Yellowstone National Park Family Restaurants

This fast food-like option serves pizza, soups and sandwiches, including an Alaska salmon BLT. For kids the deli has inexpensive peanut butter and jelly or grilled cheese sandwiches. Open mid-May to mid-October.

Many feel that this hotel offers some of the best dinners in the park. The park itself labels the cuisine “creative and upscale” with a commitment to fresh products. Dinner entrees may include wild Alaskan salmon, halibut, sautéed duck breast and bison tenderloin. Children's menus for ages 11 and younger are available for all meals. The dining serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Guests lodging at the Lake Hotel may reserve a dinner table beginning May 1 for the following year. Those not staying at the Lake Hotel may reserve dinner up to 60 days in advance. Open mid-May to mid-October.

More casual than some of the other dining rooms, this one is known for its budget-stretching small plates such as angel hair pasta with shrimp, mini trout tacos or a smoked trout plate. The dining room serves breakfast, lunch and dinner in summer and winter. Only in winter are reservations required for dinner. Children's menu available.

Try to have at least one meal in this historic log inn's dining room with its impressive stone fireplace, more for the ambiance than the food. The least expensive meals at this property are the breakfast and lunch buffets. Children’s menus for ages 11 and younger are available for all meals.

At dinner choose from steak, fish and chicken dishes. Signature entrees include elk medallions and bison steaks. Reservations are required for dinner. Old Faithful Inn lodging guests can reserve a table beginning May 1 for the following year. Those not staying at the Inn can reserve dinner up to 60 days in advance. Open mid-May to mid-October.

This “snack shop” near the Old Faithful Inn is just one of the area's several fast-food eateries serving such typical fare as burgers, grilled chicken fingers and ice cream. Open mid-May to mid-October.