We met family here today for a Birthday lunch for my sister in law…read more I LOVE the interior here - high ceilings, all the polished wood- absolutely gorgeous. Now, my sister in law complained that it's very loud and echoey- but she had her earplugs and that helped. Service was attentive too. Most of us ordered salads- my husband and I had the chicken chipotle. It was creative and tasty. It's pricey here- $18 for a salad - ouch- but it was for a birthday and she was happy for the celebration.

While in town for a college visit with our son, we walked from our hotel down to The Vault for…read moredinner. We have a restaurant locally (in Southern Illinois) with the same concept and name. It's also located inside of an old bank, so we wanted to check this one out. We were seated immediately and received great service. The waitress was new, but already familiar with the menu. She made recommendations and was very attentive. We started with the pretzel and I can't wait for you to see the photo of how huge this thing is! We all three ate some of it, and there was enough for two people left once we were all done. It's massive! For the entree, I had the chicken quesadillas, my husband had the salmon bowl, and my son had the French dip. The food was all very good and if he chooses Dubuque for college, we will definitely be back!

Definitely five stars. Great service, good food. Dining room can be a bit crowded. Overall a great…read moreexperience. Reservations recommended

Really nice supper club. Not too big, just big enough to be friendly and attentive. Seated…read morepromptly and met immediately with a plate of spreads - cheese, liver pate and butter - and an assortment of fresh vegetables and crackers/bread. Started our meals with fresh greens house salads. There were 4 in our party. One New York strip, one ribeye, one filet and one salmon. Steaks were very generous and cooked perfectly. Three of us had hash browns cooked crisp, one had baked potato. Hash browns came with a cheese sauce if desired. Salmon was a generous slab cooked to perfection. I had a side of mushrooms which were delicious. Our server was very attentive. Food came promptly to the table hot. Highly recommend without any reservations. Can't wait to return. Really, really good meals.

Woodfire Grille is our go-to place for special occasions, and we happily drive an hour from…read moreWisconsin to dine there. The food and service are always superb. We usually splurge on a special bottle of wine and look forward to it all year. Unfortunately, after ordering, we were told it was unavailable. Disappointed, we selected another option, only to have the bar manager/buyer come to our table a few minutes later to let us know that choice was also unavailable. She apologized and explained they were in the process of changing and downsizing their wine selection while still using the old menu, and she suggested a comparable alternative. Reluctantly, we agreed. While the wine was delicious, it simply didn't compare to our usual. Although we were thoroughly disappointed, the team went above and beyond to make things right and ensure we still had a wonderful dining experience--they even treated us to dessert. Thank you, Michelle, for always being so lovely.

Disappointing meal last evening . Both filets that were ordered came out way overcooked . Our…read moreserver took them back and the replacements weren't much better, but at that point the other diners at the table had finished their meals . We were compensated $10/steak and a free dessert for the issue, but we won't be back and wouldn't recommend.

We ate on the deck and enjoyed the balmy weather and the sunset. The waitress was patient and…read moretimely. We had the Long Island and Mississippi Backwater cocktails. The spinach dip in the bread bowl with the tortilla chips was amazing. The entrées were delicious. Blue had a sampler of barbecue meat- so good, and I had the jambalaya - hot spicy and really tasty. We tried the chocolate chip bread pudding, which was tasty but very hot. We got it to go because we knew we couldn't eat the whole thing. Lovely place to have dinner on the river. the only downsides were the soups in that clam chowder was thin and had no potatoes. No clams was pretty much warm milk with celery and the beer cheese soup was too thick and a little too cloy, would've been good with the chips from the appetizer.

We went for lunch after hearing hype about the place from several people and reading the reviews…read more First, the setting was nice. Ordered a lunch special, catfish & red beans & rice and husband ordered catfish & fries. Catfish was average and decent size piece with special. I had to send back the red beans. I think there were 5 beans and no rice and a lot of liquid. Had them substitute potato salad which was very average. Fries were so soggy we didn't eat them. Waitress offered to get us another order and request well done fries but we didn't want to wait. Well done? Shouldn't all fries have a crispness to them? The manager did take 10% off. Whooopeee! Very mediocre at best. We go to New Orleans a lot and red beans/rice are so very good when cooked correctly. They need to take it off the menu or send the chef for a cooking class on southern food.. imho

Great fun and tasty food. I tried the goulash, the bratwurst and a salami sandwich. The salami was…read morereally tasty. Everyone else seemed to like their food as well. Then we took home some apple pie that looked amazing.

We saw this place while on tour with our trolley ride so went back for lunch on Saturday. Only…read moreserving basically sandwiches, yuck but she did offer goulash or sauerbraten so that's what we picked. Rye bread served was delicious and both entrees also tasty. This place is tired and needs a housekeeper but concept snd decor adorable. Service was good too!

Ordered 2pc dark meat chicken dinner. The meat was good. I subbed Onion rings for Fries. They were…read moresoggy. No napkins or forks for the coleslaw. Price was ok but also had to carry out only. Not coming back.

Yesterday 8/06/2026 I ordered 2 catfish dinners and they were horrible tasted like the fish was…read morespoiled and they fried it so hard there wasn't hardly any meat on the fish this was a horrible experience I was so disappointed it wasn't worth my $27-$28

What a wonderful restaurant! First night in Galena, IL we dined here. I kept it simple with a bowl…read moreof potato soup and a Scottish egg. The soup was a delicious . A thinner soup but the flavor was delectable! The Scottish egg was over the top with a beautiful curry aioli sauce. The sausage encasing the egg was neither greasy or salty but packed with flavor. I would definitely order it again! My husband loved his fish and chips! The music by a gentleman whose last name was Herr was fantastic! Loved the whole vibe!

Checked out this Irish pub located in a hotel in Galena. Frank O'Dowd's certainly is an appropriate…read moresetting for the guests here. It has a lot more room than expected with enough space for live music. As for the drinks and food they're good stuff also. The prices can be high but it's not crazy for the atmosphere and quality. Basically this is one of the first places one encounters when entering town from the east. It's located in the Irish Cottage Inn & Suites. The hotel itself is very nice and has lots of amenities of its own if wanting to stay there. As for the restaurant itself it's one of the highlights. It's about $8 for an Irish coffee, which is a classic in the morning, evening, or whenever. Amazingly they have non dairy options including Bailey's Dairy Free Toffee Cream. It's about $18 or more for an entree which is a lot. We were able to find a few plant based options. I got the Roasted Squash Bowl. This has broccolini, farro, heirloom tomato relish, pickled red cabbage, and white beech mushrooms. An earthy flavor. She had the Vegan Shepherd's Pie. An alternative made with faux beef and mushroom gravy There's also plenty of meaty options like beef medallions. For sure it's one of the nicer restaurants around here. It's closed Mondays. They amazingly have a few things for vegans and vegetarians.

The ribs and ham steak were delicious. The owner does fabulous work and makes sure everyone is…read morehappy! Will definitely return!