If you're looking for a great meal with one of the best lakefront views in Montana, stop reading reviews and just go to The Sitting Duck. We had an absolutely fantastic experience. The food was incredible from start to finish, and the service was even better. Bella was our waitress and was thoughtful, attentive, efficient, and checked on us frequently without ever being intrusive. Riley was also wonderful--bringing drinks, checking on our table, and making sure we had everything we needed. Behind the bar, Drew had fantastic recommendations and helped us discover some great drinks. They made my daughter's 10th birthday super special!!! Speaking of drinks- don't miss the fun cocktail that comes with a rubber duck. They also have an excellent wine list and a great beer selection. What really stood out was how friendly the entire staff was. We visited with our two children and our two Golden Retrievers, and everyone made us feel welcome. While we waited for our food, the kids had a blast playing by the lakeshore, throwing rocks, and enjoying the beautiful setting. As for the occasional negative reviews--this is a very popular lakefront restaurant, and during peak times it gets busy. That's part of dining at one of the most sought-after spots in Bigfork. Relax, enjoy the view, order a drink, and soak in the experience. Great food, amazing staff, beautiful location, dog-friendly, family-friendly, and worth every minute. We will absolutely be back. read more

Great location right on the water. Staff were friendly and the drinks were inexpensive.

We only stopped at the Sitting Duck on our road trip between Kalispell and Missoula, Montana. My sister and I were out driving around to look at the cherry blossoms when we decided we needed something to drink... non-alcoholic... And to find a restroom. I really enjoyed this establishment. It has a beautiful view of flathead lake in Montana, with a wonderful deck that overlook the water. The inside is bright and airy with plenty of seating, and the bartender was fabulous! BTW... This place also had slot machines read more

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Lousy service, in fact after waiting 30 minutes we decided to leave. The place is filthy.

This bar has wonderful hospitality, drinks and food. It's a beautiful view of flathead lake! Thank you for great service and excellent food!

Nice friendly place to stop with an Awesome lake location. Great food and drinks, nice staff and you can play shake, always fun.

First off, it's good to know you order drinks at the bar and then go to a window to order your food. I hate that I wasted one of my vacation meals on this place. I ordered the Works Bloody Mary, the wait to get it was 20 minutes. The drink was mediocre but the toppings tasted like they had been fried in week old oil. In fact, I threw it up before even leaving. My dad ordered the fish tacos and the fish also tasted like bad oil, was clearly frozen (shaped like a block) and my brother's chicken tenders and fries were burnt. The bartenders were friendly and it's clearly a locals favorite hangout, the location is right on the lake. But I know now why the locals only ordered drinks. read more

Love the Wonton Nachos and " The Works" Bloody Mary which is a meal all by itself! BUT my absolute favorite is the Lemonade Slushy because it comes with a Rubber Ducky! so fun! And the view isn't bad either! Mikaela was our awesome server! read more

Parking for The Sitting Duck is on a very busy road-you have to literally run across the road in order to not get hit-as there are only a couple of spots in front, and no parking lot. The entrance is though the bar, and we were not greeted or told where to sit. After wandering to the back of the bar, we found the open air seating right on the water- fabulous views and nice casual dining area. But-you order your food via the QR code at your table. This is becoming pretty common now, so no problem. We placed our order but there were no drink options, not even for a soda. So we went back into the bar to ask the bartender and found out all drinks, even soda, have to be ordered and paid for at the bar, then you take them back to your table. After almost an hour, we flagged own a server to ask how we knew our order was even placed as you do not get a confirmation when using the QR site. We were told to ask someone in the kitchen (???!!!), so we wandered to the kitchen, poked our head through the door, and asked a kitchen staff to check to make sure our order had actually gone through. It had, they were just slow. Back to our table we went. Well the food took so long to arrive at or table that our drinks were long gone. The food finally arrived, and it was disappointing. Our app of Huckleberry Chicken Wings were very good, but my "Grilled Chicken/Avocado Salad" was super small ($17.95) and consisted of cold chicken and salad greens from a bag-the only thing good was the avocado. We also ordered the "Elk Brat", which had inedible dry/hard bread and a tasteless brat. Service-0 Food-1 Ambiance (the View of the Lake)-10 Order an app and take in the view, but be prepared for a completely self-service experience. read more

The Sitting Duck - Sitting Duck Elk Brat - Bars Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

