Not the same experience at this place that I have had in the past. Let's just say I've been coming here for over 30 years. Overpriced, terrible food and EXTREMELY RUDE SERVICE. New owners should be do better. Think about the local people not just the people passing through. Keep it more small town Montana like it should be. Don't change what was a good thing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Chris Manthey
Now an Overpriced Tourist Trap. I was a big fan of this place for 10+ years, until it was recently bought by some newcomers for $3 million. Old servers gone. Ice-cold bottled beer replaced by warm cans. $27 8oz steak now $38, and it costs $5 to get a salad half the size of the one you used to get for free. Formerly awesome shallot vinaigrette dressing is now a watery mess.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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Aaron Lewis Thank you
Atmosphere: 5
Robert Burns
The owner has absolutely no customer service skills
Danielle Epp
Love the food. We decided to take the family on our next vacation to the area. When we arrived we were turned away and told to sit in the bar (with a three year old) because we didn’t have a reservation. I could understand if the restaurant was busy at the time but there were ample empty tables. We offered to separate our party or wait if needed to get a table and be accommodating. Very disappointed because I raved about how great the restaurant was to our family.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Tony Iuga
Hell of a bar and venue offering real Western charm and cold beer! Saw Wyatt Flores perform here this summer, and I can’t recommend going to a concert here enough. I also had some pre-show questions via email, and the staff was super helpful/responsive.
Jack Sir
This is my 3rd time eating here over the past 5 years. I always get the elk meatloaf and it is outstanding !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maekaylah Walker
The food was WAY over priced for how it tasted. We went inside and sat ourselves no one noticed we were there for awhile. Once we got served it was a long wait for them to come back with the food. It was very unappetizing. I ordered the Buffalo wings and they were dry and the sauce was bitter. My husband ordered the Old Saloon burger and it was not what he had hoped for by the description. When we got the bill it just made the entire experience unpleasant for how much they charged for everything. They said they offer live music but had old schedules up so we couldn't find when it was available.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Craig Sivley
Great small town saloon Bar tenders can be entertaining
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Ray Hubbard
Great small venue for concerts. They have plenty of staffing and in their spots
The reservation system was a mess, the greeter was not friendly and we never got a table
Service: 1
Larry Hudson
We were passing by on the way to Helena, and thought, 'why eat at a Subway franchise, when we can try something unique,' and stopped here for lunch. Glad we did. Cool spot inside and a lot of history. Even though it was lunch, my wife had a bourdon from their excellent bourbon selection. Lunch was good, and served quickly. Service was also excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
PangNhia Burke
The MOST RACIST restaurant we’ve ever been to. If you value respect, decency, and basic human kindness, DO NOT spend a single dollar here.
If I could give this place a ZERO ⭐️ I would because they don’t deserve any ratings…
This was, without a doubt, the most openly racist and uncomfortable dining experience I have ever had.
From the moment we walked in, EVERYONE stopped and stared at us. No greeting, no welcome—just hostile silence. A kind local (the only decent part of this visit) offered us their seats, but after sitting down, we waited over 20 minutes before the young blonde behind the bar finally acknowledged us with menus—delivered with an attitude.
We placed our order and waited another 30+ minutes. My husband realized he never received his $3+ cup of soda. When we politely asked to have it to-go, she became visibly annoyed and told us they “don’t do that.” It felt like she purposely made us wait longer just to bring out cold food.
The food itself? Trash. My husband still tipped her (which I regret), and when we asked for our drinks, she poured them into a plastic cup with visible black specks floating inside. Absolutely disgusting. No “thank you,” no common courtesy—just more rudeness.
What made this worse was knowing we were treated differently than the locals. Their online menu (which is what drew us in) was completely different from what we were given. I even noticed locals eating dishes not on our menu, making it painfully clear we were not given the same options.
You can tell they are not used to seeing people of different skin colors and have no intention of making outsiders feel welcome. After a long day of hiking, all we wanted was a decent meal. Instead, we left feeling humiliated, unwelcome, and furious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Tony VanArsdale
It's an experience just walking into this saloon. Plus the food is excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matthew Ezell
If you can get seated it takes an hour or more to get your food. First time I tried The old Saloon we walked out after waiting 45 mins for someone to take our drink order. 2nd time we stood at the front for 30 minutes to be told they can’t seat us. Always short on help!!!
