My 88 year old Mom likes going here they accommodate her with her wheelchair and our 2 year old at the same time ! We are never rushed and the service is always so good. So many choices for food it sometimes takes time to decide but always good. read more

My buddy put it perfectly, this place is fast food Italian. This isn't a knock on them, it's consistently good. I had one of the trio dinners and it's as good as it was last year's visit. It's not cheap but where can you get a decent fast Italian meal for $25? And they give you bread before the meal. The two younger female bartenders seemed like they were new but nonetheless did a good job with a smile. I look forward to returning! read more

This place was okay. I think the interior looked elegant with a dark wood/low light look, but then they had TVs in the booths but there were a lot of blank channels so it took a long time to scroll through to even find one with any reception. Cute idea I guess but didn't really work out. Also there was a sporting event going on in the bar area which was fine but then they switched from kind of loud music to kind of loud sports, so the booth TV was being drowned out on the 2 channels it did have. So the atmosphere didn't end up being that great. I got a seafood pasta which was mostly just shrimp and noodles and a tiny bit of Parmesan. My boyfriend had a bland steak that came with a tomato on a bed of lettuce for some reason but the broccoli was good. The prices overall weren't too bad but the food wasn't that impressive. It was fine. It was serviceable. But it wasn't anything great. read more

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Came here for the first time, on a weekday, for a work function. We had a party of six. For drinks, we ordered a bottle of wine and a couple cocktails. The wine came to our table. Although it wasn't a cork bottle, it was left at our table unopened and we poured it ourselves. Our table ordered Chateau's famous fried ravioli, the entree portion, to share as an appetizer. It's a ravioli with bread crumbs that is deep fried. Two sauces accompany the dish; a vodka sauce and a red meat sauce. The quality of it was equivalent to bar food standards. I ordered the seafood platter. It's a bit of everything; scallops, shrimps, and fish. The plate is broiled and It was sitting in a pool of butter, I felt like I was having butter with a side of seafood. The seafood, was fresh, and, not overtly overcooked. No flavor. I tried my friend's gnocchi and the gnocchi themselves were severely under cooked. I felt that if the gnocchi's usually take 10 minutes to boil to perfection, then Chateau cooked them for 3 minutes. The decor and atmosphere was decent. Everything was well kept and nothing was unkempt. Nothing felt "run down". I feel like this place needs Gordon Ramsay. It's got potential, but unfortunately, as most of the recent reviews say, It's Gone Downhill. read more

The Chateau - Italian Near Me - Andover, Massachusetts

We had tonight's meal delivered to our hotel through DoorDash, so not fresh from the kitchen. However, it was delicious! Ever bite between my husband and kids was completely devoured. read more

Main dining room was closed so we were directed to the bar area. Asked for a booth and we were told they only had small ones available. Microscopic more like it. Yet, going to our booth we past 3 larger booths that were completely empty. Being this is the bar section the music is very loud and a Keno screen is right in your face; especially at these size booths. Not the dining experience I expected. Pepsi was ordered by both of us yet one was NOT Pepsi so that needed to be fixed. Blame was placed on someone else by the server. Both of us got silverware yet mine had the food on it from the previous person to use it. That needed to be fixed. Server blamed this on someone else as well. Ordered fried zucchini and they have to charge that at the appetizer combo price of $12.95 but seems silly since I would say it is more like an order of fried mozzarella. Not a huge deal but still just pointing out the facets of the experience that make me scratch my head. Entrees were the straw that broke the camels back on this evening: My daughter ordered her REGULAR of spaghetti with two MEATBALLS. The dish was more like a bowl of sauce with a little bit of spaghetti tossed in it and two very strange "meatballs." She asked for more bread and had a pile of bread with the soaked up sauce. The server asked about the bread and when we told her she once again blamed someone else for this. The one and only legit blame to be passed onto someone else but yet nothing was done by her. She didn't really seem to care. I ordered the trio #6 which consisted of chicken parm, one "meatball" and 3 stuffed shells. I was told it CAME WITH either a salad or a cup of soup. The list was read off to me by our server of 18 years here. When the bill came I was charged $4.95 for the Cesar salad. WHAT?!?! Both my daughter and I thought the meatballs smelled very odd on this night. I tried them and something was just not right. We both said they smelled like dog food. Not sure what the issue was. But I promise you, there was an issue. Spoke to the manager on the phone and he will put a credit in the book but not for the whole check. I am rather disappointed with the slop on this visit. read more

