I was here in 1995 when my mom took my brother and me on a trip through the state of Montana. We came here to eat when we were driving through Glacier. We still talk about the huckleberry pie, 16 years later. And the place is still in business. Enough said. read more

The fact that this place is under different management explains the previously-positive reviews... We were excited about the prospect of fresh huckleberry pie and stopped in for breakfast. Was nervous about the review referencing possible racial bias but didn't get a negative vibe. Was disappointed to discover no pie served during breakfast, so got the breakfast burrito, substituting veggies for sausage. Companion ordered the huckleberry french toast (includes no huckleberries in batter or toast, but features huckleberry compote on top). They were training waitstaff mid-June when we visited, and it showed. Our waitress and waiter were very nice, but oy. Clearly, there's an issue with entrees matching the menu description. We had the same problem occur that other reviewers mentioned. Breakfast burrito arrived sans cheese, no fruit on the side, no hash browns on the side. French toast arrived with no hash browns, no fruit on the side. Inquired after hash browns, waitress said they were coming for the french toast, had been mixed in to the burrito. Ok. Fruit? Overheard the cook tell the waitress it was only missing from the french toast. Requested a menu to confirm it was missing from both dishes. Waitress then brought one small dish of rotten fruit. Literally rotten. My companion pointed out the rotten fruit, she came back with a new one saying "our prep cook was just chopping up some fresh fruit." Then why the hell would you bring us old, rotten pieces? Mind you, they charge $15 for a breakfast burrito, so I wasn't about to let them just omit items from the plate. (Even though, technically, they already had.) My companion's french toast was so undercooked, it was inedible. She offered to let me taste it and I just refused. $13 for that. Silverware, wrapped in napkins on the table, was filthy. Had to sort through several packs to find clean utensils. Then, the bill. There were two of us, we ordered two entrees, gave one credit card each and told the waitress to split the bill down the middle. Instead, she split the bill down the middle, and charged my card twice for it! Seriously? They claim they voided the charge, but wouldn't give me a copy of the voided receipt, and these are the same people who struggled to get a single element of our meal right, so I will be double-checking my credit card bill! read more

I will agree with many of the reviews with say this restaurant had very rude staff. There was a very young gal who was super friendly and a young gentleman that we heard waiting on other tables that sounded nice! But that gal (whom I'd presume is the very young gal's mom), was extremely rude. I rarely write reviews, but holy moly I had to. It seemed as if we were a huge inconvenience for her (we didn't ask for anything and the restaurant only had 3 tables full). We asked if we could order lunch 10 min early (none of the menus specified times of meals so we had to ask) and that seemed to be a huge ordeal from all staff, so we waiting the 10 minutes. The food was alright, but didn't make up for the service. read more

A quaint, clean and friendly place to eat a great breakfast just outside the St. Mary entrance to Glacier National Park. We had incredible service - fast, friendly, and large food portions for the price. Highly recommend! read more

We ate here twice during our stay at Glacier National Park. The first was at lunch after our red bus tour and we shared a portobello mushroom burger with sweet potato fries so that we could also share a piece of huckleberry pie. Our burger was just okay and unfortunately the only huckleberry pie they had was a huckleberry/blueberry pie so we're still not sure how huckleberry tastes because it tasted just like blueberries. However, we also had breakfast here on our way out of the park and we really enjoyed the breakfast. I had the banana pancakes which were AWESOME and my husband had a muffin with ham and eggs on top and he liked that too. Nice place. read more

We were treated very well, the veggie burger and the Buffalo chicken wrap were excellent. My sons wolfed down a BLT and a grilled cheese. We were honestly impressed overall and would come back. read more

