Innovative and tasty "Italian" burger, sweet potato fries, fresh salad, incredible salad dressing, prompt and friendly service. Good booze. A bit more pricey than necessary but we will be back. read more

Manhattan's has been a favorite place for me for 26 years. Good food, service and food. But we also are there for the entertainment. Good Ambience! Regular music Friday, Saturday and Monday. read more

I've been to Manhattan's several times over the past few years. I've also had quite a few things from their menu, but I usually get the fried chicken because it's always been huge pieces and very flavorful. So of course I got the fried chicken platter this time. So the service was fine. We sat in the bar area, which is comfortable. The booth is spacious enough. The ambiance is okay. A few locals sitting at the bar sipping cocktails and/or beer/wine. So back to the chicken. I swear the pieces were smaller this time. This was probably the fifth time I ordered the fried chicken, and although there were still four pieces, each one seemed smaller, especially the breast and thigh. Still good, but smaller. The Cole slaw was not as cold as I remember as well. I got mashed potatoes, which were very good. My wife got a salmon dish with mixed vegetables. She thought it was just okay. We noticed a lot of old people dining, and then realized we were them too. It's tough getting old. So would I return? Yes, of course, but really, did the chicken pieces actually get smaller? I dunno. read more

Manhattan's American Bar and Grill - Fried chicken dinner - American Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

Ordered a ham sandwich with tomato soup. The soup looked and tasted like ketchup and the sandwich was just grocery sandwich bread and a thick piece of ham thrown in plus mayo. I could have made a much better sandwich at home. The server showed how much she didn't want to be there. It appeared she was doing us a favor serving us. Unfortunately this was a bad impression of a lunch special so we will not be going back read more

I'll tell you the food. Here is amazing. Absolutely love it. However, the problem that I have is the service I've come here three times. I've given it three chances and for the life of me I don't understand how extremely slow it could be. I mean the people are wonderful. It's almost like hard to communicate with your waiter or waitress. It's like they bring you your food and disappear. Then you got to hunt them down for a drink or refill. Despite all of this, I will definitely go back cause I really really wanna like this place. The food is phenomenal. The ambience is family oriented. The people at the front are nice. I mean the people are nice. I'm not saying they're not. I just think that the service should be a little bit more attentive that's all. read more

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Consistantly good food, good service and reasonable prices. My husband comes here practically every week so that he can order the beef stroganoff. read more

Manhattan's American Bar and Grill - Friday night fish tacos special. . Includes soup or salad and one side dish. - American Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

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Terrible service and rude manager No concept of customer service and doesn't care if customer is unhappy Had to flag down someone to check on an order placed quite some time before. Manager full of irrelevant excuses read more

This is a nice, local restaurant where having a place for friends and family to meet is likely more important than the quality being served. Service was good and they had an iPad that served as their menu - very cool! The majority of of meal was good except for my orange roughy which tasted like it was frozen, then thawed in the microwave, and then baked in the oven. It was tough and lacked any flavor. read more

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We started with homemade mushroom soup, the real thing, not something out of a can. My guest had the generous portion of lasagna and I had the chicken & sausage in risotto with a delicious cream sauce with red and green peppers. Someone in that kitchen really knows how to cook. And when you check in, ask to be seated at Linda's station----she took great care of us. read more

Favorite hang out and dining spot in Chi-town burbs. Awesome food, atmosphere, and service.

We sat in the bar area, separate booths from the main dining area, and I liked that. Families can come and enjoy an area free from alcohol and TVs and older adults have their space. The service was excellent. I got the senior fried chicken. It was lightly coated, not at all greasy, and was tasty. Very fresh salad as a side. So give it a try. The chocolate martini before the meal was a great treat. read more

Manhattan's American Bar & Grill is a favorite for those with a few more years of dance floor experience--and they bring the energy. My friend, fiancé, and I took my mom there for a graduation celebration and were easily the youngest table in the room, but we still had a blast. The live band played timeless hits that kept the dance floor packed all night. The grown-up crowd still knows how to party, and their enthusiasm was contagious. Our waitress was fantastic, managing the busy room with ease. The food is standard American bar fare--nothing to rave about, but perfectly fine. If you're looking for great vibes, classic tunes, and a night that feels like a party, when the band is playing, Manhattan's delivers. read more

