Reviews of Cowboy Cafe (Restaurant)

Jake Seibert

Very friendly place! Great food as well! I appreciated the tips on where to find wildlife to photograph!

Chris Hegel

The food was okay. I liked the atmosphere of a small restaurant with old-time decorations but there are some serious concerns about the sanitary aspect of this place. The waitress grabbed ice from the ice chest using the cup as a scoop, meaning her bare hands touched the ice as she scooped it out. There was a scoop not even 5 inches to the left of the ice chest and instead of using that and following health codes, she proceeded to use bare hands to grab the ice for my drink. Not exactly pleased with my experience and I would recommend checking out somewhere else where sanitation is a priority...

Pam Loomis

Good food and friendly servers.

Joi Ingman

Great food, great service! Just like my husband remembered as a kid spending summers with his grandparents!

Claire Bleser

Delicious breakfast! You must have some bacon. Well worth the pitt stop.

Chris Mitchell

A whole lot of meat to eat in Roosevelt country . Hooyah

Pam Stapleton

BBQ was like sloppy joe. Onion rings are over done. Will not be back.

Glenn Muske

Great breakfasts

Jeffrey DeLoss

It was an usually busy Sunday for late breakfast/early lunch so it was a little slower than expected, but no too long. The cafe atmosphere, and friendly staff made up for it. It was my first time here and will be back.

Marlaina Minear

Very good food and very good service, but this place has some sanitary issues.

Janet McLaughlin

Breakfast was delicious. Eggs were very fresh and french toast was great. Atmosphere was old west. Highly recommend it

BillJulie 10 minute sleep

Great food and people

Elaine Hanson

Neat little cafe. Great breakfast.

Robert Mike Richard

Outstanding service and food. A must for me to always be there for at least one meal while in Medora.

skyler durden

Great food

Deborah Binstock

What a gem in a tourist town! Homestyle cooking, great soups, buffalo burgers, sandwiches and much more. Don't forget to try the pies. Yummy!

Joe Gollette

Wonderful staff. Busy place

Debbie Miller

Kevin and Beth a great people, love the food and friendly atmosphere.

Sean O'Brien

Great home cooking great service

Donna Hanson

Good food

Lora Phelps

Home cooking style food, very good. Family environment.

Erik Larson

Really great place!! The staff is nice and friendly and they accommodated my request on something they don’t usually do which was very much appreciated!

Bryce Hamblin

Good for local r own home food

Christopher Becker

A bit slow when they are busy, but good buffelo burger.

Anji Cymbaluk

Such a great place!. Food is always great, service is wonderful. They are all very friendly, makes you feel like your with family!

Debbie Lempola

Excellent food, good company!

Robert Wettlaufer

Very good, like home cooked breakfast and friendly! !

Katherine R Willems

If I could give this place less I would. I am a vegetarian by choice and by no means push it on anyone. My mother and I walked into the restaurant and were looking at the menu and saw that there was a blackbean burger available. That seemed great. Out here in rancher territory there is not many options for vegetarian's which I completely understand. It's not the culture. Out here they eat lots if meat. I understand that and have never complained as I am a guest here. However, when my mom mentioned to me they had a vegetarian option an older gentleman working there, I assume mabey the owner, chef or manager, overheard and asked me why I was a vegetarian. I was kind of hesitant to answer because I didnt want to offend him by saying I was vegetarian for my own moral beliefs. Despite this, I told him I had moral issues. Hearing this, he went off on me, telling me he couldn't handle people like me and stated "that's bulls*it everything dies. I can't stand people like you." I kind of stood there stunned. I turned to my mom and quietly said "let's just leave". As we walked away he said "thank you" as if the idea of serving us disgusted him. I am a pretty shy and quiet. This was a plain act of prejudice. His actions were hateful and unnecessary. I realize my ideas may not match his but this country is founded on freedom and I shouldn't be refused service because of my own life choices.

Timothy Cikauskas

Great service and great food

Harlows Bus Shop

Good home cooked meals

Audrey Etienne

Really enjoyed lunch here. Felt like we were locals as that seemed to be clientele. Decent value. Burgers and bbq.

