We are definitely not in Florida anymore. Love the walls all the Cowboys that lived in Medora & the old paraphernalia. No credit here only cash or checks. We both ordered the waffle, bacon fruit breakfast special with bacon, that were too sweet more like a beautiful dessert & delicious. The best part of breakfast was talking to our waitress who moved here last year to go to nursing school in Bismarck. I think we were the only non locals here! read more

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My pancake was good! I mean, how do you mess up a pancake? My husband got the biscuits and gravy. It was different. We are from the South- we do biscuits with white gravy. This was not that- this had like, maybe? a chicken gravy? It had a chicken flavor to it? Maybe that's how they make gravy up north- if that's what you like, you will love it. If you are looking for white gravy- this ain't it. read more

Cowboy Cafe - Biscuits and gravy - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

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Very local joint, cash only business operated by some young girls. If you like sweets they make really good very very sweet caramel roll, still warm served. Had the French toast with eggs for my breakfast it was mediocre but does its job. The toasts are not the thick cut toast so it was a bit bland. The price are cheap so it's still a great place to get something to eat in the morning There are a lot of locals and the decor is very western, all the cowboy posters and pictures on the wall. read more

Cowboy Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

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Great Breakfast and Lunch location in Medora, been in existence for 44 years. Great Customer Service from Siri, she was so attentive and accommodating Food was excellent and filling. Loved the Biscuits and Gravy. we will return, "Cash Only" read more

Cowboy Cafe - Dining Area - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

Strolled in for lunch after visiting the parks. A very cozy, at home atmosphere. The man behind the counter eventually came around to speak to us; he told us stories about other guests, about the area. He was absolutely delightful and highlight of the trip. The food itself was tasty enough, but I'm afraid I'll be glancing over that for the star: The Caramel Roll. This thing was out of this world, and is honestly one of the best sweet treats I've ever had. I could not recommend this enough, and now know I will be dreaming and thinking of this for weeks. Five stars alone for the service and the roll, and five stars for the hope that I will one day be able to return and have another read more

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Steaming hot coffee 5/5 Fast service 5/5 Delicious food 5/5 Cool cowboy culture decor 5/5 Will come back tomorrow read more

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Cash only place! Don't waste your time. Even you have cash, do not go to support this kind of restaurant!

Great breakfast food! Amazing fresh Carmel roll, tasty pancakes and sausage. And service was super quick, cute little place with decently fair prices. A 5 star win! read more

We loved this place so much we not only went there for breakfast, we went back for lunch. Super service, lots of character. Yes, they only accept cash read more

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Good breakfast: ham and scrambled eggs with slice of French toast rather than toast. Good service. Interesting walls with cowboy photos read more

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This was the best place to eat! Excellent service. We had the French toast and bacon- the Belgium waffles with whip cream and strawberries. Amazing!!! We will definitely be back for lunch! read more

Cowboy Cafe - Belgium waffles, with whip cream and strawberries. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

Absolutely HORRIBLE customer service! We informed the owner/manager that we didn't like, nor eat the biscuits and gravy and eggs. The gravy was brown and greasy, tasted like lard. It was terrible, tasted nothing like typical biscuits and gravy. The eggs were dry and overcooked with no flavor. Definitely not real, fresh eggs. Very nicely, I said that I didn't like the meal, I didn't eat it, and would like it taken off the bill. I was VERY RUDELY told that there was nothing wrong with the food and that we had to pay for it. Again, I calmly said that it was not good and asked about customer satisfaction. He angrily said it's the law and if we didn't pay for it, he'd call the POLICE! We have never been treated so badly by any restaurant before. There was no offer for anything else or a discount on the bill. STAY AWAY from this place. Do not support a business that treats their customers this way and humiliates them in front of the whole restaurant. read more

Cowboy Cafe - Biscuits and gravy - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

Looking for good home cooked food this is the place to stop in Medora for breakfast and or lunch. Menu says best beef sandwich in ND..., I have to agree. They had fast and very good service for a rather young service staff. Looking for a home feel small cafe type experience, stop and give. Them a try! read more

This is a small, unassuming diner-style restaurant in historic Medora. It is one of a handful of places that are open in the off-season, so it does get busy with tourists and locals alike. We had a great breakfast. Don't forget to try the homemade Carmel Roll -- it's about $5, but well worth it. Might want to split it with someone! One big caveat -- this place is CASH ONLY. I didn't see any signs to this effect before I went to pay the bill -- so just be aware. If in Medora, definitely try the Cowboy Cafe. read more

The Cowboy Cafe has been a Medora fixture for many years. It's not at all fancy, but it has a lot of ambiance, including walls lined with portraits of the local cowboys and ranchers from around Medora. Yes, they only take cash, but there's an ATM machine about 100 feet away, so it's not a big deal. The French toast was very good, and they did a great job fulfilling my request for extra crispy bacon. The caramel rolls are beyond divine. Those alone are worth coming back for. Service was fine on the day we went, and we went at their busiest time for breakfast. They were also disinfecting tables between each customer, but the menus were not being disinfected. read more

