Spent a fun Columbus day weekend at Springfield and stopped in for their early bird dinner and it was fantastic! Took them a bit for service but it was great so we didn't mind waiting. Decorations were so cute and at 5:30pm, they were already packed with a long line out the door! We ordered the oyster appetizers, chicken Monterey, Cod Dejonghe and baked stuffed shrimp and it was all so so delicious. Came with this sweet butter roll that melts in your mouth. One of the best seafood we had in a while. Expect long wait but oh so worth it! Yum! read more

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On our cross-crountry road trip we treated Diane's family to another memorable dinner here. After excellent homemade Bread & Honey Butter, various diners enjoyed Shrimp de Jongue, Wisconsin Cheese Curds, Stuffed Shrimp, and Shrimp Cocktail. I particularly liked the cheesy and nicely packed Crabmeat Stuffed Shrimp and crispy-topped Shrimp de Jonghe. Next up, New England Clam Chowder was real thick and creamy. And a Garden Salad was tasty with a lot of shredded cheese on top and a vibrant Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing. I also enjoyed my entree of Broiled Salmon and Au Gratin Potatoes. But it seemed like an odd combination. Others at my table of 10 ordered Fried Lobster Tails, Fried Shrimp, The Captain's Platter, Snow Crab Leg Clusters and Fettuccine Alfredo. Our principal server, Marlene R., did an excellent job of coordinating ordered food items with their corresponding diners. Food portions were large. So no one ordered dessert. We said our several goodbyes, and everyone appered to go home happy. Certainly, we all left the restaurant well fed. read more

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Food and service. Our waitress was amazing prompt service and no waiting Food served quickly read more

Made a reservations for 7 and a wheelchair. They were very accommodating. Easy access for a wheelchair. Had us seated immediately. I had the Prime Rib and ordered it medium when I usually order it medium rare. It still was good but if you like red in the middle there ya go! Accommodating to children we had 2 ages 7 and 5. read more

Chesapeake Seafood House - Seafood Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

What can I say about a good place to dine? I immensely enjoyed the dinner I had there. I skipped the appetizers and headed straight to the main course. The homemade Bread, sweet butter, and salad made a plentiful start to our meal. I had the salmon, which was very flavorful and well-cooked. My husband had the stuffed shrimp, which was tasty as well. I enjoyed the traditional decor; the service was good but not great. All said, it was a well-priced, memorable dinner. read more

Chesapeake Seafood House - Seafood Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

We absolutely LOVE Chesapeake Seafood House!! We went last weekend and had a delicious meal. We had the fried platter that had fish, lobster tail, clams, and shrimp! Absolutely delicious! We have been eating here for 40 years and have never had a complaint about anything we've eaten at Chesapeake. Beautiful atmosphere and very friendly wait staff! read more

Service was TERRIBLE!! Never got my full order. Waitress was rude and kept waiting on all of the other tables and never came back. Never brought my order. Shameful. Do better. Be better. read more

Members of my family always said good things about this place. However, I went here for first time for an anniversary dinner and did not see the hype. Very vintage inside, which is fine. Sunday night, not overly busy, and took 45min to be seated. I want to say they forgot about us. All I wanted was crab legs and to my luck, Sold out. Tried to do a steak filet, sold out. If I'm a restaurant owner I'm overstocking my top sellers, and to my surprise they had lobster available. Me and my wife agreed Texas Roadhouse would have been a fine option. A positive note, the food was pretty decent. read more

Came here for a birthday celebration with friends was seated at a very cool section and was able to be put at a warmer section not under a vent. The menu was filled with plenty of options for all tastes. The service was attentive to drinks and the delivery was slightly disjointed with rare prime rib steak taking a few minutes longer or it probably didn't fit on the already full servers tray. Overall a great experience. 7/2023 Food 5 everything was delicious Ambiance 5 Service 4 today was a little off but still a great meal. Value 4 daily specials except closed on Monday Location 5 read more

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Helped move my son to Springfield this weekend and as a thank you he took us all out for seafood dinner. He had been wanting to try this place since arriving in the city a few weeks earlier. It's in an old Victorian style house and we enjoyed looking around reading framed newspaper articles on the history of restaurant, building and Springfield area. Looks like they have repeatedly been named best seafood restaurant in Springfield. It was a wonderful experience overall. We had a late dinner around 8pm. We first noticed the prices on menu were quite reasonable and were amazed how large the portions were when our food was served. We ordered cheese curds appetizers but they didn't come out prior to the entrees. Also a couple of us ordered a shrimp platter that included a shrimp cocktail. The shrimp cocktail should have come out prior to the entrees as well but came with rest of meal. Every dinner includes salad, fresh baked bread and choice of potato. My butterflied shrimp was huge. I couldn't finish the 7 shrimp platter I ordered. Everyone enjoyed their meal. Our server was very kind and attentive. She got approval from manager to throw in a free brownie dessert to make up for late arrival of appetizers. We will enjoy returning to this restaurant when we visit my son in Springfield. read more

Best seafood in central IL! The service is always excellant! Highly recommended! Dan treats you first class always!

