Montana’s Cookhouse

I am going to start by prefacing this review by stating the feedback is not on the food quality which was actually decent but the review is entirely my impression of their take-​out service.
I called this specific Montana’s restaurant to place 15 dinner take-​out orders on July 9^th @ around 6:30 pm. Spoke to one of their staff on the phone. When I started explaining the orders, I mentioned that this was going to be a large order — to which she replied that they had just received a large order before my call and if I really wanted to place my order with them. I replied yes (but don’t do me any favors)…
When I arrived to pick up the orders, I noticed that they had not written down the order information on the take-​out food containers, which would saved me some time instead of having to open up each container and identifying the orders. When I asked their staff to write the down the order information on each food container, she explained rather «directly» that «this was not something that they do». By that I take it as it is against some Montana’s Cookhouse policy to make life easier for their customer, who had just spent close to $ 300 on dinner.
I tried mentioning this is a rather silly explanation but she was ready to accept my credit card payment and move on with her job — which obviously does not include writing down the order information (with a Sharpie) on take-​out food containers.
If you want to have some decent dinner — I think Montana’s will do. If you want to order take out dinner and have the individual food containers labelled with the order information, go to Kelsey’s next door.

This was not that good. We did wanne visit a kind of steakhouse and ended up over here. We both did order a sirloin medium-​well but it was to dark and it was small. We both didn’t enjoy this kitchen and we won’t be back over here. 2 stars because it was clean but the food was not that good. :-(

Visited the 401-​Dixie location on a weekday for a team lunch. I’m glad we had a reservation, this place gets busy. We were a group of 11 people and we enjoyed our time there. After we were seated our server (Sarah), introduced herself and took the drinks order. The drinks were served quickly and then another server came and took our orders for the food. This guy seemed more experienced. He really handled all the crazy requests very well. The food took really long to come out, which wasn’t a surprise as they got the food for the entire table, out at the same time instead of bringing it out in batches. On our table, I ordered a veggie burger, it was a bit expensive ($ 14) but tasted good and was huge in size, someone else ordered a chorizo flatbread and he was happy with it too. Another friend got the SmokeHouse Wrap and said it was a steal for that price. He absolutely loved it.
Overall, good place to hangout with friends. Staff is very welcoming and also very attentive. Will certainly go back.

Went in here for lunch last weekend with a friend. The service was slow and it just appeared that the servers didn’t care. We waited there for about 35 minutes after we ordered. Would rate them zero in customer service. We ordered a vegetarian burger and ribs and reminded the server twice for it, who really didn’t seem to care about it. She was rude the first time I reminded and said its busy as if she was doing me a favour there. The food was flying to other tables, note worthy to mention they got there after we did. After a wait of 35 mins and we decide to leave, as it really appeared that it was a waste of time waiting on the food to arrive or get someone to even check on our order. As we get off to leave after paying for a drink, the lady who was serving us comes out with the food and shows it to us saying it was only 35 mins, we have a timer in the back and again in a very rude tone. Surely this place could use a little training there.

Average food, average atmosphere. Not many negatives but not excellent either. Ordered a ribeye steak with a baked potato. The steak was tasty but a little unevenly cooked and a little too done for medium rare.
I did get a rather smart comment from the server about being from the States.
Didn’t really stick out and probably wouldn’t come back.

This Montana doesn’t open till midnight. The operating hours on Maps is incorrect, best to call in case hours are seasonal.
Food was alright but their sides are slightly seasoned differently than the location at Islington and Queensway.
Other than that, service is good and consistent with other chains!

Welcoming environment and friendly service. We ordered the kapow shrimps which are listed as spicy but weren’t spicy at all. Calamari was too crispy and i am certain it was previously frozen. Spare rib poutine was delicious but a bit salty. $ 5 cocktails and beers were a good addition. Our server was friendly and recommended dishes. I will be back just to try other things on the menu

Our office comes here for lunch once in awhile and we always love the food and service. The food is your standard Montana’s fare but consistently of good quality. Even with a party of 14 with a half an hour lunch, they are quick to take our orders, serve us and cash us out. The staff here are also very friendly.

LOVED this place. Close to our hotel and the Toronto airport. Huge country style stable with a fantastic country playlist on the speakers. I could sit here all day. The very friendly waitress helped and served us real fast. We both had salads, one Cobb with turkey and one with salmon and avocado. Both great salads for a good prize. Some beer to go along with it. And she made the apple crumble for us to go. Deserves all 5 stars here.

