How is Western BBQ restaurant rated?

Name: Western BBQ
Address: 2305 Mount Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO, United States, 80487
Telephone: (800) 922-2722
Price range: $50 and over
Rating: 4

Western BBQ

4.0

284 Reviews

$50 and over

Barbecue

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Don’t forget your cowboy hat for this wild, family-friendly ride. Load up in the gondola and head up to the top of Thunderhead Lodge. Bite into mouthwatering BBQ and after you enjoy a delicious dessert, you and the family will be ready to learn to line dance with a local Steamboat band. This is a toe-tapping, BBQ-loving, dance-friendly Steamboat experience you won’t want to miss. This event is fun for all ages.
If you are joining other groups and want to be seated together, please call us or let the reservationist know. Reservation time is the time you board the gondola. Credit card requirement is only to hold the reservation- we will not have access to this information to close out your bill. In accordance with Colorado law, outside alcohol cannot be brought into restaurants. We look forward to having you at Western BBQ!

Please reach out to our Central Reservation team at 800-922-2722 with any questions or cancellations

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Barbecue, American
Hours of operation
Dinner Fri–Sun 6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Phone number
(800) 922-2722
Website
http://www.steamboat.com/things-to-do/dining
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Resort Casual
Private party contact
Lindsey Yochem: (970) 871-5162

Location
2305 Mount Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
Neighborhood
Steamboat Springs
Parking details
Paid parking is available in the garage adjacent to the transportation center. Walk through gondola square and check-in with gondola host.
Public transit
Free city buses and hotel shuttles stop at the Transportation Center. Walk through gondola square and check-in with gondola host.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, View

Herb Crust Prime Rib*
Salt cured for 24 hours, then rubbed with rosemary, thyme, garlic, and smoked for 4 hours. Served with au jus and horseradish sauce
Dry Rubbed BBQ Chicken
Legs and thighs, rubbed in our house-made BBQ rub, then smoked for 3 hours
St Louis Pork Ribs
Coated in our house-made BBQ rub and smoked until tender
Salmon
Seared and glazed with an Ancho-Honey Glaze

Salads

German Potato Salad
A warm salad tossed in our house-made bacon vinaigrette and topped with dill
Cowboy Caviar
Black-eyed peas, black beans, chickpeas, corn, onions, peppers, and celery tossed in apple cider vinaigrette
House Salad
Country greens, heirloom tomatoes, shaved red onion, cucumbers, sunflower seeds, croutons, and choice of Ranch, Honey Mustard, Blue Cheese, or Italian dressing

Sides

Campfire Baked Beans
Tossed in our house-made BBQ sauce with sautéed peppers and onions, and slightly sweetened with brown sugar and molasses
Baked Mac & Cheese
Creamy three-cheese mac & cheese topped with panko and baked until golden brown
Garlic Mash Potatoes
Red skin potatoes, roasted garlic, and cream whipped to a fluffy peack
Roasted Market Vegetables
Seasonal vegetables sautéed in herb butter
Corn Bread Muffin
Served over clover honey butter

Chef's Dessert Bar

Brownies
Cheesecake
Ice Cream Sundae Bar

What 284 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.0

4 based on recent ratings

3.8Food
4.1Service
4.1Ambience
3.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Denver / Colorado
Kid-friendly
Mountains
Kid-friendly
Mountains
Good for groups
Mountains
Hot spot

