Callisto Casual Dining

Very nice renovation from what used to be here. The views from the lounge are great, year round, and invite the guests to the restaurant.

The service was friendly, quick, and very professional. During my two dining experiences, I had 2 to 3 different staff come by several times to check on things or otherwise assist. It's clear it's more than just one server dealing with you.

The food, was very good! I got their Wagyu Steak Surf and Turf special. It was a true Australian Wagyu as advertised, and tasted delicious. It was probably the most expensive item on their menu, but I felt it's still one of the best values for Wagyu steak available in BC. Steak was done properly to medium rare as requested. The shrimp were one of the best shrimp I've had anywhere. It could be that they were sitting in the Wagyu fat, but whatever it was, I enjoyed them just as much as the steak.

I came a second time for Happy Hour and their fish and chips was a nice option too. Their fries are really nicely done. Thick, crisp, but have a nice soft centre. Calamari was decent, but had better elsewhere.

I will admit, that although the food is very tasty, fresh, and otherwise perfect, the portions are smaller than most restaurants. I generally have an average appetite, but both meals left me feeling hungry for more, where I'm usually satisfied after my meals elsewhere.

I was staying at the hotel for work, so they gave a 20% off voucher for the restaurant. With that, it made the meal much more reasonable, but I would have been content paying full price if I were coming here another time.

Edit: The photo of the Wagyu Surf and Turf shows fries which I had substituted instead of the mashed potatoes.

Casual dining at not casual prices. Service was friendly and good. The view is nice, looking through the reflection of the hockey game in the windows. Skip the appys and the mains are decent. But none of it was awe inspiring except the prices. Drinks were mediocre and expensive. No sign of scotch (whiskey...) in my "Scotch 75" but lots of prosecco. The appys were not worth half what they cost. Carpaccio was still frozen solid (yes I know it is shaved "partially frozen" but when it is served it should not be solid and frozen into one slab), the calamari was cala-batter with a thimble of sauce. Mains tasted ok but neither was worth the price charged. Dessert was good.
And you have to pay for parking on top.