montana's

outstanding food and service, the best montana's in the city. we had sirloin steak which was cooked to perfection (medium rare) and so tendar. i am not usually a sirloin lover but was so impressed it's my steak place now. wings & ribs were outstanding and i can't forget to add howgoodthe antihito's are, our family favorite appetizer. service is efficient and so friendly. highly recommend this montana's.

agoodplace to grab an appetizer and beer, but i wouldn't come here for dinner. i find the price on the menu, doesn't match the quality of food you get on your plate. i also just am not a fan of the restaurant itself as i find it crammed all the time.

this restaurant has very very slow service. the food isn't thatgoodeither. it is very pricey. they took all thegoodmeals off. it takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to do the cooking. the appetizers are $13.00 for 10 pita chips and spinach dip. thus place is garbage. don't even get me started on service. that i give a -100/5 it is horrible it takes almost 2:30 for food it is horrible!!! do not go here. i only put 1/5 because it hat is the lowest i wish i could put a 0/5!!!

food was good, service was just okay.. our group of 8 dined here for a birthday on saturday night. the food at montana's is thegoodbarbecued kind. i enjoyed my meal - the chipotle firecracker burger, and others at my table did, too. a couple folks did not enjoy their dinners, however, specifically the belgian waffle chicken burger - it was a new menu item that went with the current promotion. both diners said the waffle was too sweet and ruined the burger. for the most part, our group had agoodtime. our server could have been slightly more attentive refilling our drinks, but it was saturday night and he was probably busy. it is not really my issue that he is busy. after all, i am the paying customer, so i expect my drink to be refilled and not sit empty for too long. if it is too busy, perhaps just leave us with a pitcher, that would make sense. other than this minor bit of unattentiveness, our experience was very good.

lots of food,goodprice!. entree's are very filling, lots of food, definitely you can share!!!!!!

we've always love to go montana's. love the atmosphere specially the cool stuff hanging on the ceiling. most of all love thegoodyet affordable food!

love the rib tips. we kinda switch back and forth between this location and the polo park one. really love the ribs, and i can say that i have never had bad ribs at montanas. i would guestimate that our average wait time at either location is around 20-30 mins. i dont mind that at all, it gives one time to unwind, do some conversing and catch what ever sport is on the tube (we always dine in the lounge). our meals came perfectly cooked, hot and verygoodportion size. will continue to visit when hungry for ribs or whatever. the service has always been efficient in our case, with some servers giving it just that lil extra bit!

good drinks,good service..it was really busy..cold steak and sides,if it was hot,it would have been awesome,i mean that,why is it that i can't find agoodsteak in town without having to go to 529?even then it's hit and miss...


-----28 jun, 2012-----

decent food,high prices,service is a crap shoot...save your money,go to the butcher,and cook at home for the wife and be a hero. and save a ton of money.

all ribbed out. during this outing my party and i had to wait 30+ minutes to be seated but unlike in the past no sample appetizers were handed out.

our server was polite, prompt and personable and ensured our waters and sodas were refilled. although there were some errors in our drink orders, she was quick to correct them.

i elected for the all you can eat (ayce) ribs due to its competitive pricing relative to a single order of ribs (+$3 for unlimited) and the opportunity to sample a diversity of rib flavors. the ribs all come with coleslaw, cornbread and a choice of corn, fries, or salad. i had the opportunity (and stomach space) to try the memphis dry spice sideribs(was not listed in the rib section of the menu), cracked black peppercorn sideribs, and texas bold sideribs alongside a side of fries.

the coleslaw was nothing special but the fries were crispy and golden-brown. of course, they are not the homemade variety as this is a chain restaurant but they were delicious nonetheless. i was never truly a fan of cornbread and the one that came with my meal did not change my opinion.

the memphis dry rub was flavorful and delicious but i did get the occasional tinge of sourness which i did not care for. this was also the first rack that i ordered so it was a full-sized rack. the cracked black peppercorn was delicious but similar to the experiences of other reviewers, this rack was quite fatty making it difficult to eat. the texas bold ribs had the flavor profile that you would expect from the archetype of bbq ribs. all the ribs were cooked perfectly to fall-off the bone quality but there were some 'rack-to-rack' inconsistencies with the fattiness of the sideribs.

although it is is pricey (~$25 for ayce sideribs) and definitely not the best, but it is delicious and recommended to a rib-lover. it can be quite busy on weekends so its agoodidea to make reservations if you do not want to wait.

