We recently traveled to the Glacier/Whitefish area for a weekend and saw the good reviews for Vaqueros. It was a few minutes outside of Whitefish in Columbia Falls, but definitely worth the drive. First of all, Columbia Falls is pretty much just East Whitefish. It only took 10 minutes to drive there, and the road has gas stations and restaurants on it the whole way, so you don't even feel like you have left Whitefish. But I digress. Vaqueros the restaurant was fantastic. I ended up having the Chicken en Mole. There should probably be an accent in there somewhere but whatever. My table companions got enchiladas, plates, etc. all happy patrons. Probably my only critique would be the menu is gigantic, which, I admit, is a total nitpick. I forgot what was on the first page by the time I was on the fourth. And that didn't even include desserts, drinks, etc. That could probably be paired down to three or even two pages. However the size of the menu really doesn't matter. Please go to Vaqueros, it is excellent. Oh, and the entrance is opposite the main road. We accidentally went in the casino at first. read more

Vaqueros - Entrance - Mexican Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

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I had dined here before and gave a good rating. They have recently renovated the place and the bar area looks fantastic. With that said I ordered shrimp fajitas today...emphasis on shrimp...not much. My husbands tacos were cold and my portion of shrimp small. We were not impressed. It was $37.50 for the fajitas, four street tacos and a beer. We will try them again in the future, hoping they can up their game. Oh and a lady folding napkins in the bar with silverware inside them walked from the bar and used the napkins to hit a guy on the head I guess he said something to her but she walked over and used said napkins to wrap more silverware...this place would be perfect for a restaurant rescue since it has such potential. read more

Food was great. Drinks were strong and huge and the service was attentive and not overbearing. Fun for families and couples. Really a great restaurant. read more

This is a great place for those who are out of town and looking for a local food place! Angie M took great care of us ! She was not our server but went out of the way when she saw things were not taken care of., such as water for the table. read more

I ordered the beef fajitas. They were pretty good, but the meat could have used some more flavor. The salsa was not very good. The service was excellent! We came on a weeknight and were seated immediately. read more

Vaqueros - Beef fajitas - Mexican Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

Great food, atmosphere and prices. I would definitely return & highly recommend this place.

Welp, it's a rainy day here in Columbia Falls and Mexican food sounded right. Headed in to Vaqueros for some nachos and margaritas and topped it off with an order of carne asada with all the fixings. Totally hit the spot AND I've got lunch tomorrow Thanks for the great service. read more

Fine in or take out is the best Mexican food in the flathead. Great portions and great salsa!! Tri-color enchiladas is my favorite. 3 different sauce and 3 different meats with rice and beans. They are remodeling into a better place! Can't wait to see the end result. read more

If you're in the glacier/columbia falls area and craving mexican food, Vaqueros will satisfy your cravings though won't blow your mind. We ordered the guacamole, taco salad, and enchiladas with salsa verde. - The enchiladas with the beans and rice were tasty, though you couldn't really taste the salsa verde. - The taco salad was yum also, with a nice crispy (and large) taco shell. The chicken was moist, but I felt like the majority of the dish was overwhelmed by the guacamole and sour cream. - Unfortunately, the guacamole tasted straight from a store bought container. So, I'd definitely save your money on this one. Overall, again, I'd say if you're craving Mexican food after a long hike, this place will satisfy. The food is mediocre but still tasty. The service was super speedy and very nice. read more

Salty . Big portions but no quality. French fries coming from a bag not freshly cut. Dish Chicken in cream some pieces undercooked and hard plus very salty big pieces of onions . Steak carnitas was hard no tender . Chicken wings weird salsa overwhelmingly just cover on top no celery or carrots . Chips and salsa were tomato salsachips ok. Place is beautiful fresh remodeled great environment but I wouldn't come back. read more

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amazing service! fastest restaurant I've ever been too including fast food. super friendly staff and super attentive to everything. would 10/10 recommend to anyone in town. the food was amazing as well. read more

Vaqueros - Enchiladas verdes - Mexican Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

Very good! Our entire party was please - carnitas and the chicken fajitas were very good. The parking lot was full and so were the street parking areas, but it was worth finding a spot and walking. read more