I thought this place was good, especially when you compare it to American chains like Applebee’s or TGI Friday’s.
I was visiting from Boston with my family and we stopped in here for dinner, not really knowing where else to eat or even what kind of place this was. It’s decorated kind of like a hunting lodge, with big wooden tables and plaid shirt-​wearing waitstaff.
It was almost empty, so we were seated immediately. Our waiter Mark was extremely friendly and struck up a conversation with us when he learned we were from out of town. He gave us a few recommendations of where to go and what to do in Toronto, where we would be visiting the next day.
I ordered the fish tacos, which ended up being really good and significantly better than I was expecting. The fish was probably frozen, but the ailoi and other toppings on the tacos were so fresh and flavorful it made up for it. The fries were good too – crispy and well seasoned.
I wish this chain was in the USA! I’d definitely be back if that were the case. Next time I’m in Canada though, I know where to go…

I’m a steak/​meat & potatoes kinda guy & on a trip and saddled up to the bar looking for dinner. The décor and physical layout lends itself well to its namesake. The 12oz (I thought that this was the land of metric measurements :-) sirloin steak was well prepared (I like my steak rare and it was properly rare, not medium rare, but rare). The Caesar’s side salad was OK as was the corn.
I got an order of wings to go and while the wings themselves were quite tasty, the accompanying sauces were pitiful, runny, lacking in flavor. I would have done better buying something at Sobey’s to nuke in the hotel microwave.
The last part of this review was the sorry service. Perhaps I’m a bit jaded because I eat out often and have less experience at «chain» restaurants. But while my food order was taken quickly, the bartender did not deliver my beverage… another bartender noticed that I was high & dry and asked if I would like a drink. Dinner seemed like it took a great while, and the wings, ordered after dinner took at least 20 minutes to be delivered (there were all of 3 individuals in the bar area, and the restaurant proper was all of 15% full). While the kitchen staff was probably still coming in (it was early, 6p-​ish), I expect better. When taking my food away, the bartender was chatting with her associate and did not bother to ask me if I wanted anything else — which I did (the aforementioned wings). If I wasn’t bringing them back for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, I probably would have just forgotten about them.
It’s not hard to find a good steak, IMHO it’s service that makes an establishment stand out. And, while I would not return to this restaurant, I would not write off the chain because of one visit. Forewarned is forearmed.

Everytime I walk in to Montana’s for alcoholia (Mississauga has limited number of bars, so oh well…), I share some anecdote with my friends about how awful their food is! And my friends usually have a few similar ones…
I’ve never had worse meatloaf. You can taste the fact that it’s frozen and refrozen over weeks and then cooked. Terrible. I don’t pay to get frozen food heated up on my plate. I could do that at home. Don’t know how this chain has survived.

Just the right amount of food at the right time. Sat at the bar for dinner two nights in a row. Different bartender (young ladies), same good service. They have a nice menu that allows for a little more up scale if you wish or you can stick with good ‘olé fashion bar food. I had a steak and a glass of wine on night one and a burger and a beer on night two. Both were great and filled hte need for tasty food. There is one tough part about eating at the bar — it is difficult to get close to your food. Hint: I used the menu to bridge the gap. I’ll be back. (please read with Terminator accent).

I love their smokehouse western wrap. That’s what I get everytime me and my gf go there. Love their fries, and the atmosphere is nice, makes you feel like you’re in a cabin of some sort. Being from the Los Angeles Area, and having a gf in Canada is tough but we sure know how to dine. :p

Came here for a quick lunch this afternoon. Their claim to fame is that they will prepare your lunch in 15 minutes ! (Ooooooh Ahhhhhhhh)
Food was a-​ok. We ordered the platter. For $ 12.99, we got a mixture of apps including potato skins, garlic cheese bread, and Montana’s spinach dip.
Service was ok. It took a while for the server to come to our table, but after she noticed us, the service improved drastically. We got refills on our drinks without even having to ask. That’s impressive.
I’m not going to go out of my way to come here, but if I’m in the area I’ll come back.

Located in a rather dreary, gray part of Mississigua. The service I received for my take out was just fine. I got an industrial produced hamburger (they called it sirloin) with fries. It wasn’t too bad though, especially the french fries.

It’s good, not great but if you’re looking for a consistent chain you got it here!

Went there on a recommendation and couldn’t have been more pleased.
To start, their ribs are insane. Tons of food and ‘fall off the bone’ quality. GREAT ribs… haven’t had ribs like that in a while. Great local beer as well.
And, to top things off the staff there was hot as sh&$
Good beer, babes and food. Can’t go wrong.
Can’t wait to go back through Toronto.

Wow, really cool place. My wife and I had been wanting to try this place for awhile. It had a wonderful outdoor feel to the place. I thought that was funny because the place is so close to the car dealerships lol.
My wife ordered the all you can eat beef ribs and struggled to finish one rib ha ha. To her defense they were huge! I couldnt stop laughing at the size of them. Fred flinstones style dinosaur ribs. Very tender and chargrilled flavor.
I had the pot roast n yorkshire pudding. I was curious about the yorkshire pudding. Never tried them before. I guess it was like a really big cream puff :) not bad but I still prefer a good biscuit. Roast was real tender and the mashed potatoes were wonderful. I have to say though it didnt have the Wow factor like the beef ribs did.
The service was very good. A nice waitress named jamie wrote her name upside down on the table for us, not an easy task lol. Great food and wonderful service.
Its a rib joint. Get the ribs

Yeah not so much. When i entered, somehow, there was a smell. I don’t know what it was, but i was glad that they had a patio, cause i’m not sure i could have handled the smell while eating. Not so good.
I had the calamari, which were ok, average grease. A salad, yeah well ok, i should know better and have ordered the ribs.
Also the patio is on Dixie, so fairly busy road, BUT you can also catch the planes just taking off from the airport…
All and all, just ok
ETA, the waitress was really nice and cute.