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The Deane House Restaurant
Categories: Restaurants Canadian (Traditional) Arts & Entertainment Museums Local Flavour Canadian (Traditional), Museums, Local Flavour [Edit]
806 9 Ave SEFort Calgary
Calgary, AB T2G 0S2
(403) 269-7747
- Hours:
Tue-Fri 11 am - 3 pm
Sat-Sun 9 am - 2 pm
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Brunch
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for The Deane House Restaurant
6 reviews in English
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Review from Lindsay K.
Halifax, NS
10/17/2009 1 photo
I had an experience with a ghost. I speak no lie. I initially went to Deane House for an evening of dinner and an interactive murder mystery... and because I'd heard that it was haunted. Well, people were right. Let me tell you how it all went down.
It was a dark and stormy night... okay, just kidding. It's kind of like any other dinner theatre, but a little more personal. Everyone is seated in different parts of the downstairs of a house and the actors actually move in and around you as they perform their mysteries. It's literally like watching a game of Clue. It was so neat and definitely different than anything I'd experienced before.
The food was neither good nor bad. It was exactly as I expected it. What I wasn't expecting was that the actors were waiters as well. It was cool the way they stayed in character the whole time.
Finally, the best part... that haunting. Okay, so it was nearing the end of the show and I was beginning to doubt anything paranormal was going to happen to me. My Mom and I went upstairs to go to the bathroom and that's where it happened.
I had finished using the facilities before my Mom so took a seat on one of the chairs in the ladies room. I hadn't been sitting for more than a few seconds when I looked over at the chair next to me and noticed that the cushion was slowly deflating into what seemed like a bum print. I pointed it out to my Mom and we were both kind of freaked out. As soon as I stood to leave with her, the cushion on the chair beside me began to rise back up again.
At this point in time my Mom and I are totally freaking out! We immediately rushed to the bathroom door to get the hell out of there, but found ourselves unable to open the door. It was as if someone was on the other side of the door, holding it shut. It moved just slightly away from the frame but wouldn't pull all the way open.
By now us freaking out has turned into shear panic when suddenly the door opened and we were able to leave. We immediately looked around to see who was near us that could have been holding the door, but saw no one. As soon as you leave the bathroom there is a long staircase, so we would have seen someone. There also weren't any other doors that someone could have ducked into.
So, what do we think? To this day, my Mother and I still believe that we had an encounter with a ghost. It was the scariest, coolest thing that ever happened to me! I signed the guest book with "I had an encounter with a ghost" and I will swear to that to this day! -
Review from Katie M.
Calgary, AB
5/7/2012
The chef here really knows how to put flavours together (scallops with grapefruit? Yum!), and the weekend brunch is outstanding. The house itself is a wonderful, well-kept heritage building with beautiful gardens in the summer; it sits right beside the Elbow River, and has nice views of the river and downtown from the closed in veranda.
A really nice destination for lunch - prompt service and great food. You'll find the price a bit higher than say, Spulombos down the street in Inglewood, but you get what you pay for and the food is well worth it - fresh and flavourful.
As far as brunch goes, one of the best eggs benny in the city for sure. Don't miss the fresh baked scones for breakfast OR lunch!! Local ingredients are used whenever possible, which means you're helping support local farmers and butchers - bonus! -
Review from Kimberley H.
Calgary, AB
1/16/2012
Went to see a murder-mystery dinner theater last Friday. Very good. Actors were engaging and funny, interacted with the entire audience. Service was spot-on, and for close to four hours we were entertained, fed appetizer of pumpkin & pear puree, entree of beef tenderloin on mash potatoes and tender root vegetables. Dessert was some sort of an apple muffin, with a nice creamy topping. Food, coffee, entertainment cost $ 75.00 per ticket, includes taxes and gratuity.
Fair value for your buck. I would recommend to others. -
Review from Peter A.
Ottawa, ON
4/11/2011
I was recently at the Deane House with a group of friends on a sunny April morning in Calgary. It was a fine Calgary spring day, at least, as fine as can get in our city. The streets were dirty, the sidewalks covered in gravel, and the landscape as grey as my grandmother's back. Unseemly. Yet, my friends, spring was in the air.