Food: we ordered the chicken supreme which was described as boneless chicken breast topped with creamy white and we did not get that description. We got what appears as fried chicken and was flavorless. Definitely needs to change that description because we would not have ordered friend chicken if we knew that was the case. It also said it came withdrew his vegetables and ours cane with cranberry sauce... very differ Service: we did delivery, and it showed up lukewarm at best. It took 40 min from the pick up time to get to our house and we only live 2.5 miles away. read more

The Chateau - Chicken Supreme (5) - FM Style - Italian Near Me - Andover, Massachusetts

We were in town for just one night and the Chateau was in a convenient location. The service was great, our waitress was attentive and couldn't have been better. The food was presented very well. Everything looked delicious. Unfortunately it lacked flavor. At first I thought it was just me, but after talking to the rest of the party afterwards, everyone had the same reaction. It was like the food was under seasoned. If ever we are in the area again I would give The Chateau another try. read more

I love the Chateau. My wife and I always sit at the bar. The martinis are great and so is the food. I like the turkey bourbon tips and the salads for my entrees. The service is always great. The bar is spacious and there's plenty of room for food and drinks. The bar also has booths that are comfortable and intimate. This is a fun place to eat, have a drink and play keno! read more

This place is OK in a push. It offers regular Italian chain, restaurant, style fair, nothing out of the ordinary, but it's consistent. Can often be loud during busy times and attracts a large local community that are obviously regulars as they like their spot in the bar. Food selection is pretty average for this type of restaurant and an array of different pastas, proteins, Offord in varying different styles, and you can choose the preparation and sauce. I like their Italian sausage and meatballs, the chicken palm is consistent, and it's an OK place to go read more

The place is bullshit. We were there for a function they shut down the bar stating there was underage drinking, there wasn't. Plus the gluten free options sucked. The bartender Mango is a complete asshole. Zero stars!!!!!!!! read more

Food was frozen and the soup was out of a can. The service was good and that's the only plus. The ambulance was an old hotel bar/restaurant. The bread tasted like wonder bread. read more

My wife and got there she is in a walker. The staff was very helpful. I thank them for their help. The waitress was awesome as well as the expirence. My complaint is the food. We each got a trio. She had the ravioli version. I got the lasagna version. The chicken parm was about 3 paper plates thick. Cube stake is thicker. The Alfredo looked delicious but hard noodles and Alfredo not much taste. Her fried ravioli was great and tasty. She liked the lasag a from my plate also. The wafer thin chicken parm got my goat. Disgusting to say the least I do not like to leave negative reviews. But I give a place a second chance in a decade if the still exist. I'm not holding my breath. read more

I have to say that last night we had the most fantastic dinner at Andover and glad that this Chateau os wonderful.I only go to certain ones, Waltham & Now this one my favorites.The waitress was fantastic, the food superb a large chicken farm dish was fantastic and the price was great for the portion thank you for a wonderful experience! read more

The last few times I've had the chicken parm, the chicken was like rubber. It was not good at all. It was so awful I couldn't even eat it. Probably will not ever go back, the interior is very out dated as well. Needs a redo and they need to find a new chicken supplier for sure. read more

TerribLe value, fair food, good service. stopped in for lunch at the bar. Bartender was good. Ordered a fried haddock sandwich with tater tots. Got a tail piece, about 3 ounces. Shredded lettuce and tomato, watery tartar sauce on the side. Cost $16 plus $3.75 for a soda water with wedge of like. $26 after a $5 tip. Ridiculous! I figured for $16 I was getting a thick piece of haddock at least 6 oz (most good fish restaurants you'll get 8 ounces for that price. Check out Charlie's in Lynn.) won't go back. Btw, the place was a ghost town for a weekday lunch. read more

The Chateau - Italian Near Me - Andover, Massachusetts

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We were from out of town and decided on the Chateau in Andover due to recommendations and celebrate a graduation dinner there on 4/30. We were a group of about 15. I was going to order the Stuffed Shells but the waitress was honest so I decided to order the Baked Stuffed Shrimp with crab meat and scallops. The meal was not too bad but then I started to feel nauseous. I went to the bathroom and became violently ill. The last thing I remember was coming back to the table and stating that I needed to go lay down. I woke up in my hotel room about 45 minutes later. In the meantime, my girlfriend and her son had called the restaurant and found out there were mushrooms in the dish, which I am allergic too. The fortunate thing is that I did not have to go the hospital. I guess the mushroom presence was not that great. The menu made no mention of mushrooms which is a very common allergy and should be disclosed on the menu (I know it is in my state and others). I probably could have asked as well but it did not come to mind because I was ordering a seafood dish. While the food was okay, I spent on my meal only to have it flushed down the toilet. We'll see what my lawyer says as I have documentation and the recording of the phone call to management of the restaurant the same night of the incident. On the other side, the food that others in the group had was bland, the lasagna was dry with very little sauce (frozen) and resembled a mac and cheese dish, the chicken parm was not tender at all. One person ordered a fish dish that had to be sent back because it was completely under cooked. I will say that the bread was good. read more

