The Ranchers Club - Stillwater

We celebrated my boyfriend's 20th birthday there! The service was excellent, though at times a bit too formal and serious for my taste. I enjoy chatting and connecting with the servers, but that’s okay. The restaurant could also use some background music; it was a bit too quiet, and we felt like we had to keep our voices down. We started with the charcuterie board, which was beautifully presented! I had the filet, and he had the sirloin, both cooked to perfection. For dessert, we shared the bread pudding, which was absolutely drenched in alcohol—so delicious! The food was fantastic, and we left feeling very full!

We were the first customers of the evening, but the service was just average, which wasn’t quite what I expected for a fine dining experience. However, the ribeye steak was cooked to perfection, and the loaded potato was hot, creamy, and delicious. The shrimp was well-cooked and tender, not rubbery at all. The garlic compound butter paired nicely with the fresh-baked bread. I recommend making reservations in advance, as the place fills up quickly. Overall, it’s definitely a wonderful dining experience.

I have not dined here, but the owners came to my restaurant. If The Ranchers Club is any reflection of them, I look forward to dining there. They were friendly, fun, and just down right real people. We talked about food, wine, and business. Awesomepeople, would love to take care of them again, and looking forward to dining in their restaurant in the near future.

I was very disappointed with my meal at the Ranchers Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The thing is, I have not been to the Ranchers Club in about ten years so I remember what the Ranchers Club used to be like. Believe it or no, ten years ago the Ranchers Clubwas an exclusive high end Steakhouse. You paid top dollar, but you got top grade steaks. The Ranchers Club ten years ago was onpar with Mahogany Steakhouse in Tulsa or the Ranch Steakhouse in Oklahoma City. Ten years ago, The Ranchers Club was only openFridays and Saturdays, they were only open evenings and they were not very crowded. The last time I went there were only be oneor two tables filled. So this is the first time I've been in the Racnher Club in 10 years and I was very disappointed. I was inStillwater for a few hours and thought I would give myself a treat by going to The Ranchers Club. Boy was I disappointed.Apparently they are under new management or a new management philosphy and they have totally changed the way they dobusiness. I went at 1pm in the afternoon on a Thursday and the restaurant was almost full. The service was still terrific. Butthe food was really not up to par. The grilled shrimp they bought me was too raw. It had not been cooked properly and I didn'teat it at all. The Ribeye steak they brought me was an awful cut of meat, full of fat and gristle. I probably should have sentit back. Apparently what the new management has done at the Ranchers Club since I was last there 10 years ago is lower theirstandards and lower their costs to increase their mass appeal. And their strategy is working. They have a lot more people thereand they are probably making a lot more money but it is no longer high end and no longer a treat to eat there. I won't be goingback anytime soon. By the way, I am leaving a one star review to get your attention. Whenever I write a review for Google Guidesor Amazon I like to leave a one star review so others will see and be forwarned. It really wasn't

Being nice, funny, apologetic and offering a free sampling of dessert really doesn 't change the fact that we paid well over $450 for my mother 's 70th birthday dinner where each part of the meal came out cold and several dishes had to be sent back. Not tomention, we were there for almost 3 hours and the service was incredibly slow. We are not those people who make somethingwrong when it isn 't at a dinner. But this was one for the books. The bread came out cold in the middle, the steaks came outunder cooked, the gravy on the chicken fried steak was cold, and none of us really got to eat our dinners together becausethings kept having to go back and be reheated or fixed. Drinks were forgotten. It was just a total mess! We came all the wayfrom Kansas City, Dallas, and Manhattan, KS to surprise my mom for her 70th and we had a better meal at the sports bar than wedid at this fine dining establishment. To top off the night they handed my mom a special card for her bday that the wholestaff signed just for her, but it was a pre-signed Anniversary Card wishing many more years I mean, I can 't make this stuffup. The staff was very kind and apologetic, but I have to be honest, I don 't feel we should ever have had to pay for thisdinner. Free dessert doesn 't really make up for an entire night of mistakes. It 's a good thing we have a sense of humor, butthis was top 5 of weirdest and most disappointing dinners I 've had in general.