Earls Kitchen + Bar in Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray International Airport, 100 Snow Bird Way Suite 240, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 5B4, Canada

★★★★☆
(343 reviews)
Categories: Restaurant Bar Brunch restaurant Lounge

About

A sleek, sophisticated dining experience shared in a modern + inviting setting. The Earls menu, created by renowned Chef David Wong, is inspired by world travels and offers guests a balance of healthy and indulgent menu items created with quality ingredients. Well-loved for our epic Happy Hour and Late Night Happy Hour, Earls has a little something for everyone to enjoy. From the service to the ingredients we cook with, the magic is in the details.

Website
earls.ca
Address
Fort McMurray International Airport, 100 Snow Bird Way Suite 240, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 5B4, Canada
Plus Code
JQXC+M5 Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Time Zone
America/Edmonton

Business Hours

Sunday
8:30 AM–3:30 PM
Monday
4:30–8 PM
Tuesday
4:30–8 PM
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
4:30–8 PM
Friday
4:30–8 PM
Saturday
10 AM–5 PM

Services

Service options
Kerbside pickup Delivery Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Sport
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Healthy options Late-night food Small plates Spirits Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Breakfast Brunch Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert Seating
Amenities
Bar on site Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Crowd
Groups
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments
Children
High chairs

Photos

Reviews

4.0
★★★★☆
343 reviews

Most Mentioned

flight (29) prices (18) drinks (15) atmosphere (8) food and service (6) bartender (5) consistency (4) ribs (4) server (4) security (4)
5 stars
159
4 stars
107
3 stars
34
2 stars
14
1 stars
29
★★★★★
December 17, 2024

Always happy to stop in while flying in and out of town! Great food and great service!

★★★★★
November 5, 2024

I fly in/out to work. Stop here on my first turnaround 2 weeks ago. Super busy as some flights cancelled. Server Tanya was exceptional. One month later here again. Tanya recognized me immediately and knew my order. Great service, hot, delicious food. Will be my stop in every time I go home.

★★★★★
September 28, 2024

I come here at the Fort McMurray airport location of this restaurant at around 11:20 PM on 27th september,2024 order chicken noodles soup and roast beef sandwich,both soup and sandwich of great taste with quality ingredients I have no problem visiting this place again because of food and also served by a happy young lady name Tory and in the end sticky toffee desert served by the excellent server name by Sara Also thanks to the cook who made a very tasty soup and sandwich And if anyone passing through this airport visiting Earls going to be a great experience 5 out of 5 star rating for EARLS @ FORT McMURRAY AIRPORT

★★★
February 24, 2023

Hung out here while waiting for a flight delay. I had the bacon cheese burger which was very good, but the French fries that came with it were cold and old tasting. The coffee I had wasn’t hot either. I asked for another cup of hot coffee but the replacement cup was again only warm. The atmosphere is great, the servers were polite and prompt but the cold fries and coffee left me not wanting to return. It is the only restaurant inside security, so maybe they think they don’t have to do better!

★★★★★
January 20, 2023

Good food, highly recommend the steak and sushi. Located just past the security gates in fort McMurray airport, it's super accessible. There is a large variety of choice on the menu and refillable drinks. Servers were friendly. Unfortunately the service we could severely overworked without any two of them in the hole restaurants very hard to get their attention

★★★★
September 11, 2021

Nice place to have a meal while waiting for your connecting flight. Staff is very friendly and professional. The ambient is very nice, good music, free Wi-Fi. I’ve tried the Canadian Prime Sirloin which was delicious but too small in my opinion. The sundae was a good choice as desert. Prices are a little bit overpriced but you have to understand it’s a restaurant inside an airport.

July 20, 2021

Service has been declining lately. Restaurant not opened during normal hours with no notice and when they are they have half the seat blocked off and the rest is full. They are the only restaurant serving the airport so they should be fully open at all times.

★★★
April 24, 2018

The one good thing was that the beer was really cold. That was nice. It also gains a star for the garlic fries. Those pair so nicely with the beer. There remain a few issues here. The service isn’t overly happy to be there. This is not my first time here - the staff don’t appear happy, at all. At each visit the vibe I get from the service is that it’s a drag for them to be there. The food is pre-packed off a truck frozen and just reheat. Face it - this is a chain and for consistency almost everything is pre made. The apples are all deep fried variants of the same product, only with a different sauce. The tacos I ordered were ok. Chicken was tender. The avocado was funny - just one chunk. Like a giant wedge of avocado, in a taco. I Googled it and that’s actually the way it’s meant to be presented. Pretty funny to see that so I decided to slice mine in half. Check out most of my reviews - I don’t often stop in at chain restaurants because they aren’t my thing. They’re quality and freshness don’t impress. Lots of deep fried nonsense and sauces out of a bag. They did an ok job but overall lots of work still to be done.

