Excellent place to eat! My waitress, Ashley, was spot-on with service, delivery, and friendliness! Although this place may look like a Cracker Barrel inside, you can tell the difference in the food right away. Each dish is crafted by hand, and the recipes taste homemade (not like industry food). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND eating here if youre in the area.

I loved my experience here! It’s such a fun place and the food was great!They brought out “fixin’s” which consisted of a bread basket with rolls and sweet bread, coleslaw, and cottage cheese.Potato soup was… amazing!!!They have brunch buffet on the weekend! I can’t wait to go back!

Great food, friendly service! Was really busy and had about a 30 minute wait; they gave us a buzzer to know when our table was ready.

We were super excited to try the Machine Shed. Heard great things about it, lots of great reviews. Waitress was fantastic. It started to get busy while we were there but she handled it like a pro. I asked if the fried chicken was any good and she said if they serve old chicken its not good but fresh was really good. I asked her to check and she said she would make sure I got fresh fried chicken. Our dinner rolls came out and they were in the dry side so we didnt ask for more than the 2 we received. Best friend ordered the BBQ combo platter. When the food arrived, the mashed potatoes on both plates were cold and contained large lumps of undercooked potatoes in it. My coleslaw was probably the best coleslaw I ever had. Chicken was luke warm but tasted great. The corn that came with was bland. I wont even salt or pepper my food, Im a very bland eater and it was even too bland for me. Best friend had me try her food. They use a ton of BBQ sauce so if you like a normal or light amount, you should probably specify. I suspect it is used to drown out the dryness. The combo came with 3 meats, all very dry. Chicken almost tasted boiled. The baked beans werent very tasty and the meat thrown in was dry. We ended up leaving over half our meals and didnt take a to go box. We will definitely not be back. They serve drinks in small Mason like jars and I would suggest they upgrade to the larger Mason sized ones with handles. The waitress has to refill a million times because they arent large and the place is too busy for that. Do the waiter/waitresses a favor and buy larger jars, they will love that. Much less running around.Positives : clean establishment. Friendly staff. Fried chicken, although not hot, was tasty. Best coleslaw ever. Good sized portions. Very nice atmosphere.Negatives: super dry rolls, the 3 meats were dry on the BBQ combo, the meat was dry in the beans. Beans werent great and corn was bland. The food was an extreme disappointment.

Came here with some family and I LOVED it! The gifts area of the building is like Cracker Barrel times 10! I came to Iowa from Buffalo, NY and I was able to get some souvenirs to take back home with me. Breakfast was really good too! I ordered the veggie skillet with hashbrowns and an English muffin and the size of it was huge! Wish we had one here!

On our way to airport and thought we would try this restaurant. So glad we did, food was amazing, service was top notch, glasses were never empty. Big servings and comparable prices. Definitely recommend and cant wait to try the breakfast menu sometime.

The food here is always been pretty good. The sage dressing is in fact not homemade.... With that being said I still enjoyed the atmosphere and the turkey was good. I enjoy their breakfast here more than anything.

We had a great lunch here on Sunday afternoon. One of the best restaurant in Iowa. It is located in Urbandale, IA. Farm fresh foods. They served fresh homemade cottage cheese, coleslaw and bread with butter. It was so delicious 😋. My kids love those cottage cheese. Good customer service. Our waitress talked so nice and kind. Chicken stripes was so crunchy and juicy. The meats were all very soft and tasty. This is one of our favorite restaurant. The place is very clean and neat. We like to come back again. Thank you 😊

This is the restaurant. Great meals all prepared in house. Iowa farm cooking at its finest.

Excellent! Dont let the name fool you. Its a must try. Food was delicious. Place very clean. Friendly staff. I would recommend this place to friends and family without hesitations.

Another favorite when traveling through. Good old fashion home cooking, but on a larger scale. You can order things such as pot roast, and unlike many other places, it will taste like grandma made it, and that it had been in the slow cooker since the night before. I’ve never been disappointed with a meal here. Today, I opted for something very different. Instead of brisket, or ribs, or a stuffed pork chop, or even the pot roast, I tried their special, which was cod, potatoes and salad bar for $12.99. The 3 pieces of fish were a good amount and same with the potatoes and gravy. But, they also brought a big roll and 2 pieces of pumpkin bread out to start. From the salad bar, you’ll see I chose cottage cheese, a fruit mix, and a salad consisting of hard boiled egg, fresh grated cheese, hard build egg, real bacon bits, and what appeared to be home made croutons. I was hungry, and wasn’t able to make a 2nd salad bar round by the time I was done, so I didn’t get to try the drunkin apples on the salad bar, which are always good as well. I also took a picture from the shop, as kind of like a Cracker Barrel, they have an entry shop full of fun things to look at and buy. This is a great place to eat.

