We had reservations and were split up between 3 tables with 2 different waitresses. We sat an hour before getting any soup or salad. One of our tables didn't even get their food until the other 2 tables were done eating. Ran out of gravy for the chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes, but was not told until food was brought out and was not offered to have something else made. Chicken Alfredo was inedible. Manager was rude when my elderly dad got up and complained that the one table had just received their food when the rest of us were ready to go because we had been there for 2 hours at that point. Then the kitchen staff sat there and laughed and talked about us. Unfortunate for my sister and her family that came from Des Moines thinking we were going to have a nice meal and visit. read more

WAITED AN HOUR AND A HALF for the waitress to put my tables food in to the kitchen. The place was half empty so being busy was not an excuse. When one of my table members confronted a manager about the situation rather than try and apologize or even find a way to fix the situation she argued with them. When we received our food 2 hours later it was worse than McDonald's drive through quality. read more

Bad service and terrible food. The place was half empty on a Saturday night. Dusters, you used to be great! You used to be THE place to go in Columbus! Your staff was rude, your food was terrible! Clean the place up or mark down your menu prices so at least you can say you get what you paid for. I'd go to McDonald's before I go back to your establishment again!! read more

This is our favorite place to eat in Columbus. Best food with most variety. I would recommend the steak sandwich for lunch. I really love the seafood fettuccini for dinner, but their steaks are alright too. I would recommend sitting on the pub side of the restaurant - same menu, a little cooler atmosphere. With that in mind, we go here often and just expect to have slow service. I don't know why, but they are extremely slow, even when not busy. Even a work lunch will be at least an hour from ordering to getting the check for a group of 4-6. It doesn't seem like it's the food that takes long, just slower service. Which is totally fine for date night when you're getting drinks/beers and on no time crunch. I do really like a few of their craft beers, but I have had them a little on the flat side, and not quite cold enough. With the current popularity of craft beers, I wish they put a little more effort into theirs. read more

Beth and myself just sat and having house made root beer, a Grinder Lavosh, and salad. Nice food selections listed on menus. Root beer is real good. Lavosh was pretty good but didn't have much on it. Salad was kinda same, small and minimal. Great service from lovely lass. I would return after seeing several food items going to other tables which appeared more-so than our own choices. read more

Dusters is by far the best, most upscale, and most sophisticated restaurant in Columbus NE. The menu is first class, the quality and presentation of the food is excellent, and the locally brewed beer is very good. Be advised that although they also claim that they brew original style soda, when I asked they indicated that the flavors are artificial and not original or naturally derived and so I passed on the soda. Also be advised that while one of the earlier reviewers indicated that they had a great Sunday brunch buffet, when I asked the wait staff I was informed that Dusters has not served a Sunday brunch in 10 years. Oh well. read more

Wed night, maybe 15 people in main dining room. We were seated in the furthest corner of the room and never approached by our waitress. After 15 min of waiting we left. I expressed my disappointment to hostess that didn't give a damn. Fuck this place. Never again. read more

I do NOT recommend this restaurant. We waited 2 hours 15 minutes just to have our food not delivered. We watched ALL the other tables get served that came in an hour after us. A table of 30 who we walked in with was served an hour before we walked out. Nobody got any dinner and now we have to go and search for another place to get something. Unless you want a long wait just to not get food then don't go to dusters. read more

I 100% agree with Jake P's review. They are okay for Columbus, not nothing to knock my socks off. This business would not survive in a bigger city. Columbus restaurants need to get with it and come up with something fantastic. For me, If I want a fantastic place to eat, I'll drive to Omaha. They do have good rootbeer though. read more

One star doesn't even justify the rating this place gets. Silverware was dirty. My glass was all gritty on the outside so who knows what the inside looks like. Had to go up to our waitress at the front end to request new everything. When we got new utensils the lady who replaced them threw down the new stuff and then didn't really apologize for the old ones. She placed the new plate on the old one and took both away. With a snooty attitude she asked if our silverware wasn't up to standard. This is the second time I have been here. The first was for a wedding and will probably never come back. By far the worst service I have had ever. Should have gone to husker house instead. read more

