Really well run smaller casino. Not big and flashy. Quaint and cozy. Dealers might be their first day or month on the job and are learning. Other dealers have decades of experience Pretty good selection of slot machines too. Hotel can offer cheap prices if you get a card. Otherwise it's never too pricy anyway. Decent breakfast included with a nights stay. Can be smoky from cigarettes. Free self serve sodas. read more

Wild Rose Casino & Resorts - American Near Me - Clinton, Iowa

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This casino really exceeded my expectations. With all of the latest and greatest games you'd see in Vegas, the Wild Rose Casino is a spot I will visit every time I'm in Clinton! I really loved the free beverage stations and cleanliness. Be prepared for it having smoking allowed inside. It will stick to your clothes upon leaving, but I do really enjoy the atmosphere and feeling like a little piece of Vegas is in town. read more

Wild Rose Casino & Resorts - American Near Me - Clinton, Iowa

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The best chicken quasadilla and patty melt. Leigh is a great server! Don't forget to ask for the Tots. read more

Worst brisket sandwich ive ever had ...burnt fries..worst onion rings ..all around straight garbage..no stars wouldn't recommend....ever

We were unfortunate to stay at the Wild Rose Casino, it was just an around terrible experience. If I could give a ZERO STAR review I would!! Terrible workers - incredibly rude and unprofessional. Hotel is incredibly overpriced and features no amenities. Sincerely would recommend AVOIDING and spend your money else where. read more

First time back for approx 3 years and so very disappointed on how run down the casino has gotten. Smoking is horrible, carpets dirty. Nothing like other casino around the state. Wild Rose will be taken off our list to visit. Staff rude, one or two walking around for cocktails. Wish them luck read more

This hotel knows nothing about customer service. We had our 8 pound emotional support dog with us and all of our paperwork. We were kicked out at 10pm. Without warning or a call. We were on the property at the casino and we were treated like criminals. They entered our room without permission and they wondered why our dog was barking. I have never been treated this poorly by a hotel. Not to mention the entire hotel smells like a cigarette. read more

Great small casino! Prices are reasonable both in casino and bar. Very friendly. Generous comps! It would get 5 stars if non smoking . Tay is an excellent host! read more

Nice casino, but behind the times in this day and age with non smoking!! The cigarette smoke hits you at the door!!

This is a nice little casino. I was hoping for live roulette tables but they were automated. As with most casinos in Iowa, you can smoke which was unfortunate. They have a nice little bar restaurant which was adequate and an updated hotel which was comfortable and quiet. Will visit again. read more

Wild Rose Casino & Resorts - Nicely prepared room - American Near Me - Clinton, Iowa

Pretty nice hotel and casino. Draft beer was only $2.50. food in the sportsman lounge was very good. Free buffet breakfast was included. Only bad thing was the wifi had no internet. read more

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First time we have stayed in the hotel. Disappointed they don't offer a hot breakfast. Used to dine at the Sawmill restaurant and they don't even offer a dinner buffet anymore. Probably won't stay here anymore and will choose Hampton Inn at least for the hot breakfast. read more

Stayed next door at the Hampton, saw this and couldn't resist sneaking over. Wow! Quite a place but, unfortunately the house always wins. read more

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Will never go there again. Most of the employees were rude and unprofessional. Food choices were limited. The free breakfast was a joke The room was clean but small. We wont be back. From now on we will go to Dubuque. Should have wondered why the room was cheaper. You got all you're going to get out of us. Used to be much better. It's really gone downhill read more

Spent $14 on alcohol just for the security to throw it in the trash. Didn't even get a chance to drink out of it. Security acts like they are police officers. Would not recommend this casino read more

Stayed here one night, had dinner at Coaches and breakfast at the Sawmill buffet. First as other reviewers have mentioned the whole hotel has a smoke smell, so that was a big negative for me. Because it was a week night, the place was very empty and it made for a strange vibe. Dinner at Coaches was a little less than average, menu had flatbreads, sandwiches, and a few entrées. We had the country fried chicken, meat lovers flatbread, and ribeye. Nothing had a lot of flavor or was memorable. Service was also average, drinks took awhile even though there was hardly anyone in the restaurant and server did not know what wines were offered. Breakfast was a slight improvement, the buffet included a omelette bar that was good but the other options varied, the hash browns were actually tator tots, but the sausage was decent. Overall, I would probably not return. read more

