We always have a positive experience at Jameson's. The service is great and so is the food. In the rare chance something isn't to your liking, the staff quickly rectify it for you. We especially love coming here for New Year's Eve for the specials. The ambiance is nice anytime you come here. They've recently added lots more entrees, appetizers and drinks specials. read more

Jameson's Original Charhouse - NYE meal - twin filets, baked potato and green beans. The left filet is Parmesan crusted and the other is Bleu cheese. Delicious! - Steakhouses Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois

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We used to be Jameson regulars, but our most recent visit was likely our last visit. Quality, service, and ambiance have all decreased as of late. Both of the last two times we've been in, I've ordered the beef Wellington special, and both times it's arrived inedibley raw. The first time this happened (celebrating our anniversary), the puff pastry appeared cooked on top but was raw underneath and the meat was still cold inside. I sent it back and asked for it to be finished. They clearly slapped the cut side of the meat on a hot pan to sear it and returned it with the puff pastry dough still raw. I opted to send it back again and just nibble on my husband's prime rib instead of having them attempt to cook the Wellington for a third time. A manager checked in on us after my husband had finished his meal and we'd already paid our bill (the server did have the Wellington removed from it). Mistakes happen, so we gave it another go. This most recent time, the puff pastry was obviously underdone when it arrived at the table (so much so that I told my husband I was pretty sure I was cutting into an uncooked steak), and when I cut into the Wellington, it was still cold and raw. Not rare. Not blue. Raw. I opted not to have them try it again after two hours of waiting, and instead ordered a simple pasta dish which was mediocre at best. Given the variability in temperature within the dish, I have a strong suspicion it may have been microwaved. My husband's steak (ordered medium rare) was barely blue, with sections he didn't eat because it was undercooked. Our appetizer (potato skins) never made it to the table, and the pasta in the chicken noodle soup was still crunchy. It was not particularly busy, but our server rarely checked on us, and we spent portions of the meal with nothing to drink. He never noticed or inquired about the appetizer. No manager ever checked in on us, even after having to send a raw meal back. What was once a staple in our restaurant rotation has found its way onto our never-again list. read more

Take out food was awful. Philly cheese steak was a solid piece of lost steak. Burgers were overcooked and crispy onions were stringy and chewy. read more

Prices are extremely reasonable! I had a Greek salad and a bowl of baked French onion soup; 15 bucks before tip! My friends ordered more expensive meals but still super reasonable. I love the atmosphere in Jameson's here and in DellWebb because you can meet friends and stay and talk and eat and have a few drinks in a relaxed atmosphere. Waitress was great. read more

visited today to meet friends for lunch. First visit and it was quite nice. It was cold and the fire was welcoming. Dining room is clean and holiday decorations were beautiful. Staff was friendly and not pushing you out the door which is always nice! We had salmon salads which came with a generous portion of salmon and were delicious! Bread served before the meal was warm and yummy! I would recommend giving them a try! read more

Jameson's Original Charhouse - Warm bread and whipped butter - Steakhouses Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois

Steak house that serves up good food at a reasonable price. In a world of Peter Luger's and Morton's - Jameson's stands out from the rest as a local budget-friendly, high quality place you can take your family. I have been here many times and its always delicious, I am a fan of the NY strip but I have gotten many other menu items and it never disappoints. Food is very reasonably priced for what you are getting and I love the fact most main plates are served with soup and salad. The service here is always on point whether you have a table of 4 or 14, the staff is always courteous, knowledgeable, and the food comes out quick. I like that they always have a few great craft beers on tap. I travel to this area frequently for work and this is one of our go-to spots. read more

My husband and I had a fantastic dinner here while visiting family for the Thanksgiving week! We both had the pan seared walleye, absolutely delicious! The service was so good, it rivaled the meal! Our server was the lovely and talented Jordan, who has worked there for 3 years. She was smiley, helpful, knowledgeable and lovely! Highly recommend this restaurant! read more

