An enjoyable meal and pleasant atmosphere. The preparation and overall offering of the food was at a "good" level. Not a superior offering or exceptional meal. Cooked properly, and tasty. The presentation was mediocre and the price was high in comparison to other available eateries. read more

Midtown Reserve - Ribeye with crab Oscar. - Steakhouses Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

An amazing dining experience. Service excellent, and food above par on any scale! The Ambiance was second to none. Will recommend this place to those coming to the area. read more

The food was phenomenal! We had two filets, a new york strip, and the scallops, which were all great! Our waitress was so helpful and the service was so good! Everything about this restaurant was perfect! read more

Total gem in CR. Make a reservation for the classy little dining room, or walk in to sit in the chill back lounge with the same menu PLUS bar food style remixes. 10/10 for the crab cake deviled eggs, creamed corn, millionaire potato, truffle fries, and steak, and that cherry smash cocktail is too good. Would take any excuse to come again. read more

Great service, food and environment. It is small so make sure to make reservations a day or two before.

Went here for a work dinner and had the filet (medium rare) and French fries. It was cooked perfectly! The fries are unique and dont visually look like fries, but tasted great and were a solid compliment to the steak. Make sure to grab an old fashioned or 3. A must if in cedar rapids read more

Highly recommend this fine dining experience. Calamari appetizer, 8 ounce filet, bacon wrapped asparagus, all perfectly cooked to order. Filet cut and seasoning were exquisite, cooked perfectly medium rare. Service was attentive but not overbearing, ie perfect! A memorable fine dining experience in the heart of the city. read more

Midtown Reserve - Calamari appetizer - Steakhouses Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jordan was so nice. He helped guide us to a great meal and cocktails. We had a great time, we definitely be going back next time we are in town. read more

All the appetizers were delicious, I had the scallops with perfectly cooked risotto and husband had the New York strip steak. Loved it. Also the desserts were a must, can't wait to go back! read more

Holy moly....what amazing meal. I am never disappointed but this time my expectations were blown out of the water. Wait staff is amazing, food is 100000/10. The crème brûlée was by far the best part. The perfect mix of savory and salty. I order crème brûlée everywhere I go and this is the best one I have EVER had. Celebrated Valentine's Day a little early and was able to walk right in to their bar side. It was quiet and personal. Atmosphere was great, will be back! read more

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Top notch chefs working exceptional ingredients and a great atmosphere. Drinks are top shelf and s nice wine list. They just added the casual atmosphere bar area for lunch and dinner now too. read more

Best steak I ever had. And I grew up on a farm where we raised our own beef. The wild mushroom arancini is my favorite!! I crave it now.

We tried a bit of everything and all was excellent. 12oz Filet was cooked perfectly. The seared Tuna tasted fresh and portions were huge. The portobello dish was great for a vegan option. Both soups were tasty and the baked feta appetizer hit the spot We've been waiting for a local spot to offer a relaxing and upscale environment where we could get excellent steaks and it's finally here The best part of our meal was the homemade strawberry cheesecake for dessert. Highly recommend this spot for a nice date night or for your next work dinner. read more

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Came in for dinner with my boyfriend and this was our first time here. We both had the New York Strip with Mashed Potatoes and agreed the seasoning for the steaks were great. However, the steaks were not as tender as we hoped and some parts were too hard to eat; they had some toughness to them which was a shame as there is a decent price tag to their meats. The ambiance of the restaurant was nice, however shortly after we received our food, the lights dimmed (which is very normal while dining in restaurants) however, it was a little to dark to see each other and we felt as if we had to whisper the whole time. We did also notice that the online menu and reviews of food didn't completely match the menu we were given. There were some things we wanted to try but they weren't listed so maybe they have different menus depending on time of day/week or maybe some items were removed? Our waitress was very pleasant and friendly. All in all our experience wasn't bad, but nothing stood out either. read more

Hidden gem. CR - you are missing out if you aren't enjoying this fine establishment. Don't skip the Brussels sprouts or carpaccio. read more

Midtown Reserve - Brussels sprouts starter and French Kiss Spritz. - Steakhouses Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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In Hiawatha for our daughter's volleyball tournament and ate here the night before. Small, quaint atmosphere with friendly staff! Drinks were good. Food was absolutely delicious!! Highly recommend the lobster risotto and. Brussel sprouts. My daughter's filet was delicious as well as the crab cakes! It is pricey, so be prepared to treat yourself to a nice night out!! read more

We took my in-laws here as a thank you dinner. From the food to the service and the ambiance, everything was amazing! We had a crab risotto as an appetizer, and it was absolutely unbelievable! Our steak was cooked perfectly, with a Cajun butter on the top that enhanced the taste. The lobster bisque was delicious, with chunks of lobster floating in it. The meal was expensive, but worth it for the service and how wonderful everything tasted. Definitely recommend!! read more

Service and ambiance were okay. Nothing stellar, but nothing awful... The appetizer special we had and the lobster bisque that my husband had were very good. Things went downhill from there. My salad was meh, but edible. I ordered the filet and my husband ordered the strip. Both of our steaks were flavorless and the filet was extremely tough. Our sides (mushrooms and mashed potatoes) were very good, though! We ordered dessert, which tasted like it came out of a freezer at a grocery store. We really wanted to like this place, but now know there are better places (at MUCH) better prices in town. read more

