Nell's — Restaurant in West Glacier

We had a mixed experience with Nell's over the course of 3 days. The hardest thing is there are almost no other options outside of the Many Glaciers Hotel and Nell's on this side of the park. We love visiting national parks, but also keep our expectations measured when we visit restaurants in the parks due to seasonal staff (high turnover), difficulty getting food, and frankly it's not the focus of going to a national park.

The first meal was a Western style beef burger with sweet potato fries. It was underwhelming. The burger was dry with a teaspoon of BBQ sauce and overloaded with fried onions. The sweet potato fries were undercooked and mushy.

The next meal was a pepperoni pizza and another Western style burger. The burger was significantly better this time around. Maybe a different chef? The pizza hit the spot but isn't anything to write home about.

The last meal was the breakfast wrap which was quite good! It could use a sauce as some parts were quite dry, but the tortilla is crispy, cheese is spread out within the wrap, and it has a great ratio of ingredients. Highly recommend this!

Overall it's a decent spot. Results may vary. Don't go fancy. It's a diner folks. Go somewhere else if you're seeking...

There are very limited options to eat at the many glacier side of the park, but this one did the job for several days while we camped/hiked around the area. It will definitely not blow your mind but it is relatively affordable and quick enough. There seemed to be a pretty wide variance in food quality unfortunately - the first time we went our burgers were dry and fries very soggy. We were not impressed and weren’t planning to go back the next day but there was a big thunderstorm and we didn’t want to drive out anywhere further. Luckily everything was actually much better than the first time and we ended up going back for breakfast the next day as well. Overall would recommend based on how much better our second (and third) experience was. Also make sure to bus your tables! Saw lots of people leaving assuming someone would clean up after them and the poor servers could...

Stayed at the Swiftcurrent so decided to eat at Nell’s since it is attached and very convenient. What a terrible idea. We both had a bison burger and fries. They do not allow substitutions for salad; ok no problem. The burger was so dry and tasteless. The fries were cold and tasted like they were sitting for 2-3 days prior to being served. Thinking it was a one off as we were told good things, the next morning we ordered the breakfast wrap - they were out of that within 30 min of opening, no problem. Ordered an egg sandwich which came with home fries. We asked for it “to go” but were told they do not do that and we could wrap it up ourselves. Took a bit for the food to come out thinking things are made fresh to order. The egg sandwich had zero flavour and the home fries were cold. When I bit into one, the oil leaked out. I would not be suggesting this...