We had a group of 9 for a Sunday lunch to celebrate my Mom's birthday. I don't know if we came on a good day or what, but the food was exceptional. We could not believe the amount of food for the price. The prime rib was perfection, as was the chicken and rice soup. My son raved about the NY strip, and my brother in law said the ribs were fantastic. The birthday girl had the fried shrimp and loved it. What makes this place 5 star is the service. I can't begin to tell you how nice it was to have old school service. The young lady went above and beyond and was extremely attentive. We never had to ask for a drink because she was already on top of it. Even the gentleman who brought us our containers brought us some foil to make sure the soup didn't spill in the doggy bag. It was old school in the best possible way , and we eagerly look forward to coming back. read more

Never disappoints on food Quality or Quantity . Service is great . Could use a little updating, We never like the Gambling corners popping up everywhere and usually avoid such places, so far its small and easy to steer clear of. But gambling and family dining is usually a no go. This place is one of a few exceptions we make. read more

Jameson's Original Charhouse - Mr and Mrs Martini - Steakhouses Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois

Consistently excellent service and delicious food. BBQ chicken and rib platter was generous and well seasoned. Ribs were better than expected and chicken was moist. The chicken picannte was stellar. The vegetables were cooked perfectly. All in all a great meal with a super attentive and hard working server. You can't beat the prices for the quality and amount of food. Meal included soup, salad and warm fresh bread with butter. Decent clean lively restaurant with an owner who appears to genuinely care about food quality and the appearance of their restaurant. read more

Came here for a holiday party of 10. Saganaki was better than the Greek restaurant I went to the night before. On the specials menu rib eye cooked med rare plus was 5 stars. Even the next day. Chicken Parm was delicious and juicy. Drinks and service were amazing. It was over a decade since my last visit and my entire party was more than happy! Def order 3oz filet medallions med rare. read more

Went for Father's Day. 7pm reservations. Kitchen was overwhelmed. Ran out of garlic mashed and baked potatoes! Main course finally came out after 8pm. Filets were well below Medium request and were cold. Veggie sides were cold. Sent my filet back to cook more. Came back the same. Still cold. How could it still be cold after coming off a broiler? Offered to raccoon, but it was already late. Restaurant was emptying out, felt like the kitchen was in a rush, why would they do it right a 3rd time? We moved away years ago and came back for.a visit. Disappointing. Probably best to try on a non holiday. read more

Recently decided to give Jameson's another try after a not so great Thanksgiving experience. Ordered steak meals to go. The medium rare was super rare. The medium well was quite well done. Both steaks were pretty tough & chewy. The sweet potato was obliterated- just a pile of mush. Veggies soggy. Bread was the saving grace. Will not return. read more

Sad, we were hoping to love this place. The interior is a bit of a combination of a Denny's and an Outback Steakhouse-- tired, old, but a little more upscale than your traditional Applebees. The service wasn't great. Our server, Tim, was friendly but clearly extremely overwhelmed. I think he would have been more attentive to our table if they didn't have him running around like a headless chicken. The food was similar to the atmosphere, tired and nothing new/special. The Crab Cakes Appetizer was so clearly frozen and reheated, that the interior of them were hardly lukewarm. Our entrees weren't great either. Salmon Salad tasted old, and the Chicken Marsala was gristly and low-quality meat and a thick gloppy sauce. My Steak Wedge was pretty good but the steak itself was, again, not the best quality. I would not come back. Atmosphere, service AND food were extremely underwhelming. read more

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Very disappointed. We haven't been to a Jameson's in years. It was sad to see a dinner salad made of lettuce, cabbage & carrot strips. It really shouldn't be called a dinner salad, maybe a garnish plate would be a better description. Waitress said that's the way they make the dinner salads. French fries were good. I've had better entrees at Texas Roadhouse as well. read more

New on the menu folks. Chicken Pecorino. Simply to die for. Nuff said! PS-their shrimp cocktail comes with 10 huge shrimp and a cocktail sauce like my Mom made and you can get it at lunch even though it's not on the menu!!! read more

