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    Timberline Cafe

    3.1 (206 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Cafes
    Closed 6:30 am - 9:30 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Salad bar
    Paul B.

    Very nice waiter from Istanbul, great salad and soup bar, and I had to try the Bison Burger. Nice place, and customers said you have to have their pie!

    Sally S.

    We were really hungry after being at the park all day, and saw this place and wandered in. We were seated immediately, and the place was very cute. The seating is spacious and nice. I got the hamburger, it was amazing. Cooked to perfection! My husband got the bison burger and loved it. Kids got chicken fingers and were happy. Get a burger! This place is perfect.

    Angle Hair Pesto (well, with spaghetti noodles) but still was good.

    Small restaurant but the menu is good - something besides burgers and fries although they have those too. We walked right in and were met by a server fairly quickly. I ordered the Angle Hair Pesto, my partner ordered the salmon. Both were quite good.

    Supposed banana cream pie
    Katherine C.

    The salad bar is pretty good. That accounts for the 2cstar rating. The lettuce was fresh and crisp. And you could get a one trip of soup and salad for $7. The macaroni salad tasted like Resers...which I like. The cottage cheese was good. The banana cream pie was a joke. Perhaps the baker never had a slice of that pie before because what they served was banana pudding in a pie shell. The young lady server showed her inexperience with such a basic pie by trying to say that the cream was in the pie. She said she makes the pie. She needs to google what the cream in banana cream pie means. And why bananas are an integral part. The hubby didn't like his roady beef sandwich. Said it was dry. Dad liked the shrimp and fries. Save yourself and eat elsewhere unless you want a deal with the salad. Staff was pleasant and prompt.

    Beef and Barley Stew
    Jeremy S.

    Our hotel was right next to this restaurant so we gave it a try. We enjoyed their beef and barley stew on a cold rainy night. Their sliders were decent as well. Overall, the food was fresh and tasted great and the service was excellent!

    Double bacon cheeseburger
    Alfonso M.

    Ordered double cheese burger and French fries. Overall great food, fast service from great staff.

    8/10 Salad bar hit the spot. Small be nice.
    Phil R.

    We were craving a salad and found a decent salad bar to hit the spot. Good home style meals at a good price. Service was friendly. I would good back for sure.

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    Food was good, the Cinnamon roll was way over priced for how small it was though. Milk was sour. Service was good as well. Won't be back.

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    Servers were great. Food could use less salt and more seasoning. All they know in the kitchen is salt it seems.

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    The taco salad I ordered was small and tasteless, even with added hot sauce. I wouldn't recommend this place.

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    10 months ago

    Ate breakfast twice. Food was excellent, service outstanding, and serving sizes almost too much. Highly recommended.

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    Their website says it's open, but it's closed for the season. An update would be helpful.

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    Madison Crossing Lounge - Elk Ossobuco. Fall off the bone. Be sure get the marrow from the bone and put it on the elk. Paired wine went well with it. 5/5.

    Madison Crossing Lounge

    4.1(757 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$

    This restaurant was all out surprising, and maybe because of its location. My wife and I do enjoy…read morea good meal, especially when we travel. It just makes the day whole. With our expectations in check, we chose this restaurant for last nights supper. What a pleasant surprise!! The menu was comprised of interesting dishes that you won't find every day. The service was spot on. Knowledgeable, friendly, patient, welcoming. Our dishes were a pure delight. We enjoyed Idaho trout, bison steak, their speciality salad, and blueberry bread pudding. Every dish was delightful; fresh, full of local flavors. If you visit West Yellowstone, this place is the second most important destination right after the park!

    I had the fresh bison tenderloin served with asparagus and mashed potatoes and a side of wild rice…read more Chased it down with a huckleberry lemonade. The Huckleberry lemonade was very good and was recommended. While Reis was good, the asparagus and mashed potatoes were very good. The bison tenderloin was good, but I think it's better served as a ground meat in a burger form. It was tender, but not as flavorful as some of the other bison, I've recently had. The ambience is a pub/bistro setting. The service was exceptional as my server attended to me several times to check in on how was my meal

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    Madison Crossing Lounge - Trout cakes. Excellent. Lots of Trout and less filler. Lots of flavor. Not greasy or oily either. 5/5.

    Trout cakes. Excellent. Lots of Trout and less filler. Lots of flavor. Not greasy or oily either. 5/5.

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    Slippery Otter Pub - Brown fries at Slippery Otter

    Slippery Otter Pub

    3.7(835 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    Nice pub with lots of tables. It has two sides, one side has the bar and TVs in it, the other is…read moremore of a family area. Overall a pub decor theme. The squeeze and I shared the pulled pork samminch with onion rings on the side. It also comes with slaw. I ordered a cup of bison chili as well. The slaw was white cabbage that had a hint of horseradish bite. The chili was good, had a hint of heat. The pulled pork lacked its own flavor profile. The BBQ sauce made it enjoyable. The onion rings were okay. Pretty much a 3 star meal, but our server, Liliana (spelling) made it a 4. Fast service.

    We were in town and loved the ambiance of this place. Irene ordered bison chili and a salad and I…read morewent for a bowl of bison chili also. I saw hand cut fries on the menu and ordered those as a side. They brought an order to our table, but it was actually for another table, and I spied that the fries were prepared horribly. That dark brown color that comes from not knowing how to remove the excess starch, having the wrong fry oil temperature, etc., etc.. These were really really bad looking, brown fries. And so I quickly said "oh let me cancel my order of fries" ( because I knew I wouldn't be eating these) and they said "oh your fries are already in the fryer. We cannot cancel them"; so I said "OK. Fine bring them". And then I didn't touch them, but I just planned to pay for them. I'm going to show you photos from my home of the way I make fries. You see, I lived in Holland for several years and they take their potatoes very seriously over there and I became addicted to fries that were golden in color and not burned. So they sat uneaten. But when our real waitress came around to ask how everything was, I told her that the fries were burned and she kindly removed them and did not charge for them. So five stars for service. The chili was good. Profound cumin flavor. Several types of beans. But. If you don't like cumin, this is not for you. It's essentially a cumin stew.