When we first walked in I was a little concerned since the restaurant was closing within the hour but once we were seated we had excellent service and the food hit the right spot. Even though they mostly had a lot of meat options my garlic mash potatoes and salad were delicious. I ordered spaghetti to go and it was very flavorful. I give it three stars because I am vegetarian and not too many veggie options. read more

We tried to stop by tonight with 6 people but was turned away because we did not have reservations! I counted 6 open tables and no wait in the lobby. We won't be back again. read more

I strongly don't recommend this restaurant. TERRIBLE service. We waiting for 2 hours for our food and watched countless tables come and go. Complained many times and was not impressed with the food at all. If you feel like waiting for 2 hours and receiving mediocre food then Dusters is the place for you. ‍ read more

This is a really nice restaurant and pub in down town Columbus. Their menu is varied with nightly specials, the food is very good and always fresh. I know a couple of the cooks who work there and they love what they do. The brew pub is a great feature of the place. It's made out of a grain silo with steel walls, and old steel tractor seats at the bar. The beer selection is good, but I think they need to add a little more spice and flavor to their microbrews. In the summers, on the last Thursday of every month, Dusters hosts a cruise night for classic cars. Its always a good turn out; at these events they serve free rootbeer floats made with their home made rootbeer. Which is awesome. This is one to try out. read more

Great place for lunch! Took some work friends and one of them was there yesterday lol! Had the bison burger- delicious and cooked perfectly! Jalopy burger looked great and service was good! Thank you read more

This place is a good place for Columbus, NE. The French onion soup is very good. I have not drank any of there home brew beer but I hear its good. read more

Friendly service, ok food. Best place in town they tell me. Good soup and salad - had their house dressing - very good. The filet was not a good cut - off the end. It was also way undercooked. Sides were good. read more

Not great not terrible. Just average and forgettable. I've had two different meals here. An appetizer and an artichoke pasta dish and none have been good.go get Mexican in Columbus instead. read more

Probably one of the better places in Columbus, which isn't saying much. For a place that advertises itself as high end in atmosphere, iceberg lettuce and pre packaged shredded cheese for salads? The flatbread was bland and tasted like it was prepared on a saltine cracker. The wings were good, but that's really about it. Outside of Columbus, NE there is a world of flavor diversity. These cooks need to travel outside the city and discover what a high end restaurant really tastes like. Or at least invest into a better chef. Your locals don't realize what they're missing out on. Dusters, please raise your standards. read more

The one thing that puts Dusters above any other restaurant in Columbus, NE is a waiter named Jacob. The guy is in a great mood every single time I go in there. He knows the menu by heart and never disappoints. The ribeye is always great and their beers are great. If your not wanting basic Applebee's or fast food, this is the best place in town. read more

Love this place. Comfortable atmosphere and great food. I generally spend my time in the bar area located on the northeast side of the building (Gottberg Brewery). They brew their own beer and have seasonal beers in case your in the mood for something different. By far the best restaurant bar in Columbus read more

This is the best restaurant I have ever ate at I lived in Lincoln for 15 years and never had this great of food especially for the price I have never had anything bad there the soup steaks prime rib are all rated A plus plus by me the waitresses are very nice and helpful I have never had bad service there read more

This appears to be a converted grain silo. Not there's anything wrong with that. Just sayin'. The ketchup and mustard bottles were kept well-filled, and the pickle was good and crunchy. Plus: free mint. read more

