Montana’s BBQ & Bar

Avoid this location. Absolutely terrible. Ordered the smoked platter, took over an hour to come to table and when it did it was cold and meat was dry. Could not bring myself to eat, sent back. Will never return.

My salmon was overlooked, the veggies and rice that accompanied the salmon were cold, the martini I had came in a dirty glass, the coffee I ordered was Coke and the apple cobbler came without ice cream.

I do enjoy the food here, but when I ordered the chicken stuffed with pulled pork, the portion was very small and I actually left hungry. Service was great however. I would never order that meal again tho.

I came here about a week or so ago. I would not return. They were very empty at the time and that can usually go one of two ways. 1. You get served really quickly and the food is excellent because they have a lot of time to devote to your order OR 2. You get served really slowly because the staff are goofing around since they have so much spare time and they don’t realize they ran out of certain food items until long after you’ve ordered because they haven’t been paying attention to the inventory due to all the fooling around.
Unfortunately I had the latter experience. The staff were very much enjoying themselves. Kitchen staff kept coming out into the dining room to try out special drinks the server/​bartender (she was the only one in the dining room) was preparing for the staff. There was a lot of chitchat and joking around between the staff.
Food preparation? Not so much. Some of our order was unavailable and we were informed long after we placed our order (the substitutions that were made were not good). Some of our food was lukewarm (I guess heating food up took away from the staff’s fooling around time).
If you go to this Montana’s and they’re empty, don’t think you’re going to get a prompt and good dining experience. You will leave disappointed.

The spinach dip was good. Unfortunately not many gluten free options than the usual salad and chicken or fish, and steak. I got the spinach dip and was quite satisfied however. The break was crispy and soft on the inside and the dip was yummy. The patio is not too bad as well. Much of our order did come incorrectly however. Kid’s veggies were kinda gross, and many things were unfortunately overcooked. But on the bright side, our server did everything she could to fix the errors. Overall the experience just wasn’t the best. We had an already long and frustrating day and were hoping to go out to just relax.
To sum up: appetizers are good, steak and kids food was overcooked a bit (ordered medium and received well done steak), service could have been a touch faster only because we let the staff know we’re in a rush.

We enjoyed the lovely patio, and the kids meal options were impressive. However we were not to pleased with the food quality and everything seemed to be slightly overlooked, from The kids pizzas to the steak, baked potatoes and the coleslaw was off. The waitress was willing to help out, but as usual we were in a hurry to head out and could not stay to have our meals replaced. Might give it another try…

The Manu has changed, there’s no grilled chicken anymore, the ribs are dry and not falling off the bone and very little sauce.
They used to have such good ribs but has gone downhill.
The menu does not look appetizing, there isn’t a lot to choose from

So Montana’s Vaughnmills. Some of the most horrible service I’ve ever seen in my life, regardless of understaffed environment. Seated at 5:30 :
Took half an hr to get a waiter to come get our order and it wasn’t the waiter. It was the manager I presume since he was wearing a different plad-​coloured shirt then the rest of the workers. I’ve seen better service at a Chinese restaurant where they don’t speak English.
Brings the appetizer about 10 minutes later, it’s saucy. Forgets our utensils. My god I’ve never seen such… Stupidity.
Takes another 5 minutes to get a waiter around to grab their attention– debated whether I should get up and start doing service myself.
Ordered at the same time as the appetizer. It’s been an hour.
— post status: been reading reviews on Unilocal etc and I’ve seen many who have suffered under the time management skills of Montana.
I want my god damn food already. It’s probably going to be disgusting but I just want my fucking food. Should’ve went to teppanyaki’s across the street or over pay for pizza at autostrada.
TOTALLY forgot why I hated the first Montana’s visit at richmondhill centre and now I remember. It’s not just the food that is half-​assed like the chefs are gripping spatulas with their asscheeks in an attempt to probably video record a scene for jackass but everything about this restaurant is horrible and needs a re-​work in management and organization. Undercover boss needs to get on this shit.
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7:10 food came.
Forgot the sides.
Waiter says «oh ya we’re making a new batch of mash potatoes for you»
Batch comes.
I take a bite, my mouth cringes and I spit it out instantly.
Potatoes were extremely cold. Dry. Like they left it out on the patio to have a smoke by itself.
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Steak comes, I asked for medium rare. It’s well done. Are the chefs at Montana’s retarded?
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Only thing good here was the extra 4.99 skillet of mushrooms I ordered because hey, who the fuck can fuck up a skillet of mushrooms.
Never… Ever going near this piece of shit restaurant ever again.
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Mac and cheese came.
Concluded that chefs are idiots here ‚
Asked for extra cheese, don’t believe they know how to make Mac and cheese so they dropped a block of mixed, probably cream cheese in there and thought my girlfriend wouldn’t notice or though the fucking shit cheese would melt away.
My god I’ve never been so pissed at food in my life. And I fucking love food.

