As much as I would like to love the Gallatin River Grill I can't the other night was their second strike for me. The menu is always promising and the wait-staff very helpful and attentive. Paying special attention to the gluten-free needs of one of our party.
The first time I visited the food was just OK and seemed overpriced for what I got. Recently we thought we would give it another chance.
We started our meal with the "Meat & Cheese Plate" which promised Elk Sausage & local cheeses. All the individual items were just fine, but at $16 I expected more than about 6 tiny (smaller than a nickle) paper-thin triangles of elk sausage. Also, I had hoped for a little more variety in cheeses, there were three different soft white cheeses that all tasted very similar. Further, our waiter simply dropped off the plate, not explaining the cheeses to us.
I think the wine the recommended was a bit over hyped by our waiter. It was a good Cabernet, but not great
We all ordered the tenderloin which @ $26 I expected something more than a 6oz cut. My guests, whose steads were cooked just fine, said their steaks were perhaps the tenderest they have ever had. However mine, ordered medium-rare, came out medium-well at best, but more like well-done!
They cooked another steak, which seemed to take forever, the others at our table all had finished eating by the time it came out. Then, to to add insult to injury, my steak (which I had to eat when everyone else were finished eating) came out very rare. By that point I just ate the steak because I did not want to wait longer.
I probably won't eat at the Gallatin River Grill again. I prefer "The Mint" or "John Bozeman's Bistro." read more