Burger of the Month is born… It all started with Pinky the Pig, the coolest kindergarten teacher ever, and some really creative kids. Rieley read Hamburger Heaven to Mrs. Macintosh’s kindergarten class at Father Lacombe Catholic School, and the kids created their dream hamburgers after. One week later these kids became the very first guest […]
What an incredible staff meeting this past Sunday at Cilantro and Chive. Getting everyone together in a 7-day a week operation now is challenging and difficult to organize, but we were blown away by the great turnout and how engaged everyone was. We started our meeting discussing the upcoming season, but we couldn’t not start […]
A few weeks ago, a mother and her son were sitting up at our bar at Cilantro and Chive, enjoying some lunch. Our team was pretty taken with the little guy, and he left us his business card from – Haylen’s Ice Cream Shop. I thought to myself, “wait, I know who this is!”. Over […]
f you know the story of Cilantro and Chive, you know that we began as a dream of bringing engaging, knowledgeable, and genuine service with fresh ingredients, passionately inspired dishes, and a love to do things a little bit differently to give guests an experience that is unique. The owners, Rieley and Kim Kay – […]
We’ve just kicked #SundayFunday up a notch, because we’re now open on Sundays! 10am-9pm, while also offering our tasty fresh Brunch Menu from 10am-2pm! It’s been an incredible road since we opened 17 months ago here in Lacombe. We’ve been listening to our guests for months now; answering voice-mails on Monday mornings, getting reservation requests for […]
Our updated website is up and running. But not without the absolutely awesome and nerdy talents of Brenda Sargeant from @UnlimitedBS Website Design, and the amazing pictures from Candice Nadeau at Candy Koated Photography & Design Studio. These two ladies are *killin* it in Central Alberta, so be sure to check out their respective websites […]
New home, hello Lacombe! With some luck and support of those who believed in them, their new home at 5021 50th Street in the heart of historic downtown Lacombe was secured. From humble beginnings, and big dreams, they created the atmosphere and community space that you see today, right down to every detail.
February’s Community Cause PES Playground Redevelopment The Friends of PES Fundraising Society have embarked on an exciting journey to redevelop the Ponoka Elementary School Playground. The existing playground has deteriorated and become a safety hazard to those who continue to utilize it. The playground redevelopment project will replace the old playground equipment that is scheduled to […]
Last Friday we had a guest in the restaurant with her kids and had a less than favorable time. They wanted “nothing” done about it and every option given by our staff was quickly turned down . Even though there wasn’t anything we could do or that they wanted done, we still discounted their entire […]
It is only fitting that we announce November’s Community Cause… 65 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron The squadron has a current fundraising project to move to a new building. Cadet numbers have been growing over the past few years and their existing building will outgrow their needs. In addition to this, their current building needs […]