Montana’s Cookhouse

Too bad can’t rate less than one star. Walked in seemed like we bothered the hostess not a smile, not a welcome to Montana’s. Waited 20 minutes no one came to the table we left never going back

So I was excited to hear that the all you can eat ribs any day promotion was back. After my last experience I can finally see how this is a scam. They charge you $ 3 more than a full rack meal yet when you are served your meal you are only given half rack to start. I asked the waitress where the rest of my ribs were and she said they only start by giving you a half rack. No problem so I asked for her to let the kitchen know to start preparing some more ribs seeing as a half rack was finished in like 5 mins. Shortly after here comes my other half rack. Needless to say they were a lot smaller than the first. So I ordered my next batch and when that was brought to our table there was only a quarter rack. So the rule is they keep bringing you smaller and smaller portions as you keep ordering. Understood as they do not want any waste. I was ok with that. but what i’m not ok with is the quality of the ribs changing. The ribs were a lot dryer and smaller. On the first bite I noticed the difference. To go further on the final quarter rack we received the ribs were so tough and didn’t even fall off the bone. In the end yes its all you can eat ribs but just be prepared for the rules and the quality change of the food.

Stopped in for a quick dinner about 8:30 on a Monday. Our party of 3 were seated in a bar booth. Looked like 4 other tables in the restaurant. At the time we heard our waitress (bartender) say «I can’t believe they stiffed me). Didn’t seem relevant at the time but it soon became clear why they stuffed her. Here is a timeline of our experience
15 to see our waitress (bartender)
15 to get our drinks
Walked to the bar for second beer
20 minutes for food
Waitress came back 15 minutes after we were done
She finally came and just brought the check. When paying we realized she automatically put a 20% gratuity on the check. Guess she was worried about being stiffed again. All in all the food was OK, about what I would expect but the service ruined it.

Can’t even give this one star– but apparently that’s as low as I can go with a review. W were sitting at the table for over 10 minutes without anyone even stopping by to tell us they would be with us shortly. Not even a nod to acknowledge our existence there at a table — and that’s when we walked out. You don’t want my business, I don’t want to give it to you…

I love Montana’s but the last three experiences have been mediocre at best. Arrived at 7:30pm. Greeter was very friendly and set us at a booth as requested. Told us they had all you can eat ribs, so two of us from our table decided to get them.
We ordered our first ribs, you can choose your flavour and you get two sides. If you have taste buds, don’t get the corn; it is served warm but has peppers and other ingredients including cilantro and lemon juice and something that does not work together And its chilled/​cold in temp.
We got our first set of ribs and the waitress said, just so you know — we have no more back ribs so you can have side or beef ribs. We decided for side as beef ribs from my experience are fatty and greasy. We ate our first set and got our second. When she brought it out, she said they were running low and thought the next order could possibly be beef as they were now out of pork ribs. The manager came over and explained that they normally, on a promo night make 20 – 30 racks of ribs and because, one their other locations was being renovated — they make 50! I thanked her for the info but, truth be told, I did not care. We made a joke and asked if she would be ok being paid the bill in Monopoly money? At this point she’s getting annoyed with us.
I normally don’t care but I feel, if it costs $ 27.99 for the meal, I should get what I ordered/​want. So the next set came out and they said we only have beef. Which was in fact fatty and greasy. I know, I am making a big deal of not being able to over indulge, but everyone has a cheat day, right?
I will say that the service is good. They do try to be sympathetic in a condescending way. But at least they kinda care?
Again, Montana’s is an ok chain but, really, if you can’t support a promo; just get rid of it. As a customer if I had no option I would not expect, anything!
However, Thanks for the discounted $ 12 as a compromise on an $ 80 bill. I do appreciate it, but try harder on delivery of marketing events!
There are lots of chain restaurants in the area, practise your options is my suggestion! ;)
Ps: two hour ordeal

My family and I used to eat at this location frequently. The staff was always pleasant and we enjoyed the atmosphere. We no longer live in that area but we try to eat there every now and again. While i know that all Montana’s are roughly the same, we have always had a strange comfort level with this particular location. You can’t go wrong with good food and good people.

Excellent service and great food! My wife and kids love coming here! Just like the other montanas on great Lakes, the food and services are better than I expected! Will go again.

