"Billings has a number of restaurants that strive for culinary excellence. Of those we've tried, the Granary is at the top of the list."
Michael Stern
"Full-flavored and tender, this sirloin steak is the best we had in Billings … a city with a lot of very good steaks. To the right is a great big potato, a reminder that Montana's neighbor to the west is Idaho."
Michael Stern
"This amazing plate of food is the dinner-size Caesar salad, with parmesan shrimp added around the base. A normal-looking, shrimpless Caesar is available as an appetizer."
Michael Stern
"This is the Caesar salad that is available as a side dish with dinners. It's terrific."
Michael Stern
"Two pieces of banana cake sandwich banana cream cheese. That cone-like thing on the plate is a caramel crisp filled with mousse."
Michael Stern
"The caramelized Oregon blueberries burst with flavor. They are arrayed with hazelnut crunch and cheesecake rosettes."
Michael Stern
"The Granary is an eminently tasteful restaurant, as evidenced by this small sign out front."
Michael Stern
"The Custer battlefield is less than an hour away from downtown Billings. This picture on the wall of the Granary shows the general on his last campaign."
Michael Stern
The Granary is a beautiful old building that was part of Billings Polytechnic Institute before World War II, but lay empty from the mid-1940s into the 1970s. It was then made into a fancy restaurant; and again in 2004 it was bought, remodeled, and reconceived to be what it is today: the finest place in Billings to dine. Suave service, comfortable accommodations, a serious wine list, and a contemporary menu are its hallmarks.
