First, let me start by saying that my wife and I were very impressed. This was our 1st time Longhorn and we were blown away. If any of you are in the Portage ,IN area, this is a "MUST STOP TO EAT THERE" type of place. The restaurant was very clean. We were sat down right away and the ambiance was a very pleasant one. Also, our server Kevin was absolutely 100% phenomenal. He, by far has been one of our best servers we have had. I told him yesterday that whenever we go there again, we're going to ask for him. A little background on him, he was a cook before there at Longhorn and is a server now. He recommends you different options and is a real down to earth type of guy. Longhorn is blessed to have him as their employee. If we had a bunch of Kevin's in every restaurant, the restaurant businesses would never have any customer complaints. Ok, now to the food part. My first time eating steak in a restaurant and of course, all my meats have to be well done. I ordered to Longhorn Steak, largest steak they serve, and "OH MY GOODNESS" I thought I died and went to heaven. Talk about a well done, juicy, no steak sauce needed type of steak. The mashed potatoes, oh my goodness, very creamy. The best mashed potatoes I've ever eaten. The bread that is brought out to you before eating is so nice and warm that the butter just melts as you're spreading it out. My wife had the Parmesan Crusted Chicken with baked potato and she was blown away by the taste it had. She also had the loaded baked potato soup and she says that was the best soup she has ever tasted. We were ready to go and here comes Kevin, "Can I interest you in some desert?" And we fell for it. Kevin recommended to my wife the Triple Chocolate Cheesecake and it was so good. Of course I get in the mood for desert as well and end up with the Bakers Dozen Donut Bites. It was mouth watering and didn't share with anyone and I have no shame in saying it. ?? Don't just take my word for it, try them out and let me know what you think. Remember, ask for Kevin. He's a cool guy and you won't be disappointed. We took bites of our food before I could take a picture. Sorry, but I was hungry. ??
The park crusted chicken and mashed potatoes were amazingly delicious. But our server never one time came by to get us a refill on drinks. We had empty glass at edge of table forever and she went by us several times and never grabbed glass or spoke to us. Finally when another waitress brought us our dinner she did ask us if we needed anything and brought our drinks.We normally tip big. Around 30-60% which is big. This person killed her tip by not checking on us and leaving the glass empty at end of table. We both worked in service industry and you have to be bad to not get a good tip from us.
Upon walking into the restaurant, I was greeted kindly with a warm smile from the hostess ?. The restaurant was full, and I expected a long wait, but we got to our table for three in 15 minutes! The waitress was very kind, and knowledgeable. I upgraded to the ‘strawberry pecan’ salad, and it did not disappoint. The salad is large, on a cold plate, and was very delicious ?. The “Flo’s Filet” came out great! Cooked nicely, and taste amazing ?. Finally, I finished with a dessert, and decided to go with the “Triple chocolate cheesecake” The cheesecake also came out on a cold plate and tasted great! Everything hit the spot tonight, if I could give four and a half stars I would ?.
Really enjoyed our dining experience at Longhorn Steakhouse. The restaurant was busy when we arrived and there was a 45min. wait for a table. We decided to have drinks at the bar to wait and eventually decided to dine at the bar as well. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. I really enjoyed the salad with Italian dressing at the beginning of the meal. The salad was very hearty, and I wish I could find the Italian dressing in a grocery store somewhere. The warm bread and butter were delicious also. The salmon and lobster tail were delicious, and the ribs were fall off the bone and had great flavor. The dining ambience was warm and friendly seated at the bar section of the restaurant. We met some new friends and had a great time telling jokes and stories. The bartender did a great job getting our food ordered in an expeditious manner and our drinks/cocktails were delicious. I recommend the whiskey sour with top shelf bourbon. The cost of our meal was very reasonable for the quality of service and overall dining experience. I would go back to Longhorn Steakhouse in Portage, IN for another quality meal at a reasonable price.
Steak, sides, cheesecake, donuts, salad, lobster bisque are all great. Those free bread they give away are amazingly yummy. The strawberry shortcake was a bit too sweet for me. Staff were friendly. Restaurant can be really busy. We ordered online for pickup, went there when we got the text that it was ready, we waited a long time for our food. We weren't mad. Just that we wish the text came when the food was actually ready (maybe it was a computer thing automatically sent the text? Idk). They gave me lots of condiments which is nice. Overall, yummy.
I loved everything about this place i walked in at 9:30 not only could i still order alcohol i had the prettiest, nicest server (lex) and the food was amazon and my total was 123$ for 2 people but i eat what i want but round about it should be 75-100$ for 2 people
So I want to give some praise to the young man who was working to go yesterday evening April 3rd! The last two times I ordered to go I have had to wait 30 min or more passed my pick up time, both times the same young man was working! He acknowledged my long wait & was kind enough to discount my order without me complaining or asking! He informed me the kitchen was a little backed up of course as someone whose worked in restaurant I understand this and that it is not the take out employee fault, but he was so well tempered and had wonderful customer service even under that kind of pressure and I know how hard it could be to keep my cool in that same situation!! He is a great employee !!
My friends and I had a great time dining here. The staff is very polite and doing their very best to serve customers despite being short on staff. The food is great! I loved the mac and cheese here. The bread and appetizers were also great as well. Above all if I will definitely want to come back here and share a delicious meal with my family and friends again.
We sat at the bar because the other seating was going to be about a 15-20 min wait. The waitress took our order pretty quick but never asked if we needed anything after we got our food. We had to constantly ask her for things. Food was amazing but it would have been an even better experience if the service was better.
Our waitress was super nice . The place was empty and I did not like when the hostess brought me to my table it was dirty so instead of putting my wife and I at a clean table I had to wait for that one to be cleaned . Spicy chicken bites are awesome . Steak was good but it was an odd cut . I will return