Nick’s Steak House & Pizza

Amazing! Food was excellent, service was great. Steak and lobster was on special for Valentine’s and it was delish. I also had it Neptune for an extra $ 7. We also changed to a Caesar salad for $ 4 more and worth it for a really good garlicky caeser. We will definitely be back

Great place for families! My kids were a little stir crazy after a long day, but the server totally stepped up to the plate and gave us a great meal. Will return for sure.

The lasagna is average, but in that pretzel sort of «salty and bland but I still want more» way. Same with the side salad. Same with the garlic toast. We had takeout from here because Eddy’s Nest was closed for Christmas.

Coming from Buffalo NY, where pizza is it’s own food group, It’s been difficult finding a place in Calgary with great pizza. We’ve never tried Nick’s before, even though we’re by the university all the time. When I called and placed the order, the girl was so friendly, and when I came to pick up the pizza, a man greeted me and was even friendlier. That speaks volumes with me because there’s nothing worse than giving business to a place who isn’t very friendly to patrons.
On to the pizza, it was great! Finally «real pizza», as my husband described it. Good prices and size, I’d definitely order from here again. I’d actually like to come and sit and eat at the restaurant as well.

I went here for pizza. The smallest size is more than enough for one person, so you could even share with someone else. There were vegetarian options, which you don’t always get with restaurants that have steak in the title. The pizza was good, and the location is good as well.

Pizza = Good.
Service = NOT good.
Last night some friends and I met up at Nick’s for a slab of pie and some chats. We were a larger group, 8 adults and 2 children and we were pretty easy going. But for some reason it was taking Louise a long time to take drink orders, take food orders and return for any questions or concerns. I think my biggest beef with this type of service is a grat of 18% was slapped on the bill a) without telling anyone and b) without providing an 18% gratuity service.
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy servers. WHY do you do this to people. I remember thinking «This is a 10 percenter tonight.» and then I saw the auto grat and was like «HOW! WHY!» Bill gets dropped and then another 15 minute wait for the machine.
I don’t get it.
BUT — the pizza IS delicious. Maybe just better for pick up!

I am so happy to have found Nick’s! I have spent the last year trying dozens of pizzas trying to find an even half way decent place, and I finally have. The cheese is amazing the way a pizza should be and they use quality fresh meats and veggies that really make it delightful. Can’t speak to the rest of the menu but is definitely my new pizza place, and did I mention free delivery?!
Thank you Nick’s I’m not feeling so homesick anymore now that I have my ultimate comfort food again :)

Nice family-​style restaurant.
The prices are a little on the high side for the quality of food and the overall décor of the restaurant. But every time we’ve gone we’ve gotten a good meal. The staff is friendly the service is quick and we always leave full and happy.
You can tell this restaurant has been around since 1979, the way they serve things (dressing the potatoes at the table, table side meat carving etc) These were VERY popular in the early 80’s but now seem dated and kinda weird.
In going here — keep in mind you are stepping back in time! This is a Calgary landmark restaurant for a reason. It’s not 5 star, but not 1 either, it’s a SOLID 4 star
The PRIME RIB has been perfect both times we’ve had it. The handmade/​tossed? pizza is awesome for sure!
Overall, we’ll definitely be back.

One of my favorite places for steak in Calgary. Simple place and has a charm about it that I really love.

Before you eat here you have to know that this restaurant has been around for 37 YEARS! That is amazing for any restaurant. Restaurants come and go, but this one has stood the test of time… and you“ll definitely notice that the décor, although clean and super comfortable, is understatedly retro.
I liked the vibe here. There’s a fair sized restaurant area and a large lounge with a cozy brick fireplace. It’s usually packed Friday and Saturday nights.
The owner’s son played with the Calgary Stampeders once upon a time, so there’s lots of Stampeder memorabilia. It wouldn’t be completely unrealistic to see some football players digging into some steaks while you’re eating.
My friends and I had pizza, Greek salad and Caesar salad. The Greek Salad was delicious and had some bonus creaminess to it. The Caesar (large) was nice and garlicky and came with a generous side of garlic toast.
We had the Ambrosia pizza (think spinach, artichoke hearts feta) and the Athenian pizza (think feta and olives). Both had toppings that blended together in the most amazing way! I would order both again.
Service was great — attentive, polite and friendly.
This restaurant has a solid menu; is comfortable and laid back; and has some friendly employees who obviously enjoy what they do.

