A group of us were in town for homecoming weekend and many of our group members went to college at Mankato and frequented Rounders. We went there for lunch and they had incredible drink deals - $2.50 bloody Mary's, mimosas, or screwdrivers. Staff were kind and service was quick (even with a group of 12). The food options were good and prices fair, I liked the small plate portions for people like me who eats less at one sitting. The chicken tenders were pretty good, and you can't go wrong with homemade ranch and waffle fries! My fiancé loved his burger and scarfed it down, even having leftover fries due to the amount they give you (good problem to have). Bees were surrounding us outside but that's not Rounder's fault. The bathrooms were atrocious, our feet stuck to the floors quite literally and the soap was out of both men's and women's. (Came back at night and someone had vomited in the women's, it was all over and stunk so bad people couldn't use the bathroom - it took a long time before someone cleaned it). Overall, decent food, fair prices but expect sticky floors and the night crowd to come out on weekend evenings! read more

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We ate breakfast, the food was good and the staff was friendly. Food and staff were worthy of a five star rating, but the place smelled of stale beer and floor was sticky. Need to put a little more effort in cleaning. read more

Went with a large group. It wasn't a great experience, we were told they were too busy to complete our order. People left without the food they ordered. Wouldn't go back read more

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE. ON Sat at around 1:30 am I ordered a beer and turned around and asked my friend what she wanted and he took 2 seconds to respond and it was 2 seconds to late for the bartender that she said fuck you and threw the band new bottle away because of a mood swing throwing away good product because your having a bad day and having a customer kicked out for no reason! I spend hunders of dollars here possibly even thousands but I will never tip here again! If you can't handle a busy Friday night you should not be working as a bartender! So if your Hispanic don't order drinks here you will be profiled and they Wil throw your brand new open beers away. I guess they love to waist thier invatory! Then proceeded to yell at a bouncer with super skinny jeans to kick me out. HORRIBLE Experience is crazy how one bartender ruins it for everyone! read more

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I had gone to this restaurant 5 years ago and the food was excellent and the service was on point. Not So Much Anymore. To start, the menu is pretty dismal. Not a lot of specials oh, it's basically a build-your-own burger joint. The waitress that we had seemed very distracted by something other than her job. Her stopped at the table were very short and unwelcoming. Well after our meal was done she never even came back to the table to get us our check. My girlfriend basically had to go up to the bar and get someone to help us. My girlfriend like her build a burger. She said that the quality was better than average. For me, remembering how rounders used to be oh, they are but a shadow of themselves. They no longer have my favorite The Rounder Pounder . Their buns seemed burnt, their meat is a pathetic patty , I would say the only highlight is there waffle fries which I found quite enjoyable. Word of advice: go talk to the people who used to work there five or ten years ago. Let them show you how it's done. read more

Rounders - Damn Burger and fries - Bars Near Me - Mankato, Minnesota

Love the smash burgers!! Went with friends and they were very accommodating for our larger group size! Great service!

Met up with friends and had a good time! The server was energetic, friendly, and was very attentive. Our food was great, and the server was always checking in to see if more drinks were wanted. We will definitely be back! read more

I use to love coming here for drinks and great food. last week when I brought some out of town friends I was appalled by how dirty and disgusting everything in this building has become. Staff was on their phone. Our service was subpar. Food was OK the table was disgusting. We had to have the waiter wipe it down after we sat down and he wiped down, I asked if I could get a towelbecause it was still gross. I don't think anyone is doing any cleaning. All I seen was people around on their phones. I won't be back and my friends from Out of town weren't impressed. not sure what happened but someone needs to step up read more

Stopped in here for lunch today. The food was excellent and the service was great! Great to watch the World Cup games while having some lunch. Definitely recommend for lunch! read more

My word, just don't do it, don't go here for ANY reason! Do not order any food. Service is a joke, can't even call it service. Last time we had dinner there my wife had a bunch of sharp bones in her pork sandwich. We couldn't tell the server because she never cam back. She was actually sitting at the bar eating her own dinner while we sat there with empty drinks and inedible food. Calling her a server is insulting to servers. Not sure what possessed us to try the food there anyways, bad decision. If it's 1am and you're wasted and wanna grind on someone else who is about to puke, I'd say go, but otherwise NEVER GO HERE! read more

Oh the love one can have for a place that actually cares about its employees and the experience they share with their guests. This place is probably the only upscale bar and restaurant downtown. And it shows, they keep this place well. I have never had a negative food experience and I continue to try it all. They aren't kidding, BEST DAMN HAPPY HOUR DOWNTOWN. BEST DAMN BURGER HANDS DOWN. And I'll extend that to all of Mankato. Stop in and see Tyson or Jill or whoever is working that day. They have professional staff and like I said they care about their employees. You can bet on a good time every time. PS it is always so clean in Rounders. It's insane, considering it's a launchpad for most young adults wild nights on the town in Kato. read more

