Canyon Eatery

I actually loved dining at Canyon Eatary. I went there for breakfast and dinner twice each. For breakfast, you can have their fixed menu or you can go a la carte. I tried scrambled eggs + French toast + turkey sausage. For dinner, there are two options: Western and Asian. I tried them both. For Western, I went with their Rotisserie chicken meal and this was awesome! I chose the quarter but the Chicken was still huge! For Asian, I went with their Bulgogi Beef option and this was really good too! Overall, I liked this place for their food, price and also the atmosphere.

This place have the most amazing atmosphere! And the food is way out of my expectations! The chicken is a must order 🐓 it’s way better than Old faithful restaurant, the vibe and the flavor, also much cheaper for dinner.

One of the bigger dining hall in Yellowstone. Has a selection of Asian and western options. Cafeteria style. You line up and pick up your food. Serving both hot and cold options. There are also options for kids like cereal, milk etc. Dessert options also available. There is a connected bar on the right and a gift shop on the left. Can be crowded but have both indoor and outdoor seating. Should be no issue getting a table.

We came here after going to Artist's Point and a few other places. The food here is decent, and the layout is interesting. It looks a lot like a college dining hall, with you getting a tray and picking out food. They were missing a few things like Hamburgers and they were out of hot dogs. Overall a decent place.

Specific to the Wok outlet in the Canyon Eatery - this is by leaps and bounds the best Asian Food in the Greater Yellowstone Region including surrounding communities (Bozeman, Jackson, you name it...) So good it's worth making the two hour drive for takeout and you might as well add in a little fly fishing since you're in YNP 😎

They offer very limited food options If you have dietary restrictions (vegetarian/vegan), you'd go hungry here. This place shows all signs of a typical monopoly business. There aren't any food nearby except grab and go sugary stuff. Additionally, half the cafe is closed/non functioning at 10 AM as they "just opened" For dinner, they offered only two options overall. 1/5

If you are staying at the Canyon Lodge, this is your pretty much your only option for food. Its open late enough that you can stay out in the park through most of the early evening to see the animals and sunset and still have time to eat. Its got a retro vibe and offers cafeteria style meals. The options were a bit limited for a picky eater, but the main course seemed to fit the ascetic of the park. Even when it was busy, there were still seats available. There is an ice cream shop in this building, but closes early.

We stayed at the canyon lodge and was looking for a good dinner option. Unfortunately, the canyon eatery was really the only option open after 7PM. We ended up eating there and chose the Asian options. I got the orange chicken and fried rice. It was terrible. The rice was watery like it had been over cooked a few hours before and had been left sitting out. The orange chicken would have been good but there was only 5 or 6 tiny pieces of chicken and a ton of peppers. The peppers made up 90% of the portion. I definitely would not eat here again for dinner. Even the lady serving the food noticed how bad the rice looked and apologized for it, but served it anyway lol. It was overpriced and terrible quality. Unfortunately, the next morning we were faced again with limited breakfast options so we ended up eating here again. Yet again, we regretted it. It was definitely better than dinner, but the quality you get at a Hampton inn’s free breakfast would have been significantly better. There was a ton of people eating there - we waited around 10 minutes before we got to the counter to be served. Even with the high turnover, the food was cold and the eggs looked and tasted like they had been cooked hours before. It felt like they knew there were no other options closer so they just served and charged what they wanted - there was no quality at all. I will definitely not go back in the future. The Yellowstone lake dining room isn’t too far away - you’ll pay around $10 extra per person for dinner but the food quality is 100x better. The only thing the canyon eatery has going for it is it’s a walkable distance from the canyon lodge.