Restaurants in Great Falls

“2024 update: After 32 years, L' Auberge Chez Francois continues to be my favorite restaurant in the world. If you have a special occasion to celebrate or THE romantic dinner or just an amazing multi-course dinner experience with excellent, well trained service, L' Auberge Chez Francois is in a class by itself.

Service is always excellent, and dinner was phenomenal as always.

For outside dining, they have a huge tent with fans in the ceiling corners. Plenty of fresh air. Plastic walls can be pulled in case of rain. The tables outside and inside are spaced apart to allow for privacy and safety when dining.

You can walk to see their gardens. They grow many tomato plants for their tomato salad and gazpacho, squash, cucumber ?, beans, and herbs. The gazpacho and tomato salad feature fresh tomatoes from the garden!

We love the cottage cheese spread and garlic bread with the House Aperitif, champagne, Chambord and a raspberry. The unique flavors wake up my taste buds to say, "We have arrived at L'Auberge. Prepare to have fun!" My husband also enjoys the beer with the orange liquor.

Dinner is Prix-fixe or you order your appetizer, salad, entree, dessert and everything is included.

We love the garlic bread and cottage cheese spread. The other bread and butter is delicious as well.

A soup course - it was split pea soup without it being green. Previously, it was tomato bisque.

Appetizers over various dinners that we have enjoyed:
- Trio de Saumons - Norwegian salmon, house made rillettes, smoked, salmon roe, capers. None of the salmon tasted fishy or too salmony. It had two toasted triangles and the salmon came with thin slices of red onion, capers and a cucumber salad. I have gotten this twice at least.
- Special appetizer not on the menu: Tuna Tartar martini - if you love tuna tartar, this will make you so happy! Fresh, a heaping of tiny cubes perfectly seasoned. Just perfect for the summer.
- Waygu beef cheeks in sherry base, looked like a stew. The beef were so soft and tender that truly melted in your mouth.
- Onion soup - my husband used to not like onion soup until he had it here. It is delicious and the recipe is available online.
- Roquefort cheese tarts with caramelized applies, cinnamon and Calvados is one my favorite appetizers. It can be a bit filling.
- Warm asparagus on Virginia country ham, cheese medley, quail egg. In 2024, it looked smaller but still was good.

La Salade de l'Auberge or Mixed green salad with garlic crouton or garden fresh tomato salad.

Fruit sorbet to cleanse the palette course. Sorbet - orange this year. So good! Passion fruit in 2023 - slightly fruity, slightly sweet and a gentle tart taste. Love it!

This year, I got the Papa Ernest which has half a lobster tail, and medallions of beef, lamb, and veal. I normally get the Le Homard du Maine or Maine lobster with jumbo lump crabmeat, citrus, Sauternes sauce. My husband gets the steak (such as the Beef Tornados) or wild Maine halibut. We also enjoy the Chateaubriand de l'Auberge (for two) which is the roasted beef tenderloin, baby vegetables, Bernaise, truffle sauce.

Our favorite dessert is the scoop of vanilla ice cream with the dark chocolate tart. I normally ask for the tart To Go, and the ice cream for the restaurant. It keeps the wonderful L' Auberge experience lasting one more night for a wonderful dessert. I also love the three sorbets or ice cream in a Tulip shell crisp cookie. The soufflés are also lovely - chocolate, Grand Marnier - you will need to order these when you order your dinner

Chocolate truffles before the bill

My tips are:
- make reservations
- eat very lightly that day or skip lunch
- If you wear high heels and do not want ”

“Such a delightfully inviting venue, Jacques was so delicious. We haven't been to L'Auberge Chez Francois for some time. This addition to the restaurant was a brilliant choice. If you want a night out for apps with wine or fabulous select cocktails this is the place. They have an easy access from the parking lot to an enclosed but outdoor area and a bright open outdoor area and an inside quaint French home atmosphere area. And, so delicious, we had the Lobster Bisque, special Halibut, Fresh from the garden Tomato salad, sliced so thin, Beef medallions and a chocolate soufflé. Thank you to our waiter, Edwin.”

“Thelo Greek Kuzina is one of those special places that treats you like family the moment you walk inside. There are no pretenses. You are there to enjoy the warmth of the atmosphere and amazing food that bursts with freshness. I do not know why it took us this long to try it for the first time, but so thankful we did! To quote our son "everything here was SO AMAZING. IT WAS THE BESTEST!"

Dietary restrictions: Great option for people seeking a peanut-free restaurant”

“Such a great dining experience with attentive, not intrusive service; delicious food, plated to appease the palate; and a welcoming ambiance in which we easily conversed in normal tones.”

“great vibes. the crispy duck was great, nice spicy flavor. drunken noodle was fantastic bounce, man that spice and the bounciness really has a mean left hook. it’s one of those ones that builds on you.

vibes were also awesome, nice jazz and so many cool christmas decor. cool booth and home vibe too”

“the best spaghetti with meatballs that I tried and the service was excellent from Beatriz !!!”

“We had a very cosy and elegant lunch at in private room at Dante Restaurante in Great Falls!! The food and the service were excellent! My friends kept asking where did you find this place with ambiance and cachet? ????”

“Absolutely delicious!! As a Peruvian the food here hits all the marks. Each dish is 💯”

“Really good food you won’t find anywhere else.”

“We love BRX oven for the pizzas, sliders and fries. Wings are excellent also!”

“Great place! We had a large birthday party for my husband this past weekend. The food, wine, and set up indoors and outdoors made it such a special celebration. Many people said it was the best food that they have had at a party. It was amazing!”

“Traditional Irish Pub atmosphere.”

“Great food and friendly staff!”

“Delicious and authentic Indian food, freshly prepared. Our favorite in NOVA”

“This was a great place for lunch on a Saturday with my family! Generous portions, healthy and fresh food and my toddler ate really well from our plates. They do also have some kids items and a high chair. I loved the mezza platter and there was a lot of chicken with the Shawarma Greek Salad, which I wasn't expecting.

Kid-friendliness: High chair available and some kid-friendly menu items. Also it's quiet and relaxing”

“Great food at great car meetup.”

“What a magical place the Great Falls creamery is!!! Back in better ways! It always puts a smile on our faces. It is so much more than just an ice cream shop - it is an experience! The products are delicious, the staff is friendly and accommodating to reasonable requests. Have you tried the ice cream sandwich yet? You can customize your own! Can’t wait for the coffee and juices.”

“The best people in the entire world work at this Starbucks!”

“This place is really good! Five guys is my favorite restaurant! They always overfill the bag with fries and it's awesome! However they are pretty expensive so plan accordingly!”

“Great taste, full of flavor! Great variety of choices! Fast service!”

“I often eat here when I'm on a business trip and it's delicious”