We went for the breakfast buffet on a Sunday. The website states they open at 9:00 am. We arrived at 9:30 am. We were informed that the coffee was still brewing and may be 5 min out. Since this was our first time at their buffet we order the one-pass buffet. Good thing too. They serve you at their buffet which on my opinion slows down the process a little bit. When we got back our table the food I selected was at best luke warm, cheesy potatoes, scrambled eggs with toppings, sausage, bacon, gravy and biscuits. By the time we both were half-way done the food was cold. In comparison a hotel buffet stays hot on your plate much longer. Coffee came about the time we finished at 9:40 We advised the waitress and she talked to the buffet server who merely looked at the candles under the units. They need a simple thermometer that would let them know the true situation. Waitress was nice by seemed shy; however, kept us informed on the coffee situation. She could have offered a discount when we said our food was cold but I am guessing they are not trained as such. How can you open for breakfast at 9 am and not have coffee ready at 9 am?? It would appear that several customers were there for the Bloody Mary bar and that was the crowd Rounders may have wanted to cater to. We will not be returning nor referring our friends to breakfast at Rounders which is sad as we think their lunch French dip is the best in town. We will try Atomic Star next time we are in the mood for breakfast after Church. read more

The bar tender ignored me 3 times and went to a guy that said he knew Eric whoever that is I literally had to throw a $50 bill on the table to get anyone's attention. I should not have to be made of money or or know a manager or whoever to get service sorry but just my thoughts we left here sober and upset. read more

Went there today, 4/26/23, 2:00pm, never been there before, heard from a coworker that they have the best wings in town, mentioned to order extra crispy, so we ordered a dozen extra crispy. Wife tried one and it was pink in the middle, definitely not crispy. All were underdone. Very disappointed read more

Rounders breakfast buffet! They nailed it! Great food and they dish it up for those like me that think buffets are disgusting because of all the people touching stuff! Love it!!! read more

Rounders - a plate of food on a table - Bars Near Me - Mankato, Minnesota

If you're queer or trans don't go here. Tried to use the restroom and was pushed out by a bouncer without any warning or acknowledgement of what was going on. Seriously one of the worst experiences of my life as a non binary person as when this bouncer without any warning put his hands on me, he also felt me up and didn't even try to listen to what I was saying. Just kept aggressively shoving me wordlessly out of the bathroom line in front of dozens of people. Would give 0 stars if I could. The Square Deal down the block didn't kick me out of their bathroom or put their hands on me without consent, just saying. read more

The service is horrible. We waited prob 40 minutes for our food and 25-30 for our check while our wait staff stood around and the one server was very rude when I asked if we just pay at the bar. Food was good, not worth the wait though. Unfortunate. New to Mankato. read more

Pleasant surprise, Wednesday night is steak night! Our steaks were overcooked, but still flavorful and tender. Service was rather slow and inattentive. Still, a very good meal at a great price. Now I'm full. read more

Went here by default because New Bohemia was closed. Service was Great, Monica was a superb server. However the Rueben, had cubed corn beef, not typical of any Rueben I've experienced. It fell apart. read more

This is my first written review of any establishment. I'm not the type to complain. I understand the difficulty of finding and keeping employees. But I never experienced what we experienced tonight 1/8/2022. We came in with a group of 10 people and sat at a table right next to the bar. The table was not cleared off from the previous customers which was fine. We moved all the plates and glasses to the end of the table so it would be easy to be picked up. We sat there for 15-20 minutes with waitresses walking back and forth past us and not one time acknowledging us. We got the attention of three different waitresses asking for some service they said someone would be there soon.We ended up going up to the bar and getting some drinks. We mentioned to the bartenders if we could get some service at our table. They said we would send someone over. Long story short... after 1 1/2 hours not a single waitress came and took an order from us. Four people from our group went and got a burrito from another establishment and brought the food to our table and ate the food as we finished our drink. Seriously... we brought food in from another establishment and nothing was said. We left after an 1 1/2 hours with not a single waitress coming to our table. read more

Food was prompt, service was great, overall one of the best places in Mankato! Would definitely recommend checking out for sure!!

Have only eaten here once and was not impressed by the food; but the server we had was good. At the request of some of my employees, I recently tried to make a reservation for their back room for 30 people, and could not get the manager to call me back. Two emails and 3 phone messages and I'm still waiting. We will be taking our business elsewhere. read more

i went in tonight with a real over 21 id* which doesn't happen much at this bar, and this ginger bouncer came pushing me around and said this id is fake get out of this bar, I've never once been treated like this, absolutely the worst experiences at this place, I understand you have to make sure everyone is of legal age, but maybe get better bouncers who can actually tell the difference in ID's read more

Tj taking our id's and just having a simple conversation with a friend from South Africa made the bar that much better.... I love the place but tonight I had a friend from afghanistan and a blonde server wouldn't serve us water at 1030... BE THE BEST BAR IN MANKATO #Rounders 8.5 read more

Here on business and company hosted dinner and drinks. Awesome waitress and great food. Will come back again when here on business.

