The Bear Street Tavern

Excellent food, very generous portions. We all had their pizzas, everyone loved their food, great value! Also very accommodative with food allergies and the staff is very nice

Best pizza in Banff for sure. It is kinda crowded place due to popularity and the fact that tables are really close to each othrt. So forget about pruvacy if you want to have conversation with your partner.

Amazing food and service! A small gesture made my wife's birthday extra special! Job well done Tavern!

Came for their pizza and loved the entire experience. Make sure you try the honey and chili red pepper dipping sauce with the pizza. Just perfect.

We ate dinner here our first evening in Banff. Gus, our server, was terrific and immediately told us about half price pizza specials that night. We tried the Margherita and Hawaiian pizzas and both were great. We were in and out quickly. If there weren’t so many places to try here, we’d probably go back!

Best vegan pizza I had, kind staff and very cozy place to stay in. Will definitely come again!:)

Gluten free crust was okay but the marguerita pizza tasted like a plain mozzarella. I’d say order a different flavour unless that’s what you’re looking for.

Still one of our favourite restaurants for pizza in Banff. Always good food. Prefer the patio in the back but it was full. Tried the new summer salad…soooo good! And had the Hawaiian pizza.also very good.

Review from 1 year ago
Our first stop every time we visit Banff (5-6 times a year). It was a chilly night but the staff were great about seating us on the patio with the fire table lit up. Our favourite is the Big Bird pizza and beet & citrus salad.

Overall quality of the food is good, but the heavily advertised ‘Godfather’ pizza left me with a less than satisfying experience due to its excessive saltiness and didn’t live up to its reputation.

Lots of 5 star fanboys seem to visit here; terrible draft beer selection and a variety of odd ingredient meals.

If you need to use strong tasting ingredients like Truffle Oil to mask the fact that your pizza is relatively tasteless, then maybe what you're making isn't really pizza but something more akin to an open faced sandwich.

As a bonus, got to sit outside with a speaker blaring overhead (they even made it louder while we were there) and choked on the smell of smoke (from the oven?). If you're looking for a way to ruin an outdoor dining experience.you found it.

The service was friendly, fast and professional. We absolutely loved the pizza here. The pizza crust was perfect and I enjoyed the big bird and margarita pizzas but the wheeler hut was the best. The portions was bid and sharable. A bit pricy but it is 100% worth it. The air conditioner in the restaurant was not working properly but it maybe because we were there in the hottest day of 2021. All in all it was a great experience.

Great service, great food.

The food was delicious and our server was super friendly. The kitchen made a little mistake with our order which was rectified instantly. I had their Mac n' Cheese, it was gooey and crispy at the same time. My partner had a margherita pizza which she enjoyed.

Very good place to eat especially for pizzas! Lovely crew and nice seating area in the square behind the building! Heatings were available for dinner in June.

One of the best pizza I had eat! And honor mention for the smart tall waiter who studied in Belgium for his incredible service!
You must go there!

The godfather pizza is absolutely delicious. I also had the cocktail on special and it was perfectly refreshing for the current heat wave. Some reviewers mentioned the price being high but it is very worth it and the portions were large and sharable.

We had a nice dinner at The Bear Street Tavern.
Our server was Diana!
She was excellent.
Very friendly, she was making sure our food was right, was there, to top up our drink glasses with water.
The food was very good!

Great service, dog friendly outdoor patio and fantastic food! The one thing i did find strange, and it could very well be because my husband and i have lived in Scotland for the past 13 years and just moved back to Alberta last year, is when i gave my dogs some treats i brought with me, i was told by the server that i couldn't do that. The server was super nice as he gave us some treats to give to them, but i thought that was strange as i was told the reason i couldn't give them treats is because of Alberta regulations, hygiene, and allergen issues, but the treats i was given for the dogs contained peanut butter so not sure what the reason for me not being allowed to give them treats, but the restaurant could, especially with a very common allergen included. Other than that, we had a lovely time and were treated kindly and it was a professional and fun environment.

Just had lunch with a pal here.the tuna melt was delicious and it came with a large portion of fries. Service was fast, friendly and efficient! Great atmosphere as well, new building with modern/outdoorsy decor. Excellent place!

P. S. Try their root beer

Really friendly service with some awesome banter. Our pup had a very warm welcome and we were kept warm on the patio on a chilly day. The food was delicious and I will totally be coming back for the Cubano sandwich!