Park Cafe & Grocery

This is one of the few dining options you'll find before entering Glacier National Park from the east entrance. We tried their burger, and it was okay. We were just happy to find something to eat before heading into the park

We came specifically for the Huckleberry pie! I recommend getting it a la mode! Service was quick and friendly. Pie was served hot. We sat outside on the porch! Highly recommend.

Originally, we wanted pizza. We saw the place on the other side of this plaza, Rising Sun Pizza. They were busy at about 7 pm, but there were tables. No one greeted us but saw us walk in and staff walked by us several times. Before we decided to go to the Park Cafe, the line waiting was growing significantly behind us and no one had said anything yet. We walked down to the Park Cafe. They were busy, but not as busy as the other place. What was nice, before I could get the door shut behind me, I heard a male welcoming us. He was cheerful. We were brought menus and decided to try the Huckleberry Pizza. It has chicken, bacon, and a "huck sauce". We were told it resembled a BBQ sauce. There was a wait for the fresh pizza to be cooked. We sat outside after they invited our dogs to hang with us at a picnic table. They even offered, if we chose to wait in the van, to bring the pizza out to us. We went to get the dogs and sat at a picnic table. We were very glad we chose this place. The pizza was absolutely delicious! It came out piping hot and looking yummy. The sauce was a sweet and tangy BBQ sauce. We could see the Huckleberries throughout. The crust was not thin, but it was satisfyingly crispy and delicious as well. We ordered a 16 inch. It had 8 large slices. We were full after 2 each. Probably could have stopped at 1 and a 1/2. I saw a burger someone had ordered, it looked good too! We are definitely happy to have not been acknowledged at the first place we stopped. Things happen for a reason, this was to be treated great and fed a hot and delicious pizza!

Was really looking forward to trying the pie, since it seemed like a speciality advertised on their sign. It was was inedible for $10 a slice. Didn’t finish and threw away. Tasted a month old.

The Park Cafe was such a nice place to cozy up and have some lunch! The atmosphere was super homey and the staff were very friendly. I enjoyed one of the best huckleberry milkshakes I’ve ever had, and some classic feel good pizza! Definitely worth the stop for a hungry traveler!!!

This place is awesome. Looks like its tagged to wrong building or restaurants operations got moved further down to a building. Still great food. I highly recommend this one.

We ate here twice while staying in St. Mary KOA. The first time, we got burgers and chicken fingers. We didn’t have to wait long for our food - maybe 10 minutes. Is it big city, restaurant quality? No. But if you are a hungry hiker that doesn’t want to cook when you get back, this place was just right. I see a lot of reviewers complain about the high prices. Chicken fingers and fries were $15. A cheeseburger with fries was $16. Please don’t complain, consider the high costs they accrue due to their location. It has to be pricey shipping or getting food delivered here. We didn’t mind the prices. The staff was very friendly and courteous. Our second visit, we got Apple pie and strawberry/rhubarb pie served warm with vanilla ice cream. It was delicious! The crust was flaky and buttery. As I write this review, I am already thinking about going back tomorrow for pie!

I give it 4 stars ONLY Because of the employees and their service! It's Very, Very obvious that the owners were not investing in this business as everything is being run down. The bathrooms are disgusting, and the sandwiches you could buy the material for at Dollar General, only they're $16+ it's a shame.

The food here is awesome!! You have to try the huckleberry pizza. Definitely worth it while you are in Huckleberry country. If I lived here it would be hard not to eat this more

A bit pricey but friendly service and food is okay. Clean and tidy spot with a vintage feel.

Absolutely killer breakfast sandwitch, came with some nice cubed potato's as well. Every window was open so we could feel the breeze and the food came out in less than 5 minutes. Overall great stop for some pre-hike fuel.

We arrived after 5pm (dinnertime?) and were told the kitchen was closed because they were short staffed, but we could get dessert to go. Fine by us since we were primarily there for the huckleberry pie. We waited for a menu (yes, for a menu), and then waited a bit for our three pie slices. They also sell whole pies (equal to eight slices), but we didn't think we could scarf down a whole pie in one night. The filling was more of a solidified jam-y consistency sins whole huckleberries. The crust was pretty flaky. If you're a fruit pie purist, this is probably not going to do it for you.

