My boyfriend and I came here when it was the closest place near us after a morning full of Munzee-ing. (Look it up) Anyway, everything about this place was good! We didn't know what to expect, as from the outside of the building, it doesn't look like much; Really, it's not. It's kinda cramped, but the atmosphere and decor make up for a lot of it. They have a good selection of beverages, and even though the food menu was limited, everything that we received on it was great. The service was top-notch, but with a place that small, you really can't screw it up! My one suggestion to the owners would be to fix the light in the bathroom. It's on a motion sensor, and while doing my business and while washing my hands it turned off. The first time it happened I almost shat myself...but thankfully I was in the right place to do it. read more

Was here last week on a night where the snow would not stop outside. We sat inside and looking out of the window it felt like we were sitting inside a nice lodge enjoying great drinks and friends. No cell phones not a lot of TVs for distractions. Just great beer and a cozy atmosphere. Many craft beers to choose from and great owners. On this night we were here a customer was stumbling on his way out. The bartender went outside to check if this patron was driving. He was planning on driving and the owner instead had an employee get in his car and follow the owner who drove the customers car home In a blizzard. That is beyond going the extra mile. Happy to have this place close to home. Cheers! read more

We love Gammon Coach House. The owners and servers are always wonderful, and they are so good about being flexible with making drinks and letting you try things. They have lots of interesting beers on tap and great mixed drinks as well. We usually just go there for drinks on the weekend but this past weekend we went on a Saturday afternoon and got ribs. They were delicious! And as always, the service was wonderful. The place doesn't look like much from the outside but I promise you'll be happy and pleasantly surprised if you try it out! We've become somewhat regulars ourselves. :) read more

Really good burgers and beer selection. 3 ppl ordered soup at our table and didn't like it but every time I crave a burger I'm there! Fun relaxing atmosphere. read more

Checked this out on a recommendation on Yelp. Great food and craft beers. Casual dining. Very friendly service. Would visit again for sure! read more

Gammon Coach House - Check out Batavia Bull Dog:) Maybe next time! - New American Near Me - Batavia, Illinois

Oh my yes, GCH is still too good to be true in Batavia. Stopped in to see if the coach would turn into a pumpkin but midnight never came my friends. Enjoyed a Ska Nut Brown Ale with a bowl of chicken tortilla soup so hearty you'd a thought it was a stew. Great flavor and a ton of crunchy strips made this my favorite tortilla......wait.for.it..........ever! Oh my and the grilled cheese sammy on Texas toast with parmesan crust is a thing to behold. It makes me wonder why anyone would make them any other way? read more

Love my little local watering hole. Always super friendly service. The white pizza is seriously amazing!

Just like Robb C, I hadn't heard of this place until I saw it on Yelp! Add to that, that it took us 2 spins around the block to find it and you have all the conditions of a hidden gem. My wife and I headed here on a date night without our son so we could enjoy some adult time. Really glad we did. The extensive beer selection also rotates micro/custom brews and if you sign up for their text message service you'll get notification when new ones are coming in or when special brews are going to make their appearance. We started with the mini-calzones appetizer and they were pretty good. Only complaint was that the red sauce that comes with it was cold and could have been warmed a little. I had a burger with pepper jack, bacon and a fried egg. It was made to order (medium rare). You get your choice of fries, tots or sweet potato tots. Had never seen sweet tater tots before and they were fantastic!! My wife had the longhorn grilled cheese which they use a Parmesan cheese coating on the outside. She really liked it a lot and also had the sweet tater tots. We left with full tummies and ready for the rest of the evening. Yes, the knock on the Gammon Coach House might be their limited menu, difficult location and small size but as I've said before in other reviews, if you can do a few things and do them excellently, that's a win versus doing a million things half-baked. Our service was excellent by the way. read more