Andrew Heidt

Good fast food

meggieschill

Food was pretty good. Their tomato macaroni soup is THE BEST THING EVER!! When the lady first said that was the soup of the day it isn't sound too good until I asked what was in it. And so yummy!! Hubbys hot beef sandwich was good too. My food was good except my country fried steak was over cooked. They charge for refills so be cautious of that! (Didn't know that until we got the bill)!

Dyna Akin

Very friendly home atmosphere. Great food, excellent service. Perfect place for breakfast before heading out into the park.

Eric Schnipke

Cool, local atmosphere. You must order the Hot Beef! (Added later) Also checked out breakfast the next day – excellent!

Domin I

My friend, who worked here 10 years ago, took me for breakfast. Tbh either this place sucks, or I got used to east coast food, where the food from this place would be considering garbage. We ordered regular scrambled eggs with bacon and everything was overcooked and tasted really bad.

Donna

I love the atmosphere, excellent food!!

Annabella Broaddus

Good food, service was a little slow, good food❣

Garrett Anderson

Great food some of the best breakfast I've had

Jim B

Love this cafe. It looks like the last reviewer isn't happy at any place he eats! This cafe has been run by the same people all of my life. You cannot go wrong at the Cowboy cafe!

Burneall Ekberg

Loved the Cowboy feel inside. Good service and a nice Buffalo Burger.

J

We choose to do the cowboy cookout instead of the steak fondue. Both are in the same location, just depends on what line you go through. I was with my husband and we both thought it was well worth the money. The chicken was seasoned very well and fall off of the bones tender, the ribs were tender and most with a pleasant BBQ sauce on top, the Buffalo roast was the star of the trio. You couldn't have asked for a more tender piece of meat with lots of flavor and juciness. The sides were baked beans (could have been cooked longer and have more seasoning), the coleslaw required more seasoning as well but the baked potato was shot on. For dessert they offered mini doughnuts and a brownie. There is live entertainment in the beginning. Overall a nice experience and a great opportunity to walk away with new friends you have met.

David Maxfield

Awesome food quick and reasonable price

Ron Zeiler

Had a wonderful lunch with great good and friendly service.

Doreen Quast

Great food. Good portions for price

Pieter van Dongen

Good stuff and excellent service

Kayla Krull

We stopped in for supper - good food and friendly service with a fun atmosphere to boot!

Myah Young

Delicious!

Luke Freeman

I've been there twice now and both times it didn't wow me, but it was still good. Theyre certainly one of the cheaper places in Medora for eating food. It is cash only so be aware of that before going. there is an ATM about a block away.

Troy Yates

First off this places dose not accept credit cards, which does not make sense for a tourist town. We arrived before 11 for breakfast, but had to find an ATM to get cash. The waitress gave us very poor instructions to the ATM. When we came back it was just after 11. On the menu it says "breakfast until 11, or whenever Frank calls swich." We asked if we could order breakfast, but they refused. We decided to stay and order lunch (mistake). The serves was poor and the food was worse. I believe the only was this places stays in business is because of the limited food choices in Medora. Do not waste your time or money on this place.

Rodney Berry

It was great. The food was wonderful as is the owners. Very wonderful place.

Pamela Berger

The people are so friendly..Food is great...

Dennis Mathias

Wanted to close.

Bob Nysveen

Great food - genuine home cooked!!!

Lisa Lagasse

Too few staff for the amount of people they get. Slow for coffee refills. Somewhat over priced for what you get but for Medora this is the only choice.

Tim Lewis

Great location, owners, and food!!! A must stop on your trip!!

brett smith

Good stuff

Kerry Rasmussen

Good food. Great service.

Ellie Akola

Great place for breakfast but bring cash!

Marcie Roman

Cute place but the food was mediocre

Don Kessel

Great food. Great price.

Dark Side FM Entertainment

Great breakfast

Karen Helm

Best place for homemade food

Eva Allen

Great food and service.

Terry Enockson

Excellent breakfast. Homemade carmel rolls tasted fantastic as well, just like my grandma used to make!

Daryl DeKaye

Had great services food was served hot homemade soup was very good had just a little to hot for taste for myself but I surley would order again

Emily Gullicks

Great food and service!

Jordan Bernier

Great food cool place

Patrick B

Cowboy-sized portions of great food and drinks will keep you going for your visit to Medora. Make sure you stop in for breakfast.

John Lee

Great burger, great service.

