The chocolate is oh so good! Love taking family and friends here when they visit. Friendliest staff…read moreas well!

You could spend the night in a candy/chocolate shoppe right in the heart of Highland! Too…read moredelicious to be true?? Nope! When visiting Highland and Aviston, Illinois we passed by The Chocolate Affairs shop while leaving the 9th Street Cafe. We couldn't help ourselves from noticing the young owner Jen busy wheeling away carts of fresh chocolate-covered strawberries to the town's Art Festival. We went inside and were surrounding by tons of little knick-knacks, crafts, souvenirs, and of course, sweets! One of the four rooms is dedicated specifically as the "Candy Room." Caramel pecan patties, real butter creams, hand dipped caramels and chocolate potato chips, to name a few! I enjoyed the chocolate covered toffee with peanuts. Mmm mmm! They also rent out chocolate fountains for your next event. As for the bed and breakfast...It's a historic house built in 1914 by Dr. Tibbetts. The house accommodates guests with 3 bedrooms, each having its own private baths and theme (Angel, Quilt and Blue Rooms). Guests also have full use of a parlor, dining room, kitchen and deck. The best part is you can enjoy chocolate chip cookies and refreshments on arrival, chocolate gift baskets in the bedrooms and a sample from the chocolate case overnight! Continental Breakfast is the Chocolate Lovers Special featuring Triple Chocolate Mess Cake and Chocolate Covered Strawberries. What more could a chocolate lover dream of?!?! I can't wait to spend the night here during my next visit!

Check out the music at Bobbie's! Who would have thought that they needed more! Their frozen custard…read morewas great. We joined about a hundred of our neighbors to enjoy an evening of music. This evening it was Rock Opera and they never disappoint I ordered the large turtle sundae and it was fabulous! My wife enjoyed the custard too! They have developed a great venue here and such a novel idea!!! Well done!!!!!

My husband and I visited Bobby's tonight after not being in the area for quite some time. We…read moreordered two regular concretes--the Tart Cherry Turtle and the Gooey Butter Cake--and spent nearly $20. While the price was surprising, that's not the reason for this review. Unfortunately, both concretes were extremely disappointing. They were bland and virtually tasteless, with none of the rich flavor we expected. When I was younger, going to Bobby's was a real treat. The quality and flavor made it worth the visit. Sadly, that wasn't our experience tonight. The product simply didn't live up to the reputation I remember. I rarely leave reviews, but I was genuinely disappointed. I can't help but wonder if others have noticed a decline in quality as well. For us, there are better alternatives available now--even Dairy Queen offers a more satisfying frozen treat experience. I truly wanted to enjoy this visit, but based on tonight's experience, we won't be returning.

My boss went to grab lunch for everyone. I enjoyed eating the lobster bisque soup ans chicken…read moreceasar wrap. I am unsure what the service is like nor how the ambiance is like, but I do know that this food is delicious and it made me extremely full. I believe everyone had their orders correct and I think the restaurant did their best to accommodate 10+ orders. I definitely would recommend this place for their yummy yummy food!

Start with a positive... the tea was perfect. We only found two options today, but they were both…read moregood. Second, maybe they had an off day because they did not realize it was Mothers Day weekend. 30 minute wait, standing at the door to be seated. Plenty of open tables in view of the front door, but the staff was clearly overwhelmed. Two teas and two sandwiches. 1 hour wait for drinks and food to arrive at the table. 90 minutes total from arrival to service. I admit Tea Houses are not "fast food" as there sign reads... However, 90 minutes total get Tea in a Tea House is way beyond reasonable. All in all it was a nice concept, I don't think we will be back. I see photos of Tea Menus in other reviews. If they existed today, they were not offered.

Just passing through. I love a roadside gem and this place was definitely a find. A 100+ year old…read morefamily owned dairy selling milk, cream, and ice cream. The Milk House is their retail store. We had met friends for lunch in Effingham and saved this spot on the way home for dessert. The space is massive and towards the back in the ice cream counter. There are a few small tables to enjoy your treats. The young person working the counter was incredibly helpful and friendly. The ice cream selection is generous with something for everyone. The portions are quite generous, the flavors are rich creamy and well made. We grabbed three cones with single scoops and was pleasantly satisfied with the ice cream. We still had about an hour or so drive so I did not purchase any other products to take home v

We stopped here because I saw the postage stamp sized billboard on the side of I 44 headed to…read moreIndianapolis. I had high expectations based on the yelp reviews, and I was not disappointed. The lady working behind the counter was extremely friendly and offered mini samples. The ice cream and cake cone were fantastic and we also bought chocolate milk, which was excellent.

Outstanding everything. Would be nice if a salad came with the steak. Service and food was top…read morenotch though.

Nice spot in newer E'ville location. Arrived around 4:30 on Wednesday. Had to ask waiter for…read morehappy hour menu. Only presented with drink menu. Coconut shrimp was delicious. Hubbys steak was great. Drinks were potent! Started getting busier around 5pm.

This is a nice place. We stopped here on our way down south from the Centralia Balloon Fest,…read morebecause she saw it online somewhere. It was a little hard to find, but we got there eventually. There was a nice variety of produce and ciders and sweet treats. The woman working there was really nice, and gave us samples of one of the kinds of apples. I don't know that I'll ever find myself in Centralia again, but if I do, I'd definitely make time to swing by.

Just came in town with my grandson who is 4. I am in visiting from Austin Texas. I bought apples,…read moredough nuts, apple butter and cider. We went to your Dix, location. I must say the lady working there really ought to quit her job--it is apparent she hates it. Very rude!! That is why I rated y'all one star.

