The smaller bar area is the first thing you see as you enter; it looks fun with all the decor and the bar stocked full of various liquor and beer selections. Walking in you'll either be greeted and asked how many to be seated and taken to a table OR immediately and blatantly be told they aren't seating any more people for the remainder of the evening despite it being well over an hour or two before closing time. Most of the staff are otherwise friendly, but attentive service seems to be hit or miss; they can easily and obviously become overwhelmed or agitated, even despite not having a big crowd. We've seen the cooks and other staff out front of the establishment smoking, which isn't a great look in and of itself, especially having witnessed the staff telling incomers that they can't be seated or that food orders will take a significant amount of time to be prepared. Otherwise the food is very good and decently priced, the eating areas and bathrooms are clean. read more

Ate here about a month ago. Interesting experience and eclectic staff. Food was good but nothing special - just a burger bar. In my opinion, the fixtures up higher could use a good dusting - as long as you don't look up, you'll be fine. read more

Great staff! Great food! Bring a date or bring all of your friends. Call ahead and make a reservation to ensure a table. They go fast! Massive selection of Irish Whisky, Kentucky Bourbon, and Scotch. An always evolving beer on tap selection with favorites like Guiness, Smithwicks, and Harp! Bring your wife and have a side chic! (A delicious 12 hour marinated and breaded chicken sandwich). Sidewalk seating during the more favorable weather months. Located in the beautiful Monticello Square! Come on by! Sláinte! read more

The ambiance was great. The food was not good. The appetizer (French fries and blue cheese) was cold. My salmon was under cooked. The potato's, steak and salmon were all cold. The service was terrible. We were there for 1 hr before food came out. We had to go inside to get our own silverware and came out with plastic because they ran out. We asked 5 or 6 times for a refill on soda and we gave up and went inside for it. We had to retieve our own basket of condiments and napkins. We never recieved an apology for what they did not do. Our bill was $56. We paid and did not leave a tip. I am very disappointed. read more

We almost didn't come here because of some of the bad reviews. I'm so glad we did! I got the fish fry which was excellent. Probably one of the best I have ever had. My husband got the mushroom burger, also very good! Atmosphere is very quaint irish pubish... Highly recommend. read more

Don't even bother. Twice we have gone and twice we walked out. First time we waited 10 minutes to walk out. Servers , bartender walked by and did not acknowledge us. It was only one other table with 2 people. Second time we tried to give them a chance since unfortunately this was the only restaurant open on a Sunday. Bartender sat us, waitress went by few times did not acknowledge us. Only one other table with people. We walked out. I go out for good food and good service. Not to get ignored. read more

Pretzels were good. One of the individuals in my party ordered the fried shrimp, and it was actually sautéed. When she asked about it, the server couldn't have cared less and didn't make it right. Many of the items on the menu weren't available, and the server said the menu was changing. read more

The first time eating here I knew I would come back. My 4 year old grandson ate all but one of my onion rings. My other 4 year grandson would not trade my a shrimp for a chicken tender. I came back with my sisters and got to eat my whole meal. read more

Great good atmosphere great owners had a blast highly recommend. The garlic bacon cheeseburger is a must when u go

Wings to die for! Definitely check this place out. The food is fabulous, never had anything I wouldn't recommend.

What a great atmosphere on Saturday night (08/27/22). Lot's of people, mostly sitting outdoors on a perfect summer evening. We opted for the air conditioning inside at the tables past the end of the bar. The main dining room was closed. Our attentive server, Mercedes, gave us several suggestions of her " favorites." What a personality! I wanted to tip her as soon as she brought the drinks. My wife had the shrimp toco salad which she loved. And I started with a small salad and a Guinness. That followed with the cheeseburger cooked perfectly. We often visit this restaurant on our way to or back from Champaign. It always meets or exceeds are expectations. And did I mention Mercedes? She is a sweetheart! So professional and cute. read more

Great place! Craft beer at a quaint bar, quiet with great food and service! I recommend the Mushroom Swiss burger and crinkle fries.

