I love this place. The food is always made fresh and crazy big portions. More importantly, it is just good comfort food and reminds me of home cooking. The service is always pleasant and the restaurant is always clean. Its a little off the beaten path but dont let it deter you. read more

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Simple, clean, unadorned space. I'd heard about their chicken fried steak- hand battered, made to order, huge portion. Pay extra for the sausage gravy. Delicious! Way too much for me to eat. Attentive and friendly staff, hot coffee and full of hungry locals. read more

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We went there for lunch and the environment was awful. Our waitress wasn't friendly and I got food poisoning from the grilled chicken sandwich. If you go there please don't get that dish, and maybe just think about another place to eat. read more

Great food, great quantities and great service. Prices are reasonable and it has a very nice cafe feel.

I've been coming to the Muzzle Loader Cafe for close to 40 years now. When I was kid, my grandparents always took me here so I could have Hashbrowns and Gravy. Well it had been a while since I was back in Billings, but I knew I needed to go to the Muzzle Loader. There is a restaurant and a bar. We decided to sit in the bar. My uncle told me I needed to get a Caramel Roll and Chicken Fried Steak. Due to the volume of food, my uncle and I split the Chicken Fried Steak and my wife and I split the Caramel Roll. Honestly, this was one of the best Caramel Rolls I've ever had. It was soft, flavorful, and covered in caramel. This is a must have! You better get here early before they sell out. if you like Chicken Fried Steak, you won't be disappointed. This is not a typical Sysco Chicken Fried Steak. This is handcut, fried, and takes up most of the plate. The Hashbrown were fried to perfection. Crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The ambience in the bar was fine and the service was great. But the food here really stood out! This is a Billings institution! If you're in town and in need of a big breakfast, head to the Muzzle Loader. read more

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Country fried steak dry and not fresh Hashbrown not fully cooked Our Waitresses not very friendly. Used to be a good spot, not what it used to be read more

Big servings, good food, reasonable pricing, and service is wonderful. Not fussy, nostalgic old school restaurant!

When you first walk in it looks like your run of the mill cafe. This restaurant is severely understaffed, one server for the whole place. I will say she was friendly. The food is marginal at best. It is frozen food that has been reheated. Other reviews raved about the chicken fried steak, which really isn't chicken fried steak. My daughter's was burnt and inedible. This restaurant needs work. read more

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Service was excellent and food tasty, but unremarkable. Ordered nachos, and again good, but basic.

Was looking for a local place to have dinner. Stopped in and was pleasantly surprised. The waitress was so friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. We started off with real hand battered onion rings, which were fabulous. Had a cup of homemade tomato soup, which was to die for. Had the grilled chicken sandwich with garlic parmesan sauce. It was great also. They have homemade soup of the day and homemade pies. The prices were very reasonable. Definitely worth checking out. read more

If you want some really down to earth diner food then this is the place. The Chicken Fried Steak was pretty dang good. Thank goodness they have brown gravy. I can't handle the sausage gravy. read more

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Wonderful food in your classic old school diner setting. I wish I had a caught our waitresses name; she was so nice. Will definitely stop again! read more

Great food and absolutely astonishing service I loved getting the Sunshine Special I would absolutely recommend getting that and dipping the French toast into the strawberry's and not to mention that the price of the 5 meals that we got was a heck of a deal and the cinnamon roll that was the size of the plate was absolutely amazing with the soft roll and the much appreciated amount of icing that was put on top, overall if possible I would become a regular but sadly the 8 hour delivery drive that would be needed for me to become a regular is just too much for some food but if this establishment stays around for a nice long while I am definitely going to come back when I can. read more

Like so many other reviewers, I cannot say enough good things about the staff. Jonella was well known among her customers, and at one point, she rallied the troops to sing Happy Birthday to Jessica, a regular customer to whom she presented a plate of French toast with lighted candles. It was fun to watch her visit with the local relatives as she served all of us in her section. I had a Super Biscuit which is an open face biscuit with a sausage patty on one side and your choice of egg, a side of hash browns, all smothered with sausage gravy. My coffee cup stayed full the entire meal, and I enjoyed my experience greatly. I will always stop here for breakfast wherever I visit Billings in the future. read more