Came here once, with another couple and unfortunately, it was too close to when they were going to…read morebe closing down the kitchen for us to feel comfortable ordering anything (we were offered, we just chose not to order 15 minutes before the kitchen closed down for the night), so I can't really say anything about the food, but the drinks were amazing! All four of us got something different (I think one was a blueberry beer of some sort... but don't quote me on that), and all the drinks were so good, that we had to pass them around for the other others to try! Ended up going down the menu and ordering another one for each of us, so we got to try eight drinks in total and all of them were epic! The bartender was super sweet, and right there, even though the establishment was pretty busy, as soon as one glass got down to 1/4, he'd come by and ask if we were ready for another, but wasn't intrusive as much as just making sure we were OK and seeing if we needed anything. He was there and gone in a flash, as I think, he thought that since we were two couples, he didn't want to interrupt any conversations, but wanted to make sure we were taken care of. We made sure to tip him well. The restaurant was clean, the bathrooms were fantastic, especially for a late evening out at an establishment that serves liquor, it felt like a high-quality establishment, but in no way did we feel out of place, nor were we made to feel out of place. If anything is the exact opposite. The bartender made it where it was very warm and welcoming in a good place to socialize for us. We will definitely be back! Next time and time to try the food too!

This was by far the worst restaurant experience I have ever had in my 60 plus years !!!! We ordered…read moreice tea and lemonade...we had to wait 20 min for that drink order to be taken. Then she brought hubs his tea...but my drink was water and a side of lemons. I ordered the lemonade cuz I saw the table near us had some. Took another 20 min for them to take our food order. We ordered burgers and fries...nothing spectacular or difficult. We waited over an hour...and then she brought 1 burger and gave me a spare plate. When I questioned her...she said she would have them throw another burger on "real quick"....I said we waited over an hour for 1 burger that we didn't have time to wait for another hr. She tried to tell us that they were REALLY busy... A LIE!!! The dining room was LESS than half full. NEVER EVER AGAIN

I will say that I made the trip out here solely for the cinnamon roll. I'm always trying to find…read morethe next best cinnamon roll and I was told to check this place out. So, tonight I decided to stop in for coffee and a cinnamon roll. They have my favorite drink on menu so I figured I would try their flat white. I ordered a regular flat white with extra shot of espresso. The staff that served me was very kind and offered to warm my cinnamon roll. She also noted that the espresso machine was going through a cleaning cycle and it would take longer and asked if that was alright. I stated that was no problem and waited. I'd love to say that everything about my experience here was amazing or even great, but unfortunately it fell flat for me and I feel like I wasted some of my money here. The cinnamon roll, it was pretty darn good. I'm picky with my cinnamon rolls and I would definitely come back here for this one. The cinnamon roll was a great size, very good on price point, and most important it was goood! The dough was soft and fluffy with good cinnamon roll gooeyiness throughout, especially in the center. The cream cheese filling was pretty good, not overly sweet. It did have a bit much icing on it for my personal taste but I don't see this being a problem for a lot of people and I'm pretty use to just scraping some off the top to my liking. So, yes, if you are looking for a good cinnamon roll, come to the Vault for theirs. Definitely worth the trip. Unfortunately, the coffee was a miss. I was unable to drink it because it had way too much milk in it. Even with the extra shot of espresso I could only taste milk. I waited to drink it until I got home and brewed a stronger cup of coffee to add to it and still too much milk. So, I saved it for my kiddo who likes coffee flavored milk. Next time for me I'll be ordering plain coffee or americano with my cinnamon roll. That was unfortunately $6.xx coffee I couldn't enjoy. And I was looking forward to having a great cup of coffee with my cinnamon roll! While I was there I thought I would get my husband a concrete. He loves a good mint concrete with some chocolate to it. I knew he didn't like chocolate chips in his mint though so I asked for mint and krunch. I legit thought this would be a crunch bar broken up in with it. When she handed me the concrete I noticed there were a bunch of sprinkles in it so I asked where the sprinkles came from. The staff member told me it was in the krunch. I stated I did not realize that was what krunch was and thought it was the chocolate crunch bar. She stated that it was like a peanut brittle with sprinkles. This was mostly on me...I should have made sure krunch was what I was assuming/thinking krunch was. Despite that, the staff member was very kind and offered to remake the concrete for me. She was in the middle of another order though and told me she would remake a concrete when she was finished. I waited for her to finish thinking she'd come back and ask how I'd like to remake it. I was thinking I'd order him a mint and hard shell or maybe mint and Oreo. However, she just handed me another concrete. I realized she just made a mint chocolate chip. I knew my husband wasn't going to like it, but I felt bad asking her to remake it again so I decided to just take it and head home. I was right, he couldn't eat it. The chocolate chips were just too much and they get hard when in icecream which isn't enjoyable to bite into. So unfortunately, that was thrown out as well. Another $6.xx that wasn't enjoyed. Definitely room for improvement and I hope this feedback helps for future visitors. I do appreciate the staff there. Everyone was very friendly. They were busy and still offered to remake my concrete. It just was unfortunate that I wasn't asked how I would like the concrete remade. This is a very nice place to hang out indoors or outdoor. They have a very spacious inside area with lots of seating from comfy chairs, to bar stools, to hi top tables, to big tables for families/large groups. They also have a walk up window from outside to order ice cream from.

The ice cream is the best I've ever had and they people that work there one of the most nice people…read moreand I love the little coffee set and ice cream set for little kids an it's so nice