
Dairy Lane Cafe
Open nowCafe, Diner, Brunch · $$ · Calgary
Dairy Lane Cafe first opened as a Milk Bar in the 1950s, serving homestyle meals and milkshakes. The restaurant focuses on wholesome ingredients and sourcing locally whenever possible.
DINNER MENU (3:30PM-8:00PM)
From the restaurant's PDF menuPLEASE BE AWARE THAT OUR KITCHEN CONTAINS SOY, DAIRY, EGGS, GLUTEN AND TREE NUTS. WHILE WE DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE GUESTS WITH ALLERGIES, THERE IS ALWAYS A RISK OF CROSS CONTAMINATION. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE SMALL & BUSY. SUBSTITUTIONS & MODIFICATIONS WILL NOT ALWAYS BE POSSIBLE. FEEL FREE TO ASK & WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN.
START / SHARE
- House-Cut Fries & Dip — $9$9
Your choice of: red pepper mayo / garlic tofunaise / roasted shallot mayo / parmesan dip.
- + Garlic Fries - garlic, asiago, lemon pepper, fine herbs +$3.5+$3.5
- + Bison Chili Cheese Fries - bison chili, peppered gouda, tomato, sour cream, cilantro, tortilla strips +$5.5+$5.5
- + Mexicali Fries - cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, chipotle sour cream, cilantro, avocado +$5.5+$5.5
- + sub vegan cheese sauce for dairy at no chargenull
- Sweet Potato Fries & Dip — $10.5$10.5
Your choice of: red pepper mayo, garlic tofunaise, roast shallot mayo or buttermilk parmesan dip.
- Grilled Broccolini — $16$16
With red wine vinegar, garlic and chili.
- Chicken Wings — $19.75$19.75
1lb, served w/carrot sticks.
- Classic Hot - Valentina’s Hot Sauce.null
- Lemon Pepper - Micro greens w/buttermilk asiago dip.null
- Carne Asada Tacos — $19$19
3 Tacos with marinated flank steak, Braised black beans, pickled onion, queso fresco cilantro, salsa, avocado.
- Weekly Feature Tacos — $19$19
Changes every Taqueria Tuesday, then runs all week or until we sell out. Ask your server about this week’s offering!
- Guacamole — $14$14
Crushed avocado, cilantro, cherry tomato, jalapenos, house made corn tortilla chips.
SOUP, SALAD & CHILI
Served with garlic ciabatta.
- Soup of the Moment — $8/cup $13/bowl$8/cup $13/bowl
Changes often, please ask your server.
- Bison Chili — $13/cup $19/bowl$13/cup $19/bowl
Alberta bison, red beans, homemade tomato sauce, peppered gouda, sour cream, green onions, tomato, and tortilla strips.
- DL Salad — $18$18
Seasonal offering. Please ask your server.
- + fried tofu $5$5
- + veggie patty $7$7
- + grilled herb marinated chicken breast - half $6 / full $12.$6 / $12
- + Smoked Salmon $12.$12
- Caesar Salad — $17$17
Romaine lettuce, tossed in a parmesan Caesar dressing. Topped with gluten- free croutons, parmesan cheese, bacon.
- + fried tofu $5$5
- + veggie patty $7$7
- + grilled herb marinated chicken breast - half $6 / full $12.$6 / $12
- + Smoked Salmon $12.$12
BURGERS & SANDWICHES
Served w/house cut fries, bread & butter pickles. The meat in our burgers is locally and ethically raised, free range & hormone free.
- + sub soup / green salad / Caesar salad / yam fries $2.5$2.5
- + sub garlic fries $3.5$3.5
- + sub Mexicali fries $5.5$5.5
- + sub chili cheese fries $5.5$5.5
- + sub poutine $5.5$5.5
- DL Burger — $20.75$20.75
Dry-aged beef, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion, DL burger mayo, on a sesame brioche bun.