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RAFAELR
Denver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Friendly staff, great food selection, good music...gondola ride in lauded.
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Laurie
Phoenix
29 reviews
vip
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on March 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Service, food and entertainment was spectacular! A great family experience
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Melissap
Denver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 18, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Music, food, drinks, and services were great. It was fun for the whole family.
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OpenTable Diner
Denver
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on March 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent food and music! Highly recommended!!
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E3456
Denver
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on March 12, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience4
Server Drew was efficient and responsive. Food was very tasty. Better than previous visits to BBQ.
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sandraM
Denver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 11, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We were a group of adult, and everything was great. They had a kids program that occurred early in the evening, with the adult line dancing etc happening a little later. Food was amazing…. Every dish, and the band was good and fun
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MamaNYC
New York Area
53 reviews
vip
1.0
53 reviews
Dined on February 26, 2023
overall1food1service3ambience1
Wow. To say this was an unusual and memorable experience is an understatement. It felt like Adam Sandler should be the lead singer for the evening entertainment. The food was astonishingly terrible, served buffet style in chafing dishes in a hall in the top of the Thunderridge ski lodge. There was some steak like Product at the end of the buffet that passed the test of being cooked well, and edible, but then the add your own choice of bbq sauce from range of squeeze bottled was a thumbs down.The flavorless, mushy from frozen mixed veggies. The flavorless, gelatinous Mac cheese. The iceberg lettuce excuse of a salad bar is likely bested by the local high school cafeteria options. The salmon was hard as a rock. We are unclear how salmon could be cooked like that. Truly. There was a band trying very hard to engage. Good job band. There were family games and line dancing which were perhaps the highlight for most attendees. To clarify: There is NO actual restaurant called Western BBQ. There is not one sign anywhere with the name of Western BBQ on it. There is no signage at the resort. The phone number for the restaurant doesn’t work. Because it’s not a real restaurant. Not should it be. This is only worth going for the spectacle that feels like crashing a bad buffet wedding. You do ride the gondola at night. Wear a hat and gloves. For a good time, send your ex fiancé here and instead grab a burger from any pub nearby. It was a hilarious, amazing evening.
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DianaC
Milwaukee
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on February 26, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience3
Food options were good. If you arrive later, like us, the salmon was dry. The ribs and chicken were good. But couldn't find any medium rare beef. Still tasty though. Sides were good and dessert bar. Staff very friendly and music was great background. Not seated near window so no view of city at night. Went outside and got great views.
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dineout22
Chicago
16 reviews
vip
1.0
16 reviews
Dined on February 25, 2023
overall1food1service1ambience1
I made a reservation for our nine family members for this barbecue, and at the last minute, as were walking out the door to go up the gondola to the barbecue. I was told that this barbecue was totally canceled because of a gondola problem. This seems totally unacceptable to me, and made it almost impossible to find another place to eat dinner for our party of nine people. Not happy that this occurred.
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MichaelS
Vancouver
4 reviews
vip
1.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 20, 2023
overall1food1service1ambience1
This restaurant is not accurately described on Open table. It’s a cafeteria style buffet with live country music. The food choices were very limited - the menu online was not accurate. For example - they supposedly offer Salmon. None to be found last light. Tons of little kids running around. Buffet trays were routinely empty. You sit at big long tables - no privacy or intimacy. It’s really a ski lodge cafeteria. We had to leave because my partner could not find anything to eat. They charged us $150 - for just arriving and leaving. Unreal. This is not a high class dining option.
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PatrickM
San Antonio
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 20, 2023
overall1food1service3ambience1
Good poor. Brisket was tough
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DBBQ
Washington DC
4 reviews
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 20, 2023
overall2food2service4ambience2
Ran out of the BBQ salmon before we even had a chance to get any. Food was so salty I will be drinking water nonstop for days. Noise and band was so loud I couldn’t hear myself think.
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SaraG
Denver
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on February 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is such a fun event, and I haven’t been in a while, so it was nice to see so many fun upgrades. The food was delicious and beautiful, the layout was much more user-friendly, and the overall experience was fantastic. Looking forward to our next trip!
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Windsurf
Seattle
8 reviews
vip
3.0
8 reviews
Dined on February 19, 2023
overall3food3service3ambience4
Quite expensive for what you get. Music was great.
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Laurie
Phoenix
29 reviews
vip
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on February 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Such a fun and family-friendly event, great food. In particular we appreciated the volume of the band was great for being able to visit at our table. The bad was terrific!
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OpenTable Diner
Houston
4 reviews
vip
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 6, 2023
overall4food5service3ambience5
Really loved the band “Moon Cat”. Waiter was not available enough but the staff in general while very friendly, needed to be more informed and/or trained.
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OpenTable Diner
Denver
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great set up for a family friendly buffet dinner on the mtn. Staff was friendly, the food was great and the entertainment was fabulous. We had a clear night so the views from the gondola ride up & down were amazing. Will do this again next time we have company here for a visit.
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Pyxedust
New York Area
33 reviews
vip
5.0
33 reviews
Dined on February 4, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
What a great way to end an amazing week of skiing. The gondola ride in the dark, seeing everything lit up, was nice. There was all you can eat buffet with fresh food. Then an Ice cream bar. Good music with line dancing lessons.
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KirtB
Indiana
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 4, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great experience and glad to support local families!
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OpenTable Diner
Houston
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on January 28, 2023
overall1food2service1ambience3
Great venue. Ran out of food as soon as we went through the buffet. Cocktails were terrible. Service was slow. Country music band was really bad and the music was geared towards small kids (Hokey Pokey… really?). It’s really a shame because the venue is amazing and it could be fabulous with a bit more effort.
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Chopper1990
St. Louis
29 reviews
vip
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on January 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
The Western BBQ was a great event! The food was delicious and plentiful. Coffee and dessert were included with the buffet. The live band was really fun- a segment for all the kids attending, and a family song as well. Line dancing was the best. We had such a fun, memorable evening
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EdwardK
Denver
7 reviews
vip
3.0
7 reviews
Dined on January 21, 2023
overall3food3service3ambience4
Our server was not good. Helpers were good, but had to keep going and finding our server. Food was meh. But it’s a nice time and great for kids.
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OpenTable Diner
Richmond
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on January 2, 2023
overall1food1service2ambience1
Place has no Western feel. Staff had teeny kind of cowboy hats on but that was only western feel. Music was too loud for eating. Food was dry and no bbq sauce available. For $65 a person seriously disappointing. Band was nice and we danced but again there was no sense of Western BBQ. And description alluded to a sleigh ride or something requiring being bundled under rugs but that is completely inaccurate. Overall not worth the cost. Better meals and service in town.
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KaraA
Denver
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I loved it. The meal was good, the wait staff was good, the band was good ... I only wish our grandkids weren't so exhausted. I wanted to dance!! But the grandkids were too tired. We'll come back and have a complete evening with the band and the dancing!
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MorganB
Denver
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on December 24, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
So fun for the kids!
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MarkB
Denver
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
As always, a fun filled dining experience. The kids and adults alike will dance and enjoy the band.
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DarrellH
Atlanta Metro
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on April 7, 2021
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great place to have lunch on the slope. Good food, nice people, and good views.
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PaulB
Austin
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 29, 2021
overall5food4service5ambience5
First visit to Stokers this season. A surprising break from the grab and go madness on the rest of the mountain.
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Denver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 27, 2021
overall5food5service5ambience5
Best birthday ever!!
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Aaron
Denver
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 20, 2021
overall5food5service5ambience5
Patrina and Andrew deserve best bar tenders in the boat.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
104 reviews
vip
5.0
104 reviews
Dined on March 13, 2021
overall5food5service4ambience3
Having had an amazing experience on Thursday, we were happy to return here one more time before leaving, and it was just as delicious.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
104 reviews
vip
5.0
104 reviews
Dined on March 11, 2021
overall5food5service4ambience3
We returned here since they took reservations. The food was quite delicious (more than we remembered), and the service was great. It was a super nice place to stop for lunch while on the mountain.
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beerisnectar
New Orleans
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on March 8, 2021
overall2food2service4ambience1
Uninspiring but smooth
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CJNM
New Mexico
71 reviews
vip
5.0
71 reviews
Dined on March 5, 2021
overall5food5service5ambience4
Good chicken sandwich and good, friendly service.
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HLAH
Western NC
49 reviews
vip
4.0
49 reviews
Dined on March 2, 2021
overall4food4service5ambience4
Not the most exciting menu but everything was well prepared and our server was excellent
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OpenTable Diner
Denver
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 1, 2021
overall5food5service5ambience5
Love the stoker.
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OpenTable Diner
Tampa
22 reviews
5.0
22 reviews
Dined on February 26, 2021
overall5food5service5ambience5
Tomato soup and grilled cheese bites delicious. Thanksgiving sandwich - best I've ever had! Server super friendly.
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Matthew
Miami
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 26, 2021
overall5food4service5ambience5
Great view. Good food. I recommend a reservation in advance.
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SallyC
Detroit
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 25, 2021
overall4food4service5ambience4
Great on mountain lunch. Worth the money to be able to sit and relax mid ski day and not leave the mountain
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Walt
Tampa
31 reviews
4.0
31 reviews
Dined on February 23, 2021
overall4food4service4ambience5
Very nice mountain top lunch.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Contactless payment available

Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Western BBQ is rated 4 stars by 284 OpenTable diners.

Not bookable

This restaurant is temporarily offline. Please contact the restaurant directly or check back shortly for availability.

2305 Mount Werner Cir, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487

Additional information

Neighborhood
Steamboat Springs
Hours of operation
Dinner Fri–Sun 6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Cuisines
Barbecue, American
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Resort Casual
Parking details
Paid parking is available in the garage adjacent to the transportation center. Walk through gondola square and check-in with gondola host.
Public transit
Free city buses and hotel shuttles stop at the Transportation Center. Walk through gondola square and check-in with gondola host.
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, View

Website
http://www.steamboat.com/things-to-do/dining
Phone number
(800) 922-2722
Private party contact
Lindsey Yochem: (970) 871-5162

Western BBQ

Not bookable

Additional information

Menu

Protein

Herb Crust Prime Rib*

Dry Rubbed BBQ Chicken

St Louis Pork Ribs

Salmon

Salads

German Potato Salad

Cowboy Caviar

House Salad

Sides

Campfire Baked Beans

Baked Mac & Cheese

Garlic Mash Potatoes

Roasted Market Vegetables

Corn Bread Muffin

Chef's Dessert Bar

Brownies

Cheesecake

Ice Cream Sundae Bar

What 284 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing

Screening

FAQs

How is Western BBQ restaurant rated?

Not bookable

Additional information