Wilder's Steakhouse in Joplin

Very pleasant experience our waiter was knowledgeable and well versed in his craft. The food was good. The only exception was my Caesar salad. It was short on dressing. We had desert cocktails, onion rings(Mmm), salad, bread, blackened chicken, mashed potatoes and asparagus. My sweeter half had pork chops with fruit compote sauce, mashed potatoes, and macaroni and cheese. Too full for desert. Next time no cocktails or onion rings. Three deserts instead. lol

As your local Realtor I feel obligated to share it with you when someone knocks it out of the par!So Wilder’s knocked it out of the park tonight! It’s been a constant since I grew up. I always saw the sign on Main Street as I grew up, cruised with my friends, ate a couple special meals there but tonight... tonight was my first time back since I was probably in my very early 20s. Not to mention my first time to take my wife ! I was not disappointed AT ALL.I grabbed the 14 oz Ribeye coupled with lobster tail AND truffle Mac & cheese. Hard to find a pairing more perfect and tasty than that!The drinks were stiff, the wait staff was super professional and sharp with their recommendations. Reservations were made so seating was a breeze. I have certain expectations when spending the kind of money a dinner like this will cost you and this time every box was checked!

The staff was wonderful. We called ahead a s should get a table by 8pm. We got there a little early and we're seated right away. It was a tad bit dark and hard to see the menu. The staff was fantastic, the presentation was lovely. They asked how the steak was (which is was great) - they didn't ask how everything else was. I hated the cauliflower au gratin. I had 2 bites. However everything else was fantastic. Would have enjoyed a different size dish though. The drinks were good too. It was a nice clean dinning experience. With food that taste buds enjoyed.

The salmon. Let's talk about the salmon.Parted the sea of my taste buds with vigor!Every bite only got better with, well, every bite and paired perfectly with my draft IPA. Intermittent chatter with Bonnie ( San's Clyde 😢 ) made the experience all the more better.First time dining here in 20ish years ( simply forget too ) and can say; still an overall pleasing experience.Good salmon too. 😊

We had a one night stay in Joplin and found Wilder’s on Yelp. At first we wondered if it was even open but then saw others go in. There is plenty of parking in the rear. From the moment we entered it was the type of experience one wants to remember over and over. We did not have a reservation but were quickly seated. I am usually opposed to booths but this was not the type where you sink so the table is up to your chin and the person opposite seems a mile away! The seats sat high and the table was narrower so you could easily chat!Our server was Chloe. We started with cocktails and shared a shrimp cocktail (4 huge shrimp). For dinner I had the DuPont - an 8oz filet topped with onions, mushrooms and Gruyère cheese and Caesar salad as my side. My husband had the ribeye with the garlic mashed. We also ordered a bottle of Bordeaux - the wine list has a variety of wines /prices.Everything was served perfectly with wonderful attention to detail, both steaks were medium rare as ordered.We sat and finished our wine before ordering coffee and dessert- we were never rushed.For dessert we shared the bourbon pecan pie a la mode - delicious!Thankyou Chloe for making our evening just perfect & to Wilder’s your food and service is second to none - if we are ever in the area again we will for sure return.

Excellent steak house! Took the girlfriend here in September and it was amazing. Steaks are top notch and sides were very good as well. The bacon app is something for sure to try! Our server was extremely kind and was always checking on us. Is it pricey, yes, but any top steak house is! Elegant and cozy atmosphere made it great for a romantic dinner!

I lived near Joplin for over 30 years before I finally got a chance to come to this fine establishment and it did not disappoint! Crystal was our server and she was a true gem. She took the time to answer our questions not only about the menu, but also the history of Wilders. Her service was top notch and we plan to request her the next time we are in because we will definitely be back. My husband is a history buff so I suggested this place to celebrate our anniversary. He absolutely loved it! He ordered steak and I ordered chicken. He said his steak was very good, but just a tad undercooked. My chicken was kind of rubbery and I ended up taking it home for our dog, but...the desserts were to die for!! They have the BEST pecan pie I have ever had. My mouth is watering just thinking of it. This is a classier place, but casual clothes are absolutely acceptable. Reservations are not required but recommended and I would definitely get one so you don't miss out!