Delicious food and great service! A classic old school seafood restaurant. Beats Red Lobster by a mile in both charm and quality. The prices are fantastic too! read more

What a lovely house-turned-restaurant! We went on a Sunday evening at around 6pm. A short wait of about 15 minutes and we were seated. Our server was very attentive and friendly. My husband had the grilled cod and it was flavorful and flaky. I had fried shrimp and they were delicious! The prices are very reasonable--that was a surprise. Highly recommend. read more

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I pass by this restaurant every day on my way home to Decatur from work. I made a 5:15 reservation on a Friday because I get off of work in Springfield at 5:00 pm. I got there around 5:16 and only had to wait around 3-4 minutes. Just in time for the "early bird " special. I asked the waitress if I still had time to order from the early bird menu, she looked at her watch and smiled and bought me an early bird menu. I ordered the shrimp and fish platter. I got a salad and that warm whole loaf of bread with the butter. What a nice surprise! I enjoyed it very much. My platter came as I was finishing the salad and bread. I must admit, there wasn't to much imagination put into the salad, nothing stands out about it but I was glad to get it anyway. Everything on the platter was piping hot and it was so filling that I could only eat half of it and had to get a to go box for enjoying later.The ambience was great and as you can imagine the place was buzzing. My entire meal came to around $15.00 without the tip. It was a great deal for me. I will definitely return to try out more items on the menu. Thanks for the local experience. read more

I always have a good meal there but I'm a big fan of seafood! On a whole the service has always been great and the food very good!

This is the second time that we had spent our anniversary at Chesapeake and it was AMAZING!! The food and drinks were wonderful. The service was fast and our waitress was friendly. read more

We wanted to take my mom out to dinner for her birthday. I called 4 days in advance and made a reservation for 7 people for 5pm and confirmed the date with the guy over the phone. His response was really casual "Ok yep. Got it.".I have him my name again and he said yep again. There isn't an opentable or online reservation system. Your basically trusting whoever you talk to on the phone. No one calls or texts to confirm. We arrive at 4:55pm and I check in. They don't have our reservation (!) so I'm hesitant to put in my name for 7 people because we had to be somewhere at 7pm. The hostess assured me it would be just a few minutes. In fact she said I can seat you in a few minutes upstairs. We wait in the waiting area and my husband goes to the bar room to get a drink for us. He's sitting at the bar at the end stool which is about 5 feet from the hostess stand so he can hear pretty clearly when she calls a party's name. 15 minutes goes by and no one called our party. We see other larger walk-in parties that came in when we did (a few after us) being called. We were even listening for a "party of seven" at the end in case we missed the name. My brother goes up to check on our table-" just a few minutes" says the hostess. We keep waiting and it's now 5:30 and I'm at the point where I'm wondering if I'm taking my mom to Andy's custard for dinner down the street since we were running out of time. My sister in law goes up again to check with the hostess and she said "I called your party a while ago." served up which a big side of snark at my sister in law. . Whoa whoa whoa pump the breaks, ma'am. We had checked in with the hostess 2x and my husband was sitting right next to the host stand. They never called our party and this hostess had the nerve to bark at us. We were stuck and it was late so we sat down and had to order our drinks and meals at once. Our waiter did his best. Our drinks were excellent. Great dirty martinis and old fashioneds. My entree was the lobster tail and stuffed broiled shrimp. It was underdone and mushy and so was my brother's same order. My son ordered a medium rare steak and it came out on the very well side of medium. It was barely pink. We ordered an escargot too and those were still pretty good including the garlic bread that comes with it. I wont go back but if I did I would sit up at the bar, drink an old fashioned and have an escargot so I don't have to deal with the hostess. read more

The place is garbage! Don't mind making reservations! We got seated an hour after them! 40 walk in's got seated after our 7:00 reservation

Always good food and service Dan the owner is the best. And the home it in great ambience