The ventilation is complete garbage and heard the filters haven't been changed in YEARS! (from an employee!!!!) with all the smoke it's hard to breath!!, table dealers were nice but the supervisor and pit boss were completely rude as hell and treated the dealers like crap! the young girls in the coach restaurant were rude and when we FINALLY got our food it was cold even though the whole place was EMPTY! how is this place still open?? read more

Decided to take my Dad here to celebrate his birthday over the Thanksgiving weekend....my mom, I, and my dad decided to eat at the sports bar/restaurant where every booth had a TV. That was a little creepy but....the waitress was less than apathetic to serve us and my Chicken alfredo was ORANGE....I sent it back and the manager brought out the new dish. Complete with correct color sauce..... I get carded at the door, of course. But the security gaurd was nice about it when she saw I had been able to drink for at 10 or more years. The casino itself is large and open with mostly computerized slot machines. Personally, I like the old time slots where the rollers actually roll. I don't trust the computerized ones, but that is just me. The ventilation system SUCKS. I understand this is the last place that you can smoke inside but the air was 1970's stale.... Won a couple bucks that I quickly put back into the machines....taught my mom how to use the slots. My dad enjoyed watching us gamble and we had a good time 'observing' the dice and card games. Not much real excitement going on. More like poverty rearing it's ugly head. People who clearly could not afford to be gambling but were anyway..... 4 stars because I had a good time with my family but will I return, probably not. Definitely not to the restaurant OR buffet. My god, the food was awful. Even the Pepsi was wrong.... read more

For some reason these people act like they are under as much scrutiny as Indians. I went at about 12AM and the door person asked if I had been drinking. I had come from Lyon's tap so obliged by stating yes. They informed me at that time that I would not allowed to enter. When I disputed stating they allow people to drink inside but if you decided not to succumb to their monopolist ways they will not allow me to enter garnered a response of threatening to call the police. I told them they were dumb and left. Since such altercation I have been out there and is a general casino in Iowa. Nothing special and impressed by a $5 bet with no rewards. read more

Buffet is really good for the price. Servers are friendly. Everything is clean. Fast service. It would be nice to have more room between the tables. read more

We came down for my sister-in-law Ashford University graduation. What a fiasco..but that's another review. We needed a place to stay but everything was booked because people came in from all over the world for this. We found Wild Rose. By all means, please don't stay in the hotel here. Walls are thin like paper. You will not get any sleep. The rooms smell like smoke, my eyes stung from the contact. The continental breakfast was alright..that's about it...alright. I'm glad I only stayed one night. The positive thing is that it seemed pretty clean and rooms were a decent size. read more

I cannot rate even one star for our stay here; but apparently I cannot post a review without a star...so I've given it one. The smoke is overwhelming in the casino, so much so that the parts of the hotel that we were in were also saturated with a stale smoke smell. We stayed in a room on first floor that was as far away from casino as can be....last room before the door that leads outside. Still, our "nonsmoking" room reeked of smoke. There was a large chair in our room but the fabric was worn down & smudged with dirt that looked like years of accumulation. I don't know what fabric the sheets were, but not cotton. After going to bed we did something that we have never done before.....got up, packed up our bags & left; it was around midnight. read more

I walked in and had to leave after a couple of minutes because the cigarette smoke was just unbearable. They need to upgrade their ventilation system or something. I would also have liked if they had one blackjack table with a lower minimum. read more

This is the worst casino/hotel we've ever stayed at. The staff are very unprofessional and quite frankly, rude. We had an entire wedding party stay there and we all experienced the same thing. We asked to speak to a manager, who wasn't available and never called us. We won't be staying there again. read more

Stopped in for dinner at the Coaches Corner...Excellent food, Better Service and reasonable prices. I'd be a regular customer if I didn't live 1,852 miles away. read more

We visited here for the Wild Rose Fest concert. We did not stay at the hotel, which was booked up. We did try the buffet, it was okay, not anything to really brag about. Wouldn't go again, if I have a choice when I get back to the Wild Rose. The Coaches bar/restaurant was decent. First night we just stopped for appetizers, pretzel balls with cheese dip and cheddar bites. Very tasty. I was disappointed when I asked for a drink menu, and they do not offer any special drinks. You have come up with your own from their open bar... I look for places with different cocktails to try and always base some of my review on their creative combination. Staff was friendly. Travis was great, he stopped by to check on the bar after 11p.m. close, due to the concert running until almost 11, and alot of people wanted to grab a drink/bite after the concert and this was the only place open.... read more

