The Depot

Our family of 7 enjoyed our experience at The Depot! Everything was delicious(I had the country fried steak, husband had the Seafood Mac, daughter had the Dilly Burger, other kids had kids meals), generous portions, friendly staff, and clean building. Highly recommend.

We were just looking for a place to get a good meal and craft beer after a long day on the road and The Depot did not disappoint. There was a large menu and the food was good. They had local craft beer on draft as well.

Cool spot in an old train depot. Friendly server. Tried the train wreck appetizer and the Philly. Both were great. Would definitely stop in again if ever in the area. And it’s just a short drive from the corn palace!

Great food! Great stmosphere! I had the walleye sandwich and companon had a specialty burger..both were delicious with generous portions!

If you're visiting Mitchell SD to see the famous corn Palace I highly recommend stopping by The Depot for lunch or dinner. The beer battered walleye did not disappoint, there were plenty of beers on tap, and we enjoyed dining on the patio, with a view of the old railroad box cars!

Very good food! Super friendly and prompt service. So many beers on tap!! Please do yourself a favor and have the blooming onion!

Beautiful restaurant next to railroad tracks. A train went by slowly as we were there. Nice outdoor dining option. Decent variety of food on the menu. Ordered walleye and an appetizer of nachos. Forgot to take photos of the food. Walleye was bland, nachos were pretty good. There is a game room on the east side of the building. Lots of dining seating. There is a huge selection of beer on tap. Love the decor. Complementary popcorn.

We have tried the prime rib at every place in Mitchell that regularly offers it. The Depot without question by far serves the best consistently. It is trimmed so your not recieving 50 percent fat as most other places do. So if you want the best prime it's Friday nights. John the owner when present, which seems like most of the time says high to people coming in and thanks them when they leave. That goes a long way. I read the varied reviews on food quality, service ect. and I surely understand people's feelings and have been dissatisfied at every restaurant I have been in when you go regularly. The Depot has been in business for many many years for a reason! The dedication and effort that John, his family and staff put into this business is remarkable.

Once again, a great experience at The Depot. Extensive beer selection, service was speedy and on point despite being one of the busiest night of the year for them (night before opening day). Chislic is a great appetizer, can't go wrong with any of their sandwiches (BLT was on point), and the French Onion soup was as good as ever. The Depot has consistently changed for the better over the past few years. We will definitely be back next year!!

Camping locally and stopped in for dinner. Great restaurant which is an old RR depot. You are next to the tracks. I went for the fried walleye and hubby went for the Rueben.. excellent food. Delish fries and salads. Homemade soups too! Really delicious!

I sit here writing this review in a bit of astonishment. In the post-Covid days of leaving the customer behind, we have a restaurant that thinks of nothing less. Drinks filled, plates cleared, and... get this... wonderful food!

A rustic sports bar which is a unique experience for us. The food is good. Lots of options on the menu. Good service; they were a little busy so there was a bit of a wait but much better than some of the other locations. Definitely worth a stop by!

Great food and great service. Popped in with my brother while I was in town for a visit and found the atmosphere charming. We both had the prime rib on special which comes with two sides. Our server Levi was lovely. Looking forward to returning.

Friday, Oct 4 were there right on opening. A pompous short arrogant man seated us in the back? room, by the kitchen area...why we did not know as no one was there? Maybe because we are 60ish? He slammed our beverage glasses into the ice machine, right there is a health violation. And there we sat, and sat, and sat. The "host" strutted around the room away from us, others did as well until a wonderful young lady finally stopped to ask if we had been waited on. The food was mediocre when we finally got it. We are from Omaha, visiting through smallish towns in South Dakota and every dining experience was great...until this ridiculous place in Mitchell, SD. SHAME ON YOU! Diners, don't waste your money

Servers were extremely kind and helpful. The country/chicken fried steak was incredible my goodness. The burgers they have are really great as well. I don't recommend the boneless wings though........

Cheese cubes were good. Burgers were burnt. Paid way too much for poor quality. I would only go here to look at the station.

Service was superb with prompt, kind servers. The food was average American cuisine. The French onion soup was mostly bread and very salty. The Ruben sandwich didn't have much kraut, but plenty of meat. At the entrance, there is a fresh popped popcorn machine that was tasty and a hit with my kids. The restaurant had plenty of seating and a great pub atmosphere.

