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    Hidden Lake Winery

    2.8 (101 reviews)

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    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Winery kittens. They need a little more people time. Really skittish.
    Ann B.

    The staff are really personable and responsive. I'll be honest. The wine was not great. It was also a little pricey ($24 for 4 3 oz pours). However, the food is great and you should go just for the gorgeous patio and scenery. And the incredibly friendly wine cat. Share some of your nummies with her and she's your friend for life.

    Wine Flight
    Susan J.

    Beautiful setting indoor and out! Decent Midwest wines: Ruby Rosè, Traminette, Chardonel, Seyval, Syrah we the flight we selected. Wine is an acquired taste, Midwest wines are good, but not great. We also enjoyed the Italian hot sand wispy and small charcuterie board. Both were really good!

    Wine flight
    John K.

    Quant winery on small lake in the country. They have a decent sized event space. A number of wines to choose from plus a full bar. Looks like it would be a good place to check out in the warmer months. They have a full menu of food, but we just had one wine flight, $20, plus a deposit on the wine glasses.

    Dirty dishes everywhere

    Copied from a friend... DO NOT GET MARRIED HERE!! Well I was going to try to keep this off social media, but Hidden Lake Winery didn't give me much choice because they will not contact me back. Back in October of 2021, Alex and I went to look at Hidden Lake Winery as a place to get married. We loved the way it looked out there. We toured house that is located out there and the spot where we ultimately ended up getting married. It looked great. I chose to use their bridal suite to get ready in, out of convenience for my bridesmaids and myself. When we originally looked at the home where the bridal suite is located, the wedding coordinator, at the time, told us that we would be able to get ready there, if it were to rain the wedding would be inside the home. We could pay to have food from the winery brought in, but no outside food. There was also a "honey moon" suite inside the house that was for rent if we so choose to stay out there for the night. The parking lot would be cleaned up as it was full of weeds. Sounds great right? Fast forward to October 12th, 2024. My bridesmaids and myself show up at the house, to get ready at, at 7AM. This is the time I paid for the house to be opened at so there was enough time for us to get ready before the 1:30PM ceremony. My amazing makeup artist showed up shortly before us to have a strange man outside in his pajamas letting dogs out of the house. As she was setting up, this man (who is Steve the property manager) proceeded to use the restroom in the bridal suite as she was setting up. So the room in the house that was told to Alex and myself is a honeymoon suite actually had the property manager LIVING inside of it. There was a ring camera placed right outside the bridal suite that we could hear go off in that room each time we walked past it. This man, Steve, was casually walking in and out of the house and that room as all of us were in the house getting ready. When we entered this house to get ready in, it wasn't short of a DISGUSTING nightmare. Looking around the bridal suite, there was so much dog hair on the carpet. Literally every inch of it was covered in thick white dog hair. The couch in the bridal suite was covered in dog hair, thankfully my bridesmaid had a blanket to lay down so my daughter had somewhere to sit. There was dried dog feces on the carpet. There was a table that had mouse feces all over it. The bathroom is the bridal suite was absolutely disgusting. There was dried food left on the floor of the bridal suite along with old Bobby pins, crumbs, and dead bugs. We walk out to the kitchen, where they placed the food I paid for, to more dog feces in the kitchen. There was puppy pads full of pee in the trash can sitting next to the food. The kitchen looked like someone cooked a 8 course meal and didn't clean up, ever. The sink had mold in it. There again, were dead bugs everywhere. As we were getting ready, all we heard for the first hour of the morning were dogs barking. When my maid of honor contacted the wedding coordinator to try to make things right, we were told to contact Steve. Steve didn't do a thing about the issue besides vacuum the hallway leading to where our food was in the kitchen and plug in an air freshener because the house smelt HORRIBLE. Not one person checked on us throughout the day to make sure everything was okay, going good. This is just a very short snippet of everything that was in this house. I was told by multiple people that day compensation would be made, yet I have reached out multiple times and no one has answered. So I am bringing it to social media in hopes no one has to go through what I did on my wedding day and I would NEVER recommend this place to get married at. Here are some pictures for reference. Sorry they are gross and we cleaned up most of the dog feces in the bridal suite before I could get a picture.