★★★★★
Local Guide
September 22, 2024

Feed me drinks till I had to but them off !!!! Abby is amazing !!! Very beautiful girl

★★★★★
Local Guide
August 22, 2024

The airport Earls was so much fun. Thank u.

Local Guide
July 22, 2024

The chicken I had was spoiled, when I brought it up to the attention of the server she said the kitchen said it was fresh. I did not eat it and was not impressed with the answer.

★★★
Local Guide
January 22, 2024

Food is good, service decent, portions small for price point.

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Only a few people in the restaurant so table service was good. Food was generous and tasty which can be a hit or miss at earls. The garllic toast I ordered was my least favorite..super hard and, extremely small in size, I felt I was eating a piece of solid rock hard crust of grease. They need to fix the seats.. vinyl ripped and looks terrible and gross to sit on...not sure how the healthy authorities havent made this mandatory to fix because of healthy and safety to the people sitting on them.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best earls in alberta , iv been to all of them , stu runs the best one . Best taste , beat service , BEST STAFF !!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Nice dinner before boarding my plane to Calgary. Located inside the secured area.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Food was great. Seemed like they were experiencing more people than anticipated for the number of waiters they had. But they were very friendly. Food was fast. Highly recommended if you have time or have a delay.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Fast friendly service for a quick bite before heading out on the plane, had a hr and in and out in 45 minutes. Dandy

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Wheelchair accessibility: Very accessible for wheelchairs Food

★★★
December 22, 2023

Only grabbed a beer before my flight. Slow service, dirty glasses and beer over priced

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

A Nice Airport Resturant especially so considering area! , good food and Service! The Eggs Benny is Really Good!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Tania redefined service for me. Can t say I expected to have the best caesars of my life in a Fort Mac airport bar, but life is full of surprises. I ll be back

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

I was a flight crew operating an inaugural flight to YMM. We were greeted by very friendly staff members of this restaurant. We tried their poutine, and it was one of the best poutines Ive ever had. Customer service was too notch, and their service was excellent. Id eat here before every flight out of YMM! Thank you.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

The new pulled chicken clubhouse is great!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

My favorite stop on the way home from YMM! Food is great as you would expect from Earls. Beer is always cold any time they are open!

★★★
December 22, 2023

The service is good, the food is typical chain restaurant food. The hours are unpredictable which is frustrating because it s the only decent place to eat at the fort McMurray airport. It would be nice to see a more professionally ran restaurant at the YMM airport.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Expensive... But its reasonable for airport food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

The dynamite rolls were amazing!! Waitress was excellent as well

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Did the experience here is very consistent and the food always seems to be pretty high quality, although you definitely feel the price impacts of being in a secured area in an airport, as well as your standard McMurray tax. A salad will run you $20, but is very high quality, and includes some very good housemade sauces. I highly recommend the crispy chicken tenders. They are not like any chicken tender Ive tried before, are made fresh in house, including the breading and come with a really tasty dipping sauce. Highly recommend anybody flying out to skip Burger King, go through security, and have a proper meal before flying.

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Best breakfast and drinks for pre-flight! AWESOME customer service from Alex Food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Chicken wonton and blackened chicken salad my favourite and a must try!

★★★★★
December 22, 2023

Had a wonderful and caring waitress. The food was top notch. Will definitely go back! Dietary restrictions: Lots of gluten free options

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great place to relax before a great vacation.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2023

Great service and breakfast before flight

★★★★
December 22, 2023

Good service for an airport restaurant? Question to the business, what are your grab an go hours?

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Great food! and great Service by Maddison!

Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Prices have changed. 1$ for all menu items which is already the highest in the area. Menu is printed in a piece of paper. So I dont see why the prices dont reflect the actual prices upon receiving the actual bill. Will not be back to this location.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great waitresses

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Excellent service and knowledgeable about fancy drinks.

