It's not often places make me ask the dear waitress actual questions about what I'm tasting, and I had to ask TWICE! First off, the gravy on the Chicken Fried Chicken is SAUSAGE gravy (no actual sausage bits, but they serve breakfast until 4p and it's their sausage & biscuit gravy!) unless you're prepared for it, it kinda stops ya in your tracks; IF you've never had it. It's SO GOOD. And we had it tonight! Well T did... and lemme tell you it's goooood. Very rich! But highly recommended. A warm baked potatoe with just sour cream and butta and AHMAZING baked beans with smoked pulled pork! I snagged their special, the 3-piece Walleye with fries, and either soup or salad. Traditional salad with a sweet ranch (wasn't my favorite), and crisp tomato. The Walleye... was superb, and if you're a crispy fry person, THESE are for you! Their coleslaw was also sweetly based, and I gladly passed that to T (just not a sweet based kinda gal). Also grabbed their Rustic Remedy - with a kick - and wooosaw was there one! Fruity, citrusy, clean and refreshing just as they described. Not a whole lot of folks there tonight but if you're in the area, or want some excellent eats, I suggest you stop by. We will DEFINITELY be back! read more

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It's a diner/restaurant. I've only ever gone for breakfast/brunch. It's good. I don't think it's nothing to write home about, but my husband LOVES the chicken fried chicken and their gravy. I'm bummed because we've only gone for breakfast and they DON'T HAVE PEANUT BUTTER! Wtf? I guess next time we come I'll bring my own. Their coffee is great. read more

The wings are big, meaty and cooked to perfection. Nice atmosphere and great staff. If you're in the area you won't be disappointed.

They must have changed cooks because the food here is amazing. The service is spectacular. We try to get back here often. Very friendly atmosphere. read more

The Rustic - Bar area - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Bar? Restaurant? Both? Great food. Cold beer. Service... well I believe it definitely depends on the time of day but it's always friendly. I honestly have tried several things on the menu here. Favorite is definitely the steak sandwich. It's a little pricey but worth it. Especially if one of your buddies is getting the tab. Stop in and check it out. Just make sure you follow the speed limit to get there! read more

The Rustic - Steak sandwich! - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

The service team was very friendly, smiling and helpful the entire time we were in. There was quite a few people for a Saturday evening and it really does have the small town charm. It wasn't too loud, it was open seating and we got in right away as a party of 5. all I would say is bring a jacket because it got chilly! As for the food, the friend pickles were great. The boneless wings were really just chicken nuggets but they were tender and flavorful. The onion rings were a huge order so if you're getting that as an appetizer you don't need anything else! Unfortunately our Mac and cheese and and chicken fried chicken order came out cold which I think was a result of it getting busier the longer we were there so the server couldn't bring it out in time. The fried chicken was hot as well as the tenderloin. Highly recommend the tenderloin! read more

Drove from Omaha to check it out. Have to say I love the atmosphere. Very laid back, friendly service and great food. Jamie was our server and greeted us right away. Check on out often and refilled our drinks. Salads came right out and appetizer was followed. We had onion rings and you could tell they were hand breaded. Must try!! I had the shrimp dinner with hash browns. 13 pieces of med to large shrimp. Nice and crispy. Hash browns were a little greasy but I don't mind that. Hubby had the hamburger steak and mashed potatoes with brown gravy. Nothing to exciting here but had a great flame broil to the steak. Over all I do recommend. read more

The Rustic - Onion Rings - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Good food locations is off the beaten path but it's worth it good local dive bar and restaurant. The service was amazing our server Jennifer was great jalapeño burger was good. When we are in town we always eat here. read more

Wanted to grab a bite to eat after visiting Fort Atkinson. The person at the fort recommended The Rustic if we liked burgers. She didn't steer us wrong. We shared a 1/2 pound burger and order of sweet potato fries. It was just the right amount of food to satisfy the both of us. Loved the "rustic" and local feel. Service was also good and friendly. The only thing missing were hamburger dill pickles. read more

