View Full Version : Favourite Regina Restaurant?
BrannyMuffin
May 2, 2007, 4:46 AM
The news of a Portuguese restaurant in the Leader Building development made me think...what's everyone's favourite restaurant? A couple of my friends and I had a plan to try out a new restaurant once a month. Any suggestions?
Not my favourite, but one that I love is Selam. It's an Ethiopian restaurant on Broad. Good, filling food...and awesome service! My friend and I went there for lunch our server asked if it was our first time and when we said yes, she explained everything to us.
newflyer
May 2, 2007, 5:40 AM
Lakeside Restaurant has to be one of my favorites.
MadMax
May 2, 2007, 5:47 AM
Lakeside Restaurant has to be one of my favorites.
Lakeside??? Do you maybe mean Lakeshore? Definitely one of my favorites.
newflyer
May 2, 2007, 5:57 AM
Lakeside??? Do you maybe mean Lakeshore? Definitely one of my favorites.
yes .. the Lakeshore.. sorry its been a while.
Never been to the Lakeshore.
I've always liked the atmosphere of the downtown Alfredos.
governorgeneral
May 2, 2007, 7:35 AM
From what I remember:
Thai/Vietnamese: the one on Albert St just north of College Av, in what used to be the Brass Lantern. I forget what it's called. The one on Albert St at 13 Av is good too. In fact I think those two have some rivalry going on between chefs.
Chinese: the one in the strip mall on the north-west corner of Victoria Av and Fleet St. I also forget what that one's called ("Regency" something?) Newtown on 12 Av and ?Smith St, when was still on Broad St in the Travellers' Bldg, was a big part of my growing up for the usual "Chinese-Canadian" comfort food. That and the OB Kitchen and Tim's Kitchen in the east end.
Japanese: the one in the strip mall on Quance St just west of University Pk Dr. Yes, I too forget what it's called. Not as fancy as the three other Japanese ones closer downtown ("Michi", "Neo Japonica" and "Teppanyaki"?), but the price is right (ie cheap).
Coffee: the Atlantis Cafe on Victoria Av and ?Hamilton St, and the Roca Jack on Scarth St and 12 Av for ambience, though I do like the actual coffee at Starbucks at Chapters better. Why isn't there a Starbucks downtown?
Coffee plus a meal: the Abstractions Cafe on ?Rose St and 14Av (they even had zatar pita!), the 13 Av Coffee House in front of the Cathedral, the Stone's Throw on Kramer Blvd and Wascana Pkwy near the University. I owe them all my medical licence.
Pizza: Houston on Park St and Victoria Av, and the one in that little mall on ?Grant Rd near the Readers Book Shop. People rave about Copper Kettle, but the one time I had one from there (feta and spinach) it was a leftover and tasted accordingly. Which was still good, but I'd like to try it fresh some day.
Also, the RGH Cafeteria has a really good and cheap salad bar, and big and cheap stir fries (in those little Chinese food takeaway boxes!) at lunchtime. One of the best hospital cafeterias in Canada hands-down, though the early '80s decor and dead, lifeless courtyard could do with some sprucing up. The Robins in there is also pretty entertaining, what with patients rolling in with IV poles and catheters coming in for their fix - "just hook it to my vein!"
Places I wanted to try but haven't yet: Simply Delicious on Victoria Av near the Milky Way has fine desserts and such I hear; that Irish pub on Scarth St looks fun from the outside; that vegetarian place in the "Transition Area"; Novia Cafe (is it still open?).
Is the cafeteria on the roof of SaskPower still open? I haven't been there since I was 12, but I'm sure it's still the tallest place you can go in Regina to get a bite.
governorgeneral
May 2, 2007, 7:56 AM
Forgot - Alfredo's on Scarth St, haven't tried that one yet either.
Migs
May 2, 2007, 11:37 AM
Teppanyaki for Asian food and Copper Kettle for pretty much everything else.
Oh I forgot about Steaks...........definately 'Golfs' for steakhouses.:tup:
Mayor Quimby
May 2, 2007, 2:35 PM
Teppanyaki for Asian food and Copper Kettle for pretty much everything else.
