Reviews for The Big Steer Restaurant and Lounge in Altoona, IA

Appetizer plate with onion rings, fried mushrooms, and mozzarella sticks was decent, but I wouldn't order it again. The... mozzarella sticks and fried mushrooms were a little unimpressive. Would've been better off ordering just onion rings which werepretty good. The bacon cheddar soup was amazing. I ordered the bone-in ribeye (medium-rare), which was cooked perfect. It wasgood, but nothing spectacular. I can definitely make better at home, and for the price I would have expected a littlebetter. But our waitress, Kristen, was absolutely amazing. Any disappointments we may have had with our meal, was definitelymade up for with the service. Considering that, we will definitely be back to eat here again. Read more

Pretty good food and service. Ribeye was delicious!! Sammy was great! Pop machine could use a good cleaning, though. Best part... overall was the soup in a mini cauldron. ???? Read more

Wonderful meal & server! No wonder they claim to serve Iowa's Best Prime Rib! It is! Our meals were excellent. The timing g from... drinks to salads to meal was perfect. We didn't have dessert. But our neighbors did, and OMG! THAT cake looked decadent and theportion was big enough for 3 people! Read more

The Steak was Awesome, The Baked Potato was Perfect. The Service was even better and though the place was nearly packed they... had more than enough servers. My food was fast snd spot on. Good Job // I returned two weeks later and again they KNOCKED IT OUTIF THE PARK. I would treat my wife for our anniversary if I could talk her into the seven hour drive. Read more

This place is amazing, after a 9 hour drive this hit the spot. Dinner was fantastic and dessert was phenomenal. Ted was our... server and he was friendly and personable. Wife's martini was the best she ever had. Highly recommend. Read more

Absolutely amazing from start to finish! One of the best martinis I've ever had, every course was incredible. The service was... impeccable and FAST without feeling rushed. We drove from Michigan and stopped here on a whim and will definitely stop anytimewe drive through. Thank you to Ted for making our experience even better with your caring demeanor! Could not recommend thisplace enough Read more

For me this place was a 3.5. We had the prime rib and it was cooked a perfect medium rare but didn?t have much flavor. The... salad was lettuce with a single grape tomato and a cucumber slice. The service was excellent but there was nothing great or badabout the food including the sides and desert. It was just okay. Read more

?/²? Duuude I was here two weeks ago service was good food was amazing so wife and I brought her dad for his birthday. Tattoo... guy was our server he was next level amazing at his job. Food again was amazing not a bad dish yet. OG:Staff super nice. Foodamazing. I ordered a lot and everything was delicious. My NEW favorite Prime Rib spot. Locally owned even better. Definitelywill be back Read more