Thunderbird Lodge Cafeteria
The cafeteria-style restaurant at the only hotel inside Canyon de Chelly National Monument, about an 8-minute walk to the visitor center. Its signature dish is the Navajo taco.
Thunderbird Lodge is the only accommodation inside Canyon de Chelly National Monument, and the restaurant is in the lodge, on the site of a former trading post. It operates cafeteria-style: you order at the counter and the food is brought to your table. The signature dish is the Navajo taco, made with Navajo fry bread, and the portions are large enough for two to share a small order. Other items include Navajo beef, blue corn pancakes and Swiss steak, with daily specials served after 3 p.m. The food is simple and reasonably priced, and it is convenient for a meal before or after a guided canyon tour. It is open daily, roughly 7:00 to after 20:00, and is about an 8-minute walk to the visitor center. Expect about $12–20 per person.
Opening hours
Daily about 6:30/7:00–20:00
Nearby sights
- Navajo-guided Canyon Floor Tour
- Junction Overlook
- White House Ruin Trail
- Antelope House Overlook
- Sliding House Overlook
- Face Rock Overlook
- Spider Rock
- Mummy Cave Overlook