An absolute must-visit in Traer!…read more If you haven't been to The Hidden Kitchen yet, stop what you are doing and go. Everything here is from scratch (yes, including the butter and bread!), and you can absolutely taste the love and quality in every single bite. Here is why we are officially hooked: The Monte Cristo: Easily one of the best we've ever had. It was cooked to absolute perfection and tasted amazing! Incredible Portions: The portion sizes here are massive. Everything is generous enough for two people to easily share, or for you to take home for a second full meal. The Cinnamon Rolls: We bought some to take home for later, and oh my goodness, they are elite! Huge, soft, and delicious. Warm Hospitality: The staff is so incredibly friendly and welcoming. They truly make you feel right at home the moment you walk in. Supporting a local, scratch-made spot with this level of food and service is a no-brainer. We will definitely be back!

Visiting from Arizona and this was my first stop at Farmers kitchen. I was hoping for a hot roast…read morebeef like I used to get in sales barns, when I went with my dad in the 1960s. I was not disappointed. Good food at a reasonable price. I hope to stop again in the future.

New breakfast and lunch spot in Fairbank, right in Main Street. Mom loves to go out to breakfast…read morewhen we visit so we gave them a try. The Farmer's Kitchen serves breakfast and lunch, has delicious bakery items and is expanding to serve pizza and wings. I tried a western omelette with hash browns, Mom had the quiche of the day with fruit on the side. Rick and brother David both had the waffle with blueberries. Food was good. Omelette had a good mix of the veggies, egg and cheese - not overcooked. Mom said the quiche could have had a little more egg to cream ratio in the filling, but it was tasty. Both Rick and David were expecting fresh blueberries on their waffles instead of a blueberry compote. Still - the waffle itself was fluffy and tasty. The owner offers specials to coincide with events in town, and will take special orders for bakery items. I'm thinking of ordering a meringue pie on one of our future trips to Oelwein. Overall - Farmer's Kitchen is a great addition to Fairbank - stop in and check it out.

Matt's was exactly what you'd expect…read more The service was friendly, but our food took a while. They have beer options, but it's all standard fare. The menu is mostly burgers, sandwiches, and pizza. The house salad was lettuce and cheese. The fries were OK, having a baked potato or tots option was a nice touch. The pizza was OK. My wife really liked it.

Great Food Great Service Amazing People Great Workers and Great Ambiance I suggest the BBQ Pork Meltread more

This place had a true hometown feel. The service staff were super friendly and calling everyone by…read morename, it was packed, and the food was the centerpiece of it all! Homemade pie slices for $2.99 in this economy is WILD, but was the posted price with a whole laundry list of flavors! YUM! This is a breakfast/lunch spot and they close at 2pm except for a few evenings that they do dinner evidently. It is ABSOLUTELY WORTH making sure you get there even with the odd times!!! The French toast is amazing and I love french toast, I had some with my omelet. The omelet is a thinner version. Cooked on a flat top, folded and filled beautifully with all the goodies I requested. It was delicious! I ate far more of both the omelet AND the french toast! Yummmm. My partner had the sampler (top left on the menu). The server said you had to try it. It had eggs, meat, a side of French toast, AND a 1/4 biscuit with gravy! We took a bite of the sausage with a bite of the biscuit and gravy which was perfect! All the food was good as was the coffee (which had beautiful full flavor and wasn't watered down... momma likes some STRONG COFFEE and theirs was perfect! Our server was also wonderful, happy, helpful, and so nice. Wish I was better with names! They were packed but moved people in and out efficiently so go give them a try!!!

What a great breakfast spot. The service was fast and friendly. The environment was clean and even…read moretoned. And the food was amazing. The Panther Plate is wonderful, a mix of omelet, hash browns, country fried steak, and biscuits and gravy in one GIANT 4 egg omelet. So stuffed!

Beautiful inside and out, the owners make sure your truly taken care of. The food is beyond…read morefantastic and it's not common stuff you see at small town places. The food is cooked with love and you can truly tell. The bar side is a wonderful place as well all your needs! They have a great option of seltzers, beers & liquors.. & in all honesty you cannot beat a $2 tall boy of busch light

This was a nice bar. It was clean, spacious, nice staff and the other people that were there…read moredrinking were very friendly!

Not a bad little bar...clean, well-lit, and spacious. Friendly staff, cold drinks.read more

Group stopped during Ragbrai along with around 25,000 other participants. All the locals we spoke…read moreto said this is best place in town. They were correct. Because of the deluge of people in town, menu was taken out only and was choice of lasagna and a calzone type sandwich. They ran out of the lasagna just before we got to front so friend ordered food while I secured a cool spot to sit upstairs in bar. ALL of the staff were incredible and friendly. Bartenders were awesome and we put them to task. Several rounds. The "pizone", aka calzone was very good, fresh baked bread loaf with sauce, meat and cheese baked into it.

Planned this stop on my 6,000 mile summer food tour for the "panino" which sounded unique and read…read moresome sites saying it was a must try in Iowa. Arrived excited as I saw the menu had fried gizzards and also deep fried angus steak cubes. I ordered both and the panino. The gizzard breading immediately made me think of long John silver fried clams oddly enough. The steak was flavorful but a bit on the tough overcooked side. The panino ended up being a slightly thinly filled pepperoni roll with meatballs added which was slightly a downer. Had to ask for my refill as the waitress while nice seemed to be working the kitchen as well. Waited about 15 minutes to get my check from the time I took my card out and put it on the table. On paper it was cool...but nothing wowed me enough to recommend.