Best place in town if not in Iowa. Great food. Great service. Great price. In general very good environment to dine in at.

It was very good. I had a chicken strip dinner that came with Cole slaw, apples, rolls and a piece of ginger bread! I shared it with hubby. The apples were delicious! Hubby had a pork chop sandwich that he enjoyed. If youre in an RV or pulling a trailer get there at an off time so you can find parking. Im not sure if there was more parking behind? It was easy getting into with a street light at the intersection plus its right off of I-35.

Have enjoyed stops here before, so treated my parents and son for dinner last night. The bread (including pumpkin bread bites) served at the start of our visit were delicious. My wife and I shared a bowl of Loaded Potato soup, followed by the Heartland Combo of 3 different award-winning pork chop recipes (see photo). All were very good...it was hard to pick a favorite.Vegetables, cottage cheese and cole slaw were all served family style and were good - especially liked the light yet creamy cole slaw. I ordered a sweet potato and if you order that, be sure to get some of their cinnamon butter for topping.Great stop for your elderly, rural visitors - with all of the historical farm pictures and equipment along with the bib overalls-clad waitresses.If you found this review helpful, please click on Like.

Awesome food at a great price! You can even go on a tractor ride while you wait for a table!

Good food very friendly staff. Wait time can be a bit depends on day and time. Highly recommend!

Plan on more food than you think. The pork was the most tender I have ever tasted. Everyone in our party of 6 was very pleased with their choices. The mushroom appetizer is incredible. The service was excellent. I was totally impressed and will definitely go back.

Great service, good food, and wonderful atmosphere!

Very good food. Great bread service. Attentive wait staff. A tad pricey, but not so much that I wont make my way there every now and again.

We ordered carryout online to enjoy with a guest from out east, who had never eaten here. The ordering process on the website was straightforward, the charges were clear, and the order was packaged and ready when we arrived. Though we had to drive almost an hour before eating, the food was still delicious!For those dining in, the restaurant is a pleasant atmosphere. Its not too loud, the wait staff is attentive, and there is a good gift shop in which to shop for Iowa- and rural-themed items. Some may say that the servers outfits are a bit much, but their overalls are a fun touch in keeping with the restaurants theme.Weve brought several friends from other states here, and everyone has enjoyed their meals. If its operating when the weather is nice, take the hayrack ride, too.

Was not overly impressed. There was food on my silverware when I opened it, and there seemed to be no concern when I brought it up to waitress. Appetizer was cold when it arrived. Asked for med rare steak and it came well done. Drink was really good, but that was about it.

Machine Shed is an apparent Iowa institution, though unfamiliar to me.Presents a country/farming motif emphasizing wholesome Americana. It’s the kind of place where I’d be shocked to hear a cuss word.Lots of branded merchandise (reminiscent of Cracker Barrel) which I suspect sells well. A steady, quiet stream of country music can be heard overhead.I arrived at the changeover from breakfast to the lunch menu, but they were flexible enough to serve me breakfast.For 3 eggs, hash browns, links, toast, juice and coffee I was charged $16.12, which seems to be right in the Perkins/IHOP ballpark.Food was fine aside from the toast, which was cold.Food 4/5Service 5/5Cleanliness 5/5Location 5/5

Tried going for prime rib on four occasions. Each time they were either out or only had medium to well done. Who eats prime rib medium to well done? NOT this guy thats who! Very disappointing to say the least. Furthermore, having a Thursday thru Saturday special, how is it they are out at 6pm on a Thursday evening. Ill take my chances elsewhere.

This restaurant came highly recommended from a friend. We arrived at 10:40 AM and were forced into the lunch menu. Just as we were being seated the folks behind us were being served breakfast. The salad bar was not even setup at this time. I mentioned to the wait staff that we came for breakfast, she shrugged her shoulders and said oh, we quit serving breakfast at 10:45, but you could come back on Sunday for our brunch. We tried to make the best of it. I went with the potato soup and quit eating it after I hit some sandy grit. My daughter had the brisket sandwich and it was dry, chewy, too thick of slices for a sandwich, and obviously not fresh cooked...nothing like leftovers, ick. There was some type of a bar on my plate but since it wasnt listed on the menu and the wait staff didnt tell me what it was, it was not eaten. The flies buzzing around our heads was just gross. I wont be going back and I wont recommend this place to anyone.

