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4 reviews for Fergus & Bix
4 reviews in English
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Review from Kenny M.
1/10/2012 2 Check-ins Here
Cool place! It's almost gastro pub?? Maybe?? Well that's how I felt anyway! I was happy to come here to visit an old friend and listen to his med school war stories and whimsical tales of adventure ! This was really the perfect setting to do that with our group I didn't eat anything here, just got a couple of pints of my favorite drink, wild rose velvet fog. I was very pleased to see it on the menu along with a rather great selection of other local beer.
I would certainly like to come back here at some point and try the food. It seemed a lot more gourmet than average which could be good or bad ... Next time, I'll l give the menu a good test and let yelp know. One other thing I liked about this place was the crowd. No rowdy patrons here, mostly nicely dressed and mature adults who just want cool space to hang out at. The service was great here nothing bad to say! Come try it out! It's a fun little hangout point! -
Review from Kent P.
2/11/2012
Fergus and Bix was terrible.
It is extremely over-priced in terms of food (chopped flat iron steak with potato and asparagus for 24$)- and not as good as the chains it aspires to be like (The Keg, Kelsey's, Moxie's).
My friend ordered a pizza (they were priced at 18$) and asked for a substitution and said it would be extra to downgrade from Italian sausage to plain pepperoni because all the pizzas are pre-made. What does that mean? They are frozen? They are all pre-made at the start of the day? It's not delivery, it's delissio? The pizza tasted like it.
Beer selection was expansive enough and not horribly priced, so that was a positive. But I would say: although the food is palatable...the prices it are not. You feel cheated. -
Review from Carol K.
I wasn't able to try out any of the beers during my first visit to Fergus & Bix, but I sure loaded up on the food. They offer a pretty decent modern American menu with all the standard kinds of dishes you would find at your local Joey's or Milestones. The great thing about places like these is that there's usually something on the menu for everyone. However, the menu wasn't new and exciting. Luckily, I knew what I was craving, and they had it on the menu: steak and mashed potatoes.
The steak came with a side of carrots and green beans (boring) as well as a delicious side of mashed potatoes - I wish they gave me more. My friend ordered a bunch of wontons and an ahi tuna appetizer. She seemed to love them, and I was thoroughly satisfied with my steak and sides.
I think what really made the night were two things: the chocolate cake with the most amazing white chocolate raspberry ice cream, and the elevator. Yes. Fergus & Bix has an elevator. It takes you upstairs to the washroom, and down to the parkade. if you're looking for a nicer place to hang out and have a beer, this is a great place to do it.
Just a tip: I ended up parking on the street because I totally missed the parkade entrance. I was looking for an unsightly concrete structure, but the parking is actually underground. -
Review from Gabe A.
Headlined as a Restaurant and Beer Market, F&B does not disappoint on either front. Walking in, you get the feeling it might be something akin to an Earl's with its decor, lighting and music choices, but at its heart this restaurant is content to serve up solid grub and offer dozens of Canadian beer choices. Alley Kat, Wild Rose, Canmore - plenty of local breweries contribute to the impressive beer list, and the price for a pint is reasonable compared to other restaurants that would charge much higher for local flavor.
My Fergus & Bix burger was a monster, a hand-packed half-pound slab of ground goodness on a sesame bun with the usual burger fixings; I added cheddar for some flavor that really cut. You get a wide selection of sides: fries, Yukon gold potatoes, three different veggie options including ceasar salad, and - seemingly just for fun - edamame. As a frequent consumer of said beans, I had to give them a try, and they were quite well done: shelled, with a generous sprinkling of sea salt. My friends got the smoked applewood sliders to start and liked them so much they ordered it twice more. I had a morsel and was sold: smoked applewood cheddar and bell pepper relish on a tiny burger is close to heaven.
This recently opened Marda Loop location is in a prime spot with a private parking lot and street space; it was not overly busy for a Friday night during a Flames game. It was a good atmosphere, plenty of opportunities to catch up and chat for a few hours while coming down with a severe case of Ninentdo Butt. Our waitress was also quite pleasant, and joyfully tolerant of Kenny M's compulsive shredding of paper coasters. This seems to be a winning choice in Marda Loop for late-night eats and hanging out.