Our last visit was disappointing - seemed like my fried seafood platter was all put in the same fryer at the same time and then "dumped" on a too small plate with food all piled on top of each other. Plating was very poor!! Clams were way overdone as was the lobster!! There seemed to be enough wait staff but they were all running around like they were short!! It was a Tuesday night so not normally a high traffic night. read more

Came into Chesapeake tonight for Dad's 93rd bday . Service and food was amazing . Our server Amanda was amazing . She was very personable. Food was timed perfectly. We didn't feel rushed at all. She greeted us with specials and suggested the crab stuffed mushrooms which were excellent. We were enjoying each others company as it's been awhile and we were catching up. She let us know there was no rush . Food came out perfect . Everything tastes great and was nice and hot . After dinner she brought Dad a brownie desert with a candle and sang happy birthday to him with us . We will be back to enjoy Amanda's wonderful service again. . thanks alot Amanda for making Dad's birthday extra special . read more

Chesapeake Seafood House is the best, food, service and ambiance I have had in Springfield, IL in the 30+ years I have visited for work. read more

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top food and Service Marleen was our waitress and she did a great job Highly recommended

Very affordable $25 per person I did have a problem with the elegant cloth napkins flashing with the plastic tablecloth and as far as the silverware it's something like you would see in a School lunchroom last of the concerns is there was no to go cups of any kind not a single one in the restaurant I myself I'm allergic to bleach the detergent they wash their glasses in as state required so I was not actually to have able to have anything to drink I hope they fix these concerns it is a nice atmosphere and very very affordable read more

The only good things about this place is the servers, the bread, and the decor. The fried seafood is soggy, the fries are gross and cheaply made, the clam strips tasted like nothing, and the shrimp is over cooked. All the food tasted like burnt oil. The steak has a weird flavor too it. If you want seafood go to a different place, and for the price you could go to a actual nice restaurant instead of this place that wants to be nice but doesn't put any of the effort into it read more

This was out first time here. You have to call to make a reservation no online system. We were seated in a tiny booth area which is part of the charm I guess. The light hanging over the table was so bright and low. That it was like being under interrogation all through dinner trying to talk to my husband. I guess beca we are taller. We ordered steak and fried shrimp and Alaskan crab legs with clam chowder. The steak and shrimp were good. The fresh bread, soup and salad were very good as well. The crab legs were a good amount for the price but they were cooked too long and we spent a lot of time picking them for very little meat. The server was wonderful and very attentive read more

Service was good, food was speedy, no music playing, very geriatric atmosphere. Fettuccini serving was alarmingly small. Photo taken before I started eating. Only 6 bites. For $13. Ordered a rum and coke which was flat and light. read more

Chesapeake Seafood House - Plate was served. Pushed pasta to one side, this is the entire dish. - Seafood Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Service - 5 stars: First time visiting. We were a party of 7. We called ahead 15 minutes out and we waited only about 15 minutes to be seated. Our server, Erica, was attentive and friendly. Interior decor - 3 stars: could use an update and the men's bathroom was filthy. Food - 4 stars: We ordered stuffed mushrooms, shrimp cocktail, ribeye, NY Strip, Lobster ravioli, blackened red snapper, triple play, the seaport platter, and cheesecake. All the food was delicious. Only complaints: Ordered the NY strip medium rare but it was cooked medium (overdone). Augraten potatoes were eh. Other: parking was sufficient. Air-conditioned waiting area. Nice sized menu with a variety of surf and turf. read more

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My wife and I had shared a birthday dinner with another couple back in April. They picked to eat at Chesapeake and my wife had never been and was excited as seafood is her favorite cuisine. It had been many years since I had been to the Seafood House but the decor still reminded me of when I ate here as a young kid. The pricing reflected the current economy and although for my wallet a bit too high my wife said it was pretty much in step with other seafood eateries around the Midwest. I ordered the lobster tail with shrimp (my wife wanted the lobster) so I also ordered a petit filet for myself. The mixed rice side was amazing, the shrimp were average, she told me the lobster was good but she has had much better and the steak was a letdown. The steak was ordered medium but was too chewy and lacked seasoning. Overall, in the circumstance of being invited by other friends we both would come back but is not anywhere near the top of our favorites for Springfield. read more

Chesapeake Seafood House - Lobster Tail N Fried Shrimp with Filet - Seafood Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