So Montana and the Glacier area is known for their Huckleberry products and everywhere you go, you cannot miss the signs for Huck pies. This was definitely a tourist trap and I felt we were swindled out of $10.50 for the saddest, microwaved huck pie slice that looked like someone slammed a book on it. Not to mention the a la carte ice cream that was gummy and icy at the same time, indicating it's been in the freezer for far too long. The poor waitress was friendly, so that salvaged this from being a 1 star experience. Bottom line, skip the Huck pies, another local ice cream place, Sweet Peaks, has a huckleberry flavor ice cream that was much better.

I mean, it's a cafe. But, the chicken sandwich was actually really good and the cheeseburger wasn't bad either. It's only getting 3 stars and not 4 because you order at the counter but you're paying table service prices. We did try the huckleberry shake. Pretty good! $9 though. Pretty steep.

So few options on the St Mary's side to choose from. We came on first day they were open, and prob sat down before they turned off the sign and locked the doors. We enjoyed our meal, but you can tell the staff was just getting into the swing of things. Good food, enjoyed the options for the burgers.

The sign on the door said Take out only today. We went in to see if we could just buy a pie. They didn't have huckleberry pie and had just sold the last blueberry pie so we left. They must be short of help. Unfortunate for them because it was mid July and all the other restaurants were very busy. There was no one in there but one worker at the counter when I went in.

I loved it but my friend didn't (but still liked it.) Pros: big menu, location right by entrance of the park (great as a post hiking stop), and the SERVICE! The staff was so genuine, welcoming, and seem like they love the area and working with each other. It's a very down-to-earth feel there. Cons: good quality varies (I got the double cheese burger with fries and thought it was good, my friend said smoked salmon was a little too salty), bathroom is an outdoor unit that's very camp-ground like (but it's basically next to the National Park so you can't expect much). I'd recommend stopping by if you need a bite to eat! You'll walk away either satisfied or neutral, and definitely not dissatisfied.

Came here at 10:30 and was hoping they would have some lunch food, but they said it starts at 11. Got the glacier combo and it was ok. Nothing was bad and nothing stood out.

Over the July 4th weekend went to this place for dinner after a rather long day of hiking. We had tried the mexican place right next door and the cafe across the place, both of which seemed really nice. We ordered the two vegetarian burgers and the two nachos which seemed to be the only vegetarian items on the menu. 15 minutes after ordering we were told that they were out of nachos. At that hour, we couldn't go to an alternate place and ordered another two vegetarian burgers. The vegetarian burgers are supposed to come with chips, avocado and a sauce. When our burgers came out there was none of these and no cheese on them. We had to argue with the server to get basic things which constitute our order. We saw more than a couple of families waiting and leaving after 15 minutes or more. I would not recommend this place at all due to lack of customer appreciation especially with a lot of better options around.

We stopped in on a recommendation to try the huckleberry pie. We ordered the huckleberry pie with vanilla ice cream. The pie came out warm. Nice presentation with plating. It was good, but not the best we have had on our adventures. It is worth a stop if in the area. They have a full menu of other offerings for meals.

For being in the location it is, they could have put a LOT of more effort into every aspect of this joint. The food was bad... really bad. I told the fam I would rather eat at a McDonald's. Which I don't do. The buffalo burger was a preformed rectangular patty with no condiments on it. The wraps were dry. Mine had something burnt in it. The fries were the worst fries I've ever had. The servers gave glares and stood in a bunch, the bathroom was nasty. Like my god... please do something to this place!

$8 for a grilled cheese with American cheese is a bit ridiculous then charging me $1 because I asked for some pickles on the side is even worse. Especially since she told me it was made with cheddar. Husbands hamburger was on a cold bun and a school cafeteria like meat patty for $13. Very disappointing all around.

