Absolutely wonderful food! Loved the bacon lollipops, best. Steaks were very good, as well.

Back again. Hasn't disappointed. Service is Great. This time I tried the salmon which was a little over cooked but it had really good flavor. The garlic mashed potatoes and the broccolini was everything. read more

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Walked in and we sat down and we were completely ignored they were dead. The waitress had to tell the hostess to get someone to help us, still nobody showed. We walked out. read more

Number 4 brought back brunch and I couldn't have been more excited. The complementary cinnamon roll was delightful. The lobster bisque was amazing, I would go back just for a bowl. I had a salad that was fresh and tasty and my husband had steak frites. His steak was slightly over seared; it tasted burnt. Our girls had the traditional breakfast kids meal. Our waitress was wonderful and patient as we looked over the new menu. I was bummed they didn't have their weekender special they used to have, maybe they will still bring it back. read more

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From the moment I walked in, the place felt like the kind of classic spot where good meals and good memories have been happening for ages. The service was kind, attentive, and somehow made everything feel both polished and easygoing. read more

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Excellent restaurant. Great dining for a date night or sitting at the bar like I did. I was greeted with a good vibe and stellar service provided by Maddy. She was very attentive and cared about not only mine, but the overall guest experience. That type of bartender always makes the meal just a bit better. I was really impressed with the menu, offering some nice options with some flavor originality. I really enjoyed both the apple salad and bacon wrapped shrimp. I gotta say the fries were killer! Fresh cut potatoes and made to perfection. I highly recommend this place for any type of occasion as a local or if you're just passing through like me. Definitely get the fries. Cheers. read more

I came to town to visit, and my girlfriend and I decided to try something new. This place was absolutely fantastic! The steak was perfectly cooked, the burger was juicy, and the mashed potatoes were quite possibly the best either of us had ever had. The decor is also classy and inviting. Our server Yasmin was a joy, and very attentive. The bartender (I didn't catch his name) was equally as kind and welcoming. Keep it up folks! read more

The staff ignored me and my guests on 2 different occasions. I won't go back. The bartender and servers gather and talk by the bar area. Laughing and visiting. Totally ignoring me. I feel like they only wait on regular customers or their friends. Real clicky place. read more

Was in town for an event and staying downtown. Number 4 was a short walk away and tried it based on reviews. Everything was wonderful. Sat at the bar and Alex was a delight. Good conversation between courses. Cup of Lobster Bisque, then salad, and Chicken Piccata with a side of the broccolini. Every piece of dinner was so good I splurged and did a dessert of Toffee Bundt Cake. I would eat here again when in the area. Didn't do steaks but if they are like the food I ate, they should be wonderful. Pricy but was worth it in my mind. read more

I can't understand their almost 5 star rating. My husband and I were there for brunch. I saw that they had crab cake eggs benidict, one of my favorites. My husband ordered the orange caramel French toast. I was so disappointed, it was awful, pretty much uneditable. The waitress did offer me something else, but I lost my appetite, it was removed from the bill. The english muffin was so hard I couldn't even cut it, the crab was not fresh, the potatoes were probably a week old. I couldn't cut thru them either. My husband said the French toast wasn't that great either. It look like the " chef" didn't bother to clean the grill off in a while, outside of the toast was kind of burnt. read more

We walked in, sat at the bar and the energy was amazing. All the bartenders are super nice. They were so friendly. I had a great time chatting with them. The food is so superb. I had king crab legs, and a lobster bisque while my friends had the same . Not to mention the drinks were on point. I do recommend this business. It is amazing and I will be coming back. read more

Number 4 Steakhouse - Lobster bisque - American Near Me - Mankato, Minnesota

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I've been here a few times, but finally reviewed it. The service is always outstanding. And I think their steakhouse Caesar salad might be the best Caesar that I've ever had. The charred romaine elevates the dish and the dressing is very parm forward, which I favor. The blackening on the steak is just right. I was a little apprehensive about the cheese curds because they have a dill honey glaze on them, however, they were so damn good. Just the right mix of sweet and savory. Truly a gem in Southern Minnesota. read more

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The finest in Mankato, though I prefer the old menu with many small plate options. (They are more a steakhouse now). Food is always delicious (Appetizers, desserts, cocktails, and unique non-steak options.) Top-notch waitstaff and bartenders who are knowledgeable and attentive. Our favorite for special occasions. read more

sweet place, very nice dark place with light up candles that give the room light. very romantic and mood setting.

Service was fabulous, food was amazing - definitely will be back next time we're in Mankato!!

