Rube’s Steakhouse

Absolutely the best steak I’ve ever eaten. It was so tender, it melted in my mouth. Plus you grill it yourself, so it is just like you want it.

Waited 45 mins to be seated which was odd because several tables were open. Then took us a while to get a spot on the grill because they decided only to fire up one. Then took a while to cook the steaks cause the grill coal was not sufficiently hot for grilling. The steaks were good quality and tasted really good. We ordered large cuts of porterhouse, rib eye, bone in rib eye, and filet for six people. We were charged two plate splitting fees at 9.99 each. Didnt make sense cause their only job was to put the raw steaks on the plates. What was i suppose to do, order more meat that we can eat? And oh, we found mold in the bread they had for toasting over the coals.

Rube’s Steakhouse is the best place to get a steak in Iowa, and perhaps the entire country. It’s that good.
I’ve been to a lot of places that sell steaks, regular restaurants, steakhouses, etc. Time and time again I find myself saying the following: «This is not as good as Rube’s.» This restaurant, for me, really is the bar by which all other steakhouses are measured.
Rube’s has good atmosphere, and very attentive staff. I’ve been here both for work and with family, and I’ve never left disappointed. In Rube’s you can find pretty much every cut of steak you want, and all of them of the top quality. There are side dishes for everyone. I personally love their cut mushrooms. Having said all that, the food is just a portion of the experience. Cooking your own steak is fun, no matter if you like to cook or not. I’ve also had interesting conversations, and met interesting people while waiting for my steak to be done.
All in all, if you have a chance to eat here, this is a must try.

Great food, customer service was iffy. Really, there isn’t much to do for the waitress so we didn’t understand why it was taking her so long. You can ONLY make your own steak, which I was fine with. There isn’t an option for them to cook for you. Know that going in. Don’t expect much from service, but enjoy your self cooked steak!

Best tasting steak in Iowa for sure.

Short drive from Marshalltown, IA.
Waited about 15 minutes to be seated, so had a drink at the bar (little over priced).
Taken to our table to wait for our server to bring us to the deli counter where the meat cuts were presented. They had ribeyes, sirloins, NY strips, filet mignon, lobster, tuna, etc. You picked the one that you want, it was given to you on a plate, and you take it to the grill!
You grill your own steak. You have the choices of salt, garlic salt, pepper, a house combination mix, and butter. They offer white bread to make your own Texas toast or garlic bread. Nearby on the grill is a large skillet for roasted potatoes and peppers and there are also baked potatoes. Salad bar is included, but it is small. The salad bar offers baked beans, don’t miss those!
Ask for your filet mignon to be butterflyed so that you can cook it faster and more evenly.

Our family of 10 came in and had an absolute wonderful time. I wasn’t sure about cooking your own food but it was a great experience. Our server Jenny was AMAZING! She made our night! We will definitely come back next time we are in the area.

The only person in charge of my steak was me. You grill your own cut of meat with some excellent side dishes. I had the corn side dish. One in my party had the scallops and they were excellent too.
Great service that assisted you as needed. A must stop when in the Marshalltown area. Thank you Lennox for the introduction to this restaurant. I’ll never forget it!

Awesome!!! Rubes lived up to the great rumors I’ve heard! If you want steak while in the area this is the place to get it. I can’t talk about prices because I didn’t pay, this was a work event, but I can definitely talk about the food!
I chose the bacon wrapped rib eye… I wanted a porterhouse but didn’t see it on the menu, but then I found out you just have to ask for it special. Drats! Anyway I didn’t go wrong with the ribeye. Sine you have to do your own grilling I promptly texted a pic to the boyfriend for grilling advice, I like medium rare. So I went for 4.5 minutes, flip, 4.5 min, flip, 4.5 min then done! Rest for 7 minutes and it was perfect. As my side I chose the stuffed jalapeños, they were decent but I kinda wished I would have gone for the corn. I also grilled up some texas toast. There’s also a salad bar, but it was a bit crappy because of the bagged iceberg lettuce mix, bleh. The baked beans on the bar were delicious though. Don’t forget dessert, I had the chocolate mousse cake and it was highly enjoyable!
Service was a bit scattered, I think they were overwhelmed and not particularly friendly. But hey, I’ll only knock off a star for that and the poopy lettuce on the salad bar. I’ll come back if heaven forbid I have to come to Marshalltown again for wok.

Be prepared to have the best steak of your life. That is as long as you know how to cook it yourself.

