Fairmont Shores has a lot going for it. The atmosphere is great, the service is pleasant, and the food itself tastes good. The chicken shishkabob I ordered was seasoned well, the vegetables were grilled nicely, and the baked potato was fine. That said, the portion-to-price ratio on this particular dish was really hard to swallow. For $25, I expected a much more substantial plate. One skewer with literally four pieces of chicken and a potato on it is pretty ridiculous at that price point. Typically, shishkabobs are served in pairs to begin with, so four cubes of chicken on a stick for $25 is excessive. And that was on "Special". The food was good, but the value just wasn't there. I'll still come back because the place has a nice feel; the staff are friendky, and the meal wasn't bad by any means, but I'd definitely order something else the next time unless the portion size on the shishkabob is adjusted. read more

Fairmont Shores - One Skewer... Grilled onions, red pepper, green pepper, tomato, one little mushroom, and 4 cubes of chicken = $25 - Sports Bars Near Me - Lake Villa, Illinois

Service was fantastic. Views from the upper deck are incredible! Great vantage point to watch a sunset!!!! I had a hickory burger with slaw. Awesome. My wife ordered a cheeseburger that wound up being a little bit undercooked. My daughter ordered a Southwest salad that was missing black beans and avocado. When we asked the waitress to inquire with the chef if that was normal, she came back and said yes. The Southwest wound up being salad, pita bread with a slice of some sort of cheese stuffed in it, pico in the salad and two tomato slices. Epic fail. The menu was fairly diverse but only had two seafood options. Fried pollock and fried shrimp. No fish tacos. No shrimp tacos. This place really does have a special location but needs some freshening up. The deck could use a power wash. The hand rail going up to the deck was broken at the top. I saw more than a few senior have an issue with it. Lots of potential to go to the next level here if the owner(s) are willing to take the initiative. read more

We visited on a Monday for the Supper a club experience and cannot recommend it enough. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. The staff was super kind and attentive. The overall vibe is very welcoming and friendly. And we thoroughly enjoyed the trivia. Well definitely be back again. ** Note the menu changes for the Monday night supper club experience so I shared photos of what was available the night we went but it isn't always the same offerings read more

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Great place. Wonderful service. Great atmosphere and a nice menu. This place is great. read more

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Had an amazing experience here, and a huge part of that was our server, Brock. He was friendly, attentive, and made sure everything was perfect from start to finish. He had great recommendations, kept our drinks full, and made us feel genuinely welcome. Excellent service like his is hard to find. We'll definitely be back and hope to have Brock as our server again! read more

Food was not great, and for a lake pub pretty expensive Had salad some pretty old lettuce, no taste husband had burger he said just ok read more

One of our favorite hangouts. Great food and service in the winter and during boat season even better to pull up at the piers, enjoy dinner and drinks and watch one hell of a sunset! Five star evening for us! read more

We went to have some drinks and order food to take home. The service was prompt and pleasant. It's a lovely place with all sports and pertinent events on unobtrusive monitors. The location is beautiful and when we got home the food was great! We look forward to coming back on a boat, and having our family up to enjoy Fairmont Shores! Beautiful views of the water. read more

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First time wont be the last. Cheese logs 10/10. Meatloaf stack 10/10. Can't wait to try the rest of the menu.

Great food and great location, right on Fox Lake, you can dock your boat or park your car. We came on Friday, it was near full, we sat outside, sun was pretty strong. We ordered all we can eat fish fry, chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks and jalepeno burgers. Food was delivered late, had to wait almost 45 min, service was good after that and we pack us some food probably another meal. Bill was $87 including two persons. read more

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Still the very best fish fry for miles and miles. Beer battered is the way to go! Adding pictures to show how enormous the portions are. read more

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Always excellent food. Always great service. Such a great place to hang out! This has become our hangout just for the great atmosphere. Throw in an amazing sunset now and then. What more could you ask for?! read more