Great experience! We had a large party and our food came out in a very respectable time! Delicious and very hot! Shout out to Randy from doing a great job!

Always great service alwayd great home made food. Beautiful clean place for kids and adults

Laid back place. Perhaps for locals. When I asked out waitress how long will it be to get food, she replied I do not know, I dont cook.....Seriously??? I wonder whether that is the the reply reserved for Asian indians. Ok pulled pork sandwich. Fries are excellent.

Nice country home feeling. Food was delicious and prepared in a timely manner. The wait staff were polite and made sure your table had everything it needed. Will definitely come back to eat here next time in town!

My guests had trouble getting a med rareSteak. Pink juicy ..She got a med well Lt. Brown..With help of our server mission accomplished..My salmon was beautiful..fresh corn on cobAtmosphere was great ..Thanks mach shed. They came from FloridaTo experience. The mach shed...Ill be back .....god bless.

I went for breakfast brunch, and overall it was very tasty! The biscuits are definitely not the highlight, but I imagine it is hard to keep those fresh-tasting for long. Good service, tons of options, and yummy bacon! Its only $15 dollars, so go hungry and you will definitely get your moneys worth.

Great food! They will get you stuffed!! Nice place to dine

Great chicken fried steak and housemade potato soup with cheese and bacon...good coffee also. Store inside gift shop..booths and tables...Very nice. Stopped there after Iowa state fair for dinner.. very nice..even had a ride from a tractor around the grounds...great time...would highly recommend it!!

Food was good, kitchen very slow. A lot of pressure on the waitress due to poor kitchen performance. We were a party of 8 adults with a 2 year old. Long service intervals difficult for adults not to mention a child. The$240.00 check (including $40 tip) was reasonable for the amount of food. A restaurant everyone should experience at least once. I wont go back for dinner, bur looking forward to going back for breakfast sometime.

Food was fantastic!Skip the appetizer, Cottage Cheese, Coleslaw, & Bread are complimentary! Cute Shop too!!

This place is so cool!! Great food, great service, friendly staff. Love the outfits. And you get your moneys worth here!!

Breaded loin was good wth fresh bun. Chicken was good a little stringing though. Staff pleasant at pick up. One staff had me sign the ticket then left. Another gave me our food that was at the front from the time I walked in.

Wait staff was excellent with our large group. Breaded chicken sandwich was ok, fries were wonderful. Someone from the kitchen ran out after us to thank the LEO in uniform that was with us! That made the visit!

Excellent pork all the way around. The best chocolate ganache cake for dessert.Service was fast, kept our drinks filled. Great experience. The Machine Shed has only improved with age.

Little bit of a wait but tons of extras, great Americana food.

Very good food! Some of the staff is pretty rude but overall its a decent place to eat.

Awesome place to eat for breakfast or lunch. Have to go for dinner soon and see what they offer. Plates are good size portions and taste like home cooked meals. Staff is always very welcoming and accommodating to your needs.

Great atmosphere with very helpful staff. The food is very like a southern country style and super delicious. The gravy specifically was very very good. Would absolutely recommend again

Great food, huge portions and fair prices, the Machine Shed offers a great environment to dine with your family or a large gathering. Food was delicious (I ordered the meatloaf) and it arrived quickly. The server was friendly and my friend and i had a great experience.Theres a small general store of sorts thats part of the restaurant where you can buy unique products and knickknacks for all ages. Attached to that are the restaurant, a party room and a small bar. It was a great visit with a lot of down home food and fantastic staff. I cant wait to go again.

Had Ham cheese omelet. If say I love eggs Get an extra egg. Hash brown casserole was tasty. Nice thick toast. Group had pecan pancakes too. All very large serving and price reasonable. Had buffet set up, but very disappointed to see many customers not wearing masks while going through line.

Went in to have dinner and they told us 5min. Standing there for awhile 3 different groups people come in and the man sits them right now. We had the pager never got page..bad place for us go on a Wednesday night.

Great food and great service!

Fast service and great food. Make you call ahead on the weekends and holidays.

Great Restaurant, very clean, fast & Friendly service, and always great food !

Great food! I had the stuffed pork steak. Was fork tenderRest of my family very much enjoyed theirs too. Fathers day for my brother from Warsaw, MoOur dad has passed.

I enjoyed the brisket with some baked beans and rice.

Great food and service! We had a great experience! We left with leftovers and were overly full! Prices were great!

