Being a tourist, I was not sure of what to do or where to go in a day trip to Cheyenne. Google recommended the ranch and as a bonus, the restaurant. We went the week after Frontier Days so it was very slow and quiet, wait time was non existing and hostess was short and brief but polite. The ambiance was what I had envisioned for a steakhouse in Wyoming with the addition of slot machines. The windows were open and the fans were on with major cabin vibes but the flies, though I read about them, I was not ready for the amount of flies. It was hard to eat with them flying all over and you feeling like you have to defend your food at all times. The food itself was OK. We really enjoyed the bison chili and my husband liked his burger but I was sad to see my steak and baked popotato were pretty dry. The flavor was there though, and our waitress was nice which made for a better experience. I don't hate the place and I actually think it's a good place to go to if you're at the ranch but not sure if I'd travel far for it. read more

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I had a few meals there over the years and took out-of-town visitors for buffalo - It was a hit... and then a miss in later years. The casino was a gamble they shouldn't have taken. No matter now - it has been closed since the fall of 2025. Hope they reopen with a back-to-basics food focus. read more

Stopped by this spot after visiting Terry Bison Ranch next door, and while I would still recommend this for a quick and convenient bite to eat if you're visiting the ranch/driving by, I wasn't terribly impressed with the food. Most of their dishes are American comfort foods, so don't expect them to be prepared in an excellent or extravagant fashion. My boyfriend and I ordered the bison steak and bison sliders (since we can't really get bison as readily in California), and were disappointed with how dry and gamey the meat tasted (especially compared to other bison dishes we tried in Colorado). Service was very kind and kept us updated on kitchen issues (like their water turning off), but I probably wouldn't be back. read more

Senators Steakhouse - Bison steak - Steakhouses Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

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The Bison sirloin excellent; the bison patty melt was enormous and tasty; the Side salad were delicious; The Fringe- a shareable basket of onion rings, sweet potato fries, and uniquely shaped potato fries were all great We were a party of 6 but our waitress, Peaches, was great! Remembered who got what and who didn't want ice in their drinks. read more

We went here for lunch during the week so it wasn't crowded at all. We were seated right away. We ordered the bison ribs, which came with 2 sides each. We got the mashed potatoes, fries, bacon mac n cheese, and onion rings. The ribs were pretty good but everything else (except onion rings) tasted old, like they had just been microwaved. The sides were not good. If we had to pay full price for these, we would be so sad lol! Service was great though! Bathrooms were clean too! But there were a few flies that kept bothering us lol, which wasn't a big deal considering we were at a farm! Tip: check Groupon! We got a Groupon for the train ride and bison ribs! read more

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We were staying at the RV Park at the ranch and decided to try out the restaurant onsite. First of all we had a great waitress, pleasant and attentive. I ordered the trout and husband the Philly Cheese steak sandwich with prime rib. He thought it had a good flavor but would have preferred more onions and smaller pieces of meat. My Trout was good, however I would have preferred a more robust flavoring. The location was fun and having live music made for a more enjoyable time. read more

Senators Steakhouse - View of stage from our table - Steakhouses Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

The Senators Steakhouse doesn't get enough credit ... it is an awesome place to grab bar food / wings / steak / burger ... service staff is awesome and it has a great bar that overlooks the Terry Bison Ranch. It also now houses the gaming pallor Wyoming Downs for exciting slot machine gambling - the must be 50 slot machines and we have found them to be fairly "loo$e. We LOVE coming to a local place for good food and gambling so close to home! Again staff is amazing ! We also bring any visitor for a taste of the old west! read more

I've been here a few times in the past and it was great! Now the food is mediocre and the service was horrible! If your going to charge $20+ for sandwiches and $50 for a steak you need to step up the service. Maybe they will just make up the profits with the casino and they don't care. Hire people who want to work!!! read more

Not sure why the bad reviews. The staff was awesome & friendly. Real local cowboys coming in for lunch. Dirt on their boots & under their fingernails. My kinda place! After eyeballing the menu I noticed they had Rocky Mountain Oysters aka Bull Balls. Yes real balls, ya know testicles! Dem boy sacks. LOL. I've never had them before and vowed to try them before this trip out west was over. And hey, what better place to have them than at a Bison ranch! What I encountered was life changing. Nothing at all what I expected. Waaaaay better. Think tender chicken gizzards. That's the best description I can give. My friend who swore he would never eat them tried them and loved them! He shocked himself. I also ordered the short ribs with Mac & cheese and broccoli cheddar soup. The ribs were tender & the soup was very good. A little salty but very good. But our waitress was top notch. Fun & patient. Would definitely recommend it & will be back if I'm ever out west again. Do It! Visited on 5-11-2019 read more

