Best Barbecue Restaurants in Aspen / Strathcona / West Springs

Food was absolutely delicious! I loved how you can just order all the different kinds of meat separately! Great place for a carnivore! Drinks were top notch as well. If you’re a whiskey drinker this is the place! Server was very good and she was very friendly! Was a busy place and we barely waited at all! Highly recommended!

We've always loved this place, being one of the two seriously good churrasco-style restaurants here in Calgary. (There are others, but I think they're hard to take too seriously). Gaucho moved a couple of years ago to a new location on McLeod and Southland, and we'd not gone since then. Nothing says Happy Valentines like roasted meat in huge quantities, so we decided to give them a try. Well, something's definitely changed besides the venue. If anything (and I don't know how they did it), the food, service, ambiance are all markedly better than they were before; I think the word "spectacular" wouldn't be putting it too strongly! Absolutely everything was perfect. We'll definitely have to try "the other place" to compare, but I don't see how they could possibly top our Valentine's Day experience at Gaucho. Top marks to them!

We had family come to town and we thought Hayden Block would be a great place to take them as they love barbecue. The ambiance in the back with the fireplace is fantastic. It was great that my 16 year old nephew was able to enjoy the spot as they allow minors until 8:00 pm. The service was fantastic and the food delicious. The brisket was very tender. All of the sides were excellent. If you are a whiskey drinker they have an incredible selection which is half off during happy hour 3:00 - 6:00 pm Monday - Friday.

This was our 4th time here. 3/4 times were amazing experience, and 1 time was terrible. But this time was amazing, our server Rachel was super awesome. She was on the ball, so friendly, and fun to talk to. Food is absolutely amazing and a fun twist for a date night for sure. I would definitely recommend this as a date restaurant if you want a fun atmosphere, great service, and walk away with a smile.

Great for sharing platters or drinks before a big game. Excellent chicken Tenders