ted's montana grill

where to start!?!?! this place is awesome!! great food, great atmosphere and extremely friendly service. being from out of state, i will definitely make a trip toted'snext time i visit tallahassee.

another tally chain restaurant. what is it with tallhassee and the myriad chain restaurants? this city is a dining black hole. anyway,ted'sis upscale fora chain. i've had their steaks before and they are good. my only complaint is the burgers are over priced at $12 to $14. they would be reasonably priced at $8 to $9.

we visitted'sfor special events. it isn't inexpensive, but the food is excellent. the bison nachos is always our appetizer of choice. the kids love the bison burgers.

why in this economy with so many restaurants closing does this mediocre one survive?. i have been going toted'stwo or three times a year for many years. originally, the bison burgers (unique several years ago but now a lot more available) were the draw -- and the pickle - oh yes, the pickles. (tonight we had to ask for them though. they were not automatically brought to the table and they were not refilled.)

however, that novelty soon wore off and i think the food has gone downhill - at the several locations i've tried.

tonight was no exception. my family is always the one going on someone else's suggestion to enjoy the other person's/people's company because i'd never choose ted's.

memorial day eve (sunday) - raining - but place was still packed with an hour's wait being quoted by the host/hostess. because we were a party of six, we had called ahead and therefore, our wait was reduced to only about 35 minutes.

we were seated and in all honesty, the waiter was really good. a mature man with a good "tableside manner" and effective. however, that couldn't overcome the issues with the food and the restaurant, in general.

we placed our order at about 6:45 - not 10 pm. however, several of the main course items were already sold out, including the turkey, the crab cake, etc. we then ordered anyway, including a couple of the children's meals. the waiter had to return to our table to tell us that the mac & cheese that a friend had ordered for her son was also sold out. this is all the child eats from that menu. how do you run out of one of the most popular children's items before 7 pm? for goodness sake!

food arrived slowly - in snippets and, with the exception of the fries, was pretty tasteless. my girls had some sliders and i tasted them -- concluding they must have grilled up some cardboard (maybe they ran out of ground beef too but were afraid of the mutiny that would ensue from customers who had waited an hour for a burger.)

i ordered a chopped salad. $10 or $11 for a bowl of way too wet iceberg and some embellishments. what - no salad spinners at ted's?

the shake we'd ordered for the three kids to split had sat on the bar for so long (ordered when we sat down but delivered when we were half way through dinner) that it was separated and odd . . . . my daughter, a chocoholic, refused it. that should be testimony enough.

i don't know but for my money, there are so many better options. i know i'm in the minority, given the crowds (although there was also a $10 coupon in the val-pak recently and lots of people were waving them tonight to pay down some of their checks) and the opening of more and more ted's.

outstanding. this was my second time here and it was as delicious as the first! the service is excellent, and the food is amazing. the burgers, both beef and bison are absolutely amazing. tender, juicy, never mealy or dry, perfectly seasoned. the varieties are so awesome that it makes it hard to decide what to get! if you like iceberg wedges,ted'smakes the best iceberg wedge in town! perfectly crisp and smokey bacon pieces, nicely ripened tomato chunks, crispy iceberg and a really good blue cheese dressing-simple and delicious. no one makes a wedge as good as ted's. i definitely recommend this place-it is awesome!

fine dining???. surely, you jest.ted'sis as far from fine dining as tallahassee is from montana. it is overpriced ....try $15-20 for a blue plate special. and the hamburgers are greasy and fall apart; impossible to eat.

awesome burgers!!. i loved myted'sexperience, i had the best burger i've had in a long time. good stuff. i highly recommend.

solid four. ted'sis on the higher side of casual dining with an unpretentious vibe. sort of reminds me of places i've been out west, san antonio so many years ago. jyes, bison's on the menu.

love the space, the feeling. everyone was especially nice front to back. popped in this time for drinks and snacks so we sat at the bar ...all the way down unnecessarily for whatever reason open facing the line cooks, which was actually fun because they sort of indulged us with soft interest like sitting in with the chef. was fun. burger came to order spot on, good luck with that elsewhere.

been in a number of times passing through town over the years, sort of look forward to it. we need you in orlando.

i have visitedted'sa couple of times now and have left feeling full but not necessarily satisfied. as soon as you sit down, the waiter/waitress drops off a small bowl of "pickles". technically speaking, they are pickles but taste more like pickled cucumbers. they are not quite there yet. the burgers are under-seasoned and the buns absorb all of the remaining juices from the burger, making it dry.

the staff members are nice and attentive. however, they need to be less like the guy in the corner of the bar watching your every move and more like the parent of a group going out to the bars. make sure everyone is happy and has a full drink. don't lurk in the distance.

