Montana’s

The consistency of a chain and the usual good food of Montana’s. Most famous for ribs, with AYCE on Wednesdays, the chicken is also good but a better steak can be had at a steakhouse. This location is a good as any other.

Bit of a wait for the food, but it was worth it. Food and drinks were delicious! My boyfriend got steak and I had pasta and the portions were a decent size! I’d recommend it! Drinks menu isn’t the best but food is delicious

This place is really going down hill fast. My last few visits here have been sub-​par and my final visit was absolutely terrible. I think I’m done with Montana’s, certainly this one.
My Habanero Lime «Margarita» was watered down with an unsalted rim and, unfortunately, alcohol free. This has happened before but this time she refused to replace the drink. The food was terrible, my chicken fajitas were boiled chicken with BBQ sauce squirted haphazardly on top, the meat wasn’t even browned and certainly not grilled. My stepson’s steak was small and not cooked as asked for.
Our waitress was inattentive and rude. At the end of the meal, I asked for the bill so we could get going. She returned a few minutes later, threw a desert menu on the table and practically ran away. She never returned and we finally had to go to the front to get the hostess and wait while she went to find our waitress.

So I went to Montana’s last night with my friend. We were actually planning on going to Kelsey’s next door –their new patio looks so inviting– but it started to rain so we went for Montana’s all-​season patio.
We shared the bbq sample platter, and even thou it had great variety –a total of 5 items — only the fried pickles and the 4 cheese dip really hit the mark. The potato skins and the rib tips were extremely dry and stale, a huge disappointment considering that Montana’s is a rib joint.
We then ordered chicken fajitas and beef fajitas. I asked for my meat to be medium, but it came well done. And my friends chicken wasn’t any better, it was dry dry dry. There was no seasoning whatsoever on the meat or veggies, so we had to request Tabasco to try and resuscitate this disaster of a meal.
Service is friendly but inefficient, there wasn’t enough attention to detail. After our meal, we ordered tea to wash it all down. It was served on cute mugs but without a saucer or napkins, so we were left wondering where could we possibly stash the tea bags; specially since my friend requested sugar and the waitress– who must have gone to the sugar cane fields to get some– never returned. Well she did return, but 20+ minutes later without an apology or comment, she just picked a sugar bowl from the table behind us and said «here’s your sugar».
I’m very disappointed with Montana’s, was expecting more from them. Specially since we went on a Monday night and it wasn’t busy enough to excuse the lack of quality in the service and food.

My friend and I were looking for a place with a great patio so we decided to give Montana’s a try. After seeing the menu we were surprised by so many options that they had, including a great variety of appetizers (stuffed potato wedges, wings, fried pickles, dips, nachos, shrimp and etc), as well as mains, which are mostly meat dishes. The ribs seems to be there speciality as they offer them in a few combos and also with different toppings. After going through their large menu we decided to share an appetizer platter and order 2 orders of fajitas (chicken and my fried ordered beef). The platter we had was quite interesting and had goat cheese dip, fried pickles, mini ribs, stuffed potato wedges and fries. Out of all the items on this platte some were a hit and some a total miss. The dip and the fried pickles were quite tasty, while the other items were so so. The ribs well seasoned but they were cold and dry. The stuffed potatoes looked appealing but did not tease fresh at all. As for the fajitas, the meat on both dishes was quite dry and way over cooked. Also the toppings, were quite bland so we added quite a bit hot sauce for extra flavour. In terms of portions, they are quite big so there was more than enough food on the table. This is a great place for casual drinks and appetizers, especially in the summer when you can take advantage of their patio. I would come back for drinks only and would rather have dinner elsewhere. My overall experience was more on the underwhelming side.

Ate here on Saturday, 06 June 2015. My partner and I both had the beef rib, which was surprisingly tasty and tender. The sides were ok… I had the mashed potatoes and gravy, the corn, and cornbread and my partner had a baked potato and baked beans with cornbread. The mashed potatoes were a little gummy tasting, but the gravy and corn were delicious. The baked potato was a typical baked potato, while the baked beans were disgusting. The cornbread was good, but tiny (not sure why they would not bake large pans of it and cut it into decent sized squares. The waitress was EXTREMELY friendly… even with as busy as the place was. All and all a good experience.

Used to love this place until I found a hair in my chicken taco.

Had the ½ rack of ribs + sausage combo and boyfriend had the ½ rack with chicken wings. I felt that ½ rack was too much, should’ve just got less or got ½ rack without the sausage. Sausage had a bit of a kick and was good. Not bad. This will be our go-​to when we watch a movie there.

Apparently;y things have changed at this Montanas! Starting in January 2015 they started smoking the ribs on site instead of serving product from a central commissary. I don’t know how it happens, but these were the meatiest ribs I have ver consumed, lots of meat to bone ratio, and pretty damn tasty too. The cornbread has shrunk 50% in size, which is fine because its below mediocre. Thje coleslaw is great, because its been around a few days, letting the dressing break down the cabbage. The loaded baled potato is fantastic and HUGE. Don’t bother with the all you can eat price. One rack of ribs will more than fill you up.

I came in to see my friend Bill. He was off. So a delicious chipotle beezer Caesar filled the void.