Our first time here and likely our last. Not because of bad service or overly bad food. Just really not worth the drive... The Good: The Jalapeño Burger was a 5 star for sure!!! My sweet potato fries were not bad either. Our waitress was polite when she did stop by. The Bad: For the place being half full the wait of almost 45 minutes for our food seemed a bit excessive. Our waitress was polite but I feel she's in the wrong business. She didn't seem very involved at all and didn't stop by our table again until it was time to pay - no water or tea refills either... My wife's walleye tasted bland and very greasy. The "best of Omaha" onion rings left much to be desired. They were undercooked, almost raw and also not much for flavor. The Ugly Truth: If you're on your way through Ft. Calhoun and are craving a good Jalapeño Burger (which isn't very spicy but very delicious) then it's worth pulling over and stopping in, other then that I would say pass it and find another place. The most fun part of our visit here was the "YelpWar" with Lauren R. while we waited for our food read more

The Rustic - Walleye Basket with Onion Rings - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

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This is your typical small town diner where the wait staff knows and calls customers by their first name. Went to meet a friend for lunch on a Saturday. Good menu selection........they got chicken fried steak plates and I got the bubba stack (hashbrowns with biscults and gravy with 2 eggs any style served over top). Food was good. It did take quite a bit longer to get the food than expected, but we enjoyed talking and catching up. The food came out and all was forgiven for the wait. Large portions and decent prices. I want another Bubba Stack. read more

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We drove up to the Rustic from Omaha to try something new, and I'm glad we did. The restaurant was unpretentious and most importantly, clean. I ordered the jalapeno chicken sandwich which was really good. My husband liked his prime rib, and the baked potato was the biggest one we've ever seen! The service was great, too. We'll definitely try it again someday. read more

The Rustic - Jalapeno chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Swingin through Fort Calhoun and I had known about couple bar & grills in town. Stopped at The Rustic for lunch (on a Wed). SO is a fan of onion rings and these rings were Best of Omaha(or something). He got onion rings as the side with the Rustic Philly. Served with a cup of au jus for dippin. Philly was deliciously tender, fall apart roast beef(his words) . Topped with chopped up onions, green peppers and mushrooms. Onion rings were real good, crunchy, flakey batter with perfect amount of seasoning. Even better dipped in the au jus. I chose the patty melt. It was good. The beef patty was fully cooked and not dry with sautéed onions and cheese on marble rye bread(btw tasted even better dipped in au jus too). Fries as my side, typical crinkle cut. The fries could have been in the fryer just a minute longer, as some of those suckers were a little underdone. Again...dip those lil fries in the au jus Would I have drank the au jus? It's quite possible... Our wait staff were not overly friendly but not rude either. We didn't need anything refilled but were only checked on once. Decent place to return to! read more

The Rustic - Patty Melt with fries - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

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The best country breakfast! Generous with their portion. Great service! We live neighboring state, and we drive there to have breakfast. read more

We have always had amazing food whether ordering for pick up or dining in.. Small town bar with good food!! Love that they are open for breakfast!! read more

Nice place for food and drinks. Great onion rings!! Not a ton of tvs for sports but enough to watch a game without a big crowd

Order a burger, order a steak, order the special -- don't get fancy. I ordered the steak and loved it. My wife ordered the buffalo chicken and it was not good. These kinds of places, you have to stick to the specials or the house specialties. read more

Took my parents here when they were in town. We all ordered the pork tenderloin with fries or sweet potato fries. The pork tenderloin was big and delicious, and the fries were crispy. The kitchen was slow but the waitress (who was slammed with customers) apologized routinely until the food came out. This is one of those great small town restaurants that need support now more than ever. read more

Since it was 11:30 - lunch time- I requested french fries instead of hash browns with my omelet and was told "No. Can't do it." There was no "Sorry"... or even "Yes, but there will be an up charge" which I would have been willing to pay. On the other hand, to food was great!! Prices were too high, though. With the negative experience above, it was difficult to enjoy the visit. read more