Senators Steakhouse - For JD! They're delicious! Rocky Mountain Oysters aka Bull Balls 5-11-2019 - Steakhouses Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

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The food is normally pretty good, but we haven't been here for a while. We went this evening for dinner and waited....and waited...and we had reservations. The hostess was confused and overwhelmed and never really helped anyone out. She ignored everyone standing there waiting to be seated. I chased her down and let her know three times that we were waiting and we had reservations. And the kicker: when we originally walked up to the restaurant, she was outside smoking. We noticed no one had food on their table either so we decided to just leave. read more

This restaurant closed a year ago. It's now just a grill and they only have sliders in it a few items. it was purchased by somebody else there's a bar and there's a lot of games and there's one bison steak for $35 read more

HORRIBLE... We always stop by for dinner during the CFD for the prime rib buffet. Well no more buffet just an overpriced menu just a room full of slot machines. 1 hour into our order and we still haven't seen any food or even a salad. Update.... 7:15 after close to 2 hrs sitting in our seats we left To bad this was once a fun place to come to after CFD read more

The Philly cheese steak sandwich was super salty,I couldn't eat it. After taking our order, the waiter disappeared. Very poor service!!

cafe closed since 2020. steakhouse closed for about 6 months. no other food on site unless you want Mac n cheese, ramen, or frozen bison. Nearest restaurants 20 minutes away in Cheyenne. read more

Great old west casual steakhouse. You can get bison or beef. Good salad bar. Casual atmosphere. Call for live entertainment acts.

Nice old-west atmosphere. While at the Terry Bison Ranch, we fed and petted the bison on the little train ride, and had the privilege of eating bison for dinner (and then again for breakfast.) Wife and I split a bison ribeye. I am not used to gamey meat, but it was tasty, if a bit grisly in places. Pretty nice loaded baked potato as a side dish, could have used more toppings (shredded cheese...?) and nice fresh side salad. Server wasn't coming around very often. The most expensive meal of our honeymoon, even though we were splitting the steak. Still, only about $70 out the door. read more

Senators Steakhouse - Bison ribeye and sides - Steakhouses Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

They have no AC, just fans with the door open so there are flies. The kid's burger bread was so hard. We took it back and they brought back with chopped up sandwich bread. Overall the food is disgusting I would highly not recommend. read more

Paige was our server. Not only was she an attentive, competent server, she knew historically valid information and shared it with us. We had the prime rib buffet. Amazing. The prime rib was amazing and the fried chicken was super crunchy and flavorful. The only suggestion would be if they could have more offerings on the salad portion of the buffet, but definitely not a deal breaker read more

Senators Steakhouse - The bison ribs once the delicious meat fell off the bone - Steakhouses Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

So very sad today when we returned to the steakhouse after talking a friend to feed the Buffalo. We couldn't stop telling our friends how god the bison was at the restaurant, and even the conductor was encouraging people to go in over to Senators Steakhouse to try the Bison! If you want to try Bison, you're out of luck because they don't serve it anymore! We went for anniversaries, birthdays, special occasions, and more, and any time we had visiting guests. The drive up from Colorado was never an inconvenience because we knew we'd be getting the BEST food! But we won't be returning anymore. Another frustrating point is that we got a different reason from each person we spoke to, even one of the servers told us "We are rebranding and the cooks don't cook that..." Rebrand back!!! What steakhouse doesn't serve steak???? read more

I really wanted to love this place. The buffet was horrible. Food at the buffet tasted like it had been last nights leftovers. Far from "fresh" catfish. Also ordered from the menu and Seteaks were just ok. Only thing that was good was the salad bar and the fries. like I said I really wanted to "love" the food but was sadly disappointed. read more

The bison short ribs and sirloin were prepared well and delicious. The side salad was fresh. The wait staff was obviously hustling and working hard which we appreciated. Management seemed to be on top of things and made sure the customers were tended to. Peacocks walking around out back were an added bonus. read more

Have lived in Colorado all my life. Decided to finally visit the Senators Steakhouse. My shirt ribs were great. Salad was brown. Husband's bison steak was very overcooked. He ordered med. Rare, and it was so overcooked it was bowed up. Prices were extremely high, and steak menu is ALL al a carte. Adds up quick. Do not recommend this restaurant. read more

Sat for 30 minutes after being seated with a reservation without a server coming to our table. Tried to flag a server down and was blatantly ignored. A real shame because the menu looked good. Very disappointed. read more

