Chubby&#x27;s Bar &amp; Grill

Davin was amazing! The place was great and friendly. Staff was accommodating and very friendly.read more

I came here two different times during my stay in Helena and both had different environments. The…read morefirst time was on a Monday night when there were very few people. The noise levels were normal with only a couple people playing pool and most people were at the bar. The second time was on a Friday night when I came here with some friendly people I met at the previous bar and it was completed packed and loud. You can tell that this is very much a young person's bar and the cheap $3 well drinks give that away. They actually have a bourbon ginger lime cocktail that is actually decent for $3.25. The service is good even for how busy it was and is a good place to get a good buzz and hang out with some friends.

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Hap's Bar

3.9(15 reviews)

9.4 mi

We love exploring Dive Bars when we travel. So when our flight landed in Helena, MT we searched for…read moreDive Bars and found Hap's Bar by the Train station. The place was wonderful; friendly bar tenders, fun local people, and great drinks. We loved the pickle shots!!

Only food is chips and nuts but the bartender is awesome and the place is a little hidden gem next…read moreto laundromat across from the old train station in Helena. Looks almost like a dive from outside but once you walk in they have a fantastic selection of fine spirits and a few good beers on tap along with a whole section of slots and gambling but it has a great atmosphere and feel inside. Just light enough and just dark enough and if I lived in Helena I'd be there all the time.

The Train Depot across from Hap's

Happy Birthday Montana! Karaoke Thursdays and Saturday! Baby it's Cold out there!

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Original back bar brought up from St. Louis in 1935!

The Rathskeller

3.4(20 reviews)

9.0 mi

The recently removed Rathskeller is a booming success. Although I don't like some of the design…read moredecisions, the renovated bar is smashing, and the overall vibe remains unique and old school. The cocktails are actually better. Really enjoyed a nicely balanced Old Fashioned and the expresso martini was very favorable. Prices are comparable to those of good bars in any city. Service was prompt and knowledgeable.

We've been back several times since my initial review. Service has generally cooled since our first…read morevisit. Multiple servers have seemed annoyed that they have to deal with their customers, not just us. Last time we went, we ordered 2 draft beers. That's it. 35 minutes later, no drinks, nobody checking on us, no servers to be found to check on our order. So we took off. It's a cool space, but I'm tired of being neglected when we try to support them.

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Mint Julip

Oasis Bar & Cafe

4.9(8 reviews)

37.5 mi

My mom and I stopped here on the way from Great Falls to Helena, it was a fun Montana bar! A whole…read morein the wall vibe, love it! A nice local bought my mom and I a drink, the waitress was very nice. Would love to come here in the summertime. No food, but a variety of MT beers. :-)

Great food, nice people, excellent service. Also, come before 11 a.m. for amazing fresh bakery at…read moreAlva Lee Bakery. Excellent bar well stocked with an assortment of brews! I had the spinach salad for dinner, all ingredient very very fresh. For dessert... sour cream caramel cheese cake. One word, amazing, comes to mind! Atmosphere, not really, but is all Wolf Creek can muster.

The outside!

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Local draft. Hefeweizen with orange slice. Wonderful beer.

Bunkhouse Bar and Grill

4.6(13 reviews)

32.7 mi

Went there today! And what a fantastic meal we had! Drinks were strong. The burgers were out of…read morethis world. And I'm sorry this potato bomb thing I don't even know where to begin. It was like a deep fried twice baked potato! Bartender was super nice. Not sure of her name and I feel like a jerk for not asking. They have slots and shake a day which is always a plus in my book. We will for sure be back when we come back to Montana

A group of us stopped in for lunch on our way from the airport to Glacier. We sat at the bar. The…read morebartender was wonderful. She was extremely nice and attentive. I wish I had gotten her name to call her out. The food was also delicious. We got burgers (one with bacon & a side salad, two bunkhouse, one with onion peddles and one with regular fries), chicken patty sandwich, chili fries, bowl of chili and grilled ham & cheese sandwich. Everything was fantastic! The cook was also extremely nice. She brought us our food and checked on us a few times to make sure everything was good. We all very much enjoyed our time here and would come back.

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Rialto Bar

3.3(11 reviews)

8.9 mi

I grew up in Helena, but moved away. Every time I come home, I take my friends or fellow visitors…read moreto downtown to see Helena's history. And at night, I hit up the tri-fecta of bars that includes The Rialto. I love the old historic charm of this place. It's so beautiful. Liquor in Montana is super cheap, so we had an amazing time chatting with the bartender and indulging. We met some really friendly regulars who didnt mind sharing their bar with us. I love this place. That blonde bartender is a sweetheart! She let my boyfriend take her picture next to the liquor prices and everything! Thanks Rialto. See you and your gorgeous neon sign next time. P.S. I love your internet jukebox and pool table.

