Thunderbird Cafe - Whistler

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Thunderbird Cafe

Thunderbird Cafe
4.6 / 5 (260 reviews)

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The Thunderbird Café at the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre in Whistler's Upper Village offers a unique dining experience with Indigenous inspired cuisine made from fresh local produce. Guests can enjoy dishes like rich salmon chowder, flavourful venison chili, and fresh salads, along with delicious pastries such as bannock and bannock donuts. Pair your meal with a Spirit Bear Coffee for a truly satisfying experience. You'll find Thunderbird Café on the lower level of the SLCC, next to the Gift Shop.

Last update: 17.01.2026 from: User

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★ 4.6 / 5 from 260 reviews

We had sampled First Nation food and it was absolutely delicious! Simple and basic but very tasty particularly the Bison Sausages.

Not much seating for this popular cafe in an interesting museum. The food is freshly cooked and good value, Salmon and Corn Chowder or Venison Chilli both with bannock bread being examples. The bannock to me seemed more like what we would call a doughnut (minus the sugar) in England!

We heard the food was delicious so on our way through Whistler, we decided to make the stop. Such a great choice. The staff are very friendly and brought the food right to our table. Salmon is always the choice and we were not disappointed!...More

After enjoying the exhibits and tour through the cultural centre, we were ready for lunch. We enjoyed salmon-chowder and bannock. It was the best laughter I ever had!

Had no expectations and was pleasantly surprised at the food here! Short menu, but good quality food and friendly service. Lachs-Khowder with fry bread, bannock taco (venison chili on fry bread) both excellent. Appropriate prices too.

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The restaurant and its rooms are wheelchair accessible and thus reachable with a wheelchair or physical limitations.

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