Grizzly House Banff: Famous Fondue Restaurant and Steakhouse

Grizzly House Banff is the most famous fondue restaurant in Alberta. Ranked as one of the best restaurants in Banff, The Grizzly House specializes in classic Swiss fondue.

The History of Grizzly House Banff

The Grizzly House is an absolute must for fans of fondue. In operation since 1967, this landmark restaurant in Banff has been a culinary destination for thousands of visitors to Banff National Park.

At the time it was Western Canada’s first disco and was known for its touring bands and go-go dancers. Initially all of the food was delivered through a hole in the wall from a neighbouring Chinese restaurant.

A few months after the Grizzly House opened the Chinese restaurant closed so management had to find a new way to comply with the liquor laws that required food service in order to serve alcohol. Staff brought in their own fondue pots – and so a restaurant tradition began!

Step Inside Grizzly House Banff

The restaurants interior is entirely kitschy and immediately makes you feel as though you are floating through a 70’s fondue party hosted in a Swiss alpine lodge.

Examine Grizzly House Banff’s rustic decor and you’ll find rustic wooden walls, a hand-carved bear statue, Indigenous totem poles, bearskin rugs, a buffalo head and even a mannequin riding a motorcycle!

Be sure to ask your server to explain the secret behind the vintage phones located at each table in the dining room. They offer an homage to the restaurant’s legacy, when the space was used as a disco nightclub.

Grizzly House Banff Menu

Banff’s best Swiss restaurant offers fabulous Gruyere cheese fondues and sizzling hot rock selections available in 14 varieties including beef, buffalo, chicken, rattlesnake, lobster, shark, cheese and chocolate.

The menu at Grizzle House Banff offers famous dishes from Switzerland as well as local Alberta specialities. You can easily enjoy Swiss Raclette alongside a juicy Alberta beef steak.

Four Course Fondue Dinner at Grizzly House

The Grizzly House is one of Banff’s most romantic restaurants. If you’re sharing your fondue dinner with a special someone we suggest ordering the chef’s four course dinner.

• To Start: Soup of the Day or a Tossed Green Salad with Grizzly House Dressing.
• Appetizers: Choose from a Neuchâtel (cheese, wine and Kirsch) fondue, or Bagna Cauda (Vegetable Fondue).
• Main Course: Choose from Beef and Prawn, Beef and Scallop, Beef and Chicken, Beef and Lobster, or Hunters Fondue featuring buffalo, wild boar, and venison).
• For Dessert: chocolate fondue with melted Toblerone chocolate and fresh fruit.

Grizzly House Banff Appetizers

• Classic French Onion Soup: Oven baked with a Swiss cheese topping.
• Cheese Fondue for Two: Swiss cheese, wine, Kirsch and bread cubes.
• Bagna Cauda: Italian vegetable fondue for two.
• Raclette: Melted Raclette cheese on shredded potatoes with pickles and onions.
• Mushroom Fondue for Two: Caps served with stuffing and batter.
• Caesar Salad: Anchovies on Request
• Steak Tartar: The only raw deal on the menu
• Buffalo Steak Tartar: Made with lean Buffalo Meat served with pickles and bread
• Escargots De Bourgogne: Sautéed with wild mushrooms in a Pernod, garlic and cream Sauce
• British Columbia Smoked Trout: Served with trout paté, capers, lemon and bread
• Alberta Wild Game Sausage: Smoked and served with wild berry chutney, pickles and bread.

Grizzly House Banff Fondue Menu

• Fondue Neuchâtel Dinner: traditional Swiss Fondue. A blend of Swiss cheeses, white wine and kirsh served with a cubed French bread and raw vegetables. Includes tossed salad or soup of the day.
• Fondue Bourguignonne: Alberta Beef and/or Free Range Chicken breast, served with special sauces for dipping.
• Oriental Fondue: Thinly sliced Alberta Beef, Chicken and fresh vegetables with hot broth for cooking. Served with bread and special sauces.
• Seafood Fondue: Shellfish served with our special sauces.
• Lobster Hot Rock: Canadian Maritime Lobster, served with garlic butter and special sauces.
• Hunter Fondue Bourguignonne: Buffalo, Wild Boar and Venison served with special sauces.
• Exotic Fondue: Shark, Alligator, Rattlesnake, Ostrich, Frogs Legs, Buffalo and venison served with special sauces.
• Buffalo Fondue 
• Ostrich Fondue
• Rattlesnake Fondue

Grizzly House Banff Alberta Steaks

All steaks at the restaurant are served with a tossed salad or soup of the day, vegetables, wild mushroom sauce, pan fried onions and rice or Swiss Rosti.

• 10oz. Alberta Strip Steak
• 6oz. Alberta Strip Steak
• 18oz. Alberta Rib Eye Steak
• 7oz. Buffalo Tenderloin Steak
• 7oz. Venison Steak
• Traditional Buffalo Sausage

Grizzly House Banff Hours

Everyday: 11:30am-12am

Grizzly House Banff Reservations

207 Banff Avenue, 403-762-4055