Pink Poodle - Crescent

In his day of hay, the Pink Poodle was probably the place to go, but I'm not impressed. The food is ok tasting, but too expensive for what you get. Do not order the potato soup if you think thick creamy. It was skimmed milk with large pieces of vegetables. And pass on the onion rings... I think we paid a ring for $5 or $6. And who needs this long trip for nothing special.

It was when I remembered it. We haven't been in the area for 30 years and wanted a good nativity. Still delicious! Bread was not so good, and the potato soup and beef and barley needed some tweaking. Another thing. The marina sauce for the roasted Ravioli appetizer was ice cold from the refrigerator. It should be heated. Thank you for the nice staff and some good memories.

My family lives in the Omaha area and they brought us to Pink Poodle. It is now a way to visit. I am sad that it is no longer open days a week (we visit next week, but won?t there on the days it is opened). It is sad to see how hard Covid and supply problems have hurt this restaurant. But it still has fantastic Prime Rib.

I've been here since they opened up. The main rib is always good and delicate. The bread and soup are wonderful and the service is always top notch. I always refer friends or family to this restaurant in Crescent, IA.

This review is based on my visit in August 2016. Cons Service was so slow. Waited for almost half an hour just for the soup and salad before main course dishes were served. Interior decor is outdated. We felt that we were being discriminated by skin color and/or religion. The older lady who seated us appeared to be racist or against the Catholic religion (my brother was dressed in a cassock) as she wanted to seat the couple behind us first, even though we arrived first (which didn't make any sense to me at all and the behavior appeared to be obvious). Pros Aside from the negative experience and an unpleasant welcome from the lady who seated us, our waiter was nice. The Club and New York steaks that we had were delicious and moist. They were perfectly cooked. It was nice that they left all the salad dressing available on the table (about 6 to choose from), so we could use as much as we liked. Overall, I would definitely not mind the drive out to Pink Poodle had they provide better customer service. Because of this horrible experience, I will never return to this place. We were never welcomed to be here anyways. And this restaurant had given us bad impressions about the state of Iowa. _______ Response to the owner: Yes, this review is based on my experience from 2016. I did put in a Yelp review back then but want to make certain that this gets reviewed on Google so that others are aware when they look at reviews when choosing restaurants. FYI, I am not the type of person who plays the race/religion card, but no one else should be experiencing what we have experienced in the past. That behavior is unacceptable. And you choose to avoid addressing this issue by pretending to ask me if this review was based on my experience in 2016.