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. Pro tip: arrive early if Banff is busy to avoid the line up. Cajun Creole meets a classic Rocky Mountain kitchen with homestyle comfort food. At Tooloulou’s, everything is made in-house for an authentic taste of the south with a subtle touch of the north.

Tooloulou’s features expansive breakfast, lunch and dinner menus with gluten-friendly and kids choices. 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 Belgian 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 fillet 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

Signature Dishes

• Crab & Shrimp Boil We bring a tray of snow crab legs, shrimp in the shell, spicy sausage, corn on the cob, taters and a boiled onion right to your table! Served with a bowl of Cajun Dirty Rice and a basket of Corn Bread & Hushpuppies
• Taste of N’Awlins Trinity of Creole Jambalaya, Shrimp & Lobster Etouffee and Seafood & Sausage Gumbo
• Bayou BBQ Babyback Ribs Signature tenderly basted pork back ribs
• Bubba Shrimp Po’Boy Cajun fried shrimp on grilled baguette with Creole mayonnaise, lettuce & tomatoes
• Shrimp and Grits Ya Ya Fried green tomatoes & cheesy garlic grits topped with spicy cajun shrimp
• Blackened Jack Blackened tenderloin tips, grilled bell peppers, black olives, artichoke hearts and mushrooms on home greens with blue cheese dressing

Breakfast: $6 – $18

Lunch: $9 – $25

Diner: $18 – $40