Rafael's Restaurant

Looking for the "It" spot for food, drinks, and ambiance? This is it! Cassio's is in the heart of jasper with amazing views from the patio and the cutest, cozy, and warm restaurant inside. An authentic italian cuisine you could proudly bring you're girlfriends Nona to, one of the best meal I've ever had. Our server Danny was absolutely amazing, and helpful. We had two starters, our meals, and decided to order another dish to go just so we could try it, truly is that amazing/mouth watering. Cassio's is the place to visit all around and I know this will be where I go everytime I'm back in Jasper. Saluti

Cassius, an Italian Restaurant in Jasper AB, is a very nice and clean establishment. PROS: - Great food and big portions - Nice and friendly staff - Warm ambiance - Clean washrooms - Free access to a stuffed animal museum of local wildlife in the basement of the restaurant. CONS: - Napkins should be larger and beefier. The small paper napkin we received was insufficient.

BEST FOOD IN JASPER. Fine Italian food. Great selection of pastas and risotto. Started with the Rucola e Finocchio salad has arugula, shaved fennel, cherry tomatoes with Red onion, vinaigrette, honey drizzle, and shaved parmigiana. Chicken parm was crispy on outside and tender on inside. Anna Cassio is around making guest feel welcome and our server Beth friendly, quick and personable.

I went to Cassios Italian Restaurant last night, on my first visit to Jasper as the menu, and reviews looked great. I had just drove the four hours from Edmonton to explore. I didn't have a plan on what to do, I just wanted to see Jasper as I just relocated to Alberta from Eastern Canada and had already seen Canmore, and Banff. It was supper time when I arrived. When I had walked past Cassios and looked in the windows, there were lots of empty tables so my husband and I decided it was a good night for some Italian. Our opinion soon changed, as the one staff member who greeted us (I assume was the maître d' of the restaurant) was very rude. The first lady who greeted us when we came in was pleasant, and asked if we had a reservation, which we did not as we had just arrived in Jasper. She then started to look at the computer/tablet and the maître d' came over and asked the first lady who greeted us, if we had a reservation to to which the first lady said no. The maître d' continued to criticize the fact that we did not have reservations, very loudly to the first staff member. This was dispiriting as we did not want to go to a pub, or a restaurant we could try in Edmonton, we wanted a nicer restaurant for a date night. We were taken to the first empty table closest to the door, almost as if we were undesirables in the maître d's restaurant. Luckily our experience changed for the better once our waitress came to our table. She was very polite and attentive. Our drinks (Perfect Martinis) were wonderful, and the food was delicious. I just wish we would've had a better greeting at an almost a empty restaurant. An interaction, like the one we had with the maître d' can have a direct reflection on the first impression left of a new town. This should be kept in mind when working in a town that prides itself on tourism. I hope that my next visit to Jasper starts on a little better note.

It's still the pandemic & Alberta is hit hard. Our first time travel out of town in the last 18 months. Kudos for checking everything according to the AHS guidelines. Vaccination records checked. The place is quite big & tables are set respectably spaced out. There are wood panel screens on both sides of our table. We have a tablet with a full frontal view of the VIA Jasper Station, a real bonus. The service is first class, thanks to Earyne. We had the Caprese, with wonderful balsamic vinegar. The risotto Milanese was infused with saffron with the seafood stock having a hint of lobster. The sirloin was done perfectly medium rare. Can't skip the gnocchi that came with the steak, which should have been a separate primi on it's own. Can't write enough, the photos should help the words.

Food was prepared quickly and was plenty rich. The bread was soft and just the right amount of garlic for my taste. Had the chicken Alfredo and butternut penne and they were outstanding. The penne were a little heavy on the oil, but the flavor was there. We will have to try other items and report as time goes on.

Me and my sons we ate outside. Very good service, very good the schnitzel we had. Zero stars for the "calamari". I hadn't have nice, big calamari. In my plate. I had a cheap mix of small seafood, sour mayonnaise and staffed olives with sour don't know what. I felt very bad after this dish. Avoid to order Calamari.