We are locals and never think of Rube’s Strakhouse & Lounge. From now on, when I want a steak, there is no question where to go. I finished my leftover filet from last night, and it was like butter; melting in your mouth. My husband had the ribeye and raved all the way home what a good idea it was to go to Rube’s. We will be back and encourage anyone wanting the perfect steak, just go to Rube’s; you will not be disappointed! The atmosphere is like a really nice barn with dining rooms. It was the most enjoyable dining experience in a very long time. Thanks Aaron and Elizabeth for taking care of us. You were great! Congrats to the team. You are one of the rare restaurants who iare doing things right, obviously.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cyclone
This is a grill your own steak place with choice cuts of meat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shelly Volk
Fabulous Anniversary dinner with Liz!!!!
Paul Wagner
What can I say..... Quality and service are top notch.... But the cook was fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Bergin
Was visiting from Arkansas and my good friend said we had to go here. Glad we did. Quality of the meat was absolutely fantastic. Service was excellent and the bartender made a perfect Martini. The sides were awesome as well had the shrimp, mac and cheese, and asparagus. The wedge salad as well was just a delightful treat I didn’t know was coming with the garlic dressing that I could have drank it was so good. Just a fun and wonderful experience. Will be going back next time I’m visiting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terry WC
Sorry but I am not paying to cook my own supper
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Monica Guzowski
It's been awhile, but I've really enjoyed Rube's food in the past. However, this time in Waukee, I cant say I enjoyed my meal. We used Rube's seasoning on our thin ribeyes, and it was WAY TOO SALTY. Ruined the steak. We used the melted butter on our Texas toast and it was WAY TOO SALTY. I love salt but the two items were unedible. On a positive note, the wait staff was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
C J
Interesting idea to grill your own meat over hotter than Hades coals. Could be bad or great by you. No salad dressing choices; just their house which was meh. Server was really nice & accommodating. Kinda pricey. Ahimsa tuna was frozen defrosted so kinda tough. Good atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Ann Riley Caldwell
I was so excited to try this place. It was the first time I had been to a cook your own steak restaurant. I made the mistake of reading the health department summary before eating and had to decide whether to stay or leave. If I had been there alone I would have left but didn't want to explain things to the people I was with so I stayed. I will say the steak was delicious as wwre the potatoes with onions and green peppers. I hope the baked beans I ate were ok because one health department violation was that they had been serving beans that were past their expiration date. I assumed at least for now these were fresh but they were cold. Hard to keep a huge tub of beans hot. Also the rings aren't cleaned between times they are used and you are using the same tongs on raw meat and then using them to flip cooked meat transferring bacteria back into cooked meat. They also melted butter that you can put on whatever you want from bread to your steak. There is a scoop and brushes. I had used the brush to put butter on my Texas Toast and the scoop to put butter on my steak but one of the people I was with used the brush to brush butter on his steak and put it back into the tub of melted butter transferring the bacteria off the steak into the entire butter tub. Then at the end of the meal, our waitress couldn't keep getting our individual tickets/bills correct to hand them out to us then when we each have her credit cards to coorespond to each bill, she charges the wrong cards and we had to wait for someone to (hopefully) refund the money. Then she has to come back to the table for us to match up our credit cards to our bill again and then took forever to charge them. We waited probably 20 minutes to pay and we were the last ones in the restaurant. So my excitement faded to concern and became a long night instead of the experience I had anticipated all day.
Never a bad meal yet, as a matter of fact so good two nights in a row!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amanda Potter
I want to see this place stay in business! and to do that it's time to freshen it up!! Add a few grills out back and make a patio area that super inviting. You could even play music back there. Time to invest in a way to re introduce it on social media!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tammy Gasper
Had the most exceptional dining experience tonight at Rube's Steakhouse & Lounge. Our service was hands done one of the best we've had, thanks to Aaron and Elizabeth. These two in addition to the excellent atmosphere and food have gained long term customers who cannot wait to come back. Thank you for a great evening Aaron and Elizabeth- it’s apparent how much you love what you do.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jaclyn Lee Rogers
Love the theme of getting to cook your own steaks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brett Gwinn
Rubes has terrific, high quality food and the staff are great. However that’s only if you manage to go when they are open, which is rare (steak pun intentional). The last few times I’ve tried they’ve closed early, have a private party and I’m turned away, are taking a week off for summer vacation, or it’s Monday and they just aren’t open on Mondays.