We were in Fort Calhoun visiting Fort Atkinson State Park and stopped at the Rustic Inn for lunch. It is exactly the kind of restaurant that you would expect in a small town. The atmosphere is casual, you choose your own table and it has a very friendly staff that makes you feel welcome to just be there. The service is fast and efficient. It is a well-kept restaurant with clean restrooms. I ordered the Reuben Sandwich, which appeared to be prepared in the classical method, Rye bread, sliced Corned beef, Sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese and Thousand Island dressing pressed on the grill. The side of Onion Rings was delicious. They had a crispy non-greasy crust covering a tender onion ring. For me the perfect Onion Ring. Lois had the Monterey Chicken Sandwich with a side of Onion Rings. The sandwich consisted of chicken, ham and Monterey Jack Cheese on a roll with lettuce, tomato and pickles on the side. That is a little different in that many recipes call for bacon instead of ham, however she liked the sandwich very much. In summary, if you are in Fort Calhoun, this is a good place to get lunch at a reasonable price. The next time I am there, I might order a double order of Onion Rings. read more

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I called to order take out and was told that they were to busy to take an order. If I called back in 30 min they might be able to help me. So i went there to order. Trying my best to help my local business out!!! I got there ordered and someone came in to pick up an order I asked how long ago that called to order he said 15 min. Will I called in the same time frame!!! Well not only that I went there to get food to go but because I asked this person that and told the owners wife that all they had to say is it's going to be awhile I would have been good but anyhow I am waiting for my food and all of a sudden I was asked to leave!!! I didn't do anything and this is a place I have gone to so many times but they have new help and don't care about their locals! I hands down wouldn't recommend this place go across the street to the longhorn at least they care about their patrons read more

Great place. Come here if you're traditional and enjoy freedom and liberty. I was driving past the area and wanted to support a local family owned business. Had some great coffee, eggs, sausage, and toast. read more

The best fried chicken I've ever had! Crunchy on the outside. Moist and tender on the inside. Awesome! read more

No NFL games on the tv allowed by the owners. But there's Fox News on 1/2 the TVs. Keep politics out of my dinning experience. I supported this business during the pandemic shut down as it's a part of my community and has good food. I just wanted to eat and watch the first chiefs game in a year that has been long and full of obstacles. When I asked to have the TV changed from Fox News to the game the waitress informed me that the staff had just been informed the owners won't allow NFL games on their TVs this year and the owners were not around to discuss. Does literally everything have to political? Disappointed that I went out of my way to support your business through the pandemic. read more

In a nutshell......AWESOME! Friendly staff and food came out fast and fresh. Had their soup of the day ( Beef Barley) and the Chicken Fried Chicken with mashed and gravy. Perfectly seasoned and ample gravy for this gravy- loving gal. read more

The Rustic - Chicken Fried Chicken with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Nice people bad food Wont be going back there for while if ever! Got prime rib was cold and tougher than an old hunting boot, returned it and tried a ribeye it was at least hot but tough as well. Where do they get there meat? Must import it from China! So sad the place is sliding downhill! read more

You cannot give this restaurant 10 stars. but I would!!!! any food from this place is GOOD, any time of day. I time going to Ft calhoun post office for what meal wed like to carry out. chicken fried steak with real mashed potatoes, and real gravy. great burgers. and there is the fried chicken. crispy but bakes so not greasy. the best prime rib ever on saturdays. yum. the deluxe baked potato has cheese melted on a potato the size of a football with real bacon over the top. they always pack the order as if it was for themselves. so nothing spills, or gets soggy. always lots of condiments. and big napkins. read more

Great Breakfast, Food is Good and affordable and give big portions,delicious country style food read more

The Rustic - Chicken Fried Steak and Eggs - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

Food is 4 star - Service is 2 star. Hamburger was a good solid old school burger. Walleye was great and the onion rings were killer. Took forever to order. Food came out hot, fresh & fast. Never got offered another beer or a pop refill. If they could actually serve people this place would be great. read more

The Rustic - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

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For what it was, it was all very good. The onion rings were excellent. The French fries nice, hot, crisp. The baked beans were also really good. Really large portions on the sides. The walleye was also nice. The Reuben was probably the weakest of the items we had, tasty, but a little too soggy and the meat seemed generic. All in all, a good bite in a small town. Nice quality and the staff was friendly. read more

