Famous for homemade pies and hearty American classics served all day.
The smell of fresh-baked pie hits you the moment you walk into Bryce Canyon Pines Restaurant. This is the kind of place where breakfast bleeds into lunch and nobody's counting calories. The pies alone are worth the stop (they make them fresh daily), but the menu runs deeper than dessert.
Breakfast is serious business here. We're talking plate-sized pancakes, biscuits drowning in gravy, and portions that'll fuel a full day of hiking. The scrambled eggs come fluffy, the bacon comes crispy, and the coffee keeps coming.
Lunch and dinner lean into American comfort food done right. Burgers arrive juicy with proper char, the cod sandwich hits all the crispy notes, and the steaks are exactly what tired hikers need.
Yes, they're famous for the pies. Apple, berry, cream varieties rotating daily. Order a slice with your meal or grab a whole pie for the road. The apple pie strikes that perfect tart-sweet balance, though skip the vanilla ice cream and stick with the pie itself.
The restaurant sits right in Bryce Canyon Pines motel complex, making it a natural pit stop whether you're staying there or just passing through. Six miles from the park entrance, it's perfectly positioned for pre-hike fuel-ups or post-sunset dinners. The dining room has that classic roadside diner feel (wood paneling, booth seating, zero pretense).
Fair warning: this place gets slammed during peak season. The kitchen can handle the crowds, but you might wait for a table when tour buses roll through.
Take-out is always an option if you're in a hurry
Cash and cards accepted
Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
3,935 reviews
2 months ago
After a day of hiking and sightseeing, I am so glad we stopped here. The waitress was so sweet and the food was really good. I highly recommend getting some berry apple pie with ice cream. We ate so fast I couldn’t get pictures before the first bite
5 months ago
Solid food here! Since we're kind of captured audiences here, the food doesn't HAVE to be good, frankly, but it seems to be around here! We had the stuffed tater tots to start, then split the fish n chips and the Rodeo burger. This burger has bacon and a thick slice of ham on it with multiple cheeses. SO good! The fish n chips were quite good as well. Couple of local beers, all pretty good. Took a slice of chocolate cheesecake home and mmmmmmmmmm
5 months ago
GREAT after a day at Bryce Canyon. Doesn’t look like much from the outside but the inside was decorated nicely and clean. It was welcoming. Our server Hallie was friendly and attentive. There were a few other families in there at the time. We were visiting mid-week during late April. Food came out fast. It all tasted amazing. The munchers (appetizer), patty melt, and chicken club sandwich. Couldn’t recommend more. Portion sizes were really big and worth the price. Their dessert (pie, lava cake, cheesecake) looked great but I was too full to try it this time.
5 months ago
The decor evokes the memory of living on the frontier. The elk burger was really good. Service was very quick and kind despite being stretched thin across many different tables. So glad we stopped here for a quick bite after checking out the Mossy Cave trail.
6 months ago
This place gets 5 stars for one reason… Hallie, our server. She worked the hardest I’ve seen anyone work in a long time. She was 1000% carrying the entire dining room on her shoulders, running all over the place, serving a full dining room and keeping her smile in the process. Way to go. She deserves a raise. The restaurant itself serves fairly good food. Fries are really tasty. The burgers were substantial. Unfortunately, they have Pepsi products, but I guess all restaurants can’t have Coke. Not a ton of seating, so it fills up fast. Menu seems to change seasonally. If they get Hallie some help, this will be a great spot to frequent.