My boyfriend and I were looking to go somewhere different after working all week, saw this little place and decided to try it. Such a great place!! He had the Ribeye and it was AMAZING!!! It literally melted in your mouth. I had the chicken strips which were also delicious! Our waitress was super sweet, she was right on top of everything, she was wonderful. It was a great atmosphere, little candles on the table and the lighting was low but you were still able to see everything. It was a great date night for us, we'll be back! read more

No I haven't been here but hope to try in the near future- has good reviews..these little hidden gems are a pleasant surprise..

What a treat and definitely hidden away. This is a cute little Supper Cub. We were seated quickly. Our waitress was attentive. We did not wait long for our food and enjoyed every bit of it. read more

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I ordered a ribeye steak to go , complete with a baked potato, salad and a roll . Let me tell you it WAS AMAZING !! They even included butter and sour cream for the potato and roll. The flavor was 10/10 ! My only disappointment was the roll , wish it was baked fresh from the oven , but still good. read more

Anne's Hideaway - Ribeye steak & baked potato - Steakhouses Near Me - Ottawa, Illinois

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A small, dark restaurant (hence the name "Hideaway") for a cozy dinner. Dined here with my uncle and auntie, and had a very nice meal. We started off with sharing the cheese squares which were by far my favorite. Lightly fried, not too greasy, melty and gooey. I had a crispy side salad brought to me first as part of my meal. The blue cheese dressing tastes homemade and was very good. The salad is just a small plate of ice berg lettuce cut into pieces, nothing to write home about. The fried pickles appetizer was just meh, not sure if it was the breading that was underwhelming or that they were too salty. Not crispy enough. My main meal was Shrimp (grilled) and hash browns - ! - on the side. Hash browns as a dinner side dish?? YES please. I inhaled it. The shrimp was served on a skewer and were enormous pieces, perfectly grilled. It is a menu catering to the carnivores mostly, lots of steak and pork. If I didn't eat fish or seafood I would have been in bad shape as I don't think there was a vegetarian item on the menu (besides salad). Very limited if you don't eat any of the above. They also have chicken. It is a popular local place, and my parents used to frequent here back in the 70s and 80s. It is not my favorite place in the area due to the limited pescatarian/vegetarian items on the menu, but it is good food and service overall. read more

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The food was really good and the waitress was fun and helpful! A very cozy and friendly atmosphere!! read more

Service is fantastic--5 stars. Anne's is known for its chicken, and we saw a lot of people thoroughly enjoying chicken. Why we ordered Alfredo at a chicken place, I don't know, but it wasn't very good: too soft pasta and average sauce. Portions were generous. The bread was very good. Steaks were quite expensive. Our take is: order the chicken! Did I mention how great the service was? read more

Crispy fried chicken, excellent ravs, friendly service, Woodford Reserve. I always love stopping here for dinner when visiting extended family. read more

This is as close to you getting a Wisconsin Supperclub right here in Illinois! One of my absolute favorites! Don't miss the Delmonico steak! Always friendly, accommodating service. read more

This out of the way little place in Naplate is... interesting. When I asked for a wine list, the response was ' we have red and white'. The IPA list was LaGuintas. Not an auspicious start. The dining room was a bit loud and not elegant. Then things got yummy. The warm bread loaf was soft with a crisp crust - delicious. The included salad was simple head lettuce but the house made creamy cucumber dressing starred! We ordered family style chicken - one dark, one light. read more

Had a large group. Overall food was good. Requested sour cream for my baked potato and I think others did and some asked for ketchup that was never delivered. Our group had a great time though and our time there was appreciated. read more

Very good food! The fried chicken is very delicious and so is their steaks and pork chops. Great service, everyone has always been very nice! Nice clean place! read more

Absolutely love this place The staff are all amazing and we had the prime rib which was awesome and also the fried chicken which was very good, definitely recommend read more

Adore this place ! Supper club feel- amazing service and atmosphere- start with homemade mushrooms - wonderful iceberg salad with homemade dressings - our favorite is the cucumber ranch dressing !! The prime rib or any steak or fish is perfection! read more

This place is amazing. I ordered the stuffed cod. It had crab and scallops in the stuffing and was in sauce. So good!! My husband got the Delmonico ribeye. Yum!! Our orders came with salad and lots of good options dressings , plus fresh bread. We both got old fashioned and they were delicious too. Our server was really cool!! I can't wait to go back. read more

