Gini's Restaurant

Edmonton diners seeking some European flair are in luck with Gini’s Restaurant. With accordion music in the background, a glass of wine in your hand and the most wonderful filet mignon on your plate, your body may be in Alberta, but your spirit will be in Paris.

Gini’s Restaurant has been catering to discerning locals and visitors alike since 1989. “We still have the same menu but we’ve tweaked it just a tiny bit,” says new owner Steve Konojacki. He and his wife took over the restaurant in July of 2014 along with Gini’s Restaurant chef, Lena Matsak. “We have a lot of loyal customers,” says Steve, “and they come back for the food, so we didn’t want to change it too much.”

Gini’s Restaurant is famous for its Table d’Hote: a five-course dinner featuring classic French cuisine. Of course, if you’re not up for the whole banquet, the veal medallions with port demi-glaze and wild mushrooms, or the rack of spring lamb roasted in Dijon mustard, herbs and mint, are always fine choices. “The steaks and poisson du jour [fish of the day] are also customer favourites,” says Steve.