Billings, Little Big Horn, and the Montana Plains Restaurants
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Billings, Little Big Horn, and the Montana Plains - browse our top choices for Restaurants during your stay.
Once an ice-cream parlor, today 3 Brother's Bistro, named for chef Greg Smith's three sons, is Hardin's finest dining establishment. That said, it's still a casual place that serves mostly pizza, barbecue, and beer. While it's hard to beat the house smoked pulled-pork sandwich, the salmon melt, paired with the Pigs Ass Porter brewed in Belt, Montana, comes close.
Housed in the historic (1916) former Central Feed building, until recently this family-owned brewery was where farmers and ranchers came to buy grain and seed. Today it serves typical brewpub fare, but with a slightly elevated twist. That said, the beer brewed on-site has a ways to go before it's ready to win awards. Reservations are recommended as this is the most popular restaurant in town.
There are daily soup and sandwich specials at this family-style deli, where the bread is all homemade. The menu lists a lot of healthful choices, as well as salads, nachos, and baked potatoes.
The Union Grille's constantly changing seasonal menu features Montana regional cuisine and fare from afar, such as Pacific troll salmon, tagliatelle pasta with sautéed tiger prawns, and grilled pork tenderloin. The varied wine list is populated predominantly by choices from California and Oregon vineyards and offers a number of exceptional beer choices from Montana microbreweries. Reservations are recommended, and in the summer, enjoy dining on the outdoor deck with river views.
Situated downtown near the Alberta Bair Theater, this prime people-watching restaurant has a loyal dinner following, understandable considering its casual yet elegant decor, pleasant, attentive service, and such entrées as buttermilk fried chicken, Alaska king salmon, apple-brined pork shank, and made-from-scratch pastas. Walkers also has an upscale bar scene, attracted, in part, by a tempting selection of craft cocktails served by bartenders so hip they look like they belong in Brooklyn. This is where politicians (such as President Bill Clinton), celebrities and other famous folks dine when they're in town.
This family eatery with a friendly staff is a favorite among travelers, largely because heading eastward it's one of the last restaurants for more than 200 mi. The shakes and malts are fantastic, as are the burgers and steaks. Portions are generous, so you might want to consider splitting some items, such as the delectable BLT. If you're starved, or have the family in tow, check out the Montana Breakfast, complete with ¾ pound of bacon, sausage, or ham, four eggs, 12 pancakes, ¾ pound of hash browns, and a pint of O.J.
Campfire steak, lobster, prime rib, and shrimp are the entrées of choice at this casual Great Falls mainstay. The large booths and tables may hark back to the 1950s, but Eddie's serves some of the best burgers and steaks in town. There's live piano music on Friday and Saturday.
With its stained glass and tearoom-style table settings, this restaurant in an 1882 Victorian house is elegant but cozy. Favorites include steak Oscar (with béarnaise sauce, crab, and asparagus), veal piccata, and walleye pike with almonds. Flower boxes hang from the iron fence enclosing the patio tables.
Upstairs in this historic warehouse just south of downtown is a wine bar and restaurant offering something for every appetite. On the lighter side are an impressive number of salads, as well as an herb-broiled walleye. For heartier fare, consider the veal piccata, roasted duck, or a Montana buffalo T-bone steak. Sushi is available on weekends. Downstairs is Machinery Row, a pub where you can shoot pool, throw darts, and enjoy live music on weekends. An outdoor lounge has the only outdoor fire pit in the city. The wine bar offers more than two dozen appetizers in an intimate, casual setting.
This quaint, but often packed, elegant bar and grill serves an exceptional array of dishes.You have a choice of 2 to 4 specials each night, ranging from duck breast with a cognac cream sauce to walleye, salmon, or halibut selections. The separate full bar serving a fine selection of microbrews is housed in the same restored 1914 brick building.
Built in 1910 by Buffalo Bill Cody's chef, this restaurant was saved from the wrecking ball and restored in 1975. Today it's one of the best steak houses in the city. The bar area features wooden ceiling beams, and the main dining room's oak paneling exudes a clubby ambience. In warm weather the outdoor patio is perhaps the most popular place to dine on such dishes as buffalo fillet, prime rib, shrimp po'boy, or jerk steak with mango chutney. The kitchen stays open until 11 pm, later than at most Billings eateries, and there's a piano bar on weekends.
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