Anne's Hideaway - Delmonico ribeye with onions. - Steakhouses Near Me - Ottawa, Illinois

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My wife and I truly love this place. The staff are always so friendly and go out of their way to ensure we always leave happy. Great local place for breakfast. read more

Love the food and the service! I had their chicken and waffles, and they were sooo good and I've always loved their chicken! My brother used to cook for them many years ago! I do miss the onion rings they made back then! But love this quaint little place! read more

Anne's is an out of the way, sparsely decorated place straight from the late 70s. The service and staff were very good. I was willing to forgive the cheap cafe silverware and the bare bones salad in the plastic bowl with the hope the meal would be amazing. The main overall complaint I have is nothing.... Nothing had any flavor. Very bland. I had the fried chicken and a twice baked potato. The chicken was tender and crunchy, but zero seasoning. The potato was ok... More pasty than fluffy. It's a middle age to old clientele, so maybe seasonings offend some people. If you're hungry, it will fill you, but don't think it's a fancy night out. read more

Best prime rib and ribs in the state. Excellent service and friendly vibes. I could sit at this bar all day. The owner is super friendly and the whole staff is great read more

Anne's Hideaway - BBQ Ribs Prime Rib - Steakhouses Near Me - Ottawa, Illinois

Anne's is tucked back away from any major road but worth the drive to find it. Luckily, they have a large sign pointing to where it's located! It's a rather plain exterior with parking around and across from the entrance. There's also parking at the back. Upon entering you'll see the bar with some family seating. There's another large seating area in the back. There are two bathroom locations. The ones in the back of the larger seating area are nicer. The fried chicken is what they are known for and there is a reason why. It is delicious. I also enjoyed the fresh bread. The spaghetti was fine but I actually enjoyed it more the following day. If you are wanting fried chicken and tasty bread, stop in! read more

Like many other reviews, I was told to try the fried chicken at Annes by someone who grew up in the area. So I took the family. The place is in an old house like many other places in Naplate, parking is limited. When I walked in the initial impression was poor...bad lighting and the place appeared run down...and not in that good "hole-in-the-wall" type of run down either. Dusty walls, old dusty tapistries, filthy carpets, etc. When the menues came they were bound in plastic and had greasy fingerprints and smudges all over them...gross. Ordered the fried chicken. The bread was good. The salad was just iceburg and I had a pool of water in the bottm of my bowl when done. Chicken was underwhelming...crispy on the outside but a bit dry inside and had NO flavor, they didn't even salt it. Service was good and prices are fair, but that won't be enough to bring us back. read more

This place has the best family style fried chicken with spaghetti and tortellini. I've been eating here since the original Anne opened it in the early 1970's. Current owners have faithfully carried on the best of this historic restaurant. They also make great steaks and other food, but I go for the amazing fried chicken! read more

Waitress was rude. Waited forever to get our food and it was cold. The place wasn't even busy

Love visiting this restaurant when I'm visiting my parents. It's a little dark for my liking, but the food is wonderful. I've been visiting for decades! read more

The place has very good food. Trust me. The menu is pretty standard among nice family dinner places.

