The Montana Dinner Yurt — Restaurant in Big Sky

I'd give it a 1-star but I'd feel awful - it's not the worst but the yurt is not what it's billed to be. Taking the cat was interesting and being able to ride on top as an option was unique. Everything else was dime store for $230/per person (plus tip) and an awful value. Waiters are dressed to shovel your driveway (or drive the cat in this instance) not serve food. Somehow they make 3 courses last 3+ hours. Mediocre french onion soup when you arrive coupled with grocery store bread loaf. Then a 45 minute break to either sled down a dark, unlit road or sit around a single fire pit with only 7 chairs. Next course is family style mash potatoes, roasted zucchini and sliced tenderloin. It's not plated service?? Literally bowls of skin-on mashed spuds and roasted, quartered and sliced 2" zucchini chucks placed in the center of the table. $230? Another long wait till the "Toblerone" fondue is set with sliced banana, apple, oranges and pound cake cubes. Coffee (but decaf unavailable). It's BYOB which is fine as the Hungry Moose at the Exchange has a great beer and wine selection at retail vs restaurant markup. The music! OMG...single dude playing guitar up front. Much too loud so you can't talk to the people at your table without screaming. It would be more appropriate at a pub not a dining experience. He was fine enough playing Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Beatles, etc covers but a simple quiet instrumental would have been a perfect live addition but the sound misses the mark. In the end it was the music volume that really set me off and triggered me to write this. I could not enjoy a nice dinner with my family around the table in what should have been a better curated experience. Unless they create some actual value I suggest you skip the Yurt at Big Sky. There are considerably better Yurt dining experiences at other resorts. I wish I took some pictures to really...

Pros: Cool to ride the snowcat up and down the mountain! Service was friendly (one guy almost too friendly--why was he rubbing my husband's belly??). Was glad they had a table for two for us and didn't stick us with another party. Food was generously proportioned and like decent home cooking. Our rustic mashed potatoes had one, completely unmashed whole potato in the dish, however. Yurt temp was comfy and warm. Watching kids sled between courses was cute. Jupiter was shining over Lone Mountain. Cons: the musician was truly awful, poor guy. He could neither sing nor play to save his soul. Live music is not a treat when it's done that poorly. It was a sad distraction all night. When he did take a break, the "smooth jazz" station they had on kept skipping, over and over, and no one noticed until my husband asked that it be changed. Though the prepared food was decent, the bread and the hot cocoa were cheap grocery store items. No chairs were set up around the outdoor propane-fueled fire pit. Bottom line: nothing about the experience was outstanding, other than being on the mountain at night. I'd have preferred a snowcat ride and a bagged sandwich instead. For $281/pp before tip, they should do better be it the food, the atmosphere (plastic and cardboard cups for drinks), the live music. We could have had dinner with wine at Per Se in NYC for that kind of money. If they are raking in the $ on this, I feel taken advantage of. If there are costs to running this thing not visible to me, I feel like: Still: do better. It's a business,...

I usually never leave reviews out of laziness, but I had to take the time to give kudos to the folks at montana dinner yurt! we came here for a bachelorette party last weekend and it was AMAZING! Every single thing was perfect - the food, the views, the music, the overall vibes were 11/10! All 16 of us agreed it was the best part of our trip - trust me, these gals are not easy to please! excellent communication leading up to the event as well. The staff was friendly and accommodating, they even allowed our friend who is pregnant to sit in the front of the truck which was extremely helpful. Definitely a must-do on your trip to big sky! I'll also note that I am a vegetarian & it was the best meal I had all weekend. Pasta, veggies, potatoes were 10/10 and the...