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    Running Bear Pancake House

    Running Bear Pancake House

    4.1(833 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    Stopped by Running Bear Pancake House during our Yellowstone trip and this ended up being such a…read morecozy little breakfast stop. I ordered the breakfast burrito with sausage, green bell peppers, onions, and eggs with buttery hash browns on the side, plus the soup of the day which was the Tuscan soup, and both were really good. One of my friends ordered the cinnamon roll pancake, another got the classic breakfast with buffalo sausage (which was surprisingly delicious), and the other ordered a meatless breakfast burrito. Everything at the table looked fresh and hearty. I also loved how easy checkout was. They bring the receipt directly to the table with a QR code so paying was quick and convenient, and our server was super accommodating by splitting the bill four ways with no issue. The restaurant itself has that cute cozy cabin-style feel, plus they sell fun T-shirts and souvenirs inside. Extra shoutout for helping me wrap my breakfast burrito to go before our flight. They brought me foil paper so I could keep it warm, tossed it in my bag, and yep... I ended up eating it on the plane later. Definitely a solid five-star breakfast stop while visiting Yellowstone!

    Our Family ate breakfast here recently and everyone enjoyed their food. The eggs, pancakes,…read morewaffles, bacon, etc were all cooked to perfection. The service was very attentive and friendly. This is a place we would recommend

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    How cute??

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    Running Bear Pancake House

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    Bullwinkles - Lasagna

    Bullwinkles

    3.5(738 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    This neat spot in West Yellowstone features an interesting old-timey ambiance with a moving train…read morechugging along overhead. Our server was very friendly and conversational and recommended some of their best meals. We went with the elk ravioli and lasagna. The ravioli was good but the lasagna was very oily which was a bit off-putting. For dessert, we ordered the huckleberry cheesecake which was disappointing given that it was just a regular cheesecake with a little bit of huckleberry sauce on top.

    "The revolution will not be televised And will not star…read moreNatalie Woods and Steve McQueen or Bullwinkle and Julia" (Gil Scott-Heron) Dinner at Bullwinkle's was a very pleasant experience. First of all, we were thrilled to see it was open, as so many of West Yellowstone's restaurants had already closed for the season. It was a real neighborhood kind of a place, and by that I mean totally unpretentious and without any of the foo-foo fanciness that pops up in resort towns now and again. Their menu was solid -and concentrated on burgers, sandwiches, steaks, local elk, bison and walleye, and Italian Pasta with a "Montana Twist". More on that soon. We started off with a complimentary basket of house baked bread that was so good it just about disappeared in ten minutes. I felt like having a beer, so checked out their beer list of local beers before choosing a Halo Huckleberry Hefe ($6) by Lewis and Clark Brewing of Helena, Montana. Huckleberry is a local specialty, and nearly every gift shop sold jam, jelly, honey, and candies made from it. We both love Italian food, so we zeroed in on those Italian Pasta with a Montana Twist specialties. My wife chose the Bolognese ($23.99) for "Elk and bison meat sauce tossed with rigatoni pasta and topped with shaved Parmesan cheese." I went with the Meatballs ($24.99) for "Elk and bison meatballs tossed with bucatini pasta and house-made marinara sauce". Wowie... were both dishes great. The Elk and Bison tasted pretty close to beef, and I have to say my meatballs were excellent. I tried a bite of the Rigatoni Bolognese and it was also excellent. The house made marinara was a standout. Our server Emily was a charmer and really enhanced our dining experience. Simply put, we loved Bullwinkles and thought a $57 dinner with a drink and great food is a very solid value.

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    Bullwinkles - Elk Ravioli

    Elk Ravioli

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    The Branch Restaurant & Bar - Remains of the chicken sandwich

    The Branch Restaurant & Bar

    3.2(154 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    Great service. The Wild Game chili was very good. Dining room was pleasant and quiet.read more

    "Oh, I'd like to be like a bird up in the sky Hoppin' from…read morebranch to branch and learning to fly " (Steve Miller) Branch is the house restaurant attached to the Holiday Inn. We were very thankful it was still open as late in the season as it was. But we walked in, were greeted warmly and took a seat in their spacious dining room. Our server Hollie was prompt and friendly and took our two orders. My wife went for a Classic Cheeseburger ($16.99) with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle spear, a choice of cheese (Cheddar, Pepper Jack, American, or Blue Cheese), and a side of house made chips. We were stunned to see the burger was in reality a DOUBLE burger, so the portion was very large, and those home made potato chips were sensational. I went with the Fish Tacos ($17.99) with Mahi-Mahi Fish, Shredded Cabbage, Pico de Gallo, Red Pepper Crema, Flour Tortillas, Tortilla Chips & Salsa. There were three very large tacos with plenty of fish and were delicious. The weak link was clearly the tortilla chips which suspiciously looked like they were from a bag of Tostitos. Our very enjoyable dinner ran around $36 after tax/before tip. PRO TIPS Attention gambling fiends! There is a casino room in the restaurant with seven slot-type machines and an ATM machine. In search of restrooms? You'll have to physically leave the restaurant through a back door into the Holiday Inn property. The restrooms are in a hallway at the Holiday Inn.

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    The Branch Restaurant & Bar - Attached to hotel

    Attached to hotel

    The Branch Restaurant & Bar - HH Happy Hour buffalo wings - really good!

    HH Happy Hour buffalo wings - really good!

    The Branch Restaurant & Bar

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