Water Tower Grill & Bar

Very cool balcony around a real historic water tower! Chairs are original and super comfy! Very neat idea to have one floor as casual and 1 as formal. We walked down the stairs on the way down, it's like an old castle spire. There are working telescopes amongst the casual floor too!!

Everything was lovely. The food was good. Husband said the steak could have been a little more rare but it was fine (he ordered rare). The cheesecake was a bit small but it was very tasty. The ambience was lovely. Staff were friendly and polite. Our waitress was lovely and attentive. We were there for our 18th wedding anniversary and it was a lovely end to our evening out! Thank you so much for your service.

I highly recommend this place to anyone! If you just want food and drinks, there are dozens of restaurants in Lethbridge. If you want an experience, however, this is the place!

I have a lot to summarize, so I'll make it quick.

Pros:
-Amazing atmosphere
-Incredible staff, attentive but not overbearing, friendly but not smothering
-Amazing drinks! The bartenders really know what they're doing here! The drink I ordered looked and tasted amazing. Every other drink I saw going out from beer to Moscow Mules had the same handcrafted look.
-Delicious food. My other party member and I shared the poutine and the Afghan kebobs. Both were out of the park delicious.
-Reasonable prices. Most dishes were priced $2-3 above national chain sit down restaurants. For me, the quality was well worth the price difference. My fellow diner also expressed that we had not gone to our plan B restaurant.
-Surprisingly quiet. I am someone who is very sensitive to noise in public places. This restaurant is not noisy, even at capacity. Nice background music. TVs on but muted.

Cons:
-Wouldn't recommend walking in, especially on a Saturday, our choice of tables was very limited.
-Some of the staff were wearing plastic face shields/mouth guards instead of masks, which some may view as inadequate protection. It wasn't a deal-breaker for my party, but I'd encourage you to use your own discretion.
-Very alcohol-centric menu. Again, wasn't an issue for my group, but I'm sharing for the benefit of others. Cocktails are one of the flagship items on the menu. Alcohol is also prevalent on the dessert menu. It doesn't have the drinking atmosphere of say a sports bar or a pub but the bar is the centerpiece of Level 1. If someone in your group is avoiding alcohol, stick to the restaurant level and skip dessert.
-TVs. Why does a place like this need TVs? Seems like a very odd choice to me. The volume was off and they weren't super distracting but it was a bit of a vibe-killer for me. I believe that there's seating areas without TVs, so if you have a preference, make it known.

Overall it's hand's down the best restaurant of its kind in Lethbridge. It will now forever be my go-to special occasion restaurant. If you visit me in Lethbridge and there's a special occasion to celebrate, that's where we're going.

Food was very good. We had bacon wrapped perogies, pekora, steak, lamb chops and carne asada.
The service as a little slow but we were fine with it.
One of my perogies was cold in the middle indicating to me that either they are frozen or it was sitting out for a while.
We are not drinkers and the bill was $270.00 including tip and desert.
The view is amazing, to bad the service and the cost wasn't.

I was here several years ago before the renovations & new management and had a great time then & this time did not disappoint. The atmosphere and view are both incredible. The Water Tower Grill is a great place to watch the sunset @ have a 360 degree view of the city. The staff are very friendly. The food is top notch & reasonably priced. It is a romantic setting whether in the lounge or in the restaurant it’s self. We will be back & will recommend it to others when they are in & around the Lethbridge area. Thank you so much for the amazing experience.