- + bacon $2$2
- + cheddar / Gruyère / peppered gouda / smoked mozzarella $2$2
- + fried egg $2$2
- + sautéed garlic mushrooms $2$2
- + sub gluten-free bun $2$2
- Double Mushroom Swiss Burger — $24$24
2 dry aged Alberta beef patties, Swiss cheese, mushrooms, caramelized onions, shallot mayo on a sesame seed bun.
- + sub gluten-free bun $2$2
- DL Veggie Burger — $19$19
“People Food” vegan patty, lettuce, tomato, avocado, pickled red onion, and tofunaise on a multigrain bun.
- + cheddar / Gruyère / peppered gouda / smoked mozzarella $2$2
- + sub gluten-free bun $2$2
- Pesto Veggie Burger — $21$21
”People Food” vegan patty, pesto, feta cheese, lettuce, tomato, shallot mayo on a multigrain bun
- + sub gluten-free bun $2$2
- Cali Chicken Sandwich — $25$25
Grilled herb marinated chicken breast, bacon, smoked mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, avocado, basil, roasted shallot mayo, and basil, on a sesame brioche bun.
- + sub gluten-free bun $2$2
- Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich — $22$22
Sous vide all-natural chicken breast, smoked bacon, rosebud honey, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion, and roasted shallot aioli on a sesame brioche bun.
- + sub gluten-free bun $2$2
- Bison Burger — $26$26
Seasoned Alberta bison, tomato, arugula, horseradish & grainy mustard aioli, cheese curds & bacon, on a sesame brioche bun.
- + sub gluten-free bun $2$2
- Weekly Feature Burger / Sandwich — $XX$XX
Changes every Wednesday on “DL Burger Night”, then runs all week or until we sell out. Ask your server about this week’s offering!
- Gluten-aware availablenull
- Vegan-aware availablenull
- P Contains pork (can modify)null
DL BOWLS & MAINS
- + fried tofu $5$5
- + veggie patty / bacon / pork chorizo $7$7
- + grilled herb marinated chicken breast - half $6 / full $12.$6 / $12
- + Smoked Salmon $12.$12
- DL Burrito Bowl — $21$21
Brown rice, braised black beans, red chile sauce, queso fresco cheese, red cabbage, spinach, pico de gallo, pickled banana peppers, avocado, tortilla strips, garlic tofunaise, cilantro.
- Tuna Poke Bowl — $25$25
Ponzu marinated ahi tuna, brown rice, edamame, carrots, pineapple, avocado, sriracha mayo, green onions, sesame seeds and furikake spices.
- Highbanks Bowl — $21$21
Thai green coconut curry, brown rice, spinach, arugula, carrot, beet, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, green onion, cilantro, avocado, garlic tofunaise & sunflower shoots
- A portion of the proceeds from this item go to support our neighbours at Highbanks Society, which provides a safe, affordable home and nurturing community where young single mothers and their children can learn and grow. For more information visit HighbanksSociety.ca.null
- 3 Piece Fried Chicken Dinner — $26$26
Buttermilk marinated all-natural chicken, light and dark meat, red chiles, honey, green onions. Served w/house-cut fries, and cabbage slaw.
- Fish & Chips — $24$24
2 Pieces of beer battered cod, served with tartar sauce, lemon and house-cut fries.
KIDS (under 12 only please)
- Grilled Cheese — $12$12
Cheddar cheese on brioche or multi-grain bread. Served w/house cut fries.
- Dairy Lane Burger — $12$12
4 oz Heritage Angus beef patty, toasted egg washed bun. Served w/house cut fries.
- + cheddar cheese $1$1
- Chicken Fingers & Fries — $12$12
House breaded (GF) chicken breast. served with home cut fries.
