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    Home » Travel » Food Travel » Utah

    Showdowns (Bryce Canyon, UT)

    Published: Aug 18, 2023 · Modified: Aug 18, 2023 · Leave a Comment

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    Visit Showdowns near Bryce Canyon National Park for home-style and campfire cooking, live music and s'mores!

    Outdoor seating at Showdowns Restaurant.

    On our most recent visit to Bryce Canyon National Park, we spent our days working up quite an appetite!

    After hiking trails like Mossy Cave and the Queens Garden Navajo Loop, we were more than ready for dinner. Restaurant options were limited in this area, so we were excited to find Showdowns.

    For more food ideas for Bryce, check out this guide.

    First Impressions

    Showdowns is a casual restaurant with live music.

    Didn't bring anything but hiking clothes? You'll be fine here.

    The restaurant is next to a cabin rental and RV parking area owned by Bryce Pioneer Village Properties. It's a very camper-friendly atmosphere. They also have a motel.

    Seating at Showdowns

    They have both indoor and outdoor seating.

    Man playing guitar on small stage at Showdowns Restaurant.
    Indoor Seating Area

    When we visited, the weather was nice, and there was a campfire going and corn hole set up on the lawn.

    Fire pit with bench seating around it.
    Campfire Ring on the Lawn

    We opted to sit outside, and enjoyed the complimentary popcorn while we waited on our food.

    Bowl of popcorn next to water glasses.
    Complimentary Popcorn

    Ordering Food & Drinks at Showdowns

    I sipped on a prickly pear hard cider while we waited on our meal.

    It was delightful.

    Can of Desolation brand prickly pear hard cider.
    Prickly Pear Hard Cider

    I had the campfire trout (yum).

    I'm a huge fan of seafood cooked on a campfire (like this campfire salmon, this campfire shrimp boil and these campfire fish tacos), and it was pretty great having someone else cook for me!

    Campfire trout with mashed potatoes, roll, and cooked vegetables.
    Campfire Trout

    The hubs had a rack of ribs, and said the meat fell right off the bones.

    Rack of ribs, fries, roll, and cooked vegetables.
    Rack of Ribs

    We finished our meal with a peanut butter mug cake. Although I was also tempted by the s'mores dessert package! (Tip: Marshmallows are supplied for free to customers.)

    It was the perfect end to a really nice meal!

    Peanut butter cake with ice cream.

    Showdowns was a really enjoyable spot. It felt like camping food that we didn’t have to cook. 

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