The tenderloin was good, server was nice but not super attentive.We were there during not peak hours, but she did have 4 tables. I had something wrong with my food and it got fixed eventually, but took much longer than it should have. When I went to go talk to what seemed like the manager I did not get much sympathy. I sat without water a majority of the time I was there.Working in restaurants and managing them I was not impressed. I would never have talked to a guest the way I was talked to.I wish I would have felt more welcome to look at the gift shop after letting her know my service wasn’t enjoyable. It looked nice!

Very delicious food! Family styled entres. Waitresses very friendly. Gave quick service and checked frequently. Amazing!

Machine Shed was a childhood favorite road trip stop. Still just as good! Apple dumplings are the best!

I found your soft hustle during breakfast on 7/17 to be disingenuous. We ordered the French toast. The waitress responded by saying Do you want bacon or sausage? Insinuating that it came with, but the bill reflected otherwise. Phrasing is important and that did not happen in this situation. I tried to resolve this privately, but my Facebook message went unanswered.Food tasty and server friendly otherwise. But the hustle isnt appreciated.

Always good food and service. Large portions and friendly staff. Fresh farm to table items and their homemade cinnamon rolls are huge and delicious!

Very nice experience. Food was great and service was better. Only complaint - too much food.

Went to the Machine Shed restaurant in Urbandale last night to celebrate our sons birthday. There was 7 in our group and none of us were thrilled with the food.First time most of us have been here in probably 5 or so years and the quality of the food has gone down. All of our memories were of this amazing food and large generous portions - those remain. I think all of us had take home boxes.Mother in law had the meatloaf and it was bland. Two had the general hamburger and both said b-bops was better. Birthday boy had fried chicken and said that Pizza Ranch was tastier. It was fried but little to no seasoning.Wifes pot roast was tender but also lacked flavor.We went to Machine Shed based on all of ours positive memories of what it once was. All of us left unimpressed.

Good experience. Nice decor, good food and great service. We had a smoked turkey Reuben sandwich with a cup of shrimp bisque and a pork tenderloin sandwich. The Reuben was awesome, the tenderloin was very good, and the bisque was just ok. We would definitely get the smoked turkey Reuben sandwich again and we would try something else to go with that. All in all a good visit.

Very good food with huge portions. Definitely consider splitting an entree. Love the way the restaurant honors those who produce the food.

My wife and I were on a road trip with my oldest and some friends (4 other 13 & 14 ye old). We had the brunch Buffet. 2 adults for $18 and then the kids were $9 each. It was wonderful and the kids got a hay ride after.

Absolutely delicious and the price is great. Staff was friendly and fantastic. Soo much food! Was stuffed and happy when our family left.

Amazing hearty meals just like my grandmother used to make!

Good food. Little pricey.

Great service and choice of food options. Nice vibe. Good family place. Will go back if in the area!

Absolutely fantastic .you better be hungry because they are not playing . I went by myself ordered a split appetizer and the combo BBQ platter w a tall summer Shandy 40.00 bux with breads slaw and cottage cheese, all bottomless . Fyi I hate cottage cheese and ate all of it it was amazing . Plus Andrew was awsome .

I love the Maxhine Shed. But unless you are getting one of the classics it can be a tossup. The club sandwich was ok, not fabulous, but the pretzels and meatball soup were fabulous.

Best of Midwestern comfort food. After dinner make sure to get the apple dumpling for dessert!

Yum! Highly recommend the parmesan crusted pork. Everything from the bread, to the fixings, to the meal was delicious. Meals are large..be prepared to take some of it home or share. Excellent service from Gaby, who didnt give us a chance to empty our drinks before she had the next one ready...best server/service Ive experienced in DSM yet.

It was like being in a real nice farm house kitchen 5star service did not have to wait long for are food to arrive at are table

We had delicious food at this restaurant last night. The portions are huge! Also it was nice we had free bread including pumpkin bread and apple spiced bread. On top of that we had complimentary cottage cheese and coleslaw. We ordered fried chicken (dark meat) and it was super moist and yummy! I went to their website and signed up to receive information, within few minutes I received a coupon for a free apple dumpling dessert. Highly recommended!

We had a big party of 16. All of the food came out together and it was all good. You get healthy portions and I mean a lot of food. The staff was great.

One of the best Sunday dinner in town.

Always great home cooking, THE place to go for country fried steak and potatoes.

Food was pretty good but waitress didnt seem like she was having a good night

Great food. Nice Ambience. Good ser.service

Beef liver and onions

Awesome food. To die for. Great service.. our waitress karaline was very nice and on point.

