Reviews for John Colter's Ranch House in Moran, WY

The burgers (Moran Bison Butger and Wyoming Burger) were great. The mashed potatoes are outstanding. The coleslaw delicious and... the Hickleberry Margarita is special and unique. Service was great. Read more

I was looking forward to this restaurant since National Park dining is pretty hit or miss (mostly miss.) A friend had eaten here... a few weeks before and spoke highly of the breakfast. I stopped in for dinner and things were pretty underwhelming. How can youscrew up a salad? Good question. I had the chopped salad with chicken, red onion (and I mean a lot of red onion, should havebeen called the Red Onion Chopped Salad), boiled eggs, corn, tomato, avocado, tortilla strips and chipotle ranch dressing. Asnoted, the onions were very overpowering and the dressing was very bland. There was just no taste like the salad had beensitting in a fridge for a long period of time. The portion size was huge also, so I recommended splitting or being able to takeleftovers. I will say the chili was much better. Overall, it's a warm meal at a somewhat fair price and a full bar. So in theend, if that's what you need it'll get the job done. They are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Read more

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. Read more

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 thisworld! Read more

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 itwas fresh fresh and satisfying. Warm soft rolls to boot. Atmosphere was nice, large area, bit loud with high cathedral ceilingsnicely decorated. The staff where very very friendly and the service was quick. And enjoyable evening for our first day. Read more

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 thesmoked brisket which was so incredibly juicy tender. July 5, 2022 Repeat of day before. I am simply in love with the Moran ViewSalad. 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 jtlots. Service again was excellent. Thumbs up to our server, Misha. Excellent attention to detail such as bringing us a pitcherof water. July 4, 2022 Wonderful surprise. I was mentally prepared for typical National Park high prices with not so great foodand small portions. Then that all changed when I ordered the Moran View Salad (subbed dressing to ranch) and was incredibly andwonderfully delighted in how incredibly delicious AND filling it was. Yessss! So happy cause we gotta eat here 3 nights in arow. :) Husband had the Smoked Half Chicken wirh wedges and raw veggies and also liked his dish. I was also pleasantlysurprised 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! Read more

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 isdecent, but overpriced for what it is. That was expected though and a trade for being in the park. The cheese curds were reallygood. The pesto pasta was delicious. The grilled chicken sandwich on the lunch menu was very good. Read more

Went here yesterday for lunch and boy I'm glad we did! The ranger at the Colter Bay visitor center recommended this place saying... it's not badly priced and typically not too crowded, and he wasn't wrong. I got the BBQ Beef Brisket Sandwich, my friend gotthe BBQ pulled pork sandwich. We both were INCREDIBLY happy with our decisions and felt the price wasn't over the top. Theplace was busy but we were seated quickly, the waiter was friendly and attentive. We ordered the kids menu Mac & cheese (whichcame with a side choice so we got salad). The Mac and cheese needed salt added so it wasn't the best, but the sandwiches, fries,and fruit were all top notch. And the booths are deceptively large, it easily could seat a family bigger than four people. Also,they DO have bathrooms that are relatively nice, sometimes hard to come by in a national park! ???? Will definitely eat hereagain! Read more