Food was okay. Typical cafeteria food with not a lot of flavor. We had breakfast here once and dinner twice. Everything was edible, just not great. The layout is just like a cafeteria, also in terms of seating. Service was good, everyone we worked with was very friendly. read more

Tried the slow foods line, was eyeing the pot roast for a comfort food meal, and something different from typical park fare. Line was long and I found out why when I got closer to the front - they were out of many items so had to explain everything they were out of to everyone who then had to pivot because they'd waited so long in line. Seems no one anticipated how many guests they'd get over a holiday weekend. When it was finally our turn, 3 more staff came out to help the 2 girls at the counter, speeding up the line. We ended up getting the last bits of pot roast, which is the same beef they use for open-faced beef sandwich. They were out of carrots or mashed potatoes or Mac n cheese so we got chicken noodle soup with green beans. Our portions looked very different from the 10 before us since we got a new server. Much smaller- the soup was really just soup - I had to ask for more meat. Meat was tender but very salty. Green beans was the best but we added seasoning ourselves (s&p on tables). Soup was somehow cold, and our cup didn't have any fillings in it. Right after we started eating, we saw everyone after us seemed to have gotten fresh meat and sides - big portions of thick beef slices, mounds of mashed potatoes.. just our luck. Feel bad, staff was just doing their best but very frustrating for us guests. read more

Canyon Lodge Cafeteria - Pot roast - Cafeteria Near Me - Canyon, Wyoming

Not a lot of choices so we all tried the pho. It tasted good , but it was super salty...and then my whole family got sick from it within an hour. I;d choose another option. read more

Canyon Lodge Cafeteria - Cafeteria Near Me - Canyon, Wyoming

After reading the Yelp reviews, I almost talked myself out of coming here to eat dinner tonight. There are limited options in this Canyon lodge area. I thought maybe it would be safer and more tasty to get something from the hotel vending machine. But, no, I'm a Yelp person. I had to see for myself. Bottom line? It's a 50's style cafeteria with a limited dinner menu. The workers here were helpful and friendly. You don't buss your table and the place was pretty clean. And the food? I liked my half chicken with two sides (mashed potatoes and veggie of the day), which was surprisingly good. Like - shockingly good. The chicken was nicely seasoned and both pieces (even the light piece) was very moist. The potatoes were "real" red skin potatoes and the veggie today was roasted brussel sprouts. I give them credit - those take work and care; they could have just boiled some carrots or peas or green beans. The sprouts were very tasty and well prepared. I also got a side salad (pre-prepared) that was fresh and had lettuce, tomato, carrots and onion. Decent salad. With the entree, they offer you a gravy - beef, chicken or mushroom. They all looked pretty gelatinous, but I asked for mushroom on the side, thinking that maybe it was mushroom pieces as opposed to thickener. It wasn't. It was gelatinous and I didn't eat it. I considered the fish (trout), which also looked like it was well prepared and not dry. But I decided on the chicken. I had read that the Chinese food was not very good, and two people told me this evening that it was "downright awful." One of them barely touched their entree. Overall, I spoke to a couple of other people tonight and they said the chicken was the way to go. Everyone was pleased with the chicken. read more

Canyon Lodge Cafeteria - Half chicken with real mashed potatoes and side veggie. - Cafeteria Near Me - Canyon, Wyoming

While it was great to finally have a different lunch in the park (read: not a burger or sandwich), the food felt like you were eating frozen Costco meals. We ordered from Woks of Life and got two plates. You order at the counter and they plate up your selections. You get to choose a rice, protein type, a sauce, and you can get stir fried mix veggies on the side. For the protein, we got the orange chicken and the tofu with veggies. The food was ok taste-wise and was filling but nothing special to write home about. Plus it was about $16 per plate and the taste of the meal didn't match that value. read more

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I wasn't expecting a lot considering the general rating (2 stars when I'm writing this), but I think some of the reviews are a bit harsh. Considering the fact that Yellowstone is trying to preserve the national park without introducing too much waste or pollution, I think the cafeteria has done a good job trying to produce healthy food for visitors. It's not the highest quality food out there, but keeping in mind that this is part of a national park, I think management has done a wonderful job delivering safe edible food that's seasoned and well priced considering supply chain challenges they must face on a regular basis. Simply talking about the food, it's cafeteria food. They're not being sneaky about it. You can't expect high end restaurant food, but it was still good. Especially since I probably can't do better without driving several hours into the city for a place with more access to natural ingredients. Grabbing the food and the dining is exactly like a cafeteria. You grab a tray, get what you want, pay on the way out and sit in a large dining hall. There's nothing wrong with it, but I get the general consensus; it's an okay experience. read more