The food was delicious and the staff and service were great. I recommend the broiled walleye because a) it was delicious and b) you can't order this in very many places. The staff said it's one of their most popular dishes and after eating it, I believe them. We enjoyed their homemade salsa and chips with queso. Finally, we had a french dip sandwich on a gluten-free bun. The availability of a gluten-free bun is yet one more reason to dine here if that's important to you. The staff were very friendly and after I left my credit card on the table they gladly mailed it to me. We can't recommend this place enough and we look forward to dining here our next time through Mitchell.

Gave this place a 4* because we didn't eat but the food going to some tables looked fabulous. Large portions and plenty to share. This place is an old Train Depot from 1908. Nicely decorated after the renovation and there is a good vibe inside. The staff is friendly and welcoming. Yes, I would suggest you stop in and grab something to eat!!

The venue was nice. Very comfortable. The weight staff was not very good. They were very slow and they got our order wrong. The food was OK. I'd go there again if I was hungry, but couldn't say I'd recommend it.

A great place to eat in the center of Mitchel. My wife and I enjoyed dinner here Monday night after Pheasant openers. Our waiter was very attentive and handled our menu questions with ease. I ordered a smoked bourbon Manhattan to begin our night. It was spot on. I was not expecting that type of sophistication from the bar. We both ordered burgers that were both cooked to our preferred Med-Rare. The beef was very tasty and the Jalapeño raspberry sauce on mine was delicious. -1 star for the luke warm fries.

Went to the Depot on Wednesday the 25th 2024. We were the first ones to be seated. Our server brought us menus and took our drink order and brought them right out. She then took our food order. 2 burgers and a club sandwich. That was at 11:10 am. 11:30the tables all around us had gotten their food and finished eating. We asked our server what was going on with our order. She said she would check. 11:45 we asked again and said our order would be out soon. 12:10 we asked again and said she would check. 12:27 still no food. Had an appointment at 1pm so we got up to leave and saw Leena a server who knew us. Told her what happened and she went to the kitchen and said your order is almost done. Would you like me to have them put into Togo boxes. We were very upset. Have been to the Depot several times and never had this problem. Has put a sour taste in our mouths. They asked if we wanted to talk to a manager. Since we had to leave to make our appointment we didn't have time. Hopefully they train the servers a little better.

We stopped at the Depot after visiting the Corn Palace. The food was great, the place is beautiful, and the staff is very friendly. I had the grilled chicken sandwich while my kids loved the macaroni and cheese. I would definitely visit again if I'm ever in the area.

This is one of your late night restaurant options in Mitchell. I liked that they offered complimentary popcorn from a popcorn machine (self-serve). For negatives however, our waitress was curt, the French onion soup was super salty, and the cod dinner had a small portion of cod. When we left, we agreed we would have rather gone to Ruby Tuesday's.

Great service! Stopped for dinner - burgers were great! Wide variety of beers on tap.

Great Owners, great atmosphere, great service, and great food! If you are so inclined you can have your choice of spirits with your meal. Great place to hold your next gathering! Always enjoy our time spent at The Depot!

The food was okay. The service was very poor. The waitress forgot to put our order in. When we ordered dessert she also forgot about it till she brought us our bill. We told her to cancel it and she claimed it would be right out. Which it was 20 min. later.

I had the steak tips with a Caesar salad, and baked Potato. Loved it very nice server and prompt service.

Passable. Food was okay but not great. Service was good. Fair selection for food and drinks.

Great food and service! A must when in Mitchell, SD. Right next to the World's Only Corn Palace.

We took our first trip for a meal out at a restaraunt last weekend and chose the patio at The Depot. Our usual waitress was working, so nice to see a familiar face to serve us after months of no going out. They have a new menu with quite a few new and creative choices. The new Shrimp Po' Boy called my name and I'm so glad I listened and ordered it. Fresh French bread with a great amount of medical sized fried shrimp, cooked perfectly. The remoulade sauce was delightful, truly. Great on the sandwich and my fries as well. Lunch on the patio was perfect with the trains on the track next to us and ample social distancing.

We like to try the local places when traveling and decided to give The Depot a try while in Mitchell visiting the Corn Palace. It was mid afternoon, too late for lunch too early for dinner, and off season for tourists so we basically had the place to ourselves. Our servers (Mercy and Aly) were friendly and did a nice job of taking care of us. We opted for salads (Santa Fe and Cobb). The portions were good sized and although the Santa Fe was missing the sour cream and salsa, Mercy corrected it quickly. The deserts sounded amazing but we opted to pass. Maybe next time. Overall, I highly encourage you to stop by The Depot when you are in Mitchell.