Small town diner at its finest! Stepping in here took me back in time. Bring cash-they don't take cards Stand in line-they don't take down names The food was excellent, small town diner food prepared by the owner. Don't go in expecting gourmet fancy food, just take your appetite and loved ones and you won't be disappointed. The service was extremely friendly and they do a good job and keeping the line moving along. read more

Loved this small town breakfast spot in a small town western world! The walls are covered with cowboys of south western North Dakotah's past. If you are looking for a traditional breakfast while visiting the national park I highly suggest Cowboy Cafe! read more

Cowboy Cafe - a wall full of framed photographs - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

Service excellent and friendly. "Home cooking" of food from bags not tasty or good. The biscuits were especially poor quality. Is it not possible to make a decent biscuit from scratch? Even a drop biscuit would surpass the factory made and molded "biscuit" I was served. We would give 5 stars for the service, but the Cowboy Cafe did not live up to it's "home cooking" motto. read more

Stopped here for breakfast before our visit to the park. I ordered pancakes and bacon. I love pancakes and this pancake was just your basic buttermilk pancake. It was good. Bacon was good too. We got there just time because we were seated right away. Service was quick and friendly. read more

This cafe is absolutely fantastic! Do yourself a favor and start with a caramel roll. read more

Cowboy Cafe - Clean plate club. The stack in the back is from our caramel roll 'appetizers'. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

Good breakfast with a pretty standard short order menu. Very busy on a Saturday morning with the sun shining and not everyone was a tourist. There were some locals in the queue with me getting their breakfast so it was busy. I had a simple enough French Toast with ham breakfast and it was tasty and filling. The French Toast was light and fluffy and tasty, soaking up an appropriate amount of syrup. The slice of ham was "city ham" and wasn't too salty at all. I had a great breakfast and it more than kept me going for driving through the park and then a good hundred miles of Interstate afterwards. It's nothing fancy, but who needs fancy when you really just want a good breakfast, read more

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Wow, Just wow. The owner/employee (not sure which) was a complete jerk. Standing in line to see about getting a table and he pulls the door shut on me while repeating "in or out" no other statement. He actually pushed me out of the doorway. With customer service like this, I hope their food is good. I didn't stay around to try it!! read more

Cowboy Cafe - Outdoor - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

Delicious home made food and the friendliest service. Food was quick and tasty. Cash or check only though so come prepared!

CASH ONLY!! Bring a lot if you are feeding a family. Be prepared to stand outside while waiting for a table. This place can get really busy and has no waiting area. They also don't take down names. So form a line and wait. Once you get inside and seated, be prepared to spend about $15 a person for breakfast with a drink. This will be about an $8 breakfast back at our home town diner. The decor is like taking a step back in time. The walls are covered in old pictures of cowboys from the past. Now to the food. Everyone loved the food and there wasn't a scrap left on any of the plates from the 5 people eating. Bill was $100 after a generous tip to the super friendly staff. read more

Im giving them a one star because i never even got to eat there. I asked a waitress if i could order food to go, a very simple order, because we had a dog in the truck and couldnt sit in the restaurant because it was 88 degrees. She was nice and said, "Sure, and gave me a menu. I politely waited behind 3 groups who were waiting to get seated. When i got to the counter a completely unfriendly, heavy, grouchy older man said, "No. You can't order to go. We're too busy." No, "Im sorry" or anything in the form of customer service. Nothing. Even after I explained that our dog was in the car he just repeated the same thing. I can't see how taking a quick, simple, to go order would bother anyone or cause major catastrophe. Also, maybe some courtesy or better customer treatment. I wouldnt eat there ever, even if the food was amazing. You shouldn't treat customers like you are doing them a favor when customers are what make or break a business. read more

First morning in Medora, my husband and I stepped outside of the Rough Riders Hotel and meandered over to the Cowboy Cafe. It is one of the most quaint diners I have ever seen. Old local cowboy pictures adorned the walls. Staff was so kind, one wore a Liver and Onions shirt. Loved it! Our breakfast was delicious and portions were plentiful. We are heading back for lunch right now! Would recommend very highly. read more

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A quirky little cafe with awesome food. Walls are covered with pictures of cowboys, cash only, patrons a mixture of locals and tourists. The homemade Caramel bun warm out of the oven to die for, good French toast and great sausage! Cash only... if you're in Medora recommend you check read more

Diner-like food, not for anyone who has a sophisticated palate or wants to eat healthy. It would be fine for kids though. I got the buffalo burger steak plate hoping to get a taste of North Dakotan food and I got a piece of dried out meat and canned vegetables. They did put a smiley face in onions on my burger though, cute touch!! The service was fine and the owner was very nice! read more

Cowboy Cafe - Buffalo steak burger plate - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

Quaint western themed cafe in Medora. I ate here twice and the service and attitude of the employees and the proprietor were great. One star deduction for whatever the cooking spray or oil used to cook their eggs, bad aftertaste. I can't ever understand why breakfast joints would use anything other than butter or something that at least resembles butter! On the plus side, their French toast is awesome as is the sausage. Not inexpensive but considering the tourist location still a good value. read more

