Reservations: they can be made on their website We went: Friday at 615pm Place: big building. Plenty of seating. The place used to be home to an Irish restaurant. The bar is situated in the entrance area in the middle of the two standard restaurant seating areas The greeting: greeted quickly and warmly at the check in desk. The server: was friendly and came soon after we sat to get our drink orders. She checked in on us fairly frequently to see if anything was needed and how things tasted. They were out of metal monkey beer we chose and it still appeared on the final bill but she credited it back once we pointed it out. The sangria order was for the holiday sangria but the white sangria drink was brought out. The drinks: Decent beer list with a focus on local breweries. Nicely done. Choices for mixed drinks and wines were solid. Something for all. The food: they keep true to the Spartan name and have Greek choices nicely peppered in to the pub food menu. The apps and entree choices were many of the pub favorites you see. We had the shrimp tacos, shaved prime rib sliders, the quinoa bowl and another shrimp bowl as our four entrees. 3 were reported as very good, decently portioned and tasty. My prime rib sliders were over cooked and dry. Two of the three had a significant amount of fat on them that had to be trimmed off. The sides are good choices from fries, Mac and cheese, garlic mash and others most at no upcharge. The four of us ate for $118 before tip. No apps, 3 tall beers and 1 sangria and 4 entrees. The prices: slightly high on the entrees and tall beer. The overall take: The interior seems disjointed and dimly lighted in many areas. No lights above the tables in the middle of the area we sat but lights above the booths on the perimeter of that same dining area. The high ceilings. I think a lot of the previous restaurant's icons and decor is still here which makes it feel outdated. There are tvs everywhere, even in the dining areas. Although clean for sure, it seems like a more modern makeover could help this place figure out its identity; is it striving to be a nice casual sit down restaurant or a sports bar? The staff works hard and helps each other. The food was above average and has some unique tasty dishes offered. But people are visual and want to feel like it has an inviting quality that will bring them back: both related to food and ambiance. I'll give this place another go soon and you should give it's menu a first try too! Tip your staff well and support local businesses. They work and try hard. Feedback is always welcome by places that want to continually get better! read more

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Maddie was the best waitress ever! The food was great and I felt bad for our server because she had a party way on the other side of the restaurant but yet didn't neglect us at all. I definitely recommend! Will be back soon! read more

Service was very good. The Spartan Nachos best in the area. Spartan sliders were very good. The garlic mashed potatoes, Wow! We went at 630pm on a Saturday night and it was some what crowded but not noisy. By the time we finished not to many left and could hear the bar music. Definitely will come back. read more

Great service I love the cheese bricks, the burgers, service is excellent, I'm treated like a big celebrity well known person when I'm there. I love the big chocolate chip cookie sundae dessert. The employees are awesome It's my favorite sports bar and I can't wait to go back Tony Taylor read more

Saturday night, but not real busy (that should tell you something...). Service sloooow and not really interested; bar service slooooow; food quality on the loooow side. $20 shrimp rice and ginger entree was a literally tasteless mass of sticky overcooked rice. Beef au jus was dry, tasteless and terrible. Fish and chips were unremarkable. Greek bread appetizer was the best item we ate. Ambiance = large bar with tables surrounding on 2 sides; industrial black interior. It's fallen quite a way down from the last time we were here. Too bad. We won't be back. read more

Great place to watch a game, good food and drinks. Especially if Katie is working. Buffalo chicken was really good

Our server Katie was the best! The food and drinks were very good, and the daily drink specials were nice!

Came to Spartans for a bears game and it was the best experience. Service was great, Katie was our server and she was so attentive!

very nice atmosphere, friendly and helpful server. There's a good menu variety and the dinners were nicely prepared. Will come back soon!!

