Location.com logo
Montana's BBQ & Bar restaurant
Brand Certified

Montana’s BBQ & Bar

4.5
(2,548 reviews)

Business Details

4715 Rutherford Rd, Nanaimo, BC
V9T 5S5, Canada
(250) 758-2388
https://www.montanas.ca/en/locations/bc/nanaimo/4715-rutherford-rd

About

RestaurantRecipe Unlimited
Montana's BBQ & BAR is a Canadian comfort food BBQ restaurant and sports bar. Enjoy in-house smoked pork ribs, beef brisket, grilled steaks and juicy burgers which are paired perfectly with catching the game. Montana's Nanaimo celebrates fun-to-eat, finger-licking smoked and barbecued comfort food that breaks the 'proper' rules. Located near Lakeview Park & Regional General Hospital in the Northern end of Nanaimo, we are a short turn off of Island Highway North. Experience the fun, casual and unpretentious vibe, where you can laugh heartily, enjoy classic BBQ cooking, cheer on the game and enjoy your friends and family. We can't wait to serve you at our restaurant.

Details

  • Dine-inAvailable
  • Accepts reservationsAvailable
  • Requires reservationsNot available
  • Credit cardAvailable

Location

Montana’s BBQ & Bar
4715 Rutherford Rd, Nanaimo, BC
V9T 5S5, Canada

Hours

Monday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Menu

3 menus · 124 items

Explore offerings from Montana’s BBQ & Bar on 4715 Rutherford Rd in Nanaimo, with popular smokin' ribfest, classic kick-starters, fall-off-the-bone-ribs, and steaks available at this location.

Food

66 items
View full menu

Bar

53 items
View full menu

Kids

5 items
View full menu

Reviews

4.5
2,548 reviews
5 stars
1,778
4 stars
466
3 stars
121
2 stars
64
1 star
119
  • NM
    nicole miron
    3 days ago
    5.0
    Great restaurant, our waitress Caroline was very welcoming. We came in with no reservations, a party of 8 they quickly accommodated us. Raul was quick to greet us. We brought company from Ontario, and they received the elk and mouse paper hats for the grandkids. Great service, great atmosphere. And fabulous staff. Definitely recommend you try it. Thanks Nicole
  • PL
    Pierre Leveille
    3 days ago
    5.0
    Got in at last minute and the Manager Raul and the staff was able to accommodate us in a very short time and like I said, very short time. Both Sophie and Raul were great and always smiling. Thank you very much, will be passing positive reviews to all the people. Merci beaucoup, Gracias!
  • FR
    Frank Rösner
    4 days ago
    1.0
    Went there Friday the 7th for dinner on our way back from Victoria. We ordered 10 Oz steak medium rare. Steak was definitely not 10 Oz and was tough and dry. Slow service . Did not offer coffee refills or water. When we ordered desert, waited for 20 minutes and no one came. we complained and will never return. This place does not live up to the hype
  • SD
    Shannon Doidge
    Aug 9, 2026
    2.0
    Couldnt cook a steak if their lives depended on it. Only saving grace was the wonderful server that really tried to make it right. Unfortunately taking the steak back to cook a new one didnt work. Wanted medium rare. Got well done.....got a new one still medoum well....more towards well...very dry...yuck. luckily she took 30$ off the bill. I took it home for the dog.
  • RG
    Roberta G
    Jul 16, 2026
    1.0
    I dont know about the other 4 and 5 star reviews on here, they must be sponsored or paid reviews, but this Montana's is absolutely brutal. Avoid at all costs. The outside of the restaurant is dirty, windows/doors are dirty and smudged. Inside, there is years of dust built up, I dont think its ever been cleaned. This place is absolutely gross. Upon arriving to the recently "cleaned" table, there was food leftover from previous customers under the table, old smudged something on the back of the booth, and we waited for the waitress to return and clean under the table before we could sit down. The waitress (Mia) seemed okay at the start, but then quickly soured. She gave us some time to look over the menu, returned a little while later and told us our drink selections were unavailable, so as we looked for new selections, she asked us to essentially hurry up because she had another table waiting. Nice. We waited 10-15 mins for 3 beers, and the rest were soda drinks. Clearly, not enough staff working to handle the amount of diners. We placed our dinner orders to be completely disappointed all around the table. Ribs were old, overcooked, cold and so charred and dry they were barely edible. Sides between each person's plates were inconsistent, but the one consistency was the corn breads that were old, dry and could be used as hockey pucks. I really wonder if there is any quality control, the food sent out from this kitchen is an absolute disgrace. Upgrades to "loaded" baked potatoes was so not worth it - the potato was stone cold, cheese tasted old and moldy, just disgusting. Manager took the same potato to be barely rewarmed, and returned to the table. Barely seemed to care that there was a problem at the table. Extremely hard to get a soda refill here as well, waitress was inattentive and only checked in once. The bathrooms were filthy, toilet paper everywhere, sticky floors, urinals w black mold and graffiti inside the stalls. Save your money and time, go anywhere else but here.

Frequently Asked Questions About Montana’s BBQ & Bar

Does Montana's BBQ & Bar Nanaimo have a patio?

Yes, this Montana's restaurant at 4715 Rutherford Rd in Nanaimo does have a patio for dining, which is open based on weather conditions. It's the perfect outdoor spot to kick back and enjoy all of your signature bbq favourites in the fresh air.

Does Montana’s BBQ & Bar Nanaimo accept reservations?

Yes, Montana’s BBQ & Bar Nanaimo accepts reservations which can be made online via OpenTable.

Brand Certified Facts from Montana’s BBQ & Bar

This information is certified by Montana’s BBQ & Bar and published from the brand's official system of record. Data is distributed through an enterprise-grade knowledge management platform. Learn more about our data sources
Certified August 16, 2026Yext Knowledge Graph
  • Address
  • Categories
  • Geo coordinates
  • Legal business name
  • Hours of operation
  • Phone number
  • Official website
Syndication Network
Approved business data is pushed to 100+ publishers, including: