The Sanctuary Restaurant

Reviews about The Sanctuary Restaurant

• 5 / 5

  By Lily White
  This is my favorite place to visit in Shenandoah! The food is great, served artistically and reasonably priced. I love the warm atmosphere of the converted church with the glorious windows! The service is excellent and friendly. I wish it was closer to me! What a great experience!
  May 18, 2017
• 5 / 5

  By Sarah Morse
  We were just here to do RAGBRI (the bicycle ride across Iowa) and stopped in for dinner. We are so glad we did. The line was long because of 10,000 bike riders descending on the town; the the wait was worth it and the staff were so upbeat and friendly despite having been serving nonstop since noon or so.
  
  Oh, and the food was great - way beyond what we expected to find in a small town. We had a french roast beef sandwich and a smoked turkey sandwich. They were really big (and we had just biked 50 miles to get there) and they came with a yummy salad with mandarin oranges and banana slices. You could also choose a pasta salad that everyone liked too. There were also really great shakes in about 25 flavors to choose from. We had chocolate raspberry and the couple next to us had pumpkin pie. So good. And did I mention desserts. Everything is made on premises and we were able to sample 5 or 6 kinds between the group of riders. The lemon coconut pie was my favorite with a great flaky crust.
  
  The food is very well prepared and obviously made with lot of love and attention (even until the last 30 minutes of what was a very long day for the staff and cook.) Definitely worth finding if you are traveling through or making it a regular stop if you live near by.
  August 19, 2016