I enjoyed the Whistle Stop. East Glacier Park was home base while we were visiting Glacier National Park. We went to the restaurant twice, once for breakfast and the other time for dinner. In this little town, I was pleasantly surprised to find vegetarian options on the menu. Breakfast was an omelet with American fries. The coffee was fine, the service was a little slow. Dinner was a vegetable burger and fries. Â That night, there was a guy singing on the patio and $1 beers.
Review Source:The food I got at Whistle Stop was very forgettable. The bison burger, for example, had precisely three ingredients: ground bison, a bun, and, because I asked for them, mushrooms. All in all, it wasn't bad, but it was utterly bland and boring.
My companions got some fries and other stuff, and overall, the food seemed a bit cheap, greasy, and just thrown together. The bang-for-buck was very low, and as the meal came to a close, I was somewhat disappointed.
I then noticed a few locals entering the restaurant. They ordered a slice of pie, split it, ate it, and left. So, my companions did the same with two slices of two different pies, and they were actually quite good and reasonably priced.
I wish I could give the food three stars and the pie four, because there was such an obvious difference in the care and effort put into them that it was surprising. Overall, I'd suggest stopping by at Whistle Stop to get desert... but take a pass on the food.
Visited Glacier for a couple of days with my parents to check the box on quality family time. Â Made the Glacier Park Lodge our home base, and so explored the off-site dining options in East Glacier Park. Â Four stars to the Whistle Stop for breakfast - didn't try any other meals there. Â Coffee was excellent, as was the range of food we tried. Â I stuck to a basic scramble with toast, parents split a spinach omelet and the french toast. Everything was solid, service was a little slow for a fairly empty morning (maybe five of the twelve or so tables were occupied, and we were there for an hour), but we enjoyed it - and it was a nice break from the lodge. Â I'd go back.
Review Source:I give it 4 stars with the caveat that I only are breakfast here. Â I was in town for a week and went twice. Â The omelets were really good and the thick cut toast was also good. Â I sampled a friend's Huckleberry french toast and while it was tasty is was also a sugary deep fried overload. Â If that's your thing then go for it. Â Coffee was good for east glacier. Â Service was pretty slow but most people here aren't in hurry.
Review Source:Wow. Â The huckleberry "french toast" would be more aptly called the huckleberry "fried goodness" - but, either way, it's pretty damn satisfying! Â Friendly staff, fast service, great prices, solid breakfast... definitely worth a stop if you find yourself in East Glacier. Â Especially if you have a big hike ahead of you, you know, to work off that fried goodness.
Review Source:The good:
The bbq ribs were quite good; whoever made these knows what they're doing. Â They were tender, succulent, and fall-off-the-bone.
The huckleberry french toast is out-of-this-world, but you have to love deep fried goodness in the morning. Â If I could rate this place only on these two, I'd give it 4.5 stars.
However:
My brother ordered an omelet that first came out burned on one side--which they tried to hide by folding the burned side to the inside of the omelet. Â When he sent it back, he reminded that waitress to leave of the sour cream topping which he can't eat--and he saw the waitress tell the cook in the kitchen to leave it off. Â When the omelet came, it had a nice dollop of sour cream on top, and the waitress said, "Well, I told the cook to leave it off but she didn't, I guess you can just scrape it off." Then she set it down and walked away before my brother could even respond.
Also, the coffee here is terrible.
I probably wouldn't return on a future trip, even for the french toast.
There were four of us, and we came here specifically to try the Huckleberry French Toast. Â We got two orders and split them. Â They are huge. Â It is not your typical french toast, but like a big beignet stuffed with huckleberry cream cheese. Â Being deep-fried, these are definitely not routine fare for the healthy-heart- or calorie-conscious, but they are an awesome vacation-splurge treat.
The "beignet" was fried to perfection. Â Not greasy, but you knew you were eating something fried. Â The ratio of dough to filling was good, and the whipped cream finished it off nicely. Â I have to confess that I added even more calories by swirling each bite in maple syrup (so did my three companions). Â Very filling. Â Good fuel for hiking - at least that was our rationale!
This place is a total dud, sucking in naive tourists with the NY Times reference...
Sure, a photo of Whistle Stop's huckleberry french toast was in a NY Times slideshow...not sure if that qualifies as "world famous". Â If you bother to read the article that accompanies the slideshow, you'll find that the article covers disappearing glaciers and does not even mention the Whistle Stop Restaurant. Â Dig a little more and you'll realize that the NY Times Glacier National Park travel guide also does not mention Whistle Stop Restaurant.
Stuffed potato was atrocious, buffalo burger was awful. Â Took one look at huckleberry pie...it was the saddest, most poorly made pie I have ever seen in a restaurant.