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If you can imagine a Wisconsin Supper Club (good food all around) married to a classic sports bar (TVs and good drinks with decent pours) right on a nice-sized lake, you'll get an idea of what Fairmont Shores is like. The first thing that strikes you when you enter is the crowded and noisy large single room with a square bar dominating the center, all with a pleasant welcoming neighborhood feel. This restaurant had unbeatable ambiance: inside with a wall of windows looking out over Fox Lake with the sun setting in the evening, and outside with a lakeside patio deck available when the weather co-operates. We started with cocktails and beer, all nicely brought off - routinely 4 star stuff. For appetizers we tried the Mozzarella Sticks (5 star cheese sticks nicely breaded and done just enough to get the cheese softened) and the Bruschetta (a 4 star offering with a nice baguette with all the toppings and a nice balsamic glaze). For mains, and since we were here on Friday: two of our party had the all-you-can-eat fish fry with a choice of fish (our selection was 4 star stuff, nicely fried white fish); another in our party had the grilled salmon (a nice 3 star offering of salmon - a hair overdone - served with hushpuppies, and fries or a baked potato): and what the last in our party had was probably a wrap (?). Service was on point: they had lots of servers, quick food preparation and delivery from the kitchen, and an active full-service bar. You may want to make reservations so you are not disappointed ... this place gets crowded fast, especially on weekends. And don't forget the standouts here: all-you-can eat Fish Fry Fridays, and Sunday Brunch from Easter to Labor Day. If you are out this way, you have to give this place a try. read more

081624 @ 4:30pm - Three for the fish fry dinner. Excellent food and service. Annie our server was top notch. No complaints. A great dining experience. We will return. read more

Great views of Fox Lake and good food and drinks! I had a Mai Tai and it was delicious...my husband had red wine wand was good. The shrimp salad with mango salsa is yummy and perfect on a warm, summer day! read more

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Excellent restaurant, right off the water! The food was incredible as well as the friendly staff. Cant wait to go back! read more

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We still stop in to Fairmont Shores when we can. They're a really consistent restaurant in the area when it comes to food, drinks, and service. I also think they're one of the cleaner restaurants that's following proper COVID precautions. On our most recent visit, our server, Rhonda, was fantastic. She was quick and kind. To drink, they had a limeade cocktail as a special that I ordered. It was nice, refreshing, and not too sweet. They also had wines and bottled beer if that's more of your thing. To eat, we ordered the nachos, bruschetta, wings, and chicken sandwich. If you're brave, try their nuclear sauce on the wings. It's spicy but oh-so-good! Despite the nachos coming with a hair in it, they were incredibly apologetic and offered to remake it or order something else instead. A manager and someone from the kitchen (not sure if they were a kitchen chef or manager) came out to apologize and check on us. I'm always very understanding when mistakes happen, but I appreciate the staff making sure we were taken care of. read more

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Cute spot for dinner and drinks. Right on the lake, very nice patio. Lots of options on the menu, specials on the weekdays. Great salad, big with tons of toppings. I enjoyed my time here. read more

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The food was good as well as ambience. But our Service was so slow with only two tables on the patio. It took 40 minutes to bring out bruschetta which I've never seen take a long time. Its a shame as their food is quite good when the bruschetta isn't soggy from sitting in the window. read more

Had my birthday party last Saturday during the afternoon and it was fantastic! The food was terrific and the wait staff was excellent! Thank you to everyone who was involved. read more

I want to start out by saying that Fairmont Shores has really changed. There were only two servers for a Friday afternoon in summer on the chain? (7/18/25) that was their first mistake. We were seated outside at 12:35 ordered a 2 beers and appetizer and our sandwiches. Well the fried cauliflower took about 25 minutes and didn't come out hot. The server we had was also making cocktails besides waiting on patrons. As we saw people who came in after were getting food before us. Asking the other server to check on our order, she told us they got so busy and food was coming out. Needless to say that ordeal took about an hour. We should have walked out just paying for the beers and appetizer. We were so hungry we ate our sandwiches and fries were cold turkey burger was thin. It really was a terrible lunch. The owner Patty didn't seem to concerned. She should have been making the drinks and let her waitress do the outside tables. Again we should have spent our money elsewhere. In which we could have gotten a few meals for what we spent at Fairmont Shores. Warning don't go on a beautiful Friday for lunch here. I really think the owner should have compensated us for waiting over an hour for sandwiches, she should have ate the sandwiches. Only giving them 2 stars, that is for the view on water and weather. read more

Wonderful dining experience. Very calming and great food. Fair pricing and attentive service and as a bonus Great Lake views.