The best steakhouse in the area. Classy, clean, and delicious. Everything we had was savory, well seasoned, and full of flavor.The Wilders Mignons were cooked as requested.Our waitress was courteous and professional.The restaurant is dim and set for a romantic setting.Nice bar with large selection.Highly satisfied.Highly recommend.Parking: Parking available in back of restaurant.

Amazing atmosphere and exceptional service. I would recommend the cooked Brussels as an appetizer. The steak flavor was nice and the Oscar style was a pleasant delight. The salmon was pretty good as well. The quality was top notch and the portions were so big we had to take the left overs home. Wilder’s is perfect for a date night or night on the town.

The shrimp cocktail is a must have. It is 5 of the largest shrimp I have ever had. It is large enough to be your entire meal. Cocktail sauce is good with it. Shrimp is very meaty without a fish taste or smell as it should be.K.C. strip was ok. I was a little disappointed with it, but it could have just been mine.Cheese cake was good.Smoked Old Fashion is the way to go if you are a drinker.

Good restaurant on Main street in Joplin. Restaurant has a lot of history. It's a bit pricey but good. The service was very good. I had the blackened chicken. The portion ess s little small for the price. My colleague had a KC strip steak that he said was excellent. The decor is a little dated and inside is dark, but the food makes up for the decor. The creamed corn casserole is very good.The French onion soup is also good.

Absolutely one of the most unique experience in dining I've ever had. Food and beer was phenomenal. Desert was out of this world too 12 ounce Ribeye covered in chimichurri then I had grilled brussel sprout/kimchi side dish that I have never experienced. Then topped it off with putting bread with salted Carmel ice cream. Nothing Left to say.

A 5-star restaurant, best restaurant in Joplin and an expensive but fantastic place to eat.I recommend the bacon. It’s $16 but it’s cut like a pork loin it’s thick and big so it’s easily shareable and can fill you up. All 3 bacon have different tastes.I ordered the blackened rib eye steak which is shown in the picture. It’s 8oz so it’s pretty thick. The flavour is excellent.The place dim but it is lit up in unique ways to feel very fancy.

You want to try this place. The street view is old school but most people enter from the rear. Once inside you will be pleasantly surprised by the romantic, detailed decor that feels old school classy. The service is excellent and the food was fantastic! The salad was perfect, fresh and crisp. The big ribeye was cooked to perfection. And the bread pudding was mouthwatering! You will enjoy this place for sure!

We Drove from Fort Smith Arkansas. It was EVERYTHING we anticipated a delicious steakhouse should be! The ambience was smooth, drinks were stiff. For starters it was the bacon pork belly w horseradish ah!, so good!We ordered the 24 oz BIG bone in ribeye with loaded baked potato Potato was awesome huge! The lobster is a MUST! Excellent. Best Date I've had! Our server was Jennifer she was great. Please! Go here you'll love it.

First of all the food is great. My first time here but will return soon. The service was good and delightful and they had good knowledge of food and drink. The setting entering is deceiving but once you're inside you can tell they care about the space, great lighted sign at the entrance. Joplin is lucky to have this great steakhouse.

My husband surprised me with our first trip to Wilders for my birthday this year. I woke up craving steak, and was blow away, the filet I had was by far the best steak I've ever had! Our server Crystal was amazing and attentive (: the place it self is also very beautiful and has a great atmosphere. The cherry on top was when she bought out a birthday cheesecake and it was so light and Fluffy with the most delicious raspberry sauce, I could have licked the plate clean! We will definitely be back!

Wilders has it all. Food, service, atmosphere.My favorite steakhouse in all of Missouri. Wilders never disappoints.Most recently had filet with crab meat and shrimp. Cooked to perfection.I've had the elk 🫎 several times and it is delicious. There are Kansas City strip rivals any steakhouse in Kansas City.Must do appetizers: onion rings, lamb lollipops, and bacon.All the sides of delicious - garlic mashed potatoes, truffled mac and cheese, veggies cooked just right.Stop by and be amazed!

The Food was fantastic, a little pricey, but worth it 👍 good atmosphere 👍The server kinda ignored us, after she made a mistake, on our order.The mistake led to, one of us not getting his food, before all of us were done eating. And most of the sides were served way later than the steaks.So overall the food is definitely good, and I hope, the waiter just had a bad day🤞Parking: Parkering in the back

Just went to Wilders for a perfect evening celebrating my dear friend’s 40th birthday! He had lived in Joplin MO for 17 years and never been to Wilders!He very much enjoyed a great meal:his perfectly cooked ribeye steak with mushrooms and onions, his delicious scallops, a Wilders’ Gouda twice baked potato and a side salad.Our appetizer of crab dip was just wonderful. Their side of cream corn that came with my chicken is “to die for”!We were very impressed with the service we received and with everything we ordered, and he agrees with me now that Wilders serves the best food in Joplin, as I have told him for years!!!

