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    Cedar Falls Brown Bottle

    4.0 (85 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
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    CEDAR FALLS BROWN BOTTLE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Chicken Dip with Naan Bread
    Suellina F.

    Went here for my daughters high school graduation. The service was amazing and the food was great. The prices are a tad higher but the quality is worth it. There is alot of seating and big windows to see out the back, to the wildlife. This is not an everyday restaurant but for a special occasion it is great. I will definitely be going back.

    Salad with French dressing
    Matthew K.

    Lovely place with a balcony at the back which is good in warm weather. Also inside seemed very homely and cozy. View out back is of a parking lot but you are elevated amongst some trees which helps. Server was super friendly and attentive. I had a really tasty Merlot wine by the glass. And had the salmon with twice baked potatoes. When it arrived I wasn't sure but it tasted much better than it looked. Was really delicious. Highly recommend. Only 4 stars cause it was just slightly overpriced. But a must try if you in Cedar Falls.

    Rosemary Cashew Pasta

    Wow! We had an amazing meal at the Brown Bottle. We called for reservations and glad I did- very busy. Staff exceptional. Lovely environment & food delicious. Menu had so many tempting options- I doubt you'd go wrong. Even splurged on dessert (never do) & it was perfect (lemon cheesecake)

    Lettuce and dressing
    Whiteplum F.

    Have tried it twice, both times for a special occasion-- billed as fine dining, but didn't meet our expectations along those lines either with food or service. The side salad is just lettuce ("iceberg or mixed") with a ton of dressing on it (ask for dressing on the side if you can). Here's a picture of the fettuccine Alfredo. For $18 one might imagine a little presentation? The famous brownie pie was a meh brownie cut in a wedge topped with whipped cream. Will keep looking for other fine dining in the Cedar Valley.

    Seafood lasagna
    Joey P.

    Was very impressed by our first visit to the brown bottle. Service and food quality was on point. Make sure you call ahead for seating before you go, this place is always busy.

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    Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

    Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

    3.1
    (72 reviews)
    8.4 mi
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    My wife and I are visiting Waterloo from the Quad-Cities, so we are very familiar with Olive…read moreGarden. We were very unhappy with our server, Ben, who had shoulder-length hair, all the way around. Everytime he was at our table he took his hand and put it in hair to get it out of his eyes. He did this frequently. He also let it hang when he bent over to put cheese on our salad or soup. We were lucky no hair got in our food. I am a former fast food restaurant manager, so I know about food service sanitation. He should've had his hair tied back and out of face so he wouldn't have to put his hands in his hair then handle our food. I brought this to the attention of the manager, who should've been aware of this and trained Ben not to do this. I'd be wary about going to this Olive Garden with their food sanitation practices.

    Started off with horrible service. When we walked in the hostess had been in the restroom. A lady…read moreup front says to us "there's a small wait while we clean the tables" then walks away to never be seen again. Hostess comes out, other ladies up front doing end of night prep. After about 10 minutes of waiting a family walks in and the hostess seats them immediately (no reservation). We ask why we are still sitting there and the hostess says "I'm so sorry no one told me you were waiting nor wrote you down".... Thankfully the service got much better after that. Our server was very pleasant and apologized again for the rough start. A manager came over to get details of our troubles and apologized. Breadsticks and 5 cheese dipping sauce was good. The soup was yummy. The main dish of manicotti and three meat was amazingly good. One odd thing was my raspberry lemonade came out warm lol, the pitcher and glass must have just came from dishwasher because it had ice, it was just very warm to drink. We shall return for more Italian goodies.

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    Fettuccine Alfredo: Our signature alfredo made fresh in-house every day, served over fettuccine.
    Fettuccine Alfredo: Our signature alfredo made fresh in-house every day, served over fettuccine.
    Minestrone: Fresh vegetables, beans and pasta in a light tomato broth.
    Minestrone: Fresh vegetables, beans and pasta in a light tomato broth.
    Five Cheese Ziti al Forno: Oven baked blend of Italian cheeses, pasta and our signature homemade five cheese marinara.

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    Five Cheese Ziti al Forno: Oven baked blend of Italian cheeses, pasta and our signature homemade five cheese marinara.
    The Brown Bottle

    The Brown Bottle

    3.4
    (101 reviews)
    6.7 mi
    $$

    We were a group of 14 who recently ate at the Brown Bottle. The food was excellent. The ambiance…read moreenjoyable. The service - it could be better. They were busy so that was probably part of it. Let's start with the ambiance. I'm not sure what the building was used for originally. Maybe a hotel? But it is very big, historic, multiple rooms, just an interesting and cool space. All of the food was delicious. For appetizers we had the sauteed mushrooms, meatballs, salsiccia, and garlic bread. You'll want extra garlic bread to soak up the sauces in all of these dishes. Generous portions, delicious flavors, all winners. Our group had many different entrees, and everyone was pleased. Portions were large, so most people ended up with boxes to take home leftovers. We were too full for dessert. My only reservation about Brown Bottle was the service. They were busy. But the servers just seemed inexperienced. They brought all the appetizers but didn't notice we had no plates, so we had to go and ask for those. They also never refilled our waters. Pretty much every glass was empty. When we asked for additional drinks, she brought those, but we never saw any water pitchers, and she only refilled the specific people who asked for additional water. That just seems like something an experience server will notice. Nevertheless, I'd definitely go back. All the dishes our group tried were delicious!

    Our group of 16 had reservations & we immediately were seated. We had two long tables in a pretty…read moreintimate spot. Our waitress was great! She brought our drinks and kept everything straight. We had a variety of food and everything was delicious. I had chicken Dijon with twice baked potato, and it was yummy. I was so full from the delicious salad with creamy garlic dressing and a piece of bread that I could hardly eat it. It will be great leftovers. Husband had prime rib with twice baked potatoes and he loved it. Others had the salmon which was good with the vegetable mix and another had Greek shrimp. A friend had the prosciutto with fresh mushrooms and it was huge! We all tasted it and ended up taking half of it home. Manicotti was tasty as was the orange roughy. Good food, great service, & a great atmosphere!

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