Airport eating: Jasper Bar & Grill

Jasper Bar & Grill
Edmonton International Airport
Edmonton, AB

With a lot of time to kill and hungry bellies to be filled, my family and I headed to the Jasper Bar and Grill in Edmonton International Airport. Had the roads been better we would have headed back home for a few hours but no one should have to drive a round trip in zero visibility once, let alone twice.

This place has changed a lot since the renovations and not for the better. It used to be a large L-shaped restaurant and you see into the departures area. The menu was also more extensive and had plenty of options for all types of diets. Now, the restaurant is split into two, one half in the security area and the other half in the check in area and the menus look like a poor Photoshop job by a new graduate.

For you veggies out there (especially the no dairy, no eggs type), this is not the Mecca of goodness you may be hoping for. In fact, it’s pretty bereft of anything substantial for our refined palates. But the service and kindly offered replacements make up for it.



Around the table we had bacon and eggs, an omelette, some toast for my non-breakfasty brother and fruit salad and home fries for me. An odd combo (I should’ve gone for toast) but I love potatoes and couldn’t resist. The portions were large as are most portions in this part of the world and the eggs were fluffy and came with home fries and toast. Oooo. The homefries weren’t great - a bit floppy and overly peppered but the rest was surprisingly tasty and fresh.



The non-stop coffee came in handy and the lovely waitress let me stay until I could check in my bags. Thank goodness for great customer service and coffee refills.

I’d probably eat elsewhere before I headed to the airport, but if you have time to kill before you can check in, it’s not too bad. Especially if it’s a truckload of coffee you’re after.