The Retreat Kitchen & Bar

Review - 2026-01-21 - The Retreat For today’s ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out) Club Otto and I ventured out to a restaurant that we’ve driven by many times. In fact, if you’ve ever driven down Canyon Ferry Road between Helena and East Helena any time in the last couple years, you’ve probably seen their sign out in the middle of a field. Yes, we’re talking about The Retreat. The Retreat is the best (and only) restaurant located inside the Helena Regional Airport. Their winter hours are from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm. We arrived just as they were opening their doors. The menu offers a nice assortment of fancy sandwiches and sandwich wraps. We both ordered the Bacon Cheeseburger Deluxe with fries. Our waitress, Camrenn, took our orders promptly and advised us that our coffee would be out as soon

It wasn't too bad for an airport restaurant. There was only one guy taking orders and bringing food out. service was a bit slow but for the amount of people he was serving, I was impressed. The burger was good after I added salt. Fries were delicious!.

Atmosphere was open, airy, and comfortable. Bar seating and couches by a fire. Perfect cup of breve coffee and the woman there were friendly and accommodating to my 5 year old.

Stopped in before my flight. The staff was very friendly. Food OMG YUM! I noticed other patrons were cleaning their plates just as I had. Didn’t waste a bite. They also have a bar if you wanted a drink before your flight. I will come here just because in the future. Cheers!

This is more a critique than a review because I CAN'T review the place!! 10:30 to 3:00 for an airport restaurant!?!? Utterly useless. Never open when I fly in or out!