We came here for lunch reading the glowing yelp reviews. I guess everything is all relative? The place is busy, had about 15-20 min wait for a late lunch. All one guy does is take names, set up just cleaned tables and handle the register, and he does this pretty badly. I often see a 2-3 people line at the register to pay, while he ignore them (not even "I'll be there in a minute" as he passed them by). Waiters are sour pusses and hard to get their attention (even though we were sitting at the counters). The cooks were hard working though, we could see them from the kitchen opening that they were constantly moving and cooking. Food... meh about sums it up. We even ordered the "famous" pies (pecan and huckleberry-blueberry) and they're also just okay. I guess I shouldn't expect more of a cafe near a major tourist spot, then I won't be disappointed.

Not good. Bad food, bad service. Never again. The pattie on our burger was something other than beef. Tasted awful. Our waitress was more interested in visiting with friends seated at the bar than getting our food which sat on the kitchen window for what seemed like an eternity. So disappointing.

High 3 star for the vibe. ...but overpriced pies for the portion. 2 small pieces with a coffee will land you $15. Seemed like there was decent priced entrees but couldn't get the two that I wanted because of them being sold out. Waitress forgot a scoop of ice cream on top probably because of the hustle of the place which is forgivable early in the season. Overall.. Great tasting pies for sure but the portions are underwhelming especially since when people come here they see the sign which has an enormous one. Low-key let down in that context. Definitely a place to try in St.Mary but not impressive.

My friends and I were so hungry after 22-mile hike in Glacier, so stopped here. I had cheese burger. It was tasty (because it was after hike) and nice service, but it was not specutacular either.

This was a major highlight of our experience at Glacier National Park. I am shocked at some of the reviews below, as my best friend and I were treated (and fed) so well at Park Cafe before we ventured out on the trails. We were greeted by Ron (one of the managers? owners?) who chatted with us at length and was lovely! He asked us all about our road trip and we asked about his cafe. He informed us the cafe was under new management and had just retained a new chef. The place was spotless and everyone seemed to be in a great mood. Although, they all live in Montana, what's there to be surly about? We also got the full story on the region's claim to fame: wild huckleberries. Fascinating, not to mention delicious! Ambiance: Classic mountain town diner with red leather bar stools at the big linoleum counter and plenty of additional seating inside and out. The sun was shining, the waitstaff was bustling to oldies tunes and the smell of eggs, bacon and pie wafted from the kitchen. YES! They're motto says it all - "The Power of Pie". Service: Super friendly, personal and fast. Ron was more than willing to give us great recommendations on where to go and what to see in the park and the surrounding area. Great resource. I would definitely go drinking with these people. Food: The breakfast was great and the coffee was bottomless. Generous portions and delicious. But for sure the highlight was the huckleberry pie. By this point in the trip, I'd already sampled two other varieties and Park Cafe's was the best. Game. Set. Match! Pie.... it's what's for breakfast. Bathroom: They have a separate bathroom out back that they share with some of the surrounding buildings. It was clean and convenient. Highlights: - 10+ varieties of pie, homemade daily (so many amazing pies, so little time) - Friendly, personable staff - Fantastic breakfast standards - Bottomless Coffee - Outside Seating - They have their own "Power of Pie" t-shirts in the shop next door! You know I bought one. Drawbacks: - Not many, but they don't have real maple syrup and for this syrup snob, that's an automatic deduction.

Worst meal of my life. Unfortunately, this was the only thing open when we drove thru St Mary area. All our food came out burnt tasting like rancid oil. Somehow the cook managed to make the hash browns soggy in the middle and burnt on the outside.very impressive actually. I even managed to watch the cook chomp down some food while cooking in the back. Awesome. The only thing somewhat edible was the coffee and toast, which wasn't toasted... I can't believe this place has been in business since the 1950s. They should be ashamed to serve food like that. The server was nice, yet unapologetic for the food turning out inedible. He originally charged me for my meal, which I sent back immediately and later took off my plate after questioned. STAY AWAY.

