It's a fun place to have a drink if you're rambling around Keystone. Looks like Wild Bill could come in at any second. read more

Love the decor and prices are great. Service is good for a busy little bar! 2nd night visiting! Had a flight of South Dakota Whiskeys for $7.50. read more

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Good beer. Below average service. Decor was fun to look at. The restaurant next door was great.

I highly recommend Ian and the Red Garter Saloon The saloon is awesome! Authentic. Love this place! Food is delicious and the ambiance is incredible! My group and I have done a lot of bar hopping pre rally. Ian is a great guy, server, and person. Our favorite bartender and bar of a week long trip in South Dakota! Thank u Ian! read more

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Nice staff for cold beverages with not much else open in town (10/12). Lots of interesting pictures on the wall with history of the carving of Crazy Horse. Restaurant is connected but only drinks served here in the saloon. read more

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This is a great bar/ restaurant in Keystone, SD. We went to this restaurant 2 times on this trip. First time was right after we arrived for our vacation and the second time was for my daughters 17th birthday. Food is very good and have a wide variety of a menu from pasta, steak, burgers and seafood. I brought a cake and candles in to celebrate my daughters birthday and the servers took it into the kitchen for me and brought the cake out with candles lit at the end of the meal as we all sang happy birthday with the severs and the majority of the patrons in the restaurant were singing! It was a lot of fun read more

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Very friendly staff. Nice bar. Great Bloody Mary! The bathrooms were clean. Check it out!

We had dinner at Rubys and ordered drinks from the red garter saloon. Drink prices were good, around $7 for a cocktail and they tasted great. The barman that come through from the saloon to bring drinks was friendly and attentive, loved the option of getting a free shot glass or garter so i got them both. read more

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Attached to Ruby's Restaurant. Had dinner at Ruby's, but was served adult beverages by Red Garter. Strange to be served by two individuals at one table, but that is how they do it here. Hibiscus Elderflower drink was great, lemon drop martini not so much. Had to tip two different waitresses - one for dinner and the other for drinks. Wide array of drinks so a nice place for variety. Bar from restaurant looked great so maybe give that part a try. When pickings are slim, it is a great place for a drink. Recommend. read more

We went for dinner prior to going to Mount Rushmore at night. The place was cool. It looked like a saloon from the old days with the wallpaper and phots! The food was ok. Nothing impressed me. The salad was bland (no tomatoes), my elk burger was rubbery! The best thing was my coleslaw. I won't be back or can refer this spot fo others. read more

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Lively, authentic, fun and relaxing all in one. Great live entertainment by a local cowboy with dancing, singing and lots of audience participation. Several local beers on tap. Table service. Great local experience within a couple miles of Mount Rushmore. Great night out for adults. read more

It's like stepping back in time. Great ambience, unique specialty drinks and fun customer service. Definitely worth a stop for a beverage or two after a day at Mt. Rushmore. read more

We took the 1880 train from hill city to keystone and walked the strip. This saloon was a cool place to stop and have a cold drink. Friendly ppl and cool atmosphere! The cowboy, from the gun show, was also there having lunch.. read more

Went there on an off season visit , our cocktail waitress Lynn should brush up on customer service. Our friend ordered a drink off the online menu and was rudely told that thaw had no idea where we got that menu. And preceded to continue making excuses about the menu and provoking our friend each time she came to the table. She also gave us our check before serving our drinks and forgot one of the drinks again followed by excuses about how she didn't forget the drink but it was obvious that she did. No apologies just rude . We are from the east coast and used to getting cocktails before the drinks are served . The cocktails were also terrible my vesper martini obviously had bottom shelf vodka for 9.00 and my husbands Manhattan came in a martini glass? I wouldn't waste money on the cocktails. Try harder, be nicer. read more

This was SUUUUCH a cool spot. Felt like we stepped into old western movie set. Lots of history about the area. Great drink selection and friendly staff! read more

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The service was very good, the atmosphere is great looks like a saloon as seen in old westerns.

I hate that this place place has 3 stars. I'm from LA and this kinda place would get 5 stars. The guy playing the guitar and singing was talented and had a wonderful vibe. Our Moscow mules were only bucks and we could bring food from next door. Love this place and would definitely recommend to any out of town folks. read more

Unacceptable service. The saloon has potential but the bartenders and wait staff leave a lot to be desired.