OMG, this place is great. My husband and I went there last night. It was recommended to us by a friend. At first, I was annoyed because my husband really really wanted to go, and we live in Plainfield, so it took us a little over an hour to get there. I kept saying why are we driving so far for some chicken? Heck, I think I make the best fried chicken on the planet in my own kitchen. LOL. Of course he ignored me, and off we were to take the trek to Annies. We got there and the place was packed, and I mean super packed. Again, I thought why did we drive this far to only have to wait a bazillion hours to be seated? Well, I was really surprised at how well they handled themselves. It being Valentine's Day weekend, there was just total overload, but even with all those people, the staff were on top of it. They were really working as a team to get things moving. The young man that was there at the front was super multi tasking to do whatever he needed to do to help out. Checking people in, cleaning tables, anything, and he had a great attitude about it. The building itself looks like a house from the outside. I wasn't sure what to expect. There was ample parking in the front and sides and across the street on the road, as well as a dedicated parking lot on the side and back of the restaurant. We were seated within 15 minutes of arriving. We did have reservations, but I was expecting to be waiting much longer past our scheduled time due to the sheer volume of people there. Our waitress was super cool, real honest, but had her hands full. She sat us, took our drink orders, and was back lickedy split. We got our drinks, and she took our orders. I had the DelMonico, which I think is offered only on Saturdays, and my husband ordered the fried chicken. Both came with salad, potato, and really amazing bread. I'm not talking just any bread, I'm talking "slap your mama" kind of amazing bread. We ate an entire loaf with our salads alone. When I asked our server, (whom was awesome by the way, I'm sorry I didn't get her name) about which salad dressing to get, she asked if I liked cucumbers, I asked her if I could try it first, she said yes, and Shazam!!!! I am hooked. I'm not sure why so many people are whining about the salad. You want a $9 gourmet salad, then go to Panera for christ sakes! So what if it was iceberg? Throw that cucumber dressing on it and you'll forget about what lettuce is in it. I loved the dressing so much I begged our waitress to bottle some up for me to take home, and she did just that. It cost a little bit, but we'll worth it. They need to bottle that stuff and sell it just like Olive Garden does their dressing. The stuff is amazing! By this time, I was happy as a lamb. My steak was huge, so I have leftovers to enjoy atleast for another 2 meals. My husband loved the fried chicken. I was jealous and ordered a chicken breast to go. And again, the bread was spectacular. The drive was long for us, but I'll tell you what, we will be making that haul again, for sure. We definitely got well more than what we paid for. My only regret thinking back is that I didn't get a few loaves of that bread to bring home. Kudos to the entire staff. There was nothing at all to complain about the restaurant. A gentlemen even came out and gave all the ladies a miniature snickers for Valentine's Day. That was a really sweet gesture. :-) ( Other than the really drunk, obnoxious group of (5) 40 someting couples looking for lots of attention. They were the only reason we left when we did, but thats not the restaurants fault) otherwise we would have stayed for the highly talked about cheesecake and brownies. I am already looking forward to going back. Thanks Annies for turning my grumpy outlook for the evening, into a great experience. read more

Anne's Hideaway - Amazing! The DelManico is absolutely fabulous. If you like cucumbers, I also recommend the cucumber salad dressing. - Steakhouses Near Me - Ottawa, Illinois

Horrible sauteed mushrooms, worst I've had (just add some butter people, it's not that hard.) Rib eye had no flavor. It's as if they just broiled a slab of meat. Cooked to order. Bread was outstanding. Chicken strips were incredible. Side salad was a joke. Iceberg and dressing. Really? We were one of two tables on a Tuesday night and we never received refills on our drink except the one time I asked for them. We were pretty much ignored as our waitress was no where to be seen. She was good at the end, though, as we left. Let's keep this place hidden. read more

Our large group of 18 ate here last evening, Saturday March 23, and everything was excellent. Waitresses did a great job of getting our food out and all of us served quickly. And no one complained about their food! Everyone said how good the food and service was. Compliments to all for making the meal event a very good experience! read more

Fantastic food! Truly, do not be fooled by the outside. We had the King Prime Rib and a slab of ribs. Delicious! The steak was cooked perfectly. Ask for the creamy horseradish sauce. Ribs were perfect with a sweet bbq sauce. Meals come with a loaf of hot bread and a salad. We also had fried chicken livers. Great beer selection. This is a local treasure! read more

We've been here about 6 times, and so far never had a bad experience. Tonight we both had their family style chicken with the sketti and ravs. Still haven't had a bad experience. Maybe that full feeling sneaking up and kickin' my butt. We've had the rib-eyes, prime-rib and the mixed giblets....everything has ALWAYS been the way you would expect it to be. The waitresses have always been very friendly and attentive. If you have never been, give it a try!! Oh yeah, I forgot the warm bread is an added bonus!! read more

We went there on a Saturday night, and we had a reservation so we were seated right away (although when we got there it wasn't busy anyways). They sat us at a horrible table - so we asked to be moved. They were pretty pissy about it, but they did move us. I think the waitress was really trying but just wasn't a good waitress - so ultimately the service was pretty bad. It took a long time to get drinks, and she was constantly forgetting to bring stuff we asked for (like someone's drink or mustard). She even joked when bringing the check that she just remembered my husband asked for mustard. The bread was amazing - I could have just eaten that it was so good! I ordered the chicken and ribs combo. Well apparently they "gave the ribs to another table by accident" so I didn't even get them until I was done with my chicken. The chicken was ok and the ribs were ok but nothing to rave about. The one good thing was you got a lot of food for the price. I agree with another poster - the salad was comical - just lettuce and dressing! Throw some croutons in there or something! Overall the food was decent and well priced, but the service was a joke, so be prepared for that when you go. read more