The food was pretty mediocre. I don't even remember what each one of us had. You'd probably be OK with a steak. People seem to go there for the music drinking and dancing more than the food.. a waitress was very nice and gave us good service, but I wouldn't go there to eat again read more

Multiple visits and the bartender does not know how to make an Old Fashioned or a Kahlua and cream. I've yet to receive a drink that was made correctly. I am done with Manhattan's. read more

Good music venue, food is decent, but they should change the name to Cadavers. The people that frequent there are older than dirt. BTW you have to spend $20 per person to sit at the bar. read more

Service has good for a Saturday night but they did tell us they had the place booked later and asked us if we'd have enough time to comfortably eat. We did. Saganaki and bread were outstanding. Shrimp bisque and Cesar salad left a lot to be desired. My fried chicken was very hot, crispy and delicious. My friend's Jack Daniel's steak was more medium well than the medium rare he ordered. Lots of large groups but we were able to talk without an issue. read more

Visited another time and had the Filet and Stuffed Mushrooms and the Shrimp Dejoghne. Some of the best shrimp dejoghne I've ever had. The filet was moist, the mushrooms were good. Another hit!!! read more

Overall an "older" crowd is the usual customer. Food is not normally great, but like the live entertainment vibe.

I never review restaurants and recognize there are times when a restaurant is extremely busy. Tonight though I need to review the trouble we experienced at Manhattans. After waiting 30 minutes after we had been seated I had to go to the front desk to left them know that our table and the table next to us were never approached by a server. No water, nothing. A few minutes earlier we had asked a bus boy if he could help get a server but still we didn't get anyone. After 30 minutes I told the person who seated us and 10 minutes later still no server. On our way out we ran into the manager, no one had informed him of the situation. Finally we just left. read more

Food and beverages were overpriced and nothing special. I had a panini sandwich which was fair but the onion rings were undercooked and not edible. Drinks (prices not listed in menu) were overpriced significantly for a suburban restaurant. Service was pretty slow. Only nice part was the band that was playing...they were great. It was busy but the demographic was a much older (senior) crowd. read more

We go to Manhattan's for the music. Great bands. Honestly though do they train their servers? Often the servers will walk past the tables they service and never ask if the customer needs anything, like " would you like another drink"? A good server always checks on their tables every time they walk by. At Manhattans this seems to not be something the servers, some servers, are trained to do. It may be that it's hard to get servers these days. But the one's at Manhattan's need training. Even upon arrival and seating it takes quite a long time before some comes to your table. Maybe it's a labor shortage these days. read more

Thie service here is horrible We were seated and ignored'. While we waited 2 tables seated after us got waited on we stopped the waitress taking care of the tables next to us and were told it was not her table Our food was cold and bland read more

Had my husband's 70th surprise birthday party here. It was absolutely wonderful! From beginning to end, the info from Mike, the waitresses, the food and drinks were great! It was nice to celebrate in the upper level at a large table that accommodated my party of 17. I was so pleased with the service! Thank you everyone at Manhattan's for making my husband's 70th birthday party a beautiful memory! read more

Food is overpriced for the area. The Zombie Dust in cans was almost a year old, way past drinking, tasted horrible. We had a drink and left. The bartender Wendy said "I guess its Burger King" as she took the menus away. Totally rude. Probably never go back again. read more

Manhattan's American Bar and Grill - Old beer at Manhattan's. - American Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

I visited tonight on Taco Tuesday and had the delicious fajitas. My meal was fabulous and the service was top-notch. Highly recommend

I love it there the food is always so delicious. Go there and enjoy the live band. The weight is super friendly and the atmosphere is lovely. read more

We've been to Manhattan's many times and enjoy the live music. We were at the show on 12/14 and all was ok. However, we were wondering if offering a birthday dessert is part of their policy. The server was made aware that it was my birthday. read more

Menus were only on IPads (stop doing this people want physical menus) and the catfish was not good. Would not recommend.