A horrible experience. THE RED GARTER SALOON Soured our day! Thirty-six years ago we honeymooned in The Black Hills and had a Red Garter drink. This was supposed to be a celebration. Embarrassed and disappointed. The philosophy here is that the customer is NOT always right-- -even when the sign says I keep the glass -the waitress doesn't clarify there are two different Bloody Marys -the waitress doesn't ask which I want -the manager is rude and doesn't make it right--Not even for a stupid glass! -the manager preferred being RIGHT even though she made the customer (me) feel wrong. -the manager demonstrated poor management and people skills. WHO WOULD KNOW when you order a Bloody Mary at The Red Garter Saloon that it IS NOT A Red Garter Bloody Mary!? The waitress didn't ask. The manager didn't make it right. Who is the owner and General Manager of The Red Garter Saloon? I am certain they are unaware of the poor management and waitress/bartender skills of their employees. read more

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Great service in a fun environment. Stopped here for dinner on all 3 nights I stayed in the area.

Food was pretty good. I had the fish tacos and they were tasty. My husband had the Indian taco and made the mistake of pouring too much of the sauce on top (provided in a ramekin on the side). Seemed to be a popular place to eat and got busy quickly. read more

We walked in and sat at the bar for 20 minutes. The bartenders never acknowledged us even when they cleared glasses beside us. Helped multiple other people and then went over to the corner to clean glasses. There was a grand total of 8 people seated at the bar and we were two of them. read more

Wonderful service inside and outside. Very clean establishment and they let our pup sit inside for the excellent live music, which was unexpected, and the music wasn't too loud for her. We will stop here every visit to the area! read more

My husband and I stopped for dinner during our 3 days in Keystone. What could have been a nice evening was unacceptable. My husband tried to order a Top Shelf Margarita but our server could not understand that we wanted to know the Tequila choices. After a couple of trips back and forth to the bartender, my husband choose one. Then we also wanted to do a flight of the local Whiskeys. Not only did the server not understand our request but he didn't know the products. After finally overcoming that hurdle he brought out my margarita and the flight but no margarita for my husband...and it was well after the food came out. There was no recognition of an error or an apology. Needless to say, the dinner did not go as we expected. (On top of that, and I know the food it separate, but it was cool...sure not hot.). Would not recommend this Saloon! read more

I've been here a few times over the years. One of the best Spicy Bloody Mary's in the area. $6.00 bucks!

Michael is the best bartender ever! Very nice guy and takes care of everyone in the bar! Great beer and cocktail selections too. Thanks for everything Michael, you made our trip :) Best, Joe, Joe, Eliza read more

We stopped in the bar area for a drink about 5pm on 6/8/19. "Marybeth" was our server. When we sat down several tables next to us were eating off the full menu, we decided we were hungry, so we asked for menus when we ordered our cocktails. Marybeth told us "oh, I don't think we are serving food in here anymore, I think the hosts want people to order dinner on the restaurant side from now on, but I'll check". It was 5pm on a Saturday, so I could understand that. 10 minutes later she came back with our drinks and no menus. "Oh sorry, I meant to check on menus for you". Ok....I get it, she's busy. She was obviously "in the weeds" a bit. My wife and I worked in the restaurant industry as servers and trainers for several years. Plus we were on vacation, so no rush. 10 more minutes went by and she made it back to tell us that in fact they were NOT serving food in the bar area anymore. "Fair enough," we thought, we'll just tab out and hit another spot. Thanks for the (crappy) Whiskey and poorly-made cosmo. That's neither here nor there. Here's the kicker: in the next 15 minutes while we were waiting on her to finally bring us the check, AT LEAST 3 tables were sat in the immediate vicinity of our table, sent by the HOST STAND with FULL DINNER menus and their very own server from the dining room. After FINALLY getting Marybeth to cash us out (she walked by our table 3 times with no eye contact or interaction), I went up to the host stand and asked for a manager. When I asked the "manager" (they looked like a high school kid) why we weren't able to eat in the bar area, they said "oh, Well Marybeth asked me for some menus but I looked around and couldn't find anyone". We were one of 5 tables in the bar and I was a 250 lb guy in a big red hoodie looking hungry and annoyed. I think it's just a case of a bad server, inept front-of-house training early on in the tourist season. We came here several years ago and had fun because it was a kitchy, hole-in-the wall, cheesy bar. I don't know why I expected any more! read more

We walked into this saloon on a Saturday afternoon in June and there was noone else in there. The women bartender was super rude and acted like we were annoying her. We asked for a cocktail list and she turned the menu around and said she couldn't put fruit in the drinks with fruit because of Covid. Ok no problem we can put our own fruit in the drinks. The drinks were sweet and very weak. I don't know if there was liquor in our drinks at all. Then we asked if we could received food and she said (over her shoulder) we would have to talk to the hostess while walking back to the bar. Hello can you please give us a little of your time and not be so rude. read more

