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Ted's Montana Grill - Steakhouse in Durham, North Carolina

Ted's Montana Grill

4.3 (1640 reviews)

6911 Fayetteville Rd, Durham, NC 27713

American restaurant
Steak house

About Ted's Montana Grill - steak house in Durham, North Carolina

Old West-style steakhouse chain known for its burgers & chops made from bison.

Customer Review Summary

Food at Ted's Montana Grill received high praise, with standout dishes like the Big Sky Grilled Salad, brisket, and various burgers. Onion rings were particularly noted for their size and taste. While many guests enjoyed their meals, there were mixed reviews on service; some experienced delays and disorganization, while others highlighted friendly and helpful staff. Atmosphere was generally described as cozy and inviting, with clean facilities. Certain sides, like buttered carrots and garlic mashed potatoes, were found lacking by some diners. Overall, many would recommend the restaurant, especially for meat lovers, but noted that service improvements could enhance the experience.

Key Features

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Food
  • Happy hour drinks
  • Happy hour food
  • Hard liquor
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Tourists

Planning

  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.3 out of 5
5
1046
4
340
3
105
2
63
1
86
Based on 1640 reviews

Beth M

1 month ago

We were here visiting from Indiana and gave this a try. The food was great. The onion rings were large and tasty. The Big Sky Grilled Salad was delicious and huge. The Croutons were the best croutons I've had on any salad in my life. Exceptional. The Brick Chicken was good and flavorful. Veggies were well cooked and not soggy. The restaurant is cozy. The only recommendation I have is for the cooks to pull the kids grilled cheese off a little sooner. Ours was quite dark and I had to use a knife to scrape it so my 15 month old could eat it. The staff is super friendly, our server Katie was awesome!

Stephen Foster

3 months ago

Understand. I very rarely give five stars across the board. Ted 's. Montana grill was a surprise! We'd actually planned on going to some place in the streets at southpoint, but they were all booked. So we just stumbled upon this place, and I'm sure glad we did. Great selection of food, especially if you're a meat eater 🙂 When we were there the service seemed a little jumbled and disorganized, but they were very busy. So I'll give them that. In general, our waitress was really friendly, and knew the menu inside and out. The food was spectacular. The brisket was far above what I expected, and I had one of the best burgers I've had in this entire area. Hi Lee, highly recommended.

Cris

2 months ago

The food was great, but service was subpart and unfortunately dampened our experience. It wasn't busy, maybe 8 possible occupied, and there were 4-5 servers, but our table of four was only checked on once. Most of our table couldn't get refills and left thirsty. I had to holler at our waitress as she was hurrying by to get the check. I thoroughly enjoyed the 'knife and fork chili cheese' burger. It was an open faced burger on ciabatta cooked to order and topped with pepper jack, cheddar, bison chili, fresh jalapeno slices, and sour cream. You can choose beef or bison for any of the burgers with a ~$2 upcharge for bison. I worried it would be too messy, but I was easily able to cut into now sized pieces and eat without issue. The fresh cut fries were ok. 'Buttered carrots' were underwhelming and tasted like plain unseasoned boiled carrots. 3 of us tried the carrots and none of us wanted more than a bite. We ended up leaving them to be tossed. I also tasted my husband's brisket and it was ok, but I was happy I ordered a burger instead. My kiddo liked the kid's Mac and cheese. My father in law ordered the two sliders to compare the beef to the bison but said he couldn't really tell a difference. My mother in law commented that the kale salad was nicely flavored. Overall, I would've given this place a 3 star if my fork and knife chili cheese burger wasn't so good. Our experience for the cost with service taken into consideration was pretty mediocre and I don't think I would return.

Sal Panettieri

3 months ago

Nice lunch. Not crowed or noisy at 11 o’clock on a Friday morning. The bison was very good. The onion rings were huge . The steak My wife had was cooked just the way she wanted it. Everything else was very good. The manager even came up and asked how everything was.

R

1 month ago

Special THANKS to Dante (waiter). Today was my first experience at Ted's. I'm thankful I had a great first experience! Food was great quality. Service was impressive! And the restaurant was clean and presentable. Restroom was clean. Overall, I highly recommend!

Jenn

2 months ago

We had dinner here and it was pretty good. We ordered the chicken and bison meatloaf. The chicken was ok but lacked flavor. The garlic mash potatoes were actually chunks of potatoes and very little garlic. The meatloaf had a bit too much salt. It would have been nice with the higher menu prices to have complimentary bread and not cucumbers. The atmosphere was nice and we enjoyed our dining area.

nine2-5traveler

10 months ago

Service alone was 10 out of 5! Flo was the wait staff that took care of my service, and she was exceptional. Food was on point! Ended up with the Ted burger and it did not disappoint. 50/50 fries and onion rings, look at the onion rings. Brilliant. The atmosphere is laid back, calm and very inviting. Table and booth lighting is a bit on the dim side, but nothing too extreme. Plenty of seating for a single customer to a large party. Great bar right in the center of the restaurant. Highly recommend and I'll be back. Cheers!

Sabrina Mitchell

3 months ago

The food was very good! My Bison burger was cooked perfectly. The option of the 50/50 fries and OR is my favorite. Also had the opportunity to see how much the manager cares about his employees and it was great to see.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 11 AM–10 PM
Monday 11 AM–9 PM
Saturday 11 AM–10 PM
Sunday 11 AM–9 PM
Thursday 11 AM–9 PM
Tuesday 11 AM–9 PM
Wednesday 11 AM–9 PM

Price Range

$20–30