This place was recommended to us, so we thought we'd give it a try. It was hard to make a choice from their menu, the food all sounded so good. My husband & I both chose to go with the Blue Burger, and it was outstanding!! The burger came with fries, which were equally as good! We stayed to watch the sunset over the lake, which was so beautiful,with the waves crashing on the shoreline as the back ground noise. Give this place a try, you won't be disappointed! read more

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I love this place!!! Super fun atmosphere, live music and great service. We ordered the fried fish, it was so good we got a second plate. If you're in or near Big Fork definitely stop by. We'll be back next summer. read more

I have been coming to Big Fork for almost 5 years now and The Raven is my go to spot. I couldn't imagine coming here without the hospitality of Lisa, Brian and their staff. This is home and family. Can't wait to go back to see them and go dog sledding ! read more

I love the Raven. It reminds me of a surfer bar with colorful paint and dockside service Their fish tacos are fantastic and Walleye Wednesday is a hit with my Wisconsin born husband. Enjoy just sitting back and watching the lake. Fun place. read more

The Raven and its staff are absolutely incredible. From the views of Flathead Lake, to the food,cocktails, and hospitality from the waitstaff it was overall an amazing experience! Thank you so very much! We can not wait to be back! read more

We love the raven... the food and drinks our spectacular!! And let's not forget the view

Feels like you're in a tropical island listening to great reggae. Awesome & friendly people. Great views. Delicious food. Amazing alcohol selection! Only 4 out of 5 stars bec of weak pours from bartenders. Overall awesome and worth going to to watch a sunset, have a bite, meet new and old friends. It's Montana's own "Margaritaville" . Family and dog friendly !!!! read more

Fantastic view that encourages you to not be in any hurry. Which is good since service is sllloowww. All good, we'd been warned and simply enjoyed our cocktails. BUT, a $15 plate for 6 shrimp should maybe at least be gussied up a bit guys. You know, make me think it's worth what (for Montana) is a relatively steep price for very little effort. Mostly knocked down because of very poor mask adherence and social distancing. Actually felt a bit uncomfortable with the lack of spacing people and multiple servers behind bar with mask around their chins. Other would have been 3.5/4. read more

Awesome beach atmosphere with good food and drinks! Have docked our boat and enjoyed lunch as well as driven and enjoyed dinner! One of the last true old fashioned beach pubs! Great job Raven!!! read more

Loved The Raven! Fun atmosphere! Reminded us of Florida coast dock restaurants! Great staff. Went there 4 times in 1 week vacation stay! Burgers are amazing and can ask to substitute Garlic Parmesan fries. Loved the Fish Tacos too. Lightly crusted! Soo... good! The Raven features a local Distillery - Whistling Andy's. Highly recommend a drink with their spirits and later a tour of the distillery! Beautiful view of Flathead Lake! Loved it all! read more

Our favorite place in the area! Great vibes with fun drinks, food and an amazing view! Bartender went out of his way to make us pitchers of Huckleberry Sangria! This is a must go! read more

The Raven - Arrive by boat or car - American Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

Had a wonderful meal today. Our server was Mattie was very helpful and enthusiastic! We enjoyed the Greek tacos and Pad Thai noodles. The lamb gyro meat was moist for the Greek tacos and the pad thai noodles had excellent flavoring and was not too sweet. The view of the lake was perfect and added a nice touch to a fun and enjoyable experience. read more

We had long day of travel and were looking for a local place to unwind grab a burger and beer-- outstanding! The views speak for themselves... the staff are super welcoming and can't wait to show off their slice of heaven :-) read more

We just ate there. Food was excellent. Staff was horrible. We could not understand them. All did not speck English and didn't know what we wanted at bar. We went with friends who came to visit us here. We live in Montana. I have never seen this before. No employee control. plus it was so dirty. I asked for table to be washed off they never came to do it. I am so glad I had wipes. I would have walked out at beginning but were with our friends. The bar tenders didn't know how to make different drinks. people pay a lot to eat n drink this should not of happened. I will never go back. read more

The 15 minute wait for someone to notice us sitting on the deck was a little excessive but we were super excited about the menu we saw online so we decided to be patient. Unfortunately, the ceviche was basically salsa with cut up shrimp added to it. Definitely not real ceviche. The fish tacos were ordered with sauces on the side and that was too complex for the kitchen to comprehend because all sauces were on the fish tacos. The kid burgers were delicious so at least they know how to make a burger. They had run out of several of their beers. I won't be rushing back here anytime soon. Marginally better than regular bar food. read more