Don't let the name of this homey establishment turn you away. Glacier National Park's "Park Cafe" may not boast a fancy moniker, but the food is fantastic and filling. The hubby and I spent a couple of days camping and hiking in this most beautiful park and treated ourselves to dinner both nights at the Park Cafe. I had done a little yelp research before we arrived and the numerous mentions of "the pie!" caught my eye. And yes, the pie is wonderful! There are about 25 varieties of pie, all lovingly baked by 3 bakers each day. Verdict? Homemade, full to bursting with fruit and/or other filling, and just plain delicious. The first night, I had the fresh strawberry pie with the biggest strawberries I've ever seen. Second night was the apple pie. Hubby had the mixed berry pie the first night and the banana cream pie the second. I think he would have cried from happiness if he thought he wouldn't lose his man-card. The "real" food is wonderful too. Over the 2 days, we ate the chili, Mexican potato soup, the Da Vinci baker (baked potato smothered in veggies, cheese, and sausage), and fish and chips (fried salmon!!). All were terrific. Service may be on the slow side, as this place is always packed. Diners mainly made up of hikers, which means everyone wants to eat on the early side (5pm-ish) so they can get to bed early in order to get up early the next morn in order to conquer whatever peak(s) are calling their names. read more

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Nothing particularly noteworthy happened. The Glacier Ridge Classic Breakfast had two typical runny fried eggs, two meaty slices of bacon, two sausage patties that weren't meaty, nicely colored hash browns, and limp wheat toast. I hoped to try the huckleberry pie, but no pies were on display. I never order pie without seeing it first. Breakfast service was busy enough that some diners needed to wait for a table. The dining area had lots of windows that were not of the mountains, but of the highway and the one gas station in Saint Mary that was charging 60 to 70 cents more per gallon than pumps in neighboring East Glacier Park and Browning. read more

I wished we had eaten here instead of at ST. Mary Lodge (see separate review) but we did have breakfast here and it was great. Very crowded and a somewhat small place. They do have counter service and maybe 12 tables. This is Labor Day weekend so it was probably extra crowded, but the tables were full for the entire time we were there. Even though they were crowded, the kitchen staff and servers were very efficient and we didn't have an abnormally long wait time. They have a lot of homemade food and use organic ingredients for many items. This is definitely a place to return to. read more

We were told to not miss the pie here- though we did. We're not really pie people. However, the meal was the best we had in a week and a half driving to and from and reveling in Glacier Natl Park. After the 33 mile bike ride here from East Glacier (which I also recommend, though it's not messing around...prob 3k feet elevation gain), I had a huge green salad with peas and a bunch of other yummy stuff and an extremely light dressing- just what the doctor ordered (and I was craving- good luck finding anything fresh or light anywhere else around or in Glacier.) My husband had the best hot turkey sandwich he can remember. We also got chips and salsa, begged for the salsa recipe but were thwarted- it's secret. lots of cilantro in it, for sure, purple onions, carrots...I don't know what else but it was amazing. And then the milkshake we split in lieu of pie. Un-flippin-believable. They use some kind of a local ice cream which is incredible. Our mint chocolate chip (can't remember the name of the flavor technically) had chocolate chunks which were MINT chocolate, as well as little fudge swirls. It might rate 5 stars if only because relative to other options within a days drive it's the only decent food you can find, but I'll keep it at four... read more

Cute little diner type place with lots of home made pies. The grid berry was a mm amaze! So we came here because a nice little lady at our hotel.told us that they have the best fish and chips I'll ever have. I told her I'm from.the land of fresh seafood but that didn't stop her from telling us to go. We went, got the slightly expensive fish but so crispy!!! Yum. read more

I know I'm way behind on posting my summer eats but here they are finally. As I said in my Two Sisters Cafe review, avoid eating inside Glacier National Park. Instead head to Park Cafe. My sister and I had breakfast, lunch, and dinner there on different days and each time the service and food was excellent. The french toast, eggs, and giant piece of ham (available only in that region) will bring you the first excitement of the day. It was totally worth it to wake up extra early for this meal and trust me, you'll need that strength to hike G.N. Park. That is if you're not in a food coma by the end of the meal. The steak special and the pork chop dinner were also very tasty and it's perfect when you finish it off with their amazing pies and some huckleberry ice cream. While you're indulging, try a huckleberry milkshake too - it's the perfect kind where it's so thick you have to drink it with a spoon! Yum, yum, and yum! Plain and simple. read more