HAPPY HOUR
3PM - 5PM
- Select Beer $7$7
- Caesar $8, Doubles $11$8 / $11
- Margarita $8, Doubles $11$8 / $11
- Aperol Spritz $10$10
- House Wines $6/5oz, $10/9oz$6/5oz, $10/9oz
- Premium House $8/5oz, $12/9oz$8/5oz, $12/9oz
DAILY FEATURES
DINE-IN ONLY
- Taqueria Tuesdays, 3pm-Closenull
$4 Tacos $6 Mexican Lager $8 Margaritas, $10 Doubles
- Burger & Beer Wednesdays, 3pm-Closenull
$7 Select Beer $17 Burgers & Sandwiches
- Wine Night Thursdays, 3pm-Closenull
1/2 Price Bottles & Happy Hour Glass Pours
- INSTAGRAM: @DAIRYLANE_YYCnull
- TWITTER: @DAIRYLANEnull
- FACEBOOK: /DAIRYLANECAFEASK US ABOUT OUR GIFT CERTIFICATESnull
- When you order this menu item, $1 will go to Brown Bagging For Calgary’s Kids to connect kids to the food they need to learn, grow and play.null
BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENU (UNTIL 3pm)
From the restaurant's PDF menuBreakfast
- Classic Breakfast — $18$18
2 eggs any style, toast, and your choice of: maple pork sausage / chorizo sausage / apple chicken sausage / naturally cured bacon / fresh tomato & avocado. Served w/red potato hash.
- Triple Double — $25 P$25
3 eggs, 2 maple pork sausages, 2 apple chicken sausages, 2 strips of naturally cured bacon, red potato hash & toast.
contains pork - + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Breakfast Burrito — $19$19
3 scrambled eggs, cheddar, smoked mozzarella, bell peppers, pickled onions, refried beans, pico de gallo, avocado, chipotle sour cream and cilantro in a flour tortilla. Served w/roasted tomato salsa and red potato hash.
- + sub tofu and vegan cheese sauce for eggs & dairy at no charge.
- + sub egg whites $2
- + bacon / pork chorizo / maple pork sausage / chicken sausage $6
- Tostadas — $22$22
3 scrambled eggs, bell peppers, pickled onions, black bean & corn salsa and pepper gouda on 2 crisp corn tostadas with refried beans, red chile sauce, pico de gallo, avocado, banana peppers, cilantro, and roasted tomato salsa. Served w/red potato hash.
- + sub tofu and vegan cheese sauce for eggs & dairy at no charge.
- + bacon / pork chorizo / maple pork sausage / chicken sausage $6
- Hillhurst Breakfast Sammy — $19 P$19
Fried egg, bacon, cheddar, tomato, butter leaf lettuce, red pepper Mayo on a croissant bun. Served w/ red potato hash.
contains pork - *Sorry, not available gluten-free.
- Baked Oatmeal & Yogurt — $17$17
Organic gluten free oats baked with berries & nuts. Topped with rhubarb compote, yogurt, fresh berries and granola.
- Brioche French Toast — $18$18
3 slices of brioche, maple syrup, and fresh berries. Served w/red potato hash.
- *Sorry, not availble gluten-free.
- Seasonal Brioche French Toast — $22$22
3 slices of brioche with seasonal toppings. Please ask your server.
- *Sorry, not availble gluten-free.
- DL Hash — $19.75$19.75
Fried red potatoes, sautéed spinach & arugula , cherry tomatoes, onions, peppers, 2 poached eggs, and Hollandaise. Choice of toast.
- + bacon / pork chorizo / maple pork sausage / chicken sausage $6
- + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Avocado Toast — $19.75$19.75
2 poached eggs, smashed avocado, cherry tomatoes, sunflower shoots, and lemon pepper on sourdough. Topped w/Hollandaise and served w/red potato hash.
- + bacon / pork chorizo / maple pork sausage / chicken sausage $6
- + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Mexicali Breakfast Hash Bowl — $19.75$19.75
House-Cut red potato hash topped with 2 poached eggs, hollandaise sauce, cheddar cheese, pico de gallo, avocado, chipotle sour cream and cilantro.