We ate at the Raven just yesterday. The atmosphere was awesome. Great view of the lake. The waitress was very observant and very nice. Don't get the fish taco. It was a fish stick from Walmart in a soft taco shell. I figured the Raven being on the lake the fish taco would have been fresh. We live near Panama City Beach Fl and the fish tacos are awesome. Real fish from the Gulf. read more

Great food, amazing views, and friendly staff. One of the major for me was we were able to take our fur babies on the deck with us. If you are in BigFork Montana I highly suggest this place read more

The Raven - Appetizer: Calamari - American Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

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We came to Raven based on the recommendation of our AirBnB host. He told us it would be really good, unfortunately, it wasn't. The first problem came when we ordered an appetizer and drinks, and they took over 1/2 hour to bring them to us. By then our kids were antsy and hungry. Then the drink they brought me was the wrong one, and the one they replaced it with was still wrong. Finally, they got me a beer, but that didn't come until halfway through the meal. If that was all that happened, I would have chalked it up to a busy night. But unfortunately, it wasn't. My steak arrived cooked well done, when I ordered it medium rare. My wife's steak came rare, when she had ordered it medium rare. Neither one of us was satisfied. Oh, and my son's bbq bacon burger didn't have any bbq sauce on it. Then we tried to order a few beers to go with the caps still on. One came with the check. We waited... the other didn't come. Eventually, my wife went inside and got it herself. Overall, a disappointing experience :( read more

We came with no ideas or expectations. But we left full of awe, love, joy, and whiskey! The food here was amazing and coming from Vegas, i was very impressed! If Matt is bartending. Have him make you a michelada. I love ribs so i got that. Xtra sauce!! Pad thai and burgers were had as well. All of them good. The view is beautiful...stunning really. The entertainment was superb. The owners are rockstars and the other guest were very friendly. read more

The Raven - Making memories. Bonds. Smiles. - American Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

Imagine if the Baranof was located on lake washington. Thats the Raven..interesting people, good band the night we went, and the drinks were tasty. Great view of flathead lake...u can dock your boat there, and have a great time. The food looked good also...i hear the weekends are crazy here in the evenings...so if your in nw montana..check it out. read more

We ate here a couple times while visiting flathead lake. Beautiful spot on the lake with dining on the deck. Excellent cheese burgers and fries. Great specialty drinks and the perfect spot to watch the sunset. Nice bar and music with dancing after 10pm. I'll be coming back. Parking for your car and your boat. read more

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Service was lacking, margarita was horrible. It tasted like limeade. The Cali Maria app was very good. Fish tacos were ok. The black and blue burger was flavorful. read more

Rebecca and I had a very nice lunch here today. We sat on the upper deck, in a bit of shade; we are right on the water, so the view is fabulous. We ordered a couple of beers; everything on tap is Montana born and bred. We light out beers lighter and each was good. She order a cream ale. We each ordered a burger. We got the hamburger, but if you prefer, they also offer emu and portobella mushrooms. She ordered the gorganzola fig burger; i got the same, but substituted cheddar for gorganzola. The fig jam is a wonderful touch for a burger. They could have been a bit more medium, but they were good. They were warm when they came out. They come with fries that were also very good. They must use good oil and change it regularly. The was a very good burger, not gourmet, but very good. Our server was very nice and prompt. She was patient when we took extra time to make our decision on beer. The food came our quickly. All is all, this was a very satisfying meal. Not on my diet, but it is vacation. They have other choices for the more diet conscious; it just felt like a burger day for us. Glad we stopped in. read more

Terrible service. Do not recommend. Plenty of places to eat in the Flathead that will make you feel welcome.

While the view can't be bear, the service and food have definitely gone down hill over the years. It used to be my go-to, but as of late, I'm less inclined to spend my $ and time on sub par, bar food, with questionable customer service. read more

While the location is perfect...right on the lake with stunning views and a great deck to take them all in, the food is eh. Everyone loves the fish tacos, but honestly, I can make better at home...and have had better elsewhere as well as at home. The calamari is good but nothing special, as is the case with all of their food. Furthermore, the service is horrible. While I understand I was there during Fourth of July weekend, their servers could have been more nice and appreciative of people eating at their establishment, ready to tip (I am a server, so I understand the job from both angles). I will return, but with caution. read more

Came in here upon a local recommendation. We ordered the fish tacos, they were exceptional. Some of the best fish tacos I've ever had--and I'm from San Diego. Awesome outdoor seating that overlooks the lake. Will definitely recommend and be back. read more

