Redwood Steakhouse

Such a nice laid back experience with great food. The service was top notch and our food was excellent from start to finish. There is not much better than an old school relish tray to start your meal. The French fried onions are the best "onion rings" I have ever had! Don't pass on the smoked pork filet, you will be shocked at how perfect it is! 10/10 will be back!

This place will take you back in time to the traditional steakhouse. The service was amazing and the food had wonderful flavor and the gizzards were hot and cooked to perfection. My wife had the sirloin and hash browns. They were amazing as well. The relish tray had some homemade items and it was very fresh, This steakhouse is worth the trip off I-80.

We have ate there several times over the last month. The food has always been excellent. Various fish has all been good and ribeye steaks are awesome. Beer is really cold and my wife has enjoyed the mixed drinks.

Amazing supper club. Like I traveled back in time!! Wonderful service and food was exceptional!!!

First-time visit and completely unacceptable for a steakhouse. The complimentary platter was heavily processed, with canned pineapple and artificial canned cheese. The $30 steak was unseasoned and bland. Garlic bread was dried out, and the baked potato came with sour cream mixed with butter and chives, creating an odd and unpleasant taste. The salad lettuce was clearly bagged, not fresh. Service was equally poor we were walked by and ignored multiple times upon arrival despite low staffing. Overall, this was a low-quality, overpriced experience and not worth returning to. Go to the Feedmill Restaurant in Audubon Iowa for better prices and top tier quality. You WILL NOT be disappointed. These 5 stars have no clue what GOOD food is.

A excellent place to grab a bite and the waitress was wonderful to us.

Cute place! Waitress was very nice but it seemed like she was the only one, so diners need to be patient. Food was good - the relish tray was so cute and fun! It has a lot of different little things on it, and we had fun sampling all of them. The onion rings were also really good, as was the meal itself. Ham was very good quality and hubby said the chicken livers were really good. It's a bit pricey, but worth it for a special meal.

So much yummy food! Our server was attentive but not over bearing. We love The Redwood. We were celebrating our anniversary that evening. It has become our tradition since we moved to the area several years ago.

This place was just what I expected, marginal food, marginal service the jukebox was broken and it was amazing!! Highly recommend stopping in if you're swinging through town which I'm guessing doesn't happen all too often. Can't wait to be back, the ambience was top notch and the locals gave it a great flare. Thanks for being a time capsule in how I recall a steakhouse from the past.

What a gem! Old school in all the best ways. The service was great and the food even better. Started with the fried gizzards and house made ranch. The breading was flavorful and the ranch was a solid 10! Each table gets a relish tray with a huge variety of Midwest bites, cheese spread, olives, etc. I had the ribeye mid-rare and it was cooked perfectly and seasoned well. Highly recommend making the trip to Anita Iowa!

4.2 The place is the real deal supper club of your dreams. The bar was just good (small selection) but the food (filet and walleye) were very well prepared and the sides and salad were good. The relish tray was the best I have seen and great server wrapped it up. This is now Numero Uno in Iowa for the never ending Super club tour. Great Job!

Amazing!! Wonderful food and wonderful experience! Would highly recommend this restaurant.

Food and service was great! I'd suggest the bacon wrapped pork chop, the walleye was good too

Marginal at best. Not updated for years, musty and food is average. Overpriced for what you receive.

Excellent food and service. Ribeye was well marbled, cooked perfectly and juicy delicious. Came with baked potato, salad, and relish plate. The relish plate was fantastic. Veggies, pickles, pickled herring, cheese, and more. Nice atmosphere. Be ready to pay, but you will get great food

All great. Our must stop from Chicago to Omaha . Iowa meats are high quality. Thank you.

I loved my experience. From the ambience to the final bill, small town America is the best. We weren't necessarily greeted warmly but we were seated quickly. The server wouldn't put well done on my steak and it came out bloody but the bacon was fantastic. Onion rings were sweet. They have Orlando dressing from Des Moines. The original charcuterie plate was so old school and fun! I didn't like the pickled herring but I loved trying it. The tenderloin was good but not huge. The fries were crispy. The receipt is hand written and the waitress was great. I would love to come back.

