Wonderful atmosphere, service, and food! I had breakfast and my husband had a cheeseburger. Both…read morewere delicious! The coffee was tasty and the breakfast potatoes were outstanding. Highly recommend The Downtowner.

My wife and I stopped in for breakfast after a night at Lied Lodge. It's a cute small town cafe and…read morenot much else is open in the morning on Saturday. There was only one waitress working and she didn't make us wait too long and was friendly enough. My wife had the biscuits and gravy which was really excellent. They sure know how to make a good biscuit. I had the special, which was a bagel breakfast sandwich, which was pretty good, definitely generous on the bacon which I appreciated. All in all, it's exactly what you'd expect and it's a good stop if you want a home cooked breakfast with some country flavor.

I eat here all the time I like a lot of the menu items such as the cowboy skillet all the burgers…read moreand the steaks they have great pancakes and crepes! They have a great waitress Helena always a smile on her face willing to help no matter how busy she is Great calm place to eat

The food is exceptional and exquisite it's basically down home cooking at down home prices my…read moregirlfriend and I eat here occasionally for breakfast we have hash browns pancakes and coffee lunch burger fries and onion rings supper she has a nice juicy steak while I have the veggie stir fry a salad and a water extremely healthy and delicious meal . The service was fast and prompt almost immediately they had menus for us to look at we placed our order 3 minutes later we get our food and enjoy. The ambiance is great just a nice place to eat and relax honestly if you can relax in a busy cafe then you have got it made .we definitely recommend spring garden cafe to anyone and everyone

I had an incredible dinner here as a part of a new menu tasting and was completely blown aware…read more From the stunning views, to the beautiful interior, and variety of unique dishes, it was a truly remarkable dinner. Some stand outs to me were the rolls. Move over Texas Roadhouse, these are the best rolls I've ever had. And that was just the first bites. We had corn about 6 different ways, and as a ceratifed corn head, this was terrific. Each dish was so thoughtfully curated and executed. I can see why this is such an occasion place, but even breakfast the next day was great. The cinnamon rolls are out of this world. The views of the hazelnut fields and all the greenery really feels otherwordly. Truly one of my favorite dining experiences as of late.

This place is the best food I've had in Nebraska. Great prices across the board and service is…read moregreat. The only hiccup was us being invited in to dine with our dog (outside) and having no issues throughout the whole meal, and then at the end a worker hurried us out saying it wasn't a dog friendly establishment. Other than that everything was perfect

Excellent French Dip! The meat was perfect and generous. The dip juice was beefy and not too…read moresalty. The bun was Amazing!! Fast service Neat old building - lots of character

This restaurant is a real gem. I am thrilled that my sister recommended we stop here for lunch…read moreyesterday. The greeting was warm and friendly from Robyn our server. The soup yesterday was a (sweet potato chowder) with big chunks of perfectly cooked sweet potato surrounded by home grown sweet corn, celery and sausage. It was fantastic. I had the chicken salad sandwich, my wife and very nice salad and my sister had the Thai wrap. All were amazing,. This wonderful spot has incredible desserts as well with very generous portions. The carrot cake and homemade vanilla ice cream was off the charts. Easy street parking make it easy and very much worth driving 50 miles to experience. We will plan on coming through Nebraska City at lunch time so that we can return soon I hope.

Enjoyed a quick but late dinner after arriving oversized and tired. The Ruben was delicious and…read morethe rye bread was perfectly crunchier. Would have liked a little more sauce as it was a little dry in places. The Chef Salad was so good. Again he needed more salad dressing. Good friendly servers. We will be back again and again. Good place to be able to see some tv and locals come eat at their fav diner. They also have a lot of history of the floods in the region on the walls to give some culture. Quiet last night

Apple Barrel Restaurant is the kind of place that makes you feel like you've stepped into a simpler…read moretime. It's nothing fancy--just good ol' American comfort food served up with a smile. The kind of spot where the coffee's always hot, the pie tastes homemade, and the waitresses call you "honey" without thinking twice. I had the meatloaf and mashed potatoes, and it was exactly what I needed after a long drive. The apple pie? Golden, flaky, and served warm--just like the photo promised. If you're looking for a genuine, no-frills diner with a little soul and a lot of flavor, Apple Barrel delivers in spades.