This is a solid 4 for the beverage menu. ** I haven't tried the food and from what I understand, it's pretty standard bar fare. I don't think you should go there to eat, though - I think you should go there to enjoy fantastic beverages. Because nobody should drink bad beer, IMO. Belly up to the bar or, if it's nice outside, go and sit at one of the tables on the little patio. This is not a large place - it might be kind of crowded. Either way, you will find a fairly random, and yet fantastic, assortment of beers. It's not exactly what one would expect for the looks of the place or the location. Keep in mind, at least from yesterday to today, the beer menu on the website is only a portion of what they had in last night. It seems like a place to go to see what is new and interesting, which is a good thing in my book. I mean who else has bottles of the Game of Thrones beer? I also like that you can get a sample size, a slightly larger size or a regular-sized pour of beer. I like to try all the things so it's nice to be able to try a lot of different tastes without being stuck with something I don't like. Decent service and the bartender was both funny and had really good recommendations. A definite bonus, though the service outside on the patio might have been a little odd, though not terrible. If this place wasn't so far away, I could see it being a pretty regular hangout. read more

Went here based on a recommendation of a friend. Since it was close to home & Kelly's last dinner before a business trip, we decided to check it out. Visually, the place isn't much to look at. A small bar with a few tables on the inside with outdoor patio. Since it was in the upper 60's for March, we dined on the patio. Service was excellent but it wasn't overly busy for Monday night at 6. They have 2 menus, one for food & one for beer. That'a a good sign in my opinion. Let's talk brew frist. They had probably 30-40 craft/micro beers to choose from with others on tap. Kelly & I ordered a couple beers. I tried a new one that sounded good but didn't like it at all. I ordered a more familiar beer that I enjoy. They were out of it but the waitress brought a sample of a beer on tap that was similar that I enjoyed so I ordered that. Nice. She also removed the bad beer from the bill! Kelly enjoyed her beer but we didn't order another since she wanted to get home to prepare for the trip. As for the grub, it's a smaller food menu with your usual bar/American fare. Since burger was on special (& the lone guy outside had one that looked great), I ordered that & the sweet tater tots. Kelly ordered a corned beef reuben. Food came out quickly & was very good. My burder was very tasty with a great brioche bun. The sweet tater tots were spot on but needed a little salt for my liking. Kelly said her reuben was the best one she'd ever had. The check came quickly after we were done & was taken care of in under 5 minutes. All in all, it was a very enjoyable, affordable, unpretentious, comfortable dining experience with great service! We'll be happy to go back & try some of the other, simpler tastier items the other customers had. read more

Nice selection of beer and great atmosphere. Food used to taste great and couldn't go wrong with anything on the menu. Most recent visit though the food lacked flavor. read more

Went there with a few friends for the 3rd time. And had the most amazing time ever. I don't know if it was the amazing burgers, the great selection if beer, or but the most amazing server ever.....(thank you Caroline!) but I know without a shadow of a fought we will be back again soon....very soon! read more

What can be said besides I am a fan!!! Great food, staff, and owners! I walk in and they know what I like. read more

Gammon Coach House - New American Near Me - Batavia, Illinois

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If you don't live in the area or aren't familiar with this area, your GPS might send you on a wild goose chase. This place is a little hidden, though it's behind the blue building on the corner near the library. The person I was meeting got lost and I followed as my GPS told me to turn and it was THERE, well it wasn't but then I figured I'd pull in where the little stores were and I found it. As for seating, there is a patio, a bar area, and back room. The place has great atmosphere! The menu is limited which is a good thing because too much to choose from just makes for a complicated meal sometimes ya know?! What you get here is craft beer and comfort food - makes for a great lunch! There is a craft beer menu, and the beers come in three sizes. If you're unsure of what to order, they will give you a tasting of the beer which was super nice because I have very little knowledge of beer outside my comfort zone. I ordered a patty melt with tater tots - it was a good size, very tasty and not at all greasy as patty melts can be. My friend ordered the spaghetti dinner special - it was a good size portion for around $8. I enjoyed this place, and wouldn't mind coming back for another meal! read more

My boyfriend & I were told about this little hidden treasure by a bartender at Tap House in St. Charles a few weeks back. We finally had the opportunity to stop in this evening for a beer. Too bad we ate before arriving, the menu looks yummy. We will definitely be back!!! We met Tom (very nice guy) & a couple others, seems very friendly & that's what we are looking for!!! Congrats on a good thing!! We will tell others for sure!! Stacy & Wayne read more