Walking in, the music transported us into a romantic movie. The lighting was pleasing, and the quiet atmosphere was very peaceful. If only there was a space to slow dance while we waited (because it did take a while to get our main course.) The crab dip starter and bread was fantastic. But then as the night went on, it got louder and louder, erasing the bliss of the music by 6pm. My chicken with greens was cold when it arrived, and the bacon wasn’t crispy enough, but my husband enjoyed his meal. Customer service was average.

Definitely not worth the price. Haven't been here in awhile and will probably not go back. There was a weird smell when we first walked in. Salad was ok but the main entree was way over peppered. I ordered the filet Oscar. I couldn't taste anything except the pepper on the steak. Hours later I'm still tasting the pepper. When I told the waitress I didn't like it that it was too peppery nothing was said except I'm sorry. At $68 for the dish I would have expected to have had an offer to remake it or a discount since I didn't even eat half of the dish. Very disappointed and do not recommend.

The steak was the top of the line. It was seasoned and cooked perfectly. The service was excellent in an old school atmosphere even though the food was a little pricey.Parking: We parked in front of the building but they had a parking lot in the back of the building since the place is located in down town Joplin.

Ok! we were in Joplin last night and wanted to try this place out. They opened at five and we were the second set of customers to be seated. 5 tables total. After 15 minutes we still had no water but the other 4 tables had already been taken care of. We had 4 in our party so we went up to the bar area where all 5-6 staff members were talking and asked if we could at least get some water while we wait. I could tell it was blown off like we were being unreasonable. A few minutes after asking and still no water or acknowledgement of our request, we decided we felt like this was a scenario that we didn’t want to endure especially after the way it had went. I’m not here to bash the staff! Sometimes there’s problems or issues preventing speedy service but just let us know. We understand but without communication it makes it hard to be sympathetic or able to understand why the ball was dropped multiple times. As we left someone in our party said thanks for waiting on us and got the reply thanks for waiting? For the prices I would expect way better service and definitely no witty comebacks to our experience. We left and ate at another steakhouse which was half the price, great service and we didn’t feel like a nuisance! Hopefully management is giving the employees good training on how to provide great service and can learn from this experience, I know we did! This is our experience and have heard good things about this place and bottom line is I’m sad I didn’t get to enjoy the good things I’ve heard.

The meal was fantastic, and the service was top notch. Dessert was over the top awesome. It's surprising to find a meal this great in a city that small. If you are passing by around dinner time, you owe it to yourself to stop inSorry I forgot to get pictures.Parking: Plenty of free parking.

What a wonderful experience last evening! Had reservations (highly recommended), enjoyed various offerings from the starter menu, steaks (2 of our party had ribeyes, while others had filet), as well as seafood choices - all were exceptional! Steaks were cooked perfectly, and the seasoning was superb. We enjoyed cocktails that were never empty, and dessert (carrot cake) was to die for! You will not be disappointed with an evening at Wilder’s!

We visited last night for the first time 5/22 for my husbands 53 birthday. There was 3 of us under reservations- Jessica 6pm. Buns were very salty, I had the steak, Oscar, the chef was indeed happy with a salt shaker. Others in the party notice a strong salt taste.We’ve heard very good things however, we’ probably wouldn’t return due to the extreme salt usage.

