Mt. Fairview Restaurant at The Deer Lodge

We had an excellent meal at the Deer Lodge while staying there. The service was top notch and our meal was outstanding. We ordered off of the lighter menu, the bangers and mash were excellent as was the Caesar salad.

This restaurant captured the lowlight of my whole Canadian trip:
— tried to make a reservation for 8:00, was told they were busy. Got a 8:30 reservation, walked in with only three parities inside.
— had to asked for my wine twice because the waiter forgot my wine.
— they ran out of paste and didn’t tell us.
— the «home-​made» ice-​cream was bought. (according to their own waiter)
— kept hearing crashing sound during my dinner because one of their waiter had «butter fingers» (his own words)
will not recommend.

Excellent service. A high end restaurant with everything you can expect from a classy 5-​Star dining experience.
Listen to the chef’s recommendations and you will have a great night.

Saw the menu for the first time at the restaurant and I remember salivating cos there were just so many appealing choices on the menu. The full menu is available online at
Food has room for improvement though, and so 1-​star taken off the rating. Elk meat balls were dry and could have been juicier or had more gravy to go along with it. Same with the Rabbit & Saskatoon Berry Sausage, a tad too dry. Had an (bottled) unfiltered Beaver Tail Raspberry Ale to go along with the meal which was top-​notch!
Ambience was fantastic and more than makes up for any misses in the food. They’ve got a great patio for those who love to sit outdoors. I will be coming back.

If you’ve been looking for a restaurant in Lake Louise better than the Post, you’ve found it.
The location is magnificent, especially in the winter. Housed in a very old mountain cabin, the dining room was covered in huge mounds of fluffy and creeping snow that gave it the look of something out of a fairytale. As you enter, hunting trophies and old photographs line the walls and highlight the exposed logs. Gorgeous.
The staff was very friendly and helpful though their knowledge of the menu could be better. Food was delivered promptly and quality checks performed in a timely manner.
Food, oh the food.
When you begin the meal with the best bread that I have had the chance to eat, you’re off to a good start. When things only get better from there, you’re in for a real treat.
Two words that you need to know: pistachio risotto. One more word: sweetjeebusthisissogood. This was by far the best side that I’ve ever eaten and the main was just as good. The salmon was cooked to perfection and well seasoned, nice and light. My companion had the elk and as a country kid, enjoyed it very much compared to «the real deal». High praise I would say.
Make sure that you have dessert, it’s at least as good as the mains. Chocolate truffle with home made vanilla bean ice cream and raspberry coulée is to die for.
I will be back here as often as I am in Lake Louise which after this last trip, will be far more frequently.

We had breakfast. The service was excellent. They had a brunch (this was a Sunday) but the ala carte menu was wonderful. Our breakfast items came with a very nice serving of fruit that was not advertised in the menu. A family owned restaurant.

Our first night in Lake Louise we couldn’t get a reservation at our hotel restaurant until after 8:00 pm, so decided to drive around. We entered the Mt. Fairview Restaurant after noticing the carved wooden sign for the lodge on the road to Lake Louise. Since this was our first time in the Canadian Rockies, we weren’t sure what to expect. We weren’t expecting anything bad, so we weren’t «pleasantly surprised,» but we were very happy with our experience here. The bread provided at the start was warm, perfectly baked and tasty, as we were to find in all the restaurants in Banff /​Lake Louise. I had the best homemade pasta with mushrooms in a beef broth; it was so good I kept wanting to go back throughout the rest of our trip to have it again. I don’t even remember what hubby had — my dish was so dreamy. But whatever he had, and whatever else we both shared, was excellent. Our servers were nice and friendly and, on top of everything, it started snowing while we were there. That was magical: being in a warm, cozy lodge with delicious, hearty food and real snow piling up outside. A great start to hubby’s birthday vacation!

Just had a wonderful dinner at a quiet, cozy place in the Canadian Rockies. The Mt. Fairview Restaurant at the Deer Lodge is a great place for a special dinner. A little pricey, but everything in Canada seems to be that way. The food preparation and presentation was excellent. The waitress was not friendly, but the food made up for it. Two meals in this place in as many days. Both excellent. The wait staff at this establishment needs some serious improvement. Nobody smiles here. This appears to be a great place to live and work, but something tells me it’s not.