This is a quiet cafe in the back of a gift store with beautiful and unique home decor items. The…read moreservice was great - very caring and attentive. The food was fabulous! I had the soup of the day - an Italian vegetable soup with lots of veggies teamed with a rich and thick flavorful broth. My husband had the meatloaf sandwich and suggested by the owner, added a horseradish aioli that opened sinuses but was a great flavor add on to the thick slice of meatloaf. A very charming and relaxing place for lunch.

Another wonderful treasure in our town. Hunter's is a lovely combination of a gift store with…read morerich, beautiful, unique items. After (or before) doing a little shopping, the little cafe in the back lulls you in for yummy food. it is a quiet, intimate place to share lunch with a friend. Don't miss this when you in Oskaloosa.

I love Oskaloosa, and Spirit Cafe is one of the biggest contributors…read more It is a terrific place to eat on their wonderful square, but their secret sauce is that they employ some local kids with disabilities who gain valuable work experience. The food is good, the concept is so awesome, and the customer service rocks.

This is a very good place to eat. The service was pleasant and they have nice decor for an overall…read moregood experience. A decent amount of menu items and better than expected amount of food. They are well supported by the locals, so expect lunchtime to be busy.

Got here about 6:30am on a weekday. Girl was super nice. Place was quiet. Had the snicker bar…read morelatte. Yummy! Came back midday for more caffeine. Place was crowded! I decided to get a premium chocolate and chocolate peanut butter milkshake with 2 shots of espresso added. Wow- delicious! Will be back for that! Would like to try the smoothie next time too. Highly recommend!

...when in the area, I have been going to Smokey Row for years. Until just recently, it was always…read moregreat food. But, on 14 Sept 26 it changed. The salad was wilted, soggy, and tasted like dirt (it was old). Then today (15 Sept), the BLT tasted like fish. I'm not sure what's going on in the kitchen but it's not up to its old standards.

Oh no! What happened?! We love your basement pub called the PO Box, but the restaurant upstairs…read morereally blew it! I'm changing to a three star review because these two restaurants are really on both ends of the spectrum. PO Box - 5 stars American Table - 1 star This updated review will be about the "American Table" The Good- Beautiful ambiance. Nice young man doing his best as our server. The food was tasty once we got it. The Bad- It took forever and a day to get our food. Some of our food was piping hot and some was cool at best. They forgot all kinds of extras we had ordered like soup. The staff was just strange and clueless most of the time. The Ugly- two tables around us up and left and never even received their food. The staff was bickering around the customers trying to make order out of the chaos. We had multiple meals brought to our table that we never ordered. It's almost as if they don't have a numbering system for the tables or the expo person gave no instructions. We will come back to the PO Box, but never again to the American Table.

Ambiance: This place is beautiful. Food: My husband had the…read morelamb shank and it was good. My son had the cajun pasta it was not amazing but it was fine. I had the bone-in pork loin and it was extremely dry, like make you want to dunk it in your water glass dry. The side of veggies was clearly frozen vegetables warmed up in the microwave. I had the soup, which the waitress described as "some sort of pork soup". I asked for clarification she said there was some other name for that she couldn't recall, but the chef said basically, its pork soup. The broth in the soup was quite good, but other than a couple chunks of celery, it was a lot of pork, seemed like maybe left over pulled pork. But it was my favorite part of my meal. They are clearly going for fine dining with the prices and the look, and they're almost there, but missing the customer experience touches, details, and execution to pull it off. I'm pulling for them to be successful, so I'm hoping they learn and make the necessary changes to make it work. P.S. I was there for a business catered function, they served 3 kinds of traditional pasta, salad, and dessert and that was fantastic. P.P.S. The downstairs casual restaurant is fantastic

I liked the selection here. The beef sticks were really good. I also ordered a few different…read morecheeses. We bought the strawberry rhubarb pie which was delicious. The frozen cranberry relish was not a favorite. It has a spice we couldn't place but was quite strong. One thing we did think that would be helpful would be a list of ingredients on the premade food items. Service was great.

Terrific smoked meats. Counter service is average and prices are reasonable. The dried beef and…read moreGouda sandwich on raisin bread is really yummy.

Stopped in for lunch. It's such a pretty building and the food is so good. I still don't understand…read morewhy you pay over three dollars for a glass of iced tea and you don't get a refill... It seems awfully tight and expensive. After all we order at the counter and pick up your own dishes. I had a very pretty salad with grilled chicken and a mini croissant and Friend had chicken salad with a mini croissant. We shared a piece of caramel bread pudding, and it was outstanding!

You order at the counter and pay and then go up when it is ready…read more I went with the soup of the day (a pesto tortellini) and half a grilled cheese sandwich which came on sourdough. Both were very good! I want to try more of the breads next time!

Order is never correct. Meat that is supposed to be hot is always ice cold. After many tries we no…read morelonger bother to order from this subway. Bizzarly horrible compared to any other subway we've been to.

Went in to order subway on 10/4/2024, unfortunately never received the subway. After waiting in…read moreline for 30 minutes, a worker shouted to the line of 12 people waiting that it would take an hour. I was about 5 people away from ordering. Worst customer service I have ever laid eyes on. Workers kept going in the back and weren't efficient with their work processes. If they are this terrible at handling a dinner rush, imagine how it is behind the scenes. Thankfully, God steered me in another direction and likely avoided food poisoning. If you are looking for a quick sub sandwich in Oskaloosa, please never grace this subway with your presence. They do not deserve any amount of service.

The flat-iron steak was perfectly cooked and tender. I would taste it first because the seasoning…read moreseemed to have some salt. It was excellent. Our waitress checked on us several times even with the restaurant being busy! It was a nice meal out.

I was very excited to try this place. We were seated promptly but from then on it was waiting,…read morewaiting and more waiting. It took a half an hour to get drinks, over an hour to get appetizers and finally our dinner choices. The place was not overly busy, maybe 50% capacity. I have never waited this long for service, clearly the kitchen was understaffed. So disappointed.

It's a little Small town diner. Exactly what you would envision. However ... those Iowans are so…read morefriendly !! Obvious locals sitting at the counter said hello when we walked in. I wish I knew the name of the girl to sat us and partially waited on us. Dark hair. Tan skin. That's all I remember. SHE WAS SO GOOD, COURTEOUS, ATTENTIVE. I haven't seen customer service like that in years !!! Bless her. She needs a raise !! The food was diner food. Better than some. Worse than others. The bacon was perfect !!! Best diner bacon I've ever had. we were happy they were open and it was local. EAT LOCAL !!

My wife and I went to Julie's for breakfast this morning. She ordered the French toast and orange…read morejuice. No butter, sticky syrup container, and not much flavor to the syrup I ordered 2 eggs scrambled and a sausage patty. The scrambled eggs were not fluffy and sort of cooked like an extra thick omelette. No seasoning and no flavor. The sausage patty was somewhere between extremely well done and shoe leather. No flavor. The waitress was excellent. The restaurant was very clean. The average wait time between placing an order and getting your food was over 30 minutes.

Always fresh and friendly and the whole family leaves happy…read more I'm a huge fan of the unwiches (any of their sandwiches made as a lettuce wrap). It makes for an excellent low carb high vegetable meal with perfect keto macros.

Went through their drive through and the person taking my order asked if that was all immediately…read moreafter each thing I said like they were trying to rush through it, I ordered a sandwich and said add bacon which I did not get. I also ordered regular chips and they gave me barbecue. Not that big of a deal but I called to let them know I was upset about it and they should be more aware of the quality of their service and that I felt rushed through my order and got told "I'm sorry you took it that way" I hung up because obviously they do not care