Best small place atmosphere and beer. Every week they have the most tasteful beer . It's different every week. I have drank a few beers that my taste buds did not like , but that is the fun of it. Experiment a little take a chance on it , you must try different beers it's what makes it fun. The staff is fun, Talkative, and spectacular. My only dream wish would be for them to carry reaslieng white wine that is sweet such as St Michele type. ( would make my wife happy). You know what they say happy wife you will have a happy life and a fun time. My biggest concern now is this testimony now will double their business and I will not have a seat to eat or socialize. So. Come on give it a try go for it you will not regret it . read more

I think me and my guys from work finally found our post work watering hole. We loved this place. -Quaint, comforting, relaxed atmosphere. -Great bartender (white collarded shirt, black vest, tiny glasses. I trust anyone dressed this way). -Fantastic beer selection. Anyone who likes to branch out and try new brews will love GCH. They pride theirselves on their beer rotation, so you won't find the same beers very often. And you can order a sample size (probably about 8oz) for like $2. Can't beat that! -Out of about 9 beers on tap, they only have one spout for Bud Lite. -Tuesdays they have a hotdog wrapped in bacon and then deep fried. -Tom (classy bartender) makes his Bloody Mary's with buffalo sauce and horseradish. And there's a wig shop next door called Wig City. As if things couldn't have gotten better. read more

Stopped by this past Saturday night because "The Mrs." wanted to dine al fresco on a nice 70 degree evening in the middle of September. (Who wouldn't??!!) Luckily, when we showed up, GCH had a few tables available on the decent sized patio at a first come basis. Their menu isn't huge, but they are great at what is on the menu. For an app, we split the Mini Calzones. We both LOVED them. Little fried cheesy sausage pockets with a red sauce that stands on it's own. It reminded my wife of the "PIzza Fritte" back home in CT. (Or at least the closest thing to it). Regardless, it was great. As for our mains; She had Grilled Chicken with a side salad. GC was good, side salad dressing was awesome. I had the Patty Melt with everything. OMG! Their caramelized onions are superb! Service was solid too! I highly recommend Gammon Coach House whenever in the Bat-a-via area. read more

I really don't have anything bad to say about this place but I also don't have anything to rave about. The food was not bad but it was also not memorable. Just kind of boring. People were nice but our server was new and Verrryyy slow. Hopefully that will change as he gets his "feet wet". read more

So this is a newer establishment that definitely fills a much needed niche for the area: quality beer. I've been here a number of times since they first opened but always fairly late to meet up with friends for a beer or 2. The draft list has been 90% different on each visit. While I have had 80% of the beers previously that they had offered (I am a beer nerd), most I have never seen on tap. While most would not be considered trending ultra-hot beer nerd brews, it is always a fantastic, well though out lineup of difficult to find beers. Their bottle list I think could step up a notch in their offerings. They could also benefit by offering a couple high-end large format beers on the menu (last visit they did have Goose Island Kind Edward and Bourbon County Coffee Stout which is a good step in the right direction). My last visit I was there for dinner which was an interesting change of pace for seeing how they operate as a restaurant. The place is pretty small and littered with vintage farmhouse tables and chairs which can be a tight fit but definitely cozy to sit at. When the evening gets later and the drinking crowd comes out, these tables are quite a hindrance. The scene during dinner was definitely all families dining with their adult "children". The food is comfort food and quite good. The chips and salsa are homemade and were devoured instantly. The grill cheese was more than your average offering with cheese that was also slapped to the outside and charred = delicious. The patty melt was advertised to include grilled onions which werent delivered, it was non-the-less great. I paired it with Greenbush's Retribution which is an offering you won't find elsewhere and a perfect match. The odd: all beers are offered in 2 or 3 different sizes (with large being a pint glass) with prices like 4.35 and 5.15 which its nice to see them conscientious on their offering price, its a bit of a head scratcher in the bar world. This is a place I will continue to frequent often. read more