Four stars only because it was a very busy evening and they were understaffed. Food is absolutely delicious with generous servings. Service was friendly from the owner on down to the pie baker. (50 pies a day) We had the buffalo brats, with huckleberry mustard, which we split. We ordered an extra helping of veggies which came grilled. Huckleberry iced tea called for refills. Homespun environment, where you could feel the footsteps of the waitstaff as they hastened to do their job. Hope to return!

Food was pretty good. We had the veggie burger and a salad. They had better choices on the menu than I would have expected. The veggie burger was house-made and you could tell. Unfortunately, prices are a bit high and service slow. I still may have given it four stars because I liked the food, but the huckleberry pie they served wasn't good at all. Quite a disappointment. It was too sweet and the crust was still frozen (lol). Our server did ask if we wanted it warmed up before he served it. We said it wasn't necessary but we didn't realize that it would literally come out of the freezer! If we had known, yes please!

We were treated very well, the veggie burger and the Buffalo chicken wrap were excellent. My sons wolfed down a BLT and a grilled cheese. We were honestly impressed overall and would come back.

Service = 0 to 1 star Food = 2.5 stars Pie = 4 stars If you would tolerate weird to rude service for decently priced & decently tasting food or excellent pies - this is your place. We ate 5 meals here (3 dinners + 2 breakfasts). They have a system where one person is responsible for taking names, seating, clearing tables & taking payments. Then, 2-3 waiters have exclusive control over each assigned table. So if your waiter is busy or dumb, you're out of luck. But 3 out of our 5 visits, waiter was good & friendly. Getting seated is your biggest challenge, after that the waiters are usually ok. Be prepared to wait for the food, so best to know what u want as soon as u sit down. Waiters tend to disappear also. There are lots of workers, but it's difficult to get service. Disregarding the service, this was best food for the money in this side of the park; hence they stay busy. If you want good service & willing to pay a little more, go to Two Sisters, just up the road.

The fact that this place is under different management explains the previously-positive reviews... We were excited about the prospect of fresh huckleberry pie and stopped in for breakfast. Was nervous about the review referencing possible racial bias but didn't get a negative vibe. Was disappointed to discover no pie served during breakfast, so got the breakfast burrito, substituting veggies for sausage. Companion ordered the huckleberry french toast (includes no huckleberries in batter or toast, but features huckleberry compote on top). They were training waitstaff mid-June when we visited, and it showed. Our waitress and waiter were very nice, but oy. Clearly, there's an issue with entrees matching the menu description. We had the same problem occur that other reviewers mentioned. Breakfast burrito arrived sans cheese, no fruit on the side, no hash browns on the side. French toast arrived with no hash browns, no fruit on the side. Inquired after hash browns, waitress said they were coming for the french toast, had been mixed in to the burrito. Ok. Fruit? Overheard the cook tell the waitress it was only missing from the french toast. Requested a menu to confirm it was missing from both dishes. Waitress then brought one small dish of rotten fruit. Literally rotten. My companion pointed out the rotten fruit, she came back with a new one saying "our prep cook was just chopping up some fresh fruit." Then why the hell would you bring us old, rotten pieces? Mind you, they charge $15 for a breakfast burrito, so I wasn't about to let them just omit items from the plate. (Even though, technically, they already had.) My companion's french toast was so undercooked, it was inedible. She offered to let me taste it and I just refused. $13 for that. Silverware, wrapped in napkins on the table, was filthy. Had to sort through several packs to find clean utensils. Then, the bill. There were two of us, we ordered two entrees, gave one credit card each and told the waitress to split the bill down the middle. Instead, she split the bill down the middle, and charged my card twice for it! Seriously? They claim they voided the charge, but wouldn't give me a copy of the voided receipt, and these are the same people who struggled to get a single element of our meal right, so I will be double-checking my credit card bill!