We came in with a large group of 10 during March Madness. We had low expectations due to how busy…read morethe restaurant was. We were seated immediately and the waitress let us know she was serving the whole restaurant herself, so to be patient. Despite all of this, our food came out after a 30 minute wait which wasn't horrible, all things considered. The food was delicious and a few of us agreed it was the best burger we had had in a very long time. Will return!

I had the chicken fried steak special. The meat was okay, but it was served with instant mashed…read morepotatoes and canned corn, both awful. The white gravy was basically wall paper paste. Probably not going back.

I can't tell you how long it has been since I was able to enjoy the grand buffet. Well worth the…read moredrive from Omaha. The servers are nice but definitely have that slow town feel where they talk to customer for quite a while. Given it's a serve yourself buffet, I can't complain. The place itself was part Val's family portraits and part Huskers. Seems about right for Nebraska. It was cozy and inviting. They had plenty of options and all the favs here. And if anything was low or sat for too long, they are more than happy to refresh. I really liked the dessert options that I never get when ordering to-go. The prices were actually surprisingly reasonable. And to top it off, kids under 10 eat free on Tuesdays. Not a place you can eat too often and maintain your figure, but we will be back!

Okay, so this is the best place to stop in Nebraska City that has gluten free options, hands down…read more The Taco Bell has terrible reviews. Runza only has gluten free fries and we just made the decision to try out Valentinos and see if it's still good since my husband had it growing up. This is a buffet style restaurant, even though you can order your own gf pizza, but we ordered it for the Buffett and they bring it to you to get as many pieces as you want before they put it on the buffet for others to eat. Soooo nice!!! We got a meat lovers gf pizza and it was surprisingly yummy!!!! We enjoyed the salad, the small town, and we had the nicest waitress!!! She explained our options for gf. We are not buffet fans but we had a lovely time and if we are traveling through Nebraska City again, this is the only place we will stop. (There is a cute cafe in Auburn NE that is with a stop)

I hate McDonald's food, however my kids and wife like it so I tolerate it sometimes this McDonald's…read morestaff are pretty nice most the time they mess up our order 85% of the time but they do make it right when the wife calls Since they fix their mistakes I would say the have decent service if they focused more the first time they wouldn't need to fix anything tho. Ambiance is pretty chill as far as customers the staff are sometimes loud with nonsense conversations but that's to be expected from teenagers I gave two stars only because they fix their errors

Food took almost 20 minutes for fry's to be stale, under salted, and very clearly old. Very little…read moreamount of food. Happy meal, spicy chicken sandwich and 4 nuggets was all.

This is an older building…read more The inside is close quarters. There is enough room to move around, but it's also stocked as full as possible. The world famous Casey's pizza is available. Other snacks, including Rice Krispie Treats and soft drinks, are too. Like other locations, the bathrooms are clean and well kept. Free air is available.

A vagrant was outside near the door harassing customers, asking for money for a pizza. Very…read moreintimidating, and very unusual for a small town. When this was pointed out to the manager on duty, their response was , "So, what do you expect me to do about it?" Well, maybe they won't take action, but our action will be to NOT return. Otherwise, it's a decent store, standard Casey's.

Very fast and friendly service! We came for lunch and were promptly seated. I love that they carry…read morediet Dr Pepper, which can be hard to find!! They brought chips and salsa for the table, and each person gets their own individual salsa bowls, which is great. The menu is very large and very reasonably priced. Can't find those prices in Omaha!! My enchiladas verdes were meaty and saucy. I liked my rice and loved that they do real black beans instead of refried beans. They have a little bit of everything and do a very classic American Mexican menu. They were very fast and all our orders came correct. Portion sizes are reasonably sized as well

We were seated promptly upon arrival. After a few minutes our server took our drink order. We were…read moreby the door so it was a bit louder in our area. I ordered the taco fajita salad and my husband ordered the quesadillas del portal. They were both good, but the taco salad did not have very much lettuce, maybe half a cup. My husband enjoyed his meal, just wish he had more beans. The area was well lighted because we were sitting next to large windows. The food was ok, just very comparable to other restaurants at cheaper prices.