I stopped here the other day for all you can eat ribs. It was not busy there was maybe 2 or 3 other tables in the whole place going it was not lunch hour. It was the worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant ordered an appetizer to start. The main dish was brought out and I had to ask where’s the starter like where’s the appetizer all I got was an apology and all go and get that for you so if my food goes under the heat lamp obviously they bring out the appetizer and it’s gross and soggy so i sent it back. good bring out the food which was okay but no there is not very much meat on the ribs at all but then I SAT with an empty plate for a good 10 to 15 minutes before a manager and asked me if I wanted to order another rack of ribs this whole time my drink was empty as well. All in all it was the worst experience I’ve had and if I was you I would definitely avoid this place at all costs
Hanson F.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Calgary, Canada
Gross and a long wait, we ordered some ribs and stuffed potatoes, and it took about an hour. The food was gross, servers were unhelpful they walked right by not asking us how our meal was or if we needed refills and didn’t check on our dishes we order that took forever
Katelynn R.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Calgary, Canada
Ate here for lunch a couple days ago. I didn’t have huge expectations since Montana’s is a chain and they don’t vary hugely from one to the next. This felt like a particularly strange experience though, as our server was rather awkward and the people I was with were in a bit of a funk too. I should have stuck to my two faves: the Antojitos or the Firecracker Burger(I get the jalapenos removed to take it down a notch usually). Instead I chose the Chorizo Flatbread. It was alright. Edges were too crispy and the inside was too loaded to eat without a fork and knife. I found it quite salty as well. Next time I’ll stick to my regular picks and hope the server is a bit more easy to converse with. One of my friends has an allergy to poppy seeds, which are on the buns and she didn’t know this when she ordered her burger. They kindly brought her a new side in a couple minutes and remade the burger for her with a different bun(which did take a while). Was glad they took care of her but again the server and manager who came out lacked a bit of smoothness to how they handled the situation, although they did resolve it. It just felt a little awkward and the manager kind of made it sound like it was her fault(which it could have been — our menus were taken already so I didn’t get to check if it says«seeded bun» or not). Overall not bad, but was the least enjoyable experience I have had at Montana’s, which out of the chain restaurants out there, is generally one of my favourites.
Neil L.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Calgary, Canada
The food is pretty good and the prices are typical. I had the wings and rib combo which was excellent — their wings are seasoned then sauced and the spice is just right. Going at opening time though is very slow for service and for cooking. I’d come around noon on and it would be better
Lex S.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Vancouver, Canada
The appetizer shrimp had heavy batter. First round of ribs was great and hot. The second we got some ribs that are partly cold. Service was great. Food was average…
Penny B.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Calgary, Canada
This is traditional birthday dinner spot for our family-very young kid friendly. I recently stumbled across their kids eat free Tuesday deal and decided to hit it for my son’s birthday. We all had a great meal and they even had a balloon artist/magician for entertainment which the kids loved. The celebration was capped off by a birthday song from the servers and the chance to wear an antler helmet. We all left full and happy!
Mark C.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Cochrane, Canada
My wife and I were looking for a reasonable sit down supper on our way home a couple nights ago. Usually Montana’s serves a decent and reasonably priced supper but this location failed miserably. Service: 1 star(our waiter was MIA most of the night) Ambiance: 2 star(typical Montana’s casual setting) Cleanliness: 3 star(appeared to be clean) Food: 1 star(fish & chips were crap, manager should be embarrassed the kitchen serve’s this food, maybe the waiter was and that’s why we only saw him three times, once to order, once when he served the food & drinks, and finally once to deliver the check, he never did ask how the food was.) Price: 1 star(because food & service were so poor)
Lawrence F.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Calgary, Canada
Recently I had visited this Montana’s location twice over 3 days. The first time with my family and the second time with my friends. Now don’t get me wrong, I have been to a number of Montana location and my experience at the other locations has always been very good. I just would not recommend this location. I don’t believe that it is the serving staff, if the rating was only based on them it would be higher. There is something truly wrong with the kitchen and ultimately the management of this Montana’s location. How can the quality of food be so different from the other locations that my family I have experienced? If you live in the NW and want a good Montana’s experience go to the Crowfoot location, the difference is night and day. If the off chance the Montana corporation reads this post, you guys have major problems at this location and it needs fixing.