I have been back to the Gammon House the past two Saturdays. Last week I had the sheep shagger, loved it! The ham and cheese sandwich is the best on the menu. You can add all kind of wonderful ingredients to the sandwich to make it even better. We went yesterday for dinner and I had the pulled pork. It was not that good. I like places with small menus because it gives me peace of mind that everything on the menu is kick a$$. It might have been sitting to long who knows? I am still a fan of the place and every once and a while you have an off night. I will return for the ham and cheese. Thanks Gammon! read more

The service and personalities here are awesome. You are always welcomed and spoken to politely. Service like this goes a long way. Their beer selection is wonderful and always changing. It's the quintessential neighborhood bar/hangout. Pricing is most fair. read more

Have had many a great experience here. Usually sit at the bar and the bartender Wells is a great guy who does a great job. Awesome wings and good drinks, would recommend to anyone looking for a cozy corner bar with good drinks and a calm atmosphere. Good for a date and has indoor and outdoor seating. Will be back soon. read more

I used to live down the street from the Gammon Coach House, and love it like my own boozy little child. The food selection is amazing, especially rib nights on Saturdays and the sweet potato tater tots. The menu covers everything from fish and chips to pulled chicken to monster salads. But what really got me hooked was the beer selection. I signed up for their text notification club, and get a text whenever a new beer is tapped. Most of my visits were because of those texts. Their beer selection is mix of local mainstay (3 Floyds, Revolution, Two Brothers) and some from the outer reaches of the galaxy (Portland, generally). There is a variety of sizes, so you don't have to break the bank to try something new. There are a few downsides. The inside is kind of cramped and dark. There is a good amount of seating, but if you're waiting for a table on a busy night, there's nowhere to stand that's out of the way. I always had to do the shuffle dance with incoming guests. This also means the wait can get kind of long, but a good beer is an easy remedy. Downsides, yes. Deal-breakers, not on your life. I'll put it this way- when my down-the-street lease was up, I almost didn't move purely because of the Gammon Coach House. read more

Best burgers in downtown Batavia, hands down. Just $5 on Monday, it's a deal you simply cannot beat. Pulled chicken sandwich with buffalo sauce? Forget dessert just give me two of these. Tater tots are pretty standard fare for a restaurant, but they recently had a BBQ Apple Cider sauce mixture on the table that made these absolutely incredible. Awesome beer selection with a lot of local favorites. They switch up the selection to make it seasonal, meaning a once-a-month visitor will always have something new to try. Avoid the Batavia Bulldog unless you can pull down a few hundred dollars in bets to finish the thing. Hot dog wrapped in bacon deep fried and covered in chili. Don't expect to get out of bed the next day, and move your bed to the bathroom. A fun dare for your enemies. read more

Giving one star because food was disappointing to say the least. Pasta and red sauce was elbow noodles with tomato sauce. Tortilla soup was taco seasoning with I don't know what. Salad was less than fresh. Even fries weren't good. Will never return. read more

This is a great neighborhood bar/restaurant with quality pub grub and GREAT craft beer. I am a huge craft beer fan and this place constantly surprises me with the amount of off-the-beaten-path selections that they have available. Service is pretty good, typical enough for this type of venue. The servers are friendly and seem to know many of the regular patrons. It is a casual environment and a great place to bring a group. The pulled pork sandwich, the wings and the burgers are all very good. Pizzas are good too. Again, the highlight for the Coach House is definitely its consistently good craft beer list. So if you're looking for a great brew in the western suburbs, give this place a try. read more

