Sawmill Prime Rib & Steak House

Came here for a birthday dinner. Service was good; it was quite busy but our server managed to stay on top of things. Had the chicken cordon bleu, really enjoyed it. Beers were cold. A little pricier, but it’s a steakhouse, can’t expect to cheap out.
Cons:
–None
Pros:
–Good service
–Food was good
–Played the Oilers game
3.3÷5. Nothing incredible, but good. Enjoyed my meal, enjoyed my time.

Good service and nice atmosphere. Only thing I would advice is stay away from the seafood I have had it there 3 times now and every time it’s over cooked and dried out, not the best item on the menu. But steaks are great !

We were a group of 7 seniors for a family reunion. Good service good food overall a satisfactory experience. Especially the lady from the neighbouring tale who volunteered to ale our pictures.

Normally I love the Sawmill, but this location continuously fails to meet my expectations. I’ve been three times since they opened, and at different times of the day, and find the service sub par every time. It’s slow, the waitresses seem miserable and are a bit snarly or you have to wonder if they are deaf because your order gets so badly screwed up (and I didn’t think it was possible to screw up an order of wings).
The first time we went was shortly after they opened. The restaurant and lounge were packed, which is to be expected. Also to be expected was that the waitresses were slammed and service wasn’t great. So, I chalked it up to opening-​week jitters, no biggy. I got the prime rib, which was good, but the au jus was different then I’ve come to expect. It was very, very rosemary-​ey (and I like rosemary), and that sort of ruined the dish.
The second time we went I ordered the salad and shared a plate of nachos. The food was okay; the salad was really good actually, but the waitress was miserable! It was the same waitress we’d had on the first visit, but this time the lounge was darn-​near empty, and there was no excuse for the surliness.
The third (and last) time we went, I wanted to know if it was possible to get a pound of wings, half in hot and half in BBQ. No problem, the waitress told me. Except what I got was a pound of hot and a pound of BBQ. The waitress wasn’t overly apologetic when my dining partners pointed out the mistake, but she did take the second pound of wings off the bill. Too bad she was so confused about it, even when we were explaining the mistake
Overall, I have no intention of visiting this Sawmill location again anytime soon.

Alberta’s finest I suppose… or at least in Northern Alberta. Tom Goodchild has a pretty good franchise going and this seemed to be a major tosspot for the Tuesday night I cam here. I have to agree with the previous reviewer that the service was a but slow, and even though we made reservations, we still had to wait nearly 45 minutes and I am pretty sure they forgot about us as we as others who came later with no reservations get seated before us — and we had to ask the, even after we could clearly see there was room and the hostess and who appeared to be the manager were just chatting at the front. A bit of a downer way to start the evening when you’re shelling out upwards of $ 70 a person.
The food is good — standard fare for a steakhouse — decent selection for your cut, cooked pretty close to your liking, many sides, etc. We had a dessert that was ‘included’ since it was that night’s special, but sometimes you think it would have been better had they not included anything at all, as it was a dry bland tasting angel food berry cake. Not a great way to end the night. During the dinner, you have delicious steaks, scintillating conversation to build back up from the initial frustration, only to be let down at the end.
The only reason I would come back is because others suggest it and put of ease since dreary several locations, but not for a full experience for the price paid, that’s for sure.

The food and drinks are really good and worth the price (around $ 100 for 2 ppl with drinks) and the restaurant itself is really nice, but the service was slow so I can’t bring myself to give them 5 stars. That being said, I went there on their grand opening night so I’m guessing the servers are still getting the hang of things. Being that I’d never been to a Sawmill, I really wanted to test the place out so I ordered Caesar salad to start and their «For the Undecided» which comes with sirloin steak, baby back ribs, and two skewers of tiger prawns. Everything was really good, especially after putting some of their special Sawmill Sesame Steak sauce on everything (honestly I loved the sauce so much I bought a bottle of it from them). Also note that this place has a really nice lounge with a ton of TV’s that is much more casual.
TIP: This place is the nicest restaurant in Stony Plain or Spruce Grove so make a reservation, which is super easy to do online.