TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in Rapid City - Updated November 2024

"I just finished a meal that was so good I felt like crying. The food here is like upscale home cooking. Their French onion soup reminded me of my..."

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Kol

78/100 (1559 ratings)

"We won the dinner for 2 from Hot 93.1 and I don’t know that I would have tried on my own because I wasn’t sure about the food. Thanks to you and..."

Dee Anne Krebs

"Finally an interesting Sunday Brunch Menu in Rapid City! I had delicious chicken and waffle sliders with the yummiest syrup. Korynn had to die for..."

Ellen Glood

"Fantastic restaurant and ambience. Morgan was our waiter and was very attentive- also had the chef come out and talk with us. Delicious food - I..."

Jennifer Kinney

"Love this place! Excellent, creative dishes and a top-notch staff focused on the customer experience. Highly..."

Matthew Seebaum

"How have I not reviewed this place before? This is, by far, my favorite place to eat in town. The food is delicious, and nothing tastes premade. If..."

Nikita Spoke

"My wife and I visiting the area (from Boston) decided to dine at KOL for an early dinner. So happy we did. We were greeted promptly by Colter. Colter..."

Fred Ciliberto

"Absolutely one of our best dining experiences. The wait staff were everything you expect of a top notch restaurant. The food was phenomenal...."

Max Browning (Max)

"What a great find in Rapid City! It is listed as a "pizza restaurant" and sure, it has great pizza, but it is SO MUCH MORE. Wonderful, flavorful food..."

Jennifer Kinney

"This place is (kool). I had the roasted half chicken and bulleit old fashioned. Delicious. I love the open kitchen design and somehow you actually..."

Kyle Sexton

"We found this gem in downtown Rapid City. It was recommended by some locals so we tried it for lunch. Everything was great. I had the pear and fig..."

Jamie Amador

"I came after 5 on a Tuesday so least to say that there wasn't much business. I had the table side smores. It was lovely. For a first visit I had a..."

Archive99

"If you’re looking for a great cocktail to complement the smoke of your dish, try the Spicy 50, but substitute mezcal for vodka. The scallops are..."

Mark Radtke

"We are vegans. Sometimes finding foot out on the town can be challenging. However, as co-owners of Graceful Touch massage therapy we find ourselves..."

Guy Siverson

"Super modern decor that is somehow still welcoming and comfortable. Professional, attentive staff though you'll need reservations for Fri or sat. The..."

Kayla Maclain

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Wheelchair Accessible

"The food is super yummy and the service is excellent. Each entree goes with a free soup, and the soup is amazing with free refill. The waitress is..."

Charlotte

"Olive Garden's are basically all the same. Food here was the same as the others I've been to. I do always love the endless salad though. What made..."

Isaac Nakata

"We (4) had an OUTSTANDING Lunch!!!! The food was hot and very tasty!!! Service by Roxie was OUTSTANDING!!! She made our meal even better with her ray..."

Rich Norman

"Everything was great. I ordered the eggplant dish and it came super hot from the kitchen. The salad and the bread sticks were great. The server Zaida..."

Alej

"Located near Rushmore Mall. Food was great as usual. Service was excellent and very friendly staff. Self pay table kiosk worked great..."

Pam Beard

"This is very typically an Olive Garden. We went to celebrate our one year anniversary of living full time on the road. I ordered the Tour of Italy..."

Joe Burgan

"Roxie the waitress and did a great job. I rarely write very good reviews for the simple things. However, we had very great service! We felt valued,..."

Tanner Heiser

Texas Roadhouse

78/100 (3852 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Wonderful service, considering there was 13 of us in our party. Spot on with refills, food is always delicious. The prime rib is wonderful, medium..."

Kyle Reinbold

"First time here. Elleen? Was my server. Our side salads beat out our appetizer.... appetizer followed very shortly after the steaks were absolutely..."

Shayna L Evans

"My daughter and I recently enjoyed a wonderful dinner at the Rapid City store to celebrate my birthday. Our waitress was super friendly, the food was..."

Lori VanBeckhoven

"We got to the restaurant about an hour before closing after a full day of sightseeing. We got seated right away and our server, Chad, was terrific!..."

Brad-Carol Kohler

"Ty was our server, and he made our experience top notch! Absolutely fantastic food and an amazing, friendly..."

Jenna Buxton

"Was there with Krista Fox and Karen Fox celebrating Krista's Birthday. Excellent food, drinks and great company. Adam the Server Rocked. My first..."

Rafe Millette

"I love this place the best service the best food and a great..."

Laurie Ann Roden

"Great dinner! Great for the whole family! Food! Music! And Fun! Our waitress Taylor was so awesome to point out all of the dinner specials and what..."

