Reviews for Baratta's Steakhouse in Carroll, IA
Pretty decent little bar and grill. I?m going to start with the downside, for those that don?t want to read the whole review.... It?s not a huge deal, but it would be preferable if the kitchen had some volume control over their radio. Nothing against tryingto get through your work day listening to something you want to, but loud rap music coming from the kitchen over the top of thein house 80?s music just doesn?t mix well. Regardless of which music you want to play or hear, the kitchen music should never(regardless of place/location) be heard out in the dining area. Especially if they have other music playing in the dining area.Ruins the ambiance, and shows poor on the side of the staff to allow this to happen. Then you have to wonder if certain thingsare allowed, will others be allowed. It?s a very simple fix. Alert the kitchen staff that if their music can be heard in thedining area, then there will be no kitchen music. Anyhow, on to the rest. Service was good. They were not that busy, so thatprobably helped, as the wait staff were able to check on us constantly. Food came out in very reasonable time. Neither sandwichwas out of this world, but we?re still very respectable. Onion rings were a bit undercooked on the burger, and simply lackedsome flavor, and the sauce on the chicken sandwich wasn?t a favorite either. We would both likely choose a different option nexttime, as we certainly didn?t find ?our favorites?, but, the service and food was decent enough to be very willing to try itagain sometime. Place has potential for us, to be a good place to experiment with different things to try. However, we?re alsonot interested in listening to kitchen and dining music both, so some of this will be determined on what happens our next visit. Read more
Food was ok for the area. The crowd can be a little much especially since its connected to a hotel so you kinda roll the dice... when going. Not a bad place overall though Read more
Ate there last night. Husband had the spaghetti and I the filet. Service was fantastic. Waitress was obviously very... experienced. Husband enjoyed his spaghetti and I had enough filet left for lunch today as I eat very little. The sweet potatofries are amazing. Only lose a star due to the lettuce in our salads beginning to brown. Hopefully that changes tonight as Ithink we will be going back again. Read more
Had prime rib with loaded mashed potatoes and Mac n cheese, prime rib was med rare not medium like ordered no real flavor kind... of bland the Mac n cheese was basically value brand and mashed potatoes were ok I would skip this place on quality. The staffwere nice and friendly Read more
Was a wonderful experience. First time for our family of 14.Mandy was our server she was awesome.Friendly,timely, food was... great. It was so nice to have servers like it use to be. We will definitely be back.. thanks again, also was a surprise for meas it was our anniversary next week. Recommend to anyone. Read more
Horrible food.....Shrimp was completely raw, Spaghetti and macaroni was way undercooked and very watery. Garlic bread was... literally a roll with some garlic butter wiped on lt. Pretty sure they just reheated the shrimp...it was over all the worstrestaurant I've eaten at in years. The waitress new we hated the food and offered us nothing when ahead took our still fullplates....$57 for 2 bad meals?? What a joke. Read more
I really wanted to love this restaurant more, we ordered the spicy cheese curds for an appetizer, and were told they were no... longer available. We went with the portabella mushroom fries, which were amazing. We then ordered the Chef?s special ribeye anda 12 ounce ribeye, but then were told the baked potato, loaded mashed potatoes, and rice were out, ended up with salad, garlicmashed potatoes with one dinner and sweet potato fries and mac and cheese with another. A few minutes later the server came backand said the Chef?s special ribeye was out, so we ordered another 12 ounce ribeye. Our steaks were good flavor, but verydifferent sizes, mine was a little undercooked on one side and my garlic mashed potatoes were obviously in a warmer for awhile,because they were crunchy on the edges, the salad, mac and cheese, and sweet potato fries were ok. The service was fine andserver was nice. Read more
I'd like to put this as simply as I can... This steakhouse provided one of the best dining experiences I've ever had. I am a... chef, My son is a chef and my brother is a chef, so I can tell you that the food is outstanding! For those of you who live inCarroll, Iowa, you have an opportunity to experience great dining at a very reasonable price. Read more