The Shanty II

This is a great spot in Montrose. The food was outstanding and the service was fast. This is a great place for breakfast.

Not sure if they had a different cook or what — the first time I ate here it was good and was excited I had found a place within walking distance of where I work to go for lunch. Went back about a month later and the food was awful — so bad I don’t want to go a third time and waste my money — too bad.

Great breakfast here. The loaded biscuits and gravy are super tasty, and a must-​try. Good coffee and friendly service. This may be the closest thing Montrose has to a good old fashioned diner. Clean and comfortable. You won’t regret trying this place out.

I’ve had VERY good burgers before and things I’ve read about Shanty II lead to me believe they would meet those expectations. For what it’s worth, their burgers are really good. Yes I’ve had bigger AND better but I will indefinitely be back. The fries are amazing, the onion rings were «so-​so». A little pricey, but like I said… I will go back.

This little mom and pop burger joint is the best! There is very little seating and it’s far from fancy if that’s what you’re looking for, but man their burgers are delish! Love it.

Good pancakes, crispy bacon, eggs and hash browns. Pleasant and fast service. Ordered the Lumberjack

The loaded biscuits and gravy are amazing and more than enough to split!

Great breakfast spot on the way back from Telluride. I would recommend this little family owned spot to anyone. Great job. We will be back. Good small town environment restaurant. The breakfast was great. The malts were great. Thanks for a good recarging meal.

Fantastic green chili burgers! Small and local restaurant! Hours aren’t the best! But defiantly a good eat!

Good food. Fries do not seem like they are frozen so I think they are made on site. Gets pretty busy, so you might have to wait for a few minutes for a table. I’d stop there again.

Great smothered biscuits and gravy! Their breakfast burritos are amazing, be sure to get it smothered, as the green chili is the best part! Hubs got the burrito with chorizo and raved about it. WAY too much food! We stopped in for breakfast and will definitely be back to try their burgers. The only downside is that they don’t have very many tables. Still, though, they managed to accommodate our group of 8. Super friendly staff, too!

Great burger and awesome homemade fresh-​cut fries!!! More than enough food served. Little on the pricy side for the burger.
Dive like atmosphere with great service.

Options are pretty limited in Montrose when it comes to breakfast, but after waffling over the few choices available, we decided to go with The Shanty II. They offer standard American ‘diner’ food — breakfast (eggs, pancakes, etc), burgers and shakes mostly. Very limited options for anyone with dietary restrictions — breakfast was the safest bet.
Service was prompt and friendly. Our waitress kept our waters topped off and checked on us throughout our meal, even when the restaurant began to fill up for lunch. Thankfully, my dining partner and I managed to get our orders in before they stopped serving breakfast (around 11:30). The wait was pretty standard (20 minutes or so).
My partner had the Machaca scramble, a Mexican-​inspired combination of eggs and shredded beef, which he enjoyed — although he expressed disappointment in the seemingly undercooked hashbrowns that accompanied his meal. I had the ‘Denver’ omelet, which consisted of 3 still-​runny eggs stuffed with a surprisingly watery (and bland) combination of ham, cheese, tomatoes, onions and green chiles (not green peppers, as the menu indicated). The accompanying mound of hashbrowns were mediocre — golden-​brown but devoid of crispyness — limp and oily. Ketchup rescued my meal.
Overall, The Shanty II is a pretty standard diner with large, greasy portions of half-​heartedly cooked food. Oh… and come prepared for a dose of conservative politics with your meal; they keep FOX News playing on the TVs. Personally, I found it a little too early in the day to hear adults shrieking about beheadings, false rape claims, and ‘the homosexual agenda’. I hope they’ll consider a change to cartoons instead — less alienating, more uplifting and generally kid safe. Win win.

There’s a very welcoming hometown ambience to the Shanty II and the fare is not only comfort food, but punctual, piping hot comfort food. The staff is helpful and the service right on. Great place to start or finish your day at.

Ate there just looking for a news place to eat. Not bad little over priced and I would not eat the fry sauce on the table it had mayo in it from what the waiter told me but they have it just sitting on the table that is a health hazard

The Shanty II is probably closer to 3 ½ stars, but not 4. The service is friendly and efficient. We were greeted immediately, served right away and checked on frequently.
The menu is pretty basic, burgers and sandwiches. The sign outside lays claim to shakes and malts, but when my husband ordered one to go, our server said they were all out of ice cream. Really? Every flavor? It seemed odd.
We both had the green chili burger (mine without cheese — and I was delighted that it actually came to me without cheese). The burger was nicely cooked, the bun was fluffy and fresh, but the green chili lacked something. My husband had the hand-​cut fries (I should have, my onion rings were typical frozen-​from-​a-​bag), and he was happy they had fry sauce. It’s a good quick meal with friendly service.

Located on one of the main drags into Montrose, CO. It looks like a Shanty, it’s small and older no décor but clean. The service is fast and friendly and the food is delicious, several specialty burgers, fries, onion rings and milk shakes, good size servings. They serve breakfast too. Inside and outside seating.

My breakfast sandwich with sausage was good. Probably worth about half what they charged for it though.
My husband had the loaded biscuits and gravy and it wasn’t that great. The gravy was flavorless and we didn’t care for the green chiles that were all over it.
The service was very fast and friendly though.

We found The Shanty II on Unilocal while passing through Montrose on vacation. Man what a great find! My wife had the Santa Fe Burger with 2 kinds of cheese and green chile gravy. Served with natural cut fries. It was absolutely delicious! I had the Breakfast Burrito. A big flour tortilla stuffed with eggs, green chile hash browns, and your choice of bacon, sausage, ham, or chorizo (I had ham). It was also fantastic. Service was very fast, and friendly. This is the kind of place you wish you could find close to home.

Smothered Biscuits and Gravy were absolute heaven! The biscuits were the best I’ve ever had! Far superior to another location in town that is suppose to be famous for their biscuit! I’ve been told by a couple people the burgers are awesome, thinking a lunch stop is in my future!
The location is small and quit. The waitress was very sweet and we received or food within five mins of ordering! This will defiantly be a stop every time we are visiting from Cali!