Little disappointed that they ran out of prime rib, and the ribeye that I got, wasn't grilled. They cook their meat on a flat surface, which takes away rom the "steakhouse" feel. Very fatty too, which was unfortunate for the cost. The coconut shrimp had a good flavor, except they weren't cleaned out of you know what I mean... Flavor wasn't bad, food was served hot which is always nice. I would've liked to try other items, but the prices are a little steep. If you're into the A la cartel things this place is definitely for you. read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - 14oz Ribeye - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

Their food never goes out of style. Everything I've had there has been amazing. The farmers cut was so big that it lasted me for days!​ read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - Farmers cut prime rib - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

Well this was a pleasant surprise! Our server was so kind. Being a California boy I don't think I've ever had stake quite this good. My family and I got different types of steak and tried each. I enjoyed all of them. Most stakes here don't come with seasoning but just ask them and they'll season it. It says it that right at the top of the menu. The posts on here that are complaining just didn't read. Does the vibe need and update? I thought so from the photos in here but now I'm not so sure. Feel like I'm going back in time a bit. One thing I would recommend is to just change the lighting type. I think the lighting doesn't lend itself to good photos of the food to post on Yelp. read more

Excellent restaurant with the BEST prime rib. We ordered two daughter's cut prime rib, the spaghetti sauce on the pasta was delicious. My husband ordered his hash browns extra crispy and is still talking about it days later. We highly recommend Farmer browns. read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - Daughter's Cut - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

This place is a destination. Food is always awesome, servers are all seasoned pros. Worth the wait. read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - Farmers daughters cut - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

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We love this place The local vibe The steaks and the heavenly Prime rib This is a staple in the area read more

ABSOFRICKINGLUTELY!!!! Their steak, chicken, catfish, chicken fried steak, onion rings, salads with crumbly blue cheese, on and on!!! It's one of the best for every generation! read more

What a great stop! This place is not your most contemporary-looking restaurant however the mom and pop feel is warming. Lots of dining space and a decent size waiting area. We were seated quickly and water was brought to the table quickly. Our waitress was prompt, friendly, knowledge and attentive. We ordered some drinks from the bar that were fair priced and tasted good. You will not go hungry here that is for sure. You can order seafood and whole cows it seems. I thought the side of spaghetti I thought was strange but tastes pretty good. The sauce was a sweet flavor. The meat was cooked as bordered. Overall tase of everything was great. No complaints from anyone at the table. We tries to go back a second night but unfortunately they are closed on Monday's. read more

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Excellent service here. Spacious dining with that traditional steakhouse vibe. My husband's burger was very good. My reuben sandwich, however, was one of the worst I've eaten. Meat was very dry. Gave a chunk to my grandson and had to pound him on the back. Omaha is a reuben town so they should step up their game or take it off the menu. We'll be back regardless to try one of their steaks everybody's talking about. read more

Well this was a pleasant surprise! Our server was so kind. Being a California boy I don't think I've ever had steak quite this good. My family and I got different types of steak and tried each. I enjoyed all of them. Most steaks here don't come with seasoning but just ask them and they'll season it. It says it that right at the top of the menu. The posts on here that are complaining just didn't read. Does the vibe need and update? I thought so from the photos in here but now I'm not so sure. Feel like I'm going back in time a bit. One thing I would recommend is to just change the lighting type. I think the lighting doesn't lend itself to good photos of the food to post on Yelp. read more

Best prime rib I have ever had. Filet you can cut with a fork. Service was wonderful as well. Do not miss the chance to eat here.

