The Purple Door

Nestled in a small town was the most amazing dining experience we have had in a long time. The appetizers (steak kabobs, fried green tomatoes and the Brussel sprouts) were amazingly tasty. Everyone couldn’t get enough. When ordering our meals they said they were out of the Iowa bone in pork chop, however shortly after the owner stopped by our table and as we were picking and joking she said they have some as she just brought them. She quickly went and changed the order ensuring everyone had what they wanted. My husband ordered the salmon with mashed potatoes and carrots, I don’t like fish and I throughly enjoyed the bite of his salmon. He said the carrots were amazingly tasty as well. I had the pasta primavera which I LOVED, my husband enjoyed a few bites as well. Our child had a cheese bu

Nice little hidden gem with great food and great service. Classy place with unique atmosphere and art on the walls (Picasso). Good music in the background for ambience. We were just driving through Harlan on our way to St. Joseph & Atchison and stopped for supper on Friday night. The food was great. I would highly recommend the tomato basil soup. Fantastic. We both had fish tacos which were very good. Carrot cake for dessert. Reasonable portions (especially the soup and dessert) and fair prices. Highly recommend this restaurant. Excellent service as well.

Outstanding restaurant in small town Iowa. Food was perfectly prepared and seasoned well. Atmosphere was quiet and personal. I was a little under dressed, but felt welcome. Music playing in the background was relaxing. Service was great, very attentive. Best food I've had in a long time. Great date night restaurant. Will definitely be back.

Ten of us had a fabulous meal on Saturday night. We ate a variety of appetizers, entrees and desserts. Pork chops, filet, salmon, shrimp, polenta, French dip, tilapia and mahi mahi. All were excellent! Calamari, brussel sprouts and bread for appetizers and finished with key lime pie, chocolate cake and carrot cake. Highly recommend. We will return!!

Higher end restaurant for the town, they do have a kids menu so we decided to go for lunch. The bread plate was okay but the kids did not like the pesto, and the edges were a little dark/charred for my taste but still decent. The salmon tasted excellent but the texture was a little chewy/hard edges. Veggies and potato sides were awesome. 😋 The kids had chicken tenders and felt some pieces were a little too grisly, but they loved the fries. Was a good experience, definitely recommend a cocktail and the lemon water is very refreshing.