Rusty’s Ranch House

We have eaten here the last three times we have been in Cedar City and each time has been a pleasant experience. Good food, nice service and comfy atmosphere.
We will be back.

We liked this place a lot. They bring sourdough bread and water immediately upon arrival. The bread was great. They had a nice selection of beers. The salads were large and tasty. My babyback ribs were awesome and my husband loved his ribeye. The veggies on the side were great. My sweet potato was ample, but a little dry. My husband had plank potatoes on the side and said they were ok but needed seasoning. My husband had the mouse cake for dessert and said it was awesome. The service was top notch.

Like some of the other posters here, we went to Rusty’s on a week night and when we pulled up we were wondering if it was even open. It’s a big restaurant, but almost empty on the night we went. Our waitress was friendly and attentive, like she had anything else to do, but she did get a little busier as the night went on. My wife had ribs which were very meaty and not smothered in BBQ sauce and I had salmon alfredo which was filled with large pieces of salmon a a massive amount of noodles. Had we not been traveling we both could have taken enough home for another meal.
Rusty’s is nestled among the hills and I told the waitress I would have posted a Unilocal review on the spot if I could get a cell phone signal. She agreed that was a problem. Don’t let the out of the way location and the lack of cars keep you away from here. You’ll miss a great meal if you do.

During a recent visit to Cedar City, friends and I tried several restaurants, and this was the favorite. Everything was fresh, and the food plentiful. My friend and I shared a petite filet and coconut shrimp, both of which were delicious. We had the chocolate mousse pie for dessert. The only drawback was the canned whipped cream it was served with. All in all, good food and cheerful service.

Went there last night after trying Milts first. Started out with a great salad and loaf of sourdough bread. The filet was large and cooked as ordered. It tasted good but was shaped weird and didn’t look like any filet I had seen before. Service was excellent and overall the family agrees that it was worth the trip.

Rusty’s is a great little stop in cedar canyon. It’s not far from the rest of Cedar City, but offers surprisingly good food In a rustic atmosphere. I had the ribs which were tender and delicious. More surprisingly the house salad and mixed veggie side were fantastic. Warm loaf of bread on the table when we sat down. Stop in for some hearty food if you’re coming out of the national forest.

Had dinner here. Filet Mignon was awesome & reasonable price. My wife’s was as tender as mine. Taressa was our server and she was very attentive and friendly. You can’t ask for better food & service.

First let me say thanks to all the Unilocalers who posted on this location before me. We would never have found this gem without the Unilocal reviews and my GPS. Unilocal location is off a bit.
Service was quick, friendly and attentive. We were there on a Wed night in March so it wasn’t real busy. Quantity and quality of the food for the price was excellent. Steak and Ribs for the Lady, the Ribs were actually much better than the ones we had a few days earlier at the famous Pat’s in Salt lake City. My Ribeye was well trimmed, cooked perfectly. The starter salad was huge and very fresh. They served a loaf of bread with it, tried one piece, it too was very good. The steak came with Broccoli, cauliflower and carrots along with some fried mushrooms. Veg were done perfect, still nice and Al Dente, great flavour.
Both entrees were $ 23 each, large glass of wine $ 3.50 and Bud beer was $ 2,75 a bottle. The two of us had more than either could eat and a drink for under $ 60. Yes the food a Sizzler is cheaper, but the alcohol is a lot more, you get far less food and the quality and atmoshere isn’t anywhere close to as good.
I liked the hunting cabin, ranch house ambieance. I would definitely go back if I were in Cedar City again.
Visited March 2015

Excellent food and even better service. We went there with a group of ten people after a football game in Cedar City. There were other groups there but the staff never got flustered they just took care of business. I had the filet and ribs combo. Cooked perfectly it was very good. Priced at about $ 25. The Unilocal map is showing it in a slightly different location so you will reach it about a mile before the map location if you’re coming from Cedar City.

