Teluwut Grille House & Pub

I came here on a Thursday night after the dinner crowd. Seated and served my drink quickly. I ordered the ribeye, garlic bread and a side house salad. The salad was cold but had some brown leaves. The steak was done quickly, was lightly seasoned and tasty. (For the price the bread shouldn’t count as a side.) It was grilled perfectly but a little tough for $ 24.99, not to mention it was only 12 oz. it’s a nice place in a cool old downtown building. Mostly clean and well kept. It has enough TVs to watch a game. They offered the table next to me dessert but not me. These few little things keep this from being a 4 star in my book. But it is still a good place. Almost all of the speciality burgers are under $ 10.

Since when do we only fill a beer ¾ full? The top of the substantial head didn’t even touch the rim?

I always look forward to enjoying a meal here when I’m visiting family. They have a huge menu and I’ve never been disappointed by anything I’ve ordered.

We visited this restaurant recently. It was a Saturday late afternoon. When we walked in it looked pretty busy. We looked for any signs stating «wait for host or hostess». We didn’t see any. We proceeded to seat ourselves. I young lady came over and asked for our beverage order. We ordered our drinks and were sitting there and talking when a different young lady came over and informed us that there was a waiting list for seats. Our response was really? We didn’t see any signs stating wait to be seated. Even though we had already started our order by ordering our drinks she asked us to get up and move and asked us if we’d like to be put on a waiting list. I said we’ve already started our order and this is where we’d like to sit. She said we’d have to be on a waiting list and that we needed to move.
We did move… right out the front door. We left and probably will never go back. In all the years that I’ve visited various restaurants this has never happened. This is a great example of very poor customer service and a very poorly run establishment.
Very disappointed.

We love this restaurant. We drove up from Waverly and were pleasantly surprised. We got the nachos grande as an appetizer which were amazing. We also had the French dip, bbq pulled pork, the kids 6oz steak, and the mac and cheese. The Mac and cheese was just Kraft, which was a little disappointing but it was for my 4 year old son. Both of the sandwiches were fantastic. The root beer was served in big frosty mugs and the wait staff was friendly and very helpful. The ambiance of the restaurant was great. We will definitely be visiting again.

This cute restaurant/​bar is on the main drag in Osage. We came here to celebrate my parents’ 50^th anniversary. Called ahead and reserved a private room in the back. There were five adults and three kids, so we had a pretty varied order.
Everyone enjoyed the food, and my teen niece said the ribs, baked beans, and parmesan breadstick were the best she’s ever eaten. (Not sure how often she gets that combo!) I was pretty pleased with my Iowa smoked pork chop, Greek salad, and stuffed baked potato, although the portion was so large that I had to take half home. Other enjoyable entrees included the hog wings, fried cod, chicken pasta, and chicken fingers. My husband and I each had a good local IPA, although it took some time to get it. Other than that, service was super speedy — we were all in and out in under an hour, and this was a busy Friday night.
There’s a large food menu and perhaps an even larger drink menu, so I’m sure you can find something that strikes your fancy if you’re ever in the neighborhood. I can see why this is a locals’ favorite — and by «locals,» I mean my parents, who live 30 minutes from Osage! Not sure when I’ll be back, but I know my folks will be soon…

Teluwut… WOW this place is SUPERB.
We had a company lunch and everyone raved about their selection.
This is what we all 36 of us enjoyed:
1 Grilled Chicken Caesar
1 Grilled Chicken BLT
1 Basic Burger
3 Cheesy Bacon Burger
1 Bacon Bleu Cheese Burger
3 Big Mouth Vinnie
1 Mushroom Onion & Swiss
1 Roadhouse Burger
2 Backwards BBQ Bacon
1 Texas Patty Melt
1 Loaded Chicken Sandwich
1 Beef Brisket
1 Malibu Chicken
3 Garlic Mushroom Chicken
1 Chicken Caesar Wrap
1 Chicken Tender Wrap
1 Texas Pork Tenderloin
1 Ranch Hand Chicken Sandwich
2 Troys Club
2 Prime Rib Sandich
5 Loaded Blackened Prime Rib
2 Iowa Dip
5 stars and counting… THANKS BECKY a BUNCH.

We stopped by on a busy Friday night at about 7 while driving from South Dakota to Virginia. The service was quick and friendly. We ordered the Tavern Chips — perfectly fried thin-​sliced potatoes, along with the pulled pork and garlic pork sandwiches. The pork on both sandwiches was moist and flavorful, and the fries that came with them were hot and crispy on the outside.
This is a family restaurant, full of local families with kids. I wish we could have stayed longer and had some beers, but we had to hit the road.
Osage is a great little town — well worth a detour to see the town and eat at Teluwut.

We had a mixed experience at Teluwut. The atmosphere was cool; its a typical small town roadhouse with really cool woodwork above the bar. The food was amazing. I had the Roadhouse burger, which came on a great ciabatta roll, and my wife had a blackened prime rib sandwich, both were excellent. My daughter ordered a 6 oz Sirloin off the kids menu for $ 5.99, and it was a much better than expected cut of meat that was perfectly prepared at medium-​rare. We ordered a tall Oktoberfest and it came in an amazing frosted mug that kept the beer ice cold, for only about $ 4.
Unfortunately, the service was about the worst I’ve ever experienced. We we came in during a small lunch rush; it wasn’t busy enough for us to not be seated immediately, but it took us 20 minutes for a waitress to even come and address our table and get us water. Then 10 minutes later we got her attention again and managed to get her to take our order. She didn’t know the menu, didn’t ask us what sides we wanted with the kids meals, or what they wanted to drink with their meal. The food came out quickly and hot, so I don’t think the kitchen was backed up, we were just unlucky enough to get an incompetent waitress. The fastest I saw her move all day was when we asked for the check.
The good news is that it seemed like our poor service might be the exception and not the rule. Tables all around us were being seated after us and getting service before us, and everyone seemed happy with their experience.

I’ll definitely go back to Teluwut. Outstanding mashed potatoes and I’m not usually a big fan of mashed potatoes. Varied menu and a nice kid’s menu — spaghetti, fish, etc (not just chicken nuggets). Burgers are pretty good, but not the best I’ve had. Plus, there is so much more to try. Our kids split an adult entrée of beer battered fish and shrimp and the cod looked great. Outstanding cole slaw as well.
Our server could have smiled once or twice — that would have made the visit perfect.

AMAZING food and fast, friendly service. Best food on our two week vacation by a mile!

We eat here every time we come to Iowa. The food is great, the portions are huge and the price is very reasonable for what you’re getting. I have loved every dish I have eaten here! I had the portabello mushroom chicken entrée last time we were here & it was amazing! Definitely try the garlic mashed potatoes if you’re wavering on a side choice. There might be a little wait on a Friday or Saturday to be seated but it will be worth it!

We LOVE this restaurant!!! This is Iowa food at its best. Osage (which is one of Andrew’s favorite small towns) is an adorable place and we’ve eaten at Teluwut five times. Every time Andrew has ordered something different and loved everything. I was addicted to the Iowa chop for the first four times, it is sooo good! The last time I wasn’t feeling like having a big piece of meat so I had the portobello sandwich and it was amazing! The mashed potatoes and sweet potato fries are our faves. They’re known for their flat iron steak but try anything. It’s all good.
Always good food and good service at a great price!!!
ps please add more desserts, though we’ve only had room for dessert once we would have liked to have more options. thanks!