The food was awesome. One of the best burgers ever. I got the burger with grilled and fried onions and all this other goodness. The fries were good too! The service and our server was horrible. She was very rude to our table, murmuring Jesus Christ and what the hell under her breath. She was not patient and rushed us several times. She was rude to other tables too and told us we could only use two credit cards in the end...(after she saw us writing down the amounts and cards for a while). - Look, I used to be in the service industry for many years and I know what it takes. Effort, positivity and commitment. Not snapping at our woman of the hour who politely asked if there were any other salad dressings. Not getting mad at the tray passer who was trying to be accommodating! Lastly- I was very excited for my huckleberry fizz! Unfortunately, none of ours had any alcohol in any of them! I was Pretty bummed about that as I was explained how good they truly were before. If this review were merely based on food and view, it would be a 4 or 4.5 read more

Fish tacos amazing, Pad Thai awful Waitress no personality. We felt rushed. She asked if we wanted our bill 3 times and we clearly were enjoying our night and in no hurry. The was definitely View 5 stars read more

It's a bar, an old noisy bar, not that there's anything wrong with that, just don't expect anything more. Oh, it doesn't have a million dollar view. Our service was good, reasonably fast, food was served hot. The folks in our group who had hamburgers gave the two thumbs up. The Fish tacos, maybe 1 thumb at best. The tacos where nothing to brag about, go with the burgers. read more

Not really sure how these places stay in business. We seated quickly, since it wasn't busy. Wait staff is absolutely horrible, well our waitress was, she apparently comes in from Kalispell to work. no utensils provided for food - had to ask. no napkins provided - asked, never got, had to go to the bar, and bartender threw them over without even looking up. Food wasn't the greatest. order appetizer chips & salsa - big puddle of oil at the bottom of chip container (eat chips form the top and throw out the ones at the bottom) food should be better described, since I didn't expect a large amount of mayo/fatty white substance in the sandwich. The only thing going for this place is the view, go there to drink beer and watch the water, don't go for the service or quality of food. read more

Two teen boys & two adults, one fish taco, one pad thai, 2 burgers, 1 calamari- all were extremely happy with their choices!

It's hard to review this bar/restaurant because if it were just a bar overlooking the water, I would give it 5 stars. It is totally worth going just for drinks on the water. However, the food is completely not worth your money. $15 for 5 small pieces of calamari or $15 for 5 or 6 pieces of small shrimp is completely overpriced. The calamari and dipping sauce tasted like it was straight out of the freezer section. We ended up cancelling our other orders after the calamari and leaving because the food was that bad... Definitely plan to eat dinner somewhere else but go for drinks on the water! read more

Customer service was terrible. The food was not good, not to mention the way they treat locals is unacceptable! I would not recommend anyone to visit this establishment. There are many other WONDERFUL options on the lake to enjoy food and drinks. read more

The food was great, the view is even better! I loved this place. My only complaint was they forgot to bring our appetizer and the drinks were pretty small. The waitress was refilling our drinks a lot, which is fine but seems like extra work for them. read more

Lot's of "too old to be that obnoxious" people the afternoon I was there, but the fish tacos and pad thai both rocked! Oh, and so does the view. read more

Keely is a nice bartender and very attentive. Sitting at the bar provides the best views as well. I would say the food is standard fare, not outstanding but good. The steak salad was tasty but I left hungry and went home to have a banana. The following night I tried fish tacos which were good but I didn't realize they were fried, I prefer grilled, oh well. Live music on Friday night was a nice touch. The views are outstanding at this location, worth a visit! read more

We ate there last night and loved it so much that we went back tonight to find a horrible waiter that refused to acknowledge us. After asking a waitress to help, she sent him over and he was horrendous! We were so disgusted that we left. I am not sure we'll go back. The waiter that appeared to be strung out on steroids ruined the whole experience for us. I wonder how many other people have left because of his lack of service. read more

Stopped for lunch, we waited for ever for appetizers and food, ordered hamburgers medium rare and they were all well done. Never offered refills, waitress was more annoyed she had to serve us then helpful, I will never eat there again. Menu has printed on it "be patient we are short staffed" maybe they should pay a more competitive wage and get some good help or just close the doors!!! read more

Great food, good value for the money. Can't beat the deck overlooking Flathead lake and our dog was welcome. Parking availability is a problem but we were there on Thursday. read more

The Raven - American Near Me - Bigfork, Montana