Best meal you'll find in close proximity to the park. Period. We were staying in West Glacier and still felt the food was worth the two hour drive up the Going-to-the-Sun Road (it's an amazing drive so why not?). This review is for our dinner. I had the Pork Chops with the house made apple sauce and my wife enjoyed the fresh catch which was wild salmon. Both were fantastic. The grilled veggies as the side were fantastic. I would have done a full plate of just those. For dessert it was a banana cream pie and a coconut cream pie (both a la mode) and they were fantastic. If it wasn't our last night in town we'd be back again for sure. read more

This was the worst meal I've ever been served. It was hard to eat. The hash browns were simultaneously mushy and burnt. The waiter was nice but when my son-in-law told him the food was burnt he was unapologetic and didn't offer to remake the food. The eggs were inedible and the toast wasn't toasted it was just warm bread. And we paid $50 for a family of 4. The yelp photos we saw were very deceiving so I'm posting what we were given. I don't know if they got a new cook or what, but they need to make some serious changes. read more

Park Cafe - Glacier bacon and eggs over medium - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

We stopped in here for breakfast before heading into Glacier National Park. Amazing! Everything was fresh and delicious. We had huckleberry pancakes and biscuits & gravy. Highly recommend both. The service was great, as well. read more

Fried frozen fish and chips over salted poor quality Caesar salad with wilting and occasional black rot on the romaine lettuce. read more

The wait staff was very friendly and accommodating. The food is fairly typical diner-style fare, but my bacon cheeseburger was definitely scrumptious. I really wish I had saved room for pie because the list of pies looked AMAZING. If I make it back here, I'm ordering a banana creme pie for my meal and I'll sort out other food if I still have room. It was a great pit stop that helped fuel further exploration of Glacier. read more

Park Cafe - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

OK. After a week at Glacier National Park we realized that we needed to actually eat something that contained vegetables...that wasn't from one of the boring (and overpriced) cafes inside the park. (They all pretty much have a similar menu...go for the views...or if you're concerned about spending your money IN the park.) I really enjoyed the two meals we ate at Park Cafe. We went once for lunch...which was lovely...and included a slice of Razzleberry pie...and again for breakfast. Do not miss the side order of Chorizo with your breakfast. It's fabulous! I had the Montana Migas...which was a bit like chilaquiles...but with more flavor (besides the burning flavor of chilaquiles) and veggies. For lunch...I had the Peanut Veggie Wrap...which was very nice. Lots of veggies. Montana can be a rather steak-laden sort of place...but the veggies were in full swing at the Park Cafe. It's small...and has a very hippy sort of atmosphere. But it's way above other places around for food and service. read more

Best ice cream shake i ever had, and that is coming from someone who grew up on homemade ice cream. The entree portions were generous, but not embarrassingly so, the service was quick and friendly, and all the dinner things we ordered were delicious. I got the salmon fish and chips, my dad got the patty melt, and my mom got a brautworst. However, you got to try the Wilcoxson's ice creams they serve. We later found out it is exclusively available in Northern Wyoming and Montana. read more

Maybe a 3 1/2 stars - not much to say that hasn't been reviewed previously. If they could improve the product coming out of the kitchen they would fare a much higher score. Six of us ate lunch there and there was nothing memorable about the food until the pie came out! Very bland unimaginative food, but there are limited options in that area of the park so I believe they consciously make this choice. The pie was fantastic and were we to return, which we almost did, I would stop just for coffee and pie which we heard two other tables do! The huckleberry pie is steep at $8.50 a slice, however, we love huckleberries and they were selling it as fast as they could make it! read more

