Tupelo Grille Whitefish Montana

The first lucky restaurant on my Review list is Tupelo Grille in Whitefish, Northwest Montana. It is located right downtown Whitefish at 17 Central Ave.

I had been there several times over the past few years. Last time I was there, I had the maui maui fish special. And my dining companion had the “out of this world pot roast”.

I ordered a bottle of beer and a side of tomato juice, I guess tomato juice is not hip here. They did not have tomato juice to go with my beer. So I decided to just have the bottle of beer. When the beer came, it was very cold and so was the glass, which is a good thing. I poured the bottle of beer into my glass, and there was something black inside of the beer. I returned the beer and got another beer. Now this was probably not Tupelo’s fault, I don’t know if the beer was old or what. The second beer did not have this issue.

The pictures on the wall are pretty much the same ones that have been there for years.

At the table next to us, we overheard someone say don't get the sauce, as long as you don't get the sauce it will be okay. We commented to ourselves that with the Cajun sauce that they put on everything it was like you cannot even taste the real food, so it would not even matter if it was old or the catch of the day.

The lettuce in the salad was past its prime and had been for quite awhile. The presentation of the food was very nice, and the first couple of bites was very good, but then again the spice was so overwhelming that I could not really tell. The waiter was a bit arrogant. The pot roast
was definately of this world.

The owner was tending bar. It was obvious that he was the owner because of the way he stood there like the Lord of the Manor or a prison gaurd. He watched everything everybody did, and it made me uncomfortable. I cannot relax in this atmosphere. Plus he watched over the staff so tightly and without so much as a smile that you could tell they were uptight and it was not a loose fun environment. How can you have fun when your boss is standing over you with a mad face the whole night ?

I know lots of people like Tupelo’s. I am not one of them. I like to have room around my table to move around. The table, they tried to sit us at did not have enough room for my arm to move. And the intimate dining is obviously kept for folks that look a certain way.

There are more tables jammed together than this picture shows

So, try out this restaurant and comment on this website. And if we have it wrong about this restaurant. Please set the record straight by commenting and letting folks know what you thought about this restaurant.

Apparantly they have won all kinds
of awards and are well recommended
Check out the list below and say Hmmmm
the good food must be brought out
for the "Folks who Deserve it" and
give them plenty of time to go out
and buy fresh food

Wine Spectator Award of Excellence2001, 2002, 2003

Money MagazineMiami Herald

Montana LivingSkiing Magazine

Ski MagazineSunset Magazine

"There are a lot of good places to eat in this region,

but my choice is easy: the Tupelo Grille in Whitefish.

If this restaurant were in Missoula,

I’d dine there two or three times a week."–Big Sky Journal
"Whether you’re a Whitefish native or a visitor to

Glacier National Park, Tupelo Grille should be on your itinerary." –Bon Appétit

REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE....

Check Out their website
www.TupeloGrille.com
for menu