    Black Vino
    James W.

    Love Hidden Lake Winery!!! The owners are awesome and deliver on good wine and a laid back atmosphere. This was our fourth time visiting and we will continue to be regulars, especially on nice weather days. We love the Black Vino, Off Duty, and Old Hippie and the flatbreads are amazing. Definitely worth a stop, or two, or three!

    A beautiful photo of "The Falls" area at Hidden Lake Winery
    Avonlea S.

    It's always so unfortunate when places with such great potential like this one just refuse to listen to constructive criticism from anyone and let their business and "business values" just go totally down due to their "opinions" instead of taking advice from others to heart and try making positive changes. Instead, it's nothing but fighting with every single people who offers a suggestion or help, and nothing positive has happened since it all started going downhill. Wishful thinking this changes one day.

    1/2 salad with chicken
    Michelle K.

    I really enjoyed my time at this winery. They have great outdoor space overlooking a small lake. There was ample seating and suitable spacing. The facilities seemed clean. The service was good. We ordered inside and our food was brought out to us in the outdoor seating area. They could use a bit more help but the staff seem to take everything in stride. We ordered lunch and a glass of wine. I had a mix of wine and Ski. If you are not familiar with Ski, it's a local soft drink and a rare treat for me. I couldn't resist wine mixed with Ski. Who knew!!?? I would be happy to return to this nice, little winery!

    Waterfall behind stage.
    Steven B.

    Great little country winery in Illinois that is a great venue or small outside weddings. They offer a great area for staging the wedding in front of a beautiful waterfall cascading over a stone wall. The waterfall is man made, so once the service has begun the water can be turned off so the guest may hear the service more clearly. The beauty of natural nature and the man made waterfall provide endless opportunities for beautiful photographs. They also offer a banquet center that is close enough to the waterfall that guest can stroll down a gravel road to the reception. If the bridal couple wants, they also have private cabins and one of them in a Honeymoon cabin with a heart shaped whirlpool tub. If you are looking for a unique venue for a small outdoor wedding - check out Hidden Lake.

    Tom R.

    Unorganized mess as we waited for 15 plus minutes to get noticed and this rude crowd of heifers just sat in the way of letting us in the counter area as well. The world doesn't revolve around you just because you're having a "ladies night".... Hmm, meanwhile when we got through to have a place to for in ourselves, the lady that helped us was awesome and have some good suggestions on which type of wine I might like since I'm not the real wine expert. Thanks for that!

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    Great service and We enjoy their wine The location is great and it is convenient for us but still out from any crowds.

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    Wine and food is delicious. We enjoy sitting by the lake eating our meal. Every now and then we rent a cabin when available.

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    Beautiful vibes and great wine and food. The staff is so friendly and it's kid friendly too :)

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    Mascoutah Steak House - Fried Chicken (all white), green beans

    Mascoutah Steak House

    3.6(97 reviews)
    11.8 mi
    •$$

    Wow, what happened to Mascoutah Steak House? Yesterday we had the worse meal there. They didn't…read morebring all the salad we ordered and the Ribeye steak ordered was not cooked correctly twice. And, the manager didn't seem interested in customer feedback disappearing during this proceds. The most unfortunate thing is they didn't comp the meal but only wanted to send a steak home to- go after all their mistakes and everone else had finshed their meals. I guarantee that will be the last time we visit Mascoutah Steak House. It's sad since it's one of the restaurants I look forward to when visiting the area. But, never again. Customers should leave feedback before the restaurant fails. So sad.