Dan Steinbrecher

Crowded but nice. Great service and a great breakfast.

Nancy Bruce

Good food, good coffee, friendly and efficient staff. Be aware that they are only open from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Also they do not accept debit or credit cards.

Mike Miller

Great breakfast, reasonable prices. It's pretty much the only place in town that serves breakfast.

Peggy Eversvik

Very good place to eat

Kelly Olson

Always busy and has really good breakfasts.

Tammie Krause

Great place and people

Bk Long

Just a neat place to eat and a great town

Mike Weiß

This is the cafe that your cheap cousins walmart trip inspired bbq then inspired these guys to open a restaurant based on that bbq

JEC c

Excellent as always. The food and friendly waitresses are great!

Mike Hopkins

Pretty good food at reasonable prices for the area. Would some here again.

John Hanson

Wish I could give it No stars. Took 20 minutes.to order. After an hour still no food. Order.was.not.placed. worst service ever. Don't go there if your hungry or have a time line.

All Tied Up Fly Tying School

Great food and service

Anna Badon

Very few places left open in off season, but went here for breakfast this morning. Loved it! Really sweet waitress. Very quaint and charming restaurant. Food was delicious and my eggs were cooked exactly how I like them. Good coffee. Word to the wise, can’t pay with credit card, cash only.

Daisy Trautman

Good home cooked meals! Must try the caramel roll.

Steve nygaard

Workers are friendly, service and food was great!!

Laurie Pfaff

Great food. Great service. Great atmosphere!

earl johnson

Always great..

Peter Hsu

The food was decent but the coffee was terrible. But they do say it is Folger's, so I am not sure what I was thinking. My fault really. The service was excellent, and for what it was an old school diner it matched up with my expectation.

Katie Jones

Fastest place to eat in Medora. Food is pretty classic for a diner and is definitely affordable. Would definitely visit again if I ever return to Medora.

Sally Line

Food was good but service was a little slow. Hot beef special could have been a little warmer.

Daryle Mindeman

Good food and local flavors. Try the unique soups!

Darcy Gertz

Great food. Don't accept credit cards though.

Diane F

Food great. Best burger but service sucks

Robert Allen

Good food

Angela Gupton

Family friendly great food

Tom Weissgerber

What a GREAT place! Our breakfast service and food were both outstanding.

Lynn Neil

Very helpful and accommodating staff. Good food. Generous portions.

Bethany McSorley-Clear

Food was great

Ryan

Great Ruben

JC N

Beth and Kevin are amazing cooks. We had a great breakfast as always

Jeremiah Wilson

Service was great! Food was good.I had the Whoa Neil burger and the Corn poppers that come with where absolutely wonderful.

WesJanet Garcia

Good food, clean. A bit on the pricey side. Very home town.

dennis smith

Great great breakfast. And a great price

Drew Lockwood

Terrific lunch but breakfast is my favorite. If it's busy in town then there will probably be a line at the Cowboy so give yourself a little extra time. We go at least once everytime we're in town!

Mark Newby

This place is a find, just go there and wait patiently for your table, and if you are a couple seated at a table of four, invite a couple in line to dine with you, it will be a lovely experience!

Bruce Knoepke

WE have eaten here more than once and the food has always been good and plentiful. It has a homey atmosphere and is always busy. Enjoyed the atmosphere and the food.

Donald Frye

Great food great service

Kevin Black

Good service...busy place.. was just looking for a salad. Not on menu. Got a sandwich & fries...pretty heavy, but what else would you expect for a place called Cowboy Cafe. It tasted ok.

Mike Krasnesky

really cool place to stop and eat while visiting medora and the park. buffalo burger I had was great!

Scott Kwick

Great breakfast at a fair price. Outstanding service.

Keith Doniphan Elston

Great food, great Diner atmosphere.

Kelly B

Taste your waffle before using syrup. It's very sweet and filling. My favorite was the french toast.

Becky Dressler

Good prices, wide variety of menu options, great service

Linda Rothenbach

Agree with previous post, very unsanitary, carpet was simply put, gross, paid 32.00 for 2 frozen burgers with fries and pop. Service was slow and did not have answers to questions. Only take cash!

Donna Thompson

Great food and fast service!!! Get there early or you may need to wait for a table. It's worth the wait.

