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Muzzle Loader Cafe

3.3 (52 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Casual
Loud
Outdoor seating
Good for kids

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Caramel Roll
Lucas K.

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.

Burnt steak

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.

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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.

Super Biscuit and coffee
Chris C.

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.

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Great food, great service, and cold beer! This place also has the cleanest kitchen in Billings!

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