Last out for the day and we picked this place because it's right off the river. A great view from where we are sitting, and you can see across the Mississippi. Menu items look very good as we are starving! Walking in, you can tell that the place is kept up and clean! The staff upon entry is very friendly with the wait staff, having smiles, answering all questions. Food was on point! Engine dish looked amazing! Very affordable and a great time!! read more

Great fish sandwich and an amazing pork tenderloin sandwich! Nice view of the river to boot

This is going to be the final time I order from this restaurant. I asked for a bayou Burger with no cheese, it took them over an hour to get it to us and then they brought it to us with cheese on it. I immediately told the girl we ordered it with no cheese, and then she brought this back. Obviously the cook was upset that the food was returned but it wasn't anything that we didn't ask for. This is insane. I ordered my burger rare and this is simply uncooked. This is a health violation. I cannot believe that she served this to me with a straight face read more

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Big thumbs up for ambiance and service. There's a great view of the river and I love the little blue lights on the ceiling. The taco salad needs some work though. It had way too much beef and the veggies were pretty bland: iceberg lettuce, tomato, onion, and black olives. Other than that though, it was great! read more

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The Cellar has fantastic food, something for everyone. I highly recommend the egg rolls, cheese curds made from a local dairy cheese, and pretty much anything that involves their bourbon sauce. Great view of the river! read more

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The Cellar is a great place to be! Food is always delicious, the environment is comfortable, service is friendly and it's always full of locals that come every day. I definitely recommend stopping by. read more

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Great atmosphere wonderful food. Wonderful bartenders and waitresses. Very clean and kid friendly.

I ate here shortly after they remodeled and changed it up and I got to say what a surprise! The food was fresh, the staff were so kind and the place just looked so much better. It's so clean and open. Their food is great, I highly recommend for family dinners, date night outs. I wish I had my prom when it was remodeled, they really changed for the better. You can't beat that view either. Only thing I wasn't a fan of was the live music, it was just a little to close and loud. Other then that, such a good turn around guys read more

Stopped in for lunch and ordered the Big Dam BLT and Homefries. Really good food and service. Ashley was my server and she was very friendly. We will be back. read more

My husband and I were immediately greeted at a table. The waitress was knowledgeable, accommodating, punctual, and provided above average customer service. Our Jack and Captain drinks were mixed well. Our burger and steak were very fullfilling and tasted amazing. The atmosphere is welcoming. The band, Staggard was rockin! read more

Really enjoyed the appetizers and the food. The back was pretty full and we had small kids so they opened up the front for us

The service was good. Our server was very attentive constantly checking on us. The food took 20 minutes to get to our table, but to be expected this was opening day. The only disappointment was I ordered a fish sandwich and they didn't have tarter sauce. I will return the food was very good. read more

Music was too loud in building for my liking. No service was given to us right away. I ordered a side salad and it came 30 minutes late and took forever to get our food. Gave one of us the wrong order and switched. read more

I'd like to say I could give a solid review about the food however, no one waited on us so we left. We were traveling through town and stopped in for lunch. We walked in and the bartender barely spoke or acknowledged us. We sat down and no one came over to ask us for our order. After about 15 minutes we left. Another gal that was working looked at us as we were walking out and said nothing. There was only one other table in the entire place and it was almost 12. Not sure the problem at this place but it could certainly use a lesson in hospitality and customer service. read more

I really like this place. It's an old building with a cool vibe. The front half is more of a bar and the back half is more of a family oriented sit-down, informal dinning area. The whole place has lots of tv's. We stopped in with a big group on a recent Saturday afternoon. There was approximately eight of us. We sat in the back dining area. When we were there some tv's had college football and others had the Cubs/Cardinals game. Being so close to the Missouri border it was overwhelmingly Cards fans. I had a Cubs shirt but never felt threatened or unwelcome. The Cubs won! On to the food: I had a pork tenderloin. It was excellent. My daughter had the beer battered chicken. It was so damn good. It was fairly busy yet service was friendly and attentive. You can't beat this place for good, reasonably priced food, in a relaxed atmosphere. read more

I like this place. It's in a small town in southern iowa right by the mississippi river. People are friendly and food is exceptional. I had the fried green beans, yes I said fried green beans. They are very good. I also had the chicken cordon blue and it was pretty good as well. read more

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I like this place food is good , beer is cold All the people in here are cool and the own is a good guy I will be back again and again it's my new spot ! I had the Hawaiian chicken and a bake potato also had a couple of ribs food was great and came out fast ! read more

Great food great service. Full bar and fantastic salad bar. Check out the daily plate specials. read more