Food was excellent! I had grilled chicken with BBQ rub and cottage cheese. Wife had boneless teriyaki wings. Both were delicious, hot and cooked perfectly. Ate at the bar and had a couple of drinks. Chatted with the bartender who knew his stuff! Highly recommend! Great menu with a lot of interesting options. Not just bar food. An additional plus was that the restroom was spotless! Impressive. read more

We came here for lunch. The burger they got wrong. Sent back. Husband had to wait with me for my food. Flies everywhere! Onion rings close to burnt. Never once did anyone come to check on us. Sat there with empty glasses. Wanted refills. Decided to leave. They were not busy when we went and had plenty of help. ! read more

Sick! Sick! Sick! Ate the chicken and spouse and I both got sick within a few hours! Horrible! Sicker than I've ever been! They must be serving outdated rotten meat! Will never go back!! Heading to hospital soon to start an i.v. Stay away!!! read more

Service was good. Several menu items weren't available but the other choices were great. If we are in the area again we would not hesitate to eat here again. read more

Service is terrible I have been going here usually every time we visit my mom at nursing home. Service was never great but today topped it all. They got wife's order wrong and I had to wait to eat till they remade her order all the while fighting off the flys. She got her order promptly and both of our onion ring orders were way over cooked, but after that not one person asked if we needed another drink which we did btw!!!! Finally gave up and paid bill with no tip and left. Sad to say but I will not be back. read more

3 Ravens has something for everyone. The space is warm and cozy. The service at the bar is top notch. It truly feels like home. The dining room experience can be hit or miss at times. It can get pretty busy but the staff is always upfront about your wait time. Great craft beer selection for a small town -- usually a few IPAS, local craft selections, and a seasonal variety. 47 & 74 from JT Walker's in Mahomet is one of my favorites. I've never had food I didn't like. My favorite option is the bone-in wings with Ashley's fries (seasoned crinkle cut fries). The steak sandwiches are good and there are usually many interesting daily specials. read more

This is probably Piatt County's most interesting place, a pub and restaurant on the Courthouse Square, just west of the Courthouse. It's main competition is the Daily Queen, so it doesn't take to much effort to be most interesting, however. It replaced a valiant effort called Montgomery's. 3 Ravens opened in April, 2009. read more

3Ravens Food & Spirits - Storefront location of 3 Ravens on the west side of the square - Bars Near Me - Monticello, Illinois

This is a gem in a small rural area! The apps were great! We stopped there because of the reviews on yelp after dropping our son off at the local campgrounds for diabetes camp. We even went back when we picked our son up and brought some local friends along. The following items are a few that we ordered: pretzel and cheese app, battered mushrooms, chips and cheese, we sampled their specials, and kids menu with grilled cheese and chicken plank. The kids ate their food! Always a good sign. The apps were awesome. My special with pasta and chicken was good but I did not love the chicken itself. I mostly pushed that to the side. The chips and queso were good but too spicy hot for my mild palate. We will go back when in the area again! read more

