Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Montana

OpenTable

Updated April 05, 2025

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Montana? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

The Patio at Rattlesnake Market

5.0

5 (269)

$31 to $50

Bistro

Missoula

About the restaurant

The Patio at Rattlesnake Market is your neighborhood destination. Slow Roasted Pork, Sockeye Salmon, Steak Frites, Local Grass Fed Burger, Signature Salads & Weekly Specials highlight our thoughtfully prepared menu. Scratch made food is offered with local draft beers and hand-selected wines in a rustic setting...either inside the dining room or outside on the patio (seasonal).
The Patio at Rattlesnake Market, established in 2016, continues a neighborhood tradition that was started in 1997 as Rattlesnake Gardens. Barrett and Karen Byrne purchased the Rattlesnake landmark in April 2016. We aim to serve those living and visiting in the Missoula neighborhood.

Please visit https://thepatioatrattlesnakemarket.com/rattlesnake-cafe-eatery-dinner-menu to view our current menu.

Top review

laurie

Dined on Apr 16, 2025

I have just rediscovered this place. I almost hate to give it a good review because, with its increasing popularity, it is getting busy. Such amazing food, great service, relaxing atmospher, and just a lovely place for a sweet dinner out!

Piccola Cucina Ox Pasture

5.0

5 (1170)

$31 to $50

Italian

Red Lodge

About the restaurant

Since 2018, we welcome Chef Philip Guardione and his Sicilian kitchen, Piccola Cucina. Philip cooks authentic Sicilian food which is an amalgam of Italian cuisine influenced by all the cultures that found Sicily as their crossroads. Simple, fresh ingredients authentically prepared suit the local environment of Red Lodge.

At Ox Pasture X Piccola Cucina, we are at the heart of Red Lodge’s artisan food scene, the locally raised world class beef is featured alongside produce and herbs raised in area farms. We work directly with the local farmers and ranchers to obtain the freshest and most seasonally appropriate ingredients.

Top review

Marissa

Dined 3 days ago

The chef is amazing! Highly recommend Ceaser Salad!

Discover more

4.9

4.9 (369)

$31 to $50

Italian

Helena

About the restaurant

Lucca's is a fine Italian restaurant and dining experience. With its contemporary aesthetic and modern menu, this Italian bistro has become a huge success. Lucca's has been named The Best Restaurant in Montana in both 2015 and 2016 by Business Insider magazine. This is not only because the food is delicious, but the staff goes out of their way to work with guests. Lucca's proudly embraces those with dietary restrictions and works with those who are eating gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan.Lucca's menu is filled with delicious traditional Italian plates. Some of the most popular starters are the steamed pesto mussels, calamari fritti and the baked fontina cheese with an oven-baked crust and caramelized onion, balsamic reduction and roasted garlic. Entrées range from the lamb strip loin with rosemary feta cheese to the pan seared veal scallopini topped with lemon and a masala wine pan sauce.

Top review

Barry

Dined 4 days ago

The lasagna and baked gnocchi was the best we ever had. Our server and the hostess were exceptional, some of the best service we have ever had. The entire meal was one of the best Italian dishes we have ever had. Top Notch place.

Carverss

4.8

4.8 (976)

$31 to $50

Brazilian Steakhouse

Billings

About the restaurant

Carverss is a family owned Brazilian Steakhouse (Churrascaria), serving unlimited rodízio-style food. Guests will help themselves at our winning-award salad bar then turn a token to green when they're ready to receive meats and grill items, red when they need a break.

Guests can go all day/night long and try as much as they want.

We have over 15 Items in our grill rotation including:
Picanha - Brazil's most popular cut of beef.
Grill and Glazed pineapple with cinnamon and sugar.
Pork Ribs, Beef Ribes, Sirloin Lamb, Flank Steak and much more.

Top review

John

Dined 5 days ago

Always love this place! The variety and quality is always excellent.

