York Bar

Tap house with Style! In a building with some colorful…read morehistory, over 125 years old, there is a Great Local Brewery! The walls are like solid concrete because this was a jailhouse back in the day! Then the owners that have it now put like a bunch of money into making it their brewery! They took a building that had " great bones" and added some " Flair" all there own! From the super huge brew cats on display and the stage for live entertainment to the addition of some real good craft pizza! Stop in, look around ,grab a brew! I recommend the Scottish Ale. Enjoy the local entertainment like "open mic night" second and fourth Tuesdays. Great place to meet up with your crew! By the way the Beer us Great too!

Lewis & Clark Brewery was long on my list for Montana breweries to try. I finally got to try their…read morebeer and my first impression was a good one! The beer that Steve and I had was the Prickly Pear which is a fruited Pale Ale. In the flavor you will certainly pick up lots of hoppiness but there is a hint of pear with some sweetness. This Pale Ale is nice and smooth and is also light bodied which makes it great in the hotter temperatures of summer.

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The Jail Bars are still in the windows.

Brewhouse Pub and Grille

3.5(269 reviews)

16.0 mi

Lunch stop! Food is quality, prices are reasonable, service…read morewas great and the beer....is beer. Would recommend! Won't be disappointed if ya stop!

The wine and beer were ok . The 2 stars are because the server was great and the only server…read moreworking. My husband and I split a turkey sandwich. It was terrible, cheap grocery store bread and a slice of turkey with lettuce and tomato. I wouldn't have made a sandwich like that at home let alone have to pat $16 for it! Do not recommend!

Sweet Potato Fries

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Blackfoot River Brewing

4.7(112 reviews)

16.6 mi

Recommended to us by our Air B and B owners. Made a pit stop here to have a taster and grab a…read moregrowler for our post hiking "enjoy a cold one" moment. Their nitro is AMAZING; but the growler is Scottish Ale. Definitely check this place out and partake in their offerings!

Great Brewery, great staff. Indoor and outdoor seating,…read morelots of beer and food next door.

25th anniversary party- photo credit: Thom Bridge

Amber ale

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Windbag Saloon

3.5(378 reviews)

16.6 mi

Underrated! This place is great. Deceiving larger it looks from the outside. The food was…read moreoutstanding! Service was top notch and the prices are average. Highly recommend! We will definitely be back.

Great ambiance, but mid food…read more This was my second time coming here, this time for lunch. Decently crowded but seated immediately. Place is pretty cool, since it keeps so much of its history, and the service is solid, but the food isn't great. I got a half sandwich and soup of the day, which was a chicken chile verde enchilada soup. The French dip was looking like it was sitting for a while under a heat lamp and semi dried out. Soup wasn't looking much better, and the chicken almost looked like a frozen package. Place is cool and great for watching a game and getting a drink, but don't hold your breath with food quality.

Windbag Saloon ambiance

Gigantic Pretzel served with white queso

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Outside of the Windbag Saloon

Suds Hut Famous Chicken

3.7(205 reviews)

14.8 mi

I've heard through the grapevine that Suds Hut had some pretty tasty fried chicken. When my son and…read morehis girlfriend came to town, I made it a point to go to the Suds Hut. I was not disappointed. The food was great. The service was awesome. The ambiance was right out of the 1970s, just as you should expect with a fried chicken joint.

Came in on a Sunday and was put on their wait list (table of 7). We were told the wait would be 20…read moreminutes and bided our time playing corn hole outside. We received a text saying our table was ready and to come inside but once we were able to flag down a server she said they were waiting for an existing table to leave and it would be another five minutes. Fine...but as we were waiting a second time a table of 7 left and another party who came in after us were seated promptly to our dismay. When we approached the same server we spoke to stating that another table of the same size was seated before us, she simply said, "yup." Astoundingly bad service, apathetic staff, and ruined what was supposed to be a celebratory night out to cap off a great vacation otherwise. Do better Suds Hut, I thought you were better than this.