Excellent
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salad, Barbecue Grill
We are locals and never think of Rube’s Strakhouse & Lounge. From now on, when I want a steak, there is no question where to go. I finished my leftover filet from last night, and it was like butter; melting in your mouth. My husband had the ribeye and raved all the way home what a good idea it was to go to Rube’s. We will be back and encourage anyone wanting the perfect steak, just go to Rube’s; you will not be disappointed! The atmosphere is like a really nice barn with dining rooms. It was the most enjoyable dining experience in a very long time. Thanks Aaron and Elizabeth for taking care of us. You were great! Congrats to the team. You are one of the rare restaurants who iare doing things right, obviously.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a grill your own steak place with choice cuts of meat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fabulous Anniversary dinner with Liz!!!!
What can I say..... Quality and service are top notch.... But the cook was fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Was visiting from Arkansas and my good friend said we had to go here. Glad we did. Quality of the meat was absolutely fantastic. Service was excellent and the bartender made a perfect Martini. The sides were awesome as well had the shrimp, mac and cheese, and asparagus. The wedge salad as well was just a delightful treat I didn’t know was coming with the garlic dressing that I could have drank it was so good. Just a fun and wonderful experience. Will be going back next time I’m visiting.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sorry but I am not paying to cook my own supper
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
It's been awhile, but I've really enjoyed Rube's food in the past. However, this time in Waukee, I cant say I enjoyed my meal. We used Rube's seasoning on our thin ribeyes, and it was WAY TOO SALTY. Ruined the steak. We used the melted butter on our Texas toast and it was WAY TOO SALTY. I love salt but the two items were unedible. On a positive note, the wait staff was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Interesting idea to grill your own meat over hotter than Hades coals. Could be bad or great by you. No salad dressing choices; just their house which was meh. Server was really nice & accommodating. Kinda pricey. Ahimsa tuna was frozen defrosted so kinda tough. Good atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
I was so excited to try this place. It was the first time I had been to a cook your own steak restaurant. I made the mistake of reading the health department summary before eating and had to decide whether to stay or leave. If I had been there alone I would have left but didn't want to explain things to the people I was with so I stayed.
I will say the steak was delicious as wwre the potatoes with onions and green peppers.
I hope the baked beans I ate were ok because one health department violation was that they had been serving beans that were past their expiration date. I assumed at least for now these were fresh but they were cold. Hard to keep a huge tub of beans hot.
Also the rings aren't cleaned between times they are used and you are using the same tongs on raw meat and then using them to flip cooked meat transferring bacteria back into cooked meat.
They also melted butter that you can put on whatever you want from bread to your steak. There is a scoop and brushes. I had used the brush to put butter on my Texas Toast and the scoop to put butter on my steak but one of the people I was with used the brush to brush butter on his steak and put it back into the tub of melted butter transferring the bacteria off the steak into the entire butter tub.
Then at the end of the meal, our waitress couldn't keep getting our individual tickets/bills correct to hand them out to us then when we each have her credit cards to coorespond to each bill, she charges the wrong cards and we had to wait for someone to (hopefully) refund the money. Then she has to come back to the table for us to match up our credit cards to our bill again and then took forever to charge them. We waited probably 20 minutes to pay and we were the last ones in the restaurant.
So my excitement faded to concern and became a long night instead of the experience I had anticipated all day.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
Never a bad meal yet, as a matter of fact so good two nights in a row!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I want to see this place stay in business! and to do that it's time to freshen it up!! Add a few grills out back and make a patio area that super inviting. You could even play music back there. Time to invest in a way to re introduce it on social media!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had the most exceptional dining experience tonight at Rube's Steakhouse & Lounge. Our service was hands done one of the best we've had, thanks to Aaron and Elizabeth. These two in addition to the excellent atmosphere and food have gained long term customers who cannot wait to come back. Thank you for a great evening Aaron and Elizabeth- it’s apparent how much you love what you do.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the theme of getting to cook your own steaks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rubes has terrific, high quality food and the staff are great. However that’s only if you manage to go when they are open, which is rare (steak pun intentional). The last few times I’ve tried they’ve closed early, have a private party and I’m turned away, are taking a week off for summer vacation, or it’s Monday and they just aren’t open on Mondays.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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