3Ravens Food & Spirits - menu for 3 ravens - Bars Near Me - Monticello, Illinois

We were looking for an out of town treat, so decided to try the Three Ravens in Monticello. I'd read the menu online, but no reviews, and thought pub grub would add up to the comfort food we were after. We were there for dinner on a Wednesday night. Internet service (Frontier) was down, so they were taking cash or personal checks, but signs were posted and the bartender who greeted us also let us know. The restaurant is right off the town square, with free parking out front. Its entrance leads into the bar with a door at the back that leads to a dining room on the right. The bar itself is a long thin room, with an actual bar counter and stools to the right and a high-top table up front. The dining room is comfortably large with plenty of seating; it hasn't changed much from previous restaurants in the space, except for Irish-themed decor (flags, a carved lyre). It's simple and clean, but not much on atmosphere. There are two televisions in the dining area (showing food programming when we dined there). We ordered battered broccoli and cauliflower to dunk in a cheese-beer sauce as a starter. For entrees we ordered a special -- asparagus risotto (with mushrooms, red pepper, and pork belly) and beef tips over mashed potatoes. Both came with garlic bread and we added salads with blue cheese dressing, tomatoes, green peppers, and cheese. Sounds good, doesn't it? But the food, I'm sorry to say, is mediocre. The salads used an iceberg lettuce blend, which I don't mind if the other elements pack in flavor. The tomatoes were tasteless, and I found the stem end of a tomato in my salad (eck). The lettuce and veggies were not seasoned. The blue cheese dressing was good, though -- the best element. As for our starter, the veggies for dunking were not battered -- they had a kiss of some kind of light meal and were undercooked. Both the broccoli and cauliflower still had too much (rubbery) bite. The cheese sauce wasn't liquid enough for dipping (we had to shmear our veg in it), and the taste was bland -- very much like a jar cheese sauce from the grocery store. I would be surprised if it were made in-house. My entree, the beef tips, was just okay. The beef was nicely braised (tender) but the wine-reduction sauce tasted as if it had been prepared and brought in by a vendor (its taste and texture were similar to the Salisbury steak gravy from a frozen dinner), despite the fresh onions and green peppers in it. The potatoes were warm, but not creamy or buttery (also under-seasoned). They were made from smashed red potatoes. The asparagus risotto was a real miss. The risotto was made with rice that had been precooked and stored cold. We know this because my partner found clumps of unheated rice in the dish. The rice was also too starchy (it had turned to gummy gloop). In the entire entree, he also found only two small pieces of pork belly, both of which had not been properly rendered. The dish was under-seasoned. The best I can say of these entrees is that they came in generous portions. The garlic bread was made with nice bread toasted perfectly (I believe it was a baguette cut on the bias). It had no garlic flavor. There were no garlic bits or even the perfume of rubbed garlic on the bread. My partner said he thought the butter might have a faint taste of garlic powder, but I couldn't detect it. The price for our dinner with tip was over $50 (we had diet soda to drink -- $2 each). The food is not a value at that price, given the poor preparation and questionable ingredients. There's an attempt to honor the spirit of pub grub, but the talent in the kitchen and commitment to quality is lacking at this time. The service was good, by the way, through most of the meal. At the very end, though, the waitress disappeared and did not come back. We had a difficult time getting her attention -- we weren't able to pay until 15 or 20 minutes after we finished our meal. She had moved on to other customers. read more

Awful overall service, took well over 40 minutes to get our food. I asked for 2 beers and only got one.

This restaurant was recommended by someone local for dinner since we were in town late and weren't sure of a good place to eat. My son and DIL ordered the onion rings. I tried them and they were really good. I ordered the ham, cheese, and bacon sandwich. It was really delicious. I was actually surprised by how good the ham they used was. This seems to be an area that a lot of places cheap out on and have subpar quality. Not this place. I ordered the parmesan broccoli to go with it. It was cooked perfect. My fiancé ended up eating most of it. We both enjoyed it. Everyone one else at the table really enjoyed there meals. I would highly recommend stopping here to eat. The service was exceptional and the place had a nice atmosphere. read more

Worst service (or total lack thereof) I've experienced in a long time. We were seated promptly and after 20 minutes, no one had even taken our drink order. Several employees walked right by our table on multiple occasions, I tried giving them the benefit of the doubt even though they were less than busy, but after 25 minutes, we got up and left. read more

Bravo. Lunch at the Brown Bag, Dinner at 3 Ravens. When you come back to this small town in the middle of nowhere, it's great to know that you won't go without quality food. I've been coming to this town once a year for almost 25 years (wife grew up here) and I've seen local restaurants come and go. But the perfect trifecta at the moment (and has been for the past few years) is a country cooked home breakfast, lunch at the Brown Bag and a Rib eye at 3 Ravens. Their Tuscan Chicken sandwich also has a great flavor profile. It's nice to visit great folks AND have nice places like 3 Ravens to enjoy. Five stars for good food and JUST for being here. read more

I've been wanting to come here for a couple months now so I'm glad that after coming from Champaign, the food, service and atmosphere was, for the most part, worth it. Normally, I start with my compliments but this time, I'll start with my two complaints. For starters, our server didn't seem to know the menu very well. In addition to not knowing whether or not the potato salad was a mustard potato salad, when asked for a recommendation on something to eat, the server mentioned something that was no longer on the menu and that we couldn't order. In addition, the beef on my Philly Cheesesteak was woefully underseasoned. At the same time, these two snafus (which normally would very significantly taint my overall restaurant experience) were far outweighed by the good. Though the fries and other fried foods were most likely from a bag, I didn't mind because they came out crispy and not greasy. Despite having underseasoned meat, upon adding some salt, the Philly Cheesesteak was delicious and the roasted red peppers were a nice touch. 3 Ravens also had a decent beer selection - not quite a Blind Pig/Crane Alley selection, but respectable to be sure. I appreciated the addition of many Irish beers as well. On top of this, the service was pretty fantastic and the food came out quickly and hot. 3 Ravens is kind of a wheel-house style pub but what it sets out to do it does well. I had no problem giving out the four stars. read more

The food was okay, the atmosphere was different. The waiter was SUPER awkward. The kind of guy who makes the same bad joke to every table.