- Breakfast Tacos (Gf ) — $19$19
3 eggs, bell peppers, onions, avocado, pico de gallo, chipotle sour cream, queso fresco & cilantro on corn tortillas. Served with red potato hash
gluten-free
EGGS BENEDICT
2 poached eggs, toasted English muffin, Hollandaise. Served w/red potato hash. + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Back Bacon & Grilled Tomato — $21 P$21contains pork
- Spinach, Sautéed Onion & Mushroom — $20$20
- Smoked Salmon, Avocado & Pickled Onion — $26$26
- Hillhurst Cheese Steak — $25$25
OMELETTES
Served w/red potato hash & choice of toast. + sub gluten-free bun $2 + sub egg whites $2.50
- Veg — $21$21
Mixed mushrooms, spinach, bell pepper, green onions and Gruyère, topped w/pico de gallo.
- + bacon / pork chorizo / maple pork sausage / chicken sausage $6
- All-In — $25 P$25
Bacon, maple pork sausage, back bacon, bell peppers, mushrooms, green onions, and aged cheddar.
contains pork
KIDS (under 12 only please)
- Kids Breakfast — $12$12
1 egg, 2 strips of bacon or sausage, French toast. Available until 3pm.
- Grilled Cheese — $12$12
Cheddar cheese on brioche or multi-grain bread. Served w/house cut fries.
- Chicken Fingers & Fries — $12$12
- Dairy Lane Burger — $12$12
4 oz Heritage Angus beef patty, sesame brioche bun. Served w/house cut fries.
- + cheddar cheese $1
- + sub gluten-free bun $2
SIDES & ADD-ONS
- + Home-Cut Hash Browns $6$6
- + Fresh Fruit $7.50$7.50
- + Farm Fresh Egg $2.50$2.50
- + 1/2 Grapefruit $3.5$3.5
- + 1/2 Avocado $4.25$4.25
- + Tomato Slices $4$4
- + Toast / English Muffin $3.5$3.5
- + Yogurt $5$5
- + Home-Cut Fries $6$6
- + Garlic Fries $7$7
- + Mexicali or Chilli Cheese Fries $10$10
- + Yam Fries $9$9
- + Naturally Cured Bacon $7$7
- + Back Bacon $7$7
- + Maple pork ,Chorizo or chicken Sausage $7$7
- + Hollandaise Sauce $3$3
- + Single Slice French Toast $5$5
- + Side Maple Syrup $3$3
SOUP, SALAD & CHILI
Served w/brioche garlic toast
- Soup of the Moment — $8/cup $13/bowl$8/cup $13/bowl
Changes often, please ask your server.
- Bison Chili — $13/cup $19/bowl$13/cup $19/bowl
Alberta bison, red beans, homemade tomato sauce, peppered gouda, sour cream, green onions, tomato, and tortilla strips.
- DL Salad — $18$18
Seasonal offering. Please ask your server.
- + fried tofu $5
- + veggie patty $7
- + grilled herb marinated chicken breast - half $6 / full $12.
- + Smoked Salmon $12.
- Caesar Salad — $17 P$17
Romaine lettuce, tossed in a parmesan Caesar dressing. Topped with gluten-free croutons, parmesan cheese, bacon.
contains pork - + fried tofu $5
- + veggie patty $7
- + grilled herb marinated chicken breast - half $6 / full $12.
- + Smoked Salmon $12.
DL BOWLS
+ fried tofu $5 + veggie patty / bacon / pork chorizo $7 + grilled herb marinated chicken breast - half $6 / full $12. + Smoked Salmon $12.
- DL Burrito Bowl — $21$21
Brown rice, braised black beans, red chile sauce, queso fresco cheese, red cabbage, spinach, pico de gallo, pickled banana peppers, avocado, tortilla strips, garlic tofunaise, cilantro.