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This place was interesting for sure . The food wasn't all that bad. Our breakfast came out pretty fast. So that was definitely a plus. Now to the issues that we had. First off the waitress didn't get us any refills at all . You could obviously tell she was in a very bad mood and quite frankly, she was kinda of rude. More like... politely mean. We didnt check the restrooms this time, so we are not sure how clean they were. Other then that, it wasn't the worst experience that we have had. We rate this place 2 Stars ** read more

First, I just want to say that the reviews on here that mention the nice wait staff are accurate. They are nice folks. Apparently at one point (now in the past), this place had really good food. But, as indicated when two of the people who would have been in our group bowed out and opted for a German restaurant in town, this place is not what it once was. Two in my party had prime rib, and neither was impressed. I had chicken fried steak, a wildly unhealthy but delightful meal when it's done right - and frankly, I think it has to be fairly difficult to not get it right. Unfortunately, the ingredients involved in this case were the main culprits - a very thin, shoe-leather-like piece of beef (as far as I know), with a thick, crusty coating, all of which was over cooked. What was clearly gravy from a jar or can was dumped on top. Miles below any chicken fried steak I've ever had. read more

Great breakfast! I like the pancakes they are delicious! The whole family liked the food and service here.

Hey if want good ole fashion food!!!! This is your place. Omelet great! Bacon done perfect. What ever condiment you want they bring. This place is redecorated and is clean and fresh. Servers are all Johnny on the spot. We love this place. Good fir all three meals. We have not been dusappointed read more

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Our servers were very friendly. After the friendly service everything else was just okay. Fluffy omelet with chili/cheese also a bowl of Chili for my wife. Good but nothing great or unique. The decor needs some upgrading, well a lot of yoga during. At the very least it may feel cleaner. Located beside the casino. Looks like it gets a lot of locals but an older crowd. read more

What an amazing breakfast oh my God I haven't been here in a long time but I'm so glad I returned. Just good cooking and plenty of it!

This was the spot for breakfast for years, was told by many different family members the quality has gone way down. I didn't believe them, they were right. The biscuits for the biscuits and gravy we old and we sat for a hour and a half waiting for our food. We're told eggs were backed up. Bacon was like a rock . Eggs were not cooked right. Also food didn't come out in order. Others served before our group of 5. Food was cold. The French toast was terrible. Was told it is different owners. We will not be coming back again so disappointed. Avoid this restaurant. Breakfast no longer is good. read more

I had the chicken fried steak and eggs. Egggs were good but steak and hash browns were not. Service was excellent however

Cheap eats, and great staff, so I tested them breakfast, lunch and dinner, have to say as I listed was which I liked the best there. I love gravy and hate the white wall paper paste you get in the south. This was not even close to the best but maybe 2 pepper shakes from being the bottom of the list. This would be best described as a cafe old school diner. It's worth a look for lunch and breakfast, even dinner unless your on a date, but if you been married for 20 years like me, its ok for the wife lol. read more

Was told this was "the place" to check out in Billings, MT. Came here after a 10 hour road trip and heard the chicken fried steak was their best option. Their appetizer sampler was good, it's hard to go wrong with fried frozen food. The clam chowder soup was actually really good and honestly the only thing I really liked. The chicken fried steak, however, was nothing to brag about. The white/cream gravy that was generously applied all over the plate had absolutely no flavor. I could've gone to king Soopers and found a packet of gravy mix that would've tasted a thousand times better. The steak itself had no seasoning and I honestly could not taste anything that I would be able to remember. The fried part was burnt and really had nothing else to offer. Even dousing the steak with ketchup did little to cover for the non existent flavor. Next time I'll put a muzzle loader in my mouth when I'm hungry. read more

Great place for breakfast. Eat there while on vacation. Very roomy and great atmosphere.