This had pretty good rating on Trip Advisor so we thought we would try it out. We used maps to walk and find the location, all the while my daughter was crabby and wanted pizza, which we passed on the way. We walk in and there is signage all over that says CASH AND CHECK ONLY. So I walked to the nearest ATM while the rest of the fam found a tape and ordered drinks. Still crabby, I helped my daughter choose something that sounded as if she could tolerate it. My husband got the famous roast beef sandwich, it wasn't too great. I ordered the chicken strip sandwich that the waitress recommended-meh. The daughter got the Philly steak sandwich and it looked like they used Steak-ums, not too good. We all agreed that it was not culinary awesomeness, it filled the void. The server was sweet, but the food, not so good. read more

This was a good breakfast place for us. The cafe itself is rather small and only accepts cash or checks. We didn't know that ahead of time so we had to walk back to the hotel to get cash. My husband ordered the French toast with ham and two eggs on the side. The French toast was delicious and I ended up with food envy. I ordered scrambled eggs and hash browns with wheat toast. It looked like more than two eggs and three hash browns were crispy. Our server was attentive and kept my coffee and my husband's drink filled. The coffee wasn't the greatest but it was caffeine. We ordered a caramel roll to go. Very good. Great place for good food. read more

A terrible restaurant. It's small and very crowded. Had to ask dish guy to bring menus. Ordered a cheeseburger and that's what you got - a dry up overcook thin patty with a plain bun. No lettuce, no tomato, no onion and no special sauce. Got onion rings which were a bit more tolerable. All that for $14.00. Was the worse cheeseburger I've had in my 68 years of life. Funny thing is the waitress says they had great burgers! Not! read more

Went for breakfast on the 10th of July. Typical Midwestern fare - good, a bit greasy, and more butter / whipped cream than you need on your pancakes or waffles. Added some whipped cream to the coffee as a result. Bottom line, is this place doesn't serve anything spectacular, but what they do serve is a darn good breakfast and they do it well! read more

After being in Medora for a few days, we were craving something greasy and "homey" feeling. Of course we had to head to the Cowboy Cafe! We were sadly mistaken... the table was dirty, it had dried syrup and jelly stuck to it, there was dust on every surface, and the carpet looked as dingy as possible. Upon looking at the menu, we were more disappointed to see that there were no home cooking options, like the omelette we were craving. I settled for the French toast dish and I wish I would have walked out then and there. The French toast was rubbery and sickeningly sweet with too much nutmeg, it was next to impossible to get straws or a refill on coffee, and the waitress was very distracted with a particular customer that wasn't us. We're not needy by any means, just enjoy a hot cup of coffee. Personally, I won't eat here again. read more

I used to eat lunch here in the 1990's when I worked in the area. Returned to ND to visit some people and made a day trip to the park. Stopped in to have a burger at the Cowboy Café. Not much has changed in 25 years except the waitstaff. The food was ok, served quickly and hot. Not gourmet by any means but one shouldn't expect this in Medora. If you'd like a simple home cooked meal while in the area, this place will meet your needs. If not, perhaps you shouldn't be in North Dakota. read more

I think you get what you'd expect here in terms of food. There's nothing special about it other than it reflects tastes of about 30 years ago. I was only mildly surprised they didn't have Sanka on the menu. I thought the prices were high for what you get, but they've got a captured market in Medora. The service was flat - just order taking, dropping off the food and a couple of check-ins on coffee refills. The place is pretty cool inside with old ranch brands burned into the wood and pictures of local cowboys and ranchers mounted to the pinewood walls. The charm for me was that the place seemed unaware of itself and that made it cool. But then they have a huge display of t-shirts. coffee mugs and stickers. All in all, an okay place to eat breakfast. And if you're in Medora, pal, you ain't got many choices that are good, so it's acceptable. read more

**WARNING - CASH OR CHECK ONLY** They don't make it very obvious in advance, just a few signs that are easy to miss. A lot of customers have no idea until they tried to pay with card and were told you have to hand over your license until you go to the atm. Very odd. Other than that, very average experience. read more

Very good for breakfast or lunch. CASH only. Breakfast only until 11 am. Service was good and food fresh and tasty. I think it is the best place in town. read more

Cowboy Cafe - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Medora, North Dakota

Small cafe serving tasty and bountiful breakfast. By my count, the Protein Plate for breakfast included 5 thick slices of ripe tomato, 4 slices of perfectly crisp bacon, 3 very large very fresh eggs - over easy for me, two huge and juicy sausage patties, and a cup of tea. I could not finish it all. Headed back next morning but the line was just too long . It is a relatively small cafe. I really wanted to try one of the homemade pies, along with another Protein Plate, for breakfast but had to hit the road. Wish I had taken a picture! read more

Good breakfast! Carmel roll are to die for service was good. Small town cafe atmosphere. Would go back again.