Cafe Kandahar — Restaurant in Whitefish

5++ stars. First please disregard the recent negative reviews. Those potential diners missed an extraordinary opportunity because they did not respect the reservation process. This is a small intimate restaurant with limited seating capacity that is even more reduced now due to COVID restrictions. Don’t reserve a table and try to change within the stated deadline. You’re doing yourself and the owner a disservice. Dalise Blanton is very hands-on with reservation requests and went out of her way to ensure our party was well-accommodated. Now onto the meal. I’ve been coming to Café Kandahar for over 15 years and it only gets better. I’ve lived in NYC for 18 years and Chef Andy could easily compete with the the best in Manhattan. Yet he’s right there at the base of the Big Mountain, serving up Montana-inspired cuisine that will rival any fine dining experience in the world. He and his exceptional staff will sear this culinary encounter into your memory forever. Also, understanding that some patrons might be new to this level of dining, I assure you it’s also an incredible value for quality. As I write this, I’m torn because I consider Café Kandahar one of the great hidden treasures of Montana! Now it will be even harder to get a...

We ordered the 4 couse meal with the wine pairing which was $310 for the two of us. The dining room is very bright and for some reason the tables are partitioned off with clear plastic giving it an air of a hospital/cafeteria vibe. Our waiter was fine but the wine guy, Cory, hit a sour note. He was describing a wine and flat out said at one point, "I don't really know". Awesome. The first course was supposedly a smoked salmon pancake thing but it all would have fit in a tablespoon so I took there word for it. 2nd course was octopus or crab. We got one of each. They were delicious but once again, no more than 2 bites. Next was pork belly or duck and once again, we got one of each. They were both delicious but were also a 2 bite appetizer. Finally we got to the main couse. We were so hungry as we'd only had 6 bites of food to this point. I got the bison tenderloin and my husband got the Wagu short ribs. Like everything else, it was delicious. $372.45 later we went into town and got a pizza. While the super expensive appetizers were very good, it's not a dinner. The only reason I gave it 2 stars was because the little food that we did get,...

we have never eaten here and were excited to go (we have a gift certificate), so we made a reservation to do so this weekend 9/18/21 and the lady on the phone asked if we had any food allergies, which we dont. we proceed to look up the menu online and there was 1 thing on the menu that we would eat. i get that it is an upscaled resort on Big Mountain but not everyone in Montana wants to Elk or Bison or Fish. i would rather go to the Belton Chalet. Our friends went on 9/11 and they said that they had a rude person on the phone as well. Sorry thing happen in life that people need to cancel reservation or make a short notice reservation. sorry we have inconvienced your day. Upon cancelling the reservation the rude lady on the phone asked "how much my gift certificate was....gift card or not WE CAN AFFORD TO EAT THERE WE WORK FOR A LIVING. i hope that the lady on the phone learns that she needs to be a little nicer and understand that when she is rude, the place will always get negative feed back.

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