    ​I don't expect a five-star dining experience from a small-town spot, but I do expect basic hygiene…read moreand a shred of customer service. Neither was present when a group of six of us dined here yesterday. ​Let's be clear: Mascoutah Steak House is a "steakhouse" that only serves one actual cut of steak (a ribeye--and no, Salisbury steak is not a steak). We already had low expectations. The food itself was mediocre at best. The ribeyes ordered by our group came out looking grey with absolutely zero sear. I ordered the Cali salad; it looked fine, but it had a bizarre, sour flavor that was completely unidentifiable. ​While the food was disappointing, it isn't why I'm writing this review. ​The real issue was the glass of red wine I ordered. As I finished the glass, I discovered a huge fly sitting at the very bottom. I understand things happen, and I wasn't even going to make a scene. When our server took the glass back to the bar, I watched her. She looked into the glass with visible disgust. We made eye contact, and I mouthed to her, "Yeah, I drank out of that." ​Instead of apologizing, addressing the situation, or simply removing the drink from the tab, she avoided our table entirely. When the bill arrived, the wine was still fully charged. ​When I went to the bar to calmly explain the situation to another employee, I was met with total indifference. I was essentially told it wasn't their problem, though they generously offered a insulting 10% discount on the glass. ​This isn't about a $6 glass of wine. It's about basic human decency and food safety. I shouldn't have to argue to get a bug-infused drink taken off my bill. If you value decent food, basic hygiene, and staff that actually cares about their customers, skip this place.

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    Carnivore - Arancini

    Carnivore

    4.3(668 reviews)
    35.1 mi•The Hill
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    Sunday brunch is a great stop @Carnivore! The adults each got the seasonal brunch punch- you can't…read morego wrong with that! Mariah was a super sweet server who was friendly knowledgeable and attentive to our table. We didn't feel rushed or pressured, it was a relaxing brunch to sit and talk and catch up! We ordered the biscuit & 3 butters- light, fluffy, buttery biscuits and the butters were delicious! After that we got the farm fresh omelets, Italian slinger, breakfast burrito and steak and eggs with grits. The steak was delicious, melts in your mouth, the eggs were perfectly cooked... the Italian slinger was phenomenal! I cleaned my plate- delicious salsiccia and over easy eggs cooked exactly right! This wasn't our first time stopping in after church and it sure won't be our last!

    6:30 Saturday reservation for two. Many tables empty, maybe 1/3 empty. Waitress not very engaging…read moreor interested in us. Poor attitude but it matched the quality of the food. Asked for a list of specials but, even though menu said ask for starter/chef special, she didn't seem to know about it. The Caprese flatbread was underwhelming. The tomatoes were not red or flavorful, they looked like tomatoes on a Subway sandwich. The base/bread of the flatbread was prepackaged and tasted like nothing. Ordered a $68 bone in ribeye. Undercooked which had to be a challenge given the thin cut. The best part about the steak was the crunchy sea salt that topped it. Even Cracker Barrel fills your water. Our waters were never refilled. The menu prices did not meet the low bar standards for every part of this dining experience from the service to the poor quality of the food. Unfortunately this place was a bust.

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    Show Down Steakhouse & Saloon

    Show Down Steakhouse & Saloon

    3.9(54 reviews)
    40.2 mi

    So sad. Walked down from the hotel and it appears that the Show Down got shut down. This was a…read moredecent food place with great service and so convenient to the hotels in the area but is gone now.

    I was not expecting much but I should know better. We ahve passed this on our way to some other…read morestate from time to time and alwys say we should stop here. So we did. Its nt the decor or the location that gt 5ive stars. Its the great steaks and attentive friendly service. Very local vibe, people seemed to know each other and the staff was very chatty. Maybe a little too much because we ahd to keep flagging our waitress down who seemed a bit scattered. But still she was very nice. Other staff members checked on us several times so we were never lacting in anything. The stake I ordered (medium rare) which I always order came out very rare. If it was a little more done I would not have said anything. But someone from the kitchen stopped by the table and asked if I was ahppy with the tempature. I was nice about it and said, well not really, this seems very rare to me, not medium rare. WIthout complain he quickly took the stake on a side dish leaving the rest of myt meal to enjoy. Teo minutes laters a perfectly medium rare stake came out with a bit of char on the outside, hot and pink while still juicy inside. And it was a very good, very thick streak. Honestly I had wished I'd ordered a large cut. ANd isn't a great steak your looking for when going to a steakhouse?

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