A friend and I have breakfast here every week, that comes to about $1,200. per year. Lately, I have to get up and find someone to give me a coffee refill as our very friendly waitress seems to vanish when the place isn't busy. Last week the Tabasco was completely empty, today no pepper in the shaker. When we sat down today, the young woman who brings menus and coffee only had enough coffee to fill cups up half way and she never returned. She probably drinks caffeinated soda in the morning so why bother to fill customers coffee cups up, right? Food is the same it's been for years- decent, reasonably priced diner food. Think I'll look for another place for weekly breakfast. Tired of chasing down coffee and table condiments. Will check back in a few months to see if the place is better managed. read more

The chicken fried here is very good. Pan fried to golden brown. Perfect eggs and you get a cup of coffee first thing with your pitcher of water before your butt hits the booth :) I love that kinda service! It's got a truck stop feel but comforting breakfast done right. read more

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I had the most amazing dinner! Flat iron steak cooked with the perfect char medium rare, best blue cheese dressing on the salad, homemade mashed potatoes, I even loved the green beans! This was the best dinner ever! I highly recommend going there! read more

I got the chicken fried steak it said made fresh every day that's not the case save your money and go to McDonald's read more

Muzzle Loader Cafe - Chicken fried steak save your money - Cafes Near Me - Billings, Montana

Back some years ago the Muzzle Loader was the best place there was for Chicken Fried Steak. It was at least 1/2 inch thick, tender and the coating was similar to what you get on KFC's crispy chicken. I just had the last so called Chicken Fried Steak I will ever eat there. It was very thin and dry coated in some sort of a pulverized coating, which I think was possibly bread. Not only that, but the poker chip thin edges were over cooked and nearly burnt. The fries were not very good either. Best part of the meal was the green beans. One very sad disappointment! read more

This was a suggestion from a road side stop on the way to Billings. Outwardly, it's clean and a friendly staff. We had a large party and were set down quickly. The service was quick and we got our food pretty quickly with the amount of people in the restaurant. The food was just ok. I had pancakes and they were a little thick and tasted like commercial grade mix. Another person in our party found a huge long black hair in the omelet that they ordered. They did fix it with a new omelet and apologized. Overall just a two star just due to the food quality and hassle of the reorder. The staff was great. read more

For people in Billings: I went to muzzle Loader for lunch with a client yesterday and ordered a club sandwich on rye with tater tots... oh my... the sandwich was huge and the tater tots were heaped on, I swear as much as 1/2 a bag of frozen ones from the grocery store. I ate some and asked for a small to go container and had enough left over to completely fill up the container from bottom to top. Incredible. The rye bread was awesome on the club, and the ham and turkey were good quality and flavor. They also have the best sausage gravy and biscuits - a full order gives you two large biscuits with sausage gravy ladled on that fills the whole plate... and it's under $5.00! They have great homemade soups too. You can't go wrong. Great food, lots of it, and great prices. read more

Busy cafe. Simple but good food. Large portions and very inexpensive. The hand breaded chicken fried steak covers a whole plate and cuts with a fork. The place was very busy and our meal was served in less that 10 minutes. read more

It's a dump. Ordinary and not much flavor. I had a club sandwich that was made with generic pressed turkey and limp fries. Waitress was nice but it didn't make up for crappy food that set me back $10. Don't bother. read more

Tried it for breakfast while in Billings. Not great in the food department, but did have a great server.

The menu looked pretty good and I was excited to order. Sadly, right after I ordered the power went out in the whole area. The server was super nice and dint charge us for our drinks....one day I will return read more

Ok hot cocoa still had residue from the powder in the bottom, service was ok, steak was tough, scrambled eggs looked like they were over cooked.not going to return read more

I love this place! When you're looking for simple, great breakfast, this is the place to come. Portions are big, price is cheap, service is old school. Perfect Montana breakfast spot! read more

The food was starchy and mostly tasteless! How can you screw up breakfast? They flowered the side pork before frying and somehow managed to season away all of the natural flavor without replacing it! This left a bland piece of meet that tastes like......WHEAT FLOUR? If you enjoying flavor and vegetables try IHOP for a better meal. read more

This is by far our favorite place to eat breakfast in Billings. The service is great and the food is amazing with very large portions. We will definitely visit this place at least once every visit. read more