Rusty Duck: Exceptional American Dining in Dexter, IA

Food was amazing Even tough they were super busy, we got our order in and got our food in good time.

Short and Sweet Absolutely wonderful Never disappointed and great value A must visit

The food is always awesome! The drinks are made perfectly! The service is always off the charts! A+ all the way! See ya soon!

The steak deburgo is the best I've ever had! I took my mom there for a very belated Mother's Day dinner. We split the meal. I left full, and she left with left-overs. HUGE shout out to the owner Brad! It's not the cheapest, but if you consider how much food you get, it's about the same price as fast food but SOO much better!

Drove 1 hour for an anniversary dinner, worth every mile. Fabulous steak - unique options...great appetizer - again just a bit unique...and pasta was over the top. I highly recommend making the drive; we will be back!

First time to go to Dexter to eat at the Rusty Duck. We forgot to make a reservation earlier and called and they were still able to get us a reservation after 7:00. We arrived and there was still a lot of people waiting to get in. We all ordered the ribeye steak de burgo cream sauce. My wife only eats well done steak and of course hers was more medium. Mine was rare and perfect. Great steaks, also we ordered the half order of onion rings to start and there were four of us and there was plenty of them for all of us. The salads were good, however the house dressing was a little heavy on garlic. Overall a great place, but on Friday and Saturday you ou should make sure to get a reservation.

4.5* (out of 5) Food: 5* Atmosphere: 3* Value: 5* Service: 5* 02/03/2024 Our neighbors surprised us with a trip to the Rusty Duck on our last trip out for dinner. It was admittedly a bit of a drive to get there, but all things considered, not much longer in the car than a trip downtown and there wasn't much traffic! I can't say enough about the quality of the food here - if I could give it more than 5* for the delicious steaks, I would. The service and value were also well above average, justifying the 5* ratings in each area. The only thing that was average was the atmosphere / venue, as the tables were somewhat packed into the room, not leaving much room to get around and making it a bit challenging to navigate your way through to the rest rooms or the bar. With that said, that is exactly where I want a restaurant to excel - food 1st, then service and value...with atmosphere last on my priority list. Our neighbors opted for the Blackened Top Sirloin (see pictures - one showing the beautiful medium rare cook) and Open Face Ribeye (see picture). As the pictures imply, both of them were delicious - and at 16oz & 12oz respectively, there was plenty to bring home for breakfast the next day. My wife ordered the Ribeye Steak Deburgo with cream sauce (see picture) and I went with the Blackened Blue Ribeye (see pictures). As with our neighbors cuts - both of them were delicious and grilled to perfection...and at 16oz each, we had plenty to bring home with us also. The creamy parmesan dip was recommended to us for dipping the fries and I concur - you definitely want to order it with the fries. We found both the Homie (large, wedge cut) and French Fries to be very good, so it depends on your preference. It's hard to beat the quality and quantity of the steaks - at a reasonable price. You'll find it worth your while to take the short drive West from Des Moines on I-80 and give this place a try. Make sure to call ahead for reservations though, especially on the weekends. They have an early and a late seating...and the place fills up for both! If you found this review helpful, please show your appreciation with a Like or a Follow. Photos copyright: happyhourdesmoines.com & thefoodanddrinkguy.com

Rusty Duck Dexter, IA Just off I80 and not far from Des Moines. I took my Beautiful wife to The Rusty Duck to celebrate Valentine's Day early. Since she is a Valentine Baby I wanted to keep Valentine's just about her Birthday. I made a reservation and really didn't need one this Saturday evening. We got sat by the waitress cleaning station and they wouldn't let us move. That's my only complaint. We kept getting interrupted as the waitstaff got items. They keep the tray tables there as well as the cleaning supplies. Splish splashing and banging items. That made it difficult to relax for me. We started with the onion rings. I got the Full and we only ate a quarter. It's a huge portion. The onion rings were delicious with light breading. A great starter. I would recommend the half for two people. We both choose the Top Sirloin, baked potato, and salad. The salad was great. I choose the house dressing. Everything was fresh and tasty. I loved the thin croutons and added some onion rings. Perfect. The salad comes with the dressing already mixed in and tossed. I got my Top Sirloin with the creamy Deburgo. So decadent and delicious. The creamy garlic sauce was perfection. My steak had very little fat and was tender. Excellent flavor that just melts in your mouth. I was in steak heaven. The baked potato was perfect with butter and sour cream. Cooked perfectly and easy to mash. It was a perfect compliment to the steak. The portions are huge so skip eating that day. You will probably have enough for the next day as well. The food is awesome and delightful. My waitress was phenomenal and did an excellent job as well as other waitstaff who brought food. The hostess is not much fun and I don't recommend asking to change tables. I will definitely return to The Rusty Duck -- at The Rusty Duck.

A few years ago, we came get for dinner in the middle of the week. We didn't know that on Friday night, you should have reservations. We had the BBQ pork and chicken Romano. You should order the chicken Romano sandwich. Amazing. Onions rings were fantastic! Homie fries crunchy and soft. Bbq pork had too much sauce but otherwise great. Service was fine.

Just down the street from West Des Moines (I-80W)... Hadn't been here since the start of the pandemic.... But your boy turned 52 years young yesterday and that's what I wanted. If you plan on going on a Friday or Saturday make a reservation. We arrived at open on a Thursday with no reservation and had no issues whatsoever. I sure missed my 14 oz Ultimate Burger piled high with sautéed mushrooms, peppers, onions, cheese and bacon! I wanted to do an order of fried mushrooms so I passed on the fries or rings and went with a side salad. The tenderloin is thick cut and massive. The crispy deep fried homie fries are are a thing of beauty. Wait until you see the amount of bacon they pile on a bacon cheeseburger! Hit them up for extra crispy. Ain't nothing small here! The outside of TRD is nondescript and you could easily miss the plain white door on the brick wall. Please wait to be seated at the front. Seating is table and chairs or at the bar. The menu is extensive but everything I've ever eaten there has been solid. The decor is old school. Where everyone else seems to be having staffing issues there were a half a dozen servers working last night. Maybe one or two were bartenders or hostesses... It was hard to tell. They were all helpful. Service was great as usual and so was the food! It's well worth the drive!