I had to actively flag down a bartender after being seen and ignored by two others. I got a very weird vibe from this place and the drinks were not good (too sweet). This place is perfect for the tourist trap town of Keystone. They also had live music, and the singer sang old songs like "Okie From Muskogee". read more

Said they couldn't serve cocktails in a glass due to the rally yet the rally ended and NO bikers were in the bar. Ridiculous!! And people on both sides of us had glass!! Interesting! read more

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There is not a lot going on in early May in Keystone, so choices are limited. We popped into this place after a long day on the road. The bar has a cool look. There were four patrons sitting at the bar when we walked in and the rest of the place was empty (around 5:00 p.m.) The bartender took our order and delivered our drinks, but then disappeared and it was a good 15 minutes before she came back to see if we wanted another drink. If I return to Mt. Rushmore again, I might pop in for a drink here, but I would more than likely stay in another town as Keystone is a dud! read more

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Food was just ok, service was slow and not very good. The waitress couldn't take bar orders so we had to wait for another sub-par service person to take that order who only returned for refills after we requested twice . My "filet mignon" (pretty sure it was not that cut!!) was ordered medium and served basically raw and required a visit back to the kitchen, the onion straws were cut up bad onion rings and the my husbands prime rib was just ok. They clearly have the tourist trap restaurant mentality that since the customer is unlikely to be returning there is no need to impress. read more

Great Place! Fantastic service! Live music was incredible and the most beautiful, kind cocktail waitress gave us wonderful service. Drinks are good too:) read more

Waiting to be served at either bar or table and no one even greets the table. Being a former server myself I know to watch my section for newcomers. Don't go here and expect to be served let alone acknowledged read more

Okay, so I recently did a cross-country drive and did a little sight-seeing to keep things interesting. Well, I had never seen Mount Rushmore so since it was on the way, I added to my agenda. Well, I went, saw, and it was a rock with faces carved in it. What can I say? Anyway, afterwards I was hungry so I decided to take in some local cuisine. I found the Red Garter Saloon on the way back to the highway from Mount Rushmore tucked in a little tourist area with a bunch of gift shops. I thought it looked authentic enough for the "wild west" and I scored parking right out front so I said, "what the heck?". Before I was even seated at my table, i was bum-rushed by a bar maid that was more dressed to go to the Mercury (goth club in seattle) than that of a Wild West Saloon bar maid. I mean, I didn't think they had had the knee-high, steel-toed Grip Fast boots back in the days of Cowboys and Indians. Well, anyway, my wardrobe mistake that I can overlook if the food is grubbin' (well, obviously if I'm pointing out that flaw, then the food wasn't that grubbin'). I found "buffalo Burger" on the menu and with knowledge that there was a local Buffalo ranch, I figured "how can I go wrong with fresh buffalo?". If it wasn't completely dried out out, this probably would have been a four or five star review but that wasn't the case. Everything possible was wrong with that "burger" (a term I'm using loosely here) and had it not been for the mashed potatoes and gravy that came with it, this would have been a one star review. The mashed potatoes and gravy were the only saving grace to the whole experience and the only reason I would remotely mention the place to anyone going to be in the area. I'm really sure if it would really be worth stopping there for that though since there are a ton of other places in the area and that I'm sure at least one of them has a delicious, locally-raised buffalo burger. read more

You have to go see the gun fight, comedy show. It's a quick 1/2 hour w/ 3 GREAT guys! You will see them out in the middle of the street before a show coaxing people into the saloon w/ their bull whip and guns. This show is for ALL ages. Good clean fun! Audience interaction required, which is hilarious! 7'2'' "Big Dave Murra" - 3 time World Champion Comedy Gun Spinner. You will NOT regret seeing this show! AND you might learn something. read more

Stopped in with a group of 4 friends, ordered drinks and beers. Service was good, nice atmosphere and decor, good live band. Owner Scott was friendly and outgoing. Kelsey our bartender was friendly and prompt with orders. We will stop again read more

Red Garter was fun, but the bartender didn't seem very proficient. She was nice enough, but had to look up the recipe for my wife's Cosmo. She should have gotten a second opinion. read more

Great bar which has an AWSOME band during rally week. They have an upstairs bar also with some video poker machines.

This place is THE must stop destination in Keystone. The best part is the gunfighter show, which is way funnier than I expected it to be. The food is good, the drinks are great and generously strong, and the bartenders are gorgeous. read more