Located only 5 minutes from the St. Mary Campground, this place is perfect for the lazy camper that doesn't want to cook dinner. We pulled up to the cafe and found tons of people waiting outside on the porch. For party of 2, the wait was around 40 minutes for dinner. We ordered the pork chops, which comes with a side order of homemade apple sauce, soup, ice cream. We also ordered the nachos grandes without pepper and sour cream. These two entrees were super filling and delicious so by the time the dessert came I was already stuffed. I read all the reviews raving about the Huckleberry pie, but I had to settle for some strawberry rhubarb pie. It was very tart and kind of average. On the other hand, the huckleberry ice cream was amazing. I've never had anything like it in California, so I wish I could have ordered more.

I will agree with many of the reviews with say this restaurant had very rude staff. There was a very young gal who was super friendly and a young gentleman that we heard waiting on other tables that sounded nice! But that gal (whom I'd presume is the very young gal's mom), was extremely rude. I rarely write reviews, but holy moly I had to. It seemed as if we were a huge inconvenience for her (we didn't ask for anything and the restaurant only had 3 tables full). We asked if we could order lunch 10 min early (none of the menus specified times of meals so we had to ask) and that seemed to be a huge ordeal from all staff, so we waiting the 10 minutes. The food was alright, but didn't make up for the service.

A quaint, clean and friendly place to eat a great breakfast just outside the St. Mary entrance to Glacier National Park. We had incredible service - fast, friendly, and large food portions for the price. Highly recommend!

Nothing particularly noteworthy happened. The Glacier Ridge Classic Breakfast had two typical runny fried eggs, two meaty slices of bacon, two sausage patties that weren't meaty, nicely colored hash browns, and limp wheat toast. I hoped to try the huckleberry pie, but no pies were on display. I never order pie without seeing it first. Breakfast service was busy enough that some diners needed to wait for a table. The dining area had lots of windows that were not of the mountains, but of the highway and the one gas station in Saint Mary that was charging 60 to 70 cents more per gallon than pumps in neighboring East Glacier Park and Browning.

Cute little diner type place with lots of home made pies. The grid berry was a mm amaze! So we came here because a nice little lady at our hotel.told us that they have the best fish and chips I'll ever have. I told her I'm from.the land of fresh seafood but that didn't stop her from telling us to go. We went, got the slightly expensive fish but so crispy!!! Yum.

This was the worst meal I've ever been served. It was hard to eat. The hash browns were simultaneously mushy and burnt. The waiter was nice but when my son-in-law told him the food was burnt he was unapologetic and didn't offer to remake the food. The eggs were inedible and the toast wasn't toasted it was just warm bread. And we paid $50 for a family of 4. The yelp photos we saw were very deceiving so I'm posting what we were given. I don't know if they got a new cook or what, but they need to make some serious changes.

We stopped in here for breakfast before heading into Glacier National Park. Amazing! Everything was fresh and delicious. We had huckleberry pancakes and biscuits & gravy. Highly recommend both. The service was great, as well.

Fried frozen fish and chips over salted poor quality Caesar salad with wilting and occasional black rot on the romaine lettuce.

Devastating. Just totally and completely devastating. This used to be one of my favorite places in the whole world. I first discovered the Park Cafe in 1995 and immediately fell in love with the place, eating 5 meals there in 2 1/2 days. The food was amazing, the energy of the place so lovely, and they had the most amazing berry pies that I had ever tasted. In 1996, 1998 and 1999, I worked in Glacier Park and would frequently trek a great number of miles for my beloved Park Cafe. The food was consistently delicious and the menu was just really special -- some faves were the galinacious green salad, pesto chicken sandwich, banana pancakes and huevos rancheros. I even returned several times (in 2008 and 2012) with my family to find the same magical place. And then, this summer (2015), I returned to find a totally different place -- they had a parting of ways with the woman who had run the place forever. The menu was totally uninspired, the food was so-so, the service terrible. It broke my heart. It used to be such a fantastic place. On my way out of the park, I heard someone say that the woman who used to run the place is baking pies in Two Medicine. So sad I didn't get to go. What a shame that this place is nothing like it was. I say, even with the lack of options, pass it by.

