The Grange Public House and Brewery

129 S Jefferson St, Mt Pleasant
(319) 385-3121

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Hal Myers

Where do I start. You walk through the door and there is dirt and leaves everywhere. We get seated and order our drinks and told they had several hard ciders ends up we had our choice of 2. Order our food, I ordered prime rib with a salad and wife had a tenderloin with fries. My salad if that is what you want to call it came out with the fork laying in the salad and the dressing was rancid. The prime rib comes out with my knife laying in the gravy of my gray garlic mashed potatoes. They must have been made from leftover baked potatoes. To top it all the menu said prime rib $30. When we got the bill prime rib was $37. No salt and pepper on the table, condiments did not even resemble catsup. Not wanting to make a scene we informed the waitress of the upcharge on the prime rib and she just shrugged her shoulders. 1 star rating because there is no 0.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Vian Neally

Seated quickly because nobody was there in a Saturday at 11:45am!! Waters delivered promptly. Waitress was nice. The Granger burgers were not dressed as ordered and NONE had the granger sauce. She asked what I wanted on my burger and I said just pepperjack cheese yet it came with lettuce, tomato, and something spicy hot that looked like a cucumber which I did not like. As for ketchup…I'm fine with homemade sauces but their ketchup was the worst tasting tomato paste which ruined my burger and fries (which also were not very good and I live house fries). Someone else had a panini and soup which was okay. This is a microbrewery which I would never recommend for food. We all had water so maybe their drinks are better. It was our only choice to dine since other places were closed all day if closed at 11:30am which is unfortunate. I would never eat there again nor would I recommend.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

Blake Tallents

My recent visit to The Grange Restaurant left much to be desired, beginning with a lackluster welcome from the owner upon our arrival. The atmosphere felt uninviting, marked by dirty, uncleared tables surrounding us, which set the tone for the evening.

After placing our order, we were disappointed to learn that many menu items were unavailable. It took our waitress three trips to inform us that they were out of various staples, including bread, fries, wings, steak, and pasta. This lack of communication was frustrating and left us feeling neglected.

The service itself was painfully slow, with a 20-minute wait for just two beers and two cocktails, the server said the bar was busy yet there was nobody at the bar.

When the food finally arrived, it was mediocre at best. The sweet potato fries were overcooked, and the Caesar salad was unexpectedly drizzled with a horseradish dressing, which was not mentioned on the menu. The chopped salad was bland and underwhelming, failing to impress in flavor or presentation.

A particularly disappointing moment was when the vegetarian burger was served with meat gravy on mashed potatoes, a baffling oversight considering the absence of fries. To add insult to injury, both vegetarian pasta options were unavailable, and the substitute offered was a child-sized, flavorless bowl of noodles with tofu and no sauce.

Furthermore, the dining experience was marred by a lack of basic condiments; no salt or pepper was provided at the table, and none was offered even with plain baked potatoes.
Overall, the staff appeared to be struggling with low morale, likely embarrassed by the limited menu offerings and the overall service experience.
Unfortunately, our visit did not live up to expectations, and my in laws were hoping to use this as an opportunity to treat us whilst visiting for Christmas therefore did not wish to make a fuss in the night.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Matthew Strauser

Decent atmosphere when you walk in. The seating is different with old church pews and smallish tables. The food was pretty good but not a fan of their homemade sauces; ketchup, steak sauce, ranch dressing. After we finished and paid the bill we sat for another hour talking and the wait staff didn't stop over asking about refills or anything. They also serve canned pop for $3.50 each 🤯, no free refills.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Carabao Chicken Sandwich

Showcattle04

Really cool place inside. Food was average during lunch

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Kevin Peters

Took 40 min and had to get the mananger to get someone to take order. 45 min to get food, some which was wrong, most cold or room temp. Reccomend going elsewhere to get good food, like a McDonalds. Will NEVER eat there again.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Michelle Persinger

This is one of the worst experiences I have ever had at a restaurant. A group of friends and I went here yesterday at around 3pm- restaurant was completely empty but service was so slow. I ordered the French 75 drink and it tasted like straight battery acid. After waiting 10 mins at the bar to attempt to exchange my drink out the server told me they don’t do that and I’ll just have to pay for another drink. That situation aside the food was overly salty. Please do not go here, they take advantage of customers with bad service and mediocre food/drinks because there are barely any other restaurants nearby.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Bryan P

Went in October 2024. The appetizer was the bread and butter basket it was good but drenched in butter. I had the Rib special they were as tough as boot leather, and I had to saw through them. Side salad was decent. The girlfriend had a chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries that were good. The house made ketchup was terrible. Service was okay. I will not be going back any time soon.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Ali Walter

Very slow service & there was hardly anyone in the restaurant. Food (burgers/fries) were not good, fries soggy, no condiments available until asked; then ketchup was not ketchup & tasted nasty. For "homemade sauces" it was not good at all. Water was warm (even with ice) & didn't taste good, asked for lemon & got 1 lemon wedge. Had to ask for a straw. No discount given for horrible food. Menu & drink menu are on clipboards. Husband got sick on way home from food. Wish would have read reviews before going or we would have picked another place to celebrate our anniversary. Disappointing.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Stephen Reichelt

Close your doors

Ms Ali

Very slow service & there was hardly anyone in the restaurant. Food (burgers/fries) were not good, fries soggy, no condiments available until asked; then ketchup was not ketchup & tasted nasty. For "homemade sauces" it was not good at all. Water was warm (even with ice) & didn't taste good, asked for lemon & got 1 lemon wedge. Had to ask for a straw. No discount given for horrible food. Menu & drink menu are on clipboards. Husband got sick on way home from food. Wish would have read reviews before going or we would have picked another place to celebrate our anniversary. Disappointing.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

thomas peterson

This was by far the worst meal we had in Mt pleasant. They changed their menu from the one on their web site. There were very few people in the restaurant and it took almost two hours before the food was delivered. We ordered chicken fettuccine Alfredo and it had no cheese, very watery and no taste what so ever. We also ordered a $7 bread appetizer and all it was was four store bought dinner rolls with soufflé cup of butter. A total rip off.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Dawn Timerman

Overall a nice place. Mixed drink was good, but took forever to get when it was not busy. Ordered a pulled pork sandwich and ended getting a ground pork sandwich- disappointed, it was not good. My husband enjoyed his steak. My sweet potato fries were homemade and delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Steve Hargis

The owners are extremely personable. The food was amazing and so fresh. We were told they make their own dressings and steak sauce and this also has a huge list of alcoholic beverages as this is a brewery as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marie Rojo

Food was honestly terrible. Fries are SO salty. Yakisoba is basically soup and was SO salty. Beers were good. Shrimp appetizer was fabulous which is the only reason this isn’t one star. Korean chicken sandwich was sweet and soggy. Homemade “ketchup” was terrible and in no way tasted like ketchup. Waitress was nice but untrained. Wasn’t familiar with the menu, no silverware or napkins until way too late, and it had to be requested. Water refill had to be requested. Asked if we wanted our check while still eating (not near closing time). Dirty dishes not cleared from the table. They were also out of a lot of things (not the waitresses fault).

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

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The Grange Public House and Brewery

129 S Jefferson St, Mt Pleasant, IA 52641
(319) 385-3121