Summit Café (Canmore)

With it being a surprise trip, I didn't have the chance to research some tasty Canmore eats before B. and I went up there earlier this month. Armed with empty stomachs and the Urbanspoon app on our phones, we decided on the Summit Café after foregoing top-rated Aroma as we weren't in the mood for Mexican.

Unfortunately, Summit Café's breakfast menu consists mainly of Mexican-inspired dishes like Huevos Rancheros and breakfast burritos, plus some breakfast sandwiches and the classic bacon (or other meat) and eggs breakfast.

I had the "Amigos" (pictured above), which was like a Mexican eggs benny, but instead of hollandaise sauce, the eggs were topped with a housemade salsa and cheddar cheese before being broiled, then topped again with housemade guacamole and served with a pile of hash browns. I thought the dish was ok - the salsa and guacamole were fresh and flavourful (though the former was a little too tomatoey for my taste). The hash browns were buttery, if a bit heavy.

Obviously I should've realized this when the menu explicitly said that the dish would be broiled, but I couldn't help but be a little disappointed when I found that my yolks were hard.


B. had the aforementioned Huevos Rancheros, which consisted of two eggs overeasy, beans, hash browns and salsa sandwiched between two tortillas topped with cheddar cheese then broiled, before being topped again with a dollop each of guacamole and sour cream.


B. thought the dish was ok, but a little on the heavy side and so he was unable to finish it.

All in all, Summit Café has the potential to be a great brunch experience - the table next to us ordered the breakfast sandwiches, and they looked delicious. More importantly, the café is very cozy, with its country cabin-themed decor and friendly service. I would love to try some other Canmore brunch places first, but I wouldn't mind going back to the Summit Café again - as long as we don't order any Mexican!

Summit Café
102 - 1001 Cougar Creek Dr
Canmore AB T1W 1E1
(403) 609-2120