Branding Iron Grill

Despite low expectations, we were profoundly disappointed by our $ 75 New Year’s Eve prix fixe experience. Although martini onions were requested directly to the barkeep, an olive arrived swimming helplessly in search of a toothpick. This was remedied. My Malbec truly gave Malbec a bad name, but I finished it, because I’m no wine snob (it’s NYE but there’s no bubbly by the glass). Our server offered me more wine; he suggested a sample of the rose; it failed. After tasting the Sauvignon Blanc, I opted for water (and I’m no wine snob!) Our amuse buche was a glob of cheese (said to be brie but seemed like Philadelphia cream cheese) with grapes and nuts on a crisp slice of French bread. His pomegranate salad got rave reviews; my cauliflower bisque probably would have tasted good back when it was hot; but scarcely room temperature when served. Now the long wait for our entrees; another table seated at least 20 minutes later has been served, yet here we sit, with no attention or updates from our server. At least we have a few slices of decent bread — surely the entrees will save the day — but my lukewarm sea bass tasted fishy and rested upon a bed of mediocre spinach; lying in state beside a pile of dreary scalloped potatoes. Really, how did you manage to extract all the joy from scalloped potatoes? His duck leg was «mediocre», accompanied by sweet potatoes that «weren’t very good» and we lamented our dining choice. His chocolate truffle cake scored «average», my gingerbread Yule log consisted of stale cake rolled with a mysterious ginger-​like glurp. Although we’ve had decent lunches here, we can’t recommend any aspect of our most recent investment.

We ate here last night. Service was amazing. We sat outside and enjoyed the quiet. Food portions were huge. Had the fried green tomatoes and Mac n cheese. Both were delicious.

I’ve been coming here for a few years now and it’s never let me down. Not a «super» exciting place but you can always count on a nice meal and service. Although it’s changed management several times over the years, it has been seamless. During the summer, they have outdoor seating. If you are there for Thanksgiving, their special is always very nice.

The soups are terrible extremely salty. i also ordered the meatloaf witch was supposed to be served with gravy from scratch. the gravy was from a package. my experience was food was terrible but wait serice was very good.

The Branding Iron has outstanding service! The food is delicious and served beautifully. The breakfast buffet is very reasonable for all they have to offer. The Chicken entrée for dinner is my favorite and they serve the best Mac-​n-​cheese I’ve ever had. The ambiance of the whole restaurant shows off Targhee well with a big antler chandelier and old photos of Wyoming cowboys. Fun and friendly place to enjoy a meal!

This was a solid meh experience. The portions were small and I found the staff to be a little snooty. After climbing down the mountain, the food sounded incredible from the descriptions. The beet salad had lots of slimy, past prime pieces, and there weren’t enough beets for it being a beet salad. The veggie sandwich on pita was quite tasty, but reminiscent of something I would make for myself in a jiffy at home. Be warned, truffle fries are hardly truffled. It’s truffle salt, not oil so the flavor is barely there, but the fries were awesome, truffled or not. Finally, the beet and goat cheese soufflé was a disappointment. The flavors just didn’t quite blend together like I imagined they would, it was served with quinoa and an undressed salad. Lemonade was nottt fresh and the tables were like casual park style tables. I guess that might be for the winter, but I didn’t feel like I was eating at a classy restaurant because of it. Would probably only go back for some fries and an adult beverage. Although the dessert descriptions did sound amazing, but I learned that that doesn’t always mean the food will be.

Food was good… People are too friendly and excellent ambience.

Ate a delicious lunch up here before taking the chair lift to the top of the mountain with my family, we had a great server, the food was wonderful, and sitting outside watching the mountain made it perfect. Their lunch menu is fairly simple with some salads, sandwiches, burgers and a few apps, I recommend the PBBB (peanut butter bacon burger) which was very interesting, and for someone who loves thai, peanut butter, and bacon was a great choice. After we ate, we went and walked lunch off by hiking around on the top of Fred’s mountain and enjoying some Teton views. Overall a great experience!