LongHorn Steakhouse — Restaurant in Mishawaka

Date night with BUGS

Best meal out in 11+ years Thank you longhorns!!

My husband had been given a gift card at Christmas for longhorn's. After a failed attempt to visit on a Saturday due to long lines we tried again today. It was amazing!!! Our server was lovely she actually memorised our order i.was a bit nervous at that point but she got everything ordered perfectly We had the white stuffed mushrooms these were amazing but incredibly my rich. I ordered the parmasan chicken with salad and loaded potato both were cooked beautifully and full of flavour, my husband went for the porterhouse steak with asparagus with shrimp and rice. I admit I was expecting some kind of hmn this isn't right but it never happened.

We've eaten out at some high end restaurants in the past and this is the first time I have ever seen him smile eating a steak he ordered medium-rare and said it was amazing and tender almost falling apart when cut. The asparagus was perfectly cooked and not woody at all We would've eaten a sweet too, but the food was so filling and tasty both of us had enough for a second meal for later.

Wait time for the food isn't too bad a little bit longer than I'm used to but for the food being cooked to perfection it was completely understandable. I think if the place had been busier it would be really noticable.

Price wise some say it's expensive but it seemed on par with other places we've visited for us it was actually cheaper than I expected. Added it's an agreement Longhorns is the best meal we've eaten out since we've been together and that's a good 11 years! I'll definately be eating here again and avoid weekends as the lines were long which is only due to social distancing because they have the tables sectioned off following the six feet apart rule.

The only reason I didn't do 5 stars is when we were ready to pay we couldn't find our server and other staff members politely said they couldn't do it. So we had to wait about 10 minutes not a problem at all for us but we wanted to make sure the gift card worked rather than just leave without making sure the bill was fully paid for.

Definately worth a visit but do budget for it because it's bit more costly than most chain restaurants and if don't want long line waits avoid Saturdays.

Thanks longhorn's for litrelly jumping over the dining out bar and wowing us. You've left several 5* privately owned restaurant experiences looking mediocre and that is a...

Where to start... My wife and I were to celebrate her birthday tonight and we were told our wait would be 20-25 minutes, maybe 30; it was at least 40. Once we were seated, our waiter didn't make it around for 5 minutes. We order a water and sweet tea, both with no lemon, and both had lemon when they came to the table (the waiter's only mistake). We ordered an appetizer with a modification, but it came out as it was on the menu instead of how we ordered it. The appetizer also took 15 minutes to get to us even though it was order with our drinks. Our food took at least 20 minutes to come out to us after being ordered. In the meantime, we watched at least a few tables have issues that the manager or servers had to handle. We watched meals being compensated and dishes replaced. When we finally got our food, I learned that they ran out of the onions they offered me as an option to dress my steak and my mashed potatoes weren't loaded like I had asked for. We didn't ask for our messed up appetizer or orders to be fixed because it wasn't worth the time investment we feared it would turn in to. However, the food was hot, delicious, and satisfying, but the experience was a disaster.

Bottom line is this, we love the food there (even when it's made wrong), but the experience of being a customer there is so painful that we probably won't return as customers (we might try a take out order...maybe...). I understand the kitchen was having problems, but you have to fix it. We had a great waiter who handled the mess with skill and tact, but if the back of the house can't produce, it doesn't matter how good the front of the house is in their roles because the experience will only be remembered as terrible. This would be a 1-star review, but the food is so good...just wish it wasn't a headache to get to the point...