Best Mexican you will find in northwest Montana! Great service and huge portions! Amazing salsa and guacamole. Chili relleno was good, they should use a better cheese. read more

Three stars because we had very good wait staff. The food was pretty bad - raw corn tortillas on the tacos, dry meat, stringy cheese, etc. I don't know what has happened to this place. It used to have wonderful food. Can't recommend. I won't be back. read more

Meh. Not a bad place to stop in for a beer and maybe some chips and gauce, but overall pretty lame. I realize that people in Montana have no idea what good Mexican food is really like, and I think the people that run this place rest on that fact. read more

Visiting Glacier NP from California and stayed in Glacier. We were frustrated by the limited food options in Coram and West Glacier so decided to head a bit further out. So happy we did. We were a bit skeptical at first because there wasn't a sign out front, but once we entered the restaurant, we were pleasantly surprised. Very cozy Mexican restaurant. Service was great. Everyone was very attentive and accommodating. The food was really good. Coming from CA, we can be pretty picky about good Mexican food. But, food was very flavorful. Lots of options on the menu and each of us got something different. Good food all around. If we lived closer, we would be regulars. The place just felt friendly and welcoming. Much needed in this current climate. read more

The huckleberry margaritas are phenomenal and worth the trip. The portions are HUGE but the beef and bean nachos were 85% bean and 15% beef. Where's the beef!!! Wife's shrimp mojo de ago lacked garlic flavor. The salsa tasted like it was out of a can and should definitely be improved upon! We are from Texas and know good Mexican food. The margaritas were a five and the food a two so 3.5 stars it is!!! Yelp is almost always accurate. read more

Having lived in Texas for all my life I know what good Mexican food is and having travelled quite a bit I don't eat Mexican food more than 50 miles north of the Red River. Gave Vaqueros and chance and was pleasantly surprised. The salsa was a little tame for me but rest was pretty tasty. Had fajitas and they served all the fixings with it. Others in our party ordered different meals than us and theirs all looked good too. So if in the area don't be afraid to try Vaqueros if craving some fajitas, tacos or whatever. read more

I like the complimentary chips and salsa, but the entrees were disappointing, especially the meats.

So truth time, I'm from California, I know what good Mexican is (and I've lived in Montana so I'm only partially an elitist snob) but this wasn't bad. The ambiance was pleasant, the restaurant itself clean, and our sevrver was prompt and efficient (though I wish I'd caught her name). Parking was somewhat of a pain because we parked out front, but the restaurant entrance was in the back, which we didn't know until we walked through the casino. (Something to note for non-locals). The horchata was delicious and my mother and sister adored the flautas. But that's about where my praise ends. My dad found his cheese enchilada had more flavor than his beef tamale and that the black beans (served on request) were also pretty blah. The steak in my fajitas salad had good flavor, the parts that weren't burnt. Overall an okay experience, but not one I'm necessarily in a hurry to repeat. read more

Vaqueros - Fajitas salad. - Mexican Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

While visiting Glacier National Park we stopped in to eat here. I ordered the Quesadilla and a beef taco on the side just in case I'd be disappointed. And let's just say---don't order the veggie quesadilla. How can you mess up a quesadilla in any combination?? They used cheddar cheese instead of queso and it wasn't even melted. The veggies were tasteless and the flour tortilla taste store bought and they didn't take the time to grill it. Hubby ordered his usual fajitas and he wasn't impressed either. The taco was the saving grace. It's was average. Save yourself the time and money. read more

Amazing food and amazing service by our waiter! Busy night for under the big sky and the kid killed it with making sure we had everything! Fajita salad was so good! Rellenos, fried jalapeños and the burrito were so good! read more

Delicious food and good service! We ordered enchiladas and a chili verde plate and they did not disappoint. We also ordered the cheesecake chimichanga for dessert and it was decadent! read more

Great Mexican Resturant. Coming from California, we were very surprised. Excellent taste, presentation, and mixes of Hot sauces. Lunch combo was inexpensive and lots of food for the money. We will be back. read more

Good Mexican food Great fajitas Friendly staff providing wonderful service Highly recommend when in Columbia Fall,MT read more