Slot machine area

Sandwich

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Outdoor patio seating

Motherlode Sport's Bar

3.3(24 reviews)

14.8 mi

Went on a walk and found this place, happy I did. Sports bar / restaurant/ casino with a home town…read morefeel. Atmosphere is kind of divy but don't let that fool ya. Food was very good! Bar tender was nice and service was great. beer was cold and stayed full. I had the meatloaf and cheese burger soup, both were pretty damn good! Every thing tasted like it was made in house. Will definitely eat here again!

I'm a fan of dive bars. A BIG fan. I like the atmosphere they bring. Older, run down, beat up…read more. Just like me. My new lady lives here in Helena MT. I'm visiting often now....... I'm a Portland Oregon boy looking for a new home..... But this potential landing spot has to have good food.... Most importantly, Good BREAKFAST. I catch a hangover after two beers these days..... and I like Beers..... Anyway, my lady has been bragging about the chicken fried steak @ the Motherload for about a month now. Holy sheet!!! Possibly the best chicken fried steak I've ever had... And my Grandma can cook!!! The Caesar drink was awesome, but I love my salt and Bloody Mary's...... So they added salt to my next Caesar and it was Very tasty... I had 3. I want to make it known, I returned for lunch 2days later for the Motherload melt ... And it was the BEST Melt I've ever had. Also worth noting I'm currently on an airplane headed back to Helena for another week stay.... I can tell you I will be eating a Motherload melt tomorrow morning, chased down with a Caesar or 3. And I will have another chicken fried steak this week too...... Hell. I'm tempted to just eat all the meals here.... You know. For the sake of You and Yelp!!!

Meatloaf

Now Hosting Montana OTB (www.montanaotb.com)

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Broadwater Hot Springs & Fitness

2.8(111 reviews)

19.2 mi

NOT FOLLOWING BASIC HYGIENIC PRACTICES. TOWEL FEE A RIP-OFF…read more A baby (maybe 8-12 months old) in the pool, no swim diaper, no diaper at all. Multiple bar staff didn't notice/didn't care. One bar staff took orders from the family with the baby-- didn't notice lack of diaper or didn't care. I went to the front desk to report it-- the young staffer said there wasn't a manager on site. More concerns: there was a thunder clap, and it took about two minutes after the thunder for staff to tell patrons to get out of the pools (which are all outside). According to one app, the lightning had struck 2 miles away-- which to me, is pretty close. The steam room smells moldy/stale. One patron was spritzing the air with some liquid he brought with him--what the heck?! Who knows what was in it, and too bad it didn't mask the mold smell. The dry sauna was very hot, but wish it had more of the cedar smell that makes them much more pleasant to sit in. Kudos for having a very hot steam room. The pools are NOT very warm. They are comfortably but barely warm. The commercial hot springs in White Sulfur Springs are much warmer. Broadwater Hot Springs isn't a pretty setting-- traffic and houses are visible from the pool, so we must be visible to them. They try with some plantings and flowers, but it's not enough. They pipe in music, which IMO doesn't add anything but noise, but at least it wasn't too loud. There aren't supposed to be children under six years old in the pools-- aside from the baby, there was a child who looked about 4-5 years old. And there aren't supposed to be floaty devices in the pool, but there were-- at least the too-young child wasn't going to drown. In the locker room, with its very slick floors, the non-slip mats are not butted up against each other, so there's a higher risk of slipping. For $2, one can rent a thin, small towel. It is not long enough to fully wrap around anyone who is size 14 or larger. It is not wide enough to cover a tall-ish (5' 7") woman from chest to groin. It's a cheap towel like one would find in a cheap motel, and to charge $2 to rent it is money-grabby. For what you get, even 50 cents is too much. Better and bigger towels please-- and charge a $10 deposit if you're worried people will steal them. And how about charging a fair price for an item that can be re-rented hundreds of times? Costco has a great and affordable selection. Bring a lock if you can-- otherwise a $2 fee for a basic locker lock. $50 for two adults (entry, two inadequate towels, one lock rental), off-smelling stream room, warmish water, and an un-diapered baby-- sorry I bothered with Broadwater Hot Springs.