Food was amazing!!! The service was great! Are waiter was busy! But he did his best!! Highly recommend! If ever in this area stop by and eat!! read more

Don't know why more people don't opt for this place as their go to sports bar. The daily specials are excellent, have tried 3 so far. $10 for a quality double cheeseburger and fries on Thursday, BOGO wings (which are huge and super good as well) on Saturdays and $7 cheese pizzas (was honestly pretty mediocre but its a 14" pizza for only $7, hard to complain) on Sundays. $4 pint of the months everyday are great as well and they have additional drink deals for their daily specials. TV setup at the bar is excellent for watching multiple games at once and they're pretty big/quality compared to other sports bars in the area. My only gripe with this place is that the food can be slow coming out. While the food can be slow, servers were excellent with getting additional drinks when low/out. A certain sports bar on 59/North Aurora was my previous go to spot for a long time, but this place is my new gameday go to. Besides the pizza, Spartan's food is way better than my old spot. One suggestion: adding onion rings to the menu would be a good addition to the side/apps options. read more

A pleasant choice I made stopping in here on a SCREAMING hot day in Naperville. Very good air conditioning, clean table tops and high top chairs. Nice service with Cubs on the tv, along with golf and little league. Steak Sandwich was excellent. Cole slaw even better. And Cookie with ice cream was extra great! $20 + 5 tip. Wish I could have had a brewski, many good options. I will be back! read more

The restaurant and bar area are very nice. Unfortunately it took an hour for our food. Simple wraps. Nothing fancy. And they sucked. No taste. Very bland. The waitress was 5 stars. Super nice. I might go back for drinks, but never for food. They seriously need a cook upgrade. read more

Is the place a restaurant or a bar? Or both? Like why haven't I gotten helped at my table. Why can't I order a drink? Do I have to go to the bar to order a drink? Food sucks. Hate my burger. Never eat here, I find myself asking too many questions. I shouldn't be asking this many questions, why am I so confused? I'm trying to have a good time at dinner with my friends and I'm confused. Not good. Well, I'm never eating here again and you shouldn't either. PLACE SUCKS. read more

Great place with a wide menu for everyone. Service was great led by Sam. Food was wonderful from appetizers to desserts. Try the breaded cheese logs. And the appetizer nachos were yummy. The lollipop lamb chops were cooked just right and so was the lamb burger. Everyone gives it 5 stars. One suggestion for those who like a little more peace during dinner would be to remove the TV screens from the dining room only. read more

Great service. Went in at 6:15 on a Friday evening. We had a reservation but we wouldn't have had to wait as the place is huge. Menu is large with a good variety of items, something for everyone. Our server was great- she was timely and efficient and friendly, and asked if we wanted to wait to order food until we were done with apps, which is nice because some places bring your dinner out too quickly. Our food was made as ordered and was flavorful. We spent about 2 hours there, and we were never rushed. Kids as well as adults enjoyed it. Will definitely be back. read more

Madeline was great! Food was awesome and beer selection was vast. Trivia night was a blast. Would go back.

When this place first opened we tried it out a couple times and it was really good. But the past few times we've been here it's been pretty bad. We just had the St Paddy's Day Corned Beef and Cabbage and it was awful. This place is awesome looking inside and real close to our house so I wish they would turn things around in the kitchen and start putting out some decent food. read more

Came for lunch on Friday. Literally one guy was seating people, talking orders, and making drinks. ONE! We sat there for an hour before we got our food. Are you bad at scheduling or just not pay enough to keep people on your payroll? read more

First time here. Thought it was going to be good and it was not. First, our starter of nachos were cold from the chicken to the cheese sauce even the platter it was served on. It was missing standard items from it. Kitchen should know better and check Entrees we ordered pulled pork is not pulled it's chuck cuts of pork. Burgers you can't get cook to order you just get well done. They hide the burger and beef taste with tons of salt. Premium side was tater tot's and sweet potatoes fries were cooked in oil that the cook fish. Had the worst after taste of fish. Must not be using different fryers or changing oil I then wondered if my burger was cooked on the same grill as the shrimp on their menu as I have an allergy to shell fish. Told the waitress no response and no manager comes. Didn't eat my meal. Dining room smelled of dirty mop. They need a good overall sanitizing to rid the dirty smells. This place has a lot of opportunity but needs someone with the oversight to care and inspect what the expect. This review is based on what I could see I'm afraid of what I would write if I could see areas were customers aren't. Would not recommend this place at. read more