Had a family meal here today. My son’s pulled pork sandwich, my wife’s steak sandwich & my daughter’s chicken strips were all above par. I tried the new smoky chicken parm. meal and was pleasantly surprised. I’m not really a fan of smoke but the smoky red pepper cream sauce that topped the linguini was very subtle and the southern fried chicken parm. was quite good. I will definitely have it again. We’ve never had a bad meal here.

Never had a bad experience at a Montana’s. Of all these types of restaurant chains, I like this one and Jack Astors the most. Service is always quick and friendly. I only ever order burgers or steak so can’t comment on the other items.

If you are visiting from the West Coast and you have to go out for dinner in Brampton, 90% chance it will have to be a franchise.. .
I recommend Montana’s: the menu is varied enough for all age groups — including kids and seniors — large and small appetites. It’s more affordable (over The Keg, Mandarin and Red Lobster) and the past five+ years I’ve come here the food has been consistent and service has been friendly and timely.
The bbq baby back ribs dinner ($ 20.99 ¾ rack) is my go-​to with lots of choice: 5 bbq sauces (apple butter — mmmm); beans, corn or coleslaw; and one of eight sides (they do a well loaded baked potato), plus warm cornbread.
The desserts are fun, but best shared given their size, calories, and price.
The Kraft paper table cover is great for doodling, which in turn is good for games and conversation. Montana’s should provide sharp, good quality crayons, instead of the dull, broken nubs in a cup.

The service was decent.
Food was alright. I don’t think i’ll be back though

Service was excellent, but found the steak to be tough. They say its aged for 28 days but not really sure how true that is. We were 5 and all had steaks and all had the same comment on how tough the meat was! Veggies were good and wine list very limited.

Came to this location a few times, and they have amazing service and food. The waiters are quick and super friendly (and good looking). The service is fast as well, we got the food pretty quick. Definetly try their spinach dip appetizer, its amazing ! I am not a nacho fan, but really enjoyed their pulled pork nachos! Their entrèes are not to die for, but they were tasty :)

Happened to come here by chance. Ordered the nachos with beef thinking the pulled pork would be sweet, turns out the beef was sweet too. (Don’t like sweet meats). Next we ordered the fire burger, again thinking it would be spicy but it turned out to be sweeter totally over powering the jalapeños and other spicy ingredients.
The server ‘Añu’ was nice and looked after us. I would recommend coming here but careful if you don’t prefer your food a bit sweeter than normal.

Just another Montana’s. Nothing special over any of the others. I go here with my co-​workers sometimes. I’m not a big fan of their menu, especially their old one. The new one seems to be a bit better, but everything seems to be overly deep-​fried or drenched in oil. If you’re on a diet, run!
The chicken fajitas are awesome! They come on a hot plate and they taste really good. I guess it’s also fun building your own food. The portion is massive, if you’re just hungry, you may even share this plate.
What’s curious is that they don’t have a proper hot sauce. I mean, they have Tabasco but that’s as hot as it gets.
The service is also fine, seems that they’re a bit under-​staffed usually during the lunch. But the girls are running around making sure that everyone is getting service. If you leave a review after your first visit (the code to access is on the receipt) you can get a 10 $ appetizer on your next visit. I took advantage of this deal a couple of times since it’s a 3 minute short survey.

I really wanted to give this location a 3.5 so i just settled on 3. Where do I begin… Ok tonight I had the tacos they were great. The chicken had this blackening seasoning on it that made it a lil spicy. My fries were cooked a lil too long so I didn’t eat them, let down.
My friend had the salmon which he said was «the best salmon I ever had» with every bite. The salmon came with dirty rice that wasn’t fully cook. It was still hard Also a let down :(
Our server was very friendly and made sure that we had everything we needed.
Overall wouldn’t go back to that location

Montana’s Cookhouse is a huge chain, and this location is not the brightest of the list.
Service was very much so-​so. Not particularly bad for the area, but lacking any sort of attention, even by GTA standards.
Food was ordinary — nothing exciting, nor something particular to complain about.
Waiting time was tremendously long for a nearly empty place! At least the drinks arrived fast, but waiting for a common plates for about 20 minutes when there were barely a dozen clients in the whole huge building was not fun at all.
I would say, this location is ok to meet some buddies without thinking too much about food, drinks and time — that’s about it.