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$8.50 for a handful of chips & a tiny takeout cup of what they call salsa. Tomato relish maybe a tablespoon of. $3 extra for queso of same size maybe a tablespoon. Weak margaritas. Awkward ordering process. Has a great view but not enough staff. Skipped the meals after viewing neighbors orders. read more

Mediocre food... terrible service. This restaurant is directly on the lake so it is very peaceful and a great view. However, here's where it goes down hill. You order with the kitchen which is fine. But when we walked up to order, the cashier ignored us for literally like 5 whole minutes. I get it... she was busy with something else. But she could have acknowledged our presence and let us know she would help us in a minute. They refused to make my husbands burger medium rare, so he settled on some fish tacos. He said they weren't great. I got the huckleberry wings, they were okay. The sauce was good, but the wings themselves were chewy as heck. It was also impossible to find a clean table. There's probably way better places to eat in big fork... would not recommend. read more

While visiting the lake, this was a dog friendly patio option and we decided to give it a try. With a pet, you head through the front door to the back deck to grab a table and can order food from your table QR code. The huckleberry wings were tastier than I would have expected (not a big sweets fan)! I'd have again, for sure. Sadly, the visibility was low due to air quality/fire smoke...but still absolutely stare worthy for a Colorado girl who misses water! I wish you could have ordered drinks like food. Getting up and dragging the road show up/down the stairs while waiting for food seemed daunting for a single human. As per another review, confirming stairs are pretty much required if mobility is an issue. read more

The Sitting Duck - The view on a hazy day from the patio - Bars Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

The drinks were decent but the food not that great. They didn't have wait staff for the tables- we had to go to a window like we were at a Dairy Queen. The fries were fresh cut but over cooked and the beer cheese dip for the fries were burnt. The cheese steak sandwich was overcooked too and the bread was hard like it was old. The location was a beautiful view of the lake - too bad they didn't have food to match the location. read more

Everything could improve. If it wasn't for the fact they're on the lake they wouldn't be in business. No service, no food, & get this, no water. WOW ! ! ! read more

Nice view, but that's about it. You have to order your food, then go to the bar to order drinks (any drinks). There's a water cooler on the bar and cups, but might as well go dip it out of the lake. I'm pretty sure that's where they got it. If you want anything else with your food, extra sauce, etc., forget it, asked three times and got nothing. $100 bucks for 3 appetizers, a salad, and some tacos. Food wasn't prepared as shown on the menu either. May be a good place to stop for a drink, but that's about it... read more

The food is great. Ordering is a little unconventional but definitely worth the stop! Nice to sit along the lake in the shade and enjoy the fresh air and the food. Kids played in the water while we waited for our food. read more

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Enjoyed lunch at The Sitting Duck. Grilled teriyaki chicken sandwich with fries and my friend had chicken tenders with fries. Both were great! Sat outside, scanned QR code at table to order food. Had to go in to get drinks. Not a big deal. read more

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Very cool mountain vibe! The pretzels were good, loved the huckleberry cider, and the burger was great! read more

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The view from this restaurant is UNREAL! There are spots up on the balcony and below for amazing views of Flathead. The works Bloody Mary was great; filling and good food and tasty bloody! read more

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Besides the lake, the Bloody Mary is probably the only thing worth coming for. Very low quality all basic frozen foods. read more

The Sitting Duck - Bloody Mary - Bars Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

Awesome awesome patio by the lake, really can't beat the environment. The Bloody Mary was also really good and we loved all the food that came on it! The duck Norris burger was okay, I like the concept with the jalapeño popper but the burger itself was really heavy. The tater tots were good! Definitely recommend checking this spot out for a drink at least if in the area. @main_guy_eats read more

The Sitting Duck - Duck Norris burger and tots - Bars Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

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Meh. The food was okay.. the drinks were weak. You gotta basically serve yourself. The games are a nice touch and they have rewards if you enter your email. So not all bad. The quack quack here is good. But not sure if it has alcohol read more

The Sitting Duck - Bloody Mary and bingo! - Bars Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

Food was not great, fries were old and hard. We had fish tacos, not very good. Steak tacos were good. Burger was good.

