Cactus Club Cafe

Cactus Restaurants Ltd.
IndustryRestaurant
GenrePremium Casual
Founded1988; 38 years ago (1988)
North Vancouver,
British Columbia
FoundersRichard Jaffray
Scott Morison
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Number of locations
More than 30
Areas served
Canada
Key peopleAndrew Latchford (President)
Richard Jaffray (Founder)
Gregory McCallum (Executive Chef of Culinary Development)
OwnersThe Fuller Family
Websitewww.cactusclubcafe.com
Cactus Club Cafe in Downtown Vancouver.
The interior of a Cactus Club Cafe location in Edmonton.

Cactus Club Cafe is a Canadian restaurant chain founded in 1988 and headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The chain has over 30 locations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and the United States.

History

Cactus Club Cafe was founded in 1988 by two former Earls waiters, Richard Jaffray and Scott Morison. The partners started with a restaurant named "Café Cucamongas", which they sold in 1988 to fund the establishment of the Cactus Club. In 1996, the company expanded into Alberta. By 1998 the company expanded to 10 locations in British Columbia and Alberta. In 2005, Richard Jaffray bought out Scott Morison's interest in the business.

By 2008, Cactus Club Cafe had 19 locations in British Columbia and Alberta. That year, the company took on Rob Feenie (the first Canadian to win Iron Chef America) as its executive chef. Feenie left in 2022, after roughly 15 years.

By 2013 the company had about 2,500 employees and 27 locations.

In February 2022, the Fuller family acquired full control of Cactus Club Cafe from Richard Jaffray.

Cactus Club Cafe opened its first location in the United States in Boston, Massachusetts in 2025 with a second in downtown Miami, Florida.

Notable employees

In 2013, Matthew Stowe, a product development chef with Cactus Club Cafe, was named the winner of Top Chef Canada's third season. Former Iron Chef winner Rob Feenie served as executive chef from 2008 to 2022.

See also

References

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  10. ↑ "Big new restaurant with old familiar name to open on Boylston Street in the Back Bay next month". Universal Hub. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
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  12. ↑ "Downtown Miami's Citigroup Center Inks Deal With Cactus Club Cafe for 10,000-SF Restaurant and Lounge on Ground Floor". CP Group. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
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  14. ↑ "Surrey, B.C., chef named Top Chef Canada". CBC News, June 11, 2013.