Looking to spend some quality time with your family? Take them here where you'll spend 3 hours waiting on service, food and drinks. This place has been around for years and I've have been here more times then I can count. Went as a kid as young as I can remember all through high school and into my adult years. Reservations for 8 people at 630, seated at 630. No acknowledgement we were even at the table or given drink options like a typical restaurant. Water was on the table. Had 5 glasses, 5 silverware and no other drinks until 710pm. Food order went in at 710pm. Onion rings are the classic favorite. Out of the portobello mushroom app, so got the regular one. Got some drinks, remaining water glasses around 720. Got the appetizers around 730ish. Relish tray which is a favorite from when I was a kid came around 745. We are at an hour and 15 mins at this point, no entree yet. I noticed all the two and four seat tables were getting food before all the large tables of 6 or more. I also noticed one group who got seated a solid 30 mins after us, walking out sometime around 8pm who had already eaten and didn't have a reservation. I'm not sure how that makes sense other than they are serving the smaller tables first and leaving the big tables for last. Food arrived at 849pm; that's 2 hours and 19 mins after arrival. I don't know about you, but this isn't acceptable in the restaurant industry. Even a deep dish pizza in Chicago doesn't take this long. Every entree is the same thing as well, baked potato that is precooked, and your broiled/fried breaded meat of fish, chicken, Turkey or steak. Just seemed like they didn't make the big table orders and pushed all the small tables first to try to get more people through. Most people's fish that came out was a little dry. My father commented his fish hadn't seen any water in about a year it was that dry. I tried to order rainbow trout but they were out. I had the grouper which wasn't bad. My niece had 'fresh shrimp', which were 6 mid-sized shrimp broiled for $22. They were cooked hard and a little burnt on the edges, just over cooked. Seems a bit much for 6 shrimp. The alcoholic ice cream drink called a Brandy Alexander, those are the reason we've gone there for years, because for whatever reason they get those right. Waitress of course was working so many tables I lost track of how many. I think there were three servers for the entire restaurant, not joking... and it has been this way for years, to be honest. If you want a faster meal go in groups of four or less and sit separately during a busy night. If you go in a group of 5 or more, we saw everyone in the same situation; waiting a long time for their food with barely any notice or drink refills from the waitress. If you want something you either go to the bar and request it; or have to find/stop the waitress to get her attention to get something. I would suggest not ordering/changing your order as that will add even more time to the wait. Unfortunately this is the way things have gone for countless number of years on a busy Saturday night. They need more than three waitresses for the entire restaurant; need a hostess stand and not have the hostess work the bar and buss tables; the bartender should actually stay at the bar to work drinks. There is no hostess station btw; so you pleasantly wait by the door for the hostess who works the bar to come great you. Like I said, three hours of quality time with your family and friends waiting on a pricey piece of fish and baked potato. I'd like to give this place more stars just for the historical fact the restaurant has been around for 60+ years, but service of the larger groups has definitely changed in the past 10 years. Not sure what they need to do different in the kitchen but it doesn't work. They need more waitresses period. A waitress should work 1/4 of a max capacity restaurant, I.e. around 10-12 tables at once; to include big party tables of 6 or more. Don't go if your in a hurry and have more than 5 people on a weekend night. Guessing it's not bad when they aren't busy, but we won't be going for anymore holidays; that's for sure. 2 1/2 hours for an entree is just too long, especially when it's a fried piece of frozen seafood and a baked potato.

Came to visit my mom in Atlantic and she had a gift certificate for here. Came in on Tuesday at 6pm, had maybe 5 tables full. 2 waitresses, 1 bartender and whoever in the kitchen. Do not know who my waitress was. She never introduced herself. Ordered a turkey and cheese melt, my mom steakhouse burger with side salad and fries, and cheese balls for appitizer. So far not impressed. Its 7:22, been 12 minutes since my mother and I stacked our plates, our waitress has not asked us how our food was or even given us a receipt. My mother asked for a side of ranch for her fries, never got it. Tip: don't order the fries unless you want them soggy. Better yet just don't eat here. Bring cash if you really want this service because they charge 4% from your total if you use a card. They seem to do a great to go business but their in house service sucks My mother finally went up to bar at 7:27pm when the waitress told us she woukd be right with us 4 minutes ago. Bartender is no help, just says she must have went in the back. Handed certificate and card to waitress at 7:30 and now the bartender is ringing it up when she wouldn't help before. Was told the fault was the new machine. No clue what new machine the waitress meant, but I think its BS. Not coming here again.

Excellent service, impressive entrées that make it impossible to leave hungry. I didn't wait one minute for my wine - it was that fast - twice! :) I highly recommend for a good meal, anytime!

We loved it! They have ice cream drinks and the best dirty martini. Notes of childhood nostalgia for these gen-Xers abound at this supper club. Our waitress couldn't have been nicer. The service was excellent and the food was delicious and arrived at our table very quickly. Had several drinks and in and out in less than an hour. 6-7pm on a Friday. (Yes, like the other reviews, it's definitely worth checking out the relish tray that comes with your meal. Also, yes, the onion rings and ranch were delicious and our steak and shrimp was delightful.)