Canyon Lodge Cafeteria - Orange chicken plate - Cafeteria Near Me - Canyon, Wyoming

This is the best food in the park by far. Lots of options, and the Slow Food Fast line has great rotisserie chicken and sides. The M66 lounge has great options on its menu, too. Staff was also great (shout out to Harrison at the bar and Jessica at the register.) Stop here to meet all the needs of your family! read more

I've left a previous review of this location, but it was taken down because the AI didn't believe I had actually been here. During our most recent trip to Yellowstone, we visited this location twice because they have quick decent food with some limited vegan options. While we were there, many of the summer staff had just started and were trying to figure everything out. The service was polite and helpful, but definitely understaffed for the busy summer season. The ambiance is a comfortable cafeteria style with ample space for families. We ordered the vegan sandwich, chicken strips, French fries and a grab n' go salad. If you're vacationing with kids, this is the quickest place to go with a variety of options. There is also a hot wok style counter as well. They also do a quick decent breakfast. The pancakes were our favorite. read more

Canyon Lodge Cafeteria - Seating area at location at the Canyon Lodge in Yellowstone National Park. - Cafeteria Near Me - Canyon, Wyoming

We stayed at the Canyon Lodge for 2 nights and while the lodge itself is nice and clean, the food options are terrible. Unfortunate, you're a captive audience if you're staying at the lodge as there's not much within a convenient distance. The canyon dining areas have a few options but the offerings are very limited and to exacerbate things, a lot of the menu items were not available frequently. The drinks from the cafe are terrible and it takes forever to get. The bagels are stale and way over-toasted. We had the Asian food option one evening and it was inedible. The fried rice was a complete salt lick and the orange pork (was supposed to be chicken but they were out) was 95% breading and sweet sauce, very little protein. The trout was undercooked with soggy skin. The hotdog was probably the only thing somewhat palatable. The bar had a decent offering and the bartenders were friendly and quick. read more

Canyon Lodge Cafeteria - Fried rice. It's an unusual brown because it's been soaked in soy sauce. Salty beyond belief and rice is undercooked. - Cafeteria Near Me - Canyon, Wyoming

I've come to realize that Xanterra Corporation has a monopoly on all of the lodging and dining throughout Yellowstone as well as other National Parks. That means you can't escape their sub par food no matter where you go. First and foremost the Asian food is terrible. And I normally love all kinds of Asian food. The noodles are just plain spaghetti that's boiled and then put on your plate. They have a couple different sauces but they're actually concentrated marinades that are extremely potent, such as Korean BBQ sauce and also Mongolian (spicy sweet and sour) sauce. So technically you can ask for sides of that and put some on your noodles but it doesn't turn out good. The beef dish is very low quality and tough. The vegetable dish was all fine sliced Julienne style and overcooked. They were completely out of chicken. Perhaps the only decent items were the egg rolls and fried shrimp. The American food was ok but completely cold! I had to put my entire plate in the microwave. I got the chicken, mac n cheese, beans, coleslaw, potato salad, and the red pepper soup. Surprisingly the best item was the coleslaw as it had a nice pineapple vinaigrette in it. The breakfast was average but luckily warm. I got the scrambled eggs with chopped bacon mixed in, potatoes, sausage links, waffle, and biscuit with gravy. It's a huge dining hall with plenty of seating. I can't believe they put all the menus in the window. Nobody notices them. The American food station has a TV showing the menu too. However the Asian food station TVs were completely dead. So everybody in line was totally confused as to what the options were. There is NO Wi-Fi in the cafeteria, not even for hotel guests! I couldn't believe it. Of course you also don't get a natural cell phone signal either because you're in the middle of nowhere. This is especially horrible if some of your party is still back at the hotel room and you have no way of communicating with them from the dining hall. For all of these reasons I will NOT come back to this nor any other Xanterra lodging/dining operation. I'll just get lodging outside of the park. read more

