Blackbird Kitchen

Blackbird was pretty good. The lasagna was worth five stars on its own, but the pizza and the radiatore had some room for improvement. Not bad, just fine. We were also a little surprised to see that the menu was mostly pizza, so make sure to check the menu for yourself. I don't mind that the other options are limited. A focused menu usually means that every dish has been perfected, though we found some of them to be just shy of that mark.

We were here skiing in Big Sky and looking up the good restaurants in town, this place showed up as top rated. However, it has been fully booked throughout the week after, so I called them and was suggested to try walk up, as they do leave seats for that. We arrived at 8:30pm to avoid the prime time, only to find it still fully packed. The host told me the wait gonna be 40min, apparently they do extend hours when there’re guests arriving late, very accommodating. We decided it’ll be too late and changed to order to go. The host was very nice, after shuffling things around and looking through last-min cancellation, he was able to seat us, we were very happy and appreciative. We ordered the duck liver pate, chicken leg confit, and a spacey pepperoni pizza. While waiting for the food, the aroma in the restaurant almost made me drooling- it’s a mix of roasted vegi and meat, together with fresh baked wheat, and super refreshing herbs, it makes me forget we are in snowy Montana during a 30F winter night. Not for long our tape came, the bread simply blowed my mind - puffy yet chewy, full of wheat flavor and with a perfect crust, the duck liver is moist yet not oily, it is mixed with refreshing herbs, by its side, there’s pickled red onion and mustard seed, it’s appetizer at perfection! Later it came the chicken and pizza- as expected, both are so delicious that we ate all the food knowing that we gonna stay up late tonight because of overeating… The chicken leg is crispy on the outside and juicy and tender inside. The pizza is something else, it is a bit burnt on the crust, yet that aroma it brings out from wheat reminds me what good food is meant to be. We’ll definitely be back again, can’t wait to try other dishes on the menu.

This is one of my favorite restaurants in downtown Bozeman. I really enjoyed dining here as everything I had was delicious. They pay very close attention to detail here and it’s not hard to notice that. The restaurant is very organized to get you seated and served as quickly as possible, even when there are a lot of people there. We had the pizza and it definitely hit the spot for us. I think you need to try this place if you are thinking about it, you won’t be disappointed!

Isabelle was an incredible server, she got us our food promptly, created a lovely atmosphere, and made sure we had everything we needed. thank you for the best service experience! now as for the food, you can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. it seems to rotate depending on the season maybe? (i’ve only been here a few times) the orange wine is absolutely delicious. lastly atmosphere, there is a really interesting layout, beautiful tall windows, and unique light fixtures.

Overall really great restaurant. Giving 4 stars, because the initial seating situation was confusing. No real direction on where to go when you walk in, so can look like a deer in headlights. Waited a bit for our server, too, but ended up being a really friendly, knowledgeable, and nice one. Tried the pickled vegetables and think those taste more like cabbage and not super pickled overall. For entree, we got their cantenollini (sp), which was absolutely delicious. Every bite, I said, “Wow.” Seriously, so good! Right amount of soup, cheese, ravioli, spice, and tomato flavoring. Would come back here to try some other entree options. Seemed like a really great date night spot for many.