The Horseshoe Grill — Restaurant in Eureka Springs

We had dinner for the first time at The Horseshoe Grill, In June, 2023. It wasn't overly crowded when we arrived. Although it did get busier while we were there. We were seated and were able to order drinks and our dinner together. The HorseShoe is more of an open building like a barn. Unfortunately this tends to be much louder than typical restaurants. As the Horseshoe was very loud. Enough that the wife did not realize there was music playing out of a speaker right behind me. I'm thinking the outside porch would probably be quieter. Although you would get road noise out there. I decided to get the same exact meal I had last night at another local restaurant. I wasn't all that impressed last night at the competitor of this restaurant . So I wanted to see if it was the area or the restaurant. I ordered the same type of meal, with the same type of sides. I rarely do this, but went with it. Well the food came out and without a doubt, everything about it was much better at the Horseshoe. Last night the sides were partially cold and had most of the meal had little to no flavor. Where as the dinner at the Horseshoe was nice and hot, with very good flavor. I wound up eating my whole dinner. But I was a little over full. So my little experiment paid off with a really good dinner. But now I am really disappointed in what I had last night for dinner. Here's the worst part. I paid more last night for the same dinner. So there's my answer. The Horseshoe Grill had much better food and a more cost effective price. I know I probably sound like a plant for the Horseshoe. But last night was my first time ever in Eureka Springs or the area for that matter. My home is many states away and I do not know any one form Eureka Springs. I'm actually a little sad as we are leaving town and will not be visiting the Horseshoe again. I guess it's one and done. Since it's doubtful that we will be back this way anytime soon. But for folks visiting and looking for good food and a reasonable price, check out the horseshoe. But remember, it can be very...

After reading the ratings, we were excited about this place. Our waitress was outstanding. They were packed but we never felt neglected at all (I was very thirsty and drank my whole water in like two minutes, and no sooner did I finish it, then the waitress appeared with a fresh glass of water without me even asking. Really excellent service!). The food was mixed. The person I was with had the surf & turf and loved it. He said it was amazing. My chicken fried steak was...fine. It was perfectly cooked and tender, but it tasted like a top-notch frozen chicken fried steak, not like a homemade one. We actually came here based on the good reviews of the chicken fried steak because it's my favorite food. A little disappointing, but, for the money, it wouldn't have been too bad except that the meat was about room temperature and both of my sides were cold. The waitress did ask if everything was okay several times, but I was brought up not to ever complain in restaurants, so I didn't say anything. That's on me, but, like I said, the prices were very reasonable, so I didn't feel like I should complain too much anyway.

Anyway, after hearing the person with me gush about the surf and turf, I wanted to end the meal with a good taste in my mouth, so I got the fried ice cream. I had never met a fried ice cream that I didn't like...until this place. It was pretty bland and had a very dry savory fried tortilla in the mix that made it worse for me personally (it was stuck to the ice cream, so you couldn't really avoid it).

Overall, I really do think I just had bad luck with what I ordered. Everyone else in the restaurant seemed happy. I would love to come back again, just this time I would get the surf and turf (it really looked and...

My husband and 3 kids ate here on one of our last days in town, we had lunch ish (it was like 2-3pm). Our waitress was great and the food was great! We spent $80 ($69 something plus tip) here for the 5 of us (2 adults, 14yr old girl, 5 yr old boy and 2yr old girl). I really loved their fries!

I would eat here again but I will likely pay with cash next time. They took 4-5 days to charge my debit card for the meal and it’s been 5 days and they still haven’t charged the tip amount from my card which I’m not a fan of.

Either way, I would still recommend this place (I just recommend paying with cash if the debit charge time bothers you)

UPDATING THE REVIEW SINCE THE OWNER RESPONDED :)

I commented about the debit charge thing but when I made my original review I hadn’t thought of the possibility that their Internet might have went down and just assumed this was their normal practice so y’all can disregard this portion of the review :)

Regardless of the charge time, I would still recommend this restaurant and will definitely visit them again :)

To the owner-thanks for responding and explaining, I...