Had a great meal with the family. We've been to this location many times and always walk away satisfied. The soups of the day are always delicious and are great choices. We love the fish and chips, traditional wings and the best Mac and cheese around. The music is a nice mix every time we are here and all the sports you could want are on the TV's. On this visit, our server Cayla was really attentive and was super friendly. Will keep on coming back! read more

Our family is deeply grateful for the way we were treated during our entire experience. Emilio was exceptional and went above and beyond in assisting us with our reservation, even going out of his way to accommodate our early arrival. Rhoda, our waitress, was a true gem - friendly, patient, and compassionate. She made us all feel right at home. The gesture of receiving flowers from Jason and Emillio at the end of our event was so heartfelt, and words cannot express how much it meant to us. Ron was also incredibly kind and understanding when my sister returned the following day to pick up the receipt. We truly appreciate everyone's empathetic and thoughtful actions. We will forever be loyal customers. A final plus was the food from our buffet was outstanding and tasted great! read more

I don't know how this place is still in business. We've tried it several times and really wanted a good experience because it's so close. We went in for a football game on Saturday night. They had the main dining room closed off because there wasn't enough staff. We waited 45 minutes for wings. Cancel the rest of our order and left. Very disappointing because we really want them to succeed. Something needs to change. read more

Delicious food, sports bar atmosphere, nice location. My daughter & her fiance dine here or get carry-out often.

Food was good and service was great! When you come in sit in Dionna's section. She gives great suggestions and friendly service. Thanks Dionna read more

Fries here are really great. Broth in the French onion soup was good - had some depth to it. However the Spartan salad was unedible for me due to the excessive amount of cayenne they put in the cayenne ranch dressing - I think they dumped a tablespoon in my portion. I can eat Buffalo wings with no problem at millers ale house and Buffalo Wild Wings, but this salad burned so bad all I could do there was drink loads of water. Disappointing. Had to send it back. My husbands Italian beef had some dried out over cooked meat too. So some food very good, some not great and some terrible. read more

Came in for lunch at noon on a Thursday. We were sat at a table with menus immediately and then did not see another employee for 15 minutes. We did not have time to continue to wait, so we left. read more

Zero service!! No one to greet at front to get a seat so we decided to sit at the bar. Sat for a good 10 min and the bartender tended the other side and not once acknowledged us. Unacceptable. Will be hard to give this establishment a second chance. Yes we stopped to talk to the manager on the way out and it was all excuses. ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR CUSTOMERS!!! It's not hard. read more

Great atmosphere and great food. Recommend the Irish Old Fashioned. Carne Asade flat bread was great. Sat at the bar. Amber was great bartender. read more

My friend and I went to Spartan Alehouse for lunch. It was recommended by someone in my neighborhood, so I suggested it to her. When we got there, it wasn't busy. It was about 1pm on a Saturday and there were only 3 other parties in the restaurant. We were not promptly greeted, but perhaps the hostess took advantage of the slowness to get other things done. I suspect the bartender went to let her know someone was waiting to be seated, so it is nice to see the employees working together. The inside is pretty basic. The furnishing wasn't quite as up to date as you would expect of a newer restaurant. Some of the booths already looked a little worn, but it felt clean. Our waiter was very nice. He greeted us with a smile and served us promptly. We ordered the nachos for an appetizer, and they were actually really good. The meat was flavorful and there were enough toppings to coat every chip. For my entree, I ordered the hamburger, which was also good. It may not have been the best burger I have ever had, but the meat had a ton of flavor, and it was very juicy without being underdone. The fries were good as well. They were super crispy and yummy. It is hard to go wrong with fries though. My friend got a wrap. You are able to make any salad they offer into a wrap which is always a great feature. I didn't try it, but she said the wrap was good and the ingredients looked pretty fresh. I didn't get any cocktails as I was pregnant at the time, but my friend ordered something. She was describing what she liked, and the waiter gave some suggestions. She ended up getting the old fashioned, but I loved the way some of their fall drinks sounded (pumpkin white Russian.. yum!). She liked the drink, but thought it was a little heavy on the bitters. Overall, it was very good, and I wouldn't mind going there again! read more