Simon K.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Calgary, Canada
We came here with a few friends on a Friday night. The place was packed as expected which was why we made a reservation. We got seated promptly while we waited for the rest of our group. We ordered after our entire group arrived. While waiting for our food, i noticed that the server was quite apologetic to the people at a neighbouring table as they were leaving. However I couldn’t quite catch the reason for his apologies. Perhaps the reason was the time it took for the food to be ready because for us it must have waited for at least 45 minutes before ours arrived. It was clear that the kitchen was understaffed. This also resulted in the long line up of people waiting for a table at the door… you won’t get good turnover of tables if people take 2 hours to eat their meals because of the long wait. As for the food when it finally came, the brisket burger that I ordered was mediocre at best. The meat was dry and they actually served it on a sandwich bun not a burger bun, plus there was no other toppings… just bun and meat. I believe there should have been onions in it but nope! Oh by the way, the reason that I ended up ordering the burger was that they did not have any beef ribs that night. I don’t know how that can be allowed to happen but it did. Someone really messed up on the ordering front at Montana’s. FYI, Montana’s is known for it steak and ribs so not having any beef ribs on one of your busiest nights is not acceptable. The burger that I ended up ordering is ½ the price of the beef rib plate that I would have ordered. If I am the owner, I would have been really mad that this was allowed to happen. The service was acceptable but it definitely does not make up for the long wait for mediocre food. Will I be back to this location? Probably not for a long while unfortunately.
Jenn N.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Calgary, Canada
Remembering I had a voucher for a free appetizer, we decided to head to Montana’s for dinner. Being that it was a Saturday night, I wasn’t surprised it was busy so I didn’t mind that we got seated on the lounge side. We ordered the 4 cheese spinach dip to start, I got honey garlic wings for my meal and my boyfriend ordered a brisket burger(sirloin burger topped with shredded brisket, cheese and onions). The dip was very cheesy and tasty, but it was heavy and quite filling — portion wise it’s probably meant for more than 2 people to enjoy. I love the wings at Montana’s, they’re really meaty and the breading is crispy and holds a lot of sauce. Since I was already full from the dip, I only managed to eat a few wings :(And my boyfriend liked his burger he only ate half of it since he pretty full too so we ended up boxing up the rest of our food. I wish we had room for dessert, I’ve actually tried most of their desserts before(mile high mud pie, apple cobbler and the tortilla cheesecake) and they’re all satisfying for a sweet tooth. We settled our bill(no problems using our voucher) and our waitress informed us to fill out the customer survey noted on our receipt for another voucher.(It literally takes 5 mins, totally worth it!) Food here is great and so is the service, considering the pretty big portions you get I think it’s pretty reasonably priced. And of course, with another voucher in my possession we will definitely check out Montana’s in the near future.
Janna L.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Bakersfield, CA
Having been to a Montana’s or 2 before, I was not expecting a 5 star experience but was hoping for better than a 2 star… just wanted some MEAT tonight! Had a craving for a steak sandwich. Service was fine, no complaints — just a forgotten about water and wetnaps, no biggie. MON — ½ off wing night TUES — Family night — kids eat free WED — all you can eat ribs We had no idea about these days and what Montana’s offered so being Tues and kidless we opted to eat in the lounge. You could still hear all the kiddos from the other side, it was a zoo! Ordered a steak sandwich that was so fatty, another one had to be prepped for me and I ended up taking that one home. They tasted like the M&M Meat steaks that I refuse to buy, no texture to the meat, just flat and sinewy. The table lacked salt and pepper too that the steak badly needed. Brisket burger — meat patty itself was decent but the soggy, oily onions that gave the burger its height were too much — and we love onions. The brisket was sweet but was almost non-existent, lost in the onions. Margarita was OK, def. a mix, very sweet. Beer was served perfectly cold. The food and drink did take a long time to come out so do not be in a rush if you come to eat here. Free dessert at the end was a Mud Pie — NOWAY two people could ever finish that — it was good(ice cream, peanut butter and chocolate oreo crumble). Management wanted to make up for the terrible steak and it was a nice gesture, we appreciated it. If you want nice, hot food, this is not the place to go. Will stick to the Keg for burgers and steak. I would never call Montana’s a steakhouse as it claims to be. Got my Unilocal Carnivore badge tonight at check-in! Geeky I know but cool at the same time!
Natche R.
Rating des Ortes: 1 Calgary, Canada
To keep this short and sweet, I’m going to sum it up by saying that I will wait a long time for good food, but not a long time for overcooked burnt and COLD food. Our wings came out cold and when I complained, they simply removed the 2 that had bites out of them and then threw the remaining ones into the deep fryer. They didn’t resauce them and just presented me with a greasy plate of double deepfried sauceless wings. My toddlers hamburger was cold and burnt. In my opinion it is unacceptable to expect a toddler to wait 45 mins for a hamburger. Period. There was no sort of communication during our wait, and although the manager apologized, it will not change the fact that we had to ask 4 times to get vinegar for our fries. The burger that we ordered to share was good, but the rest of our experience wasn’t. They didn’t even come back to offer us a dessert for our kids meal(supposedly included in the price) The lack of care from our server was deplorable. Sorry Montana’s. but we won’t be going back.
Helene P.