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FOOD: There are two different queues for food -- one is "American" (burgers, hot dogs, comfort food sides), the other is "Wok" (various rices, proteins, sauces). The general consensus was that the food was ... cafeteria quality. Not bad, but absolutely nothing special. SERVICE: The folk behind the line were hustling their asses off to deal with the long lines for food. It being September at Yellowstone, hours for the restaurants are starting to be cranked down, which meant it took us about 25 minutes to get through the queue to get our food. Things weren't helped by their regularly running out of prepped food of one type or another (fried rice, mashed potatoes, orange chicken, etc.), so that people had to wait in line for it to be produced. The service folk taking in bussed trays were doing yeoman's duty, so applause to them. ATMOSPHERE: The nice googie decor was nice, but the general crowding and institutional atmosphere was anything but the fine dining that the prices might imply. It's Yellowstone, Jake. NET-NET: If I could avoid eating here again, I would. Unfortunately, the distances within Yellowstone, the lockdown of anyplace decent with reservations, and the slow shutdown of capacity as the season ends means that ... we're likely stuck there for another dinner. Ugh. read more

Ugh, this was a disappointment! I should have known what I was getting into via the other reviews, but there weren't other options. I wish Yellowstone would improve this, but I also get that they're dealing with a large number of people visiting. Similar to the other cafeterias, you walk in and are pointed toward specific food options. You grab a tray, grab the food, pay, and sit in a cafeteria-style eating area. We got the BBQ sandwich with potato salad. The BBQ sauce was strange tasting, but I was so hungry, I ate it anyway. We also got the bison roast beef with mac and cheese. This one was a bit better, but not great. The location was busy and ridiculously expensive again. 100% not worth it. Do yourself a favor and don't visit this location. read more

The ability to eat vegan / plant based in this area of the park for dinner is lacking. They doe have a portobello mushroom in the Slow Fast Food area, but none of the sides are plant based / vegan. In the Wok area the only vegan / plant based options are the plain noodles, white rice or fried rice. They have absolutely no vegan toppings offered. I ordered the fried rice and asked if they had any toppings without meat and surprisingly found out the veggies were not cooked with or mixed with the shrimp so you could get just the veggies. They ended up charging me for two sides, but had said they would need to charge me for the shrimp. My kids ended up getting Annie's miso noodles from the general store and using the hot water they had there. read more

It's awful. Don't try it. I know there's not much to eat around here but ANYTHING is better than this place. Go next door to the Fountain burger place, it's not amazing but it's the best in this area. Or go to the general store and get yourself some instant ramen or some milk and cereal. Like M66 (next door), whoever owns this place is just taking advantage of people who don't have anything else to eat. It's unethical. There's no reason why the food here has to suck. It's very obvious they don't give a crap about what customers are eating bc they know these are all tourists anyway. As long as they're making money, they're good. read more

Ugh. Not great. I wasn't expecting a lot, but I was hoping for something more palatable. Agree with the other writers on here. High school cafeteria food delivered with the same sort of care. ie dumped onto your plate and spilling over onto other food. My child was so horrified by the sloppy mac n cheese all over his veggies he wouldn't eat either. :( Blarg. read more

This is the best of the lunch options in the park... and it still wasn't all edible. The asian selection was promising and the sauce was flavorful and we put it on the rice and it was sadly the best thing we had because the meat wasn't edible. So fried rice with sauce... that was lunch. They had several different sections to choose from and the mother in law got a hot dog and said it was decent but not great, the bun was stale. The park service really needs to do something about the contract with Xanterra, they need to go or they need to be held accountable. It is a such a waste of money and needs to be so much better. The meat was not even able to be chewed at all and was inedible. The veggies were good and some of the only vegetables to be found in the park. We came home craving fresh vegetables. read more

Canyon Lodge Cafeteria - The rice and veggies and sauce are good. The meat is not edible - Cafeteria Near Me - Canyon, Wyoming

Most dishes were as bad as the reviews say. One of us got lucky. But, if that's the only choice, it will sustain you until tomorrow.