Have been here several times by boat. I enjoy the fish fry and several other items on the menu but each time the service has been worse and it was never good for any visit. My last visit was indeed my last unfortunately, I consider myself very patient and understanding. Waited 2 hours 15 minutes from time of order for our meals last Friday. After 90 minutes we decided to ask but no notification pro actively to our group. Another 15 minutes later they tell us no hush puppies and we're not gonna change anything at that point. Mind you at this point the restaurant was past closing time and empty but we were still waiting. 30 minutes later we scarfed our food down which somehow was luke warm but good and headed out for our night of activities although way later then planned. Still tipped 20% for our $150 bill to not be a jerk but obviously it wasn't deserved. read more

Went here for a couple of drinks and to enjoy the weather. Didn't enjoy waiting 30 minutes for one round of drinks and being surrounded by wasps. Other people's food smelled/looked ok, like typical bar food. Unfortunately the drinks took too long and we left without trying anything. Probably won't be back. Do better! read more

Fish fry was great and mango shrimp salad delicious! Service couldn't have been better and you can't beat the view.

Dear Fairmont Shores, you need more cooks, or servers. This is our third time coming for dinner and waiting nearly 2 hours to get our food. The location and view are incredible, and the live music was great. BUT, 2 hours? For a burger? Not cool. read more

We're checking out future camping & fishing spots, and checked Yelp for where to dine for lunch. Once again, Yelp doesn't disappoint! Fairmount Shores offers chill vibes, GREAT food (huge portions) and drinks, all on Fox Lake. I'd love to return in the winter, as I bet the views of the lake are incredible. read more

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Fairmont Shores was really a nice place to see the sunset. We had the BEST server, Madison. Food was ok. Had the meatloaf stack. A little too mich food. I would go back. read more

My friend and I had a great night, dining outside and watching the sunset. Our waitress, Rachel, was fantastic. The hostess, Terri, is lovely. I just want to acknowledge both of these ladies because they were so personable, they made my night! read more

Off the bat Fairmont Shores has that cozy cabin home away from home vibe that makes everyone feel welcome. Service was excellent and the food was fresh and delicious. Had the mango grilled shrimp salad and it was everything I had hoped it would be. read more

We had big group of 25 on Friday night , Bart was our server he was on top of all of it , great service, food was great, drink were good. We will definitely be back! read more

Great lake view, pleasant server, and fantastic food. Literally had three tables on outside patio come over to ask what we were having. The meatloaf stack and the deep fried steak wrap are AWESOME and people were ordering it based on seeing ours. Only negative would be very little parking and at 4:58 on a Friday night we got the last spot. No idea where you can park otherwise as this place is in a neighborhood. read more

I love this place. They have a great customer service. The food is amazing and delicious. And the view, oh I love the view to the lake. I recommend this restaurant. read more

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The fish fry was awesome. Outdoor seating on Fox Lake was stunning at sunset. Service was average but it was a beautiful Friday night to eat outside. read more

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I like this place cuz I love the food the atmosphere in there great spot in the summer sitting outside and the servers are very nice

I've left a review before but felt I just need to reiterate how great this place is. It's become one of our favorite restaurants, not only is it close but every time we go we just have a great experience. Staff is always super friendly and food is great! I have yet to find a reason to complain! read more

Awesome place, great staff fun crowd. Keep the great neighborhood vibe going. Food rocks

Food and service is great! The hostess is the nicest person! We have never had a bad meal there. Nice place to bring the family. Gets busy on Fridays and Saturdays. Take away too. read more

Great evening at Fairmont with family! Hostess went above and beyond to make sure our table was good for us and our grandchildren! Thank you!!! PS... Loved her hat! read more

my bf and I went to check this place and honestly I was not sure about it bc looks like a sea food place but the food, variety and how good everything is made me regret not wanting to go. I 100% recommend it, the view is beautiful and the staff is so friendly and nice in general. the space and environment is so so nice as well. no complaints read more