Banff Dining

Chef/owner ‘Big’ Steve expertly prepares “a little Louisiana, a little Acadiana, a little Canadiana” at this popular restaurant situated a half block off main street; tip: arrive early if Banff is busy to avoid the line up. Cajun meets Canada is expressed through fresh ingredients and home-style cooking; expansive breakfast, lunch and dinner menus, plus gluten-friendly and kids menus, please all palettes. Want to spice up your meal? Pick from 100 sauces on the Hot Shotz shelf. Tooloulou’s offers merch, catering, and bookings of their 50-seat restaurant for functions.

Atmosphere

The warm brick and wood décor at this small restaurant is jazzed up with mardi gras masks, metal music instrument sculptures and a huge crayfish that hangs from the ceiling. There is a colourful bar with high seats and a small sidewalk patio.

Menu Samples

Breakfast

• Ripple French Toast: with fresh raspberries, berry coulis & whipped cream sprinkled with powdered sugar
• Oreo Cookie Monster: two slices french toast topped with crushed Oreo cookies, chocolate sauce & whipped cream sprinkled with powdered sugar
• Banana Nut Pancakes: two large buttermilk pancakes topped with fresh banana slices, crushed pecans, caramel & whipped cream sprinkled with powdered sugar
• Makin’ Bacon: two large buttermilk pancakes infused with crispy bacon topped with warm bacon caramel sauce & whipped cream sprinkled with powdered sugar
• Apple Cinnamon Waffle Belgian: waffle topped with hot housemade apple preserves & cinnamon sugar
• Wrap It Up: flour tortilla wrapped around scrambled eggs, sausage, tomatoes, bell peppers and cheddar jack cheeses served with salsa & skillet potatoes
• Southern Comfort: two poached eggs over crispy chicken fried steak on toasted corn bread topped with cajun hollandaise & drizzled with bbq sauce

Lunch

• Shell Crab Salad: fried soft shell crab on mixed greens with bell peppers, onion, cucumber, tomato & avocado with lemon & house balsamic vinaigrette
• Lemon Garlic Caesar: romaine lettuce topped with crumbled cornbread & parmesan cheese tossed in lemon garlic caesar dressing
• Chicken Caesar Wrap: crispy chicken tenders, bacon, lettuce, asiago & mozzarella cheeses & house caesar dressing in a flour tortilla wrap
• Grilled Cheese & Canadian Bacon: melted cheddar cheese & Canadian bacon grilled on honey whole grain bread
• Mile High Stir Fry: fresh zucchini, broccoli, onion, bell peppers & mushrooms sprinkled lightly with house seasonings & served over white rice
• Soft Shell Crab Po’ Boy: dusted and deep fried served on grilled baguette with cajun slaw, creole tartar sauce, lettuce & tomatoes
• Fish & Chips: catfish filet marinated in hot sauce, battered and fried served with fresh cut fries, cajun slaw & Creole tartar sauce

Dinner

• Magnolia: goat cheese, pecans & dried cranberries on a bed of mixed greens topped with honey mustard balsamic
• Blackened Jack: blackened tenderloin tips, grilled bell peppers, black olives, artichoke hearts & mushrooms on home greens with bleu cheese dressing
• Bayou Tooloulou’s: choose snapper, catfish or mahi mahi seared & topped with Tooloulou’s shrimp & lobster etouffée served with seasonal vegetable
• Seafood & Sausage Gumbo: a deep rich seafood stew with shrimp, clams, scallops, andouille sausage and the cajun ‘holy trinity’ served over cajun dirty rice
• Ramon’s Pasta Creole: fusilli pasta with smokey sausage & chicken in a piquant Creole tomato sauce
• Shrimp & Lobster Etouffée: shrimp and lobster with onion, bell peppers, celery & tomatoes in a spicy cayenne cajun butter sauce over cajun dirty rice
• Creole Jambalaya: house andouille sausage & chicken in a housemade Creole sauce served over cajun dirty rice
• Mississippi Mussels: fresh mussels steamed in garlic and white wine served in housemade Creole sauce with sweet cornbread
• Bubba Bucket: snow crab cluster, Louisiana alligator bites and tabasco wings served with cajun dirty rice and hushpuppies

Breakfast: $12 – $18

Lunch: $9 – $25

Diner: $9 – $80