So I had an interesting experience here…read more I sat down at the bar and asked the bartender if they had a menu. She replied, "Lucca's is closed" referring to the Italian restaurant next door. I replied, "No, a drinks menu" to which she did not give me a menu but said, "Do you like sweet drinks?" At this point I had no idea where this conversation was going but I replied, "No.." and then she said okay and handed me a menu. I asked why and she said that she can make better drinks than what the menu says. She said she only liked a couple drinks on the menu (ginger basil martini, prairie press, and maybe the huckleberry mule and that's it) and she also does not recommend any of the wines. The brutal honesty is good for me and bad for the bar, but some saleswoman she is I guess? Who knows. I asked her if she was the only person who had these strong opinions about the menu and she said no and that all the bartenders felt the same way. If everyone feels the same way about them and they're the ones who have to serve customers then they should make a change right? It's just weird that you have that attitude towards the business and then project that toward the customers. I said I'd listen to her recommendations and ordered the ginger basil martini ($12) which was actually pretty good. It's refreshing and slightly sweet from the sugar rim. She mentioned that she made the drink less sweet because she knew that I didn't like sweet drinks and then went on that menus can't offer the same personalization as a bartender who listens. I mean I guess the intention is good that she wants to be able to personalize cocktails to the customer's taste preferences but again the attitude of going on and on about how you're a great and thoughtful bartender just rubbed me the wrong way. For my second drink I wasn't going to order off the menu so I asked if she could make a last word. She didn't know what that was and I told her how to make it. She replied, "I don't know what green chartreuse is." I said, "Okay never mind, how about a paper plane?" Again she did not know what that was and I listed the ingredients and she said, "What's amaro?" At this point I'm frustrated so I just ordered an old fashioned ($12). You go on and on about how you can get creative and make a variety of drinks but you don't even know what green chartreuse or amaro are. So you're not as knowledgeable of a bartender as you think you are. The same type of attitude and boastfulness happened after the second drink as it did the first. I seriously couldn't wait to finish my drink and get out of there which never happens. It felt like lazy bartending for not amazing cocktails for craft cocktail prices. The negativity and complaining is just not the vibe I want at a bar. Another note: the men's restroom does not lock but not just that, it does not close all the way so it's always slightly open outward and I don't know why no one has bothered to fix that. Many things are very wrong here; I don't how to fix them but it just didn't give me a good vibe and left a bad taste in my mouth.

Where they do karaoke, dancing , whatever your heart desires.

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Ginger basil martini ($12)

Dorothy's Lounge & Gaming Parlor

3.5(2 reviews)

8.8 mi

I've never been to a bar that requires you to cash out before happy hour ends to get the happy hour…read moreprice. I've worked in busy downtown big city bars and the price is automatically in the system for however long you stay. The bartender could have told us to cash out before 5:30. Money isn't a big deal but it's slightly deceitful and a strange policy.

Dorothy's is my favorite upscale cocktail lounge in town. Happy hour daily is great - especially…read morebuy one get one martinis. Great list of spirits, beer and also a few appetizers if you're hungry. It's attached to the Windbag as well. Good vibes and good service also. Fall cocktails include an espresso martini and pumpkin spice mule.

Egg White Sour

Our campfire mule comes with roasted marshmallows

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Papa Ray's Sports Bar

4.4(19 reviews)

5.6 mi

Food, service atmosphere, economical, clean and easy to find. Service is great friendly employees…read morethat are more than willing to inform you about local attractions.

With all the crazy websites for delivery or very outdated online menu pictures, you'd think Papa…read moreRays would be the primary website for their own menu, but all they display are five outdated pictures of the bar. When I requested a take-home menu, the uppity counter worker says "...it's online, look for it." After 25 minutes of searching online, we discovered there is no current online menu connected to their website, that would enable us to order from home. I dislike being the person that has to tell them they are missing out on Montana City and Clancy customers, because their competitors routinely post and update their menus, and get the business.

Current menu 2026

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The Hawthorn

4.8(70 reviews)

8.9 mi

The Hawthorne is always a good time and a great experience. There's a huge selection of wine and…read moreplenty of good food to choose from as well. The service is always Eggcellent.

Look, I love wine, but I'm no sommelier. I usually just point and say, "That one looks French!" But…read morewalking into The Hawthorn Bottle Shop and Tasting Room in Helena changed the game. This isn't one of those stuffy, velvet-rope wine bars; it's genuinely "New York chic meets Montana," which is the only atmosphere I ever want to be in. The main reason this place is magic? The staff. We had a server who was less of a server and more of a wine wizard. I told them I liked things that were "a little sassy, maybe a bit moody," and they didn't even blink. Instead, they completely crafted the perfect flight of wine flights for us to sample. It was like a personalized, four-course journey for my tastebuds. Every single pour was a winner, and the knowledge they dropped on us was actually interesting and not at all intimidating. I learned more in 30 minutes than I did in a decade of frantically googling "what is terroir?" If you're looking for an amazing wine bar where you can relax, learn something new, and taste truly incredible stuff without feeling like you need a wine degree, this is it. Go for the ambiance, stay for the wine, and definitely let their knowledgeable service steer the ship. They won't steer you wrong. Highly Recommend: Just tell your server to surprise you. It's the best way to do it.

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Hawthorn "community table"

Wassweiler Dinner House and Mercantile

4.1(75 reviews)

10.8 mi

Great food and service, relaxing quiet atmosphere. Well worth the short drive from downtown. We'll…read moredefinitely be back again

I recently ate at this restaurant and found it disgusting. My steak was covered in mushrooms that…read moretasted like vinegar. The steak had no flavor. The asparagus was about the size of a number 2 pencil and was greasy. Even though we each paid for our dinner separately, they required a 20 % tip. Our group of around 25 had one server, who also performed as the busboy, so our dinner was very slow. The wine looked to be about 4 ozs and was $12 per servings. We also had to dine on their patio with pesky flies everywhere. For this we paid over $200 for a meal we could not enjoy. As you can probably see, I was very unimpressed with this overrated restaurant and will NEVER eat there again.

Entryway

NY Strip with Bacon/cheese Potato gratin and carrots

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Restaurant and Mercantile shop

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Chad W.

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13 years ago

Excellent food. The prime Rib on Friday and Saturday evenings is huge. Make sure you get there early. They only serve prime rib till they run out those evenings. Burgers are huge as well. Come with a big appetite!! read more

Franklin P.

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5 years ago

So far the last eat food I've ever ordered first group in and ordered 45 minutes and not what I expected

MM F.

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18 years ago

The best food you will ever eat.

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