Found this Batavia treasure through social media avenues. The recently added Sam Adams Chocolate Cherry on tap was what caught my eye, and got me to look at their menu online. While the menu is limited, I feel that it works in their favor. On busy nights, a limited menu probably helps turn tables quickly, and even on slow nights, like Monday nights, it's nice to go out for dinner and be able to get in and out as quickly as you please. The atmosphere of Gammon Coach House is pretty laid back and homey. An abundance of wood and casual conversation with staff make it the type of place you want to frequent as much as you can. I had the pulled chicken sandwich with their sweet potato tots, and my friend had their Gammon Burger with regular tots. Both options were fabulous. I was a little disappointed that we weren't able to get the bruschetta, but in all fairness, the server was honest about the cook being out of balsamic and the balsamic making the dish worthwhile. A restaurant running out of something will never make it or break it for me. The chips and queso dip we got instead were really good. Raspberry cheesecake had a really wonderful taste to it; I only wish the crust were a little firmer. Overall, I can't rave enough about the food. I'll be coming back to try things like the burger and the grilled cheese and the ever-rotating kegs. Sam Adams Chocolate Cherry and the Bell's Winter White were just two of the wonderful beers I had, and I would definitely recommend them. read more

Nickel and dime you to death on their specials. Stupid pricing system. Food is nothing special.

I used to really enjoy coming to the Coach House, but I am done being a patron of this place. I doubt they will care as this place is always busy, but I have many reasons for why this place is not on my top places to go to anymore. First of all the service is full of unprofessional bartenders and servers. I have come in there to not get a menu for 15 minutes, then move to another section and still wait 15 minutes just to get any attention from the servers (who, by the way, were talking around the servers computer the whole time). Once I did get waited on they didn't have a beer list (not sure why since these are printed out cheaply on a home printer and can be done within seconds so they have extras). Another time coming in I also had to wait for service (the place was dead except at the bar). We received our menus after 10 minutes to be told the guy bartender would be right back. He stood behind the bar talking with the people sitting there for another 10 minutes while my friend and I discussed taking our business elsewhere since we had waited already 15 minutes without the notion of getting a drink. A man walked in and sat at the bar and was given a menu as my friend turned to me and said, "If he gets a drink before us, let's go somewhere that doesn't make you wait for a beer." Sure enough the guy who walked in 20 minutes after us was sipping on a beer and we were still waiting. We left. I understand that this is a laid back atmosphere, but that really started me wondering why I patron a place that doesn't even give a rats ass about my business or making me - the customer with money - happy. As for the food, while I think it is good, I think its overrated. You can find great food in Batavia without having to spend ubermoney, RendezVu and Tusk are really good food options if you have never been there and are not very expensive for the quality of food you receive. Pal Joey's and Aliano's are two that are a little pricier but the food is really good (although Aliano's service is about as bad as Coach House). I have had the burger, a specialty fish dish, chips, the grilled cheese, and a pizza from the Coach House. They were all decent, but super expensive for nothing you can't make on your own with a little culinary knowledge. I feel like the chef came up with takes on bar food just to be unique, but it doesn't work in my opinion. Now on to the beer menu. This is the biggest problem with this pub. While I love craft beer, going to Marquette for college and drinking Lakefront throughout I do know a thing or two about craft beers. I used to admire their selection and pricing with prices for 3 different sizes. Now their selection is not as good as it was before, I went there with a friend who also like IPA's as well as Pale Ales only to find that not a single one of these were on tap. They did however have 2 different Saisons, a few Belgian style ales, and other ones I can't think of right now. What a disappointment - and I said something. The response back was, "The owner decides what beers we bring in based on his taste in beers and we don't have any say in this nor do you..." WOW. That made me feel appreciated bringing up what I would like to see behind the bar. Oh well, he owns so he decides, fine. So I turned the beer list over to find some good bottled and can beers on there, until I looked at the price. I can find Stone, Two Brothers, Bells, and Three Floyd's at Binny's and R&S for around $9-$12 a 6 pack - so why am I being charge $6.50 for a CAN of Two Brother's Outlaw??? I think $5 for a bottle is well above their cost plus markup. I asked the owner and he said that their markup is the same no matter what beer you choose. So I brought up the bombers that they are charging $24 for and I didn't get a response because he knew that he was caught in a lie. A bomber is a beer and a half and is marked up well above that. I have also overheard the owner say to his friends while sitting at the bar with a grin on his face, "With us being so busy, I think we should charge significantly more across the board." That mentality is why I am hoping people will realize a bar is only as good as their customer service, one thing this place with all their fancy beers and food can never do - as I have been going there for months and always leave saying how bad the customer service is. The beers kept me coming back, but that's all over now, baby blue. read more