Oh I forgot about Steaks...........definately 'Golfs' for steakhouses.:tup:
I got the impression, you were more of a Burger King guy.
PS- Try a dictionary or spell check,maybe.
I got the impression, you were more of a Burger King guy.
PS- Try a dictionary or spell check,maybe.
Spellcheck for what?? Because maybe I misspelled an asian word??? Guess for someone like yourself you truly do have to find whatever you can to whine about.......pretty much par for the course.
Mayor Quimby
May 2, 2007, 3:07 PM
Teppanyaki for Asian food and Copper Kettle for pretty much everything else.
Oh I forgot about Steaks...........definately 'Golfs' for steakhouses.:tup:
No you misspelled an English word, so maybe BK is too classy for you.
No you misspelled an English word, so maybe BK is too classy for you.
OH my good lord what a joke you truly are. That is one of the most common misspelled words in the english language and I am so priviledged that you took the time to correct me. I guess you truly do serve a purpose. Now can you please quit your trolling and get back to the topic at hand?????
Chimney house is one of my faves in Regina...Too bad there is nothing for authentic chinese though...The Viet food there is good for the dry noodle (bun) dish...For the soup (pho), its absolutely brutal...Japanese places in Regina are lacking...
The italian place on north albert (cant remember the name) is pretty good as well...Luiggi's was it?
Calgary has the best Pho and Sushi...
Mayor Quimby
May 2, 2007, 3:35 PM
OH my good lord what a joke you truly are. That is one of the most common misspelled words in the english language and I am so priviledged that you took the time to correct me. I guess you truly do serve a purpose. Now can you please quit your trolling and get back to the topic at hand?????
Some of us aspire to more then common
brannelford
May 2, 2007, 10:20 PM
Some of us aspire to more then common
... Should be " Some of us aspire to more than common "
newflyer
May 2, 2007, 11:26 PM
Food Fight!!! :D
As far as pizza goes.. I think Triffons is a fantasic local restaurant.
Mayor Quimby
May 2, 2007, 11:36 PM
Best Pizza outside of Italy is in the Vag.
BrannyMuffin
May 3, 2007, 12:08 AM
It's hard to get people to understand the pizza here...I think you just have to experience it. Those Greeks know an awful lot about good pizza!! I stumbled across a Vancouver message board one day and someone wanted to know if they could get "Regina-style" pizza in Vancouver and these people insisted there was no such thing! I think it's funny that so few people believe you when you talk about the pizza in this city!
Mayor Quimby
May 3, 2007, 12:20 AM
It's hard to get people to understand the pizza here...I think you just have to experience it. Those Greeks know an awful lot about good pizza!! I stumbled across a Vancouver message board one day and someone wanted to know if they could get "Regina-style" pizza in Vancouver and these people insisted there was no such thing! I think it's funny that so few people believe you when you talk about the pizza in this city!
Isn't it ironic that it is the Greeks that have taken an Italian dish and made in better in Regina, Sask.
Jokes aside, I've always like Luigi's
Pedeli* in the Golden Mile. A hamburger foil bag of shoestring french fries seasoned with stuff that tasted like Hys but could never be replicated at home. Awesome.
*I think I have name spelled correctly. It's easily been 15 years.
bugsey2k
May 3, 2007, 3:03 AM
Teppanyaki for Asian food and Copper Kettle for pretty much everything else.
Oh I forgot about Steaks...........definately 'Golfs' for steakhouses.:tup:
my friends love Tep, I always bug them that it's the best Japanese food made by people from Laos anywhere (the owner's kid is my neighbour)
bugsey2k
May 3, 2007, 3:05 AM
I recommend West Side Pizza on Dorothy St in Normanview West. Great food, and friendly staff. The owner, Louie, is the best!
ceedub1170
May 3, 2007, 3:59 AM
I got the impression, you were more of a Burger King guy.
PS- Try a dictionary or spell check,maybe.
The the Grammar Police are on patrol.
By the way, don't we usually put a space after a comma in the English language?
crooked rain
May 6, 2007, 3:28 PM
^ not to mention the horrible comma splice in the first sentence. If you're going to criticize the grammar of othrs, yours better be impeccable.