We got a quick coffee, hot chocolate, chips and protein bars at the canyon lodge cafeteria and grocery store. It's the closest option for a quick snack to all the famous tourist views in Yellowstone. Staff was friendly and quick. read more

We had 2 meals here during our stay and liked them both. We first stopped here for breakfast, they had a few options, we got scrambled eggs with fixings with bacon and french toast, and a scrambled eggs with bacon and french toast, you could get powdered sugar or maple syrup for french toast. The fixings in scrambled eggs on the day were cheddar cheese and bacon. The scrambled eggs were great, the bacon crispy, we got maple syrup for our french toast. They had stations setup for coffee and hot chocolate. This was a great start to our day. After spending the morning visiting places in the area, we stopped here for lunch. They had multiple options, like sandwiches, bowls etc. For the bowls you pick one carb, 2 veggies, 1 protein, sauce, and toppings. We decided to get hot bowls, got one bowl with rice, broccoli, edamame, chicken, sriracha aioli, and toasted almonds. The second bowl we got with noodles, veggie broth, edamame, carrots, flank steak, spicy peanut sauce, chopped peanuts, and green onions. Both our bowls were good, the meat and veggies were very flavorful, the sauce added more flavor to the entire bowl. read more

Canyon Lodge Cafeteria - Scrambled eggs with bacon and french toast - Cafeteria Near Me - Canyon, Wyoming

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The food was so-so at best. We had breakfast and it was overpriced for the quality. The Roosevelt Lodge was better on quality and price.

It's pretty sad this is all there is to offer. The building is nice, and could actually be great, but I've had better AND cheaper options in theme parks. Bring your own food if you plan to stay in the park for a few nights, but don't expect to be able to cook it in your room or your lodge building the room is in. The "eatery" they point out is a counter with a cold box and a toaster oven....literally. Total joke. read more

The park is great except for the food. We ate at the canyon cafe and the food was terrible. We also ate at the Roosevelt Lodge Dining Room and the service was terrible it took a while for us to get our food but the food was good there. read more

I would give 0 star if allowed! My family and I was there yesterday, bought 3 entrees: rotisserie chicken, trout and beef short rib. Chicken was very dry and cold, fish was ok, beef short rib (2 pieces) was better but cost $25.95. Since it's a tourist area and only dining option in the area, we are ok with the price. So we went to the restaurant tonight again and getting the beef short rib, the sever put only one piece of the beef in the plate, I asked why only one piece because it was 2 pieces the day before, he said because they changed chef tonight and that's what the chef told them to serve. It's $26 for a small piece of short rib!! If it was not double the size the night before, I would be fine, but that's just not how you operate a restaurant! Please bring your own meal and avoid this spot! They are rip people off because they know they are the only option here!! read more

Food is mediocre with limited options. Breakfast- limited options, scrambled eggs, cinnamon roll (finished fast), biscuits gravy and sausage/bacon. They had small portions no bread. Dinner- huge waiting lines. The Asian section was just not upto the mark. The American section was much better with 4 options: hotdog, salmon, bbq chicken and pork Osco bucco. We tried everything except the pork. All tasted good. But the options remained the same and you can get bored easily. Wish they would change up the menu daily. Overall can't expect more given the location and probably lack of resources. read more

I wasn't expecting a whole lot but still came away disappointed. Staff is friendly but not the food. Chili was some of the worst I've tried. "Choose your poison"... wisely. read more

Wow! The food here is awful. It is absolutely inedible. Literally every customer is complaining about the food and service. Some scumbag corporation has the contract and is taking advantage by offering overpriced, disgusting food. You have to write the National Park Service. We must call for the NPS to bring in a real service provider who cares about the park and it's visitors. read more

Food in Yellowstone is a game of trying to find the least offensive foods. While breakfast was ok if you stick to waffles and bacon but definitely not eggs. Dinner was truly awful read more

Warning. Bring food from any West Yellowstone eatery. This deserves a negative number. What did we, who booked the Canyon Lodge, do to deserve nothing to eat in the vicinity save a convalescent hospital menu, collected on a hospital tray, our boiled 'protien', mashed potato scoop, choice of green bean/carrots with secret white or brown tasteless gravy?Plate topped with the classic hospital lid. The place smells like a convalescent hospital, too. I'm sorry we've already paid to stay another evening. I'm good eating granola bars for breakfast, lunch, and dinner rather than try to choke down this shameful slop. Someone bring a decent eatery to the area and grow rich. read more

Service great under the condition that 10 servers were able to feed a Tsunami of human biomass. Most people are impatient, angry and visibly metabolically unhealthy. Personally I thought the roast beef was the best I've ever had and they were almost going to serve me two slabs(one was way more than enough). Chinese food decent and since I'm going low carb I skipped the rice/noodles and went for more broccoli and carrots as my serving of complex carbs. Breakfast great! Prices really good. The cafeteria setting reminded me nostalgically of college. Thank you very much! read more