My friend and I were invited to attend their patio party kicking off their $ 5 Thursday drinks. It offered free desserts, swag, beer (apparently), and had a cool live singer. The drinks were ok, so were most of the free samples. There was only one thing my friend and I had that stood out for both of us and that was their key-​lime pie in a jar which was the teeniest piece of heaven. The crumbly graham cracker crust on the bottom had both of us scraping the jar to get every last bite.
Their cocktails are fun and creative, and kudos for giving credit to the staff who created them right in their menu. It by all means wasn’t my all-​time favourite drink but when you are wanting to wind down after a long summer day, they do quench your thirst.

Went for lunch on a recommendation (from my mom, shut up).
didn’t really think of it as a lunch place but the burger I had. think it was something like chipotle firehouse or something, was amazing. Staff was very friendly, but really slow.

This is the alternate dining and drinking location to the Kelsey’s next door. No pretentious sayings in neon bulbs, and none of that loud music either. You can actually hear yourself talk and think.
Service is always great IMHO. If you want the best of the best — Sal and Maeghan in the bar area never disappoint, and Melanie in the dining room is fantastic.
Food-​wise … The ribs are the signature dish and every day of the week they have an all you can eat special. They also have half price wings on Mondays — and the wings are fantastic. I also HIGHLY recommend the Antojitos and the Kapow Shrimp.
Full line of beverages and decent speed of service — it’s a great «before the movies» dinner or «after the movies» drink given the proximity to the Queensway Ciniplex Theatres.
So go in — enjoy some corn bread and ribs — and tell them «Montréal Iain» sent you!

I find nachos a risky dish to order when eating out, but going on a recommendation from a foodie friend of mine I decided to give Montana’s nachos a go and they were perfection… perfection being multiple layers of cheese (not just a top layer). We got the guac for a dollar extra, and it was worth it.
Perfect for sharing. Also, you can’t go wrong with their veggie burgers, there’s something in the seasoning where the planets align and the goat cheese crumbles just so. Yummers.

Had beef ribs fries &corn. Partner had Ribs &Wings. Both cases fries are limp & stale. Salad was tasteless. Long Island Iced Tea was watery. Had to send it back. We’ve been here multiple times and watched a slow decline in quality.

I came here once and will never come back.
The food was not just terrible, it made me sick. I ordered the oven baked antojitos, and all I could taste was cheap, squishy cheese. I spent the next morning throwing up because of the two antojitos I did eat.
We also ordered the spinich dip, which was okay, but the waitress mixed up our order and gave us cheesy bread first. She wouldn’t admit her mistake and made it out to be our fault. Overall the service was cold and unfriendly.
Food was terrible, service was terrible. Not much else to say.

Apparently Montana’s is famous for their ribs and oddly enough, I don’t come here for the ribs. I’ve been disappointed each time I have ordered the ribs. «Are you sure you’re famous for your ribs Montana’s?!» Because I sincerely don’t get it…
What I come here for is, the mac n cheese fritters! There has only been one other place where I have not been disappointed with deep fried mac n cheese and that place no longer exists. So Montana’s you are it! You do deep fried mac n cheese right and therefore I am a regular!
Oh and don’t order the apple cobbler crumble thing for dessert. It comes drowning in a cinnamon, overly sweet sauce… hardly any apples or crumble to be found! Hash-​tag true story.
My 3 stars strictly goes to the mac n cheese fritters and the friendly hostesses that are always so thankful at the end of each visit! :)

I have to review this place, even I was there months ago. I can’t delete from my memory the horrible piece of food that I had there. It was the lowest level you can imagine!
Actually, I wanted to call the chief to eat it for me, after I had a bite.
First, I waited too much for a piece of beef to be cooked, the restaurant was empty, no customers.
Second, I did the mistake to order well done beef steak, and it seems that they can’t cook anything else than medium rare. I got a piece of charcoal. Uneatable. I mean, even you were totally drunk, you couldn’t eat that piece of carbonized beef. The cook had No respect for the meat, it was a disgrace for cuisine art.
The cook should be fire before he kill somebody with his «cooking style» and «experience».

What a disappointment! I came here before going to a movie recently. This place has an ideal location in an area with little other option besides chain restaurants. I intentionally came here, expecting good food for a decent price. (The great thing about chains is that they have lots of capital to invest in great décor, as well as food that is consistent across restaurants.)
Here is what you can expect…
1. Terrible service at the bar. No one got a water refill unless they asked. If I asked for a water refill, I would get one, but the other people in my party who did not specifically ask for a refill (while their glasses were empty), did not. NO one was asked how they wanted the steak on their salad or burger cooked. This should be a fairly basic question.
2. HIt or miss beer. One beer was luke warm, while another was good and cold. The selection of alcohol/​cocktails is very limited.
3. Relatively expensive food. $ 20 for chicken fajitas? $ 28 for ribs? With the lackluster service, the food is no bargain.
4. Just OK food. The ribs are the best of the options. Everything has plenty of butter, salt, and grease, but nothing stands out.
5. Parking on a busy night at the theater is almost impossible after 7 p.m.
IF (big if) Montana’s could find a way to focus on customer service, it could be a much better place. Unfortunately, the place has a crowd of customers who do not want/​expect any better waiting for a seat.

Food is great, especially the baked potato with the works.
Service can be lackluster, it was ok at the beginning but at the end it just dropped. Asked if I could get small sauces for my leftovers, apparently it was a big deal when i asked if I could get new gravy, sour cream (mine had been used and had food in it).
Based on service I wouldn’t want to come back no mater how good food is.