lol no. No Ma'am. This is not it. This bar is the WORST gay bar in Illinois. Not a friendly person…read morein sight. Not One. Well, the door chick was ok. Anyway, the music is terrible. It's just noise. Reminds me of a techno club circa early 2000s. Bartenders (there were two) umm yeah. You can keep them. I could only stand about an hour and a half of this place. I feel sad for the LGBT community here. Saturday night and the best you have to offer is this group of unfriendly people. From the bartenders to the "DJ" upstairs. I ll never go back. No reason to. Just stay home. Seriously. I can see why it's dead on a Saturday night.

Mixed feelings. It IS an important hangout for queer ppl who want to drink, but I wish, for…read moreexample, the monthly Gender Euphoria meetup would allow ppl of ALL ages to attend and that's not possible at a bar. Also, as person hoping to make friends, it just doesn't (IMO) have the best atmosphere for that, partly because it's often pretty noisy. Not very conversation-friendly. In a previous life, I went to an incredibly friendly (straight) bar. No TVs, the occasional live band, but typically quiet, great for chatting. Was more of a hangout than a place to get tipsy. The bar tenders are okay, but they don't interact with customers much. Maybe they are just too busy. In my previous bar, the main bartender loved to chat with customers and that, I think, really helped ppl to open up and chat among themselves. And feel welcome. Yeah, one bar can't do everything. Just wish there was a more sedate hang-out place for queers that was compatible with conversation.

Had a fabulous experience last night! We hosted a State Farm double retirement party here and…read moreeverything turned out really nice and the service was exceptional. The food was great and they kept the pizzas coming all night. People had a great time and we are so grateful to the team that took care of us. Special shout out to Emma and Josh for taking such good care of everything. Thank you! Page and Craig.

Service was great, food was good, ambiance was good. It was busy and there seemed to be a lot of…read morestaff on hand. The only real issue was that the kid friendly games didn't register when the kids hit the ball a lot of the time.

A beautiful place for dinner and/or drinks. Great bourbon selection!…read moreMason is most gracious and welcoming! He took care of everything we needed and was helpful in going over the menu with us. Definitely a go to for an enjoyable time

We came here while in town for graduation at Illinois State University. While on the outside it is…read moreunassuming, the inside reveals a clean, large dining room that feels upscale. We had a reservation so we were seated promptly at a large table in its own little alcove in the back. While the place was busy, we could chat comfortably with one another and felt adequately separate from other tables. The menu has a bit of everything, so everyone should be able to find something they like on it. We started with cocktails, mozzarella sticks, and pretzel bites. The cocktails were good but I could've used less sweetness in mine. The mozzarella sticks and pretzels bites were standard, which means they were great as usual. For a group of 5 of us, an order of each was enough to hold us over until the main meal. I personally got the fish sandwich for my dinner with fries. The fish was great and large enough that it hung over the sides of the bun. My only complaint about the sandwich was the lack of tartar sauce on it. The cook must have just added the smallest dash, as the only sign it was there was a little spot of discoloration on the bun. The fish was good but the sandwich would have been better with more moisture from that tartar. The fries it came with were standard shoe string fries. Nothing special but hit the spot all the same. Everyone else at the table enjoyed their meals as well and we left comfortably full with no leftovers. Overall the meal came at a good pace, the atmosphere was nice, and the prices were reasonably. If in town again we would come back here.

Was such a fun experience and our waitress was just fantastic! Great anniversary, and romantic…read morevibe. We did several courses, and was blown away by each dish. The salad was the best part, still thinking about the dressing.

First off I have to say I am OBSESSED with the set up on this place, the speak easy vibe and mood…read morelighting was seriously amazing! A small group went for drinks only and were served fairly quickly! Our waiter was so funny and super helpful choosing drinks. There is a large menu to choose from where everyone could find something they like! Unfortunately that wasn't our group. Only two of us finished our drink, we may have just chose poorly, cocktails are so up to interpretation by the persons preferences that I don't know I would say they didn't have good cocktails, they just didn't do it for our group. But I would definitely go back, and HIGHLY recommend at least trying it once!

Used Countryside for catering for personal and work events - such great food and friendly and…read morehelpful staff. Her prices are great and the quality of the meals is always the talk of the event!!

Absolutely horrible. Owner is extremely rude, food was garbage compared to all the samples we…read moretried. Price was significantly higher than what we were quoted but we had already paid a deposit. I was going to cut some slack for all the issues and not say anything. I thought maybe we just had a bad night there... we went to our friends wedding 2 weeks later and it was just as bad. Staff is horribly rude and unprofessional, they throw away the food you pay for during the MIDDLE of the event. The alcohol is the cheapest they can find but they charge more than double for a drink that a bar does. Don't do it.

I came in last night at 8:45, I never expect hotel bars/restaurants to have great food, but I was…read morestarving so I stopped in. I was greeted by friendly bartender who told me about the special. A pineapple teriyaki burger. I pretty much always order specials when I see them. It was next level, seriously. The burger was built with love and a true understanding of what a burger is. It was crafted, not slapped together. The ingredients all worked so well together too to bottom. It had texture, depth of flavor, mess in the right way, and all around a great experience. To say I was pleasantly surprised is an understatement. From now on, every time I visit Bloomington, This is the first place I'm coming for food.

A good clean and welcoming hotel bar that is hidden in Bloomington Illinois off of veterans Parkway…read morethis place doesn't have a lot of beer but it is very clean and it is a unique experience

Local hangout with little or no food. Decent beer selection. Full bar offers a drinks for any…read moretaste.

Fun, bar food, fun employees, amazing shakes! Had to show family from California how to Kuchie on…read morethe river!