New owners now. The food is all fried and bought from Sisco or some other food provider. Go for the salad if you want something healthy. Last year I hand several great meals here but now with the new owner it is bad. No imagination in this place except the atmosphere, but you can't eat that. You can do better then this!! Service poor as well read more

We stopped to eat here on our way to the hot springs in Saratoga. We found a restaurant.com certificate that was an awesome deal. Waiter was very nice and food was excellent. Came out fast and reasonably priced. Only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because my son got the Jack Daniels BBQ burger and it came with lettuce and mayonnaise which was not mentioned in the menu. Other than that a great experience. We loved the dogs roaming around. Super cute. read more

Bear Trap Cafe & Bar - American Near Me - Riverside, Wyoming

Genuine, rustic, down home cafe along the road less traveled. We had the special of the day (French dip and macaroni salad), mushroom Swiss burger with onion rings (the real ones!) and kids meal of 2 real tenders and tatie tots. Everything was hot, tasty and served quickly. The menu had a large selection of hot sandwiches and burgers. Sides include fries, tots and onion rings. Very friendly, efficient staff. We felt very welcomed. We will definitely stop here again if we find ourselves on this route. read more

Came here with my wife after watching the Encampment High School Basketball game. They offer a discount on burgers for people who went to the High School game! My wife ordered a burger and I ordered the Friday special: Prime Rib. The food was very good and filing. Service is good and I always feel welcome when I come in, this evening was no exception. Will continue to return to this place for food and drinks. read more

I'm camping out here and have eaten at Bear Trap Cafe the last 2 nights. Delicious food, big portions! I couldn't finish my sandwich either night! They slow roast their meat for 10 hours daily for the Reuben sandwich, which I highly recommend. The bartender is super friendly as well! The original owner took back over and opened up again March 2018. Great place! read more

Bear Trap Cafe & Bar - Look at the size of this reuben! - American Near Me - Riverside, Wyoming

tasty little gem in dusty Wyoming town. It's definitely worth the stop if in Riverside. .50 wings on Sundays. they have an outdoor area, pool tables games and T.V.s housed in a rustic log design building. The steak on my salad was tender and walnuts perfect topping. the staff attentive and friendly. read more

Went with a party of six the other night and had a nice meal considering the region. We were seated promptly at about 7:30 and we were about the only diners. Several other groups of diners showed up shortly thereafter and we ended up with a pretty full dining room. The dining room is typical western Wyoming style, with clean tables and clean wooden chairs. A bar is adjacent to the dining room and an open walkway connects the two. There are dogs allowed in the bar, but not in the dining room and it was a really nice reprieve with the dogs wandering around the bar. Service was quick and our waitress was friendly. Another waitress was serving and her husband was the chef of the evening. Drinks came quickly and orders were taken promptly. We sampled fish and chips (with rice and beans) which were a little greasy, but the fish was good. Several hamburgers which were cooked well and contained two patties. The rueben comes highly rated and the corned beef was extremely good. BLT was ok, with lots of bacon in it but the bread was a little dry. Prime rib sandwich should be skipped as it had plenty of hidden gristle and fat. Tater tots come highly recommended by all. Overall, I would definitely go back if in the area. Prices were great, food was good for the area and the service and restaurant/bar were a nice reprieve. read more

Excellent service, consistently good food, and a great atmosphere! A definite must-stop in you're in this part of Wyoming.

Simple, good food at a good price. It is a neat atmosphere in here. It's very relaxed and the staff is super friendly. The food was good and served pretty quickly! Definitely worth a stop if you are in the area! read more

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My parents live in Riverside and when I visit this is always a stop for my father and I on Saturday mornings. The Saratoga-Riverside-Encampment area is such a neat area. Small towns where everyone knows everyone. The Bear Trap is definitely a must for breakfast at least. I would say it has the best breakfast in the area. Excellent biscuits and gravy. They have omelets, skillets, breakfast sandwichs, various egg and meats breakfasts, pancakes, french toast. I've never eaten there for lunch or dinner, but my parents go there a lot. My dad is partial to the cooks there. Which I know why now. read more