all you can eat ribs.... on wednesdays they have all you can eat ribs at montana's. you have your choice of either back or side ribs and pay $1 more than the price of their large order. you also have your choice of 6 different rubs and sauces for the ribs.
i chose back ribs ($26.99) with memphis spice dry rub and a side of texas bold sauce for dipping.
the 1st order of ribs i received was large, cooked perfectly and was a nice cut of meat. it came with my choice of 2 sides and a cornbread. i liked the taste of the memphis spice which was not really spicy, celery salt was probably the predominant flavour i kept getting; dipped in the texas bold bbq sauce, i thought made it better.
anyway i kept eating and was brought a 2nd portion of ribs which was not as big as the 1st but still prettygoodthough not as nice of a cut as the 1st piece. the 3rd and 4th pieces i was brought were only about 3-4 ribs big and definitely end cuts that were chewy, more fatty and the 4th was just plain dry and over-cooked. lauren my waitress (who was fabulous) said i could send it back if i wanted but at that point i was full anyway. i was not really pleased with the way the quality of the ribs decreased with each order that was brought out. if you advertise all you can eat, the standard of the food should not go down. the coleslaw was ok as was the garden salad but the raspberry vinaigrette was way too sweet for my taste. cornbread was served cold and was also too sugary.
i doubt i would return again as it really wasn't worth it in the end. i will say though that the orders of ribs were brought out fairly quickly so you didn't have to wait forever for your next serving.
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montana's update. within hours of sending an email to montana's management in regard to the poor service i received on july 31, i received a phone call from the daytime manager. she apologized for the poor service and promised to look into the sun/blinds problem (which she indicated also bothers servers). in today's mail i received a $30.00 gift card from montana's.

while the service on july 31 was awful on just about every level, i have to say i'm impressed with the quick response from management and their efforts to make things right.


-----01 aug, 2011-----

"b" team on duty. my friend and i went out for dinner at montana's last night and we never actually got to eat. here's what happened:

-it was busy, but not too bad of a wait. we were given a pager & told to wait. we were not offered the option of sitting at the bar or on the patio while waiting for a table. all other patrons coming after us were.
-our drinks were very late and/or forgotten and reordered. when they arrived i got the wrong one. both drinks were poorly made and extremely watered down...the "clamato" in the caesar seemed to be a no-name substitute that had no clams in it and the vodka martini had more ice than drink.
-we never received the water we requested several times.
-we were seated at a dining room table facing directly into the evening sun. the "blinds" were useless. i asked the hostess to either reseat us or put up the brown paper they have on the tables, to offer some relief. i explained to both our server and the hostess that i currently have an eye problem that meant i couldn't look into the sun. the hostess promised to contact the manager but i didn't see her leave her station or use the house phone. the manager did not come to see us and the hostess continued to ignore us, although we were in plain view.
- needless to say, no food materialized during this time. when it became evident that we were being ignored,we decided to leave & i again asked to speak to the manager. the hostess offered a sarcastic apology & finally went to find the manager. the hostess' behaviour throughout was adolescent and unprofessional.
-the manager took her time coming to see us and only then offered to reseat us. at this point we were had been there about 40 minutes. we were done, but asked for the drinks bill.
-we waited a considerable time to get the drinks bill, (which the manager should have comped us, given the poor service). there was no offer to make it right, just the choice of wait to be reseated or go. i also do not recall that the manager apologized for the poor service.

i eat at this montana's quite often since it is one of the few places in the city i can have a fairly decent gluten-free food selection, and it has usually beengoodto very good, although it is quite common to have slow service there.

maybe because it was a holiday weekend the "b" or even "c" team was on duty. whatever the case it will be a long time before i return to that montana's location.

decent, not excellent.. used to work here and although i loved the people, i've never liked the food. they salt with a heavy hand and the food is rarely consistent. to be fair, they have a bunch of high school pot heads in the back (who are clean during shifts though) who don't always put 100% into everything esp. on a busy night. when i served, i got a lot of complaints nightly about food temperatures. don't be afraid to send it back! since the managers are generallygoodpeople they'll do their best to make sure it's to your liking 2nd time around. but it's not worth the time, effort or cash to keep going back. i am satisfied when i leave but it's not a place i and longing to return.

solid family restaurant. montana's is owned by the same people who own kelsey's. it is a family style restaurant chain with a rustic theme.

while i wasn't there with children, i was amused that the table is covered with a large piece of butcher paper and a small cup of crayons are there waiting.

nothing fancy about the decor, it resembles a log cabin. the menu contains a wide variety of foods, but the ribs are clearly the house specialty. that is what i selected and i wasn't disappointed.

the menu claims they are cooked in a smoker, but i found them hotter than that. i suspect that they are likely smoked and then finished on a grill or oven...for me, this is agoodthing. i had the texas bold sauce, which is their standard bbq sauce and it was quite flavourful. kind of a sweet bbq sauce. there are four other sauces to choose from. the ribs were very meaty and it was all i could do to finish the whole rack. they run a special on wednesday nights that features all you can eat bbq ribs. that would be a challenge.

the side items run the usual gamut. you do get a piece of cornbread with the ribs, which was a nice touch.

service was attentive and friendly. the prices were pretty standard for this kind of place. i would not hesitate to go back to this location.

well it's much better the second time, had the back ribs verygoodnice and tender we will go back. hands off to the manager for taking care of us after that last visit.


-----27 mar, 2009-----

heading there tonight for a free dinner because last week they screwed it up so bad i'll see what happens.