In the mood for one of what we used to believe were the best burgers around we stopped at the White Spot restaurant at 10400 Macleod Trail South in Calgary, Alberta. The service was slow despite the restaurant being half empty at 2:00 in the afternoon. We waited a good 10 minutes before our server Christina arrived.

We wanted a glass of red wine with our dinner so we tried two different selections. We had a glass of the Jackson Triggs Merlot (Proprietors Select) and a glass of the Peller Estates Merlot (their feature wine). Both were a “big” disappointment!

Valerie had the traditional burger while I had the Monty Mushroom burger. We both had the fries with a side of gravy. The burgers were pretty good with a couple of exceptions……..the one piece of tomato on my burger was a little sliver of a piece from the end of the tomato and it was obviously old as it was soft and wrinkled and the buns were not as fresh as they might have been. The rest of the burger was tasty with the meat cooked just right (not overdone!). If you like thick cut fries, you’ll like these…..we prefer thin cut our selves. The gravy could definitely use some help as it was pale and not very flavorful.

Our server was not very attentive and when she did stop by once to see how things were, we asked for extra napkins which never did show up. When we asked if we were to pay her or at the front she said we could do either but we might be better to pay at the front as she sometimes takes a long time to find the card machine. Having already waited long enough throughout our visit, we paid at the front.

The restaurant was clean as were the washrooms. The garbage cans in both washrooms were overflowing.

Having had a similarly disappointing experience with breakfast at the Edmonton, Alberta White Spot just a month earlier, we have decided to take White spot off of our list of restaurants. Too bad….we used to love their burgers. Having said that, it was the Kelowna White Spot where we have had great burgers in the past.

We rate our experience at the White Spot restaurant in Calgary Alberta as a 2 star and certainly not worth the $40. We could have had just as good experience at MacDonald s or A&W for half the price and half the time. Sorry White Spot….you are no longer in our books as the best burgers around….what happened???