The food is exactly what you need after a day on the road, The service is intimate and order to eat time is very good. Everyone is all about the pie and it's very good but for me personally the chocolate milkshake is the hidden gem of the cafe.

Minorities beware. This is potentially a racist establishment or just has a racist server. Entered the cafe and waited to be seated but was ignored so we walked to the center of cafe and a lady told us to sit wherever. We grabbed a table and proceeded to be ignored by a young skinny brown haired gentlemen. He waited on all tables around us without a single acknowledgement. Another couple arrived and sat outside. He immediately grabbed menus for them and they had food on their table 5 minutes later. It took 30 minutes before my wife walked over to ask for menus. The lady apologized and came over to bring us water and said the gentleman will take our order. We overheard her tell him we've been waiting and he said in a nasty voice that "I'll get to them when I feel like it, they can wait." We waited 10 more minutes and saw the couple that walked in after us with a full meal. We left without having our order taken.

Stopped by for lunch after hiking in Glacier National Park. It was pretty busy, yet we were greeted and seated right away. Ordered a bison burger and huckleberry pie afterwards. Both tasty! A must stop if you're in the area.

Worst pie I've ever had! Seriously! We went there based on recommendations from the Glacier Park group in Facebook - people said the pie was an absolute must have. Maybe it used to be, but not any longer. I wish we had taken pictures, but see the post from Swan L. Our pie was even thinner than that one. Obviously a store-bought crust with 1/4-in of filling at best. Ours was also served cold - not even microwaved. Crust was white with no browning and tasted like it hadn't been baked. My son also ordered a huckleberry milkshake. The shake was warmer than the pie and was barely flavored milk. (If you want a fantastic huck shake, go to Great Gray - that's what a shake should be like!). In the end, we paid $32 for a slice of huck pie; a slide of peach pie (obviously canned filling); one shake, and a cup of mediocre coffee with no refills. Even under COVID conditions, there's no excuse for this.

Awesome food great service very quick to bring your food if they're busy you might have to wait a bit. Got the fish and chips and the Brie and bacon cheese sandwich. French fries are excellent. Great place to come when you're hungry from fishing or hiking they will take care of you.

Eating at the Park Cafe reminds me of Catholic primary school. Well, the rosary part, at least. Not the nuns, or the crucifixes, or the Ten Commandments. Because ... ? When you find this place, and when you finally get a table, and when you get your food and pie, you feel like you should say a few Hail Marys mother of grace the Lord is with thee. Because you will have enough time. And ample reasons to do so. Options for eating in Saint Mary, and east of Glacier National Park more generally, are limited. It's a big place and not many people, and far away from just about everything, except for natural beauty (which you can't eat. I've tried). So you make do, with granola or fried from frozen food, or day-old sandwiches, or handfuls of huckleberries if you're lucky enough to find them on the trail uneaten by the bears (who need the calories more than you do). But at Park Cafe, you don't have to make any culinary compromises, because the food is actually good, wholesome, local, and creative. And for a state known for its beef, bison, and hearty protein fare, the vegetarian options are quite appealing: The Gypsy Burrito, a curried mishmash of yams, potatoes, and parsnips mixed with coconut milk, cashews, pineapple salsa, carrots, onions, garbanzo beans, and goodness knows what else, it's a winner. So too the Gallienaceous Green megameal salad, which is topped with avocado, green peas, tomatoes, cucumber and your choice of tofu or marinated chicken. The fish tacos are tempting, served with seasonal fish, including wild sockeye salmon. And many more vegetable-centric preps, from wraps to quesadillas. Of course, there are the requisite burgers and breakfast foods and steaks and stuffed baked potatoes. And the pies and milkshakes are famous enough for me simply to confirm that they are homemade and taste grandma good. It's a seasonal summer cafe, closed in winter weather, and staffed largely by young people who come to be close to Glacier. It will be packed most of the time, and you'll likely wait 10-20 minutes to be seated, But that's part of the Park Cafe appeal. Getting coverage in Sunset and on Yelp probably draws in a few extra diners, but even without the advertisements, this would be a classic stop. The sort of place the Food Network would love to profit from, if they would let them. Personally, I hope it stays hidden for a little while longer from the bleached-blond likes of Guy Fieri and Giada the pouty-mouthed wonder princess. But if *you* and your friends want to come, that'd be just fine. "Pie for Strength" is a good slogan here. But "Pray for Veg" would work equally well.