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

Best airport bar Ive ever been at, gonna go back soon

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Quick service and the only dining option past security. Regular earls menu which isnt a downside.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

This place is fantastic. The food is delicious. The atmosphere is very good and the staff is extremely friendly and helpful. The staffing issues are not on purpose. After talking to the owners its next to impossible to find employees. As a business owner I am in the same boat so I know they arent BSing me.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Nice stop before a flight

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good food great service great atmosphere

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Artisan bread. Very nice

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Well, I do like Earls in general , but I particularly like this one. Its got a great atmosphere so I find when Im in for McMurray I go there to do some work and eat and relax, sometimes well before my flight, and sometimes they even stick around after I arrive. The staff are great, the atmosphere is great and the food never disappoints.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Good food

★★★★★
December 22, 2022

This place is spectacular Im in love with it

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Food is awesome, thats why I am rating it 5 star as for staff most the ladies very polite and helpful but one lady miserable just seemed everything was a big effort,maybe having a bad day. Otherwise decent place food seriously good and portion sizes good.

★★★
December 22, 2022

It was ok..

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

I like earls but this one has always been particularly good. Probably helps the fact that I m usually flying somewhere enjoyable from here. This Earls has always been perfect, thanks to everyone.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Great place to sit,eat and drink before your flight, only suggestion, have the flight numbers announced in the restuarant

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Expensive and very pricy. 6 oz steak very salty was $ 40. Unbelievable

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Waitresses were very on the ball, food was quick, hot and good. Cant ask for anything more

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Fast meal before a delayed flight.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Awesome place better staff. Will always come back

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Nice to have a restaurant airway side in Ft. McMurray, also a bonus that theyre open rather late which is good for those times when the airlines bump, cancel, or delay your flight... At least theres somewhere nice to have a drink, get some food, and relax. Service was friendly and food came out pretty quick. One negative (might be all Earls and not this one specific) is that a $15 burger should look and definitely taste better than one from McDonalds, Overall, with the limited options for food on the air side, its good to see that service was good and theres a view of the apron so you can possibly see your plane arrive.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Our go to place while waiting for fight home. Service is fast.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2022

Frequent here often. The food is consistency good and I have never had bad service. Can be a bit busy at times, but it is a comfortable atmosphere.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Good food and service. Clean, not crowded.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great customer service!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Quick and friendly service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Fast service in the airport, friendly staff good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Its earls. Always tasty!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2021

The blackened cajun chicken was exceptional! It couldnt have been tastier than this! Thanks YMM Earls

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Loved it , nice atmosphere . Great place to eat between flights .

December 22, 2021

Absolutely horrible service by Maddison. I was a server before so I don t like to complain and empathize on how difficult it can be to work with the general public but I cannot accept this. I ve taken clients to Earls for many years but am almost debating changing it up. I had to track down the waitress after waiting for 20min to order. When she did come, she apologized and said she was busy - there was 5 people in the restaurant and then she sat down for half the time I was there. I ordered the Steak Frites- she asked me if I was okay with dynamite rolls really??. When I said it comes with fries she said she didn t know. I also had to get up and tell her the temp I wanted it because she didn t ask. On top of that, I wondered why it was so spicy, especially when it comes with garlic confit. There was a $3.00 charge for blackening spice which I did not ask for. When I asked her about it, she said that is how it comes and the $3.00 is the cost for seasoning. I ve ordered this before and NO, that is not how it comes. If I wanted blackened, maybe (still a stretch) But I didnt, and I don t think it s fair to charge an additional 3.00 for something I didn t want on an already $30 steak. She was very condescending and I had to politely argue with her which goes against everything I stand for doing at a restaurant, this was just incompetent behavior and a lack of common sense. To add to it, there were a few other mistakes that I didn t even bring up because it wasn t worth it but I m regretting not saying something now. Extremely frustrating, I simply told her these things and was met with combative answers, excuses and a complete lack of ownership. That is not what I consider a pleasant dining experience and can expect better service at a 2 star restaurant let alone this one.

Local Guide
December 22, 2021

Found the server rude, for some reason didnt give all tables menus. While the table next to me was struggling to understand options. Why not just give the poor guy a menu. She couldnt keep her mask on her face properly

★★★
December 22, 2021

Been going here weekly for about a year and was always solid however the last few months there has always seemed to be a minor issue. First it was not a full menu / out of products. Most recently they have no beverages on tap and apparently the kitchen is closed on Saturday so there is no food available.

★★★★★
December 22, 2021

Great service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Great place to grab a drink and good food after your hitch. The staff is awesome!

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Dont carry any fish.

★★★★
December 22, 2020

A decent airport restaurant. Price is average. Lots of noise from the bar.

★★★★★
December 22, 2020

Earls food and service is excellent, compliments to all of the staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2020

Earls stay open past closing to look after anybody late flights, Katie will take care of you.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Ribs are really good and pizza is good when they cook it right.