Food was great tho the fries I didnt care for. Would like to see more of a fresh hand cut style with the skin on. Maybe a french fry cutter would make things easy. The free dinner roll and pumpkin bread with fresh real butter was a great. The cottage cheese was good and theColeslaw was on point. Breaded tenderloin was fantastic

Food is good pretty much Everytime. This time I had Buffet

We love Machine Sheds weekend brunch. The Des Moines location is right next to the Living History Farms off of Hickman Road in Urbandale. There is no better setting for this restaurant than being next to an attraction that celebrates the farm life. Be warned though, the line can get quite long on the weekends. Fortunately, there is a sizable gift shop in the area to buy all sort of farm related knick knacks. The food itself is your typical hardy all-American farm food consisting of eggs, meats, and plenty of desserts for after the meal. The restaurant does offer a regular menu as well, and serving portion are plentiful. One of their most famous items is the cinnamon rolls. Its about the equivalent of 4 of your standard rolls, and it costs about 4 times the price too. There are plenty of parking available and the service is friendly. Highly recommend visiting this place for weekend brunch when in the area.

Stopped fir dinner, loved the place, super friendly staff, great stuff at the store. Enjoyed eatung and shopping there.

Very hearty meal... it reminded of the time 40 plus year ago, the meals you were served by the farmers wives while making hay. A must go restaurant, outstanding service.

Bbq brisket sandwich was delicious. Coleslaw was just the right sweetness. Desserts were all fresh and delicious. A little busy with Fathers day, Sunday brunch, and the tractor show.

Always a great place for a family night out. Portions are large and the food tastes wonderful. Typically bring family and friends when they come to Iowa for a visit.

Food was excellent portions so big, we took half of it home. Server was great. Even the cashier was polite and seemed glad that we were there. Will continue to come here..

We stopped here on March 19th on a road trip to Minnesota and again on March 25th on the way home. Excellent food, especially the cottage cheese they serve. The catfish is first-rate (it isnt on the menu anymore; you have to ask} and the sandwiches are also super fresh. Would recommend this place to anyone.

Our waiter was extremely rude as we were ordering drinks my boyfriend wanted to ask a question about a menu item and he started to speak and he walked away! Then when he returned again he tried to ask another question about 2 items and started about the 1st and never even got to the 2nd because the kid ASSUMED thats what he wanted when he simply asked a question first so he just settled for what he got. The food was good my friend and boyfriend both enjoyed the meal I personally had chili and it was good but too spicy for me so I will not get that a 2nd time. Other than that one particular waiter visit was overall good

Amazing food and great service as always. Coming back for a cinnamon roll tomorrow for breakfast!

Very good foodAnd the service was very goodVery clean BedroomsWe will definitely be going back

Excellent food and sides! Great service. Best fried catfish dinner Ive had in a long time.

The serving sizes are INSURMOUNTABLE for the food portions. Feed a family of 4 at the price of two! Food is spectacular and PLENTY of seating for large parties.

Excellent food and wait staff. Cooked as ordered we 4 had steak meals.

Its a more expensive cracker barrel, from the decor to the menu, even keeps the diversity of one too.That being said, for the amount of food we are paying one of our meals came out with cold gross mashed potatoes. She was able to lift the whole block of mashed potatoes up with her fork and drop it as a solid block. Food was okay, though a bit on the dry side, definitely wished it came with more BBQ sauce to make up for this.

Food was wonderful. Waitress was friendly and very attentive to our needs. Will definitely come back and tell people how good the food is.i wanted to try the chocolate cake but you were sold out, the waitress, I did not get her name, came out with a piece that was saved for another order that wasnt picked up yet but another cake was being sliced. I was so pleased she went above and beyond to make my day. Thank you. We were there with our grandson on Friday 1/23/21.

The food was good and portions were large. Service was slow at a time when there was no crowd and cost us over an hour of travel time. Probably one of the better choices for a meal at that particular stop, but an average experience.

We went for a Birthday lunch there were 10 of us and she kept the drinks coming and the food was hot when it came.

Excellent fun place to go with family! Great food, great service, excellent bloody Marys! Staff is very professional yet fun & attentive!

This place is one of the ways to see Iowa at its best! The best food, service, and common sense youll find in a restaurant dedicated to the American farmer.

Terrible experience. Food bad, cold and no flavor. Personal were great. The personal is why I gave 2 stars. Not as good as it was in the past. Probably wont be back any time soon.