I love this atmosphere, the food is fantastic, even if a little overpriced it's worth it!!! The staff is absolutely amazing, I have been waited on by the actual owners multiple times, and it is a wonderfully close family!! it is the most homey feeling place in all of Montana! read more

The Sitting Duck - The view from their pier!! - Bars Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

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If you have any type of accommodations needs skip the duck. It has ZERO handicap parking, tons of stairs EVERYWHERE with no ramp options, and non accessible bathrooms, decks or tables. They don't even pretend, and don't GAF. The view might be fantastic, but if you use a cane, walker, wheelchair, crutches or anything.... Just keep driving. read more

The works Bloody Mary was LEGIT!! Great spot to sit and enjoy the view of beautiful Flathead Lake read more

Great food and wonderful bar tenders! The patio has a beautiful view of the lake. If you go for karaoke it's an absolute blast. highly recommend! read more

Fantastic food stopping her for lunch while dropping off fliers for Emily area. Definitely will stop in again!

Saw that other reviewers were thrown off by the style of ordering drinks and food separately, but I thought just popping around the corner to order and then getting a drink going at the bar was pretty straightforward. Settling up for food when you order, then having a bar tab going was actually convenient in my opinion. Have been to a few places like this where they have limited staff/no waiters, and I think it really works for the vibe here. You can go down to the dock and take in the gorgeous lake view, sit on the patio to chow down on a burger, and then cruise up to the deck or play some slot games if you fancy. I liked feeling free to go from one area to another, especially as there's lots to enjoy here! After a lot of Montana bar/pub/restaurant food, I'd gotten pretty tired of fries and huckleberry being ever-present, but the fries here are actually bomb and the huckleberry wings were surprisingly delicious. But I can't forget the epic bloody mary! That thing was off the chain. The slider + potsticker + egg roll were all tasty and hot (on top of a cold drink! Did the bartender sprint to bring it to me??)! Plus a big ol' prawn and a bunch of pickled veggies in there. Huge fan of this place. read more

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The bar tender was super sweet and poured a stiff margarita. The fish and chips were quite good. The cheese burger was also tasty! The foreign waiter was a bit cranky but young man who took our order was very nice! There were a few too many flies for me! read more

The Sitting Duck - Outdoor deck - Bars Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

Food was pretty good. View was to die for! Definitely sit outside if you come here, and beware that it is more of a bar than restaurant! Not many workers around, and you can order / pay on your phone which is convenient. Pretzel sticks were our favorite of the order. read more

The Sitting Duck - Pretzel sticks and queso - Bars Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

Great place to stop and have just about anything. Great view of the lake (either inside or outside). Beer is cheap. Weekly BINGO is a hoot. New owners (less than a year ago)...great handoff. Parking can be an issue but you can't have everything. Will return. read more

Dining with a view! This of the beaten path gem has excellent views of flathead lake. Outdoor seating, decent beer selection and a food menu with plenty of options makes this place a great food option when staying or passing through Big Fork, MT! I had the chicken teriyaki sandwich and washed it down with a sitting duck pale ale. Both were great choices! read more

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In the past having a drink here on a warm afternoon has been quite pleasant. However a small group of friends and I ate here for dinner recently and the food was extremely underwhelming. We were left still hungry and disappointed overall. Would not recommend eating here at all. read more

The Sitting Duck is the realest spot we've been to while in Montana. One hell of a Karaoke bar and everyone who was on the mic came extremely correct. Full bar, a bunch of top shelf liquor, large flat screen TV's, and the rooftop deck was so beautiful, I could only imagine what it looks like during the daytime. We will definitely be back. read more

The Sitting Duck - Bars Near Me - Bigfork, Montana

Booked a spot at the Islander Inn while on a roadtrip and decided to check out The Sitting Duck across the way. Great staff, food, and views. Ended up chatting with the new owners and they were so friendly. They mentioned wanting to make it more of a community bar and I'm just bummed I won't be here for their karaoke or bingo nights. If we're ever passing through again, we'll be sure to stop. read more

Perfect location, vibe, and food was delicious too. Get your drink at the bar and food at the kitchen, house made ranch with the crispy fries is perfect too. read more

We had Huckleberry wings and bison burger. Both were good. We sat on the patio and loved the views of the lake. You order drinks at the bar and food at the grill window. Our navigation app showed the restaurant to be across the street from the water. However it's right on the water. Make sure you look on both sides of the road so that you don't miss it! read more

Great place for crispy wings and a bold shrimp cocktail while getting a beautiful view of the lake! Staff was so friendly and the bus boy worked his tail off! read more

Excellent place to have a meal or just kill a few hours. The staff is wonderful and the view is perfection. My favorite place to spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon. read more