I got the chicken and egg plant Parmesan with a side salad and a glass of chianti wine. It also came with white bread with sesame seeds on top of bread and butter. The side salad was mostly iceberg lettuce and a cherry tomato plus two olives, two cucumber slices and onion shavings. The house dressing was okay. The chicken and egg plant Parmesan with spaghetti was good and i like lots of red sauce! They forgot my wine and by the time she came back to table I was almost done. Overall a good experience but not spectacular. Slow service by my standards as I was dining by self and so lots of down times. About an hour total which was about 15-30 minutes longer than what it could have been. read more

The Chateau - Egg plant and Chicken & Eggplant Parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Andover, Massachusetts

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What a great place! Lovely ambiance. EXCELLENT waitstaff. Quick and courteous service. The only thing that made us uncomfortable was a patron who started screaming and yelling because he claimed to be waiting 45 minutes. When the manager tried to calm him down and offered ways to make it better, he got even louder. He then threatened to leave a bad YELP review. Personally if I didn't get service for a long time, I would have said something sooner than 45 minutes. Other than that the food was delicious and satisfying. read more

Never ever again will we spend a dime here Ordered the calamari with whole belly clams . Half of what we felt the portion should be for $18,00 , greasy, calamari was rubbery, clams were small. Ordered garlic bread parmigiana-it was literally breast with cheese ABSOLUTELY NO GARLIC AT ALL!! Ordered 2 meatballs and ricotta -they were "ok" didn't taste homemade and they seemed to not be able to spare the sauce -overpriced Ordered Chicken, broccoli penne in garlic oil base. Broccoli tasted frozen,small portion, and soupy, Ordered veal cutlet parmigiana. Veal tasted like it was freezer burnt, super thin, and once again hardly any sauce. Wanted a side of penne -$8.50 I can buy a box of macaroni for a buck . AGAIN - a tablespoon of sauce. $91.00!!!!! We picked up and when we paid, we got attitude because we didn't tip. Glad we didn't because the food was disappointing all around and overpriced read more

Family restaurant not fine dining. Italian food was ok not great and the sauce was fair

It's been a minute since I've been here! I came here twice during a work trip in 2018. I did so because o was very much impressed with the food and service. My favorite dish was this shrimp dish with veggies in a light sauce. I believe it was the PASTA GIARDINARA with Seasonal Vegetables Sauteed with San Marzano Tomatoes in a light garlic wine sauce, Tossed with Asiago & Romano Cheeses, Mezza Rigatoni & Fresh Basil with Shrimp, but sand the tomatoes. It was divine. I highly recommend! read more

The Chateau - Pasta Giardinara with shrimp and no tomatoes - Italian Near Me - Andover, Massachusetts

7 Ladies met for lunch at 12:30 on a a Sunday. No reservations but they accommodated us and another large party in a semi private room behind the bar. 6 liked their meals, I didn't like the eggplant parm sandwich at all. It came out cold/cheese not melted, served on the same very soft white bread they serve at the table. I sent it back to be heated, the waitress didn't stick around long enough after her eye roll to hear me ask for different bread, so it came back the same, but hotter. I picked out the two slices of eggplant and that was that. I've only been here once before, a few years ago, and don't recall anything special so I won't be back. read more

Strange attempt at Italian cuisine. The locals told me before I went 'it used to be better' but I doubt that. The tomato sauce tastes like the 'tin can' cloying metal burn of an old Hunts stash of canned tomatoes in someone's garage. If they cared, San Marzano's would brighten up any poorly executed dish and they have many. I ordered a personal pizza as a test, with fried eggplant and Italian sausage. I can't be certain when the eggplant was fried, if ever, but it tasted like it was fried/frozen/nuked to order and void of salt. Mushy and nasty, especially combined with those metallic cheap tomatoes. Meh to the ninth degree. My observation is this restaurant is a good choice for drinking and watching sports. I didn't see very many people eating but those who were are likely to remember what it was like back in the day. Depressing read more

The Chateau - Personal pizza with damp and watery' fried eggplant. Seriously tragic - Italian Near Me - Andover, Massachusetts

