Restaurants in Altoona

“Megan Bond is the waitress you want! Great service and great food!”

“One of the best steakhouses on the planet.”

“Took one of my boys over to eat lunch today. We want to give our waiter/bartender “Jeff” a big high five. We were seated right away, our order came out in a timely matter, food all tasted great. Jeff took great care of us. Thank you, we will for sure come back and request to sit in the bar area!”

“Great food, service, and atmosphere every time! Best Mexican restaurant in Altoona. 💃🏼 ♥️”

“We had the orange chicken, crab rangoons, pad Thai, and bubble tea. Everything was fantastic. Service was so good. They’re so attentive and friendly. It was clean and the ambiance was great.”

“We love this restaurant! Always good service and food! Best margarita around!”

“We were in town for a conference and just have to brag on our server, Connor! Absolutely fantastic! Enjoy the tip buddy! You deserve it!”

“Great beer and great people!!!”

“What stands out to me here is sauces. They are excellent. The meat is smoked good and has a good flavor and tenderness. The sides are excellent. The fried pies with ice cream for desert is outstanding.”

“Love the atmosphere, food and service. Margaritas are amazing, food is delicious and service…they all need a raise. We’ve never waited to be seated, and the speed of service is amazing. Has their tacos supreme tonight and I will say the amazing taco shells have ruined store-bought taco shells for me. Great job, Monterey!”

“I live in Waterloo now and ALWAYS eat at B-Bops when I’m in the Des Moines area. Love the 1/4 bacon cheeseburger! The fries are to die for! Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside. Always the perfect amount of salt. Wish they would expand to our area. Keep it an Iowa only restaurant but bring it up north please!!”

“Food came fast and was delicious 😋! Service was friendly and attentive! Highly recommend!”

“Very first time visiting Papa Murphys. Site was a tad complicated but with patience I got through it. When we went to pick it up I walked in and was confused but the gentleman was patient and pointed to where I could grab my pizza. I apologized and he said ‘no big deal it happens all the time!’
Pizza was really good.”

“Friendly staff, good prices and great food! You shouldn't leave hungry!”

“Great customer service. Our family went this afternoon to get smoothies. The girls working were polite and quick. My daughter dropped her smoothie on the ground and one girl promptly cleaned it up and the other girl made my daughter another one. I definitely didn't expect it but she was happy to. Thanks for the great customer service with smiles. ☺️”

“I recently ordered the strawberry croissant and the fruit danish pastries. Both were delicious and received rave reviews from my coworkers. I needed a pick up time before work and she was great at accommodating me. I will definitely order again!”

“Hyper is hands down one of my favorite places to fulfill my caffeine needs they are always friendly the drinks are great you get stuck waiting because they are super busy but its always worth the wait”

“I'm a Ride or Die Scooter's customer. I recommend the Iced White Mocha or Hot Mocha and the Maple Sausage Sandwich. Love this location and the staff are friendly and kind.”

“Great food and fast! I would recommend.”

“I remember when I was a kid going to this place when it was called Anthony’s. Hawk Haven with the awesome leadership, great staff, and an awesome environment have far surpassed the expectations of anything that’s been there prior. With it being family owned knowing there locals from here I’d highly recommend to anyone.”

“Friendly atmosphere; food is good and reasonable.”

“I went here the other day and my gosh their staff is amazing! I had this sweet young girl take my order and you would’ve thought she’d have years of experience in customer service! I asked how long she had worked there and she said a little over a month. However they are training those kids they are doing amazing!”

“I love their grilled chicken on wraps, sandwiches, and salads. I also love the Brussel sprouts.”

“Stuff is incredibly friendly foods made to order fortunately for me there was no line so it's in and out and food was delicious and I was hungry so eating it took a matter a couple minutes filled me up quick”

“I order this from whenever our Air Force family lives. Best coffee ever!”