Not the same experience at this place that I have had in the past. Let's just say I've been coming here for over 30 years. Overpriced, terrible food and EXTREMELY RUDE SERVICE. New owners should be do better. Think about the local people not just the people passing through. Keep it more small town Montana like it should be. Don't change what was a good thing.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Now an Overpriced Tourist Trap. I was a big fan of this place for 10+ years, until it was recently bought by some newcomers for $3 million. Old servers gone. Ice-cold bottled beer replaced by warm cans. $27 8oz steak now $38, and it costs $5 to get a salad half the size of the one you used to get for free. Formerly awesome shallot vinaigrette dressing is now a watery mess.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Aaron Lewis
Thank you
Atmosphere: 5
The owner has absolutely no customer service skills
Love the food. We decided to take the family on our next vacation to the area. When we arrived we were turned away and told to sit in the bar (with a three year old) because we didn’t have a reservation. I could understand if the restaurant was busy at the time but there were ample empty tables. We offered to separate our party or wait if needed to get a table and be accommodating. Very disappointed because I raved about how great the restaurant was to our family.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Hell of a bar and venue offering real Western charm and cold beer! Saw Wyatt Flores perform here this summer, and I can’t recommend going to a concert here enough. I also had some pre-show questions via email, and the staff was super helpful/responsive.
This is my 3rd time eating here over the past 5 years. I always get the elk meatloaf and it is outstanding !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was WAY over priced for how it tasted. We went inside and sat ourselves no one noticed we were there for awhile. Once we got served it was a long wait for them to come back with the food. It was very unappetizing. I ordered the Buffalo wings and they were dry and the sauce was bitter. My husband ordered the Old Saloon burger and it was not what he had hoped for by the description. When we got the bill it just made the entire experience unpleasant for how much they charged for everything. They said they offer live music but had old schedules up so we couldn't find when it was available.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Great small town saloon
Bar tenders can be entertaining
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Great small venue for concerts. They have plenty of staffing and in their spots
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The reservation system was a mess, the greeter was not friendly and we never got a table
Service: 1
We were passing by on the way to Helena, and thought, 'why eat at a Subway franchise, when we can try something unique,' and stopped here for lunch.
Glad we did. Cool spot inside and a lot of history. Even though it was lunch, my wife had a bourdon from their excellent bourbon selection.
Lunch was good, and served quickly. Service was also excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The MOST RACIST restaurant we’ve ever been to. If you value respect, decency, and basic human kindness, DO NOT spend a single dollar here.
If I could give this place a ZERO ⭐️ I would because they don’t deserve any ratings…
This was, without a doubt, the most openly racist and uncomfortable dining experience I have ever had.
From the moment we walked in, EVERYONE stopped and stared at us. No greeting, no welcome—just hostile silence. A kind local (the only decent part of this visit) offered us their seats, but after sitting down, we waited over 20 minutes before the young blonde behind the bar finally acknowledged us with menus—delivered with an attitude.
We placed our order and waited another 30+ minutes. My husband realized he never received his $3+ cup of soda. When we politely asked to have it to-go, she became visibly annoyed and told us they “don’t do that.” It felt like she purposely made us wait longer just to bring out cold food.
The food itself? Trash. My husband still tipped her (which I regret), and when we asked for our drinks, she poured them into a plastic cup with visible black specks floating inside. Absolutely disgusting. No “thank you,” no common courtesy—just more rudeness.
What made this worse was knowing we were treated differently than the locals. Their online menu (which is what drew us in) was completely different from what we were given. I even noticed locals eating dishes not on our menu, making it painfully clear we were not given the same options.
You can tell they are not used to seeing people of different skin colors and have no intention of making outsiders feel welcome. After a long day of hiking, all we wanted was a decent meal. Instead, we left feeling humiliated, unwelcome, and furious.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
It's an experience just walking into this saloon. Plus the food is excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you can get seated it takes an hour or more to get your food. First time I tried The old Saloon we walked out after waiting 45 mins for someone to take our drink order. 2nd time we stood at the front for 30 minutes to be told they can’t seat us. Always short on help!!!
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