Goulding’s Monument Valley Stagecoach Restaurant

I don’t post about food very often, as I feel it isn’t that interesting. But I make an exception for notable places. One such is Goulding’s Monument Valley Stagecoach Restaurant. It is the dining room of the famous Goulding’s lodge, a historic area of Monument Valley. Harry Goulding and his trading post and lodge were instrumental in popularizing Monument Valley, including bringing it to the attention of Hollywood for many Western films.

Here’s the monumental view from the parking lot:

View

Goulding’s trading post, now a museum:

Goulding's museum

Goulding’s restaurant:

Goulding's restaurant

The restaurant menu, with some history on the cover:

Goulding's menu

A very simple menu:

Goulding's menu

The view from a window booth:

View

Jenn had Navajo fry bread and beef stew:

Navajo fry bread and beef stew

And I had a Rez Bah sandwich, also on fry bread:

Rez Bah sandwich

The Navajo fry bread was super tasty; highly recommended.

A few days later we went back there again. On the way, we encountered some wild dogs running down the road:

Dogs

The view out the window again:

View

A different angle, showing the gift shop (which we checked out before dinner):

Gift shop

Since we enjoyed the Navajo fry bread so much the first time, we ordered some as an appetizer:

Navajo fry bread

Best enjoyed with honey and powdered sugar:

Navajo fry bread

Jenn had Salmon (which wasn’t great, apparently):

Salmon

I had the burger:

Burger

Mostly good food, and an excellent view.