So we were here for dollar beers and as we were getting help, our bartender started our order and then just left for a few minutes. So then another bartender asked if we've been helped and we said not really and that or previous bartender barely started our order and then told us he can't help us. We just wanted our dollar beers!!! The bouncer was nice though lol read more

If you go here when they're not absolutely packed it is absolutely fantastic. If you do go when they are packed just don't expect top notch service. They have a great staff, good food, good price, good atmosphere. P.s. most of the time when I've eaten here I've had a few drinks that might be why I enjoyed it so much. STILL FIVE STARS. read more

The issue with this bar is the service. We order Jag Bomb shots from the bar. Usually they keep the Jaegermeister and the Red Bull separate in those special shot cups, or they put a shot glass inside a plastic cup. Well the bartender just mixed them together in plastic cups. My husband complained and asked why she didn't keep the liquor separated. The bartender turned around and said that if we didn't like it and if there is a problem, she can bring a bouncer over to escort us out. So if you don't like a drink then your going to get kicked out? Seriously? What a horrible attitude from a bartender. Sadly this is definitely not the first time we've dealt with attitude from bartenders or servers at Rounders. read more

At first the place seemed really great. The server was awesome and the wings were good. Then when we went to the bar the bartender was so rude. With just terrible comments. As someone who has worked in the restaurant as a bartender for over 10 years I understand that the job gets stressful, but that does not give you the right to be rude. We ask to speak to the manager. She tells us she is the manager. That's very sad not only was she a bartender but the manager and she could not handle the situations at hand in a professional manner. Everybody else that worked there was so friendly. So I just don't understand what the owner was thinking when hiring this woman as a bartender. So if you are looking for somewhere to sit at a bar. This is probably not the place for you. read more

Stopped here for supper on a Saturday night. They weren't able to get us a table right away for our group of 9, but there was enough room at the bar for all.of.US together. Despite this- the service was great! Got our drinks right away and were attentive to refills. We were able to order right away and delays were explained. Service was friendly and often even though they were busy. Will definitely recommend to others! read more

Really good atmosphere bartenders are good, especially Liz, food is delicious, but gets way too crowded late at night.

After 20 minutes of waiting and asking twice if we could get a server to come help us, it still took forever to get our drinks. Apparently, if you aren't male, the waitresses don't want to help you. Food was ok at best, would not recommend this place. read more

Terrible service, terrible food. Run away! Waited a half hour just to get drinks. Ordered food and it was fried in old grease and sandwiches were soggy. No good! read more

I have to say I was pretty disappointed with this place. They have a ton of TV's, but refused to put sound on any of them. Instead they played music. The food was very poor as well. We ordered 2 appetizers (jalepeno poppers and chips/salsa). The poppers tasted freezer burned and the salsa and cheese dip were both from a jar and a can. No pride at all in the food or the service. In an area with lots of bar options, I'd recommend any other one. read more

I've only ever been here for lunch, but do so frequently. They've got a great selection and I've never been disappointed with my meal.

I was really disappointed with the service at Rounders tonight. After ordering Thai Chili flavored wings the server brought me an order of spicy garlic wings instead without consulting me about my order. She said that they were out of Thai chili and brought that instead. I asked if I could get an order of another flavor and asked for BBQ. She brought the wings out with the sauce on the side (cold). I explained the situation to another server and she was in agreement that my server had made a mistake. I then had to talk to the manager so i wouldn't have to pay for both orders of wings (neither of them of which I ate). The server said I needed to because otherwise the restaurant "would lose money" for her mistake. The server was rude after this experience and spoke to me with an attitude. The server's name was Mikaela and referred to herself as Mik for short. I hope the establishment will fix this problem. I visit rounders regularly but won't continue to do so if the terrible service continues. read more

Bad service bad food. Server never came around and wrap was not as advertised on the menu

Good food, decent service and fun atmosphere. However, it gets WAY too crowded at night. To the point where you can't take one step without bumping into someone. It's a great bar to party in but I wish the bouncers would be more aware of how many people they let in. As tough as it sounds there should be a cut off at some point because it's not fun when you can't even move. Bartenders do an excellent job keeping up with drinks. I've been there when its extremely busy and was still served in a timely manner. I continue to spend my money there and enjoy myself for the most part, just really wish they would do something about the crowd issue. read more

My wife and I recently went in and enjoyed dinner. I ordered the rounders burger with fries. My wife ordered a southwest chicken salad. The food was great. The only complaint is that my burger was a little greasy. Sammy was our server and she was very apologetic and asked if she could do anything to help. I said no because the service was so fantastic that I could deal with the burger. Overall we had an amazing experience and we will definitely come back for years to come! read more

Service okay. Food execrable. Beer list limited. Who wants to drink water that's called beer? Why not have a few good beers? Wine list laughable. Nachos okay, hence the one star. Some of the other customers were rude and childish. All of the food tasted as if microwaved. Even a sports bar can do way better than this. Pub 500, for example, is a block away and is 100 times better. Never again. read more