In a small town/area this is definitely the place to go. Good food, beer selection, and pleasant staff. Check it out if in question. read more

3Ravens Food & Spirits - 2:21on a Saturday. Believe it or not, place is busy. - Bars Near Me - Monticello, Illinois

Poor service..gross food..will never go back! Ordered steak..it was cold...waite staff was rude and almost nonexistent....my husband got sick after the meal...glad I didn't eat mine..also, dirty silverware was on the table when we got there... read more

Came to 3 ravens on a Saturday night with a group of 11. We had an amazing experience! Very friendly staff, waitress was right on it even though it was extremely busy. We were all very satisfied with the delicious food. I personally had the smothered chicken dinner, I loved it! The electric lemonade is really good also! Highly recomend!! read more

Great food & service! Loved the atmosphere & the Bavarian pretzels! Cozy & can't wait to go back!

Great place to dine & relax. We stopped here after visiting Allerton Park. The service was good & the food was great! I savored the breaded pork tenderloin, fries, & brownie dessert. read more

Horrible service and probably the absolute worst Patty Melt we have ever had. Didn't even eat a 1/4 of our food that was $40

Was seated promptly. Didn't see a server for awhile. Then they took our drink order. one was wrong. Then after a unusual long wait a gentleman came to take our food order. IF you are not going to right it down don't expect a tip when it all goes south. And act like you care not that we are supposed to deal with your incompetence. Ordered food. Food was good. Ordered appetizers, he didn;t remember those so they were not forthcoming. Steaks cooked either rare or well done when medium rare was the order. In other words Food is good. When you get what you ordered. Service is lacking. read more

So I would say for Monticello, this place is four stars....if 3 Ravens was plopped into the middle of Logan Square, however, much different story. But I have a couple friends who live in this little town and 3 Ravens is definitely THE top choice around here. We brought 3 little ones in on Sunday to watch the Bears game and the staff was incredibly friendly and accommodating. They changed the TV channels for us, got us high chairs, kids cups...and put up with a couple very fussy babies towards the end of our meal. Thanks again 3 Ravens!!! The food we had was pretty standard bar fare. Burgers that were hand made, not frozen was a great touch. My wife had the Tuscan chicken sandwich and enjoyed it thoroughly. I would come back here when we take a visit down to Monticello again, that's for sure!!! read more

Three Ravens (Replaced Montgomery's in 2009) May 2010 Monticello, IL Many good items, a few only fair. Love the baked BBQ Chicken Wings. And good selection of beer. Sort of a sports bar / casual restaurant. I think the TVs in dining room are more of a distraction and keeps Ravens from being considered an upper middle level restaurant. Service usually good, but can be iffy. Prices are average. Some good daily specials. read more

Great place in the middle of mediocrity. Great service and amazing food with a large selection that will please anyone. Additionally, huge Irish whiskey and craft beer selection. Definitely a diamond in the rough. read more

Went there for the first time, was told we could be seated immediately but there was an hour wait for our main course due to Polar Express in town. We didn't think to much about it but after we received our main courses it was, well I can say this, we will never go back. My husband order a 12 oz ribeye but received an 8 oz due to the 12 oz were still frozen, mind you this was at 7:00 pm and I ordered the salmon. When we received our meals the only thing that was correct was the salmon. Everything, including my husband steak was cold. I am sorry but steamed broccoli and cauliflower rice, nor baked potato is not very appealing cold. The poor waiter returned it to kitchen and of course it was nuked. We also had wine, 2 glasses a piece and the first glass was excellent but when we received the second glass you could tell it was a much cheaper brand, but for the same price. read more

Very poor service. Over charged and not very good food. Will not return. I emailed owner but no one has returned my email. Didn't know a Frisco melt had onion and mushrooms. My daughter is allergic to those and the waitress was so rude. No manager in site to discuss our bill with. read more

Very good food. Great staff. Wife ordered the Brendan and I had the bleu cheese burger. Both awesome, fresh, and delicious. We also ordered Gorgonzola bacon fries which were phenomenal. It's a special item so who knows how long it'll last for but if you see it, order it, it's worth it. Will be going back soon read more