I eat here all the time and the staff remembers my name and my order, if I go anywhere else, I usually wish I would've eaten at the bear trap!!! read more

This is my favorite restaurant in all of Wyoming. The Bear Trap Burger is among my favorite meals of my lifetime - and, I'd recommend pretty much anything off of their breakfast menu. Encampment's small enough that the food doesn't have to be as good at it is - since there's no competition. But, this place would be outstanding no matter where it was located! Love this place. read more

We stopped on the way back down from the range. SUPER SERVICE, great food and it's for sale , what an oppoptunity for someone to get in on this little gold mine. read more

Stopped here to watch a NBA playoff game. Fun spot, friendly staff and great burger.

We were traveling through the area and stopped in for dinner. The burgers and chicken fried steak were excellent. It's nice to find good food in the middle of nowhere. read more

Wow, In a town of 59 you wouldn't expect much. The beartrap offers way beyond what I expected. It is a friendly feeling when you walk in the door. Plenty of seating for large parties. I happened to be staying close by. I had breakfast there it was awesome. Then I was staying on a monday night where they offered a $1 an ounce prime rib. What a heck of a deal and what good prime rib it comes with sides too. You defiently leave the place full and no need for a night time snack. The breakfast menu offers lots to chose from. The staff is very nice and able to help you with just about any question you have about there town.This place also includes a full bar with alot to chose. If you are looking for a good place to go when your out in the middle of now where and want good food with good staff this is the place to go read more

We really enjoyed our stop here. I had consulted yelp and others liked it so we gave it a try. We were really glad that we did. I had the bear trap burger with homemade soup - they were both delicious. My husband had the rib-eye sandwich with homemade fries - equally tasty. A surprising find in a tiny Wyoming town. We will stop again!!! I really liked that their dogs were allowed on the bar side - but then again I was really missing my own dogs so having a friendly dog to pet was a good thing in my book! read more

Ive given this place three try's and all of them have been horrible the service isn't great and the food isn't worth writing home about.Also there are dogs allowed in the dining room is off putting plus there is one that will beg at your table. read more

When I'm in the "area" this is where I'll plan my lunch stop. Jack Daniels BBQ turned out to be a remarkable burger, very crispy bacon jutting out. Fries were also above average. Cozy mountain pub atmosphere & genuinely nice staff makes this spot worth pushing on from say Walden whenever my adventures lead this way. read more

Off the beaten path place to get a beer, play some pool, hear some great music on the jukebox, and dominate the best reubens around.

I looked this place up on Yelp before heading out on a motorcycle ride that took me through Riverside WY. It definitely deserves the high rating it has. The food was great and everyone was friendly. I will definitely stop by this place again. read more

I live in the area and I eat at the Bear Trap often. When I have visitors from out of town, I almost always bring them to the Bear Trap. Everything on the menu that I have tried is excellent with the exception of the french fries. The fries are always soggy and limp, so I recommend the tator tots instead. Otherwise, the food is delicious, especially the breakfast, and the plates always come loaded down. I always have to get a doggie bag. read more

FLUFFY PANCAKES IN THE RUGGED OUTBACK: We'd read good reviews on Yelp so we decided to drive 18 miles from Saratoga to get breakfast at the Bear Trap. When we got there are saw only one truck parked outside, we thought we'd made a mistake. But it was 10 a.m., so probably the breakfast crowd had already gone off hunting or something. Anyway, the atmosphere is authentically rustic in this fairly remote village where the economy seems to focus on hunting and fishing. I ordered the pancake breakfast and my companion ordered the Bear Trap skillet. The two pancakes were huge and very fluffy--and turned out to be among the best buttermilk pancakes I've ever had. The sausage was very nicely seasoned and the over-easy eggs were done just right. The skillet was also huge and tasty with a combo of bacon, mushrooms, potatoes and cheese, according to my companion. We got plenty of coffee refills. The service was prompt and efficient, not overly friendly. A stuffed bear presides over the bar area, and there is a large leg trap for a bear hanging on one of the peeled-wood columns. It evoked unpleasant thoughts about how these traps were used. I am glad we've come a long way from when it was considered okay to mistreat animals in such a manner. read more