December 22, 2019

Waited half an hour to get me bill

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The waitress was clueless and the food was no where nearly close to what it should have looked like at other Earls locations.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great good, great service!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Best Caesar going!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Food is good, service was friendly and quick. Great option while waiting for flight.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Quick service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great views

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I have been a fan of the food and service at Earls. I miss the California Shrimp and Pesto pizza. Some locations in Calgary aren t as good as Vancouver which is unfortunate.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Not bad

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

i got the chicken strips and i really like them and believe me ive ate my share of chicken strips/tenders. Service was rather quick and she was pretty too.

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Too loud and service is too slow

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Had the cheddar burger with bacon and side of the garlic fries. The meal tasted great when washed down with a Alexander Keiths beer that was just the perfect Temp. Only complaint is that its still a burger and beer and its pretty insane to pay 33.00.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great staff, excellent food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great food and service

December 22, 2019

The service was fast but the staff wasn t attentive I had to ask before I could be serviced. I ordered waffles and it came out fast but it was literally cold and hard to eat.

★★★
December 22, 2019

Just bought a water travelling through the airport.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great service. Breakfast sandwich was fresh and delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Service and the food is awesome

★★★
December 22, 2019

Last day of work stop had beer and wings good eats

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great staff and service before you catch your flight

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Always a treat to have a meal here before a flight. Great food, drinks and service!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Nashville burger is unreal. Too good!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great spot to eat and better than most all restaurants in the Calgary Airport.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great happy hour, good food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good food including poutine, sandwiches and draft beer.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Very relaxing

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Quick service and the food was very good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Awesome eats. Great service.

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The Dynamite roll was good . Just the crispy shrimp in it just did not belong there . Rice rolls should not be crispy

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Subpar food thats overpriced

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Fabulous diner ecperiences

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Awesome

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Very good burgers. Staff were friendly.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

good food; good hang out with friends, great service1

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Staffs super friendly

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The service is very good but as with all airport trap bars, they are way overpriced.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

As far as airport restaurants go this one is pretty decent! Friendly service and decent food. However no Earl s poké bowl

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

The bartender was fanfreakintastic!! Friendly, attentive, made me feel totally comfortable.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Decent food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Okay 0lace to eat before flying off

★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good service but the food is meh!

★★★★
December 22, 2019

Friendly staff

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Excellent service, and good food.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Staff are friendly and the chicken strips and fries with gravy is still the best thing on the menu (not very adventurous though after a 14 day shift).

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Only place in town that forces you to tip for shifty service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Great food great beers good tomes

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Love the service and the bartender service, awesome...cheers!!!

Local Guide
December 22, 2019

How can such a well established restaurant chain such has Earls not plan ahead and run out of coffee for breakfast time.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Always have a great experience at this location but our server today Kelsey H (1360) was exceptionally awesome, best service of our entire trip. She was quick to take our orders, offered a great option for an up sell to my coworker and promptly noticed when we wanted our bills and took care of it. Great job Kelsey. Thank you!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Good dry ribs. Good beer. Nothing to complain about out here.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

I fly out of Ft Mac every 20 days and I always start mondays off with a ceasar from here!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Airport Earls is one of Fort Macs best restaurants......great service, good food!

★★★★★
December 22, 2019

Good food & service, Ill be back...

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

No matter what city Im in.... Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, etc. I always get great service and amazing food. I will forever be a customer as long as this stays true.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2019

Eugenie is the kindest women and made my meal more enjoyable. I am coming down with a cold and she suggested the remedy juice and even brought me warm water with lemon and honey. The food was delicious as always but her kindness towards me and a man behind me traveling to a funeral made it even better. Hire more women like her

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Its a great location to grab dinner - after security to avoid any concerns. Prices are a bit higher than non airport locations, but I (most of us) dont expect to save money on purchases at the airport.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Food is excellent and quick. Seated and paid within a half hour. The one weird thing is not seeing a Please Seat Yourself sign (I stood politely for a couple of minutes before I asked).

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

This is one place I will miss, sitting waiting for your flight, having a cool Rhino and the full Earls menu. The strange thing is I remember when it was open really early and very late and that was our normal, you get strange looks other places trying to get a beer at 6 in the morning. The staff were always great, the food was as good as it was in town, and I hope YMM traffic continues to support it as the airport is much better with it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Excellent and quick service

★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Stale coffee and too fatty rib eye

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Great place to grab a beverage and an appy, especially if your flights are leaving at the nearby gates. The Nachos are pretty filling for just one person, probably best when shared.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

great quality

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Brianna goes the extra mile, great service :)

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Always pretty good

Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Dont bother.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 22, 2018

Good place for a grab n go meal or sit down meal before a flight. Service is attentive.