If you want to eat you should really sit on restaurant side because food service on brew pub side is abysmal, like walk-out abysmal. Beer was OK but cost much more than prices on website, and seems to be a brewpub without a brewmaster these days. Appetizers and dinners did taste good and kitchen takes time to make plates look nice, but pretty sure that was yesterday's baked potato. Server seemed like nice lady and I tipped 20% mostly because I felt sorry for her (grabbed my plate before I was done without asking but then took another 15 minutes to bring check?) Off-duty servers hanging out at bar talking to staff. Lots of staff around just no one paying attention, and not busy. I did complain to manager on way out but caught a big whiff of attitude, and I have zero time for that after I've paid the bill. Used to go here for special occasions and was trying to celebrate some achievements, so really disappointing. It's a nice looking place but I think owners have lost interest. read more

Big place. Surprisingly fancy when you walk in, but we went to the back where the bar is... Where you can see the brew tanks... Pretty cool! Beer cheese soup tastes like gravey... The server said she thought it was vegetarian, but I'm pretty sure there are chicken bits in it... Cory got the pesto fetuccini alfredo, which was actually some of the best fetuccini alfredo I've had in a long time. Overall, pretty okay food, very few vegetarian options, but a good experience... read more

Immediately after we sat down, our server came over and sprayed down the table, spraying us in the process. When we asking if there was bleach in it, she snarled at us and said "its food safe." We ordered Spinach and Artichoke dip, which came out with no artichokes and almost no cheese. After telling our waitress, she came back from the kitchen and told us that the cook said we were wrong, and gave us our food back. My burger was 10 dollars and I would have been almost equally as fulfilled at McDonald's read more

Do not go here unless you want to wait 20 min to even order, another hour to get food. Not once did sever even ask us if we wanted another drink and constantly made excuses for very poor service. read more

Dusters had a good beer selection, I had to sample most of them just to make sure. I went there to have a good prime rib, although it was not the best I ever had it had a nice flavor and was cooked well. The atmosphere in the dinning area was a bit odd and not one of the best decoration styles but was comfortable. Over all a four, I would go again but am still on the watch out for a five. read more

I usually eat in the brew pub if I go there. My mom likes to eat there so we go when I visit. I live in Omaha and several reviewers are correct that this business would not last in Omaha. Columbus stinks for restaurants. This place is about as good as it gets. The root beer is the high point. We went there for Fathers Day and the food was so-so. My daughter enjoyed her burger but my Rueben was greasy and had way too much sauce on it. My sister was not impressed. The service was the big let down. The crowds had thinned out about half way through our meal so the service should have been at least average. I will go back but just for a quick lunch and a root beer. read more

We usually go here on St Patricks Day for a Reuben - which is usually excellent. This year - 2018 - we went there at 5pm in the pub and it was the worst Reuben we ever had. Instead of nice slices of corned beef - there were little pieces slathered in thousand Island dressing. I think they cut the corned beef for the dinners and used the little broken off pieces for the Reubens. read more

This place is great! The owner converted an old car garage into a fabulous restaurant, bar, and brew pub. It has a gourmet chef who makes the most fabulous Sunday brunch and holiday buffets. I remember one time for Thanksgiving they had fresh seafood, buffalo roast, pork loin, great veges and breakfast items. The regular menu is wonderful also, as are their own brewed beers and a fantastic wine list. Great homemade desserts too. It's a great place just to have a drink. it has a wild Western mural and the bar has part of a Behlen building in it's decor. The owner is the guy who owns Dorothy Lynch Salad Dressing. Their French dressing has been my favorite since I was a kid. read more

Ugh, what a forgettable experience. Had pesto Alfredo and I've never known either to be sickening sweet, but I guess this was their take on it. My dining companion had chicken liver marsala, and that was sad as well. Brewery beers were average at best, as well as service, and you don't get a small town discount here either. It was clean, so they've got that going for em. read more

Great service, very friendly local crowd, great food - the prime rib was outstanding!

Columbus is so fortunate to have this destination restaurant. I especially enjoy the smaller dining area with the fIreplace, The food is great, and the service is wonderful. Sunday brunch is delicious, and I love their microbrews. An awesome place to dine! read more