Me and my love like traveling to different casinos.....came here last week and it's the worst we've been to......usually first timers receive promotional cash on their cards.... (not here)....every slot machine we got on was just so freaking tight.....was there for hours and didn't hear not one person winning a nice amount......the cleaning lady there told me...."ohh nobody has hit a jackpot in a long time"..... (A SHAME).....they have no bottle waters.....NO SEAT COVERS in the bathrooms.......over all.......I spend good money whenever I go to place and this is one place I will NEVER step foot inside of again........or encourage anyone else to either...smh 2 THUMBS DOWN!! read more

Worst casino ever. We specifically booked a room at this casino because their website said they have a Let It Ride table. Well, they have the table, but they wouldn't open it. We had 3 people wanting to play on a Thursday night. Pit bosses were rude. Dealers were nice (at the 2 tables that were open). Don't bother going to this casino. read more

Very stingy casino and no pop machines. It is much better the Wisconsin casinos but that is not hard and thank God it is no smoming.

If you want to go to a mom and pop Casino with the worst ratings of all casinos chances are slim to none of winning then that's the casino to go to. If you want a better chance winning many casinos in the area with better odds more machines better hours much better food you decide. Not only that they don't even rate among casinos. I wouldn't even give it one star that's how bad it is. read more

Visited this casino ONCE, when visiting with my dad. First notice? The smoky smell I was bombarded with upon entering the building. We played a few slots, and decided to go to the bar for a drink. We sat at the bar, and were COMPLETELY ignored by the woman bartender. She saw us because we sat RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER!! She proceeded to assist a woman who came up to the bar to buy cigarettes with CHANGE, AFTER we had already been sitting there for at least 5 minutes. After about 15 minutes, we began to walk away, and I told her that she was very rude, and she then started YELLING AT US!! No kidding, really?? NEVER EVER AGAIN will we step foot in this lousy place. read more

Things in the casino have gotten much better as far as promotions etc. Comps have come around but I still don't understand why it has to be such a SECRET as to what a player has available in comps. One thing that is COMPLETELY IDIOTIC is the fact that when guests are asking for olives in a soda .... yes some people like olives with soda .... they are being told it will cost them a quarter!! ARE YOU FREAKIN' KIDDING ME!! What's next, charge people for ketchup and mustard for the hot dogs too?? Absolutely ridiculous! Actually they need to take a good look at the person in charge of food and beverage as the food and service in both the buffet and coaches corner is slowly sliding downhill again! read more

My Husband decided we needed a night away and suggested we drive to Clinton from the Chicago Suburbs on Saturday 2/16/13. We have been there a couple of times and enjoyed our visit. it is only 2 hours from Aurora and and easy drive down 88 and 30. We arrived around 3pm and asked the pit supervisor when the Let It Ride Table would open. He was very accomodating and said he would get it open in 5 minutes and he did. The table started to fill up with regulars including a woman who had won a royal flush on Valentines day! The regulars and dealers where very nice. Especially Elaine and Mary who was her break person. I sat at the table from 3pm till after midnight on my original $100 buy in until the cards went cold. My husband wasn't so lucky and left to play some slots, settling in at the Cats slot where he had a lot of play time. We left the table at 7pm and went to the buffet. They were featuring Steak night at $12.99 per person. This is the only low point of the trip. The buffet, while convenient and fast was not so great. The male attendant did not have any medium steaks ready but when they came out he plated it, and brought it to our table. Very nice! The host who sat us was a robot and had poor people skills. The server was efficient and brought our beverage and refreshed them and cleared the table. As for the food- ick, the variety was sparse. The steak reminded me of Ponderosa steak. The fried chicken was so dry I could not eat it. They also had a stew, some other type of beef and rice dish. The salad area was very limited. So if you decide to eat do not go to the buffet. Go to the Coaches Corner ( more later). Since it was getting late and we did not want to drive home we check in the hotel and they had a non smoking room available. We are smokers but no issue there.. The room was on the second floor. Very clean and nicely decorated. Two queen beds with plenty of pillows. The room was $99 plus tax. A decent price for a Saturday. There was also a wedding going on in the hotels banquest room on the other side of the hotel/ casino. The table games remained pretty busy until just before midnight but there was never really a wait to play. Nice table minimums of $5 and only$2 on roulette. The slots had a decent variety ( bring back Kitty Glitter!) The older lady pit supervisor was a bit rude to our dealer Elaine when she called a change $100. She seemed stressed but it was a bit uncomfortable at the table when she said sharply to Elaine, I am busy! But later she seemed to chill out a bit and was nicer. The bed was OK a bit hard but other than that no issues. The room had dark curtains that kept the lights outside from shining in. Don't know what others are complaining about. The room came with a free continental breakfast from 7am-9am in the lobby but we slept later. We at at Coaches Corner for Lunch on Sunday. The Ruben was good as was the onion rings. My husband enjoyed the pork tenderlin sandwich. Service was better and the restaurant was clean. We spent a few hours playing and had to head back. I recommend the Wildwood casino for a day trip or weekend. Your gambling $ goes farther with the lower table limits vs those in and around Chicago. The atmosphere is more homey and the regulars and dealers are much nicer. I noticed a lot of the staff recognized the players and were welcoming and friendly. So worth the drive! We will be back! They also had some nice weekly promotions that benefit the casual gambler. read more