I'll try to keep this simple.......I really like the bar atmosphere with lots of HD tv's, comfortable seating and Keno screens if you like to gamble some. They make great martinis and mixed drinks though the draft beer selection is limited to the likes of bud lt, coors lt, Sam Adams, etc...so don't expect any craft beers. They also played a nice selection of classic rock and R&B. Our bartender was attentive & pleasant. Finally, the food is average.....been there several times before & always the same. My rating on food alone would be 2 Stars. read more

The Chateau - Keno board @ seating - Italian Near Me - Andover, Massachusetts

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We've always loved the Chateau but their pricing has gone to a very unreasonable level! Two of us had dinner tonight nothing crazy, salad, soda and two entrees and the bill was almost $80 without the tip! read more

I do frequent the chateau for its comfortable but have had good and not so good food served One time the chicken parmigiana was not very good at all so we asked if they changed chefs or meat supplier. We just thought waitress should know that it wasn't the same as we usually get; she immediately brought the manager on duty and she immediately took the dinner off the tab (we were not complaining we told her just thought she should know) she was very gracious and took off tab anyway. I still frequently visit read more

My son suggested meeting here for lunch as he lives in Cambridge & I in Londonderry. Good choice, Rob. Conveniently located off I-93, there is plenty of parking. It was very crowded on a rainy Tuesday, but we were immediately seated comfortably in the lounge section. Our server, Fran, was top-notch! We noticed that the Tuesday special was $5 burgers, so it made our choice very simple. We each added cheese for an add'l charge of $1. The burgers came on a fresh roll with lettuce, tomato, onion & a side pickle spear. You get to choose onion rings, fries or Cole Slaw-we had the onion rings & slaw-both very good. The burgers were cooked perfectly, medium rare as we had requested. Our meals were very good and we had a very non-rushed lunch date. The rest rooms are immaculate. We will be returning, possibly to try the $7 pizza special for lunch on a Wednesday. read more

Got takeout last nite. The food was ok not great. Looked at my bill and was charged 1.84 for packaging. What the he'll is that. If I am getting takeout don't you have to package it anyways. If things aren't already expensive do you really need to do that. read more

We went on a Sunday afternoon. It was not that busy but I had to ask for a waitress to come to our table after 10+ minutes. The dinner salad had fresh ingredients but still mediocre. I ordered lasagna, my favorite and I was disappointed. It was to have a meat sauce, but it was mostly cheese. The prices were reasonable. read more

Food was ok, service was terrible. I was greeted right away and then not much from there. Took a while to get my order in. Food came out quickly.. there was nothing after that. I wanted dessert and sat at the bar for 15 minutes and not even eye contact. Bar tenders are too busy restocking glasses. read more

I went to this American Italian restaurant. Very clouded. Popular restaurant from local people. Many families and senior club team members were visiting and enjoying the time. The food was good, but not splendid. Mire casual style. Popular local restaurant that everyone goes there at weekends. Good relaxing happy atmosphere. I like this restaurant! 気取ったレストランではなく、普段使いのレストラン。 周りにいる人もローカルなファミリーやサークル、老人会的なサークルなど、皆穏やかに楽しむ感じ。 ホンワカしますね。 食べ物も美味しかったです。 頼み方が下手で全部トマト味になっちゃった（笑） ご馳走さまでした〜 read more

The Chateau - Italian Near Me - Andover, Massachusetts

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We aren't from the area and heard about the restaurant. We were there at a conference and only had a little time for a meal break. We did not have to worry about time as our meals came quickly and the food was delicious! The portions were so large! We had the most amazing waiter named Carter. He could not have been kinder, more helpful, or more personable. He is any boss' best hire! read more

I went here for a birthday celebration for a family member. I wanted to like this place, but it just wasn't good. The restaurant feels very dated, which is a shame because there's so much space and potential. The low lighting feels more dreary than elegant. Service was very slow. To be fair I was there with a party of 7 and it was pretty busy for a Sunday afternoon, but I didn't expect to be there for about 90 minutes. I ordered the chicken parmigiana and toasted ravioli, which was advertised as two "house specialties". I didn't particularly enjoy either. The food was lukewarm, but I didn't feel like sending it back and staying at the restaurant even longer. The sauce on the chicken and ravioli was flavorless, like they just poured a can of tomato sauce all over the food. The toasted ravioli wasn't really even toasted - it was more soggy because of all the tomato sauce. I didn't finish the chicken parm because I just didn't like it. I was surprised and disappointed an Italian restaurant did chicken parm so poorly. The dish was $18-19 which I wouldn't have minded as much if the quality was there. But I could have had a cheaper and more satisfying meal at Olive Garden. Two stars because it wasn't as bad as some of the one star reviews here. Not sure f I'll be back, but if I am, I'm definitely getting a different entree. read more