After looking at the poor reviews, my husband and I decided that we would give this place a shot and I'm glad we did! We walked into this place and felt like there was a dress code posted somewhere that we missed, because EVERYONE was dressed in western attire! Jeans, boots, and hats galore! We even saw one ages gentlemen walk in with spurs on his boots and two hooks for hands. No lie. The reason I give it a 4/5 was our wait time. We came in on a Friday night around 6 and even though there were dozens of empty tables, we had to wait 45 minutes until a server could accommodate us. I felt pretty bad for her, because we saw that she alone was attending to 4 large parties at the same time. It took us a long time to get our food, but the wait was pleasant because of the live band they had that evening and the fantastic people watching spot that Terry's provided. We got the Bison Nachos and a burger. Honestly, the Nachos were so filling that we could have easily split that. They definitely try to steer you toward purchasing the buffet (haha, no pun intended), but you really don't need to do that. We got to see the sunset at 8:30 and had we not been in a hurry, I would have loved to tour the grounds an grab a drink. It was lovely there Next time, I'll remember to bring more western attire! read more

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One of the best places in town to get a bison burger! Recommend the rough rider, and you can do beef too read more

Senators Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

They were out of the appetizer pizza but the burger and patty melt were really good. The Nuggets were homemade and got a thumbs up from the 8 year old Service was slow, our waiter was new do that's okay read more

Super cute decor, very friendly waitress and a comfortable setting. We ordered meatloaf & chilli, he had beer & I had ice tea. The drinks were very good! He liked the meatloaf a lot. I liked the chilli, but I didn't love it. I didn't care for it on top of the cornbread. Although I like both I didn't care for the mushiness? The chilli was also sweet, at first I liked it, but it quickly became overly sweet & mushy. I am a slow eater so maybe if you aren't it won't be as, "mushy." I did think it was a little overly pieced though. It came to $43 something with 10% off before tip. A huge plus you can walk around free at the ranch right over the hill to pet & look at all the animals. If you count that in it's a good deal. I would recommend this to a friend & I most likely will go again. Next time I'll try something different. read more

This was a cool place to eat. The bison short ribs were really good. But the best part was taking the train ride and getting to see the animals up close in feed them snacks. The bison were really cool. read more

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While the service was good and the atmosphere was exactly as you would expect, the food was subpar. First of all if you advertise yourself as a "high quality steakhouse" you should have steak available especially on a Saturday evening around 6ish correct?!? They were OUT of the only beef ribeye they carry. I on the other hand decided to play it safe with a salad, and with that said when it arrived NO tomatoes or croutons because you guessed it they were OUT! Now mind you my husband ordered a bacon cheeseburger ( which he said was nothing spectacular) that had tomatoes on it, I suppose those tomatoes were too hard to cut for my salad. We did express our disappointment with a lady who came by but, we were never addressed by anyone nor her again before we left. As for when we were asked about dessert my response to my husband was they're probably OUT of what I want. DO NOT Waste Your Time or Hard earned money here as a glass of wine, 2 beers, burger and salad was still $60. read more

Was disappointed to learn Senators Steakhouse is not the restaurant of 3 years ago where I had a delicious filet Wa baked potato. Instead a casino is in the old rustic dining room and the grill is now where the covered porch was. My strip steak was good but it was not a filet that I had anticipating on my road trip home. My understanding is it was bought out and things have changed. The staff that was working was very accommodating and very friendly. They even let us hang out awhile longer as a huge afternoon thunderstorm rolled through as we were finishing up our meal. It is worth a stop if you are staying in the campground just don't have your heart set on a filet and baked potato. read more

2 stars for the best thing on the menu: Water Food for three people took 45 minutes. Overcooked burger and food coming out with things that we asked not to have. Waitress was nice. read more

It was terrible. Right when we walked in they suggested we go to the concert where there were food trucks, we should have listened. We waited 40 minutes until I had to reach out to the hostess to have someone come serve us. My husband got the buffet and the potatoes were raw, burger was ok but still flavorless and the catfish had bones and scales. I got the bison steak. Big mistake. It was thin and well done on half and rare on the other half. Not even sure how that's possible. Definitely not a $42 steak. Overpriced. Not good food. Not good service. We will not go back. read more

The vegetables were like the frozen ones you buy out of a bag at the grocery store. The mashed potatoes are lumpy as heck. The meatloaf was so sugary. The corn bread was so dry and boring it looked like store bought hostess muffins. The staff was friendly. Go to the ranch for the activities but don't bother to eat here. read more