The Deane House is in one of the most gorgeous spots in the city., a few hundred metres from the Bow River, and is also one of the few heritage buildings in this city of bulldozers, and glass towers. Monstrosities!
Speaking of the purported monstrosities housed in the Deane House, I have never been fondled or groped. Not by the dead, anyway. The Deane House holds no paranormal interest for me.
However, I was interested in brunch. I am always interested in brunch, and because, like all Calgarians, I don't actually know anything about Calgary, we decided to visit this old landmark.
It's a neat place. I actually used the word "neat" when we were brought to our table on the closed-in, wrap-around veranda. Speaking of that, I love wrap-around verandas, and someday, when I have a rocking chair, I want a veranda to place it upon.
The menu is small, and standard. You've got your Captain's Breakfast, which Captain Peter ordered. That's bacon or sausage, two eggs, two uhhh toasts, and home fries.. There's french toast, eggs benedict, pancakes, a "do-it-yourself" omelet etc... We know the drill, folks.
The coffee was good, the breakfast was good. Everything was good. What more do you want from a brunch place? I wanted scones. I pronounce them schones, I don't know why. I didn't know I wanted fruit salad, but I got it with my entree, and I enjoyed it. The coffee was strong, not as strong as I like it, but weak breakfast coffee seems to be a Calgary hallmark, akin to the "white hat."
And that my dear yelpers is why the Deane House gets 4 stars. Can a brunch place get more than 4 stars? I say, no. Brunch is too standard, too hard to mess up, and too easily over-priced in this city. The Deane House was a standard, regularly priced brunch place with some beautiful views. -
Review from dinah g.
Calgary, AB
10/13/2009 2 photos
The Deane House on 9th avenue S.E. sits very pretty alongside the Elbow River and has been on my list of places to visit for months, finally the other day I ventured over for lunch, only to find that this house also has tons of history. Nearly 100 years old the Victorian house was home to the first RCMP in Calgary and is also part of Fort Calgary's Interpretive Center. The Deane house offers brunch and lunch which consists of salads, pasta dishes and steak but for $25 you can also have a lunch menu of 4 courses which I believe changes every day.
You have the option of sitting indoors and looking at the river from the window or sitting near the garden, so my friend and I opted to sit in the backyard near the garden. The home is quite quaint and there were many passersby that day which made the meal even more enjoyable. Many wild ducks and geese are known to come from the shores of the Elbow River to take advantages of the wonderful crabapples that fall from the trees just in front of the house.
The waitress was very friendly and it wasn't long before we received our meals. The cheeseburger there which according to the waitress is the best burger she has ever had in her life is I must admit quite up there in ranks for me as well. The beef is grade A and it is garnished withe usual toppings but flourished with sun dried tomatoes and the option of a baked potato or potato wedges. Delicious!
The Deane House is also home to local theatre companies who perform "Mystery Dinners" where clients take part in staged murders that happen during the meal. I was quite intrigued by this until my friend informed me that the Deane House is also well known as being a place of strange happenings, its haunted reputation is well visited by patrons because of this. I thought it was a joke until we walked back to my car in the parking lot and I could swear I saw the curtain move upstairs.
I will definitely visit again during Halloween. Moo HaHa -
Review from Daryl D.
Calgary, AB
3/13/2011
Yesterday afternoon my husband and I decided to go to the Deane House for the first time in over 2 years. Immediately they were so courteous with seating us and asking if there'sanything we'd like. My husband ordered the $25 Big Taste of Calgary meal which he enjoyed, plus I think it's great that the Deane House supports that event. Even though I ordered the least expensive menu item, I found there was a lot to it. Since it was a brunch, I also recieved a fruit bowl and a basket of scones, which were really good. In addition to the excellent attentive service and filling food, I found the Deane House to be very visually appealing as well. At the front it is very well-kept and authentic, and the tables were perfectly set complete with flower arrangements. It was a lot like being at a cozy bed & breakfast :)
