The Bridge Eatery & Bar - Nanton, Alberta

miriam K.

From outside and it's location , a basic gas station with a dirt parking lot, you are thinking it will be basic. Wrong! This is no throw back coffee shop with so so food. It is spit spot with a large menu and I can only image every dish is as taste as the east Indian choices we enjoyed. Helpful and friendly staff make exploring new choices on the menu a breeze. That dirt parking lot should be full of vehicles because it is worth the time to stop or do a pick up on your travels.

Juleeya D.

I will start with the things that impressed me:

Service: The lovely woman who greeted me and took my order was perfect. Friendly, chatty and accommodating of my last minute addition to my order.

Restaurant: Appeared clean, organized and very bright. I loved the macrame decorations.

Now for the food.

I ordered the 6oz "steak" with corn and sliced tomatoes. I was disappointed that salad did not come as an option for a side, but that's not really the point losing issues.

Before tip, the meal and drink came to $30. I wasn't expecting The Keg, but I also wasn't expecting what I got.

The 6oz of steak was at least 3oz of gristle and fat, honestly looked like a piece I would have personally cut away from a larger cut of meat and preparedfor my doggos; honestlynot trying to be rude - we give ends to the dogs for real.

Also, it was seasoned with Indian spices. (Not that I mind Indian spices, but not on my steak...) the mushrooms seemed to also be prepared with the same spices. Again, not a dig at Indian spices. I just feel like if you're serving Canadian and Indian food, you should ask whether the person wants traditional seasoning for their steak and mushrooms or if they'd like the Indian spices. Medium rare was more rare than medium but I don't mind that once in a while. I'd prefer that to more well done any day so no lost points there.

I didn't realize the meal came with garlic toast - which would have been tasty if it hadnt been half toasted (more bread than toast) and then packaged with the steak where it soaked up the liquids from the resting meat.

The tomatoes were fresh, however, 2 of the slices had the core of the stem attached. Not a huge deal but also for the sake of serving edible food, you may want to use these parts for other things like salads/sauces.

I really hate that the food was this disappointing because my hopes were high after looking through their Facebook page.

I would suggest either hiring someone to take pics of what you serve or taking your phones and snapping some as they're prepared. Using stock photos for food is bordering on false advertising when the food you're serving is nowhere near the quality you're portraying online.

I would be willing to try this place again on another trip to Nanton since I know now that you use these spices in more than just your Indian food.

Again service was great! Waited less than 15minutes and enjoyed the atmosphere/staff.

Rachel M.

Delicious! We had the Vegetable Samosas and Aloo Pakora to start, the dipping sauce with the Pakora was lovely. My partner had the Beef Kadhai (w/ naan and rice) very flavourful! I had the Kolkata Style Kathai Roll, first time having it and it was the perfect mix with the chicken, veg and sauce. Our little guy had the chicken fingers and fries which he said were “amazing” 😂. Wonderful, friendly service. They’ve redone the interior, it looks wonderful.

Brian J.

June 20th update: came in for supper. Ordered lots of food both to stay and to go.

GAME CHANGER! IN HOUSE MADE VEGGIE PATTY on the veg burger! You just earned your 5th star!

I went in at 10am for the standard veggie omelette and hashbrowns breakfast.

I was the only one in there besides one other guy having coffee. The food was really well prepared, tasted good.

The server, she was one of the nicest, sweetest and friendliest people I've ever met, and for working alone on the floor while juggling her many other tasks she did a great job.

Interior is older but in very nice condition and I liked the charm of it.

My only criticism would be there portions could have been a little more for the price. By like 25% more portion.

Lynnwood H. L. K. A. R. C. (. C.

We have had both the western and Indian cuisine here breakfast and dinner... all are incredible!! The deluxe salad is the perfect size and my husband tried the Rajma Chowal ...both were delicious and very filling!! ( the Rajma Chowal has a little heat to it but my husband loved it) The service is always awesome, friendly, clean, welcoming atmosphere one of our favorite places to go!!

Michael G.

The place has never been cleaned.
Bar is closed because the roof leaks
Who wants to go out for a nice meal, when the owners kids are crying in the next booth. While thy are cooking.
I ordered fish and chips. There was nobody in the restaurant. It took 25 minutes and when it arrived, I wouldn’t give it to my dog. It was disgusting. The fries are so skinny that there was no flavour to them. The fish that was supposed to be dipped in butter. I think it came out of a can and the batter is not crispy. Would you like a dumpling

Jodie H.

I eat here on the regular; favorite breakfast dish is the Namaste dish - Indian dish with a hint of Jalapeños! Favorite lunch dish is a hard one... personally the shrimp stir fry or butter chicken!

Lots of seating inside, kid friendly place & food!

The staff is always friendly, place is always clean, and service is quick each and everytime!

Liquor is available too, you just have to ask the server.

April M.

I had a classic breakfast, and the hash browns were amazing! They had a delicious Indian spice on them. My husband's dish came with a side of pickled chilli peppers. The owners grow their own peppers from India for this. Spicy and very flavourful. The waitress/owner gave us a little container of it to take home, which was very sweet. The menu was very large, a combination of breakfast, Indian and basic western food. I'll definitely come back next time I'm driving through.