What clients say about The Grove Bar & Grill in Scotch Grove (IA)
The Grove Bar & Grill is a nice local spot in Scotch Grove with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The staff were polite and attentive, and the food was tasty and well prepared. It’s a great place to stop by for a casual meal or to relax with friends. The service was good overall, although it took a little longer than expected during busy times. Still, a solid place with good vibes, and I would happily visit again.
Very nice place. The service was excellent and the staff was very friendly and courteous.
They recommended the Haystack and it totally hit the spot!
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My Strawberry & Rhubarb Pie was a perfect pairing with an Easy Eddy and Jäger, Emily was super helpful and great service, and pretty happy I found a cool spot like out in the middle of nowhere drifting home. Saw items going out from menu and they all looked really good especially the Horseshoe (see menu), a breaded tenderloin with country gravy & cheese.. 100% Coming back for that
We use to love grabbing food to go from here. We have been noticing that portions are smaller than before which we understand. Tonight my husband and I got the beef and noodles special. Take out per usual. When I opened our to go boxes it looked like we had enough noodles and beef to barely line the bottom of the to go box and a decent sized scoop of mashed potatoes. We understand inflation and everything else but when we paid $23 for 2 to go orders of the specials and barely get anything. It’s very upsetting.
On lunch break from work it took an hour to make a western burger with fries for take out IT WAS NOTTTTT BUSY!!!! If you eat here MAKE SURE YOU DONT HAVE PLANS THE REST OF THE DAY!!!
I was looking for a low-carb meal, they were amazing at helping me decide. We were just stopping for some food, but they offer other things as well. Great place, great staff.
We didn't have a good experience this time. Missed the All You can Eat Fish so one of us chose All You can Eat Shrimp. She never came back 😒 so he never got more. The other 2 chose the Prime Rib Sandwich special. Neither of us will order it again. Usually we enjoy our experience here - not so much this time.
Nice place for a quick bite to eat. Had the 2 pc. Cod dinner. The fish was great, and was served with a large portion of hashbrowns and some coleslaw. Also had them add cheese and onion to the hashbrowns. The food was served quickly, was nice and hot, and very good. The coleslaw was creamy, and very good. We were happy we stopped by!
Great establishment to check out. Tired of the chain restaurants and love checking out and supporting the local small town places to eat. Food and service was great! Can’t wait to visit again.
Hidden gem in the verdant countryside of Jones County. Great menu with many comfort food options. Their pork tenderloin is fabulous! Service is 5 star and delivered with a smile.
Nice small town bar and grill spot with good beer selection (even a hazy IPA! Big Grove Easy Eddy I see you!). My western burger was great. Bartender was very friendly. Place seemed very familial.
Very good place to relax and grab a bite and a drink. The owners are awesome... a husband and wife duo, they want everyone to feel comfortable and happy. They do events throughout each week, like live music or Euchre tournaments and they have special "holiday" events like an Adult (21+) Easter Egg hunt! They have good food, a beer patio, a good range of jukebox music, and great people. If you are looking to get out of town but not lost in the boonies... The Grove is the place for you.
Excellent food our cook Ashley puts a lot of care into her work PERFECT!!! Our server Paige gave excellent service. Friendly environment Great food we will be back.
Never have I ever dealt with a waitress/bartender who is so rude!
We had just finished a canoe/tube trip at Monticello Canoe Rentals down the road and stopped here for dinner (starving after a hot day in the sun). When I went inside to verify the grill was running and it was ok to bring older kids in she said sure in the most contradictory and unwelcome way!
Her attitude continued up until she brought our bill.
Food was just ok, service was obscenely poor considering the place was no where near busy.
Very unfriendly and made us feel like outsiders. It's a bar and grill, yet no beer on tap and didn't bother to say we have cans and/or bottles. Tenderloin sandwich was gristle with nothing but greese for flavor and Philly cheese steak was flavorless as well except for the cheese. Got our order wrong and it wasn't busy at all. Thursday after 1pm. Saw good reviews and was excited to give small town Iowa some business. Needless to say we won't return. Should have went to Hilltop or General Store in Stone City.
It was busy. I just stopped in for a beer and to get some information. No beer on tap, but bottle beer very reasonable. Didn't eat although I did see some items come out of the kitchen that looked good. If I am back in the neighborhood I plan to stop back in
Visiting from Kansas City and this is the "Best"home made tenderloin we've had in years. Made to perfection Cute little bar/grill. Will come again for sure.
This was our first time here and we will definitely be going back! The fish was awesome as was the shrimp! We liked being to order our shrimp grilled or fried. Staff was nice and friendly, prices were great. Will be going back again!
When you live in Iowa the best places to eat are not in cities. Small out of the way place with good food. Friday night special... fried in or grilled cod, fried or grilled shrimp, potato, salad. All you can eat. You won't be disappointed.
0 stars.
We have had now 2 terrible experience with a waitress I believe her name is Madaliyn (blond hair, not sure how to spell her name). She is very rude, we witnesses tonight her raise her voice at another customer because he simply was informing her his order was wrong and he is missing items. He was polite, there was no reason for her outburst that continued after he left saying loudly “it is customers like that” I witnessed many customers including us look at her mortified by her behavior. She got our order wrong and when we corrected her politely as well (because we understand everyone is human and makes mistakes) she rolled her eyes and stomped off. Another time she told us “she will not take our order because she is off soon and does not care, we will have to wait for the other waitress” I have been a waitress for 5 years and worked in customer service for 10 I have never witness such an unprofessional attitude in a work place. I believe in second chances, needless to say we have given this restaurant many chances since the new ownership and have made the decision, not to return. I hope the owners can see they have a real problem with this waitress and potentially lost more than one customer tonight due to her behavior. I believe it is important to also give a positive. I would like to take this moment and say although we will not return. Toward the end of our dining experience a new waitress came on names Susan I think who brought a bit more of light to the experience she was kind and very respectful she helped us a bit at the end and wish we had her the whole time. It is unfortunate a waitress like herself will have to suffer the consequences of her co-worker.
Great place to drink and have a delicious bite to eat. Maddi's specials, especially Thursday's, are a great choice. The bartenders and owner get to know you, and your drink, to make sure you always feel welcome. A must to any night out.
The bartender was seemingly busy and didn't notice us. After sitting for a good ten minutes at a booth, I had to walk up to the bartop to ask for menus. She was more prompt afterwards, but seemed new, as she wasn't sure what sodas were on tap.
The food was overall really good. The appetizer basket was perfect for the four of us. It consisted of a generous portion of fries and choice of two other apps; we chose onion rings and cheese balls. My kids ordered cheeseburgers and really loved them. My husband ordered the thin tenderloin and raved about how large and good it was. Unfortunately, I ordered the reuben and it wasn't very good. The cut of meat was extremely fatty and brown. The sauerkraut was scarce and the dressing was excessively oozing all over the place. I love reubens and honestly, this was the worst one I've ever had.
We will be back again, but I will order something different.
Nice place, nice people, but I wasn't impressed with the food. It wasn't terrible, but my reuben was cold in the middle and cheese wasn't melted. My dinner partner's tenderloin was a bit on the tough side. Still want to try the cod, though, I've heard tons of great stuff about it. Not going to base my opinion on a single visit. Also went for the Thursday hour beef special UT they didn't have it. Hopefully I'll be able to change my star rating.