Rating des Ortes: 2 Calgary, Canada
If you like Boston Pizza or Chili’s you will LOVE Montana’s! Bleah! Steak sandwich was way overcooked. Couldn’t enjoy it with the over kill of sweet caramelized onions. And they ran out of the panini bread that it came with so they put it on a hamburger bun… classy Greek salad was ok, but definitely not Greek Greek but better than Broken Plate, which is sad. Hubby had a burger of sorts, looked like a spicy Wendy’s chicken crisp, so not worth the $ 14 because the fries were horrible. Wanted to order a steak but they ran out of corn, and another side so he just settled and it was only 7:00pm Kids meals were ok, because of the cardboard truck«plate» but nothing stellar. Ordered some corn bread muffins for the kids to pick on while they waited for their meals, they were alright, probably the best part of the meal. Also the Kapow shrimp was really good and spicy and preferred that to my main. Server was nice, the two stars are for her otherwise would have given them only one. Probably won’t go back, unless invited.
Jordan G.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Calgary, Canada
Ah Montana’s. Once upon a time(see: 2002) your rustic*(*tacky) ambiance and moderately priced selections(and God love you, the paper tablecloth and various crayons) provided a viable and even desirable option for a Saturday night meal. Flash forward ten years. Having abstained from Montana’s for reasons as unimportant as they are unknown, and having never visited the Beacon Hill location, I was unsure of exactly what to expect. While the Fargo truck embedded in the ceiling didn’t let me down, and the service was attentive but not smothering, our small sampling of the menu was decidedly mediocre. My buffalo chicken sandwich, always a great fallback option when entering a new domain and somewhat unsure of the menu, featured a sauce that tasted vaguely of burnt plastic. Luckily, my lady-friend’s chicken tacos(…) were more enjoyable, although be warned that if you are inexplicably anticipating a sauce that is more spicy than sweet, you are in for a bit of a surprise. Highlight of the night goes to the self-coined Ron Swanson special enjoyed by the brother-in-law, featuring a quarter chicken and rack of ribs done nearly to succulent perfection. Meat with a side of meat. I grew additional chest hair just writing about it. All in all, if you dig antlers and feel like revisiting Gaston’s tavern without actually watching Beauty and the Beast, Montana’s may have a certain vibe that you can jive to… or maybe not. At the very least, I would imagine the kids will enjoy it. Lastly, if this small sampling was any indication, you may experience a very noticeable disparity in quality between menu items, so choose wisely. Happy eating.
Diane F.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Calgary, Canada
I won a gift card for here on Twitter a couple weeks ago and took the kids last week for a late lunch after a busy day out shopping. Being after 1 pm it was rather quiet and we got seating in a relatively empty area. The kids loved the concept of drawing on the paper covered tables. I know it’s not a new thing, but they don’t get out much being 5 of them and all. They wanted to eat out of a truck and so they did. The kids meals all come in a cute cardboard truck reminiscent of my trips to White Spot as a child for the pirate packs. The food came quickly and was good. Typical family friendly restaurant fair. I like that I could choose a quesadilla that was a healthier version with a whole wheat tortilla and reduced fat sour cream. The staff could have been a little friendlier, but all in all our experience was pretty decent.
Larry S.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Calgary, Canada
Went for dinner with my wife, her meal came after quite a long wait(others seated after us were already eating) while mine arrived even later. Medium cooked steak arrived rare and it was accompanied by burnt, cold shrimp skewer. Staff was helpful & friendly. Maybe stick to beverages and appetizers here.
C T.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Calgary, Canada
I’m impressed with the food we ordered at this Montana Restaurant. I had the Beef Brisket Sandwich with Caesar Salad. The beef brisket in that BBQ sauce was so good! The sandwich was cut into 2 for easy eating. The Caesear Salad was fresh and tossed with that creamy casear dressing and fresh shavings of asiago cheese and real chopped up bacon. I normally don’t like bacon but this one time, the bacon tastes really good with the casear salad. The rest of the party ordered the goat cheese, vege penne in a tomato sauce — so delicious with the goat cheese melding in with the tomoato sauce. Another ordered the mealoaf special and liked the food. Everything came out piping hot. Service was fast. We like that.
Lindsay K.
Rating des Ortes: 5 Halifax, Canada
I’ve only been to Montana’s a handful of times, but I’ve always enjoyed myself each and every time. Some of my favourite things about this place are as follows: — the staff are generally very friendly and personable, making it a different experience each time — the food has never disappointed us, it’s always fast and hits the spot — the general atmosphere is lovely, with a nice family feel to it — you’re not paying out the bum bum for a decent meal — if you’re lucky enough to go on a birthday they make the birthday person wear a ridiculous moose hat to commemorate — they have paper on the tables so you can draw, doodle, and play games through the meal So, all those things in mind, doesn’t that make Montana’s seem like a nice place to dine for an evening?