To;dr: it's fine The Bloody Mary was great, the burger was just average. I had the Buffalo burger and i ordered it medium rare but it came out pretty dang well done. There wasn't a lot of flavor and cheese is a dollar extra. Overall, a good mean, I'm just not sure it's worth $14

It was good food but many mistakes were made.We order a walleys dinner and that was good but they dropped it on the floor and had to make a new one so our food took 40 minutes to come out.We also got a burger with bacon and the bacon was order well done but it a bit undercooked.The burger came with fries but when it was served to us we did not receive the fries and it was missing a top bun.We also got a chicken sandwich and asked for no mayo, lettuce, tomatoes but we got all of it.The manager was ok when we called her over but walked away when we were not done talking.So overall the food was pretty good like the reviews said but they made many rookie mistakes and they were not even busy.The restaurant was pretty clean to.

Empty on Tuesday afternoon and it was right next door to Corn Palace The food actually deserves 3 stars but the service brought it down a star. Like I said, the restaurant was completely empty other than one elderly gentleman at the bar, drinking not eating. We sat down and the waitress came with menus and took our drink order. She came back with our iced teas and we ordered. I got the Reuben minus the sauerkraut but add cole slaw. That sandwich was delicious, especially with the thousand island dressing added to it. Hubby got the steak sandwich, which was the special. He said it was a good sandwich as well. We also ordered a basket of tator tots. They were crispy but I felt the oil they were fried in could have been changed. It had that slight "old oil" taste. Once we got our food no one came to check on us. We had to take our glasses to the bar for refills and even after that she never came by other than to drop off the check. You could have the best food around but if the service is terribly lacking than my review goes way down. I could even understand, a little, if it had been busy, but that wasn't the case here. It's convient to the Corn Palace (see my review about that establishment) but with this service I'd be hard pressed to stop in again.

Quiet ambiance. Casino option was fun. Fish po boy was fresh, but bottom bun got soggy fast! Bacon wrapped shrimp were not tasty. Waffle fries were crispy and flavorful.

We stopped at this spot while driving through to Boise. Very welcoming and they let us sit in the air conditioned patio area with our dog. I wanted a local experience and my waiter handled it. A fresh beer (blond ale) and the highlander burger. Diet be damned but it was great. Cooked perfectly medium buffalo burger with Monterey jack, sweet onions, potatoes and covered in brown gravy. Basically it's a buffalo poutine and it was glorious. Crunchy waffle fries and brown gravy are the artery clogging good time you need when on the road. You got a bun, but it's under the patty and soaking all that brown gravy....#gottadoit.

Good food but a bit expensive. Good cold micro brews beers. Nice interior decorator several TVs. Nice large wood bar Did a great job converting the beautiful building. Center location which is easy to find. Plenty of parking. Glad they saved this beautiful old building

Burger was over cooked and patty was thin. I asked for a medium cooked burger. Waffle fries were good. Beer selection was good.

We were in town for a funeral. Eaten here many times with mixed reviews; however, tonight there was no mistaking that the food was absolutely disgusting! The Caesar salad tasted like rotten anchovies. The medium burgers were hard and nastily overdone with pickled jalapeños on the raspberry popper burger! Seriously?! The waffle fries tasted like they were made yesterday. Reuben was dry and tough lunch meat folks! Super gross. And to top it all off everything and I mean everything was cold. And my $7.50 beer had about 3 inches of head. What a waste of money. Hard enough trip as it was for my husband's mother's funeral. What a waste of $140! Never going here again. Shame on you John for being ok with serving terrible food that is terribly overpriced. Oh and the icing on the cake you say? It smelled super bad in this aesthetically dismal back hole of a place we were seated to eat our $16 nasty burgers!

Great food! The pricing is about average for this type of place. Service was wonderful and quick. nice and clean and a pretty neat place. It also has a lot of seating.

I ordered the Beef Tips and about as blan as you can get. I got french onion soup as a side and that must of used all of the salt as not sure there was any on the beef. Atmosphere was decent and the waitstaff was mediocre. Not sure I will be back to the Depot

Great burger and soup. Staff is super friendly. Vehicle broke down so stuck in town for a few hours, staff gave a list of places to visit within walking distance. Next time coming through South Dakota will make this a stop.