This place is located a short drive up a canyon outside Cedar City. The inside reminds me of a hunting lodge with animal heads displayed on some of the walls and wood paneling everywhere. The ambience is casual. I ordered the petite filet with a baked potato and veggies. It came with a salad which was just an ordinary green salad. There were a few leaves of lettuce that were wilted and kind of slimy looking so I stopped eating that. My steak however was wonderful! Cooked to perfection! The baked potato was good too and the veggies were cooked in a bit too much oil but tasted really good. The place is a bit pricey but the steak was so good that it was worth it!

Good diner spot! The steaks was tasty, coconut shrimp was — huge. Nice place on the road from Bryce Canyon to Las Vegas.

The food was very good. They have a special 2 can eat for $ 25.00. It was a great deal. Lindsay who seated us was very nice and Heidi, our server was outstanding. My wife could not eat all of her meal and when Heidi gave us our doggy bag all the sauces were in the box.

Don’t ask for a wine list there is none.
Don’t share the half rack, should be called short ribs. 3 inches long and only 5 of them. You will be hungry.
And the table rocked!
Not worth the drive.

Rusty’s is fine. It’s a short and pleasant drive up the canyon from Cedar City, which actually enhances its appeal. You get the pleasant illusion of taking a little journey, although it’s a whopping 2 whole miles
. Once inside, you may or may not get a pleasant illusion of being in a rustic lodge, depending on how you feel about an abundance of knotty pine and giant dead animals nailed to the walls. However, since you’re probably here to eat meat, there’s no sense in pretending to be squeamish about the slaughter of other species now.
Service was very friendly and welcoming. I guess they’re only mean to buffalo. We started with a Tumbleweed, which was a far more clever name for the Bloomin’ onion they serve at the Outback. Other than that, they were identical: tasty if oversalted, hot and crispy and tender on the outside edges, less so the further in you get, so towards the middle the batter is basically raw and so is the onion. No biggie– by then you’re out of dipping sauce anyway and ready for the pretty good salad and sourdough bread.
Ribs are falling-​off-​the-​bone tender, and the coconut shrimp were large and tasty, although the batter was a little thicker and heavier than it needed to be. The vegetable side was a mix of carrots, broccoli, and mushrooms– all of which were clearly prepared from fresh, not frozen. I also like that they have baked sweet potatoes as an option. (I see someone commented that theirs was dry. How can this be? Have they not heard of the miraculous re-​constituting qualities of a glob or two of butter)?
On the down side: they served cocktail sauce with the coconut shrimp, which was a disappointment. That dish cries out for a sweet, tangy fruit-​based sauce. Also, BG decided not to order filet based on the information that they had no bearnaise sauce. I realize this establishment is geared to the more casual diner, but bearnaise is a pretty standard offering and probably should be available since their steak choices were somewhat pricey.
Scampi was nice and garlicky but the shrimp were small and overcooked, and the pasta was swimming in too much butter. Did I just say that? Guess even I can reach a point of grease overload. Anyway, most of the food is pretty tasty. They need to get some bearnaise up in there. The guys on the walls deserve it.

Dining in Cedar is grim. We love the Shakespeare festival but struggle to find good meal.
Rusty’s is a regular stop for us. The steaks are solid (if not exceptional) and are prepared properly. Think Costco steaks to give you the idea. The ribs are fair, stay away from the fish.
They have a wine list, limited and all low end, but in Cedar just having a wine list is a plus. The sides are all simple and usually overlooked. The prices are reasonable, the service is friendly, and it is 10 minutes from the festival.

So, when you are out on an old road headed out of Cedar City, UT you don’t expect much food wise, right? Well, if you think that and don’t stop and give Rusty’s a try you will be missing some pretty good food. Rusty’s doesn’t have the best steak I have ever eaten, but it was flavorful, juicy and had the right amount of sear on it. The baked potato and salad were well worth it as we’ll, and the veggies, even though they did not look appealing at all, tasted very good. The one thing I didn’t like at all was the bread. It tasted like it was just a bit on the stale side and I could only eat one piece.
All the staff was very helpful. We were seated right away and taken care of from beginning to end. Our server Donna D. was there with refills and answered all of our questions, even the stupid ones. Her recommendations were also right on target. Thanks so much for a wonderful evening and we will be coming back again.

