Ripon Roadhouse — Restaurant in Ripon

5TH visit - DOG FRIENDLY - NEW AND BEAUTIFUL PATIO ALLOWS DOGS!!!! Tyler was our waiter - amazing service and food. Cannot say enough about this place. We love it. We as a family go when we have birthdays or special occasions, every now and then, we go for fun too as we all love it so much!! Highly recommend. Tyler was awesome, he gave a couple recommendations and we loved it. Risotto and apple pie. 5 stars for both. Tyler was friendly courteous and fun.

4th visit - NO LONGER DOG FRIENDLY - PATIO IS GONE December 2022 - Isaac was our waiter and he was great, this place is awesome, I cannot say enough good things about it. There were 3 of us, we had salmon/broccoli, fish n chips, cheese burgers, apple pie and the brownie desserts. iced teas, coffees, and diet pepsi, amazing!!!!

3rd visit - FYI NO LONGER DOG FRIENDLY - PATIO IS GONE. October 2022, great place. Jordan was our waiter. He was amazing. They were very busy, as Main Street event was happening, he was running around like crazy but always friendly and helpful. Food was amazing we had the Whiskey salmon brocoli and pickles. Dessert was the brownie sundae and a regular sundae, amazing food. We will be back!!!

2nd visit - October 2021, again, amazing. dog friendly. Kaitlyn was our waitress and she was so fun and awesome i had to post again. and this time we had dessert, the chocolate cake and apple pie, amazing!!!!!

Amazing food and atmosphere. We had the fresh river salmon, asparagus and as an appetizer the fried pickles...awesome food!!!! Outside back enclosed patio area, where you can take your well behaved leashed dog. The owner was great, he ensured we had a spot to park, as it was packed. He even moved his vehicle for us so we could park. Good prices and service. We will be...

Went to the Roadhouse at 5pm on a Saturday. Even though the weather was pouring rain, the restaurant was still packed. We checked in for a party of four and only waited about 20 minutes to be seated. It took about 10 minutes before someone took our drink order, and another 10 minutes until the drinks arrived. Refills started slow but ended up being timely throughout dinner. Our table ordered a Peppered Bourbon Ribeye, Fish N Chips, Waygu Burger, and a Ravioli with sun-dried tomatoes. We also ordered a Calamari, and a Fried Pickle appetizer. The appetizers arrived to our table around 20 minutes after placing the order. They were hot and delicious. The fried pickles were not the typical fried pickle chips, but rather large pickle wedges. Since the restaurant was packed, and there was a large party for someone's 50th anniversary, our main course took over an hour before being brought to the table. All food was excellent except for the peppered Ribeye. Instead of being cooked to medium rare, it arrived very rare. After about 10 minutes, the server came back to check on us and I requested the steak to be cooked a bit longer. When the steak returned 10 minutes later, it was mostly a perfect medium rare. The loaded mashed potatoes side was good, but the risotto was too cheesy to enjoy. The steak lacked seasoning and salt. While the char was excellent, the flavor was not at the level I expect from a $40+ Ribeye in a restaurant. Overall, we enjoyed the atmosphere and appreciated the time we spent with our friends. The food was great, except for the steak. If I decide to return, I would be hard-pressed to order a...

The restaurant space was warm and welcoming. It was full of people and of course loud because people talk. I ordered the most expensive ribeye steak on the menu. It was, in a word, disappointing. Also, I ordered a green beans side and I found at least a half dozen stems on the green beans. I told my waiter what was going on and that I was disappointed. But I was still going to pay my bill and take my food home. Apparently he told the manager, Brittany, and things went downhill from there. Brittany came over to my table and asked me" if I didn't care for pepper, Why did I order a black pepper steak?" It was very demeaning. I wasn't trying for a free meal or a discount or comp. I told her this. But she kept pushing. She wanted to comp me dessert or could she do something else. Finally, after all the pressure I said if she brought me a regular ribeye steak to take home and it was nice., I would say that the food was nice. She kept saying that she wanted me to tell people that the food was nice and it was a nice restaurant. I told her I wasn't there for the money I was there for the experience. My server was awesome. The atmosphere was great. The food was underwhelming to say the least. I would not come back here again mostly because of how the manager treated me. When I wasn't even making complaint to management. I was just venting to my server. I gave my surfer a 25% tip. I wasn't trying to say that the kitchen's performance reflected on his performance. He did great but the food was not...