Excellent service!! Really good bar food! Quick turnaround. Good burgers and wings. Loved the garlic fries! Teenagers liked the food and watching the sports channels. Very friendly people! Fun drinks to choose from too! read more

OMG...the sandwiches are amazing! Fried pork tenderloin...GOOD...chicken wings...GOOD....1/3lb burger...GOOD!!! Staff super friendly - clean restrooms and an area out back for smokers! This place is a must if you are in Vandalia! read more

Great wings, great beer! Just a good all around hang.

This is one of our favorite places for a week night date. They have wing nights that make it affordable for wings and beer on Monday or Wednesday evening. Service is okay. Everyone is nice but it can be slow. Tonight was rough but the wings were good and I love the garlic parm fries! So yummy! read more

Hidden gem! Strong drinks and slammin food! Nachos for an appetizer and the sandwiches are off the chain! Fresh food

Good food and great prices. I see a walleye trip in the summer.

Awesome food cool little place! Very exciting to find a nice restaurant less than a mile off 70 that isn't a chain.

Really liked this place. Atmosphere, food, drink, service were all spot on. Great place to unwind and get dinner after a long day on the road. read more

Good bar food, drinks, and wait staff. Boneless wings, awesome salads, and wraps are some of my favorites. Bloody Mary's are very good as well. read more

Yum! Try the unlimited house chip duo. It's awesome. The "shoes" are crazy good. We're so glad we stopped here for lunch!

Wonderful food(hands down the best Cheeseburger I have ever had) nice friendly atmosphere, great service, and a very impressive list of Beers, and Mixed drinks. Copper Penny is the best place in all of Vandalia to get wonderful food, and a ice cold pint of Beer. Highly recommend the Smokehouse burger, Horseshoe, and Chicken Caser Wrap. read more

I love the food and the service here at the penny I have always been able to change my meal around if I don't like something they change it with a smile "they let me have it my way " lol read more

Love coming here. Food is excellent. Service is great. Portion size is almost more than I can eat. Almost always take home left overs. Paula Mae is an awesome waitress! Definitely will be back!! read more

I got the Marinated Chicken with the R&R potatoes. The seasoning on both items was delicious! I'm a picky eater and I cleaned my plate. Our server was very friendly. If I'm back in town visiting my friend, I'll definitely request that we go there again! read more

The meals are small and high priced. The menu price is not what they charge on the potato salad or the other sides. They did not offer to fix the ticket. The male bartender told me that the "price on the menu is not the intent". WHAT?????? The owner is cute & skinny. She wouldn't understand what a working man needs for a filling meal. The kitchen workers are looking at their cell phones and not washing their hands. They sometimes put on a glove but cross contaminate. Didn't say it didn't taste good, just small portions. 4 little medallions the size of 1/2 dollar and one side that they charged me too much for...... for $13 and some. And that's one of their specialties????? Not impressed at all. read more

We went on our annual trip to Vandalia Amish country and wanted to patronize a restaurant before leaving. We actually visit a few times a year but every weekend prior to Mother's Day is the annual scheduled trip from St. Louis. When we entered the Copper Penny more than half the tables were dirty. No one saw 4 people enter? Yah bartender saw us but he didn't greet us or tell waitress we were there, so we told her. I went based on rating and discussions with chamber of commerce. Food served very hot and fresh but it took like 40 minutes for food. This is long considering we were one of three tables eating at 1PM. Everything but the fried pickles lacked flavor. Pickles were awesome. However everything else was dry (hamburgers also overcooked). Plain crinkle cut fries fine but skip the horrible parmesan fries, onion rings fresh but spicey. BBQ hog sandwich was nice & wet but just ok, the Shoe part of menu is just cheese fries on top of your burger but totally SKIMPED on cheese. Service was poor, one waitress one bar tender for a place with about 25 tables on a Saturday um no. Table next to us had to go to bar to get their own refills every time. We went for beers and had to flag down waitress for water etc. Waitress took another tables order before ours after we waited almost 20 to give it. She also lacked true knowledge of the menu but was nice. Long story short, we will be skipping this on our next trip and probably do that Mexican restaurant next to visitors center. Ok for fried pickles, fries, and beer but don't venture passed that. Most reviews look like they might be done by friends of the bar since they don't have many reviews etc which has created unearned hype. read more

Honestly I do not have much to say about this place, good or bad. From the outside and inside, what you see is what you get. My coworkers and I recently went here for Saint Patty's day celebrations. The bar/restaurant was your typical divey irish bar. Two rooms were separated by a wall. One of the bar area and one for the dining area. We sat in the dining area. They had high top tables as well as regular square dining tables. There were TVs to watch sports at the bar. The bathrooms were not pristine but not dirty either. The wait service was very down to earth and straight forward. The food was fried and of your typical bar food. The menu was decent and did offer some unique foods such as fried wontons and a cranberry salad. The food was good and the beer was cold and green. The beer menu was not extensive but the prices were very reasonable. The most impressive part of the night was that the waitresses had to serve about 20 of us. They did a very good job of taking all of our orders correctly and handing them out fairly close to each other. If you are looking for a decent place to dine and drink in Vandalia (which is very limited in its choices) then jig on over to the copper penny. read more

Excellent food and service. Great burgers and crinkle fries. Fresh meat and great toppings. Nice atmosphere as well. We'll definitely go again. read more

Great food! I had a Walleye sandwich with parmigian fries. I would definitely return.

Awesome wings!! Best place in Vandalia to eat. I would definitely recommend this place.

We happened on this place on a road trip and I already want to visit again. The Shrimp Po-boy was out of this world. Don't forget to upgrade to the Garlic Parmesan fries! read more

Amazing!!!! Great food and service. Everyone is polite and accommodating. Friendly atmosphere! I am not from here and used Yelp to find this place......not a let down! Do yourself a favor and stop here nowhere else! Tim is a great guy here and is running around working hard! I never had an empty glass! The blue burger is great! If your nearby come here for sure!!!!! read more

Love this place! You can't go wrong with anything you get. My favorite is the walleyes and the cold beer. They also have bands quit frequently. The staff is always friendly and helpful not to mention you get your money's worth read more