Wine & DineExplore the neighbourhood or travel the world through the menu pages of Red Deer's burgeoning roster of restaurants and cafés. Local flavours mingle with exotic accents in a city whose dining rooms tantalize the taste buds of some 13,000 visitors a day. Looking for something unique to the Canadian Prairies? Why not try saskatoon berries with your pancakes or lunch on a burger made from ranch-raised elk or buffalo? Food service throughout the region has blossomed from Red Deer's pioneer era, when visitors sought substantial and simple meals at reasonable prices. Today's restaurateurs still hold onto early principles of offering good value while responding to the rising expectations of more worldly consumers. Red Deer in the early part of the 21st Century is a growing centre of trade and industry, drawing visitors from across the country and around the world. While the city's population is booming in response to tremendous economic growth, visitor traffic is rising as well from people who come to shop, attend meetings, play sports or visit local attractions. Every month, new people move into the area bringing along their unique tastes and ideas. The result has been an increasingly diverse selection of dining rooms and coffee shops, offering a wide range of choices tuned to the varied lifestyles of the people they serve. Restaurant chains whose names ring familiar around the world serve hungry crowds seeking a familiar range of choices, whether they're stopping for a quick snack or sitting down to a hearty dinner. New hotels have sprung up in response to Red Deer's growing importance as a conference and convention centre, each bringing its own unique style to the expanding variety of dining experiences available within the region. Visitors will find an amazing array of independently owned restaurants, coffee shops and bistros, each offering its own set of specialties in a bid to lure patrons through the door. Look to places like these for crispy cookies made from freshly brewed tea, homemade scones and biscuits, stuffed waffles and boldly adventurous soups and salads. Of course, Alberta-raised beef reigns supreme on most menus in a region noted for the superior quality of its livestock. From juicy steak sandwiches to sumptuous prime rib, Red Deer restaurateurs take extra care to ensure that their guests are treated to the best beef available. Excellent access to transportation routes enables local chefs to bring in daily shipments of fresh seafood to be served on its own or as a complement to other meat choices on the menu. Red Deer chefs have ready access to Atlantic lobster, Alaskan crab and Pacific salmon, both wild and farm raised. Diners can also experience a wide variety of freshwater fish, fruits and vegetables both locally grown and trucked or flown in from other parts of the globe. Along with the great variety of menu choices, Red Deer diners can select from a world-class assortment of spirits, wines and beers. Uniquely Canadian selections include blueberry wine from Newfoundland, exceptional red wines from British Columbia and distinctly flavoured sipping whiskey distilled from Alberta-grown ryes. From sidewalk cafés to hotel dining rooms, dining out in Red Deer brings with it a world of flavours. Bring your appetite and dig in. |
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