Favourite Regina restaurants:
India House
Mediterranean Bistro (depsite its strip mall location)
Vietnamese Gardens
Copper Kettle (mostly because of the Scarth St atmosphere, the food is nothing great)
Bushwakkers
crooked rain
May 7, 2007, 2:00 AM
Also, no prime rib anywhere can compare to a prime rib at Golf's.
BrannyMuffin
May 7, 2007, 3:51 AM
^ not to mention the horrible comma splice in the first sentence. If you're going to criticize the grammar of othrs, yours better be impeccable.
Favourite Regina restaurants:
India House
Mediterranean Bistro (depsite its strip mall location)
Vietnamese Gardens
Copper Kettle (mostly because of the Scarth St atmosphere, the food is nothing great)
Bushwakkers
Bushwakker has awesome wraps...huge, though. I can't finish a whole one!
Mayor Quimby
May 7, 2007, 4:22 AM
Nobody's mentioned Mr. Breakfast
sask1982
May 8, 2007, 4:15 PM
Is the cafeteria on the roof of SaskPower still open? I haven't been there since I was 12, but I'm sure it's still the tallest place you can go in Regina to get a bite.
No, the general public can no longer access the SaskPower cafeteria unless escorted up there by a SaskPower employee.
But if you're looking for a higher destination to eat, try the cafeteria on the 18th floor of SGI. They have the BEST cinnamon buns (Tues & Thurs) and a nice variety for lunch. The security ppl there are pretty good - as long as you sign in where you work and leave your info, they'll let you go up there. Then you can also experience the fastest elevators in the province...bonus!
bugsy
Oct 31, 2008, 1:59 AM
I'm in Regina for a week for business and I have 7 evenings to spend. What are some good places you would recommend? Any local specialties? What is there to do after hours? How's the nightlife?
Markus41
Oct 31, 2008, 2:15 AM
I'm in Regina for a week for business and I have 7 evenings to spend. What are some good places you would recommend? Any local specialties? What is there to do after hours? How's the nightlife?
I wouldn't get your hopes up for any kind of spectacular night life or downtown experiences if I were you. Regina is just a small city of less than 200,000 people, so your options are not all that large. I'm sure some of the locals can points out a few decent restaurants and pubs though. My buddy used to live in Regina and mentioned a couple of decent haunts around the city, but just not at the same level with major cities. Where are you from?
jaypilot
Oct 31, 2008, 5:17 AM
the cottage south albert.... fantastic
I wouldn't get your hopes up for any kind of spectacular night life or downtown experiences if I were you. Regina is just a small city of less than 200,000 people, so your options are not all that large. I'm sure some of the locals can points out a few decent restaurants and pubs though. My buddy used to live in Regina and mentioned a couple of decent haunts around the city, but just not at the same level with major cities. Where are you from?
If you aren't familiar with Regina, then why are you giving advice?
socialisthorde
Oct 31, 2008, 6:08 AM
If you aren't familiar with Regina, then why are you giving advice?
It makes people feel all "big city" to mock smaller centres, particularly when their own city takes a lot of flack from others...cough "Deadmonton" cough. ;)
A4Regina
Nov 1, 2008, 5:02 AM
Rooftop Bar & Grill. It's a new joint, and you actually get to eat on the roof!
crooked rain
Nov 9, 2008, 3:29 AM
where is it?
Vaillant
Nov 9, 2008, 8:23 PM
where is it?
i tought it was McDonald's
Just Kidding :haha:
mjpaul
Jan 14, 2009, 3:10 AM
for years it was Houston Pizza on Hill Ave...it was the best Pizza in Canada IMO, but the last time i went there the pizza was not that great...just a trace of tomato sauce....not good
new management? different cooks??
mjpaul
Jan 14, 2009, 3:19 AM
I wouldn't get your hopes up for any kind of spectacular night life or downtown experiences if I were you. Regina is just a small city of less than 200,000 people, so your options are not all that large. I'm sure some of the locals can points out a few decent restaurants and pubs though. My buddy used to live in Regina and mentioned a couple of decent haunts around the city, but just not at the same level with major cities. Where are you from?
yeah so what..why talk stupid?
ps
Calgary is an awesome city...cant say the same for Edmonton.
ok i see he is "BANNED"
newflyer
Jan 14, 2009, 5:15 AM
I am not sure of the name...