Wow… This place was everything I expected and a lot more. Why did it take me so long to get here? I keep giving the casino my money but was too cheap for a wonderful steak dinner. Where is the logic in that? Thankfully I came in from the west last night so the restaurant was first!
The visit was at 6 PM on a Friday night. They were a little busy and it took about 20 minutes to get seated. The salad bar was fairly simple but quite good.
I purchased the 28 ounce sirloin steak. They offer baked potatoes or a skillet of potatoes, onions, and green peppers. I chose the skillet potato option and it was dang tasty. In addition, Rubes offers a lot of add ons — skillets of mushrooms, blue cheese, etc. I skipped all that fancy stuff.
The steak was grilled using salt, pepper, and garlic — nothing elaborate. You can also grill your own Texas toast which I wolfed down while waiting for the steak to cook. I did use blue cheese but had smuggled my own Maytag blue cheese into the restaurant. It was tasty on that great steak.
The large top sirloin was incredibly flavorful and super tender. Sirloin? There had to be a reason for the wonderful consistency. I asked the waitress how long the meat was aged. She told me about 23 days. You don’t get that with the stuff just cut from the cow. It takes special handling. This was the best darn steak I can ever remember eating. Fortunately, I saved half for later.
If I can give you a good piece of advice, it’s to visit the gym in Tama after the big steak dinner. You might need to! But this is worth it. It’s the real deal.

I’m from Los Angeles, CA and we have nothing like this in our area. Such a simple concept… I thought the food was great!
Yes, you cook your own steak but if you need help there are people there willing to lend a helping hand. I was just there on business and we had one of the rooms just for us, you have good conversations around the grill and you can just hang out with your drink.
If you don’t enjoy cooking your own food then this may not be the place for you.

1. Have beer.
2. Pick your favorite aged to perfection piece of steak.
3. Coat your favorite aged to perfection piece of steak with delicious seasonings.
3. Pick sides.
4. Put your sides and favorite aged to perfection piece of steak on perfect and evenly heated area of the grill.
5. Watch sides cook and flip steak.
6. Enjoy favorite aged to perfection piece of steak and sides.
Went to Tama, IA on business. Population 2700. Didn’t expect much, but a few fields. Instead I found Rube’s. Victory was mine.

An Iowa classic, the original «cook your own steak» steakhouse, and still the best. Their beef is so fresh you can see it grazing a few blocks away in a field (no joke!). And these steaks, while expensive, would easily be double the price for (maybe) the same quality at Ruth’s Chris or Morton’s.
They’ve added more firepits in recent years, so there aren’t the LONG waits I remember from when I was a kid. Two bars, four or five fire pits, probably seating for a hundred or so, and just the coolest place ever to hang out for a long leisurely dinner with friends.
Helpful hint: Pick up a wheel of Maytag blue cheese directly from the Maytag farms in Newton 30 miles away, then slice some of it on top of your beef when it’s fresh off the grill. Indescribable.

The steak was good, but you have to cook it yourself. While that would be fun hanging out with your friends knocking back a few beers, it’s not fun at a business dinner. The grill was crowded so the cooking part sucked. The steak was good but it wasn’t cheap and you have to cook it yourself. The steak was a 4 but the experience was a 2.

Rubes is unquestionably THE BEST place you’re going to get a steak. We’ve been making the hour-​long drive for over 10 years to enjoy their corn-​fed beef. I’m not sure if this is USDA Prime, but I would be fooled if it wasn’t. This is the heart and soul of the hamlet of Montour, Iowa.
This is a grill-​your-​own steakhouse. The décor and accommodations are simple. The meat however is all that a steak should be. There are fancier places in the «BIG CITY» that will bring you a USDA Prime steak, a plate of veggies with hollandaise sauce, and then bring you a big bill. But this is the experience of enjoying Iowa at the same time you are enjoying its’ corn-​fed beef in comfortable, humble surroundings. The people are kind. the atmosphere is laid back and the beef is the stuff of legend. I’d take an evening at Rube’s over Ruth’s any day.
If you are an Iowan you already know. If you’re a visitor you need to make a point to stop here. It’s one of the most enjoyable dining experiences you can have in our state.

When St. Peter asks you:
Where did you have the best meal of your life.
It will be an easy answer — Rube’s.
If your one of those and before the gallows they ask you… -
Easy — Rube’s, specify a baked potato. (You want to be full where your going)
When the doctor say terminal
We’re going to Rube’s
Yes, it is that good. And as much as they’re trying to screw it up with locations, a sucky website, and Australian Wines. If the coolers are full you will be too.

Cook thyself a giant slab of aged beef over charcoal while telling the big stories and jokes … enjoy the side dishes with a giant mug of Sam Adams … try the dessert afterward … take a small tiny bite of the dessert and the beef [to make sure you cooked it JUST RIGHT], then take a big styrofoam container home so that you enjoy this meal for a WEEK.
If you don’t obey this commandment and you try to eat five meals worth of beef at once … you will be miserable … remember, a fat fool and his money are soon parted.