Simon’s On the Waterfront

Simone’s on the waterfront. Oh Simone, how you’ve let me down. I normally enjoy little dated restaurants in small towns but man was this disappointing. We really didn’t aim to eat here. Apparently Herman is not the place to be on the Fourth of July weekend as everything closed early. So whilst strolling down the water front we saw this & unfortunately for us, let our bellies do the thinking. Let’s get this over with as painless as possible.
You charged me how much for SEVEN fries?
Not acceptable by any means EVER.
Out of everything we ordered I only recall eating shrimp & a mediocre salad. Overal the food is subpar. The only positive thing I can say about Simone’s is that the staff was friendly & trying.
Only positive

When I read «waterfront» I thought we would be looking at water. It reminded me of one of those places on TV where someone comes in and redoes the place.
The burger was good, the wine selection was subpar for Hermann, but there staff was friendly!

The shrimp here is incredible. Cooked and seasoned just right. Worth a drive. Just an average bar/​rest but great food.

Love the food here. It’s one of our family’s favorites. It isn’t fancy but I you won’t be disappointed.

I try not to judge a restaurant solely on whether they offer real butter or not so my husband and I went ahead and gave this place a try. I should have stuck with my original inclination.
We ordered the prime rib (MedRare) & the crispy catfish. The prime rib came out MedWell, at best, and had an odd flavor. I doubt this was made fresh today. The catfish had a distinct ‘frozen’ flavor and was slimy and mushy. It left a film in my mouth that would not go away for a while.
The waitress clearly didn’t get it as she kept offering to have them cook the fish a little longer. Not a pleasant experience.

I’ve been to enough small Missouri town down home eatin’ places to recognize this place off the bat. There was an odd mix of ship wheels and posters of flowers on the wall to confuse anyone wondering what kind of food they should expect from this place. My bf and I both got the catfish and it was quite good. The prices seemed very good as well. His was $ 12 and mine was $ 10 and they both came with a potato and a salad. We tried a glass of wine each and it was decent for only $ 3.50 a glass. Being from KC, we’re used to much higher prices.
The place was packed, though, and there appeared to be only two servers on the floor. At one time a woman who appeared to be a manager came onto the floor and tried to help run food and buss tables. You could tell they were overwhelmed, though. For example, the table beside us asked the manager lady for ketchup. She said she’d be right back. She made another round of the dinning room, asked us (my bf and I) if we needed anything else and that our server would be by to check on us. I realized she had not brought the table next to us their ketchup. Having worked in the restaurant industry for many years, I knew instinctively that they had been forgotten. After a few minutes, my bf handed them our ketchup bottle and they thanked him profusely. They had been waiting for 10 minutes to eat their fries…

Food was not worth the price and the service was terrible. When I asked the waitress for her recommendations she told me to just get what I wanted.

Real dive bar. We only hung out in the bar side. They had cheap beer and just a few food selections. Empty at 5:00 — 6:00 on a Friday night (in Feb).

I was disappointed the way everyone talked about this place I thought it would be great… But it wasn’t anything special they have a limited menu and the food is just ok…

While visiting Hermann we stopped in Simon’s for dinner. The food was very good. One of our group got the Crab Legs. The service size was huge and good tasting. In all, the food and service was very good.

The place was pretty busy on a Saturday night, but my girlfriend and I were seated fairly quickly. We both had the prime rib special. It was properly cooked and tasted great. I can’t ask for much more. The prices were reasonable and the staff friendly. The restaurant is pretty dark inside and fairly outdated. It is a small town restaurant, so as long as you keep your expectations in line with that, then you won’t be disappointed.

My bf and I went here on this past Saturday evening for dinner. We had a very similar experience as AG. We were standing by the To Be Seated sign for a good 15 minutes — the cashier/​manager didnt even acknowledge our existence. My bf eventually went to one of the waitresses and told her we needed a table and she told him she would take care of us in a sec. The sec turned into another 10 minutes or so and there were another group of 4 behind us and they went to seat themselves and we followed. The restaurant was not even packed or anything — tons of empty tables.
Finally, the cashier/​manager came to us and asked if we seated ourselves and we said we did and he brought us 2 menus. He did apologize for the wait but didnt do anything for it though. You would think he would comp us for a drink or an appetizer. Very poor management skill.
The food was decent — in taste and money-​wise.
I had the prime rib (medium) and it came with 2 sides — salad and baked potato.
My bf ordered the trout and it was okay for my taste — I think it was a bit too fishy and they didnt give him any lemon.
They can definitely update some of the decors and hardware. The plastic flowers in a vase on the table was dirty and old and the plastic table cloth was sticky which definitely added a sour note to the dining experience.
Service — 1 star
Food — 3 stars

People watching at its finest here. Can’t comment on the food; we went on a Saturday night for a bachelorette party. Simon’s turns into a smoky (I thought this was illegal in restaurants) rock bar after dinner. Doormen were charging a $ 3 cover charge, but when we started to leave and walk across the street, they let our party enter for free.
The band was kind of ridiculous. Scary shirtless Megadeth wannabe drummer looked like he was living his dream. Music was so loud you couldn’t talk. Might have been okay if it was good.
Ordered a Bud Select in a bottle because I was worried ordering anything in a glass would not be clean. This place had the widest variety of people in one bar I’ve ever seen. Locals, drunk college boys, older women wearing way too little clothing, men in suits, rockers covered in tattoos, bachelorette parties and everything in between.
We left and went to the Barrel Bar on the corner-​it had a jukebox, tables, friendly bartender. Ahh-​much better!

My group of 8 really wanted to eat here. We came in a little later than dinner time — they weren’t extremely busy. We stood by the «server will seat you» sign for at least 15 minutes. One person came by and acknowledged us — said she’d seat us soon. We waited 5 more minutes before leaving and eating somewhere else.
Lost out on our business due to poor service.

My family and I had lunch here after spending the day in Hermann. It’s not a a large area so I am not sure how it handles a crowd during the busy season. There were 3 or 4 other tables of families while we were there. The service was incredibly friendly and quick. The hamburgers are probably one of the BEST I have had. We will defiantly be back to try some of their other items. I was a little disappointed that they did not have a website to check out the menu ahead of time.

I stopped by here for a late mid afternoon lunch, so my experience there was not typical of the way most people eat there. There was a very small group of people inside and even then, it seemed to take way too long to have the server greet us and take our order. Not being sure what to order, I had a steak burger, thinking the burger is the foundation for any road house/​bar food experience. It was not very good, way too overcooked and not particularly tasty. My lunch companions ordered a more health salad choice and they were not impressed with their salads either. Not a terrible place, but I think there are better choices in Herman.

Nice place in a nice town. The food was awsome I had the Jäger schnizle. The best I can remeber ever having to include 3 years I spent I Germany.

Had a group of 15 – 16 walk in with no reservation and we were seated immediately in a little room off the main dining area. Our server was very friendly and kept a smile on her face the whole time even after learning we all wanted separate checks. Not a whole lot on the menu for a veg but I really wouldn’t expect there to be. The service was exceptional, though.