We found this nice place while spending the weekend in town. My husband enjoyed his steak penne meal. I enjoyed my filet, but it was very undercooked when I ordered medium rare. The spices it was cooked in was really flavorful, I just had to ask them to take it back to cook a little longer. We also enjoyed our carrot cake for dessert! Make sure you share this with someone as the desserts are 1 lb each!! We will definitely go back! read more

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Great ambiance in this fine establishment. Professional and courteous waitstaff. Friendly and helpful with honest crevices of the menu. The drink list is extensive with a variety to suit most anyone. The food was very good and the plating is fantastic as well. Dessert was exceptional (highly recommend the crème brûlée! If you're looking for fine dining in Mankato, this makes the top 5! read more

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Highly recommend this place if you are looking for a nice restaurant in Mankato! I had a dirty martini, lobster bisque, aperol spritz, and the steak salad which were all really good. The lobster bisque tasted somewhat artificial but it was still very enjoyable. We sat at the bar and had super quick (and very friendly!!) staff serving us. Would definitely return! read more

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This is a must go to restaurant!!! Great food. I have dined here several times it's all great!!! The wine options are amazing. The servers are exceptional!! Great job folks! read more

I have been to Number 4 a few times, and after my visits I can say, it's decent. Number 4 is only of the only higher end restaurants in Mankato. The restaurant atmosphere is quite nice, with some secluded booths, nice table clothes, and decent decor. They have a nice range of alcoholic drinks. For this trip, we started with the bruschetta, it was good but nothing to rave about. For dinner I chose the Pescatore, seafood pasta and my friend had the Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl. My Pescatore was once again, decent, a little on the rich side but that is to be expected with seafood. However the shrimp and scallops were lukewarm which wasn't very appetizing. My friend's Poke bowl however, was delicious! Very light and flavorful. This will be the third time I wasn't wowed by my own meal at this restaurant and the real kicker is the price. You can't get an entree besides basic fettuccine Alfredo for under $20. Each trip we racked up a tab over $100. It's a decent spot but in the future I will be leaving the finer dining cravings for the twin cities. read more

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I decided it was going to be a steak night! So I picked this place out of the blue, drove up and found lots of cars around the building! Number 4 Exceeded my expectations! The wait staff were amazing!!! Very friendly and personable, even though I came from work, in my work clothes ( I work outside: not terribly dirty, but not business suit attire ) . My steak was cooked awesomely well, great flavor!! And I chose no mushrooms or any other "topping" because I wanted to taste the meat as well as the chefs talents . It was done very well! The asparagus was delicious as well. I also was very impressed with the waitress, she was back to my table within 20 seconds of me finishing my meal and my pushing the dinner plate into the center of the table!! Again I can't stress how good all the wait staff were! I will be back the next time I am in Mankato. read more

Very good food! Wine selection is awesome! Josh is very knowledgeable on food and wine.

Extremely overpriced and poorly executed. Had to wait 20 minutes even with a reservation. The dining room is very loud. The garden salads were comically small and they charge for bread which always burns me at a $50+ plate restaurant. Our group liked their pasta dishes but this steakhouse can't make a steak. My brother's steak came out ice cold with the saddest onion and mushrooms ever (extra charge). My $55 ribeye, ordered medium rare, was medium well and seriously lacking flavor from the beef or any seasoning. The lobster bisque was ok but I've had way better. Terrible soggy french fries. Service was fairly good but slow. read more

Tempura battered asparagus?? Who does that? They do and it was fabulous!!! We had a rather large party of nine to celebrate a graduation. Albeit, it was on a Thursday evening, we did not have to wait to be seated. We had cocktails at the bar, as there was only one bartender, service was a tad slow but understandable. Bartender was awesome!! On to dinner- food was expensive and worth every penny! We had the good fortune of having Josh M serve us. What a gem. He was frank about all dishes and gave us great recommendations. Josh was also very engaging and laughing with us all. We were having such a great time, we didn't notice the restaurant had actually closed an hour before. Never at anytime did we feel rushed or reminded that the staff wanted to go home. We apologized and remarked what a great time we had!! Would highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Very nice bartender. That was the last good thing of our experience. Walked out after waiting over an hour for 2x sandwiches. Delay blamed on a group, but a lone person also at bar was served in less than 15 minutes. Run away screaming !!! read more

This place is fantastic. It's as though the owners found a little bistro in New York's Restaurant Row and somehow transported it to Mankato. The servers are bright, warm and on it. They hover from a discreet distance and then appear when it's time for another round on Manhattans. The menu wanders all over the map, so there's a grand array of entrées from which to choose. The food is top notch. Everything I've ever ordered from here looks like it was photographed for a magazine cover. TUNA POKE BOWL. PESTO SALMON. LEMON SPAGHETTI WITH SHRIMP. I'd say more, but I think I'm becoming aroused. This is a grand place to go for anniversaries and birthdays, etc. But I try to drop in with my spouse at least once a month. Each time I marvel at the fact that this place is nestled in a little college town in the Midwest. This is the calibre of food and service that you'd find on Chicago's Randolph Street. One more thing... There's a guy in the kitchen who makes the soup. That's his job. Soup. Please try his LOBSTER BISQUE and his FRENCH ONION SOUP when you get there. It's $10 for a bowl of culinary perfection read more

Saturday night..sat right down. Nice booth. Zoe was a great server, and that always improved the meal 100% File & pescatore were great. read more

Service was great, atmosphere and general vibe was awesome. 10 of us went for my daughters graduation, table was ready before our reservation. I had the 20oz bone in rib-eye medium which was cooked perfectly, a nice crust on the outside and seasoning was perfect not too much. Girlfriend had black and blue Quattro, which was all great. Noodles were mot over cooked sauce was delicious! It had a bit of spice to eat she said but she thinks ketchup is spicy. I would 10/10 this establishment!!! read more

