GTLC – John Colter Ranch House Restaurant at Colter Bay

Food was delicious and plentiful. I had the Smoked Half Chicken, my partner had the Smoked Brisket you could actually smell the smoked when your plate arrived quite delightful. We started with some refreshing cocktails followed by the Cobb Salad it was fresh fresh and satisfying. Warm soft rolls to boot. Atmosphere was nice, large area, bit loud with high cathedral ceilings nicely decorated. The staff where very very friendly and the service was quick. And enjoyable evening for our first day.

Got sick from eating their bison/buffalo burger! Ordered it done medium/well. Advertised ‘never frozen’ which should have been warning enough…perhaps meat sitting out too long and not cooked through. Ruined my day. Don’t order this item.

Great restaurant by the Jackson Lake. We stopped by for lunch and everything was absolutely fresh and delicious. Chili soup was probably the best I’ve had. Club sandwich was great too. Chicken sandwich was very good. The bun especially was out of this world!

July 6, 2022 Returned for our 3rd night aaaaand ordered that delicious Moran View Salad again. But tonight we shared that salad plus had our own entrees. I had the trout with potato wedges and mac n' cheese. Absolutely delicious. Husband went for the smoked brisket which was so incredibly juicy tender. July 5, 2022 Repeat of day before. I am simply in love with the Moran View Salad. Gotta admit I do love it even more with the grilled chicken, but yesterday's shredded chicken also totally worked. Husband joined me and also had the salad, but also tried the cheese grits which doesn't photograph well, but he liked jt lots. Service again was excellent. Thumbs up to our server, Misha. Excellent attention to detail such as bringing us a pitcher of water. July 4, 2022 Wonderful surprise. I was mentally prepared for typical National Park high prices with not so great food and small portions. Then that all changed when I ordered the Moran View Salad (subbed dressing to ranch) and was incredibly and wonderfully delighted in how incredibly delicious AND filling it was. Yessss! So happy cause we gotta eat here 3 nights in a row. :) Husband had the Smoked Half Chicken wirh wedges and raw veggies and also liked his dish. I was also pleasantly surprised that my salad was only $15. Like. Wow. The salad, btw, is the mixed greens kind. (Not shown in my pic.) Really good. Not just the cheap-o iceberg lettuce. And the portion was seriously like a full dinner sized salad. I am just. Really. Happy! :) Our server, Amber, also gets two thumbs up. Plus the two assistants who kept refilling our waters. Fast and great service. Thank you for working on 4th of July!

We have eaten here a few times now. We have done lunch, dinner and bar menu service in between full service hours. The bar tenders were the most friendly. The location is convenient and easy when staying in the cabins or tent village. The food is decent, but overpriced for what it is. That was expected though and a trade for being in the park. The cheese curds were really good. The pesto pasta was delicious. The grilled chicken sandwich on the lunch menu was very good.