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Stopped for lunch. Fast and Friendly service. Good Brad's Iowa tenderloins. Good chicken Cordon Bleu. Onion rings are good, but You pay and extra .75 to make them a side and you don't get many. Good variety of sandwiches. Expanded menu and dinner. read more

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Decent food, theres alot of damage to be seen there. The guy that runs it often screams and shouts, curses in front of children. Its really a shame the way he represents his place. I heard he couldnt even afford the food so they took it away. Besides his attitude problem to his customers and everything else the food is eatable read more

The service here was once the friendliest I could hope for, and another time it was non-existent. The salad bar was fine, and the entree ranges from mediocre to cold and underprepared. Last time I had the Iowa chop medium. It was quite dry with little flavor. I will probably go back to the cellar, but not for dinner. The drinks are still good and the people are fun to talk to. read more

I ordered the huge grilled burger done "Johnna's" way with hot pepper cheese and sauteed onions and jalapenos...IT WAS OHHHH SOOOOO GOOOOOD! Finally! a place that isn't afraid to still serve a medium cooked burger with loads of flavor and not all dried out. Our table split some skin on french fries and lightly battered onion rings as well. All of it was yummy! read more

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Expensive but the food is good. I have only ate there a few times due to the higher cost and much better family options in town.

We have gone there once before and eaten inside, the food was good, the service was decent but at this point I will not be going back. I called to ask questions about the menu for a huge take out order and the woman who answered the phone was immediately rude and had zero interest in answering a single question. The conversation went like this... HER: *mumbles something that I truly couldn't understand* ME: Is this The Cellar? HER: Um yeah? ME: Oh, okay, I couldn't understand what you said when you answered, sorry. HER: I SAID THE CELLAR (the tone was extremely obnoxious, hard to convey through text lol). ME: Um... ok... HER: *sigh* ME: Nevermind *hangs up phone* read more

1 and only trip! I probably will not go back. The wait for everything was long. The food was okay, nothing to write home about. The salad bar, well it was a salad bar. The big problem was the waitress was more interested in visiting with her friend than serving the customers. She got all of our orders wrong. One of us never received silverware. We witnessed another customer go to the waitress to get the condiments she was holding since she had once again stopped to talk to her friend. Not a good experience at all. read more

OMG - worst service I have had in a long time. I considered leaving and finding another place to eat. I watched a family get up and leave, waitress smiled and said she was sorry as they walked out the door. This must have prompted her to remember me, she came over placed her tray on my table took out her order pad, as I was about to open my mouth to speak she turned around and waited on the table behind her. read more

We ate or tried to eat here last night the only thing I can say is the beer was cold and the first waitress tried to do her best. Our food was cold. After we sent our food back so they could warm it up it was still cold. We talked to the owner Brad, he poked his fingers in my son's baked potato said it was warm enough to eat then poked around on my boyfriends stake said just take it and eat it. Then a second waitress came and brought beer to our table she even served my 15 yo a beer that I wouldn't let him drink. When I corrected her on it she began to take my place sitting silverware place mat everything. I have photos of our food and if a stake is ordered cooked medium it shouldn't be black more than well. I'm giving this place a one star because the first waitress tried. Brad the owner should keep his nose out of the powder and act like an owner of a restaurant. read more

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My wife and I sat down and waited for 10 min and finally got a drink order then waited for another 10 min then left. No one came by to get our order, yet other tables were getting refills and serviced. They need more staff or better system. Dropped off $2 to cover my soda this has happed twice, tried to give benefit of the doubt, but will prolly never go back read more

Let's start off with the good about this place. It appears to be the only restaurant/bar that is open on Sunday. However, keep in mind that they only serve food till 2:30 PM. The service was great! The servers were on top of my refills and it work quick with getting the food prepared. Even more importantly, we arrived at 2:45 PM, 15 minutes after they stop serving food and they still made it a point to take care of us after shutting down a lot of things in the kitchen. They didn't have to do that but they still went out of their way which I am very appreciative of and so was my friend. In terms of the bar food, that left a little bit more to be desired. I got some jalapeno Cajun burger and I wasn't a fan. The Patty was dry and I didn't like the fact that it was served on toast. My friend got the tenderloin sandwich which she only found to be mildly appealing. We also split an order of cheese poppers which were served in a nice portion size. The place itself has the atmosphere of your typical dive bar. It was funny to witness the servers doing shots and drinking away behind the counter. This did not affect the service at all in fact we found it quite entertaining. I do not like the layout of the bar top because there is a pillar that blocks part of the area from being able to see the TV in case you want to watch a football game. At most I would suggest going here just to grab a beer and some appetizers but don't go for anything beyond that. read more

I was on a quest to find the crispiest chimichanga, and I think I found it at The Cellar :) The service is a little slow, though.