Kerri Zimdars

Excellent food and service

Jim Worley

Food great service very friendly place recommend to come back

James Everts

Average food ,above value prices , good service

Sam Hazzard

Basic fair for a late lunch, not expensive, great service, cheap t-shirts!!!

Suren huan feng

It's a homely Cowboy meal for sure

Janet Mullins

Good food & great service. Went back several times.

D Anderson

Cowboy café is awesome! They serve kids meals in little cardboard cars! The car names are on the bottom and on the back of the car there is a license plate with the year. They have booths with real Cattle Brands stamped on the them. They also have brands on the underside of the porch awning. It is amazing, fun, cool, has great dessert, great food, and great kids grilled cheese too!

B Brockman

Good food for lunch, fast & friendly service. An older place, lots of interesting cowboy pictures on the walls. Family friendly & loud.

David Hoffman

Breakfast was great food and value.

jamee scearce

Went there for breakfast and enjoyed it greatly. We stayed in a hotel that did not have breakfast, so we asked if there was a breakfast place just to get some rolls. They told us the Cowboy Cafe has the best. So we tried it out and I have to say those sticky buns were amazing. There was several different ways we could eat them, we are kinda boring so we just had them normal. They were able to help is quickly and we ate back at our hotel because there was not a place to sit. That was fine because we were looking to get on the road quickly anyway. When we started to eat them the lady who helped us by putting napkins and silverware in out bag without us evening asking. I would recommend the Cowboy Cafe to anyone looking for a great homeade sticky bun!

Ken Mast

Great atmosphere! Food was ok!

Bernie Baker

When you come into Cowboy restaurant you see cowboy pictures on the wall waitress or friendly the food is great.

Craig Kjellerson

Excellent homemade food, delicious Carmel rolls. Very prompt, polite service.

Adam Underwood

Had a party of 11 and the service was great and the food was served fast, hot and delicious.

Dave Ambrose

Food was ok. Expensive as well.

Julie Leonard

Awesome we love visiting with the people and the owners

Jeanne Heilig

Wonderful food and customer service. Cowboy Cafe is a longtime favorite.

Margery Kendall

We had breakfast. Great staff. Delicious food.

David Weaver

Good good food

Jeanne Alm

Love this place! It is a required stop whenever we are near Medora.

ChykgowMan

The Cowboy Café has a very comforting atmosphere. Service was fast and the food was magnificent. I am glad I was able to visit Medora and the Cowboy Café on my trip through North Dakota.

Shean Michael

Impressed. Somehow my burger came out over-cooked, yet cold. Potatoes were cold. Didn't get part of the meal until I asked. Ice tea must've been brewed with water-flavored leaves....and all this is without a steady stream of customers coming in. If this place is the only place open next time I'm here, then gas station food it is.

Cathy Kelly

Great tomato macaroni soup

Regina Jardee

Excellent food and service

Bob Carmichael

Food was good, service was ok.

Johann Eyolfson

I loved my experience at the cowboy cafe. The atmosphere was homey, the staff was so friendly, and all the food felt like home cooking. That's all that needs to be said.

John Acker

Good breakfast!

Cleone Leach

Carmel rolls are the best!

Scott S

Nice local place, good breakfast, good people

Keith Lavachek

Awesome waitress. Makes the breakfast better.

Michael T Frantes

Great little historical restaurant.

Jim Shanks

Best breakfast and fastest service in town.

Arlester Younger

Service was great and the food also

Sharon Riker

Food was fantastic! Staff were respectful and responded to all our needs. This is a Medora favorite.

Judy Reese

This is a unique small town cafe with great food and friendly staff! Have eaten here several times.

Sharalyn Staricka

Good food, decent prices, friendly servers. Bacon was a little bit burnt. Caramel roll was just okay. French Toast was wonderful! Overall, enjoyed it.

Dawn Wehe

Good food. Cool atmosphere with lots to enjoy

Alice Simmons

Good home cooking.

Jennifer Weltz

Food was good, staff is young but helpful. They only take cash. Had the pancakes, would recommend.

Donald Scott

Good food.

Robyn Dibbern

The French toast was very good. This place was busy and we we're lucky to get a table from someone just leaving. I suggest going early. Waitresses were very friendly.

Timothy Juelson

Great food!!

Diana Sollom

Great food and service! Always a stop for us when we visit.