Historic Northside Cafe

First time here and out whole group loved it. Walked into the historic shop and was immediately greeted by a friendly waitress who helped me right away. We got our order to go, and it was ready exactly when they said it would be. Some of the best fried pickles I’ve had - spears, but in thin slices and so delicious. Highly recommend the adult grilled cheese. All the food was good - the bread tasted very fresh, like it was made that day- and every person in our group wants to visit again soon!

Those new Prime Rib Sliders are off the hook! They have them every first week of the month. Order them! Ask for Hayley, she was a fantastic waitress.

The Northside Cafe is simply wonderful. It has that small town charm and the food was delish. I'd never tried a Tenderloin before and it was worth every penny. Plus, they filmed scenes from the popular movie Bridges of Madison County here. I highly recommend stopping by and trying the food, seeing the spot where Clint Eastwoods character and Meryl Streeps character met. Dont forget to order and Old Fashioned Cherry Coke while you're there as well.

Off the beaten path!. Really enjoyed our meal here. I had roasted chicken and my husband had the hamburger. The homemade apple was wonderful

The lobster pot pie was incredible, service was super friendly and helpful and one of the wonderful owners gifted me a book of poetry inspired by the bridges. I'd travel back to the Northside Cafe from Australia in a heartbeat ❤

Hand patted buger with crynchy edges and homemade thin crispy delicious onion rings...the food was diner divine in a historic environment. I'd drive to Winterset just for this but I also checked out Hogback Covered Bridge!

The food and service were great, the owner told the history of the area and it was our final stop on The Bridges of Madison County self guided and developed movie tour.

There aren't enough stars for this 1! GREAT servive and wonderful food.

Old building in charming downtown Madison County. Very popular with locals and us who were visiting. Country menu with incredible flavor. Pork loin sandwich was The Best Ever. BLT was filled to overflowing with crisp bacon. Friendly attentive service.

Even though they were getting ready to close they let us come in and fed us an awesome meal. The steak was perfectly cooked and delicious! The pasta and hamburger was excellent. The service was outstanding and our waitress even told us about Clint Eastwood sitting at counter for the filming of Bridges of Madison County.

My husband and I enjoyed a lovely meal at the Northside Cafe on a Friday evening. The service was great. The food was fabulous (pulled pork sliders and pasta primavera). The pie was worthy of a blue ribbon at the State Fair. This cafe is a Madison County gem!

The BEST homemade pie!! Awesome place, great service and I got to sit on Clint's stool!!

Up from Saint Louis for the Bridges of Madison County Festival and couldn’t come all this way without a stop here. I ordered the beef noodles with mashed potatoes and it was just like sitting down at a family kitchen table. I was very pleased but got to take my hat off and nominate their ranch dressing as the best I’ve ever had! Michelle was the best server we have ever had!!

Absolutely wonderful place for lunch or dinner. Last time we were there, my wife had the grilled cheese for the first time. Hard to see her moving off that on the toasted homemade bread! The best she’s ever had.

Holy Tenderloin! This place rocks! The decor is very small town, well preserved feeling with great (and I mean the best I've ever eaten) tenderloin sandwiches. Prices are reasonable, service is great and the atmosphere is rocking. HIGHLY recommend.

Had lunch here after we did a tour of the Bridges - great food & excellent server. Save room for dessert - the featured pie that day was Cherry & it was exceptionally good - truly homemade. All 4 couples HAD to have their picture taken at the counter made famous by Clint Eastwood in the movie "Bridges of Madison County".

Fantastic! Owner also gave us history of the building. Erin very patience with 6 of us deciding how many tenderloins to order (5 was too many). Best onion rings ever!!!

Excellent place on the historic town square of Winterset. The food, staff, and atmosphere are excellent! My mother, who is from Macksburg, came here when she was a little girl, I love it! In fact, I'll be driving down there from Des Moines today for lunch!

The staff are very friendly and attentive, the food was excellent, the owners personally came and greeted us and asked how everything was. Couldn't have had a better experience and more enjoyable meal. If your in Winterset this is the place to eat.

Ate lunch here for the first time. My wife had the grilled pork loin and I had the Rueben. Both were excellent. The Rueben was made with pastrami instead of corned beef which gave it more flavor. My wife's pork loin was served on a homemade bun which she liked because it wasn't as thick as some commercial buns. Our only complaint was that it was cold in the dining room.