Had the sirloin, baked potato, salad and green beans. It was a wonderful!! I love the crackers with the salad and the hot bread. The steak was cooked. Perfect service was fast in the ambience was I said, relaxing. I also tried the jalapeño poppers, and they were so good read more

Delicious steaks that are humongous! Very friendly waiters that allowed us to order steak before 5 p.m.! read more

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Had the hired hand cut and split it with my dad for a grand total of $62. You can get the prime rib blackened which is rare to find, but so delectable. The server Devin was one of the best we've ever had so definitely ask for her. The open dining room is very nice and tables like to talk amongst each other since everyone is so friendly. read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - Hired Hand Cut - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

Excellent steakhouse. The prime rib was perfect, cooked as ordered, and HUGE. Staff was very polite, albeit a little slow. Lighting was dim but typical for a nicer steakhouse, atmosphere was very casual and people were dressed in everything from flip flops to suits, very welcoming feel. Two prime ribs, a ribeye, an alcoholic drink and 2 soft drinks and we managed to spend less than $100 before the tip. read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

Saturday night was our first and last trip to Farmer Brown's.   While the restaurant enjoys a strong following as it is popular, our food was simply not very good, if fact plenty of people would say it was bad.    I had ordered the fillet and my wife order the ribeye.   Dinner started with a 'salad' which consisted of a bowl of iceberg lettuce, one cherry tomato and four croutons.  That is not a salad, that is a bowl of lettuce.  While our waitress left butter, the bread did not show up for the lettuce experience.  Next came the meat and potato.  The baked potato was skimpy, but at least cooked properly.  My 8oz fillet was tender but lacking in any sort of flavor.  My wife's ribeye was a bit overcooked, but served cold, tough, and totally lacking in flavor.  More like the sole of a shoe than food.  She left half of it on the plate.  The "iced" tea was served warm.  We skipped desert, as it just seemed like a waste.   For that matter, you could go to Hy-Vee and spend $30.00 and make better meal. read more

Refreshments and dinner was very nice! Service was great! Atmosphere was comfortable.

So bland. No seasoning whatsoever. Nursing home food is more flavorful I truly don't understand why people rave about this food. read more

Let me start with what I liked. The waitress, Amber was great. Her personality was fantastic. Water was brought out prior to her coming to us but also ordered teas. Never once did I have to ask for a refill of either, as she was on top of them. Also, the potato and my green beans were good. Oh and the bread, I misjudged. It looked like an unsplit hoagie bun but was better then that. The place was super busy, so the wait on food was totally understandable. However, the hostess that sat us, whom I am guessing is Mrs. Farmer Brown: older lady, and proud of her "bling", seemed bothered by the need to seat us. But the waitress was good enough for redemption of the hostess. My steak was "ok". I noticed the crowd had a lot of older patrons so this might explain the lack of seasoning. The cut and cook temp was great, just lacking in flavor. I did have some mushroom gravy, so that helped flavor it some. Husband had the same steak and cooked the same and said it was good. A neighbor table had prime rib. On ruined his anyway with 57 but the wife salted hers. So it seems the lack of seasoning may be a common theme. My husband had the spaghetti as his side and I personally, would never eat it. The sauce tastes like a mix of sweet bbq sauce with tomato sauce. Very sweet. The salads that came with the steaks are also ok. Nothing special, plain lettuce. I had "Italian" but it also was sweet, much more sweet than I've ever tasted in an Italian dressing. Ambiance: as I mentioned, the place was busy. When we left, it was even busier. The bar side was packed with cocktail drinkers. The place is also very dark, and not in a nice intimate way; just very dim lighting. The ladies room was hot. Not sure if it was a fluke or they just don't air condition it. All in all, I was not impressed. Not sure if I will return anytime soon. I suppose for a small town like Waterloo, the simple tastes love a place like this. I will continue my search for a great, local steak restaurant, as we are new to the area and eat out A LOT. read more

Food and service great! Portion size large. Burgers are huge. Check out the day of the week when burgers on special at lunchtime. Well worth the trip on that day especially. read more