the ambiance is rustic and open. the use of dark wood paneling and choice of upholstery gives the feel of an old, western saloon.

quite impressed. never having been toted'smontana grill, i had no expectations. sure, i knew they served bison, but i figured that was their gimmick. well, i was quite impressed. first, the layout is like a 1900's train car, with private booths lining both sides and open tables down the center; my wife and i chose a booth. wood paneling was everywhere, and we were able to talk in quiet tones even as the tables filled up later into the evening. the soft light put out by the classy lamp provided an intimate feel.

the server, michael, brought out pickles and then lemon slices for our water. the pickles were amazing -- somehow salty, sweet, and sour, but not overwhelming. i know that lemon slices are expensive (much cheaper to put one slice on the glass), so i was starting to get an appreciation for the classiness of the place.

we ordered an appetizer, the bison nachos. now i'm no fan of nachos, as usually they are drowning in one ingredient or the other, and rarely look appetizing. not so with these. not only did they taste fantastic, but each the ingredients were evenly distributed over the chips. in short, somebody cared about how the food looked and the eating experience. the bison was slightly sweeter meat than i'm used to, but it was delicious. we both noticed how fresh and natural everything tasted; the sour cream tasted identical to the organic sour cream we've had.

my wife ordered the no. 11; i ordered the bison ribs. in short, both were excellent. on mine, the meat was falling off the bone; the meat was succulent and appropriately seasoned with bbq sauce, though it could have had a little bit more. i also ordered a mixed drink, which was awesome once i remembered to drink from the bottom and it was cut with lemonade, which the server brought by at no extra charge.

also, i do not like mashed potatoes. however, the gravy was so good that i was able to douse the mashed potatoes in it and ate it all. the carrots were also good; my wife loved the broccoli and her burger. after dinner, we had a desert, which was the oatmeal raisin cookie over vanilla ice cream. i have never had an oatmeal raisin cookie with ice cream before, but i could not imagine one without it now; the two tastes and textures complimented each other perfectly and were the perfect finish to a fantastic meal.

our server knew the food, was attentive, personable and friendly. also, we arrived early around five. by the time we left, the line extended out the door down to the benches.ted'smakes no bones about the fact that they serve american food; and you can sense a taste of pride in what they do and where they come from.

our bill ran into the $70s, but it was worth every penny. highly recommended.

instant potatoes. neighborhood grill goes downhill is my review ofted'smontana grill. service is spotty....but the instant mashed potatoes served as real mashed potatoes is the last straw...in fact straw would've tasted better!
not interested in going back for awhile....better food at cracker barrel and the service there is better.

disappointed with my trip toted'stonight. although the bison nachos and homemade pickles were delicious, my bison burger was extremely overcooked and tasteless. i had pretty high expectations, as bison is supposed to be the specialty at this restaurant! service was also a bit slow, though our waitress was nice. i probably won't be returning.

good bison burger! service could have been better.. came in toted'sfor my first time this evening (girlfriend took me for my birthday dinner).

ordered the george's cadillac bison burger which i must say was very good. this was my first time having bison and i must say it did not disappoint.

the service was mediocre at best. the restaurant was a little crowded but there shouldn't be a point where you wait 20-25 minutes to try to order a drink (liquor) or get the dessert menu. after about 20-25 minutes of trying to make eye contact with our waiter, the manager ended up walking by and asked how the food/service was. we bit our tongues and just asked for the dessert menu.

we also ordered the kahlua brownie dessert. the chocolate is extremely rich and the brownie is very cold. if you are looking for a hot milk chocolate brownie fudge sunday type deal this is not it! it wasn't bad but not what we were hoping for either.


we told them it was my birthday and they didn't do anything. bring your own cake/candle/singers if that is what your looking for!


overall since i did enjoy the food i would probably come back. i would want to come during lunch on a weekday just in case. had there been better service i know that i would come back and recommend it to friends. if asked about the bison burgers i would definitely say they are good. also if given good service we probably would have spent roughly $15 more (on drinks). we may have just gotten the bad apple server on the worst day possible.

excellent all around!. i recently visited the tallahassee area and decided to tryted'sbecause we don't have one back home in pensacola. from the location to the look of the place.. to the food to the drinks and even our server.. everything was excellent. i won't say it was the most inexpensive place i have ever eaten, but it was well worth every cent. will definitely return when in the area. the bison ribeye was fantastic and tender and i dont care that the crabcake was $13.. it was good! if you are disappointed..you must be a vegan.

delicious!. bison burgers are amazing, i'd never tried bison beforeted'sand i'm so glad i did. food and drink menu is simple but has always been well executed. staff is great as well. have tried the trout, chicken entrees, burgers and fish sandwich and they have all been great. keep it upted's:)