In Cedar City, chances are that you will see ads for this restaurant in every local magazine and all around the Utah Shakespearean Festival. It’s not that bad!
Judging by the healthy crowd that had already been seated when Mom and I walked into the building only 35 minutes after Rusty’s had opened, a lot of people had the same idea.
Rusty’s is located about five minutes outside of Cedar City right off a road that cuts in between two small mountains. It’s an easy way to escape the city proper and feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere without actually being far away from the city at all. The atmosphere inside is decent as well… you sit in what is essentially a faux log cabin under the view of MANY taxidermied heads of various animals.
When we ordered our meals, Mom originally wanted to order the 8 Oz. Flat Iron Steak because she wasn’t too hungry, but the served informed us that they were out of the flat iron steaks, so she ordered the 12 Oz. Ranch House Ribeye ($ 22) instead. I ordered the Southwest Style Chicken ($ 12).
The bread and butter the waitress brought out was delicious, although the salads were nothing to write home about… neither good nor bad.
As for the main dishes, the ribeye was pretty good. The southwest style chicken was pretty juicy and had what seemed to be BBQ sauce with chunks of corn and a few beans here and there on top of it. It was decent, although the fries that came with it were the best part. You could tell that they were either cut fresh from a potato right before they were brought out to us or earlier that day… AND they had a delicious seasoning covering them as well.
Not a bad stop if you’re visiting Cedar City.

My nephew and I traveled cross-​country from Detroit to San Diego to retrieve a car for him to have in SD. Night #3 was spent in Cedar City, UT. After we checked in, we started to look for good barbecue. Thankfully, we didn’t have to look far.
Based on Unilocal reviews we headed to Rustys. We were not disappointed – thanks fellow Unilocalers.
We were quickly seated by a very pleasant hostess. Holly was an outstanding server and guided us through her recommendations. We started with the potato skin boats. These were among the best we have ever had. We both ordered the ½ order of baby back ribs. Holly had me at her recommendation when she told me their ribs were coated in Sweet Baby Ray’s – our favorite sauce! The entrée also came with generous salads, outstanding sourdough bread, potato, and very good string beans. The ribs were finger-​licking good. We knew it was okay to do so in Utah when Holly brought over a container of wet naps.
The décor was slightly offputting – walls covered with dead wildlife heads and the tables and chairs were from the 70s.
All in all, it was a great place for dinner that I recommend with no hesitation.

Drove here on a Monday after a day of skiing craving red meat. Bummer — it was around 7:30p when we arrived at the dark restaurant after being on a lonely road for a few minutes and it was closed, despite a sign on front saying it’s hours were from 5pm to close everyday. Ended up at a great new BBQ place it town, so it worked out. We called the next day around 7pm and found that they were open (Tuesday) and we headed out there. Not very busy. Deer head décor.
Had the steak and shrimp combos — excellent. Steak was perfectly cooked and tender. Price was on par for a steakhouse (thus, not cheap). Friendly wait staff with efficient service (granted, they were not packed).
If traveling in the off-​season, mid-​week, call ahead. Due to the smaller staff, they recommend making reservations — will close down early if not expecting patrons.
Worth the short drive from town.

Had the steak and ribs, which came with a side of boiled carrots and a loaded baked potato. The steak was good, but not as good as the one I had earlier in Bryce Canyon. But their ribs were delicious. Tender meat falling off the bone, crispy on the outside from being grilled, and coated in a delicious BBQ sauce. Mmmm.
The sides however were a bit bland. This place was actually a bit tricky to find. The GPS took us up a mountain for a few miles, and then this restaurant seemed as if it just came out of nowhere partially up the mountain. I suppose a lot of people travel up and down this mountain for recreational purposes.