“If I could give Morgan more than 5 stars, I would! She was very helpful and attentive. The Blackened Shrimp Alfredo was excellent, and my wife said her OMCheeseburger was really good. We'll definitely be back!”

“Me and my mom are Starbucks addicts but this Starbucks hits different. The workers were so nice, and the drinks were so good. Me and my mom both said that the drinks made here were the best we’ve ever had.”

“best food in whole building dinner and breakfast is awesome specially love specials weekend dinner service people are very good and caring cooks at cafe are awesome they make authentic food 🍲”

“Awesome little bar. Heather the bartender was very attentive and very friendly. Got served quickly. Nice atmosphere. Highly recommend.
I have food at a five, but they dont serve food. Im sure if they did it would be a five star review.”

“This place is great. I’m so happy they have one close to home. I was always tired if driving to far just to get a pretzel. I feel like these pretzels are better than the places in the west side. Friendly staff too. You can tell they like working there. Always smiling. I will definitely come back again.”

“Today was me and my fiances 10 year anniversary and let me tell you the staff made it feel like the most unreal experience. They sent us home with fudge and a happy anniversary card signed by all the staff and I'm still not sure if he was the owner or the head manager (I was too hyped from the experience to ask) came up to congratulate us in person and had a nice chat.
The ambiance made me feel like I was in New York from the combination of the look of the inside, to the music, to the food. I felt like I was in a movie I thought I was gonna be stumbling out from being so full but the experience they left me with had me floating out of there I definitely found my new favorite restaurant a huge thank you to everyone involved you made our anniversary something to remember. ❤️”

“Broker listed this address for pickup, but when I got here I was directed to another cold storage warehouse for pickup 5 miles away. I'd call ahead and ask if you're picking up a reefer load about which warehouse to go to. The other warehouse had me in and out within an hour a few hours before my appointment time.”

“Taylor was an absolute treat. She was a great conversationalist. If I lived in the area I would be a regular. Drinks were fantastic, she makes a great dirty martini.”

“We don't eat often at Pizza Ranch because the price is a little too high for us. Once in a while, we splurge Because we like everything else about it. Their chicken is the best and I love the salad bar.”

“This location is by far the best! Ashanti really helped me out on 04/17/26 at around 2:30 pm. She is the most courteous and helpful employees I have ever had in a long time! Really patient and made sure my order was done correctly. She definitely should be a Manager or trainer for other locations. The Cook, Letzabeth (hope I spelled it correctly), did a perfect job making my pizza. This is definitely a location I will return to in the very near future. thanks Ashanti and Letzabeth! Great job!”

“I reached out to them about serving food for a company event and they were AMAZING. Very kind people and they did a great job, and their food is delicious! Another food truck bailed on us last minute and Roadside Tacos helped pick up their slack and ended up serving more people than anticipated. No one left hungry. I will definitely keep them in mind for future events!”

“One of the few places in the Des Moines, IA area where you can get Cinnabons.
It's in a truck stop, so there's nothing to complain about the atmosphere. The service was not very communicative, but we got what we wanted.

Note: These cinnamon sticks are huge!”

“I think this is one of the best Starbucks stores that I’ve ever visited on this side of the country in while.

Let me preface by commending the outstanding customer service and the friendliness of the baristas. Awesome job!

Very helpful and courteous!

Thank you!”

“I had a great experience knowing that there was great service by Mr. Trey and Mr.Dwight, Mr. Trey gave me information on the Bogo free Tuesday save me some money real Respectful and professional. They were so welcoming. Blessings to you guys.”

“I come in quite regularly. So regular they know what my order is. NEVER have I experienced a bad attitude or anything always bright and welcoming. Food is made correctly everytime. Very well ran and staffed. Food is great too.”

“Last Saturday, we got excellent sandwiches at a great price from the friendly employee behind the counter, who was smiling, kind and good at her job. Give the hiring manager a bonus, too. This will be our new lunch stop between KC and Cedar Rapids.”

“you gotta try the fairs best grinder pizza 😋”