🐾 Family diner · Lac la Hache, BC

Hungry Bear Diner

Hearty comfort food and warm hospitality on the Cariboo Highway.

A family-friendly diner on Highway 97 — signature poutines, slow-roasted dinners, hand-battered fish & chips, and the kind of welcome that makes road trips feel like coming home.

🏡 Family-owned 📅 Open 7 days 🛣️ Highway pit stop 📍 On Hwy 97

What we're about

Family-Style, Made for the Whole Table

From the lunch rush to a slow dinner on the road, we cook the kind of food you grew up loving — and we make plenty of it. Generous portions, fair prices, and a welcome that makes you feel at home.

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Right Off Hwy 97

A friendly stop on the Cariboo Highway. Whether you're passing through or it's your local — pull in, take a load off, and tuck in.

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Comfort-Food Classics

Burgers, poutine, fish & chips, hot turkey dinners, salisbury steak, ginger chicken — generous portions, every time.

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Kids & Families Welcome

Kids' meals include milk or juice and a scoop of vanilla ice cream — and we love seeing little faces light up.

Our story

A long-loved stop on Highway 97.

The kind of place road-trippers remember and locals call their own — fair prices, big portions, and a welcome that travels with you.

The Hungry Bear has been pouring coffee and plating up comfort food on the Cariboo Highway for years. Slow-roasted dinners, hand-battered fish & chips, signature poutines stacked high — the kind of menu that gives a long drive a reason to slow down.

Pull in, take a load off, and tuck in. Whether you're passing through or it's your local — we'll save a seat for you.

The Hungry Bear Diner sign in Lac la Hache against a clear blue sky Look for the sign
The Signature

Fish & Chips.

“Two hand-battered fillets, golden and generous. The plate that puts the long drive behind you.”

Two pieces of cod, dipped fresh in our house batter and fried to a deep gold. A mountain of fries, a wedge of lemon, and house tartar. It's the dish travellers come back for and locals quietly order on Wednesday nights — comforting, generous, and unmistakably ours.

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Kind words

What travellers tell us.

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“Generous portions, honest comfort food, and a place that always feels welcoming. A reliable Cariboo stop.”
Tripadvisor reviewer Hungry Bear Diner, Lac la Hache
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“Big portion sizes, friendly staff, and a homemade feel. Worth pulling off the highway for.”
Road tripper Restaurantji
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“Charming and clean inside, with hearty meals at fair prices. Our family's go-to on the road north.”
Tripadvisor reviewer Hungry Bear Diner, Lac la Hache

Drop in

Come Say Hi

Right on the Cariboo Highway — an easy stop on your way through the South Cariboo.

📍 Address

4007 Cariboo Hwy 97
Lac la Hache, BC  V0K 1T0

📞 Call Us

(250) 644-8983

🕐 Hours

Monday11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Tuesday11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Wednesday11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Thursday11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday11:00 AM – 9:00 PM

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