Good food, okay service, service can be quicker when ordering drinks too start, food was nice and cooked to perfection, beef ribs just came came off the bone

Quite frankly, absolutely one of the worst dining experiences of my life.
We visited tonight (Saturday) and the line up at the door was massive. Thankfully one of our group had made reservations so we walked right in and were seated right away. This was at 7:30pm.
Victoria, one of the servers, approached our table and let us know right off the bat that the kitchen was backed up and that food would be «slower than normal» coming out. She took a drink order, returned about 5 minutes later then left. Another server, by the name of Jenny came over and took our order.
Well…we waited… and waited. and waited. Went through all our drinks… they were replaced… and waited.
Finally, our appetizers came out at around 8:45.over an hour after our order was placed. They were lukewarm, disappointing and tasted a bit stale.
Our entrees didn’t come out until well after 9:00pm…my fajitas were sizzling, so they were ok. One of our party ordered a Caesar salad with the steak bites as their meal. When the salad came out, she inquired about the steak bites. The person who brought them out said she’d go check on them. Jenny, our server came to our table and advised us that between the time we ordered and the time the food came out… that they had run out of the steak bites. She apologized and offered another dish as a replacement. The person who ordered them questioned the timing of the new order, as it had taken almost an hour and a half to get our first order. Jenny promised that she’d rush the order.
About 5 minutes later, Jenny brought out the steak bites. she stated that the manager had located some and made the dish themselves. They were downright awful… they were dried out, overcooked pieces of meat. They were disgusting! Any reputable steak house that would try to pawn this dish off as a viable meal should be avoided. As our dining companion had ordered another dish in place of the steak bites, they came out a few moments later (they were the bison sliders). They were as awful as the steak bites… overcooked and dried out. Disgusting as well.
The only saving grace of this whole meal was two things: 1) Jenny our server was warm, funny and great, but even she couldn’t salvage this train wreck of a dining experience; and 2) the fresh mini donuts were fantastic.
Huge disappointment at this place… don’t think our group of 4 will ever go back.
While I understand that sometimes kitchens get backed up, the manager should personally drop by and apologize to their customers, not expect their staff to take the heat from irate customers. We witnessed several tables taking out their frustrations on the servers… but they can’t bring out food that isn’t prepared. One server was almost in tears from the berating she was taking from some of her tables. The manager should be ashamed of themselves for allowing that to happen to their staff.

Would never eat here to begin with just wanted a drink on the patio. Patio was empty and took a seat. Was told it was a 35 minute wait for a drink and we had to leave seat. Never again.

Service is excellent!!!
However, food quality is not as good comparing to other locations. Just average.

Been here a few times. Food is always great, place is clean and service is decent (more so on the slower side).
antojitos are amazing! Big mamas lemonade tastes like a lemonade, so whether or not there’s even alcohol is debatable. Ribs are good, burgers here are amazing and pastas are average. Steak is also good here too, but the usual chain restaurant type of good.

Practically our entire experience at Montanas Cookhouse today was a fail. From dirty side plates, to warm drinks. I definitely would not recommend this restaurant. We even asked for ice on the side & didn’t ever get it. Our server recommended we order a pitcher (3 glasses) of lemonade for $ 18.99 — afterwards we realized we could have bought each glass seperate for $ 5.49ea. What a sham.

The only thing I love here is the beef ribs (apple butter flavored)!
For a little over $ 20, you get a huge beef rib and a variety of sides to choose from (ie. corn, fries, veggies) w/​a piece of warm corn bread.
Some locations have pretty dry ribs, like the cow has been dead for over a century, but this location isn’t so bad.
Montana’s get packed fast on weekends, especially when there’s a game on — you’ll have no luck getting a seat by the bar.
Waitresses are friendly, and do their usual sign-​name-​on-​table greeting. They check up on you from time to time, and make sure your drinks are refilled. If you’re celebrating your birthday here, be prepared to wear a huge moose hat (worn by many others) and be sung to by the whole staff!
I suggest not to order anything but the beef ribs. Just don’t order steak — something Montana’s clearly don’t specialize in.
Remember your lollipop on the way out!

I cannot comment on the food as I just have a beer here at Montana.
Limited draft beers selections with the usual Coors Light, Canadian, Rickard’s and Creemore.
I hang out at the bar for awhile waiting for my ride to pick me up and the service was ok.
Too bad there is no complimentary Wifi access. Just sport stations showing random programs…
Yawn…

We have been to this Montana’s location a number of times when we don’t feel like cooking and want to get quick comfort food. There is never a line here and there’s plenty of seating, so we’re always seated immediately. And plenty of parking in the Vaughan Mills parking lot!
If you fill out the online survey using a previous receipt, they will give you a free appetizer. This is a great deal, since we usually get either the hand-​dusted calamari (essentially fried calamari) or the four-​cheese spinach dip (refills on the pita chips are free). For entrees, I really like the chipotle firecracker burger, a nice spicy burger with crispy onions. Yum! The New York steak sandwich is also a good choice and is quite filling. Their ribs are also quite delicious.

I had the chicken wrap and it was pretty good but very salty. My friends had the steak and it was medium rare– but did not look medium rare. Their nachos were amazing — it is more suited for pub style food. It was my friend’s birthday so they did an awesome job singing happy birthday and making it rather interesting by having the birthday boy put on a horn hat. The food is so-​so but service is pretty good.

Just finished rib and chicken combo with my bf and it was not so good. They gave us a half filled mash potato dish and both meats were dry. Definitely not coming back to this location. Location on the queensway at islington is awesome. They know how to keep customers returning. Stay away from vaughans montanas it sucks!!!

Well for a steakhouse, even a chain this place ranks pretty low. I had lunch there the other day and had a burger that we very good. This evening I made the mistake of having a Sirloin. Bad choice. The service was okay but nothing to write home about. The 8 ounce sirloin was to be medium rare was under cooked. It was also full of gr isle and was not rested properly. There were too many fries and it was bland at best. The bartender kept disappearing and it was just a so so experience at best.
The very worst part was a waffle and ice cream dessert. Looked nothing like the description or picture. It turned out to be fried bread sticks looking like what you get from Burger King. But they all fell apart.
Avoid this place in my opinion. Ugh I feel like I need to chum…