If you are a non Smoker I would stay far far away. The entire Casino and Hotel reek of smoke. I was in a "Non Smoking" room and everything in my bag stunk of smoke when I returned home. We stopped in at the Buffet the next morning because it was free with our room, and I still feel like I paid to much. They use the word buffet way to generously, it's a Continental breakfast similar to what you would receive at a Super 8. Our party had similar issues as other with being removed from the Casino for Intoxication, but I can't really complain, that's a typical Casino policy. I will say they definitely targeted the people who obviously came from a wedding (Tuxes and dresses). Others in plain clothes stumbling drunk were never asked to leave. Good luck Wild Rose, I wish I would have stayed at the Hampton and avoided you all together. read more

Fridge and micro should be in every room. Not added for an additional price! Lots of cable channels that don't work after a storm unless you reprogram the tv. Thankful husband knew how, otherwise we would have waited an hour for maintenance cause they were off the property. A pool to swim in and a jacuzzi to relax in would have been great. Free carb lovers breakfast! Would have enjoyed fresh fruit and more low carb options (diabetic). Maybe some flowers out back and lining the drive. Casino stunk like smoke really bad. Check in staff wasn't very friendly, acted like they wanted to be elsewhere. They seemed very annoyed because we asked a few questions! Not very impressed. The room was clean that's the only good thing I can say. read more

Used the valet tonight for New Years eve valet brought the car back when we were leaving and the valet person dumped about a half of bottle of cologne in the car have to run with windows down do we won't get sick!!!!!!!!!!! Talk with casino management today 1/1/16 they informed me they were not going to due anything they said their cameras did not show anything so I asked if they could see in the dark no answer to that one so they protect their own personal. read more

It is a nice casino, staff is friendly, especially the Players Services staff. I would give it more stars if you could at least make the Guest Services counter "smoke free". I was waiting in line and there were people all around me smoking and even one person ashing his cigarette on the floor. Not only would your guests appreciate this, I'm sure your staff would appreciate it also. read more

Sold me tonic with no gin. Then told me they couldn't allow me to put a shot in my drink. Nice hotel but I'll drink at Applebee's.

Spent the night because of wedding. We upgraded to one of the "themed" rooms. The decoration was great and the room was nice. I only have two complaints which were the hardness of the bed and the breakfast buffet was lacking some umph. The manager called me after the stay and set everything right. It's the cheapest quality hotel in the area. The casino was a added benefit as well. read more

This is a nice casino, it has 2 restaurants, and a hotel, a gift shop, valet parking or self parking, nice big parking lot. The only thing I can think of is the smoke could be vented better in the casino part. It is a beautiful place, moderate in size, the staff is pleasant. We ate at the buffett restaurant. The crab legs were dry and cool, prime rib was good. Everybody got their fill. Everything is massive, the walls, the pillars, loved it. I didn't hear any complaints from the others. read more