- Tuna Poke Bowl — $25$25
Ponzu marinated ahi tuna, brown rice, edamame, carrots, pineapple, avocado, sriracha mayo, green onions, sesame seeds and furikake spices.
- Highbanks Bowl — $21$21
Thai green coconut curry, brown rice, spinach, arugula, carrot, beet, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, green onion, cilantro, avocado, garlic tofunaise & sunflower shoots.
- A portion of the proceeds from this item go to support our neighbours at Highbanks Society, which provides a safe, affordable home and nurturing community where young single mothers and their children can learn and grow. For more information visit HighbanksSociety.ca.
BURGERS & SANDWICHES
Served w/house cut fries, bread & butter pickles. The meat in our burgers is locally and ethically raised, free range & hormone free. + sub soup / green salad / Caesar salad / yam fries $2.50 + sub garlic fries $3.5 + sub Mexicali fries $5.5 + sub chili cheese fries $5.5 + sub poutine $5.5
- The DL Burger — $20.75$20.75
Dry-aged beef, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion, DL burger mayo, on a sesame brioche bun.
- + bacon $2
- + cheddar / Gruyère / peppered gouda / smoked mozzarella $2
- + fried egg $2.5
- + sautéed garlic mushrooms $2
- + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Double Mushroom Swiss Burger — $24$24
2 dry aged Alberta beef patties, Swiss cheese, mushrooms, caramelized onions, shallot mayo on a sesame seed bun.
- + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Bison Burger — $26$26
Seasoned Alberta bison, tomato, arugula, horseradish & grainy mustard aioli, cheese curds & bacon, on a sesame brioche bun.
- + sub gluten-free bun $2
- DL Veggie Burger — $19$19
“People Food” vegan patty, lettuce, tomato, avocado, pickled red onion, and tofunaise on a multigrain bun.
- + cheddar / Gruyère / peppered gouda / smoked mozzarella $2
- + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Pesto Veggie Burger — $21$21
”People Food” vegan patty, pesto, feta cheese, lettuce, tomato, shallot mayo on a multigrain bun
- + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Cali Chicken Sandwich — $25 P$25
Grilled herb marinated chicken breast, bacon, smoked mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, avocado, basil, roasted shallot mayo, and basil, on a sesame brioche bun.
contains pork - + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich — $22 P$22
Sous vide all-natural chicken breast, smoked bacon, rosebud honey, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion, and shallot aioli on a sesame brioche bun.
contains pork - + sub gluten-free bun $2
- Weekly Feature Burger / Sandwich — $XX$XX
Changes every Wednesday on “DL Burger Night”, then runs all week or until we sell out. Ask your server about this week’s offering!
DRINKS / WINE LIST
From the restaurant's PDF menuLG $8 SM $5.5
- Va Va Vanilla
- Celestial Chocolate
- Starry Strawberry
- Salted Caramel Satellite
- Cosmic Orange Creamsicle
- Espresso Eclipse
Available for on-site consumption only. 20oz (incl. 2oz booze) $14
- The Launch
vodka, kahlua, espresso... the shaft shake.
- The Apollo
fernet-branca, appleton estate rum, baileys, espresso, angostura bitters.
- The Armstrong
old grandad bourbon, giffard madagascar vanilla liqueur, orange.
- add a shot to any shake$6
vodka, rum, bourbon, baileys, kahlua, fernet-branca.
- Bottomless Cup$4.25
- Pocket Coffee Whole Beans
- Pocket Coffee Whole Beans (3/4 lb bag)$20 for 3/4 lb bag
- Pocket Coffee Whole Beans (2 lb bag)$50 for 2 lb bag
TEA
Premium Loose Leaf Teas........$3.95
- Cream of Assam organic black | Earl Grey
- Cream organic black | Jasmine green
- Indian Chai organic | Peppermint herbal
- Raspberry Rooibos organic herbal
- Lemon Sunset herbal
AVAILABLE DURING POCKET COFFEE HOURS
- Espresso
- Americano
- Cappuccino
- Latte
- Vanilla Latte
- Chai Latte
- Matcha Latte
- Hot Chocolate
- *Sub non-dairy alternative$1.00
- *Make it Iced. Ask your server.
