Dos Pampas Skyline Restaurant’s opening on Oct. 9, 2026 generated great buzz in Winnipeg. Many major media outlets covered it.
Now that the revolving restaurant is back, I’d been looking forward to trying it. Making a reservation on OpenTable was a piece of cake.
Dos Pampas is an Argentinian and Canadian fusion restaurant. Their website tells owner Alfonso Maury’s wonderful story in detail. I highly recommend that you read it before you visit.
Parking
The restaurant is located on the 30th floor at Fort Garry Place. You can park on the street or at the Fort Garry Place parkade.
If you park in the parkade, get a ticket at the ticket machine when you enter.
There are signs at the exit door showing you how to get to the restaurant. Take the elevator to the main floor. When the door opens, you should see 2 Kelly’s Cafe.
Turn right and follow the signs on the wall. Take the elevator at the Fort Garry Place lobby, press 30, and it will take you straight to the restaurant.
When you leave the restaurant, take the parking ticket to the hostess, who will validate the ticket for you.
The View
We arrived a few minutes early. The hostess sat us in the sitting area beside the window while our table was being prepared, and brought us water.”
Dos Pampas was formerly the Royal Crown and Prairie 360, known as the revolving restaurant. It takes 70 minutes to make a full 360-degree rotation.
As the days get shorter, you can enjoy the beautiful night view of Winnipeg – RBC Convention Centre, The Forks, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Provencher Bridge, the Legislative Building and much more.
The pictures below aren’t exactly award-winning photography 😂, but you get the idea.
Funny Moments
Just keep in mind, the central core — which is where the elevators, kitchen, and restrooms are located — remains stationary while the outer ring of the floor slowly rotates.
When you exit the bathroom, your seat will be in a different location. No need to panic. The floor is circular. Either direction will eventually take you back to your seat.
One gentleman walked out of the bathroom and stood there looking left, then right — disoriented, trying to figure out which way to go 😂.
Speaking of bathrooms, my friend reported the men’s bathroom is small — one stall and one urinal, and it’s pie-shaped. Three guys in there together would definitely feel squished 😂.
I didn’t use the ladies’, so I can’t tell you about that one.
The Food
Starter
Our lovely waitress recommended the hand-made empanadas, served with their signature Dos Pampas chimichurri.
There are four flavours:
• Beef
• Roasted chicken
• Creamy Corn, Bechamel and Cheese
• Bison
The first 3 were CAD$7 each or 3 for $19. Bison is CAD$8 each or 3 for $22. We asked if we could have one of each of the first 3, and the answer was yes.
Our favourite is the Creamy Corn, Bechamel and Cheese. The chimichurri is fresh and earthy, quite pleasant. And… no cilantro 👍. Works for me.
The beef and roasted chicken weren’t for me.
For the roasted chicken, I’m not a fan of onions — nothing against the empanada itself.
For the beef, I think it was the spices; the smell just didn’t appeal to me.
One of us thought they were good, so it really comes down to personal taste.
The Entrées
Boneless Ribeye Steak (CAD$76)
Both of my friends went with the Boneless Ribeye Steak (12 to 14 oz, GF). It’s a richly marbled, juicy cut grilled to order. Medium rare done right. Though they both said the knife wasn’t sharp enough to cut through the meat.
My friend asked if she could change the roasted potatoes to mashed potatoes after she submitted the order. Unfortunately, it was too late.
Just a side note: the menu says $66, but the bill was $76, which is consistent with their website. So they haven’t updated the menu in the restaurant yet. Unless I was given an old menu??
Cornish Game Hen (CAD$42)
I chose the Cornish Game Hen (GF) — spatchcocked, herb-marinated, served with mashed potatoes and Dijon chicken jus.
Again, the menu showed $36, but the bill and their website show $42. I would not have known if I hadn’t been writing this blog post and making the videos. Many times, I see restaurants update the menu in the restaurant but forget to update it on their website. Here, it was the other way around.
Back to the dish. First of all, the portion is huge! I think that’s the whole hen 😂. Not a complaint. Secondly, the chicken had a nice texture, not like the overcooked dry chicken breast I’ve had in other restaurants. The herb marinade is where the flavour comes from.
I finished the whole thing 😂.
And yes, the mashed potatoes are a better choice than the roasted potatoes. The Dijon chicken jus is perfect with the veggies and the mash.
Dessert
I barely had room for dessert. But I wanted to try the Flan Brûlée (GF) at CAD$13.00.
Flan brûlée and crème brûlée are similar but different. Flan is denser and usually sits in a pool of liquid caramel.
Honestly, a few drizzles of the dulce de leche sauce would have been enough for me. But if you have a sweet tooth, you would probably love it.
The unique part of this dessert is the finely grated Manchego cheese, for a sweet-savoury finish. The texture of the cheese is also dense. So, the dessert felt a bit too heavy and rich for me.
Final Thoughts
The restaurant is only a month old. It’s not unusual to still have a few kinks to work out, and the staff were working very hard.
The menu has many gluten-free options.
It’s a fantastic place for special occasions like birthdays, Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve.
But one thing is for sure: no other restaurant in Winnipeg offers that spectacular 360° view of the city.
📍 83 Garry St (30th Floor, Fort Garry Place), Winnipeg, MB R3C 4H1 (Google Map)
🏘️ Downtown
🚗 Street parking, or the Fort Garry Place parkade — the hostess validates your parkade ticket
🌐 https://www.dospampasskyline.ca/
Watch the Short from our visit:
If you’re always on the lookout for new restaurants in the city, check out my other restaurant posts while you’re here: https://theposhfoodie.com/category/new-restaurants-in-winnipeg/