.. but I have always enjoyed the Lakeshore on Hillsdale. < I believe thats it>
Its a nice quite restaurant with good food.. also a stones throw from the Centre of the Arts.
I have also enjoyed many casual evenings at Western Pizza... and of course Triffons is great.
J-MAN
Jan 19, 2009, 11:24 PM
I wouldn't get your hopes up for any kind of spectacular night life or downtown experiences if I were you. Regina is just a small city of less than 200,000 people, so your options are not all that large. I'm sure some of the locals can points out a few decent restaurants and pubs though. My buddy used to live in Regina and mentioned a couple of decent haunts around the city, but just not at the same level with major cities. Where are you from?
:haha: is this guy serious?
btw, wtf does regina have a chilis and winnipeg doesnt?? does anyone know why?, ive only been there a couple of times (once in minneapolis and fargo), even regina has chucke cheese...
heres a whole list of rated regina resturants - not sure if anyof them are actually any good though
http://www.restaurantica.com/sk/regina/
Scruff Bucket
Jan 20, 2009, 12:58 AM
Fine Dining: Creek in Cathedral Bistro (13th Ave., near Elphinstone) Quaint, a little expensive, but really good, high quality - they usually have a special Valentine's day menu! ... Hint! Hint! you googly eyed guys! :)
Moments in Thyme - Downtown, 11th Ave., near Hamilton St.
Beer Brothers - took over Alfredo's downtown
Soho's (Dewdney Strip, for lunch)
Zest Restaurant (at Sask Science Centre)
All-you-can-eat Sushi: Wasabi (Rose St. & 11th Ave. - inside Holiday Inn Express) Chris, the owner, also has Wasabi on Quance St. in East Landing strip mall (where Angkor (Cambodian/Chinese/Thai), Mediterranean Bistro, Smokin' Okie's, and Joey's Only are also located.) and a new location somewhere near the Galaxy Theatres in Normanview area, but these are not all-you-can-eat locations.
Miso Ya (Vic Ave. & MacKay St. - the owner moved from Winnipeg)
Spicy Indian: Flavours of India (Vic Ave. & Harvey St. - Sukie (Sp??)) the owner, who moved his family from Surrey, BC, can make it mild or a hot as you like!)
Korean: Korea House (11th Ave., near St. John St. - took over Lin's Chop Suey)
Vietnamese: Mai Phuong (Broad St., near 11th Ave.)
Ngoc Van (right beside Korea House, to the west) Great Vietnamese subs, great regular (familiar) dishes, too!
Mexican: La Casa Maya (Broad St. & 7th Ave.)
harls
Jan 20, 2009, 3:06 PM
even regina has chucke cheese...
there is no way that should be on ANYONE's favourite restaurant list, unless you like the smell of children's vomit.
Scruff Bucket
Jan 20, 2009, 5:59 PM
Oops! Last night I passed by the location where La Casa Maya was. It ain't, anymore ... :( That's too bad!
madsad
Feb 25, 2009, 10:05 PM
When we ate at Mojo Lounge on Albert St, I forgot I was in Regina. It was like a space-warp to a restobar in Toronto. My partner and I were impressed, it was the best meal we've had in Sask. The next morning, we ate breakfast at the Monarch Lounge in the Hotel Sask, and that was tasty and reasonably priced.
Those are my two votes.
BrannyMuffin
Feb 26, 2009, 7:38 AM
Can't go wrong with The Willow on a summer evening.
Then there's the Diplomat. Always a treat. A very expensive treat, but a treat nonetheless.
Ayreonaut
Mar 11, 2010, 2:24 AM
I went to Greko the other day, at least I think that's what it was called.
The lamb was probably the most tender I've ever had anywhere. Great place all round, my only complaint was that the Guinness was in a can and not on tap :P, though being a Greek restaurant I'm sure not many people order Guinness.
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