Seven Sushi

4.9

4.9 (370)

$30 and under

Sushi

Bozeman

About the restaurant

Seven specializes in authentic Japanese style sushi, as well as a variety of Japanese fusion style appetizers and entrées. We also have wide variety of beer, wine and sake. Reserve our private Shoji rooms for your special event, party or a private dinner out. Our historic Cannery District location is modern yet casual, uniquely Bozeman, and perfect for any occasion! Stop by to experience why we're rated #1 Seafood Selection and #1 Asian Cuisine in the Gallatin Valley.

Top review

OpenTable Diner

Dined on Feb 28, 2025

Sushi was amazing and service was very good. I highly recommend.

Boxcar Bistro

4.9

4.9 (885)

$31 to $50

French

Missoula

About the restaurant

Think, an array of traditional French cuisine with a beloved Montana twist.

Boxcar Bistro aims to excite and innovate on a daily basis, featuring an ever-rotating selection of unique or rare wines, captivating dinner specials, all of which are being offered in an ode to the classic, intimate dining ambiance of a railroad Dining Car; offering our diners a feel of "Going West" as many have experienced long before us!

Top review

Erica

Dined 4 days ago

Amazing everything! Definitely the best food I’ve had in Missoula/best burger ever really.

Discover more

Popular dish

Braised Wagyu Beef Cheeks

Abruzzo Italian

4.8

4.8 (1013)

$30 and under

Italian

Whitefish

About the restaurant

Abruzzo Italian Kitchen opened in December 2017. As is the Italian tradition, our focus is on the quality of our ingredients and simplicity of preparation. We cook by hand, from scratch, including all of our fresh pastas and wood fired pizzas. In addition to the Italian staples, we offer an extensive shared plates selection, grilled steaks, fresh seafood, and a small but decadent dessert list, all prepared in-house and served alongside an Italian-focused cocktail program and an Italian-centric wine list. Hospitality is the core of what we do: our staff is warm, genuine, knowledgeable, and attentive, and we pride ourselves on creating memorable experiences for every guest that walks through our doors.

Top review

TinaVIP

Dined 2 days ago

Abruzzo consistently delivers high quality cuisine and superb service!

Jake's Bar & Grill

4.8

4.8 (533)

$31 to $50

Steakhouse

Billings

About the restaurant

Casual fine dining, with great steaks, seafood, and some offerings from other cuisine. We offer patio seating (weather permitting, this is Montana), great bar atmosphere and an intimate dining area.

Top review

KennyVIP

Dined on Apr 4, 2025

Nice place,friendly staff, comfortable booth. Nice martini, good salad, expertly French dipp!! Good dessert!

Quarter Circle at Flathead Lake Lodge

4.8

4.8 (48)

$50 and over

Spanish

Bigfork

About the restaurant

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON- see you in December 2025! Thank you for a wonderful year one!
Phone Number: (406) 837-7302

Quarter Circle is a new seasonal restaurant with a bar and lounge located inside the Main Lodge at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork, Montana. Open Wednesday-Saturday from December-March, this year's menu features Spanish-style tapas, beautiful salads and flavorful entrees, as well as a Spanish wine list and cocktails. Chef Rob Clagett is at the helm of the culinary experience and guests will find many locally sourced ingredients in his thoughtful dishes. Seated Bar offers our full menu. The lounge offers our tapas menu. Bar/Lounge are walk-in only.

Top review

JohnVIP

Dined on Mar 28, 2025

Excellent food and atmosphere and the service was the best.

Bitterroot Bistro

4.7

4.7 (66)

$31 to $50

American

Bozeman

About the restaurant

We’re excited to introduce Bitterroot Bistro a collaboration between chef Gabriel Lopez and our owners, local Bozeman Restaurateurs & Chefs alike. Located in downtown Bozeman, Bitterroot Bistro is based on Montana values, using Montana ingredients, focusing on Montana food. We hope Bitterroot Bistro will become your neighborhood restaurant where one can partake in delicious home cooking, full of robust, earthy dishes that stick to your ribs. Pure Montana style!

Top review

MegVIP

Dined 5 days ago

We decided to sit at the bar instead of a table and had a great conversation with the owner/manager. The food was excellent, the service was great.

Explore Diners' Choice best of Montana

Explore more Diners' Choice lists