I really wanted to like this place. It had all the signs of being really good, but I really wasn't impressed. And from what people tell me, maybe I should have gone with the prime rib, so maybe I'll be back to try it at some point. However, I got the chicken fried steak this time. The chicken fried steak came with salad, bread, a baked potato, and spaghetti. So basically carbs and carbs. The salad was fine, but drenched in dressing. The bread was soft and fluffy, but really plain. the baked potato was underbaked so it wasn't really fluffy inside like a good baked potato should be. But it was still alright. The spaghetti was the best side. The noodles still had a nice bite and the sauce was unique. Not amazing, but unique. For the main dish, the chicken fried steak was disappointing. First, it wasn't cube steak, it was ground beef, so the texture was completely wrong. It was like an overcooked hamburger with brown crust, which wasn't crunchy. Also, there was no seasoning. It needed salt badly. Further, the country gravy would've really benefited from sausage. The food was disappointing, but I hope the prime rib is better if and when I come back. The only reason this gets 3 stars is that the service and atmosphere were really enjoyable and welcoming. read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - Chicken fried steak. Don't get it. - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

A few minutes after being seated I noticed a long black hair laying across the table. I politely brought it to our servers attention. She was instantly put off. She did not apologize in any way. Instead she stomped away, grabbed a wet rag and wipe it onto the ground. Secondly, do not expect any social distancing here! We were one of the first customers in the door and we were shocked when they began seating people directly near us. The food quality was poor. I had the fried chicken and it was under cooked and the baked potato was tough. My husband had the Prime Rib and it was nothing but fat. Highly disappointed and I don't see us returning anytime soon. read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - No social distancing between tables at all. - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

Always a great meal. Two of us ordered the daughter's cut and two the farmhand. Lots of leftovers!!

Great food, portion sizes of the prime rib are unbelievably large for the price and quality.

This steak house was highly recommended by many and they were all right. The prime rib was the best we have ever had. Some family was visiting from San Francisco who aren't big meat eaters so they each ordered a different steak and tried them all. They agreed that the rib eye was the best until they tasted our prime rib. Soooo good. Wish I knew the name of our waitress. She was the best. read more

Facebook has been teasing me with photos of Farmer Browns prime rib for months now so I got myself a hot date & a half (my 7 yr old) and talked them into taking me out for supper. We went on a Sunday night. Got there about 5 and didn't have to wait. We ordered onion rings as an appetizer. They weren't my favorite. They were homemade, but could have used some extra batter as the batter fell off pretty easily leaving just fried onions. Maybe we got a fluke batch, so Id say give them a try yourself because they seemed to be popular as several other tables had them as well. I had the prime rib. The smallest cut which was still enough to feed a small army or me for 2 meals. (And I'm not one of those dainty girls who looks at food & is full or forgets to eat meals...). Anyway, prime rib was cooked to a perfect medium rare and seasoned with your basic salt & pepper it would appear. Just good steak there. The au jus was ok. Nothing spectacular but the steak was good enough it didn't really matter. I had some wonderful crispy hash browns. It seems hard to find good ol crispy on the outside soft on the inside hash browns anymore but they nailed it. I got the jello (Jigglers) with my child because I'm not a rabbit & don't believe in eating like one either. You can opt for the salad if you'd like. Also got their signature "side" of spaghetti which was quite good. My son got the spaghetti, fries and jello. He was one happy campers he washed all that down with a lil cow juice. My hottie cowboy date had himself a huge bacon cheeseburger he said was quite delightful. I think he had fries also... can't recall for sure. He was able to eat his whole meal but took some work. We had a wonderful waitress. I wish I wrote her name down. She was polite, very attentive and we never had to wait on anything. She even commented on how polite my son was which made him quite proud so he left her a thank you note on our ticket...so thank you again. (And me as his mom of course). Definitely will return. Believe the hype. Come early or stick out the wait time. read more

