On Broadway — Restaurant in Helena

At 6:30pm on a Friday, the wait was just shy of one hour. They don’t do reservations, but it’s worth going, even for the wait. You can sit on the bar side (at the bar or at tables on that side) and have drinks while waiting. We had no problem getting seats at the bar and you can order full menu sitting at the bar (eat dinner without waiting). The tables on the bar side are like a restaurant…open seating and lots of tables and booths, but you can’t order a meal there (you can get appetizers).

The food was excellent, the chef cooked my medium rare tenderloin perfectly. Crust on stake had a nice mix of texture, crisp/tender/juicy.

The best part of my experience was the bar. The bartender was extremely helpful, friendly and attentive. There were several guys behind the bar so everyone had attention. I had an Old Fashioned and it was probably the best one I ever had (asked bar tender and used a rye whiskey that he recommended).

Atmosphere was excellent, but a bit loud. Downstairs is a lot louder than upstairs… if you’re having a more romantic dinner, go upstairs. If you’re just hanging with the guys/gals, downstairs is...

My wife and I went here for the first time a couple of months ago and really enjoyed our experience. When my parents came to town the first place we thought of taking them was here. Unfortunately our second experince was not a good one. My father ordered the lasagna and when it arrived we immediately thought something looked off. My father is not one to complain about food but after eating some of the lasgana it became very obvious that it had just been thawed and was not heated. We told the waitress and she initially claimed that she saw the lasagna come out of the oven and seemed to be questioning our honesty. She took the lasagna back and I'm sure saw for herself that it was still ice cold. It took a while before she brought out a new lasagna which to her credit was heated . Unfortunately by this time the rest if us had finished our dinner and my father was left no real option but to take it to go. The waitress was still very defensive about the situation and never really took responsibility for the mistake. All said On Broadway does make a good steak but the service is lacking and for what you pay there are better...

The atmosphere in this place is nice. The service was also pretty good. But the food, I honestly couldn’t tell you we enjoyed a single thing - even down to the fountain Coke + Diet Coke. Fountain drinks were flavorless.

We ordered an appetizer from their specials list, the mojo shrimp, and we both took one bite and didn’t touch the plate the remainder of our time there. The shrimp was luke warm and very bland.

My sister ordered the lasagna and I ordered the salmon dinner. All of their dinners come with a side salad for starters - the house lime vinaigrette was pretty good on the salad, however I requested no cheese on mine and it came with cheese, so I could only eat around that. My sister’s lasagna was okay, my salmon was okay as well, but the rice was luke warm and flavorless. Not a knock out socks off meal for sure.

We did not order any alcoholic drinks, however they did look like they were made well! The bar is large and the atmosphere of this place seems as though it would be a good little spot for a drink. If you’re looking for a spot, I would give it a shot...