This is a great place for a party of 2, I'm sure. We reserve a room each year for a group, and the amount of people will vary by year. Sometimes we only have 10, sometimes, like this year, there's 25.We make accurate reservations well in advance.A few years ago, we began being offered a limited menu, which is fine, but each year the menu gets more limited and much more plain.This years choices: a plain ribeye, filet medallions, chicken or salmon.I ordered filets and of the 3 sides offered, I chose the truffle Mac and cheese. I didn't realize that the side options were being served "family style", and the server didn't tell me when I ordered it.I was at a table with 6 men and 3 women. The server brought a little plate of Mac and cheese, asparagus, and potatoes and set it at the far end of the table. Everyone assumed there would be another plate of sides for my end so they took what they wanted. It was an appropriate amount for 4 people after all.But there was not another side dish coming.For my side, I had one piece of asparagus and I scraped the bowl of the Mac and cheese to get one teaspoon full of the sauce, that's it.The medallion that I started with was so tough and full of connective tissue that I was unable to chew it so I chose to have the rest boxed because I was embarrassed.To be fair, what I brought home WAS very tender besides the one, but I didn't know that at the time.Everything smelled good and the little bites I had tasted good. The salad would have been very good if it had had enough dressing and it wasn't just plain lettuce, the rolls were delicious and I would have been happy just to eat those but I got half of one that i split with someone. We were never offered more.I don't know what our total was this year, but in past years, with fewer people, it ran about 3 to 5 grand for 10 or so people. I'm assuming last night was more like 10 to 12 grand for 26 people.It seems like, for that amount of money, everyone in the group should at least get a side dish, maybe even two sides like in past years, and that maybe a second basket of rolls wouldn't be asking too much.Or, if that's no longer an option, maybe the server could be present and observe the fact that some people have nothing on their plates and be available if they'd like to order something.It's much much different than it used to be. I, personally, don't feel it's worth it anymore. Who would? I didn't mind spending the money when the food was amazing and you actually got to enjoy it instead of watching the people on the other end of the table enjoying what you ordered and you barely get to taste it.I would have gladly paid whatever they charged to have a side of Mac and cheese, especially since I was unable to eat the steak. But the server was absent.I'm going to suggest we continue this tradition someplace new next year.I got the feeling, this year, that we were too expected and dependable. Like, we go there every year, we never complain, and we'll be back again next year, no matter what, so it doesn't really matter if we're satisfied, there's no need to try and impress us.I waited tables for 10 years at an upscale restaurant. I understand the entire process. There's no way I would have expected a table of 9 to split that little plate of sides. But if I had, I'd have set it in the middle so it would be obvious that that's all they were getting and I would have remained present, assuming that people would be wanting to order sides because it clearly wasn't enough.Our server came back around with boxes eventually.Their goal was to figure out who's paying, schmooze him, and get us gone, and we can get that kind of treatment anywhere. The food being superior makes no difference when you don't get any. The service makes no difference when you're ignored. In past years, the servers have schmoozed all over the wrong person and when the bill was brought and handed off to my husband, the absolute jaw dropping horror, shock, and disbelief was so hilarious that it made it worth being ignored. At least we got fed.

Our first ever visit started a little rocky when the wait staff forgot we had been seated. After 30 minutes we finally saw a waitress. That's when our visit got better. My ribeye was good, my wife really enjoyed the Steak Oscar. The sweet cream corn was excellent! My wife also really liked the coffee. Took some chocolate cake home for dessert. Overall, a nice place.

Our service was great! Very attentive and pleasant! The owner or manager also checked in and I appreciate that. Our cocktails were very good. We really liked our side dishes. I got the truffle mac and cheese and my wife got the wedge salad. Our steaks were cooked a perfect medium. The only reason for 4 and not 5 stars is I felt the steak needed a little more salt before being cooked. The herb butter on the steak added a nice touch but I felt the steak lacked a little flavor. We had a great time, and maybe it's just our personal preference on the steaks.

The service was exemplary. The food was excellent. I had a grilled romaine salad (never had something like that before) that had flavors that I now count among my favorites. I had a gorgeously cooked ribeye with truffle butter (never had truffle butter before, it's good!) and a very nice fully loaded baked potato. I finished off with a black coffee and a slice of chocolate mousse cake that finished of the evening perfectly. I know I'll be back, and I'm looking forward to it.

Had a great dinner with my wife.Definitely recommend coming with the intent on spending that time with a special loved one.The Service was very professional and courteous.The food Quality has its highs and lows.The high: The main courses (me having a steak, my wife having the salmon)Both were exceptional and perfect. Most of the sides we had were also very good.The low:The portions of some of the foods could have been better. The side salad was very small. But the creamed corn was pretty generous!(not complaining) The crab dip could have been less (or more pita chips!)The price: This is obviously a high dollar dinner. However. The quality and the amount of food and service meet expectations.Me and my wife are non-alcoholic drinkers so I can't say anything about most the drinks they offer.Overall definitely would recommend visiting.