The Rustic - New American Near Me - Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

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Went there for lunch today with my wonderful wife.The service was ok not super busy and it still took a bit to get things we needed like a straw for ice tea and then a beer took a while to get after we ordered. We did get there after the lunch rush so the waitress might have been busy cleaning tables. The food is fantastic which makes up for the service. We think they have the best chicken fried steak in the Omaha area. Onion rings are the bomb and the side of a half pound burger just makes this fantastic. If you're in FT Calhoun stop by. You will be happy you did. read more

Stopped in and had the Hamburger Steak special. While I asked for my steak to be medium, it was definitely on the rare side. However no blood and no moo! The meal was pretty good, you did not walk away hungry. The menu choices were excellent. The staff was outgoing and friendly. We got there about 4:30pm and it was empty, but quickly filled up shortly afterward. Will definitely stop by again. read more

My husband and I grabbed a late supper after a ball game at The Rustic. It had been over a year since our last visit and the awesome onion rings were calling our names! We both had the patty melt with salads and of course a heaping basket of the slightly greasy, always scrumptious onion rings. The salads were iceberg lettuce with a few carrots mixed in, salad dressing was in plastic containers on the side. Our patty melts were on the larger side with white cheese and carmelized onions. The burger was juicy and well cooked. The wait staff was attentive without constantly hovering. We enjoyed the food, conversation and small town feel of The Rustic. We will be back, hopefully before another year goes by. read more

I love this place they take care of me and remember my order! Sancha is the best! If you find yourself out in Fort Calhoun you must stop to eat at the rustic! read more

Wow!!! Terrific onion rings, hot beefs like your grandma would make and chicken fried chicken that rivals the best restaurant. Excellent service in a old school small town diner. Don't expect a fancy exterior or interior. Do expect good down home diner food. Our waitress gave great service and extras without even having to ask. Simple and delicious. read more

A great family friendly place to stop at after visiting Fort Atkinson. The onion rings and sweet potato fries were great!

If you have viewed my profile, then you know fried walleye is my last meal on this earth. So when I find a place with walleye on the menu, you better believe that is what I'm noshing on. Besides the drive time, my dinner at the Rustic Inn was satisfactory. Cold Busch Light on tap (the only domestic beer I drink) and friendly conversation, this turned into a pretty good night. The fried walleye basket was $8.50, and massive! 4 large fillets and I chose the famous onion rings for my side. I have more than half of the basket for leftovers. Reheating will be the challenge, but cold walleye has never let me down before...... All in all, if you want a some tasty bar food, take a trek up to Calhoun, and sample the Rustic's fare. You won't be disappointed. read more

The Rustic Inn is just the kind of place you're looking for when you want good company and great food. The staff are ridiculously kind, and treat you just like a resident of the neighborhood from down the block. They have great recommendations and made us feel at home. The food is wonderful. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner during the hours they're open. My husband had the biscuits and gravy and I had the swiss mushroom burger with fries. The portions are plentiful, and obviously home made. The biscuits were incredibly flakey, and the burger was 1/2 pound of perfectly grilled goodness. The fries were plentiful! All for less than $16, and no restaurant tax thanks to not being located in Omaha. We came at lunch, but they have a large set of offerings at the bar, and I believe they may have some music played there every now and again as they were moving some decent sized amps out when we arrived. I would definitely recommend and will be going back to this gem! read more

My wife and I split a jalapeno chicken sandwich with sweet potato fries, and a walleye basket with onion rings. Great portions, well cooked, good pricing. I'm a big eater and was happy. I think the chicken might have been a bit better than the walleye, but that may just be because the walleye and rings was kind of greasy (but tasty!) Even the tarter sauce was good. Definitely added to our our list of favorites! (No big reason for not being 5 stars- we just reserve that for places that really, really excel.) read more

Love the Rustic! The food is great, especially the hot sandwiches! Friendly service, great onion rings and the fantastic drink specials.