My wife and I planned on seeing a movie in Ottawa Thursday night so we thought we give your restaurant a try. We were greeted with a smile and seated near the fireplace. So far so good. My wife ordered the wings special and I ordered 1/2 white chicken with pasta. Excellent both were very tasty and they were correct in saying the have the best chicken in the county! The service was over the top too. We were very surprised and will bring our family back. By the way we loved the loaf of bread they brought to the table. Highly recommended!!! read more

we went to this place because of the reviews we saw on here. we were not disappointed. The staff was great!!! they were very nice, and very friendly. my daughter ordered the lasagna, it was great. My wife ordered the filet it was good, not the best she had ever had but still very good. I had the chicken, once again very good. The chicken was cooked perfect.( I like it with more seasoning). The chicken would melt in your mouth so tender, but then very crispy on the outside, the way chicken should be. We will Deff. be back very soon. read more

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I was told that this place had the best fried chicken anywhere so I was anxious to try this place out I was there last week. The place is a converted house and very quaint. I ordered the family style chicken special. The bread was great and I liked the salad. With the main course it came with a potato and pasta. The potato was tasty.. I'm a bit biased when it comes to pasta.. And the pasta was a bit plain for me. Once again I have a bias so don't put too much into this. As for the chicken, it was expertly made but lacked some flavour. I think it could have used more spices in the breading. This is a personal preference as I would imagine that many would appreciate a homemade fried chicken in this was. A big plus was that it wasn't too greasy. Which eludes most places that make fried chicken. Staff was very friendly and the bar selection looked good. So my quest for the best fried chicken around isn't over but if you want to enjoy down home cooking with friendly people.. You should go here read more

Super good It was to die for the shrimp scanpie was great and the prime rib was also good it was bus in bus in

Hi. We read the reviews here and wanted to cone here. We walked, greeted by the staff and seated to our table. I ordered their family style fried chicken as the reviews stated they were to die for. My girlfriend ordered new york strip. The bread came out and it was, for the most part, hard as a rock. The chicken had absolutely no seasoning at all. Very, very bland. The steak was seasoned but could have used more. Spaghetti was not good. Very disappointed with this place and will not come back. AND THEY CHARGED A FEE TO USE A CREDIT CARD!!! I will notify Visa and Mastercard about this as that is against their rules. read more

Service is terrible ! Always call ahead , especially on the weekend . However , the family style chicken dinner is AWESOME !!! you get chicken , ravioli, spaghetti ,salad, potato, and salad for $9.95 and it's good , Stuffed Flounder also GOOD! that's why I'm a fan . Bad service not so friendly management , but good food and outdated on the inside , but still totally worth it . They don't have to change a thing . We have family that drive from New Lenox to eat that chicken. read more

We opted for a birthday dinner here tonight. Impromptu. The four of us eat out together often, and we love good food and good service. Annie's delivers. Always!! Two of us had Annie's fried chicken. One of us had the bacon wrapped filet, and one had Annie's ribs. All four dinners were perfect. Yes, we had take home bags..portions are generous! For a comfort food dinner, well cooked, served professionally and priced right, Annie's is a spot on choice! read more

This place is one of the favorites in my family! We've been coming here for YEARS! We absolutely love the food. recently moved closer to the city, so we don't get down here as often as my Dad and I would like. It's a really homely joint, and I have never ordered anything other than the fried chicken! I could easily say, BEST FRIED CHICKEN ANYWHERE, HANDS-DOWN!! You can't beat the friendly atmosphere, service, food (yet as another reviewer mentioned, bit lack-luster on the salad...but you don't come here for that), or value. I would give this place a 6/5 if i could. Haven't found anything nearly as good near our new home. read more

This is the first place I ate out after moving here 30 years ago. It hasn't changed much. Still has great food in an old North woods atmosphere. Don't dress up. And for sure, the price is right! read more