What Ralph’s is
Ralph’s Texas Bar & Steak House offers 3 separate experiences under one roof:
- Sportsbar with excellent food and drink specials available throughout the week. Open Monday – Saturday until at least midnight every night. Ample pool tables, 26 TV’s showing all major sporting events, games, and great tunes all the time.
- Steakhouse with a separate kitchen serving only Sterling Silver, local, hand cut steaks. This high-end restaurant is the only place to get the best beef available in Alberta, Canada. Salsa bar included with your entrée has 10 different salsa, served up with house-made nacho chips. Open Wednesday – Saturday 5-10.
- Nightclub hosting live bands on Ralph’s stage and DJ music to keep you partying all night long. With a huge dance floor and a good mix of country and dance music, Ralph’s was voted #1 Nightclub in Medicine Hat again and is world know as the place to be in Southern Alberta. 4+ bars available to ensure quick service to keep your good time going.
Banquet rooms and VIP balcony areas are available at no charge and can host 10-100 person events, complete with catering, fine cuisine, amazing service and tonnes of entertainment. Host your event with us and we will take care of everything for you!
History
The nightclub portion of the building was built in 1955. The dance floor is the original floor, built over sleepers which is almost like 2X4’s on edge directly on the dirt covered with ¾” shiplap on diagonal with ¾” maple hardwood. It is an actual floating dance floor.
There was also a mezzanine that overlooked the dance hall which is still here as well; it is now our VIP balcony with separate serving bar.
In the early to mid 70’s the building became a huge 27,000 sq ft furniture store well known as The Furniture Barn, lately known as Corey’s Furniture, now known as the biggest dine and dance facility in Southern Alberta with the best steaks and mouth-watering prime rib, Ralph’s Texas Bar & Steak House.
Owners
Open since October 2003, Ralph’s Texas Bar & Steak House continues to be a family run, local business. Ralph and Peggy Steiert, and their family, are the founders what is now the Hat’s premier dancing, live entertainment, bar and restaurant. Currently owned & operated by two other local families, Hayward’s & Ambrosi’s. Many staff members have joined and stayed with Ralph’s for several years now.