Craig Bennett Forster

"The food was awesome as always. Our server was excellent. Checked on us without being annoying like happens way to often. Very professional and knew..."

Rhonda Quinn-James

"Had a wonderful time and meal last night. Thank you 😊🙌 our waitress was..."

Francine Tolento

"Awesome Evening. Met up with my brother after 4 long years. We had an amazing dinner. He had the 20oz ribeye that was cooked perfectly. I had the..."

Mary Maniaci

"Very good service, waiter was the best. They even sang Happy Birthday to my..."

Julie Iorg Wood

"Just a fantastic experience. The food and service were both great. The steak tasted like one you get from a restaurant a lot more expensive. Our..."

Matt Davis

"Killer Ribs fall off the bone goodness. Salad was cold but one leaf was brown not fresh, only had 1 crouton. Biggest complaint was kids meal was raw..."

OdysseyFan Dan

"This place was so amazing!!!! It was lunch time and not super busy, but had a gift card for a vacation. I can’t remember the waiters name but he..."

Sean Sherman

"Great steak as always! I ordered the 6oz Dallas filet w/ shrimp loaded baked and loaded sweet potatoes!..."

mark fenske

Great Wall Chinese Restaurant

77/100 (1304 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Outback Steakhouse

Wheelchair Accessible

"This place is awesome great service the lady who brought us to our table was super friendly. Our waiter Cody was on of the best servers we have had..."

Tina Anderson

"Absolutely delicious meal. Our server and the manager went over and above to accommodate our dietary needs. Can’t wait to go back. Thanks for a..."

Brittany Heyn

"This is within walking distance of the cluster of hotels in Rapid City like Holiday Inn Express & Country Inn & Suites . My favorite place for dinner..."

Deven Bhan

"We have been to outback before, not often, but this time was hands down best server we have ever had- anywhere. Not just outback. His name was Anton...."

Mandi Rae Teeters

"Our waiter Ryan was amazing! Over the top wonderful and very on top of things! Thank..."

Danielle Godina

"With the free blooming onion, splitting a steak and shrimp meal - 2 salads as the sides was..."

Mary Buhr

"Wonderful food, very friendly staff who went out of their way to accommodate my dairy allergy. We'll definitely be..."

Karen Jordan

"We had absolutely the best Filet ever! It melted in your mouth! Great service also! We will be..."

Ursula Voth

"Best restaurant I've ate at in a very long time. The steak was cooked..."

TheGhost1423_yt

"Got off a long drive, was seated right away. Got the Bloomin’ burger with potato soup and salad. Side and soup was brought out and soon after the..."

Sean Turner

"We sat at the bar, cause it was too busy. Our bartender name is Justices, sorry if pronounced wrong, thank you for your service. Nice young guy...."

Anna Holubovska

"With a wife that has eating sensitivities, eating out is interesting. But Outback always gets it right - asking the right questions, making sure..."

Rapid City Homes by Tristan Emond

"Had a great meal here. Small filets done perfectly and a big loaded baked potato. Yummy. Nice ice cold brew. Friendly efficient service too. ..."

Steve Tishko

Sabatino's Italian Ristorante

Ruby Tuesday

Free off-street parking

Accepts American Express

Wheelchair Accessible

Lunch

Dinner

Mid-range

"Delicious food and great service! The brunch is always amazing and the live patio music and patio specials are..."

Tami Mulder

"The Thanksgiving buffet was delicious and the pies were too!! Service was excellent!! We will go stop in again! Our server went the extra mile..."

Marla Knaup

"The best food and service around!!!!! Awesome all you can eat salad bar was the..."

Joe Kimsey

"Sunday brunch buffet was a wonderful experience. Food was great. Many choices done well. Nice buffet..."

Florence Fletcher

"Great value for money excellent service from start too finish,would highly recommend them..."

Marion Shepherd

"We ate our Thanksgiving dinner at Ruby's. It was fantastic. . Turkey and all the fixings. Wonderful service and delicious..."

Julie Braun

"Great food and service. Wish we could have spent more time..."

Mike Mead

"Where do you go on a Tuesday afternoon, Ruby Tuesday... ok been years thought I give it a try.. friendly staff,clean table,menu's had a lot of..."

Carl Muhm

"Amazing! I had salmon and my husband had tilapia with shrimps. It looked just like in the menu picture and taste absolutely amazing!! Just the..."

Olena Henley

"Couldn't figure out why the gentleman sitting next to me was ordering everything on the menu tasting it and critiquing every dish to the general..."

Orie Cipollaro

"This restaurant can be great or less than great if visiting for the salad bar depending on how well it is kept stocked. Great salad bar and good..."

Vicki Ware

"My shrimp was a little on the salty side, but we all have those days 🤷‍♀️. Still a delicious meal and a yummy drink! (Parmesan shrimp pasta,..."