Great stir fry and nice patio seating We just returned from an awesome family vacation in and around Wyoming. Drive times positioned us at Canyon Lodge just in time for lunch. The restaurant manager shared that the Lodge cafe was built in the 1950's with the "space race" kind of motif, was renovated in the 1980s to a new look, and it was just re-opened a couple weeks earlier here in 2017, after renovations that returned it to its 1950s look. It's a good look. There were multiple options for food and we picked the stir fry... you pick meat, veggies, etc. We all liked what we got, and we enjoyed eating on the patio seats outside, as it was a gorgeous day. Do know that the teriyaki sauce does have gluten in it... tasty, but we share for those who need to avoid gluten. read more

Truly as bad as the worst reviews. Had the 'Korean bbq beef'. Was hoping that at worst it would be food court Asian food. Beef was jerky tough and barely a few pieces, seasoning wasa hodge podge of flavors, none of them Korean. This made Panda Express seem gourmet and PF Changs like a Michelin star restaurant. And the kicker was it was $14 for it. Avoid at all costs. If you have to, do the American food side, my kids had that and it was expectedly bland. read more

The food is offensively bad and takes away from the Yellowstone experience. Over cooked everything, limited options, cold. Coffee is terrible. Yellowstone should be embarrassed at the food options being presented. read more

Got a rice bowl (similar to chipotle) the portion was ridiculously small. The taste was ok. But you don't have much options in middle of a forest. read more

It was nice to have nice hot temperature rice and noodle bowl after a cold day of travel . It had variety of choices and seating is quite comfortable . read more

The food was sub-par. We each ordered a chili cheese Nathan's hot dog. I had string beans, my husband had tater tots. We were warned to not go to the wok line, no matter how long the other line was. Being gluten free, this was my only option. The food was stone cold. I ended up not being able to eat it; it was so revolting and concerned about food handling and getting sick on vacation. Additionally, they ran out of forks. Canyon houses so many visitors. This sad excuse for food service is inexcusable. Now, we are in the Old Faithful area; the food is MUCH MUCH better. read more

Lines were ridiculous. No spacing outside or inside but they're only letting 10 in at a time. Overpriced GROSS, tasteless food. Don't waste your time! read more

Everything we ordered here was just barely edible. My high school cafeteria was better and it was terrible. Mahi mahi sandwich was a crime against the fish. I felt sad for it. Obviously heavily processed and frozen... It was dry and overcomes and pathetic. The bison sloppy joe was only slightly less awful. I could have made something considerably better over a campfire. The only thing that basically met expectations was the hot dog and that was just sitting under a heat lamp. On top of all that the prices were ridiculous. Complete waste of time and money. Stay away! read more

I understand Yellowstone is a remote location of sorts. But thankfully modern refrigeration has solved many of the worlds restaurants needs. They could use some help out here in this park. every meal was like a bad high school cafeteria dream. this review not only applies to the cafeteria but the majority of Yellowstone food amenities. This facility is underserved with the amount of construction and addition to the canyon lodge hotel. I was very upset with how little thought has gone into one of the most important part of any vacation .... " the food" . To quote another reviewer it's like "prison food". They have created a monopoly of bad food in this park. read more

why can't the gov't/forest service outsource to better food services??? it's like eating at a college cafeteria everywhere you go in yellowstone. granted, the food isn't horrible, but you never get the feeling you're body is going to react well to whatever you pick up on your way to your table. if they just outsourced to shops like jimmy john's who have a great concept, fresh produce, fast a furious service, then i'm sure the place would get hopping. as for the ice cream situation, i know we all love hand scooped ice cream, but my word, just go to soft serve with limited toppings and get us the heck out of the line (the old faithful lodge has figured that one out...although the place is still kind of ghetto). read more

Canyon Lodge Cafeteria - Cafeteria Near Me - Canyon, Wyoming

If you like Old Country Buffet, then this is your digs. I don't, so..... Same comments as everyone else. How do you know what you like at a buffet until you try a bit? Ridiculous that you only get 1 pass at it. Chicken fried steak was made from reconstituted meat. It seems that Xanterra feels that they own your butt while you are in town, so they can serve you total poo and charge you an arm and leg for it. Nothing makes me feel more dirty than that feeling.... read more