parties of 6 or more will be subject to an 18% gratuity added automatically to your bill * A minimum charge of $25 per person will be applied on show nights.
Pescado a la Veracruzana
Wild-caught scarlet snapper with Veracruz-style tomato-onion-olive-pepper sauce, served with basmati rice, organic black beans and pico de gallo salad
22,00 $ ((g))
Seared Salmon
Wild salmon, dill and cream reduction, served with roasted potatoes and vegetables
21,00 $
Camarones del Diablo
Prawns sauteed in our chef's fiery-hot tomato-chili sauce, served with basmati rice, organic black beans and fresh pico de gallo salad
23,00 $ ((g) (spicy))
Lamb Shanks
Braised in gluten-free beer and apple juice, finished with Korean sweet'n spicy glaze, served on spinach risotto with roasted vegetables
24,00 $ ((g))
New York Steak
9 oz centre-cut AA striploin, aged at least 21 days, char-broiled to your preference, served with green peppercorn cream reduction, roasted potatoes and vegetables
28,00 $ ((g))add garlic prawns
6,00 $
Turkey Curry
Dark-meat turkey, simmered with carmelized onion and Caribbean garam masala, served with basmati rice and roasted vegetables, and our mango chutney
20,00 $ ((g *))add roti
3,00 $
Pad Thai
Chicken, shrimp and vegetables stir-fried in our signature peanut sauce, on rice noodles and topped with crunchy bean sprouts - (v) available with tofu instead of meats (contains soy and fish sauce) - (v, gf) also available with vegan sauce — peanut and gluten free
20,00 $
Bison Burger
Char-broiled, super-lean, free-range bison cross rib, with lettuce, tomato and chili aioli on ciabatta
Really want to like this place but cant. Gave it multiple tries but its overpriced and not good enough service, music, or quality of ingredients to make the high prices worth it.
I dont even know where to start with the specific offenses with regard to cold, poorly prepared, or tiny-portioned foods. The last straw was that I got three cold, overcooked baby potatoes with my $20 sandwich. THREE.
I made reservations 6 weeks! prior to the performance of a daughter of a good friend. Reservations for 6 people who are also good friends of the performer's family. I was not told the reservation was to be held by credit card. If I was told, I would have done just that. I want asked for my credit card info. The man took down my name and confirmed my reservation. Now, day of, NO reservation! And of course sold out and no accommodation. Very disappointed.
We went to see some live music and have dinner at this restaurant and the experience was horrible!! We had to wait half an hour for a drink and then wait over a hour for our meals to be served. When the meals finally arrived they were terrible. I had the Pad Thai because the menu stated that this was their "most popular" dish. It didn't taste great or look great. There were hardly any of the ingredients in it that the menu said there would be (eg. vegetables, peanuts, chicken, shrimp.) It looked like they put two tiny pieces of meat in a bowl with noodles and cover it with a pound of bean sprouts in order to disguise the lack of ingredients. The service was terrible! Not only in waiting for our meals but our server was rude and we hardly saw her at all. The live music was the only positive experience here. Also - no point talking to the owner about any of this as he doesn't seem to care about or respect his clientele. Save yourself and DO NOT EAT HERE!!
Recently I attended The Blue Chair Cafe in Edmonton, along with my wife and 9 other friends. Two of our friends were telling stories that night as the Blue Chair was hosting another monthly edition of “Story Slam”. We enjoyed a wonderful evening of laughs and great stories with one of our two friends winning the Story Slam pot of money. We were enjoying ourselves until it came time to pay the bill. Rather abruptly, it became clear to us that the restaurant was expecting us to pay $15.00/person for those who had not ordered anything and only came to enjoy themselves. We were outraged and asked to speak with the owner. I can fully understand the justification of this charge, as the Blue Plate has been hosting Story Slam for 4 years now and were obviously losing money at some point; hence the service charge. My issue, however, was the fact that this charge was not clearly stated to me nor my table, and the first we heard of it was on our way out. The owner pointed out that the menu stated there would be a minimum service charge for patrons who do not order anything. This would have been great information had I looked at a menu in the first place, as I only ordered a beer and nothing from the menu. My wife took particular offense to the situation when she tried to argue her case to the owner only to have him turn to me and disregard her presence. We were only trying to make the owner aware that if he intended to charge people who only came to enjoy the provided entertainment then he needed to make that clear to his costumers as they came in the door, either verbally or by charging cover. I was incredibly dissappointed with the way this was handled by the owner especially the way he treated my wife as a human being. The final result included my wife storming off and the owner conceding that he would, quote, “take it off the bill, and I guess not make any money that night”. For a business that has attracted the likes of Air Canada's Enroute Magazine, I would like to see the owner learn a lesson in building costumer relationships if he intends to uphold his grand reputation as “one of Canada's top restaurants”. This may not come as a surprise but I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone in the city of Edmonton for the simple fact that I do not want anyone to be treated with the same disrespect my wife and I received on Wednesday night.