The food at Broad Water Restaurant was genuinely impressive -- nicely prepared, full of flavor, and…read morebeautifully presented. The kitchen clearly takes pride in what they send out, and it shows. That's why it's such a shame the service side didn't live up to the same standard. Service was noticeably lacking from start to finish. Our table wasn't given cutlery, and no one came back to offer water or drink refills. We had to keep looking around for help, but staff were largely gathered together talking instead of checking on guests. The seating area was uncomfortably cold due to an overhead door being left open. When we politely asked if it could be closed, we were told others wanted it open -- even though there were only two other people nearby. It felt more like a staff preference than a guest-comfort decision. What stood out most was that we felt like an inconvenience rather than welcomed customers. It's nice to hear staff enjoying their day, but when five or six employees are standing around chatting while tables go unattended, it sends the wrong message. With service that matched the quality of the food, this restaurant could be a real standout. I hope management tightens up the floor service -- the kitchen deserves that support.

Pools

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Time to relax!!

Springs at the Broadwater

3.5(16 reviews)

19.2 mi

First, make sure you check the hours. We came for breakfast a few weeks ago but the dont open until…read more11am for lunch. I do like the decorations in this place. A more durable industrial look. Our service was pretty good the waitress was friendly. I think it was the doc holiday burger, it had Huckleberries on it. It was pretty good, and looked great. My spicy chicken sandwich was great. Probably one of the best chicken sandwiches I have had in Montana. I only wish the jalapeños had more of a kick. The sauce they put on there is bland and messy, it gets all over. If I got that again I would get that sauce on the side and get the Korean sweet chili sauce on there. That would be amazing! The fries for just bar fries were great. Maybe I was just happy. Definitely will be back here.

This place is so good. Burgers are 10/10. Pizza 10/10. Nachos 10/10…read moreWe come here all the time even when we don't soak.

Ambiance

Veggie omelette and breakfast potatoes

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Pineapple mimosa

Smith's Place

3.5(17 reviews)

12.2 mi

The breakfasts are amazing! The quality of the food is excellent and the prices are very…read morereasonable. The staff is very nice and everyone works hard. The restaurant is attached to the bar by a door but the two are separate so you don't feel like you are in a bar. The facility is clean and pleasant and very small town local cafe. We haven't had dinners but the breakfasts are very good.

Fantastic classic diner breakfast. Great portions and prices!! Steak and eggs was only $15, cooked…read moreto perfection and had leftovers. Will ABSOLUTELY stop again. This just may become our stopping place when we are passing through the Helena area.

Classic wall sign and neon makes it easy to find at morning or night

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Restaurant area

Applebee's Grill + Bar

2.7(80 reviews)

14.6 mi

Applebees. What can you say? In years past they have had kinda generic menus with the same types of…read morestuff, but recently we went in Helena and were pleasantly surprised with the large selection of new choices that were very reasonably priced. We settled on the grilled cheese cheeseburger and it is very good. It comes with french fries with salt and pepper and cheesy bread for the buns. It also comes with delicious tomato soup for dipping the sandwich and the fries in and it is good, and there are a lot of other choices. We had two of our three girls with us and the other thing that's good about going on Tuesday night is that the kids meals only cost one dollar on Tuesday night only, so Tuesday happens to be a good night to go for families. But regardless it is not a horribly priced place and we were impressed with the food recently. We recommend! Good job staying relevant Applebees!!

Imagine getting chicken strips with a side of cole slaw…read more The strips are stringy, almost like they were manufactured in a lab and glued together. Then you open the slaw and it's barely half full. THREE WHOLE BITES. SUCH a disappointment

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David M.

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4 years ago

Great burgers! Cold beer! Nice staff! How can you go wrong. Nice place when you're in the area.

Kait C.

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7

1

12 years ago

Very expensive, but the food is great! The drive is beautiful.

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