Good food, good service! Ambiance is quiet and comfortable.

Lots of veggies on the relish tray as well as other items. A bit of a waste as people do not eat everything and then it's dumped. The grilled chicken was average. Wine was expensive.

Came across this by chance. The parking lot was full, so we decided to try it. Started the meal with a great relish tray, had a variety of items. A treat long forgotten. We shared the Redwood ribeye that was very tender and flavorful. Our waitress was attentive and friendly. We will visit again.

You want a good steak don't come here. Worst steak I ever had. I will never come here again. Wait staff was awful I was the only one there and they still sucked.

the staff here is very unexpectedly rude. one of the cooks here drinks beer and alcohol WHILE making peoples foods. because of their terrible decision, you may never know what was added into your dish. this individual has harassed many for no good reason at all. the cooks take forever to actually start on your food, even if there's barley any other customers there. plus i've ordered onion rings from here quite a few times (thinking it was just a mistake) and each time there has barley been any onion inside, just fried crust. it's absolutely disgusting. i suggest you turn your car around and find somewhere better. i'm sure it will be easy. and it's not worth the wait + money. utterly disappointed in a place that has been around for so long ;(

Let me set the record straight on this steak house. We went there very recently and two years ago. Always great service! The food has always been great as well. Maybe the prior negative reviewers had an off night but this is the best you will find in rural western Iowa.

I too have eaten here several times BUT they get too busy and you wait forever to get served. Short staffed? Food is good but way not worth the price. It is clean and neat but seating is wide open and you can't chat among your party due to the background racket. Locals go there because paying too much for dinner makes them feel like they are in the big city.

The worst experience of my adult life. I am one to never complain; this sort of review is rare for me. After being seated, we finally saw a server after 15 minutes. 75 minutes later, we still didn't have our food so we paid for the side salad and left. When we enquired about our food at 60 minutes, the server was rude and didn't seem to understand why I was bothering her. There were no apologies or explanations. I was so disappointed. We did overhear the table next to us talking about how bad the food was.

When you go on a night when they aren't busy, the food & service are pretty good. If it's a weekend or busy night,forget it. We waited forever for our food (over an hour after the order was placed) and when it finally arrived, the food was awful. The cheese balls were fried in the same grease as the chicken giving them a chicken fat flavor. If I want to taste chicken, I'll order chicken. Expensive for what we ordered. Relish tray & salad best part of our meal. This area could really use a good steakhouse. Entrepreneurs take note- a good opportunity awaits you.

The Redwood Steakhouse is a great place for diner, especially with a group of people. They have a wide variety to choose from. It's a great place for children. I recommend it to groups looking for places to eat.

We will not go back. This goes down as one of the worst restaurant experiences I have had. I understand large parties slowing down service. But the owners response after waiting 2+ hours was extremely arrogant. He first told us that we should have come on another night (after having advance reservations). Then with a shoulder shrug told us we should have let him know that we had little kids waiting. I'm sorry. But we didn't exactly hide the kids. In addition the food quality is not worth the prices charged.

I ordered the 12 ounce Redwood ribeye and it was cooked to perfection. The steak was almost fork tender. As a previous posted stated there was little if no seasoning added to the steak. In the Redwoods defense some people prefer to taste the meat without it being covered up by seasoning. There were various seasonings on the table so people could season to their own taste. The relish tray was awesome and had a wide variety. Homemade salad dressing was truly a compliment to the salad. The bread was warm so the real butter melted just right. The baked potato was fresh and the seasoned sour cream was delicious. The waitress was exceptional. She kept our glasses full and brought extra butter without a request. She asked about our meal and if it was cooked as requested. The price for my ribeye was $27.00 which is fair for the quantity/quality of the meal. In a BIG city this meal would be twice as much. Definitely would come back if it wasn't 20 hours from home. Well I need to change my shirt since I have drooled all over myself.

I was pleasantly surprised by the number of options on the menu. The onion rings were among the best I have ever had. Right after we ordered we received a basket of fresh baked bread and a large relish tray (stuffed green olives, black olives, fresh pineapple, carrots, celery, pickles, pickled herring, cheese, braunschweiger, Fresh Spring Onions, grapes, etc.) that was a nice surprise! Followed by a nice salad with homemade dressing. Since it is called Steakhouse, I tried the Ribeye; it was just what I expected, and a fresh baked potato with real butter or margarine. Others in my party ordered the seafood. It was tasty and good quality beings we are over 1,000 miles from the sea. The main reason I gave it 5 stars was the unexpected relish tray & the taste of the food.