Reservation made for 6:00 Slow service, didn't get our bill till 8:30. Pork chops were dry, medium rare steak was well done and dry Hopefully it was only a bad night! read more

The manager peter here is very rude to the customers and the workers from what I've seen, I came here a few weeks ago to enjoy a meal with my family and the manager was giving the waitress problems because WE messed up our order and we told the waitress we needed to fix it and we saw the manager scolding her over it. I would not recommend this place, overall just a bad experience here and he seems like an extremely rude person. If he was removed from the establishment they would do SO much better. read more

This is a great place to go for a nice lunch or dinner. Large menu and variety of specials. Entrees are large and many come with soup, potato and salad. All the sides were fresh and filling. Soup was surprisingly good and not super salty. Bread came out warm and was ample. Steak quality was on par for the price point. Could have used just a hint more salt but was otherwise prepared exactly as ordered. Side order of Asparagus was buttery and perfect. Would definitely choose this location over a steak chain, if trying to dine on a budget! read more

Jameson's Original Charhouse - Strip steak - Steakhouses Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois

Went very well being our 30th Anniversary! Service, food, ambulance were great. Wine is priced accordingly. We had a great time!

Been going here for yrs. Made reservations for Sat @ 5:15. We showed up about 5:05 the restaurant was pretty empty. Ask booth or table said prefer table bad knees. Asked to wait. Booths were now filled up. We were then told we probably would not get a table they just sat a couple big parties. After 30-45 mins we had to agreed to a booth. They tried to seat us at the 1/2 round booth advised that wouldn't work because of the bad knees. We were told that's all they had & we would have to wait longer. I asked why we weren't given the option of a regular booth before they filled up I was told the last couple had reservations I said so did I at 5:15 it was now 6. Very disappointed at the hosts we ended up leaving. What good is a reservation if they are not going to seat you according to the reservation! How long are you supposed to wait I think 45 mins is more than enough time!! Probably will not go back!!! read more

We were very unhappy with our last experience at Jameson's. The wife and I went for lunch and split the "house ground" burger, grilled octopus and French onion soup. The burger was over cooked and very underwhelming for a hand packed burger. The octopus was on the special menu and was rubbery and fishy that was presented on a bed of wilted salad greens and was not edible. The onion soup was the only thing that stood out. Now the service. There was only 10 other people or so and we were there for over an hour and had to go to the bar to refill our drinks. We couldn't even get the waitresses attention to voice our concerns. We paid, left, and will never be back. read more

Christmas brunch with family, all ordered steaks - all came out cooked to perfection, all were good cuts of tasty meat. Don't order steak that often - mine, the bone-in Ribeye, was excellent - a great choice. Wife loved her bone-in NY Strip. Service was good, ambiance - it was a Jameson's - comfortable, clean. Very particular about the temp of the meats that I order - nothing worse ordering something rare or medium rare - and only to have delivered something that's medium well. The chefs cooking our meals knew what they were doing - delivering perfect temp'd steaks - much appreciated. read more

I went to Jameson's with my family for my July 4th birthday. The restaurant was hot inside. I had food poisoning for six days. I ordered the chicken Melanesia. I have never been this sick from going out. Restaurant is in need of a remodel. Old lookin. my husband ordered prime rib disappointed terrible quality of meat. read more

3.5 stars actually. Pretty good over all. The one thing i noticed was the wine needed to be chilled. Yes, I got red but it was so warm ice cubes melted in it. So i got the small filet for $26. It says 21.95 on web site and i swear it said 22.00 on the menu. When i got my bill the explanation was you must have been handed the lunch menu. When i mentioned web site price was just told they don't update those like they should... Apparently. The good thing is the filet was very good. The baked potato was good and the green beans were good. Salad and chicken pasta (they said noodle) all ok. Bread was a ciabatta type. The only other minor thing I'd mention was the hot food could have been a bit hotter. Service was good. I would go back again and i would recommend it, just not highly. read more