I wanted to like this place, I really did. I went for drinks and dessert with friends. We got there at 7 pm, which I felt was not unreasonably late at night. However, they were out of all their desserts already! The service was poor and the staff took smoke breaks at the corner of the building so their smoke kept wafting onto the patio where we were sitting. read more

I'm almost reluctant to write a good review because this place is such a wonderful hidden treasure, we'd like to keep it to ourselves. But in the interest of sharing a good thing (and good Karma), here we go: A fantastic, comforty atmosphere with a menu that matches. Friendly and intelligent staff - on our second visit our server not only remembered our drink order from the first visit but recommended things we might like based on our previous menu order. Outstanding service and an interesting menu make this our new favorite neighborhood spot. Looking forward to summer nights on the patio. read more

We always love stopping in for a pint and a meal. The beer selection is always impressive and unique. We've had the pleasure of trying half of the food they offer. I've never had a bad meal, specials included. The beer dinners have been great and well organized. The food here really set's them apart from the other venues in the area. The staff is welcoming and a joy, this place is a jem! read more

Terrible all around. Inside stinks, menu is small and mostly bar food, service was horrible, beer sucked. That's all.

Really fun tap list. Usually fun kitchen concoctions. I had the mac and cheese last night. It was very bland and I would not order it again. Husband got the pizza. Now THAT was good. Server was excellent. She ran out of the beer I was drinking (I ordered the last one) and took it upon her self to bring me a sample of a comparable beer. Two Thumbs up if you ask me! We will be back for sure. read more

Went here looking for a cold beer and some decent food. The only reason I gave them any stars was that they do a nice job with the atmosphere and craft beers. If you don't like craft beers, don't go because that's all they have. My preference is a beer that I've had before, I don't get they whole sport of craft beers....too many to choose from. Now the food, we started with the chicken tortilla soup....fair at best. Then the main course was their Sat. night special, ribs. I have to say the were the worse I've ever had. Almost reminded me of the rib meat on the Mcrib sandwich at McDonald's. The Mac and cheese side was just as bad. The menu is all sandwiches with a nightly special. Maybe the burger would of been the way to go. I can't believe all the Yelpers that said the food was good. read more

Their ribs made me feel like I had died and gone to sweet bbq heaven! They also had rare beers that made my beer-snob boyfriend very pleased. Would go there again in a heartbeat! read more

Wow, I must have been there on a bad night considering all the other positive comments listed here. I felt the place was claustrophobic, limited menu and crappy service. We sat there for 30 MINUTES and the waitress kept walking by and avoiding my frantic wave for service. At least the bartender (owner maybe?) came by and took our beer order. So we drank our beer and left. If you're craving an extensive beer menu, skip this place and try Geneva Ale House instead. read more

I'm glad to see a beer-centric place pop up in Batavia! The couple of times I have been there, the tap list has been interesting, and is what keeps drawing me back. The biggest fault of the Gammon Coach House is the service. Its hit or miss, and has been mostly miss for me. Many times the server will dissapear for quite awhile while our beer glasses sit empty, or at one point after ordering our beer from our waitress, we saw it sitting on the end of the bar for at least 10 min. before it finally found its way to us. I don't think I can take any friends here since the service is embarrassing. The food isn't bad - but I wish they would expand their menu. The grilled cheese has been quite good the number of times I've tried it (and the order was correct). The pulled pork is nothing to write home about - but again I'd like to see a bit more variety on the menu. UPDATE 1-3-14: I've visited Gammon a number of times since my initial review and things have gotten much better there. The beer selection has been wonderful each time, and I think the service has improved quite a bit as well. The food menu is fairly stagnant still - its mostly basic bar food, I'd like some more non-greasy/fried items to go with such good beer. I've given them 4 stars up from my initial 2. read more

I've been here a few times when I want a good greasy burger with a beer. It leaves you completely satisfied with that combination, but if you stray away from that you'll be surprised to find how unpleasant the rest of the food is regardless of the beer. read more