If I could give this place 0 stars, I would. I'd heard great things about it from people who lived near and worked in the park. Then I think it switched owners. The menu changed, so all the delicious choices I'd heard about weren't even available. So...here it goes. 1. It took about 15 minutes for someone to even come to the table. They were not slammed and there was no line. We ordered coffee, none was made, it took forever to get it. 2. I ordered a veggie omelet. Easy, right? I guess not. It was basically a very thin egg layer over a bunch of under-cooked red bell peppers. No flavor. Bad texture. The side of potatoes was cold and flavorless. The toast was good, but only because it came from Wheat Montana and you can't really mess up toast. 3. My two friends and I met two other groups of friends there. We all sat at separate tables because they didn't have a big spot available. When we got the check, everyone was on one tab. The manager was a total a**hole, wouldn't let us pay separately, even after we explained that we were all at separate tables. BUT THERE WAS A TINY SIGN HIDDEN BEHIND A MACHINE BEHIND THE BAR THAT SAYS "NO SEPARATE CHECKS." Yeah, we know. But we were all at different tables. Getting service at different times. He wouldn't budge and was really rude about it. To be clear, the servers were nice. I don't think any of the flaws were their fault. The new ownership and management are obviously awful. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE, unless you want bad food with a side of completely unreasonable and illogical policies. Oh. And they put cucumbers on my pancake. Sick.

My family has been visiting the Park Cafe every summer for the last 10 years. We stop in on the way to/from hiking in the park, and we always look forward to their amazing selection of high-quality pie as a reward for our labors. Beyond that, we love their shirts, complete with fanciful pie-mountain design and emboldening "Pie for Strength!" slogan. This year, however, was a huge disappointment. When we arrived, we discovered the cafe had altered not only their logo and slogan ("The Power of Pie!" doesn't have quite the same ring), but also their pie selection. (gasp!) They only had three flavors of pie available, in contrast to their usual 10+, and by the time we arrived for lunch around noon, they were already running out of one of their flavors. Our waitress eventually filled us in on the tragic story behind the Park Cafe's new management, some of which is explained on the new menus. She also shared the reasons for the scarcity of pie options: the new manager only employs one pie baker, as opposed to the cafe's usual two, and the old manager took her amazing pie recipes with her when she was ousted. What a shame. In all fairness, I will say that the service was great, the food was okay, and the pie we did have was pretty good, especially the slice of (very expensive) huckleberry. But for a restaurant that markets itself as an oasis of pie, their offerings were somewhat lacking. I fear my family will be taking our pie cravings elsewhere on future visits to the park.

Shortly after being seated I was splashed with syrup because the top was not secured on the bottle so when a nearby kid picked it up, the bottom dropped off soaking the area in syrup. Then the wait staff had the gall to insinuate it was the kid's fault. Luckily the kid's dad set them straight. It took about 20 minutes to get coffee because they didn't have any made. The food was okay at best, and that's the closest I can come to a compliment for this place. I was with five other people. The place was full so we seated ourselves at three different tables. For some reason, certainly not at our request, the waiter still put all six of us on the same ticket and then absolutely refused to let us pay separately. The manager even came out and chastised us by pointing to a small, obscured sign that said 'no separate checks'. We we tried to explain that we sat and ordered separately he started raising his voice and other staff sort of circled around. It was a bizarre confrontation. Ultimately one person in our group was forced to put the nearly $90.00 bill on her card. There's not a lot of choice in St. Mary which is probably how they are able to get away with such appalling service, but seriously, do yourself a favor and avoid this place.