Everything is delicious but the ribs are the best! My only complaint is the interior is in desperate need of a facelift...it's dreary and outdated. Hire an interior decorator and make the restaurant welcoming the moment you walk thru the door. read more

Excellent food, service was on point considering the fact that I went on Mother's Day. The whole experience was really good . Best barbecue ribs! read more

We had the best experience overall of any restaurant we've been to in years. The food which is always good was outstanding. The service was spot on. They did everything right. The ambiance is nice but noisy but that only speaks for how good of a restaurant it is. Highly recommend. read more

Went for dinner with my family and ordered the streak dinner. It was terrible! I talked to our waitress and she said " yes, this is the butt part of the cow and it is tough" and walked off. I was so disappointed and the rest of the family was upset with her answer. I will not be going back there. read more

We could have had better steaks at Texas Roadhouse. For what we paid for the meal you would think it would be better than a chain restaurant. read more

Food is always good there you need to try it. A good local chain. More of a upscale casual. And the bread is fantastic read more

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Wow what a great dining experience. Clean and well kept establishment. The hostess sat us quickly and the serving staff was right on us being super helpful. I came for the prime rib. You get a soup and salad and choice of potato and veggies. I went with the twice cooked baked with carrots. Also for the soup I did the French onion which was delicious The salad was a basic salad with a great balsamic vinaigrette dressing. The prime rib was the main event and it was succulent and a nice 10oz cut. I would eat here again. Cause they treated me great and fed me well!! read more

Jameson's Original Charhouse - Prime rib steak - Steakhouses Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois

Outstanding!! Ordered delivery 2 nights in a row and couldn't ask for better steak or chops that are delivered! Great experience both times! Batting 100 read more

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Great service! Appetizer was very good potato skins. French onion soup was really good. Steak was good perfectly medium.

This place was slammed on a Saturday night and backed up on reservations. The bar area was packed as well but thankfully we were able to grab a drink and slink into a corner. After a 45 minute wait we made it to our table. The server was super friendly and attentive especially for having two large parties to manage. The food was decent but the treatment of the vegetables/sides was lacking in flavor and imagination. Appreciated the soup and salad that came with the meal and the warm bread for the table. The old fashioned left me disappointed though. Not sure if the bartender used aperol or what but it was red and definitely not the cocktail I know and love. All in all an okay spot for an okay meal but the wait (with a reservation) and lack of quality drinks/ingredients and basic food preparation/plating made it pretty lackluster. It is a chain and they were incredibly busy so maybe just manage your expectations with that in the back of your mind if you choose to go. read more

Jameson's Original Charhouse - 16 oz. Rib Eye Steak - Steakhouses Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois

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Went there on a Saturday night with a reservation and instructed the hostess at the time of the reservation we had a wheelchair. Upon arrival we waited 20 minutes past our reservation time because they had only one wheelchair accessible table (NOT acceptable). When we were escorted to our table we had to go in the back past the bathrooms and kitchen because there was not room for the wheelchair through the restaurant (also NOT acceptable). I spoke with the manager calmly and he told me I was being unreasonable. Waitress Marie was outstanding! Manager not so much. read more

We have eaten in and gotten take out several times-always a positive experience! Love the rib dinner and the fish & chips the best!! The soup & salad are fresh and the portions are enough for 2 people. Good value. read more

I have been to Jameson's 's many times as it is one of my favorite restaurants in McHenry County. I usually get the London broil which is very good and last night I ordered the skirt steak which was just OK. I will stick with the London broil. They offer both soup and salad and their bread is very good. The cocktails are normally very good. I ordered the raspberry French martini last night and it was a bit too much on the sweet side. The tiramisu was good as well. The service is normally very good and the ambience is very nice. I will definitely be back. read more

Good food and service. First time there, will look forward to visiting again. Disappointed that they don't serve raw oysters.

Great food, both had fish. The Bass was wonderful Server was very helpful, dessert was also very good read more