{"id":69214,"date":"2023-02-17T13:52:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T20:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=69214"},"modified":"2023-02-17T13:52:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T20:52:16","slug":"the-lowest-rated-restaurant-in-calgary-may-be-worth-the-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2023\/02\/17\/the-lowest-rated-restaurant-in-calgary-may-be-worth-the-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"The lowest rated restaurant in Calgary may be worth the visit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dinner at Medina<\/strong>: Brandon Eby enjoys a salad and chai latte at Medina Caf\u00e9 and Grill on Jan 29, 2023. (Photo by Darion Eby\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I<\/span>t\u2019s easy to be captivated by the ambiance. Medina is well lit and moody, with d\u00e9cor that evokes the image of an old stereotypical bazaar. The hanging lamps draw the eye with their unique designs. The booths are adorned with ornate upholstery and comfortable cushions. The walls are well-decorated with sculptures and mirrors that make the caf\u00e9 feel spacious and busy. These aspects all contribute to Medina\u2019s enticing environment.<\/p>\n

M<\/span>edina Caf\u00e9 and Grill is the lowest-rated restaurant in Calgary, according to Yelp<\/a>, with a 1.5-star rating. However, this hole-in-the-wall hookah place may be worth the visit.<\/p>\n

Many reviews include criticisms about the service and menu pricing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t recommend this place AT ALL, it’s terrible!! The staff were extremely rude and disrespectful, they encouraged us to leave the place as soon as we got there. The prices also were very high on the menu,\u201d said Raghad G., a reviewer on Yelp.<\/p>\n

However, my own experience contrasts with this. The server checked up on my table about every 15 minutes, he was polite and friendly, and I didn\u2019t have to wait more than 20 minutes for my food, drinks and hookah.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we are really busy, it\u2019s really difficult to satisfy each and every customer,\u201d said my server, who wished to remain anonymous.<\/p>\n

They were the only person working in the front of house with one other person working in the kitchen at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Jan. 29. In my experience, as someone who has worked in restaurants for much of my life, it seems that staffing issues affect Medina\u2019s service during busy hours, but that shouldn\u2019t discourage customers from trying this surprisingly great caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The menu features a wide array of, albeit expensive, food, non-alcoholic drinks and shisha.<\/p>\n

I had the hummus, a chai latte, and vanilla flavoured shisha. The chai was particularly good and the hummus was enjoyable. I am no expert on shisha, but I did find myself enjoying the smoke session I had with my sibling. People should definitely give Medina a shot.<\/p>\n

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Still COVID safe<\/strong>: The mouthpiece on a hookah at Medina Caf\u00e9 and Grill on Jan 29, 2023. This piece is put into the hookah pipe to prevent the spread of disease. (Photo by Darion Eby\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Medina Caf\u00e9 and Grill is the lowest-rated restaurant in Calgary on Yelp, but the overlooked caf\u00e9 is far more interesting than it seems. [ READ MORE ]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":823,"featured_media":69218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ef_editorial_meta_text_assignment-slug":"S1 The lowest rated restaurant in Calgary","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-69214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/823"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69214"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69806,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69214\/revisions\/69806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}