After reading numerous positive reviews of this place, I really wanted to like it. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. Some friends and I came here for lunch on a recent trip to Glacier. We had a short wait and ended up getting seated at the counter--not ideal seating, but it was fine. I ordered a hot dog, thinking there isn't much that can go wrong with a hot dog. Apparently I was mistaken. The hot dog arrived and was incredibly tough and hard to eat. I ate it because I was really hungry, but it certainly wasn't good. I still had hope for the pie, however. That day, they were not serving huckleberry pie, so I ordered peach instead. The waitress did not ask if I wanted ice cream, so I assumed it came with it. The pie arrived about 2 seconds later (no ice cream). It had clearly just been removed from the fridge. It was very cold and was honestly completely unimpressive in every way. We had a lot of pie on this trip, and this was definitely the worst. My friends tried some of it and agreed that it was pretty subpar. This place is cute and there aren't many restaurants in the area, so that might account for its popularity, but if I return to the park, I would not come here again.

I was here in 1995 when my mom took my brother and me on a trip through the state of Montana. We came here to eat when we were driving through Glacier. We still talk about the huckleberry pie, 16 years later. And the place is still in business. Enough said.

We ate here twice during our stay at Glacier National Park. The first was at lunch after our red bus tour and we shared a portobello mushroom burger with sweet potato fries so that we could also share a piece of huckleberry pie. Our burger was just okay and unfortunately the only huckleberry pie they had was a huckleberry/blueberry pie so we're still not sure how huckleberry tastes because it tasted just like blueberries. However, we also had breakfast here on our way out of the park and we really enjoyed the breakfast. I had the banana pancakes which were AWESOME and my husband had a muffin with ham and eggs on top and he liked that too. Nice place.

Sadly, the Park Cafe has lost its way. It used to be a must-stop for us, but after today's disappointing pie, I'm afraid we won't be back. Very sad. It used to be a favorite.

Avoid. Stopped here in early August because they allowed our dog on the deck with outside seating. The exterior was dilapidated: tall weeds, paint peeling, deck splintering, dirty oil cloth tablecloths with holes and frayed edges. Pancake syrup and Ketchup bottle on table in sun, lid stuck on caked with old, black ketchup residue. Tables and chairs covered with sticky residue. Service was extremely slow with surly wait staff. My full glass of ice tea spilled over table, I mopped it up with table napkins. Wait staff finally appeared and just looked at puddle/pile of wet napkins on table. I asked for towel to clean it up and she dropped a dirty rag on table, turned and went back inside. Cheeseburger eventually arrived covered with black ashes and grease, bun edges were black/burned and meat was burned/dry. Didn't eat it. When standing up to leave, my shorts were stuck to the chair. The back of my shorts were sticky, covered with pieces of paint and dark spots of pancake syrup. Although there aren't many restaurant options in this area, don't eat here. Wish we had stopped at the grocery store instead.

Don't let the name of this homey establishment turn you away. Glacier National Park's "Park Cafe" may not boast a fancy moniker, but the food is fantastic and filling. The hubby and I spent a couple of days camping and hiking in this most beautiful park and treated ourselves to dinner both nights at the Park Cafe. I had done a little yelp research before we arrived and the numerous mentions of "the pie!" caught my eye. And yes, the pie is wonderful! There are about 25 varieties of pie, all lovingly baked by 3 bakers each day. Verdict? Homemade, full to bursting with fruit and/or other filling, and just plain delicious. The first night, I had the fresh strawberry pie with the biggest strawberries I've ever seen. Second night was the apple pie. Hubby had the mixed berry pie the first night and the banana cream pie the second. I think he would have cried from happiness if he thought he wouldn't lose his man-card. The "real" food is wonderful too. Over the 2 days, we ate the chili, Mexican potato soup, the Da Vinci baker (baked potato smothered in veggies, cheese, and sausage), and fish and chips (fried salmon!!). All were terrific. Service may be on the slow side, as this place is always packed. Diners mainly made up of hikers, which means everyone wants to eat on the early side (5pm-ish) so they can get to bed early in order to get up early the next morn in order to conquer whatever peak(s) are calling their names.