The options in Mitchell are limited and most are just ok. This place was a great find. Good selection of draught beer from all over the country. Service was friendly and attentive. Food was very good, had the fried fish, cooked perfectly. If im ever back in Mitchell I'm coming back here.

Food and service were good but the prices were pretty high in my opinion for both the entrees and drinks. My husband and I ordered the same thing- the surf and turf. His was great, my steak was pretty tough. Nice spot in town though and plenty of parking.

We swung through town and a worker at the Corn Palace suggested eating here. They put some unique twists on bar food and it's a cool place as well. I got the Coal Chamber and it was outstanding! Portions were huge as well. We are wanting to make some suggestions to some local (Iowa) restaurants to take notes on their menu!

Granted it was Sunday but the service was sooo slow it took us over 30 minutes to even be asked for our orders, the only thing worse than the service was the food - the french dip was so salty you couldn't even dip it. The other dishes were equally meh. Then the $110 bill for 4 sandwiches was the icing on the cake.

Was very hungry after six hours of driving and was very disappointed that they were closed when their hours said 2 AM & it was 10:20. Double check if you come to this place because you may not get what you expect.

My family went to The Depot for a birthday dinner and it was the worst service and food we all have experienced in a while. Our server, Shelby, was very rude and she provided awful service. The food was the worst my family has had at a food establishment in all of Mitchell. None of our orders are what we wanted and what we did get was blah. As we were leaving the lady busing tables was pushing us out. As I was putting my coat on to leave, she crawled right under my arm and was in the way of my family getting out of the booth. I could wait another year until I come back to this place.

Stopping in Mitchell, on way from wi to so. Ca. We are From wi 40 yrs ago and still looking for that walleye fish dinner. Pretty good, and a hamburger was good also. Good service , cheap drinks . Dinner for 3 was 50.00 with 5 adult beverages . 7.50 tip out the door under 60.00. Place was pretty cool. Dated but nice. Service was good. 4 stars, good for a small in town in the middle of the fly over.

I went in with a friend. The chili was great along with a half sandwich. We both had cheese cake for dessert.

Terrible service. It took over an hour and 15min to get an order of wings, fries, and a chicken sandwich. Waiter took our drink order and meal order and didn't show their face for over 45min. Food was below par and was not hot. Would not recommend this restaurant. Look elsewhere.

Thanks Yelp for showing us this nice gem of a place! Great menu & impressive 26 beers on tap! Bailey was our server - she did great! My kids were filled easily and both my wife and I were impressed with our meals. I had the Jack Daniels breaded shrimp Pasta, and she had the Chimichanga. I also had the French onion soup, which was dark and maybe not the perfect bowl (I only finished half) but we devoured everything else!

Got into town later than planned, and wanted something not fast food, they were open later. Food was good, soup of the day potato had great seasoning. Husband had the special steak of the day...and it's gone. Southwest chicken wrap was tasty - wish i could have finished it! Try the root beer on tap. Service at the bar was wonderful! Plus the setting of an old train depot is a lovely slice of history.

Fast friendly service. Seated right away. Everyone got a burger but all reported they were good. Nothing fancy, ver casual....but that's fine when it tastes good, our waitress was attentive and thought ahead about bringing ketchup and mustard. Drinks refilled quickly.

Hmmm okay so I have been here a few times over the years and I feel like it's really declined with time! I do think they have very nice prices on drinks, so that's a great perk. This last time we were there, we ordered some French onion soup, Reuben sandwiches, and chicken. They changed the salads and absolutely all of them are iceberg based now, so that was weird. The French onion soup doesn't have bread anymore, it has croutons. The Reuben was great, really good. I had a nice couple drinks and the husband had some beer. The chicken was cold? So it was okay. It was really reasonable prices for the evening meal.

Wonderful atmosphere, love saving the train depot. Had their corned beef & cabbage special, Ann went for the prime rib. Waitress came back and said the kitchen wouldn't start cooking the prime rib for another 1/2 hour. She went for 8 oz cod. Food came quick the corned beef and cabbage was good; the potatoes were undercooked. Ann's 8 oz cod was closer to 6, but she said it was good. Was enjoyable, but not great, just good. Had to ask the waitress for refills.