My advice is to avoid.
I ordered a mushroom & Swiss burger with an iced tea. The burger was good and the tea was fresh brewed, certainly a plus in this time of fountain iced tea. Â My order arrived quickly, but after the service went downhill. There were only two other tables occupied, which received drink refills and a rundown of the available pies. For me, my check arrived with direction that I could pay inside. Then came the offer for a refill, but no mention of an option for pie.
Worth a repeat? Â Probably not. Perhaps Luna's next door that offers huckleberry pie in their sign.
We arrived about 8:20 pm. The chicken and ribs were both dry, the baked potato wasn't done. Being the forgiving sort, we tried breakfast the next day. Service was awful, as bad as the previous night. Food was OK, but too pricey. The thing is, the options aren't many. But honestly, I don't know what everyone is so impressed about here.
Review Source:The food here is really just decent, but the huckleberry pie is certainly worth stopping by for.
The BBQ Pork sandwich that Yelp seems to go gaga for is a mediocre sandwich at best. It's not bad, but if you've ever had decent North Carolina BBQ, do not expect anything similar to that. This is drenched in sauce and FYI served without slaw.
We also returned for breakfast (probably still under the influence of the pie) and got the stuffed French toast with huckleberry. The fried bread itself is quite good, but the filling is like a huckleberry-flavored cream cheese. It's decent, but way too sweet - at least for me - to either finish or have be my whole breakfast.
Still, your options are not great in East Glacier Park, so you take what you can get. They do have a nice selection of local bottled beers.
Stopped here for the fantastic huckleberry fench toast and a warm cup of coffee, after a long night of drinks at the bar round the corner being regaled with stories and trading shots of whiskey with the Native Americans from the res. Â The air is clear and cool here, the huckleberries wild and fresh. Â I'm not sure how to explain the simple grandeur of America, but this was a snapshot in the album.
Review Source:The food is what prompted the 4th star. Â Service is kind of slow - but the restaurant was at full capacity. Â After 20 minutes I was thinking, "is this really worth it?" Â But guess what? Â It was absolutely worth the wait. Â Hadn't read the reviews prior to going so wasn't prepared for a huge stuffed french toast which was more equivalent to a giant beignet stuffed with huckleberry cream. Â Pretty darn good. Â
The spinach omelet was actually the best I have ever had - can't even describe why. Â And the homefries are really homemade tasting good. Â Prices are fairly reasonable for the quanity of food. Â Sticks to your gut so was able to skip lunch too!
Went here for breakfast on my last day in Montana. It was raining and cold. The place is a cozy shack on the side of the road. We were seated next to a propane heater. Service was good, the place had great charm and the food was good. We all ordered the Huckleberry French toast which was a deep friend ball of dough stuffed with Huckleberries, and cream cheese. A fun little place that is not too expensive.
Review Source:Love the Huckleberry Pie here as well as those at Park Cafe. Â The pies at the two restaurant have completely different style, each to its own. Â The pie at Park Cafe has a thin delicate crust with baked huckleberries while the one here has fresh cold huckleberries and a nice crumbly crust.
The Huckleberry French Toast was very interesting. Â A deep fried cinnamon roll-like dough with (what seems to be) huckleberry cream cheese filling, topped with a dollop of whipped cream, marinated fresh huckleberries and a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
I'm going to be honest.
East Glacier Park is a po-dunk deserted region with only one street that they call "town" where everyone has an obsessive fanaticism with huckleberries and where it's way too quiet for anything except in-depth re-evaluations of your life and its meaning.
Oh, and it's also amazingly beautiful.
I stayed in the (in)famous Brownies Hostel when I went a few years ago. The brothel-turned-hostel-slash-grocery-slash-deli is a cozy stay with walls thin enough to hear your neighbor coughing at night. And it's also right next to the Whistle Stop.
The small diner has a marquee that boasts the "World's Best Huckleberry Pie." Â Now, I'm no expert on pies, especially not huckleberry pies, having lived in the South for so long. But my sisters and I simply had to try it--just to see exactly how good this pie could possibly be.
Goodness. It was amazing. It was perfectly sweet and creamy, without being overly rich. They mix the huckleberries with some blueberries and top the whole thing with thick, smooth whipped cream.
Luckily they cut the slices big, because one small piece would not have done the job. On our last day in the state, my sisters and I attempted to buy a whole pie for the road--unfortunately, they were out.
Go. To. Montana. For. This. Pie.
You will not regret it. And along the way, you can think about your career and whether or not your life goals are being met.
(As for the rest of the food, I remember it being fairly good. The fries were awesome. All else fades in the memory of that sweet, delectable pie...)
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