The Park Cafe - Saint Mary

The food here is awesome!! You have to try the huckleberry pizza. Definitely worth it while you are in Huckleberry country. If I lived here it would be hard not to eat this more

I mean, it's a cafe. But, the chicken sandwich was actually really good and the cheeseburger wasn't bad either. It's only getting 3 stars and not 4 because you order at the counter but you're paying table service prices. We did try the huckleberry shake. Pretty good! $9 though. Pretty steep.

We arrived after 5pm (dinnertime? and were told the kitchen was closed because they were short staffed, but we could get dessert to go. Fine by us since we were primarily there for the huckleberry pie. We waited for a menu (yes, for a menu , and then waited a bit for our three pie slices. They also sell whole pies (equal to eight slices , but we didn't think we could scarf down a whole pie in one night. The filling was more of a solidified jam-y consistency sins whole huckleberries. The crust was pretty flaky. If you're a fruit pie purist, this is probably not going to do it for you.

So Montana and the Glacier area is known for their Huckleberry products and everywhere you go, you cannot miss the signs for Huck pies. This was definitely a tourist trap and I felt we were swindled out of $10.50 for the saddest, microwaved huck pie slice that looked like someone slammed a book on it. Not to mention the a la carte ice cream that was gummy and icy at the same time, indicating it's been in the freezer for far too long. The poor waitress was friendly, so that salvaged this from being a 1 star experience. Bottom line, skip the Huck pies, another local ice cream place, Sweet Peaks, has a huckleberry flavor ice cream that was much better.

So few options on the St Mary's side to choose from. We came on first day they were open, and prob sat down before they turned off the sign and locked the doors. We enjoyed our meal, but you can tell the staff was just getting into the swing of things. Good food, enjoyed the options for the burgers.