Walleye ALERT!!!! Everyone I don't even know where to start but this place rocks the casbah!! My girlfriend an I were out for a drive outside of town an I've been wanting to stop here for ages now an I'm so disappointed it took this long. First an foremost we're talking small town Nebraska an a local staple that's been open since the 60s so it's not anything extravagant for a steakhouse but let's be real that's what makes this place so amazing. We were welcomed by an amazingly nice hostess an had a 15 min wait. They have a nice large bar we sat at an enjoyed a cocktail. When I opened the menu the first thing I saw was walleye bites for an appetizer an oh my gosh first off I never see walleye on the menu anywhere an this one was off the chain good. I literally wanna go back an have them ASAP. Large amount of meat an perfect fry. Salad with homemade salad dressing was also spot on as well. Then came the main course which was filet for my gf an I had the tbone w hash browns. It was cooked to perfection an all an all an amazingly delicious meal an can't recommend this fine eatery enough. read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - Tbone hash browns an walleye bites - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

This place has amazing steak! So tender and flavorful that you barely need a knife. Order the gravy on the side, you won't regret. Chelsea was the most phenomenal waitress we have had in years!! One of the loveliest and helpful waitresses ever! Let her lead you on the menu selections, she wasn't wrong about any of it! read more

This place was great, it delivered my expectations exactly. Great service, good food and if you're hungry when you get there no chance of that when you leave. The meat is good, prepared well and very satisfying 4 out of 5 stars for the beef. Haven't eaten anything else here seems senseless to have the chicken. It is a relaxed family setting with good parking. Bit of a drive from Old Market but worth it. read more

Anazing prime rib! Got there at 5:00. Waiting line outside door but got in right away. Service was excellent. They had plenty of help. Christmas decorations were up and very festive! Highly recommend! So good! read more

Wow!............Just........... Wow!!! The Customer Service was just delightful!!! While eating the food I had a great bite full The food was pleasantly surprising!!! It was quite appetizing!!! I will most definitely comeback!!! I hope I had good feedback!!! I can't believe we found this place!! It was like finding a needle in a haystack!!! Thank you Farmer Brown From Yours Truly! read more

Farmer Browns has always been one of my favorite restaurants. Unfortunately, the last three visits have been a bit disappointing. The food was cold. I'm sure it is because we tend to go a bit on the later side but still no excuse for cold food. We went last evening as well with our 5yo child. We ordered two appetizers, a large portion prime rib and the chicken dinner. We asked for a plate for my 5 yo so I could share my chicken with him. I was told we would be charged 5 dollars for an extra plate. I don't quite understand this as he is a child with a small appetite that just shared two appetizers with us. Very disappointed in this. We will not be going back unfortunately as other restaurants do not do this. read more

Amazing food! I love it here will never stop earing here! It is so good and fun and right by my house thank you covid is so bad but still they survived! read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

went here for wife's birthday. she had prime and tail, I had steer and tail. Excellent food and service. We have NEVER been disappointed going there. Our go to place, we know we won't be disappointed. read more

Great hidden gem. Service was great. My husband had the filet and lobster. I just had a filet. Both cooked to perfection. Very old school ambiance. The only weird thing was the lobster butter. It's like that nasty stuff restaurants put on toast, a purified butter. Next time he will skip the butter. We will definitely go back! read more

Oh my tried chicken fried steak generous portion but over cooked . I had enjoyed the chicken fried chicken (Thursdays lunch special) a month ago and it was splendid. Will return again some Friday well into the future to try this Friday lunch special again . read more

One of the best steak house with great value. Gotta do the side of spaghetti, it was the best and I'm super picky. Susan our waitress was top notch Highly recommend!! read more

Farmer Brown's Steak House - Biggest prime rib dinner. Plus one of the best spaghetti I had ever had. Definitely 5 star. - Steakhouses Near Me - Waterloo, Nebraska

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This is a fantastic old school Nebraska establishment where you really get your bang for your buck (think huge steak and a number of sides for $11). Would definitely recommend- great place to take your grandparents or anyone else! read more

Classic old school steak house which has not been updated since it opened many years ago. The food is good and very well priced. This is a spot we always like to bring out of town guests. The portions are generous and everything is very good. My husband is a fan of the daughters cut and I like the jumbo shrimp. They have decent wine and full bar. Our children also are always pleased and they can seat larger parties. read more

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Was really good and really crowded on a fish Friday during lent -we had great service. Lots of regulars and a well liked staff . read more