Been hearing about these onion rings. If these are number 1 in Iowa they better stick with sweet corn. They came out dark, doughy and greasy! After a 20 minute wait to get a server and another 20 for a drink our #1?? Onion rings came surprisingly fast at 15 minutes. Bad experience! Owner should visit the Rusty Duck in Dexter to see what onion rings should be and how to prepare a real steak!

I was visiting some friends in the area and they brought me to this great little restaurant. A wide variety of choices on the menu. Of course being in Iowa it had to be beef or pork! I chose pork.... WOW! A great 1" thick cut of boneless pork wrapped in bacon and spiced just right. Moist and tender, perfect! They also provided a relish tray to the table just loaded with great veggies and meats at no charge. If you're in the area this would be a great choice just a short distance from the freeway.

This place has a ton of character. Pretty much what you'd expect for rural Iowa fancy. The "mixed green" salad was iceberg lettuce-- again what I'd expect for rural Iowa though not what I'd expected since it was called "mixed greens.". I had grilled cheese-- it good a simple; white bread, kraft singles. The hubby had breaded pork; apparently it was soggy & had no flavor:(. The bread plate was really good & the relish tray was not something I had ever heard of: midwestern typicals-- canned olives, cheese whiz, veggies. The baked potato was cooked to perfection. The atmosphere was top notch-- white table clothes, a bar and juke box. Friendly, efficient waitstaff.

Horrible, horrible, horrible experience at this place. It seemed OK, but we waited about two hours for a simple order of sandwiches, and the meal did not come out of the kitchen until we said we needed our check because we had to leave. All the time, our waiter (the owner?) kept saying the kitchen got really backed up because of a large party in the back room. I looked. The party was not that big at all. WTF? Clear signs of management problems. It pretty much is the only restaurant around, but you might be better off getting something from under the heat lamp at the local Casey's gas station. Just sayin'.

They advertise grilled steak. They are fried on a flat top, and are not seasoned. How much work is it to put a little salt and pepper on a piece of meat before you cook it? Prices are high for the lack of food quality and taste. The app tray comes straight from a can. Fries are frozen, and mashed potatoes are instant. Gravy comes from a powdered mix. The onlything they make fresh are the drinks, and even they are over priced!

The service was terrible. The price of the Red Snapper which is why we choose to go there was so over priced I knew that is had been setting in the freezer way to long to be of any flavor. Instead of pickle herring on the relish tray that most likely gets recycled, they should add back the corn relish. I think they waste a lot of food on their relish tray and could cut that down. I decided to order catfish. It was wet, moist, muddy tasting and raw. I couldn't get the attention of our server to change my order and left there paying for food I couldn't eat. My mom and I had driven all the way over from Omaha since we had eaten there before, but how very disappointing. Not worth the trip. I don't think I can eat catfish again.

We had not been to the Redwood in many years. We had a delightful time this evening with excellent food, great drinks, and fantastic service.

I have eaten here a number of times and always had excellent food. I've tried the everything from steak and shrimp to items as simple as a chef salad and BLT, and all has been excellent. Each table receives a relish tray to start with, which is a wonderful treat. As far as appetizers go, their onion rings are amazing. The steak and fish are delicious and always prepared properly. This restaurant is very highly recommended.

The Redwood has been a favorite of mine for over 60 years. Whenever my family and I return to my hometown it is a "must" stop. We love the bustling atmosphere, the relish tray (standard with all meals), onion rings (best I have ever had), and the super efficient wait staff. I have eaten fancy food in some of the best restaurants in the world, but the Redwood is the real thing for me.

The restaurant at first glance seems very nice, smokers area right by the front door, strike 1. building needed some maintenance, ball 1. Greeted by a pleasant gal whom offered a very small tight booth for the 4 of us, ball 2. Waited plenty long for a waitress who was short with us and confused about the drink order,water water, water, lemonade and tossed the bread plates on the table like flying saucers, ball 3. As the other guests arrived, I watched, several tables were served a relish tray and meal before we were served ours,strike 3,4,5. By the way, do not order lemonade, it was so so bad and small to boot. The interior is dated but clean. I would say the prices sure do not warrant the place. Been there done that, never again.

How long are you willing to wait to eat a meal? That is the first question you should ask before you attempt to eat at this restaurant. TWO HOURS after taking our orders, we finally had enough and asked for our check to leave. Miraculously, our meals arrived -- but way too late for us. We had them boxed and left. I don't care if your food is phenomenal, there is no reason anyone should have to wait two hours for overpriced sandwiches. Never again.