I was impressed with the Bison tour but everything went down hill at the Steakhouse. Me and my Brother ordered a Bison Ribeye with a Caesar salad. When the salads came out they were house salads with Caesar dressing. I have never had a Caesar with tomatoes and onions. Next, when the Ribeyes came out, they looked like 2 different steaks when we confronted the waiter about the disparity, he said they were different cuts. We agreed and said that my brother's was not even close to a Ribeye. He asked if we wanted to speak to the cook, which we did. When the cook came out and confirmed that the steak was indeed a Ribeye, with no fat cap, marbling, or the fact that it was no 10oz, we knew we were dealing with a steakhouse that knew nothing about steaks and that it was pointless to argue. I have never been to a steakhouse where they bring out the cook and not the manager to talk to the patrons about how the most expensive meal on the menu is not living up to standards. Please save your time and money...ride the train and feed the Bison but skip the meal! read more

Senators Steakhouse - Sirloin they tried to pass off as a Ribeye - Steakhouses Near Me - Cheyenne, Wyoming

Don't do it. This is a tourist trap with really really bad food. It left me feeling sick.

Prices were high for just ok food. The staff seemed a bit confused and kept coming out to ask more questions about the order because she forgot to ask about salad dressing and sides choices. They didn't have one person's order, but didn't realize it until everyone else's food was ready. We'll be back for the bison train, but next time we're eating elsewhere. read more

We stopped by the other night and enjoyed our meals and amazing service!! Ignore the negative Nellie's and give it a try!!

We went here with our children for an evening while staying for a night at Terry Bison Ranch! My last time here was 13 years ago, and wanted to sghare the experience with my children,. We were lucky to have Chris as our server who was wonderfully accomodating, and went above and beyond for us (created a "bison ribeye" special option for us, provided the children and us with complimentary chocolate cake for dessert). He was very friendly and open about explaining changes this year to the restaurant. That being said, both of our bison steaks were perfectly cooked, the bison chili was a hit with the whole table, along with the asparagus, mashed potatoes and fried mushroom app. Thank you! read more

We returned to Terry Bison RV Resort in may after a year. We went to Senators Steak House after being assured by staff that everything was new at the restaurant. We eventually were greeted by a wait person and our order taken after being notified they were very short staffed......we placed our order....after noticing a simular menu as last year.....the one thing different.... Prices....OMG. We once again waited 45min. For our meal..... Mediocur as last year..... Although we stayed there a month..... We never had another 45dollar lunch. We wish Senators the best of luck read more

I've been sitting on this review trying to decide whether or not to post it. The experience we had (party of 5) was so miserable that we will NEVER be back. We made reservations, thinking what a fun drive up to the bison ranch we would have. Turns out the drive up was the best part, it declined as soon as we were seated for the meal. We ordered a steak, a kid's cheeseburger, adult cheeseburger, Cesar salad and Rocky Mountain Oysters. They are "known" for their oysters. After 1.5 hours of waiting for one morsel of food and trying to flag down a waitress for a refill of drinks we were about fit to be tied. How busy were they, you ask. 5 other tables were seated. A party of two who came in at least an hour after us had their meal and were paying to leave while we waited. And waited. And waited. Now on to the good part. The food. At one point I asked the waitress if they had to go out and cut the nuts of the bull to fry up the Rocky Mountain oysters. If you don't know what it is, google it. When cooked properly they are quite delicious. Yet we wait. The food comes out - steak is not medium rare, but well well done. Rocky Mountain oysters were so thick and soggy, they limped as you picked them up with a fork. Kids cheeseburger missing cheese. We asked nicely if we could get cheese and the server took the plate, asked if she could microwave the meal and then, holding the plate went to check out and pay with another table before going to the kitchen. Cesar salad - should be easy, nope. Blue cheese instead of Cesar dressing with limp lettuce. Noting a theme here? After many minutes the server comes back with two plates. One single piece of cold cheese and one cold burger. The other burger - the person was so hungry that they just ate it, ill prepared as it was. On to visit the "manager" - he liked to swing through the restaurant with one hand in his pocket while stopping to talk to people who were obviously his friends. Never came to our table in the hour and a half that we sat, waiting. So I tell the manager that we have a horrible experience and dinner and he asks "which table are you at" The one directly in front of the host stand, where you camped out most of the night. I "think" he's following me to the table to apologize for the nightmare, but oh noooooo. He makes a beeline to the bar to yell at the waitress instead. Chickensh*t. Go to pay our bill and we were charged for an extra beer that we never ordered and my husband could not drink even half of the one he did order because it was poor quality. In my humble opinion- avoid this place at all costs. Oh, I forgot to mention, two of us were sick in the night. Wonder if it was the "meal"?!?!? read more