Montana’s Restaurant

There aren’t many options in this airport but I’d recommend settling for fast food or vending machine snacks over the horrible tasting food this place serves. The server wasn’t concerned with time or refills, the food took over 35 minutes to prepare but tasted like it was expired and needed to be buried with toxic waste. Nachos were $ 21.00 and the customer who ordered them was complaining, so I ordered a seafood dish. This place shouldn’t be allowed to smear the state’s name!

Hit and Miss!
I honestly debated between 2 and 3 stars…
Service was pretty quick and painless. Server was friendly and attentive enough. However it would have been nice if they gave me a menu to start with for drinks though (I was on the restaurant side of Montana). I had to ask for the menu. Apparently, they’re changing the drink menu price… So I guess they’re in the midst of printing new drink menus?
My fruit market lemonade with blueberries, strawberries and grapes was relatively refreshing … Despite not having blackberries… which was specifically mentioned in the menu. It was still good though. I’d probably half sweet it next time though. I probably would have been okay with the exchange of blackberries with grapes IF the price of my nonalcoholic drink didn’t go from $ 3.50 to $ 5.50. Don’t think I’ll order this ever again.
I also ordered an apple pecan harvest salad… Which was probably the saving grace for the Montana’s in YYC. 4 stars for the salad itself! The salad was fresh. Apple was crisp. I liked the sweet crunchy pecans. The red pepper also gave the salad a nice fresh crunch to it. And I liked the cheese and cranberries. I honestly enjoyed every component of it.
However…
I wouldn’t order the side of baked potatoes again though… The menu structure given to me was misleading. I thought I just had to add $ 1.15 to get the baked potato… But apparently it doesn’t apply to the salad… The menu layout suggested otherwise. Anyways … It doesn’t seem to be seasoned with any salt/​butter. And it lacked cheese and bacon bits. It sort of reminds me of a sad leftover baked potato.

Very slow and poor service. Friend almost missed her flight because the food took over 25 minutes. Waitress still wanted to charge for the food that we never did get. Also tried to overcharge for our 2 drinks. Left next to no tip. Will never return. Also had a horrid experience at the crowfoot location a couple years back. Very poor service there as well.
Get it together Montana’s :/

I had a salad with grilled salmon. The salmon filet was tiny, the salad lacked ingredients, and the avocado was really hard & yet to ripen. On top of that, the meal took 30 min to arrive yet the restaurant was almost empty.
There are much better and even cheaper places to eat at this airport.

A solid 3 for consistency
Since they dropped the hot beef sandwich I am less inclined but Kapow shrimp are nice, a little spicy but tasty
Service is good esp in the lounge at the bar if you are in a hurry

Ok food at typical airport prices. Service was also ok. Truly nothing special but a small step up from airport fast food.

Rip off, low value for your money, spent $ 32.19 for a «large» portion of back ribs that did not come as full, an end portion was evidently cut off so the rib would fit on the not very large plate. Rib count was about 9. Asked the manager what is the difference between large and regular and his response was that the regular portion would be half of the large.
In Ontario, we get two large pieces of ribs for this price/​order at Montana’s.

Only restaurant outside of the gate at the Calgary airport.
I had the chicken tenders. All batter. No chicken. Sad face.
But what do you want? Airport food…
They do have a food court upstairs. But they have endless pop refills, which can be good or bad depending on your waistline…

I had some time to kill prior to my flight so I decided to go to montana’s
It looks like the typical Montana’s location. It wasn’t too busy so I got a prime seat where I could see the retail area of the airport.
I ordered the baby back rib and wing combo. Surprisingly for an airport location it was only priced about $ 2 to $ 3 more than our local Montana’s location. I was happy with the food. One of the wings tasted a little dry, but no complaints. The kitchen even honoured my request of no butter on my grilled veggies!
Since it was quiet, I had great service from my waitress.
All in all it was a great visit to this restaurant

After spending 2+ weeks in Northern Alberta and Calgary, I was more than ready to go home and reconnect with my amazing Wife. One practical upshot is that I arrived at YYC about 3 hours before my flight was to depart. And since you can’t go through customs any earlier than 2 hours, there was time to kill. However, with luggage all I wanted to do was sit and perhaps enjoy an adult beverage.
Montana’s was the most obvious choice and there was plenty of room for my bags. Service was prompt and friendly, my Rickards Red was cold and satisfying, and the overpriced munchies were OK. I’m glad I stopped as the choices on the other side of customs are more limited.

I had a hankering for one last steak before I departed Alberta.
I ordered an 8 ounce top sirloin medium rare.
Considering this is an airport location, I was quite shocked by how long I had to wait for my food (25 mins?) It was probably a good thing that my flight was delayed.
The steak arrived perfectly cooked and quite tasty. Served with battered onions, some fries, baked beans and cornbread. The cornbread was awfully sweet, tasted like cake, so I didn’t eat eat. Everything else was good.

Montana’s at the airport is quick and the food is great. The service has always been prompt, which is important if you need to catch a flight.
The first time in, I had a decent plain breakfast served hot and fresh and quick. The second time in, the service was the same and the food just as good. I’m a big fan of their roast chicken dinners and delicious vegetables and mashed potatoes. They never disappoint me…