We stopped in in the morning on our way to glacier national Park. With Huckleberry season in full swing they had some Awesome huckleberry pie!! I recommend à la mode. read more

Park Cafe - Huckleberry Pie - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

The food is exactly what you need after a day on the road, The service is intimate and order to eat time is very good. Everyone is all about the pie and it's very good but for me personally the chocolate milkshake is the hidden gem of the cafe. read more

Amazingly fresh creative food, friendly servers and awesome pie ! Breakfast, lunch or dinner, you can not go wrong. read more

Park Cafe - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

Pie Pie and more Pie. Great spot to recharge before a long day of hiking. Great cell service so you can connect to the outside world before going back into the park. read more

I have spent the last decade in Montana ... and to date... have not found better pie.... anywhere. Anytime I go near the east side of the park.... I have to stop... not to mention... the people aee pretty rad! read more

Stopped by for lunch after hiking in Glacier National Park. It was pretty busy, yet we were greeted and seated right away. Ordered a bison burger and huckleberry pie afterwards. Both tasty! A must stop if you're in the area. read more

Minorities beware. This is potentially a racist establishment or just has a racist server. Entered the cafe and waited to be seated but was ignored so we walked to the center of cafe and a lady told us to sit wherever. We grabbed a table and proceeded to be ignored by a young skinny brown haired gentlemen. He waited on all tables around us without a single acknowledgement. Another couple arrived and sat outside. He immediately grabbed menus for them and they had food on their table 5 minutes later. It took 30 minutes before my wife walked over to ask for menus. The lady apologized and came over to bring us water and said the gentleman will take our order. We overheard her tell him we've been waiting and he said in a nasty voice that "I'll get to them when I feel like it, they can wait." We waited 10 more minutes and saw the couple that walked in after us with a full meal. We left without having our order taken. read more

Stopped in for lunch on the way to Glacier Park, hoping that we'd found an awesome local spot based on the amount of cars in the parking lot. They had just opened for the season and seemed to be struggling a bit. Burgers were the only thing available on the menu and they were good...but not four stars good. I ordered a huckleberry shake and heard the manager tell the someone to "just use blueberries." Still good, but a little tacky. There's not much else to choose from, unless you want to drive into Canada, so I'd give them another shot and hope for the best. read more

Park Cafe - Cafe - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

Love the Razzleberry Pie here as well as the Huckleberry Pie at Whistle Stop. The pies at the two places are very different, each to its own. The Razzleberry Pie contains a mix of blueberries, boysenberries and raspberries . It has a paper thin crust, the whole pie is baked and you can order it with ice cream. The berry filling has a complex and sophisticated taste. It is not too sweet and slightly tart. Yummy! read more

Great place for families and for a casual meal, broad range of choices on the menu. Have great vegetarian options too, the feta dip was awesome, as were several wraps including the falafel. The desserts are awesome - known for their pies (cute tshirts for sale as a meaningful souvenir)...we had the razzleberry which was our favorite and the lemon meringue was the best ever. read more

For being in the middle of nowhere this place is a 5. Located in St. Mary's Montana this place offers serious comfort food breakfasts and a variety of meals. Has a nice country feel. I had the healthy cob salad and loved it. The place also specializes in fruit pies and they are good but pricy. Although my huckleberry pie had too much of an herb taste the crust was excellent. The place is always packed and the place is head and shoulders above anything else. Bathrooms are outside down on the left though. I give the 2 sisters cafe a solid second place. read more

Park Cafe - Cob salad with chicken. - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

We were told to come try the pie. No Huckleberry. I had Blackberry Pie. Very good. Sis had Chocolate Mint Ice Cream Pie. She said it was good, especially the Oreo crust. Friend had the Razzleberry which is mix of blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry. He said it was good too. Park Cafe is a diner just outside the entrance to East Glacier in the town of St. Mary. Nice, casual feel to it. Looks like good place for a meal, not just pie. Service is friendly. read more

