The Westin hotel is right smack dab in the middle of the downtown action, sharing underground parking with the Citadel Theatre. The hotel’s restaurant,
Share, sprawls from the dining room into the lobby lounge, making it easy to get a table prior to a show at the Citadel or the nearby Winspear Centre. The menu is heavy on steak and seafood, but has lighter options too, if you’re worried about nodding off during A Christmas Carol or
Romeo and Juliet.
Share sprawls out and takes over part of the hotel lobby, meaning there is never a shortage of tables. The lobby lounge area is slightly more casual while the formal dining room comes complete with fireplaces and white linen table cloths. The menu is full of playful takes on fancy dishes, such as duck poutine (duck confit, black pepper jus, cheese and garlic on fries – yum!) and buttermilk fried chicken atop a pecan aged cheddar waffle with Dark Horse whiskey maple syrup.
The hotel’s restaurant, Share, will host a Mother’s Day brunch buffet from 10:30 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. Guests will sample a variety of great items, including seafood, freshly carved Alberta slow-roasted prime rib, made-to-order omelettes, roasted pork loin, seared cod, waffles, eggs Benedict with lobster and spinach, caramelized onion and goat cheese tarts and a variety of salads. For dessert, indulge in items such as mini chocolate tarts with orange caviar, mini lemon meringue tarts, macarons, vanilla panna cotta and white chocolate cones with strawberry mousse. Brunch is $48 per person and $24 for children under 12 years old.