Roomy eatery/sports bar inside the Western-style Grand Hotel cooking up steaks & Southern fare.
Inside the Western-style Grand Hotel, Canyon Star Steakhouse & Saloon is a roomy, timber-and-stone dining room turning out steaks and Southern-leaning plates for travelers coming off a day on the rim. Reviewers keep circling back to the same standouts: a well-cooked ribeye or New York strip, crispy tempura shrimp, and a smoky poblano cheddar soup.
The menu runs hearty and comfort-forward — reviewers mention the chili, onion rings, a chicken sandwich, Southwest egg rolls, and rainbow trout alongside the steaks, with tres leches cake and a lava cake for dessert. The breakfast buffet gets its own praise for being ample enough to fuel an early start into the park. Several recent reviews single out attentive, friendly servers by name, including one who offered tips for a Sedona side trip.
Dining choices near the South Rim entrance are limited, which makes this steady, well-reviewed kitchen inside the Grand Hotel an easy call for a sit-down dinner before or after a day at the canyon.
783 reviews
3 months ago
Canyon Star Steakhouse was amazing! Very friendly personnel and the food was amazing and came out very fast! We ordered the Tusayan Chicken handheld and the chicken breast was cooked to perfection! Not to mention the potato wedges! They also gave us some courtesy bread with a delicious cinnamon butter that made it taste like cinnamon rolls. The place was beautiful and service was great! They even had live music on a thursday! Highly recommend!
3 months ago
Nice little restaurant within walking distance from the room. The service was interesting as we were asked to come back 30 minutes later when we had no reservations, keep in mind the entire restaurant was empty. Food was pretty good, service staff was obviously new but friendly. For the price and quality I am not sure there are many options in this area. Certainly pricey but not too bad overall. Next time I'll try another restaurant in the area and save some money.
5 months ago
We stayed at the Grand hotel for a couple days visiting the Canyon and the experience couldn’t have been better! Great steaks, delicious sides and great pork tenderloin. Tres leches cake for dessert was lovely. We even ate at the saloon bar one night and that was great (nachos) and the company and drinks were cozy. Service was professional and friendly. Server even gave us helpful tips for next day’s trip to Sedona. All the staff were attentive and helpful. Grand Canyon food options, at least there, are limited so we were glad the hotel had such a great restaurant. Breakfast buffet was ample and delicious, too!
5 months ago
Lucy was our server 2 of the 3 days in a row we ate dinner here. The food was amazing!! We loved the onion rings, the chicken sandwich, the lava cake, the Southwest egg rolls and shrimp appetizer. Would absolutely eat here again and again and will look into staying at the establishment if we vacation here again. Thank you for the lovely atmosphere and delicious food :)
4 months ago
Cadence was an amazing server - so attentive and responsive! The food was fantastic, cooked to perfection. Ordered ribeye medium, also got the rainbow trout - both amazing! Atmosphere, service, and food all 100% perfect!