I’ve driven past this place so many times and have never given it a second thought, but upon recommendation from a friend’s dad, we figured we’d check it out.
Even though it was quite busy, they managed to still seat us without reservations. My initial thought when I sat down was how it looked like a lodge with the large bricked fireplace, almost floor to ceiling windows and the overstuffed leather lounging chairs.
Figuring I’d go with what they’re known for, I got the ribeye steak (served with Caesar salad, baked potato and garlic toast) and my gf went with a Hawaiian pizza. I don’t know why I always think I can eat my entire steak, because after gorging on salad and the potato (which had REAL bacon on it), I made it *maybe* a ¹⁄₃ of the way into my steak before admitting defeat. By no means was I complaining though, I couldn’t wait to have the juicy and tender steak for lunch the next day (ok, 2^nd dinner, who are we kidding here? Lol)
We had a few more cocktails while sitting by the fireplace before heading out for the next portion of our evening, but we were both glad we had an enjoyable dinner at Nick’s.

This is my worse ever dining experience in Calgary. Service is bad, food is over priced. I will never cone back there again.

GARBAGE
Looks like a 1980’s Denny’s. This is a place you go with your husband when your in a stale marriage and have two whiney children. Décor has no style whatsoever, and the food does not make up for this.
Husband ordered a boneless Ribeye ($ 34) — steak was overcooked, small mound of mashed potatoes, a couple cooked carrots and zuccinis (spelling?) and a salad that tasted like a McDonalds salad (iceberg lettuce, no flavour).
I orderd the Garlic Prawns ($ 12), they were acceptable for Calgary seafood and bruschetta ($ 11) (garlic toasts were good) but you could tell the bruschetta had been canned. It looked like antipasto all the same dark red colour.
The food was garbage, and we had two beers which were the best part. Service was worse then a Denny’s. We ended with a $ 70 bill and received a sarcastic look and comment when the waitress wasn’t happy with the tip we left.
Won’t be returning

Went here with my bud when he was in town for breakfast brunch.
All you can eat flank steaks, small cuts but if you can order as much as you can what does it matter? I found the medium to be the best on these steaks. The variety of fruit and veggies I found to be impressive. Did not try the bacon and sausages as they looked quite oily, as they always do. The eggs benny was only Okay, but i guess they were sitting for a bit. The made to order omelet was good, but the french toast was not very good. The service was great. The décor looks like it was from the 70s or 80s, which is up to each individual if they like it or not. Price was okay.

Went to Nicks for brunch buffet. Rip-​off.
Arrived at 12:30, food was picked over and not replenished from that point on. Staff was blaming each other for mistakes with the order and untrained. Steak was tough and inedible; not to mention took forever to get made. They served them to another table. Eggs Benedict ess runny-​raw. Hardly anything for selection. Not worth $ 24. Nick should go see what you get at Graze (Royal Executive Inn) for that much. Restaurant was old and seats dirty. Never again.