A very disappointing ale house with a terrible service the place is very nice and clean inside and they have a nice outdoor patio but the workers are very slow and unintended in addition there's not many bear to choose from and the food tastes very generic this place looks a lot nicer on the outside and is very overpriced given the food that they serve read more

The food is delicious! The atmosphere is great and our server Rachael was wonderful! 10/10 would recommend!!

Avoid. Did not have everything in the menu available. Meatballs were equivalent to Costco. Food came out cold. Food served without giving us silverware. Drink order error. Not a busy night at all. It's neat that their friendly but better if they hired people that know what they are doing. This location will not support a restaurant that does not both execute well and have an imaginative menu/theme. Wait a few months for a new restaurant to try but avoid in the mean time. read more

Sam was great Very good service with attitude and atten to detail

Best cheese bricks ever!!!! Some menu items are over-priced, but we come for the appetizer's & atmosphere. Love the skeleton that comes back every Halloween. read more

We dined at the restaurant last summer and had a wonderful experience. Last week was completely different. Service was slow, took 20 minutes to get bar drinks. Appetizers were the best part- they were delicious. The dinner was awful. My cousin had the spartan salad and it was drenched in unbelievably hot sauce. Lettuce was soggy from it. It was not edible and her lips were burning from it. I ended up sharing my wrap with her because the server did not come back for over 20 minutes and nobody was around. The wrap was basically lettuce, tomato and cucumbers, hardly any chicken. Mac and cheese was dry. Garlic parm fries were like mashed potatoes they were so mushy you couldn't pick one up. The server removed the salad and fries from the bill. With the cost of going out today, this was a huge disappointment. Not to mention our food took 45 minutes to come out and we only had 6 people. I did email the restaurant directly but with no response. We were sat in the bar area with two kids and it was ladies night. They had a DJ and we could not even hear each other talk once that started. I would not recommend. read more

This is probably the third or fourth time we have come, and will unfortunately not be returning. My husband and I brought our family for a nice Sunday lunch. Our server was very nice and understanding; however, the manager was not. We were a larger group so we knew it might take a little longer for our food. It took approximately ONE hour to get our food. We saw other tables who came in after us get their food before us. Again, I know we were a larger group (8) but still not okay. Then, my dad received "coleslaw" but it was only cabbage no dressing. My husband called the manager over to explain the situation. She came over to explain what happened and had an attitude. She was not understanding of the situation at all both with the coleslaw and the wait time for food. She proceeded to tell us that there were other large parties at the same time we were there. Then she told us my dad's meal would be comped but it was not. On top of all of it, after telling us how "busy" they were she's in the corner near the bar talking to a male friend. We are very disappointed. Please look into additional manager training or consider removing the manager on Sunday's. read more

Gave Spartan Ale House another try last night. Once again very disappointed in the food. Tried summer feature crab cakes. Complete mush.... All you could taste was pepper and horrible consistency. This was my third and last experience here. When you look at the menu... all I could this was.... Pick a lane. What do you want to be none for? Pub grub and not good pub grub at that! Also had the cauliflower appetizer and that was pretty good. The bar had live acoustic music. That was wonderful. Except they close at 10pm on a Thursday! Lights on and out you must go! Had such high hopes for this local neighborhood restaurant! Won't be back again read more

Ordered their pizza and it came out quick. Great service and great food, highly recommend!

Great restaurant with awesome food. Great environment. Ashely the waitress did a great job!