This is a great Italian restaurant that I've driven past a dozen times over the past several years while in the area on business. They have an exceptional Caesar Salad that included the anchovies that were cold and fresh. The salad itself was well-blended with the greens and the dressing; a compliment to that attention to detail makes a great salad. The chicken parmigiana was really prepared nicely. The cheesy richness, tomato sauce and meat ravioli with meat sauce made a great combination. Coupled with a couple of ice cold Yeungling beers from a properly maintained cooler and iced glasses added to the details that do many miss yet are common sense to success. Really pleased and as General McCarthur so eloquently said..."I shall return ".... Well done folks. And great service from Natalie. read more

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While staying at a local hotel, we asked around and we're told that the Chateau was the place to go. Very disappointed. First, I asked for a lemon twist in my drink but the obviously overworked waitress brought the drink with a lime piece of rind. My wife had the eggplant parm, which was covered in pasta and sauce, but there wasn't much parm ... and even less eggplant. We're used to thin slices of breaded eggplant piled relatively high, with tons of cheese on it. The Chateau should really be embarrassed to call this "eggplant parm." My meal of stuffed haddock was edible and enjoyable. The vegetables with it were fine. For a restaurant as big as Chateau, it appeared to us to be a factory, pushing people through the meals. What I can't believe is how a place that does the business the Chateau does can't put out some warm home cooked bread ... maybe with a little oil. The bread was cold and run of the mill. Bad start. The staff were fine, if maybe a little brusque. But, they were working on a busy holiday weekend evening, so I give them some leeway. Bottom liner, we're not coming back. read more

About two weeks ago we had a really bad experience with the restaurant (AKA) The Chateau in Andover. We decided to take my oldest son out to eat for his birthday weekend dinner altogether we had a party of ten. When we arrived to the restaurant there were no tables ready so we had a wait time of 45 minutes to 1 hour. We decided to wait for a table when finally it was our turn to be seated so we all sit down and the person just leaves the room without saying anything to us. Basically we just sat there no acknowledgement at all, we were there waiting some more no bread basket was offered not even water. At that point about 20 more minutes go by still no sign of anyone waiting on us. My oldest daughter decides to go find someone to attend us and when she did the waitress was being so rude and racist, she didn't even introduce herself or said how were we doing we received no proper introduction, as she is taking our drink orders when another waitress comes in the room and tells her she needs to serve a table so our waitress says to us I have to go and serve a table and just leaves. I have never felt humiliated in that restaurant as I felt that day. So we all just got up and left. No one asked why we were leaving or that they will attend us shortly. The treated us like if we didn't belong there. They treated us unfairly, unprofessional and were really racist and rude. Unless you are white I don't recommend anyone going there if you are of color. I was so mad and my entire family including the kids were pissed off. If you want to be treated like a piece of shit go there. The highlight of my night was walking to the restaurant next door which was chili's I highly recommend you going there to eat instead the staff was welcoming and the environment was cozy and the food was awesome. Don't ever allow anyone to treat you the way the employees that work for the chateau did trust me don't go there. The only regret we have was not sending the staff out loud to hell and embarrassing them the way they embarrassed us. Glad Our money was well spent at a neighboring restaurant. If The Chateau had a rating of minus they would get my entire family's vote. the only reason I put one star was because I couldn't post this if I didn't rate it ‍ read more

Nice, casual and good food. I've gone to The Chateau several times now during my travels to the Andover area. The food has been good each time I've gone, they have very affordable daily specials and the bread they bring to the table is excellent. I've had pasta, pizza, calamari(New England style), veal and chicken. All have been good. What brings it down to a three for me is simply because it's good, not great. I'm never disappointed going there but I also don't leave with that "wow, that was great feeling" like I have occasionally in other places. If your looking for decent food and a casual environment, the Chateau is perfect. read more

If I could give zero stars, I would. Dante, our waiter, was extremely unprofessional. The rest of the staff was friendly and the atmosphere was nice, but Dante ruined it for us. He began by making inappropriate comments to our table and finished by throwing the bill back in our face. From start to finish it was disappointing. I would go back if he wasn't our waiter. 0/10. Go to the chilis next door- our waitress there was lovely. read more

The service was good, the feel of the restaurant was cozy and the menu was very wide range of dishes. We went there for our anniversary celebration, we got the chicken parmigiana. We both got sick that night. It was coming out both ends and we will not go back. read more