While traveling, we like to dine at different restaurants. I did some online research and decided to try Chesapeake Seafood. I was intrigued by the history of the establishment and the Early Bird menu looked great. Specials from 3:30 to 5:30 were perfect for us; as we planned an early dinner after some historical tours before returning to our hotel. Upon arrival, about 4 p.m., there was plenty of private parking available. Entrance was lovely, and we were immediately greeted and seated. Our table was at a large window with beautiful view of a memorial garden. Nice decor, felt like I was in a deluxe steamship dining room. Darryl was on point with water and ready to take order, we told him we would need a few minutes. The dinner menu looked great, but no mention of Early Bird specials. When Darryl returned, I asked about Early Bird, and he brought us that menu. While we were there, I overheard two other patrons request Early Bird prices. This did not set well with me, seemed like standard procedure to not offer upfront; note to management, if you advertise it, present it. Now, for the food. The salads were unimaginative, basically bagged lettuce with some cheese sprinkled on top. But, it was fresh and there were many dressing choices. The hot loaf of bread was yummy! Entrees were excellent, I had cod and he opted for shrimp and chicken. Disappointed in side dish of au gratin potatoes; looked and tasted like something you would expect at a grade school cafeteria. Overall, the food was mediocre; still giving 4 star review was ambience and impeccable service. I would go again, but try something different from the menu. They obviously do a booming business, when we left the restaurant was completely full, with people waiting outside. read more

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Good quality food and service and a price you can't beat. Decorations where really cool, especially in the main dining area :)

Definitely the best seafood in the central Illinois area. Wife and I love to come here and always brag about it. I always get the snow crab and it never disappoints. Absolutely love the atmosphere. Always good service. Will be back no doubt. read more

Went here last Sunday for my birthday dinner. We were seated on the porch. It is enclosed and has a heater, but I will never again sit there during the winter months. I am still very sick as a result of being too cold there, probably pneumonia or bronchitis. They need to take better care of their guests with adding more insulation around the porch and adding a heater or turning that one up higher. read more

This is the second time that I have been to this restaurant. The food and service is good here. Our server Pam was nice and efficient. I had Lobster and fried shrimp with au gratin potatoes. My wife had the Monterey Chicken. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere in an old mansion. We will be back the next time we are in town. read more

Chesapeake Seafood House - Lobster, Shrimp and Au Gratin Potatoes - Seafood Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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Nice atmosphere for supper and Anthony did a fine job serving. The food was good and well prepared. The portions are average so get the soup and salad options. The lobster bisque was tasty as well as the clam chowder. The whole catfish was well prepared and the twin 5oz lobster tails were good. However, the au gratin potatoes were disappointing so you may want to choose the baked potato. We did really enjoy the chocolate mousse cake with coffee for dessert. I'll give 'em four plates. read more

Chesapeake ignores "RESERVATIONS". On Wednesday we booked by phone a RESERVATION for Friday @ 6:45 p.m. We arrived @ 6:32, went to the check-in front desk, and advised them that we had arrived for our 6:45 RESERVATION. Their handwritten (how primitive!) list did not have our name. They wrote our name on the side of the list. About 7:10 I inquired re: the status of our RESERVATION. Finally @ 7:30 they seated us at a table. Forty five minutes after our RESERVATION, and an hour after we had arrived. The waitress, embarrassed by the unacceptable delay, apologized and comp-ed us with a 5 piece jumbo shrimp cocktail appetizer. BYW: This same unacceptably long wait despite a RESERVATION had happened the prior time we booked a RESERVATION at Chesapeake. Same old, same old. When the pleasant waitress brought our check at dinner's end, I told the waitress that an hour earlier we had planned to stiff her with no tip due to the delay, and that she should explain to management why she got $0 tip. But we relented and left a 20% tip because it wasn't her fault. She said that she definitely would apprise management of our dissatisfaction. Very poor organization, indicative of lousy management. If we ever return to Chesapeake - and that's an "if" - then it will not be on a Friday or Saturday night because They don't honor RESERVATIONS. read more

Explain a reservation system that doesn't have a table ready at the time you reserved- but is based upon when you check in- arrived at 6:50 for our 7 pm- still haven't been seated at 7:25.... flawed reservations system. read more

Had been a staunch fan for years then things started going south.. service started lacking.... Food quality deteriorated.... Even still I gave them another chance.. Horrible.... Never again... read more

For Springfield it's a terrific place. A unique fun setting with an unexpected seafood offering. We had a good time without breaking the bank. read more

Great seafood- try to go for Early Bird Special- if you like nautical you will love this place.