Dustie M. Clements

Botticelli Ristorante

75/100 (1337 ratings)

"My first time here, we went out for downtown Rapid City's restaurant week. Dinner was very good, great service. Our server was knowledgeable and..."

Jeremy

"We are from out of town. Whenever we come to Rapid we like to try new things. This time, we tried Botticelli. It is amazing. The waitress Kelsey is a..."

Tara McBride

"Food was really good, the house salad had the perfect dressing. we were there Thursday evening had dinner outside and were across from the stage,..."

Jane Day

"My dinner was just amazing. I've been to other Italian restaurants and the food is so so. My dinner was not necessarily on the menu but made to order..."

Jesse Huggins

"Thankyou so VERY much for such a great ambiance..Great service and AMAZING..."

Emily Stanker

"Wonderful! Great food and spectacular service! It was my first time there but definitely not my..."

Jennifer Hall

"The food and service is excellent. Just be aware that this is a very expensive restaurant. I highly recommend the Miner's Brewery, Chokecherry Brown..."

Jamy

Que Pasa

75/100 (2971 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Free off-street parking

Accepts American Express

Minervas Restaurant & Bar

Accepts American Express

Wheelchair Accessible

"Excellent food - great happy hour food prices for small plate options - yummy salad bar!!!! Highly recommend - always a treat..."

Denise Ann

"This place is something special! We had the small plates- pork belly, lettuce wraps and spinach artichoke dip. It was all amazing! Our waiter was a..."

Christine Weis

"We had lunch today and there was a delay in getting our food. We didn't think it took that long but Sara said there wouldn't be a bill since we had..."

Janet Kahler

"Minerva is a lovely place to dine! A very comfortable atmosphere, wonderful food, and excellent..."

JeanneLee Backhaus

"The food is delicious, the place is elegant and the service is friendly. The buffet on Sunday morning has a large..."

Victoria Thullen

"We Loved it! Had a delicious Ceasar's Salad, wings & Chislic, a couple red beers and Ameretto sours ....so tasty and priced right! It was Happy Hour!..."

Karen Ramey-Anagnostopulos

"One of my most favorite restaurants in Rapid City! Great service and fabulous food! ..."

Lori Tackett-Watson

"Food was amazing. And service was really good too. Very kid friendly, but upscale at the same..."

Roark Thompson

"Wonderful service and excellent food. My steak was cooked perfectly. The atmosphere was quiet and great for a romantic anniversary..."

Faye Lintvedt Covington

"We made reservations and got right in. Very authentic Italian restaurant and food and service great! Best Italian restaurant we've been to in..."

H Bud Cothern

Longhorn Steakhouse

Wheelchair Accessible

"Delicious melt in your mouth steaks. One of our teens had a burger and was a good size. All the sides we had were excellent as well. Slightly limited..."

Heather Bell

"This is an amazing place for dinner no matter what state you're in. But this one here in Rapid City, South Dakota is above and beyond five stars. The..."

William Wentz

"Started out with some warm bread and butter. Moved on to an excellent Caesar salad with bacon bits. It was a very good salad and I might have..."

Ray Hirte

"Longhorn is a great place to stop for lunch or dinner. There are several lunch specials that include a main entree plus your choice of soup, salad..."

Joy Bella

"Food, was great! Loved my steak, sweet potato, and rice. All the food was good. The crowd was not snotty, so you don't need to be dressed up to much,..."

Erniet Smith

"I luv luv this long horn. Food was good. Prices are amazing. And our server Jennifer S was the best. She knows the menu, drinks, and made great..."

Cash M

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

70/100 (1615 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Dinner

Cheap Eats

"The staff and the food are all worthy of a five star review. The staff always impresses me with great attitudes and positive customer service. The..."

Terri Timmerman

"I don’t eat a lot of fast food, but I love the naked chicken strips! I had avoided Popeyes for so long because of bad customer service. (Not in..."

ronna finley

Golden Corral

Turkey Dinner Sunday Special

Wheelchair Accessible

"The check out lady and our waiter were fabulous! Plates never piled up he had two sections and did wonderful! Food was fabulous great selection and..."

Tina Anderson

"Love the variety and staff was..."

Jannon DogEagle

"This my all time favorite place to eat.... I eat here all the..."

Wesley New Holy

"I love Golden Corral. This one has lots of delicious choices. The staff was friendly and helpful despite being short handed. If you arrive right at..."

Michael Hendricks

"A pretty reasonable price for the wide selection and all you can eat. The staff was friendly and helpful. The place was clean and well maintained..."

DX Mage

"Such nice. Cheerful people, especially kay. She was such a ray of sunshine ,greeting everyone she laid eyes on. Love the food! Way better than apple..."

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