Rugars Steakhouse

Appetizers were ok. Burgers were too salty to eat. They didn't have part of the drinks that were listed on their specials menu for the night. There were 7 of us there as we were there for my youngest daughter's 21st birthday. Several of us ordered a drink off the specials menu that they, apparently, didn't have the ingredients for. When the waitress came back to let us know that they couldn't make those drinks and to get new drinks orders, she took everyone's new order except mine. My kids had to stop her as she walked away so she would come back and get my drink order. Later, when she refilled everyone's water, she completely skipped mine, which was empty, and I had to get her attention as she walked away and ask her for a refill. On the appetizers.... The poppers were kind of bland and boring. The stuffed garlic cheese bread was pretty good in my opinion, but it's not exactly what you expect from the description. My husband hated it and said it tastes like stuffing. He was right to an extent. The first couple bites did taste like stuffing you would have at Thanksgiving, but just keep eating. After a couple bites, ALL the flavors come through and you start tasting the individual flavors. My only problem with it was that it only had the barest hint of garlic. Not what you would expect from something called Stuffed garlic cheese bread. It could definitely use more garlic, but I really liked it. The pretzels were very good as well as the potato skins. One person had a steak and said it was really good. The view....now that's something to talk about. While we weren't seated close to the windows, understandably, because we were a big table, we could still see part of the view and it was gorgeous. Small parties can sit right next to the windows and I'm betting the view is spectacular from there, where you can see down into the valley right next to you. The pricing was way better than we expected. We figured it would run around $500 for 7 adults with the tip. After all, we did get 4 appetizers for the table, everyone got one alcoholic drink, two men got two beers each, and all four younger people also got "birthday shooters" in addition to their original alcoholic beverages. Plus we all ordered a meal. We spent around $380 or so even with leaving a good tip for the waitress. With the exception of one person, who got a sirloin, no one got the steaks. I was really excited to go here after I was told about this place, and while there were some really nice aspects, overall I was disappointed and probably won't go back.
Apr 12th, 2024

"Wow" followed with "We're definitely coming back" Gr8 service, view and food
Mar 22nd, 2024

My filet mignon was perfect! The even though it was misty and overcast view was beautiful. Dietary restrictions: They were able to accommodate my dairy allergy. Wheelchair accessibility: Parking lot is gravel which might be difficult for a wheelchair. There is a ramp that looked good.
Mar 8th, 2024

Valentines night dinner; shrimp cocktail came in a shotglass, tiny caned shrimp no bigger than a thumbnail. Tomato soup tasted like cold marinara. Stale rolls, dinner for 2 came out not prepared to split up. 22oz steak was 8 Oz of steak, rest was fat and grisle. Lobster overcooked by hrs with no tools to cope with it. Terrible!!!
Mar 8th, 2024

The view from the table was very nice. The staff was very friendly and attentive. Unfortunately, we all had mixed reviews on the food. The pretzel appetizer was good, as were the jalapeno poppers. The poppers were very unique but had good flavor. The potato skins were also pretty good. The garlic bread was not. It tasted like turkey stuffing and had a very mushy texture. Most of it got thrown away. The steaks were decent and the fries were very tasty. Two members of the table got burgers and regretted them. They had so much season salt in them. They were not edible. Burgers are my favorite food and I had never thrown away a burger until that evening. 2/3 of my burger went to the trash as did half of the other. The bun was good. I ordered extra cheese on it but they left it cooking with the cheese on it for too long. There was almost no cheese left on it, and it was not enough to even taste, for salvage and eat separately from the inedible meat. The desserts were okay. The bar was poorly stocked and several of the food menu items were not available. Repeatedly through the evening we attempted to order things and were told that they were out of them. After spending almost $400, I have to say we would not go back. Parking: Gravel lot with a nice view and plenty of spaces for the size of the establishment.
Apr 1st, 2024