I am a total Fan of Sindy for at least 20 years. Amazing Live music, Especially on Wednesdays! Bruce Oscar from WDCB, Glen Ellyn's only Jazz Station,Host's-Open Jam Night! You never know what Musicians from Chicago will show up! Blues! I have witnessed the greatest Jam Sessions there, and Thought,.. OMG, I Can't Believe Nobody Is Seeing This!!! Fact! Also Sindy's Brother Steve owns "Coopers's Corner " on Roosevelt road. With its Own Great Live Music 3 Nights a week. Motown- Dance- Great Dance Bar read more

Came in super late and was greeted warmly. We got our food quickly and enjoyed the great live music. Would definitely return!

Ridiculous IPad menus & no interest whatsoever in creating a return to updated paper menus....The prices certainly allow for them to print new paper menus...Not even truly interested in Customer feedback, just a patronizing attitude about it....Sad... read more

Big restaurant, kind of dated but ok. I went on a Saturday night early and they got fairly busy. A lot of seniors. The bread may be the best part. Overall the food is pretty good but our server really ruined our dining experience. First she give may friend the wrong steak but she didn't realize it and ate two bites. Then my other friend got her steak and she said this isn't what I ordered. The server said oops and switched the two steaks and said oh, you owe her a couple of bites. What the heck! Then another dish was given to us but belonged to another table. And she said wait don't eat that, that belongs to someone else and gave it to another table. Just wrong and gross. The German dinner special with braised cabbage was delicious but knowing that a server has no concern over wrong dishes, makes you wonder what else is going on at this restaurant. I do not like to write reviews like this but no choice. I won't be back. read more

07/31/21 Fried chicken dinner carryout: 5 star Carryout service at the bar: 1 star, took 15 minutes. 1 person behind the bar totally ignored me Courtesy of staff at bar: 1 star. The lady with long golden braids was extremely rude to me and snapped at me just for trying to get her attention! She treats all her regulars great and knows them all by name. She waited on another couple right away but ignored me for 15 minutes. I admire their patriotism. But we now have dining choices and hopefully the next time Illinois trys to shut everyone down more places will refuse. I am not coming back here. As a customer you cannot snap at me and be a bitch to me. I don't care how good your food is. I won't bring my group here either. read more

The ambience is nice and welcoming. Our hostess was attentive and the food was delicious . My son had a rib eye which he said taste and cut like butter I thought that it would be extra pricey but compared to what we received it was well worth it Will return made out Fathers's Day dinner Devine read more

Rude bartenders. Poor food. If you go when there is a band playing you can't hear yourself think. You wouldn't expect that from the types of bands they have because they are all geared for people in their 70s and 80s. Don't waste your time. read more

Thought we would try this spot as it was recommended by a couple locals. So glad we did!! Cute place. The waitress was patient with us, since there was so much to choose from. I decided on the homemade pot pie and my friend chose the chicken fingers. Super fast service and when it arrived it was prepared to perfection. There was enough to feed 3 or 4 people! Super friendly staff and patrons. Everyone made us feel right at home. read more

Had a great lunch an old time BLT with fries. Very fresh and warm service was excellent. Server brought extra mayo and drinks Service was fast but not rushed Very reasonably priced I will return read more

I ordered pasta with chicken artichokes and mushrooms. I always order it and ask for extra sauce on the side. I got the pasta totally dry with a half a container of sauce. I called them and they told me that they would give me a dessert. So I have an order of pasta with a quarter cup of sauce and they do not care! I am never going back read more

Manhattan's American Bar and Grill - American Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

My first visit, the decor was outdated and I almost fell out of the chair. I didn't see any diversity in the front of the house. I will not return. read more

Manhattan's American Bar and Grill - This is the chair that has seen better days. Probably original from 1999 - American Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois

I have been coming to this restaurant for nearly 20 years, the bartenders and service here is unparalleled. I call some of them my close friends.The food here is delicious, I love the char bites and the crispy chicken finger appetizer. The atmosphere is a cheers like restaurant, when I come in everyone knows my name!! read more

Manhattan's American Bar and Grill - Char bites with crispy onion straws - American Near Me - Carol Stream, Illinois