This is a bit of a weighted average review. Let me explain.
Over the 10 years I’ve lived in Calgary, I’ve been here twice. Once for dinner, which really didn’t blow me away. In fact, it really disappointed me as my party of 6 or so all found the steaks and such to be pretty sub-​standard to say the least. As this was a time before I was a Unilocaler, let alone a Unilocal Elite, I really didn’t say or write much more than… «meh, had better». This experience would be a 2 star at best.
But recently, I tried out the Sunday Brunch for the first time. Now here’s something to actually write about.
It wasn’t a huge buffet brunch, but there was a decent selection of salads, hot foods, breads, desserts and such. No seafood to speak of, but then it’s not necessarily a hard and fast rule in buffet brunches that there had to be.
You see, on top of the usual choose your own omelette station (which is then delivered to your table… nice touch) and that the beverages were part of the price (thank heavens, I HATE paying an extra $ 3 for coffee at a buffet brunch), there was the surprise of having an all you can eat all you can eat top sirloin steak offer thrown in with the whole thing. Needless to say, 2x 3oz. medium rare steaks later, I was IN.
The food overall was average to above average depending on the item, but then people rarely go to a buffet expecting 4-​star cuisine. But as an experience and value overall (very family friendly too), this was a winner. I wouldn’t mind going back again and again over the next few years, though I was pretty damn full after that Sunday Brunch.
Soooo… I would give that experience about a 3.5 to 3.75. Add the 2 together and divide, you get more or less a 2.75 rating, which would round up to 3.
Sooo. Thanks Sunday Brunch for redeeming Nick’s in my eyes!

Another lunch delivered to work. A few pizzas & a couple salads. I had starved myself by skipping breakfast so I was on those pizzas like a horny dog on your leg.
Chicken Carbonara pizza? Interesting. It tasted pretty good. Petros Special was a mess and not too impressive on taste. I skipped the vegetarian. I’m allergic to meatless pizza. The salads were alright, but a salad is pretty difficult thing to screw up. None of the crust on any pizza were in the least bit crispy.
The delivery guy seemed to have quite the attitude. Perhaps a smile and some semblance of personality need to be injected into him. Overall a very average experience.

A co-​worker had Recommended Nick’s to me. So about a week before the flood, I found myself in Calgary and decided to check out Nicks.
The restaurant itself is large inside. We chose to be seated in the bar section so we could watch the hockey game. No problems there.
We both ordered pizza. I had the «Nick» special — ordering the smallest of the three sizes (10 inches). When it arrived it had about 6 full sized slices. The crust was decent — much better than chain pizza crust. There were a lot of tasty toppings, and I was full on about 4 slices. My pedometer said I was at 12,000 steps for the day with about another 3,000 to get back to the hotel so I downed the next two slices.
We also ordered ice cream for dessert. Its not on the menu as an option but our waitress was more than willing to make it available.
Overall, I would definitely repeat my next time in Calgary.

Brunch is ok, but not a lot of choices. Pricey. It should be more like $ 15/​person.
Ambience is ok but a bit old and boring.

My very good friend works next door at the Super 8.
He had asked me about going to Nick’s at least twice before. So, finally, to shut him up, I agreed to go there on Monday, 29 April, the day before my upper GI. In case I go, I thought, I can hopefully go with a BANG.
The hours are not posted on the website or Unilocal!so we called the Super 8 to see if he could look out the door to make sure it was open before we drove up. It was. And, my friend has a discount card. This is getting better and better.
So, the special was the Prime Rib which I chose to ignore for the Steak & Pasta. Though, I did have the $ 5.99 Original 16 beer (Think Korea’s Hite beer but not quite as bubbly but tastes almost as refreshing). So, I have a 2^nd drink to oddle (besides Wild Rose).
The steak was cooked medium to medium rare; the way I ordered it. The pasta was delicious. The meal also came with garlic toast/​bread that was perfectly warm and the perfect amount of garlic.
The waitress was one of the best servers I have had in a long time. My water glass always stayed full; she checked on us routinely and made great recommendations. She got a nice tip!
The end all was the Mile High Mud Pie. My first choice was the Peanut Butter Mud Pie but I was thwarted by the table behind us as they ordered the last piece!
So, based on the desert menu alone, I have 5 more visits to Nick’s.
The décor has a classic homestyle feel to it, with low noise, and great background music. This would be the perfect place to have a/​my birthday party (hint hint). I believe the website says this is family owned and it appears to be run like it. If my families home felt like this, I’d never left.