MORE DRINKS
- Unsweetened Iced Tea..............$4.5
Brewed in house, organic tropical green tea
- Sweet Iced Tea...........................$4.5
- Lemonade................................$5.5
- Juice.....................................$5.5
Orange, Grapefruit, Apple Cranberry
- North Water.............................$4.95
High alkaline Rocky Mountain sparkling water
- Coke or Diet Coke.....................$3.95
- Grizzly Paw Sodas ..................$4.95
Root Beer, Cream Soda
- Annex Saskatoon Lemonade Craft Soda...........$4.95
- Wild Folk Free-Spirited (Zero Proof) Botanical Cocktails......$7
Flavours change, ask your server.
- Happy Belly Kombucha...............$7
- Non-Alchoholic Beer ....................$7
DRINKS
- LG
- 4.10
- 5.75
- 6.15
- 6.65
- 5.75
- 6.25
- 5.75
- SM
- 4.10
- 4.10
- 5.25
- 5.65
- 6.15
- 5.25
- 5.75
- 5.25
BUBBLY
- Riondo Prosecco Frizzante, Italy$9.75
Semi sparkling with notes of apple and pear, with a crisp clean finish.
- Ricca Terra”Cinderella’s Beads” Prosecco, Australia$11.5
Perfect for celebrating life! Well balanced acid and flavour.
ROSÉ & ORANGE
- Melea Rosé, Spain$9.75
Organic, Biodynamic and Vegan. Dry with notes of bright strawberries and red currant with a smooth texture.
- Villa de Agnes Natural Orange, France$11
Easy, bright and refreshing natural wine.
WHITE
- Delle Venezie Italia Pinot Grigio, Italy$9.75
Fresh and clean with fruity notes of pears, green apples & white peaches.
- Melea Verdejo / Sauvignon Blanc, Spain$11
Organic, Biodynamic & Vegan. Dry & refreshing. Long citrusy finish with concentrated flavours.
RED
- Puglia Italia Sangiovese, Italy$9.75
Medium-bodied & soft on the palate. Juicy red berry fruit aromas with balanced acidity & ripe tannins.
- Melea Tempranillo, Spain$11
Organic, Biodynamic & Vegan. Rich & robust with notes of ripe black cherry & juicy currants.
- Comuna Malbec, Argentina$18
Fruity and flavourful, deep burgundy in colour, aromas of red berries
COCKTAILS
- Caesar$9/1oz $13/2oz
- Aperol Spritz$13
Prosecco (2oz), Aperol (1oz), sparkling mineral water.
- Classic Margarita$10/1oz $14/2oz
Blanco tequila, fresh lime juice, agave nectar.
- Coconut Lime Margarita$10/1oz $14/2oz
Tequila blanco, fresh lime juice, coconut syrup.
- Pimm’s Cup$13
Pimm’s No.1 (2oz), ginger ale, cucumber, lemon.
- Feature Cocktail$XX
Ask your server!
- Hillhurst Sunrise$13
Gin (1.5oz), fresh lime juice, agave syrup, soda, topped with Aperol (0.5oz).
- Mimosa$12
Orange, Grapefruit or Mango.
- Shaft$13
Vodka (1oz), Kahlua (1oz), Pocket espresso, oat milk.
BEER BOTTLES & CANS
- Cabin, Super Saturation$9.5
- Ol’ Beautiful Okami Kasu$9.5
- Tailgunner, Czech Pilsner$9.5
- Ol’ Beautiful Abrazo, Mexican Lager$9.5
- Vaycay, Hidden Dragon Black Salted Lager$9.5
- Gluten Free Beer, (ask your server)$9.5
- Sunny Cider, Bramble On Cider$8.5