First time there tonight, super friendly hostess. Sat us and we made it VERY clear that we were gluten free. Waitress arrives and tells us what's GF on the menu and brings us water. We then wait 14 minutes and she keeps passing us. The hostess comes around and ends up taking our order because our waitress had an 11 tip seated. All well and good. Nearly 42 minutes go by and the 11 top is getting their food. I pulled the hostess aside and told her we are done, people who were seated 10 minutes after us got their order before us, we had to get back to our town and couldn't wait any longer. I pay for my pop and we get ready to go. The hostess made an attempt to rectify the issue and offered us our food packed up to take home ... we got home 1.5 hours away and found that the hamburger did not have a gluten free bun. Threw it all away anyhow. Not an ideal way to run a business. read more

Thank you Josh for the fantastic and quick service. The Calamari and drinks were top notch. read more

Beautiful restaurant right downtown. Great service, high class food, and reasonable prices. I'll definitely be back.

Service and food were amazing! Great place to relax and have a conversation! Helped surprise our son for his birthday! Everyone has a great attitude! Very attentive! read more

Used to be cool, but isn't anymore. Service is HORRIBLE. Food is okay, but overpriced. Needs better hiring practices. These owners are kind of becoming a punch line in town... They've lost sight. Used to think this ownership cared about dining. It's pretty obvious now, they're just doing a cash grab until they close half their businesses... read more

Sunday morning brunch is probably one of the most fulfilling things in the world. After a night out in Mankato, in last night's dried sweat clothes, we started the hunt for food. We had stayed at the Hilton so it was probably the closest place we could find. I had the biscuits and gravy and my friend had the weekender mimosa (choose between sweet and dry champagne with orange juice then mix your own drink) which comes with a 'free' big 4 breakfast (eggs, sausage/bacon, breakfast potatoes, wheat/white toast). This deal also goes for the weekender Bloody Mary which is basically a meal in itself. Both meals and drink were less than $20. Food was better than average and those prices made up for the holes in the pocket from last night's debauchery. read more

Number 4 Steakhouse - Biscuits & gravy - American Near Me - Mankato, Minnesota

Went during lunch hours which was very empty with my family. Our water glasses were all stained and dirty. The bottle of water provided to us was completely dirty. We placed our order and waited an hour without any updates. We then had to ask a random member of staff for hour order update and they did ask which turns out it wasn't even started yet. Server completely skipped us and disappeared which is ridiculous as there were maybe 4 other people there. We left and will never come back. Worst experience ever. Wish I could give this zero. read more

Always good food and friendly staff. We had excellent chicken sandwiches and coleslaw. Try the asparagus fries--they are amazing!!

The $75 t-bone was equal to a $20 Outback steak. I had to eat in tiny bits to get it down. I had already sent one steak back because it was over cooked and I was basically forced to eat the second steak because everyone in my party was close to finishing their meals. There's a sign in the bathroom that they need cooks for $16 per hour...I suppose this says it all; not a place to gamble on a $75 steak. read more

My boyfriend and I had a romantic date night and it was our first time here it was great the atmosphere was dark and romantic our server was nice,friendly and helpful our food was amazing read more

Number 4 Steakhouse - American Near Me - Mankato, Minnesota

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Mankato, MN is a small city of just over 40,000 people. So imagine our surprise when we found not one but TWO great spots for a kickass Bloody! This one is the "Weekender" and despite its name, you can get it during the week if you ask really nicely. It's their house mary garnished with salami, pepperoni, pepperoncini, Colby cheese, pepper jack cheese, a beef stick, cherry tomato, celery, pickle, lemon, lime and a JUMBO SHRIMP! also, this being the midwest it naturally is served with an 8oz beer chaser! Get yourself one. or 6. On weekends it comes with a FREE BREAKFAST, you know... on the side. Happy hour appetizer menu will melt your face off. read more

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My brother and I are in town for the weekend for my birthday, and since this is my favorite spot in town, naturally I wanted to have my birthday dinner here. We had a 7 pm reservation 5 people, and my mom wanted to surprise me with their special molten cake so when she made the reservation, she placed an order for it. She also requested a table on the patio. Also to surprise me, my dad dropped off balloons a few hours before the reservation and said again, please put these on a table on the patio. When we got there, a table inside was set for us - but we'd asked twice for an outside table. And after surviving the last few days of 90+ temps, we wanted to enjoy the 70 degree weather. So we waited for them to reset an outdoor table. Our drinks order wasn't taken for at least 10 minutes. The appetizers took more than 30 minutes, then entrees another 20. And they forgot one of the dishes we ordered. By 9 pm, the molten cake still hadn't been served. We'd been sitting for quite a long time by now, waiting, and had enough. So my mom went and found the host and asked for the bill. What was supposed to be a great birthday dinner ended up being painfully slow and tedious. I'm really disappointed. We usually go here every thanksgiving and Christmas, I'm not sure I have the patience to do it again. read more