I am local and have eaten at this restaurant well before it became vasqueros. This has been the 3rd time this exact thing has happened. I ordered a "kids" quesadilla to find it covered in guacamole, sour cream, and filled with more jalapeños than I could bear to taste. I cant feed my 3 year old a jalapeño filled tortilla. All other food was "okay" yet still too many jalapeños. I hope the people here pay attention to what the customer orders and not what they want to serve. My kid could've had big problems with a blistered esophagus had I not caught this grave error. Never had any other problems here. They can't make a quesadilla that doesn't give you a stomach issue. I feel they lost their quality after they remodeled the restaurant. read more

Vaqueros - Mexican Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

Soooo good!! Huckleberry margarita and confetti appetizer (carne asada flautas, quesadilla, and nachos!) super fair pricing. We got our food within 3 minutes of getting our drinks- so fast, filling, good, and reasonable priced! I was skeptical at first, but you don't want to miss out on this place! read more

Vaqueros - Huckleberry margarita - Mexican Near Me - Columbia Falls, Montana

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Tried this on a Thursday evening on recommendations after complaining about the lack of good Tex-Mex in the valley. Found it ! No wait, nice place & decor. Wife's fajita quesadilla was huge & delicious. She declared the frozen marg was the best she'd had in a long time. I like to try different dishes so I had the Pollo de La creama. It was interesting & very tasty. The hot sauce is great, chips are a little bland but the first round is free. Staff is friendly & helpful. Although a nice lady did try to take our plates when we paused to breath. The portions are very generous. Waiter brought our check mid meal, unasked for. Didn't offer another drink or even dessert. Be that as it may, best Mexican restaurant I have tried in the Flathead. My new fav for Mexican food. read more

Great authentic food, huge portions. Six guests each loved our choices. Such beautiful presentation. Service was great and prompt, the decor was beautiful. read more

Do not order the guac.. it was pretty bad. no taste food qty was good but the taste was not that good.. will not recommend read more

I went for lunch with a friend the other day. The chips tasted like out of a bag and warmed. The salsa was like a generic jar from the grocery store. I had the carna asada burrito which had very little meat but lots of rice and beans. ( filler ) It wasn't bad, just not great. My friend ordered a two item combo, Chicken taco and tamale. The taco was a store bought hard shell which was eatable. The tamale wasn't. Tasted like a cheap frozen microwaveable only not as good. The side refried beans were runny as well. Needless to say, it wasn't a good experience. read more

Food was fairly decent. Wait staff were incredibly friendly. Good atmosphere. Place is waaay overpriced. Nickel and dime you on everything.

We got a table in the bar and ordered. I got 4 of the street tacos and they were amazing. I could tell that everything was homemade because of the way the tacos tasted. Normally at other Mexican restaurants, the beans are always too salty, but here the beans had the right amount of salt. I would definitely come back again. read more

Everything is great about this place. Fast, friendly service. Great prices, delicious food. Favorite Mexican restaurant in the Flathead/Glacier area. read more

Stopped in for dinner and was pleasantly surprised, Nice, clean atmosphere, friendly and efficient servers. Good Mexican food and drinks, would definitely eat here again. read more

I'm giving them a 5 star cause they were willing to cook me a steak dinner w 30 mins to closing. Most restaurants close at 9 in this area and I was unaware, the carne asada was pretty good too, it had rice n beans on the side w chips and salsa all packed to go for me. The inside looked like a nice place to have a drink or have a nice sit down dinner too read more

Super impressed with this restaurant. No wait for our party of 5 to be seated. Wait staff were with us right away. Food came out quickly and all enjoyed our meals. Margaritas were amazing at an excellent price. Friendly workers and felt like they were quick to help us with refilling drinks. Would go again. read more

Go to Mexican in the entire Flathead Valley hands down. Always delicious!! Plus the drinks and salsa are always on point!

Great restaurant with friendly staff. The menu listed a nice variety of items and pricing is decent. The salsa tasted homemade. House Margarita was very good, the mixer they used was nice flavor and not too acidic. I had the meal that had three enchiladas - presentation was nice and it was a large serving. The restaurant is clean with bright cheerful decor. Bathrooms are clean. All around nice place to go. read more

This place was super busy but we got seated fairly quickly. Our server was great and very attentive. Typical Mexican restaurant vibes for decor. I had the salsa verde enchiladas and thought they were very good. My husband didn't really enjoy his food. read more