Park Cafe - Blackberry Pie ala mode. No Huckleberry Pie - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

Pies, pies and more pies! I came to Glacier years ago and one of the places that I remember the most was Park Cafe's pies because they were awesome. I came back and they definitely lived up to the memory. Their pies are amazing. If you can, I would recommend getting the chocolate and coconut cream pies. They tend to run out of these pretty quickly because people love them so much. The chocolate pie is delicious. It's decadent and rich and oh so good. The coconut cream pie has little shavings of coconut in it and the pie filling is sweet but not too sweet. It's a little bit lighter but absolutely yummy. The berry pies are really good as well. The rhubarb pie is nice and tart while the blueberry pie is a little bit sweeter and full of blueberries. The pie crust is flaky and not too dense, providing a good filling to crust ratio. The food here is pretty decent too but always remember to save room for dessert! Overall: yummy yummy pies + decent food + nice staff + beautiful location right outside Glacier = I wish I could teleport their pies to my house because they are just so darn good! read more

Park Cafe - Huevos rancheros - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

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This is for two different meals back in June 2008 when we visited Glacier. The first one was dinner. We had a longish wait, at least 20 minutes, since there are not that many seats. Sadly we made the mistake of ordering the special that night, which was freshly caught whitefish from Saint Mary Lake. The fish was bland and the sides were also unmemorable. Perhaps if we had ordered something off the regular menu we would not have had that impression, but alas. The pie was good, of course, though we thought the pie at Two Sisters Cafe was equally good. The second morning after staying at a cabin at Johnsons, we decided to avoid their cafe and come here for breakfast. Much better idea. It is hard to mess up breakfast (which Johnsons did), but Park Cafe was awesome. Don't remember what we had, but it all tasted great. And we might have had more pie. Yes, for breakfast. It seems to be the thing to eat around here. So 2 stars for the dinner and 4 for the breakfast makes 3 stars. read more

-The stuffed portabella was pretty nice. -Staff was pretty friendly. -The place seems to be meant for different pies. Wish they had a pie sampler. They said, they are considering working on it. Probably, next time, I would get, if they have. read more

Awesome food great service very quick to bring your food if they're busy you might have to wait a bit. Got the fish and chips and the Brie and bacon cheese sandwich. French fries are excellent. Great place to come when you're hungry from fishing or hiking they will take care of you. read more

Park Cafe - Awesome food Quick Service - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

Great food. Strawberry Rhubarb Pies are amazing. Milkshakes served with a spoon. Service is very friendly even when super busy read more

Great food, great atmosphere could bring our dog out on the deck with us! The manager and waitstaff are so nice and helpful. Great fresh and homemade food! Loved it read more

Park Cafe - Had a wonderful dinner here after a day of hiking in glacier. Had a buffalo burger and all the fixings and razz liberty pie - American Near Me - Saint Mary, Montana

Worst pie I've ever had! Seriously! We went there based on recommendations from the Glacier Park group in Facebook - people said the pie was an absolute must have. Maybe it used to be, but not any longer. I wish we had taken pictures, but see the post from Swan L. Our pie was even thinner than that one. Obviously a store-bought crust with 1/4-in of filling at best. Ours was also served cold - not even microwaved. Crust was white with no browning and tasted like it hadn't been baked. My son also ordered a huckleberry milkshake. The shake was warmer than the pie and was barely flavored milk. (If you want a fantastic huck shake, go to Great Gray - that's what a shake should be like!). In the end, we paid $32 for a slice of huck pie; a slide of peach pie (obviously canned filling); one shake, and a cup of mediocre coffee with no refills. Even under COVID conditions, there's no excuse for this. read more

Not a bad place. We came here late and just got pie, but the servers were definitely not excited to see our group. They did what they could to get us our pie (a la mode, and it was very good--go for the Razzle/Triple Berry) and all turned out quite alright. I think we may have had a bad night there, and plan to return to give it a second chance one day. read more