Advertised as high class fine dining. Prices are but dining is not. Long narrow dining room with 24 seats. Wood chairs on central aisle with each wall a long padded bench. Had a wood picture frame in my back. Good table and stem ware, but no table cloth. Loud music from attached bar/lounge. Rules say dress code, but couple seated next to us he wore old jeans/ t-shirt, and a baseball cap he never took off. Others wore shorts and t-shirts. Ordered lobster bisque HOT, but arrived luke-warm. Her blackened salmon was salty. My filet was tender, but the Oscar topping mostly chopped vegetables with room temperature bechamel sauce on the side. Bacon-wrapped asparagus and loaded mash potatoes were good. Not the fine dining experience we have had in major cities, but ok for Cedar Rapids. read more

Our anniversary dinner last night was fantastic. Justin our server was very helpful with this being our first visit at this establishment. We will be back! read more

Midtown Reserve - Our dessert made our anniversary dinner all the more sweet. Our server Justin went aboveboard to make our dinner special. - Steakhouses Near Me - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Took a group of 5 here for a business dinner tonight. The food is a bit on the expensive side but is hands down the best steak place in CR. The brussel sprouts and calamari appetizers were spot on. I had the filet and everyone else in my group had the sirloin. The filet was super tender and cooked to perfection at medium rare. Parmesan risotto was excellent as a side. Drinks were good. Shoutout to our server Ella she did a fantastic job taking care of the group. Never had an empty water or cocktail. read more

Food was really great and the chefs did well. Pricier side of things but probably the best steak house in town quality wise. Would have given a 5 star but the drinks were not up to the same standard as the food. Not sure if it was just the bartender that night but not not all that great. read more

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My wife and I enjoyed a great dinner at Midtown Reserve. Our server took our cue on a leisurely pace for cocktails, appetizers, etc. We had crab stuffed mushrooms as an appetizer and they were delicious. The mushrooms had a great texture and the crab stuffing was fresh. Fresh seafood in the middle of the continent is a challenge, and the crab met that challenge. We enjoyed the bread basket with a honey butter that had a hint of cinnamon. With the soft bun, it was like eating a cinnamon roll. Definitely not something that you would find at most places. The lobster bisque could use some work. The lobster was fresh (once again, not easily done in the middle of the continent), but the base didn't have enough of a creamy texture and the spices didn't have any depth. I know that they can do better with these high quality ingredients. We both selected fillets and the steaks were a 10 on a 5 point scale. Hands down the best steak I have ever had at home or in high end restaurants in Wichita, Dallas, Houston, Chicago or DC. The sear was 1/4 inch of well done and the rest was medium rare perfection. Just the most tender beef ever and I don't think it is something that I could replicate with the sous vide and a hot grill. We eat steaks, beef and wild game, at least every other week and I have to say that this was a memorable dining experience. I can remember the best soup that I have ever had, the best dessert I have ever had and now the best steak I have ever had. Our dessert was a base of a chocolate brownie on praline crumbles, a scoop of ice cream that was covered with a hard chocolate shell and hot caramel over the top. On the memorable dining experience scale I can think of the bread pudding soufflé at Commander's Palace New Orleans as the top, but this is the second. We have been looking for a high end steak place since we moved here and this is definitely it. read more

Came for our anniversary & had a really good experience! Great food, good wine, good service. Glad to see CR stepping up the restaurant game read more

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The ambiance is lacking which makes sense as it is a small place on the side of a multipurpose building. Service was good but not particularly exceptional. There also was not many drink options including wine. But, when it's over $50 for a filet with no sides, and 5 scallops for almost $40, I would have rather gotten sides and possibly more food somewhere else. The steak needed more seasoning in our opinion as well. In short, just didn't feel like we got our money's worth. read more

Went here for dinner recently with another couple. The calamari was tough, and my husband's steak was over cooked. This is our third time trying this place, but they have a little work to do. My main complaint was this, we took our own nice bottle of wine, fully understanding we would pay a $25 corking fee, that is usual. What is not usual is we were also charged $10 to "rent" our wine glasses. Never have I heard of this, and I've been to much nicer top end restaurants than this. We'll have to really consider going back read more

Great food great service, but the price reflects what you get. It's not a Texas Road House diner. You'll get great food and great service but it does come with a price. It's not an very day place but for a special place to go, this is it. read more

First the good news. Been there twice and the steaks are wonderful. However at $49, no sides, no salads, etc. as everything else is going to add a higher cost. Appetizer, salad, vegetable, perhaps desert will crush a 100 dollars. They have a strange reservation system. We booked a day in advance and were told all times were booked except 5:00 PM so we took it. No one in the restaurant at 5 but by 5:20 another couple showed up. We saw no other dinners until well after 6 PM and there were plenty of empty tables after 6. Wait staff was reasonable but not real attentive. Our check arrived before we had finished our meal. Most of the staff huddled at the front in mutual conversations and little attention to the limited number of customers. Saw one couple come in close to 6 but were turned away as they had no reservation. Strange they would not be seated when there were quite a few empty tables. Guessing that they do not need to be full to make a profit with the price of menu items. read more